Reiki Reflections

Many people begin learning Reiki because they want to help others. They want to support a loved one, offer comfort, or learn a practice that can bring greater wellbeing into someone’s life. But what if Reiki invites us to understand care more broadly? What if learning to support others also asks us to learn how to support ourselves? And what if, beyond self-care or caring for another person, Reiki offers a way of cultivating care at a deeper and broader level, within oursel

What happens when we meet suffering with Reiki? Not only our own suffering, but the suffering of another person, or the suffering we encounter in life? Perhaps Reiki does not begin by asking: How can I make this go away? Perhaps it begins with another question: Can I be present with what is here? When I started to practice Reiki, I was drawn to its simplicity: the hands, the sense of peace, the feeling of energy moving, the sense of rest, and the sense of care. There wa

This is a fundamental inquiry for every Reiki practitioner, teacher, and anyone who is drawn to explore the nature of healing. To me, healing is a process of returning to wholeness—a journey of self-discovery, transformation, and personal growth that gradually reconnects us with the wholeness that is already within us. It is not simply the removal of symptoms or the repair of what is perceived to be wrong. Healing can also mean restoring a sense of balance, connection, and ha

Nous sommes le Reiki. La présence est la manière dont nous le reconnaissons. Les Préceptes façonnent la manière dont nous l’incarnons. La guérison est la manière dont il s’exprime. Et si le Reiki n’était pas quelque chose que nous devions créer ? Et s’il n’était pas quelque chose que nous devions produire, envoyer, ou même faire ? Et si le Reiki commençait par quelque chose de beaucoup plus intime : Et si nous étions le Reiki ? Frans Stiene parle souvent de cette compréhensio

We are Reiki. Presence is how we recognize it. The Precepts shape how we embody it. Healing is how it expresses itself. What if Reiki is not something we have to create? What if it is not something we have to produce, send, or even do? What if Reiki begins with something much more intimate: What if we are Reiki? Frans Stiene often speaks of this understanding: that we are spiritual energy. This points to Reiki not simply as an energy we work with, but as something fundamental

What are we actually practicing when we practice Reiki? Is Reiki a spiritual practice? Or is it a treatment? Depending on who you ask, you may get very different answers. For some, Reiki is a gentle hands-on practice offered to support relaxation, wellbeing, and healing. A Reiki session may feel deeply restorative, a space to slow down, receive, and reconnect with oneself. For others, Reiki is something much broader: a spiritual practice, a way of cultivating awarenes

Que pratiquons-nous réellement lorsque nous pratiquons le Reiki ? Le Reiki est-il une pratique spirituelle ? Ou est-ce un traitement ? Selon la personne à qui vous posez la question, vous pourriez obtenir des réponses très différentes. Pour certains, le Reiki est une pratique douce par l’apposition des mains, proposée pour favoriser la relaxation, le bien-être et le processus de guérison. Une séance de Reiki peut être profondément ressourçante, un espace pour ralentir, recevo

Que se passe-t-il lorsque vous posez vos mains sur vous-même ou sur une autre personne et que vous écoutez simplement ? Vous ressentez peut-être de la chaleur, des picotements, une pulsation. Peut-être que vos mains semblent lourdes, légères, fraîches ou profondément immobiles. Et parfois, quelque chose semble se mettre en mouvement, une vibration, un flux subtil. Une sensation qui se déplace, se rassemble, s’étend ou change sous vos mains. Ou peut-être ne ressentez-vous abso

What happens when you place your hands on yourself or another person and simply listen? Maybe you feel warmth, a tingling, a pulse. Perhaps your hands feel heavy, light, cool, or deeply still. And sometimes, something seems to move, a vibration, a subtle flow. A sensation that travels, gathers, expands, or changes beneath your hands. Or perhaps you feel nothing at all. If you practice Reiki, you may have wondered what these experiences mean. Is this Reiki energy? Is it the bo

At the heart of every living tradition is transmission. In Reiki, transmission is not simply the passing of information, techniques, or historical knowledge. It is the living process through which understanding, practice, presence, and compassion are cultivated from one person to another. Rather than preserving a fixed system, it points toward the awakening of a way of being. One of the clearest expressions of this is Reiju. Often translated as spiritual blessing or bestowal

This is already very strong and coherent. I’ve only gently refined flow, reduced repetition, and smoothed a few transitions while keeping your meaning and tone intact: What is “True Reiki”? It’s a question I hear often and have been wondering myself as our Reiki Book Club explores the work of renowned Reiki teachers. As we engage with different perspectives, historical contexts, and interpretations of practice, the question naturally arises: what do we mean when we speak of “

Many Reiki practitioners naturally wonder about lineage: “Where does my Reiki come from?” or “How do we stay connected to the roots of this practice?” These questions come from a place of respect and a desire to honor those who have carried Reiki before us. History matters. Exploring Mikao Usui’s life, the development of Reiki in Japan, and the different ways Reiki has been transmitted throughout the world can deepen our appreciation of this practice. Historical research help

Le Reiki offre bien plus qu’une technique de soin. Il nous invite à entrer dans une manière plus profonde d’être présent — avec nous-mêmes, avec les autres et avec la vie telle qu’elle se déploie. À travers la pratique, nous cultivons la conscience, la stabilité, l’attention et la compassion. Nous apprenons à observer ce qui se passe en nous sans avoir immédiatement besoin de le changer, et à rencontrer l’autre sans l’impulsion de réparer, de contrôler ou de nous sentir respo

Reiki offers more than a healing technique. It invites us into a deeper way of being present—with ourselves, with others, and with life as it unfolds. Through practice, we cultivate awareness, steadiness, attention, and compassion. We learn to notice what is happening within us without immediately needing to change it, and to meet another person without the impulse to fix, control, or take responsibility for their experience. This is the heart of healing presence: developing

A bright open sky Filled with stars Quiet and warm Wandering Feeling light Feeling peace A majestic tree Standing in the night Mysterious A voice rising in the air A glowing moon Eternal silence An open mind An open heart Ticking A moment in time This moment in time happened in Japan in the fall of 2019, while traveling with my Reiki teacher, Frans Stiene, and a group of Reiki practitioners. Our sixteen-day journey was an opportunity to explore the system of Reiki within its

Lately, while practicing Joshin Kokyū Hō, a Japanese breathing meditation, with a group of friends, something became increasingly clear to me. As we breathed deeply into the hara, allowing the breath to move through the body and out into our whole being, we began to experience our breathing not as something separate or isolated, but as part of a much larger rhythm. We were breathing as human beings, together with our families, our communities, the natural world, and everythin

Article écrit par Frans Stiene, Reiki Teacher and founder of International House of Reiki Traduit par Véronique Frede, Reiki Teacher/Practitioner Texte d’origine en anglais ICI “Les kototama ne sont ni une théorie, ni même un enseignement. C’est l’énergie de vie, ou Ki, qui donne naissance à la conscience dans sa multitude de formes. ” – William Gleason – Aikido and Words of Power : The Sacred Sounds of Kototama Les kototama font traditionnellement partie des enseignements