Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Those Interested In Reiki Art Certification Can Find Classes In Many Places

By Beverly C. Ralph


The beginning student may start with an introductory class or two to determine if the practice of Reiki is something he or she is interested in. This Japanese technique is taught and practiced in class. There are requirements to earn reiki art certification.

Its advocates consider this to be an alternative medicine. A Japanese Buddhist, named Mikao Usui founded this practice. What practitioners are taught is that they are sending universal energy to the recipient through the palms of their hands.

This transference of energy is said to promote healing in the body of the recipient. According to its practitioners, it is a universal life force based on qi, that heals. But, there has not been solid evidence that this has any medicinal value. Most refer to it as a pseudoscience rather than a science.

Becoming certified as a Reiki Art Master requires following a certain course of action. There is a specific class to qualify someone. There are prerequisites that have to be fulfilled before certification can be granted.

The first requirement is completion of Reiki I and II. The second is to have been practicing it for six months or more. The third requires drawing the three sacred symbols from memory.

The organization that provides the formal classes will award the certificate after that final requirement is fulfilled. Although there are many followers, reiki is not confirmed to have any medical value. No concrete evidence has been collected.

Research has been conducted. However, there is no clinical evidence that it improves the health. It has been said that those who experience perceived health improvement are doing so due to the placebo effect. In other words, they feel better because they believe they feel better.

There are many more disbelievers than believers. The practice is criticized as taking advantage of vulnerable people. No harm is caused by the actual practice. However, when people do not get the medical care they need, the absence of that care can be very detrimental to their health.

The Roman Catholic church disapproves of the practice. It is judged to be inappropriate because it is not compatible with Christian doctrine. Due to its lack of effectiveness it is not practiced in any Catholic hospitals or other health care institutions. No one associated with the Church is permitted to use it.

There are sacred symbols the Reiki Masters use in a practice known as attunement. First, he or she must reach the requisite level of attunement. Without having done that, they cannot administer to others with the necessary power. A symbol is traced in the air followed by the sacred name being repeated three times.




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