Hand Positions for Self Healing - illustrated

Healing Others
Now that you have completed a Reiki treatment on yourself, follow the same procedures for completing a Reiki treatment on your client. Before beginning a treatment on your client, stroke their aura. This will help to relax your client and prepare them for the treatment. Move away from your client when

returning from the lower area of their body back to the top or upper area, so as not to disturb the auric field. As a beginner, you may find that your client progresses rapidly through a series of emotional encounters. They can range from uncontrollable laughter to deep emotional crying. Again, do not be alarmed! Allow your client to process these feelings while continuing to administer the Reiki treatment. Positions 1 through 21 and Optional Hand Placement Alternative show the placement of the hands for the healer. Points to remember: 1. Some states require you to be a licensed massage therapist in order to place your hands on another person. In this case, place your hands approximately 1" above your client's body. The effects of receiving Reiki will be the same. They energy will still go to where it is needed and will be as effective as if you had actually placed you hands on their physical body. WE ARE ALL ENERGY BEINGS!! 2. Do not touch your client's personal areas. Your client can consider this a violation of trust and confidence. So to avoid any embarrassment for both you and your client, place your hands approximately 1" above these areas.

Reiki I Hand Positions Healing Others The Front Healer stands or sits behind person receiving healing

1. Hands cupped gently over the eyes.

2. Over the cheeks, healers little finger rest lightly against ears

3. Hands under the 4. Hands cupped head healer does gently over the eyes. the lifting.

Healer comes to side of person receiving healing

5. Between breasts 5a. Alternate of fifth position optional position. Use with respect not to violate womens body privacy.

6. Below breasts over 7. Just below lower ribs. waist.

8. Across pelvic area above pelvic bone.

Healer moves further down the side.

9. Both hands across lower abdomen above pelvic bone.

10. Front of both knees.

11. Front of both ankles.

11a. Ankle and knee at once. Do both legs. Preferred position combines 10 and 11.

12. Bottoms of both feet. 12a. Alternate of twelfth position. Bottoms of both feet done one at a time.

Reiki I Hand Positions Healing Others The Back Healer returns to the head of the person receiving the healing.

13. Back of neck. (Healer 14. Over shoulder moves to receivers blades. side.) Optional head position One hand on crown and other hand on back of head (at occiput). Person receiving healing will have her head turned to the side.

15. Middle back.

16. Lower back below waist over sacrum.

17. Over tailbone (coccyx) optional position.

18. Back of both knees. 19. Back of both ankles. 20. Bottoms of both feet.

19a. Hold back of one knee and ankle together. Do both legs.

Optional Hand Placement Alternative Optional hand placement alternative for torso and back. Place hands side by side instead of end to end. Replaces hand positions 6, 7, 8 and 9 on front and 14, 15, 16 and 17 on back.

Group Healing
In many communities there are centers or places that are available where Reiki practitioners can gather to give Reiki treatments and share new techniques. In administering group treatment the number or practitioners can be as little as one, or as large as the room or area will hold. In group sessions, the sacredness of the process should always be observed. Remember you are healing and any socializing should be held until the end of the sessions. If only one practitioner is available, they will administer the entire session. If there are two practitioners, one practitioner will do the upper area of the clients body and the other practitioner will do the lower area of the clients body. If there are three practitioners, one practitioner will remain at the head positions, one at the torso positions, and one at the legs and feet positions. For any more than three practitioners, place one practitioner at the head of the client, one practitioner at the feet of the client and divide the remaining number of practitioners among the upper and lower areas of the client. Allow your collective consciousness to guide the group. If room allows, you may want to administer treatment to more than one person at a time.

Additions to a Reiki Treatment

Running Reiki Energy

In addition to the basic Reiki positions that are shown, Reiki energy can be run from the clients feet and their arms. This is beneficial for broken bones, arthritis, infections, AIDS, poor circulation, cancer (stimulates white cell production for the bone marrow that enters the spleen, where the thymus hormone combines to produce the t-cells.) It is also beneficial for stimulating the immune system. Begin by placing the left hand just above the head at the 7th chakra. Place the middle finger of the right hand at the base of the spine (coccyx). Hold this position for as long as you are guided. This position is used to balance energy and the spine. Reverse the hand and place the middle finger of the left hand on the base of the spine (coccyx) and the right hand just above the head at the 7th chakra. Again, hold this position for as long as you are guided. This position is used to reduce hypertension, reduce excess energy, reduce an over expanded auric field, and reduce feelings of hypersensitivity. After you have completed these steps, follow figures 1 through 6 for running Reiki.

Release Spinal Tension

Use the following to release spinal tension and relax the spine.

Figure 7 Place the thumb and middle finger of the left hand on the occipital bone (base of the skull, "Occiput Position"). And place the middle finger of the right hand on the coccyx (base of the spine). Continue to hold this position until the pulse is synchronized between the fingers of both hands. Figure 8 Place the left hand in the occiput position to balance the spine. Figure 9 Place the left hand at the neck and the right hand on the sacrum. Move the hands equally toward the center of the spine, keeping each movement one hand-width closer than the last placement. Hold each position until you can feel the pulse of the aura become independent from the pulse of the heart of the body. Maintain constant contact with your client during each movement. While touching the spine, slowly move the hands by pulling the heels of both hands to the fixed position of the middle finger, then sliding the fingers toward the central point.

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