Pronounced "Ray Key" What is Reiki?

System of a hands on healing art developed in the early 1900’s in Japan. The word itself means universal life force energy. The Reiki Facilitator will use their training to transmit the universal energy to connect the client in a more direct way to this universal energy. The energy of the earth surrounds us all and though we were all born with the ability to connect to this energy, our tradition does not use this system and therefore over the duration of our busy and stressful lives we have become closed off to the universal energy that we need to help keep our own healing potential to a maximum. The study of the universal energy is what you may know as the study of Quantum Physics.

Potential Benefits of A Reiki Treatment?

• Improve health challenges / help during times of major change


• To give comfort in times of bereavement / pain relief


• To accelerate the healing process after surgery


• To overcome fears / Helps boost the immune system /Empowers energy levels / Enhances self-confidence levels


• Reduces stress


• Complements conventional therapies


• Pampering

How long is a treatment?

A full Reiki treatment is approximately 1 hour, but I facilitate shorter lunchtime treatments which last approximately 30 mins

How much is a treatment?

€60 for a full treatment (approx 1hr)

€30 for a lunchtime treatment (approx 1/2hr)

How many treatments are necessary?

This varies depending on whether you are coming with a chronic or acute condition. Some people come just to pamper themselves every now and again.

Do I have to remove any clothing?

No. The only items you should ever be asked to remove during a Reiki Treatment is your shoes if this is more comfortable for you and your jewelery, as metal and stones are a conductor of energy and during your treatment you want all the energy to go to you and not your jewelery, however neither will be insisted upon although it may be preferable.

What can I expect during a Reiki Treatment?

As universal energy is the most intelligent of sources, no two clients, will necessarily have the same experience. It is possible to fell a range of senses during your treatment like heat, gentle vibrations, coolness or some may experience a heightened sense or awareness to colours or maybe just pure relaxation, however it is not always the case, some may just feel a deep sense of calm with no other sensations—this is perfectly ok

History of Reiki:

Reiki was rediscovered in the mid 1800\'s by a Japanese born Christian monk, Dr. Mikao Usui.

Dr Mikao Usui

Wanting to read the sacred books in their original language, Dr. Usui learned Chinese and eventually Sanskrit. It was in the Indian (or perhaps Tibetan) sutras, written in Sanskrit, that he discovered a formula for contacting a higher power that could bestow healing. Dr. Usui had now found the information he had been looking for, yet it was only a formula; simply knowing the formula did not give him the ability or understanding to heal. Dr. Usui felt that he needed to go further inside of himself for the answers he sought and he decided to go into a deep meditation. He decided to fast and meditate for 21 days at a nearby mountain.

On his arrival at the sacred mountain of Kuri Yama, he placed 21 little stones in front of him and removed one at the passing of each day as a kind of calendar. During this time he read the Sutras, sang, fasted, and meditated. Nothing unusual happened until just before dawn on the last day. Dr. Usui saw a shining light moving towards him with great speed. His first instinct was to get out of the way, but he realized this might just be what he was waiting for, so allowed it to hit him right in the forehead.

As it Struck him he was taken on a journey and shown bubbles of all the colours of the rainbow in which were the symbols of Reiki, the very same symbols in the (Indian or Tibetan) writings he was studying but had been unable to understand. Now as he looked at them again, there was total understanding. In this way, he was initiated into the use of the Reiki healing power.

Dr. Usui spent seven years in the slums, treating many illnesses. One day, he noticed that the same old faces kept returning. When he asked why they had not begun a new life, he was told that there was too much responsibility and that it was better to go on begging. They had thrown away the gift of health, as if it had no value, to return to the supposed comfort of the life they knew.

This threw Usui into a quandary and he returned to the monastery. From this he realized he hadn\'t taught gratitude along with the healing. That he'd focused on the physical ailments without dealing with the spiritual matters. The people did not understand the value of the gift he gave them nor the responsibility that came with gaining from the healing process.

One of the main foundations of Usui's teachings are these five Principles. Loosely translated they are...

Just for today I will give thanks for my many blessings.

Just for today I will not worry.

Just for today I will not be angry.

Just for today I will do my work honestly.

Just for today I will be kind to my neighbor and every living thing.

Dr. Usui practiced and taught Reiki throughout Japan for the remainder of his life. Before his death in 1926, he gave the Master attunement to sixteen teachers, one of whom was Dr. Chujiro Hayashi.

 Dr. Chujiro Hayashi

Up to this point, the Usui system of healing consisted of the energy itself, the symbols, the attunement process and the Reiki ideals. Dr. Hayashi went on to develop the Usui system of healing. He opened a Reiki clinic in Tokyo and kept detailed records of the treatments given. He used this information to create the standard hand positions, the system of three degrees and their initiation procedures.

Dr. Hayashi sensed a great war coming, and knew that most of the men would be called. In order to make sure Reiki would be preserved, he decided to pass the complete teachings on to two women: his wife and Hawayo Takata. He chose Mrs. Takata because she was a Japanese Hawaiian and she had American citizenship. Dr. Hayashi had word from Spirit that the Japanese would have heavy losses in the approaching war.

Hawayo Takata

Hawayo Takata was born in 1900 on the island of Hawaii (the child of Japanese parents but a citizen of the United States). She was a widow with two small children and at the end of her physical and spiritual strength when her path led her to Reiki in 1935. She was suffering from a number of severe illnesses at the time when an inner voice told her to go to Japan and seek healing there.

 Having arrived in Japan, she was lying on the operating table, about to undergo an operation, when the voice spoke to her again, telling her that the operation was unnecessary. She asked her doctor about the other methods of treatment and he said \"Yes, but they may take months or years to heal you.\" He told her about Dr. Hayashi\'s Reiki clinic. Once there, she was applied Reiki daily by two practitioners and, after four months, she had won back her health completely.

 Hawayo Takata became a pupil of Dr. Hayashi\'s for a year and was attuned to Reiki Levels 1 and 2. She then returned to Hawaii with her daughters and established a very prosperous Reiki clinic. In 1938, Dr. Hayashi went to Hawaii to help her with the clinic and initiated Mrs. Takata as a Reiki Master. She was the 13th and last Reiki Master Dr. Hayashi initiated. On Dr. Hayashi\'s death in 1941, Hawayo Takata succeeded him as Grand Master. She lived and healed in Hawaii for many years, but it wasn\'t until her seventies, that Mrs. Takata first began to train Reiki Masters. Before her death in December of 1980, Mrs. Takata had initiated 22 known Reiki Masters. Since then, the lineage of Reiki has been passed down to Reiki Masters who now teach Reiki and its principles throughout the world. The lineage of Reiki is still growing today.

Is Reiki a Religion or cult?

No. It is simply a form of guided healing and relaxation