Complementary Reiki

When reviewing my Reiki brochure
I took the word complementary out
of the written text.

There has been much discussion around
Takata's teaching and I realized that
the buzz word "Complementary Reiki" does
a dis-service to what Reiki is all about.
It is more than complementary. This word
was introduced to me as a way not to
offend the medical profession.

Have we as Reiki practitioners tweaked
how we present Reiki so it can be accepted
into the mainstream, or is Takata the only
one guilty of, adapting to meet how Reiki
will be accepted into the local community
licensing laws.

How do Reiki practitioners talk when giving
free Reiki services within the medical main
-strean. Do we honestly talk about the healing
power of Reiki or do we still refer to it as
complementary.

In my Reiki training we were discouraged from using words like healing. This was presented as way to protect ourselves from accusations of practicing medicine without a license. This could vary by state or country. In my classes we were advised to say relaxation or balancing. Of course at the Reiki shares, people spoke of their own experiences or anecdotes they heard from others much more openly and the word healing came up often. Although there are doctors that use "complementary medicine" along side allopathic medicine,they too seem cautious using the word healing about any of the complementary/alternative methods they use when treating a patient. I would say that we are forced to tweak how we present Reiki or any other complementary/alternative medicine by the laws that govern the scope of practice in medicine.

hialeah,

During my Reiki training I was taught
not to try and diagnose. I never refer
to Reiki as a treatment. I do facilitate
Reiki sessions that create balance and
harmony.

IMO relaxation helps the mind,body,& spirit
heal.

It is interesting when you think about Reiki
it's a natural healer. A cut heals naturally
Childbirth is natural. Universal life Energy
must have been used long before organized
medicine or the Reiki system came into existence.
Is it possible that a power struggle exists and
ULFE gets ignored





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