Many experts believe that attunements similar to those we know as Reiki attunements may have originated in Tibet thousands of years ago. Modern day Reiki is widely believed to have been discovered (or more appropriately rediscovered) by Dr Mikao Usui in the 1920’s, following many years of research, learning and searching for answers to questions about just how laying on of hands resulted in healing.

Reiki is a Japanese word representing Universal Life Force, the energy around us and within us. Reiki is a way of activating, directing and applying natural energy for the promotion of health, healing, balance and wholeness. This form of healing is a holistic creative energy and therefore useful for preventing imbalance, assisting the body’s natural healing powers and maintaining the rebalance as a state of well-being. This energy is never exhausted, as it is pure life itself. Reiki/Seichem can benefit physical, mental and emotional health. This energy can help relaxation, pain, concentration, the immune system and it can also assist the body in clearing out toxins. Reiki/Seichem can also help grief and is safe for children, babies and animals.

The Four Degrees of Reiki