The Japanese culture is known for many things, such as food that is great tasting and healthy. They are known for ancient forms of marital arts that involve several aspects of breathing, stretching, meditation, and discipline.
Discipline is a key point when discovering the mysteries of Japanese Energy Healing.

Japanese Medicine is comprised of a variety of forms that help heal and maintain balance in life. Balance is key and when something interrupts that balance then problems arise. Balance is not just on the physical level but also incorporates mental, emotional, and social aspects. The Japanese look at the whole self when trying to achieve complete wellness. Japanese medicine has been lumped in with the ancient forms of Chinese medicine. This is explained because of the similarities of the cultures, their beliefs, and their forms of wellness.

There are several forms of Japanese Energy healing and each deals with the aspects similar to that of Qigong. The therapies of Qigong accumulate, circulate, and work with Qi (pronounced chi). Qi is the energy within the body. Sometimes Qi is only associated with deep breathing, but there is more to it. The higher levels or the more evolved forms of Qi are used to focus on particular energy centers in and around the body.

The qi part of qigong means breathe in Chinese and can even be extended to mean life force. Gong means work applied to a discipline. This term was coined in the twentieth-century with the desire to separate cultivation from superstition. Also, to preserve the valuable aspects of traditional Chinese practices.

Reiki For Instance

One practice that has gained popularity in the Western hemisphere is that of the healing practice of Reiki. The word Reiki comes from the Japanese words â??Reiâ? (spiritual) and â??kiâ? (energy). The word translates to mean â??spiritual life force.â? The Usui system of healing (Reiki) uses the flow of energy from practitioner to patient to enhance the bodyâ??s natural capabilities of healing by balancing energy. Reiki incorporates elements of all the other alternative healing practices including spiritual healing, auras, crystals, charka balancing, meditation, aromatherapy, and more. Reiki or Usui utilizes specific techniques to restore and balance the natural energy source within the body. This is a hands-on holistic treatment that truly touches on all levels of the body, mind, and spirit.

Reiki History

According to Reiki history the story goes that in the 1920â??s a Japanese Buddhist Monk by the name of Dr. Mikao Usui ended a retreat of fasting meditation with the healing powers of touch. Usui had a strong background in kiko (energy cultivation) and a martial art that had a strong resemblance to Zen. He also studied Zen. The Reiki system incorporates all of these influences. He unified all of his learning into the practical form of Reiki. In 1936, a woman named Hawayo Takata brought this practice to the Western hemisphere via Hawaii. It has been taught and performed ever since.

Who Benefits From Reiki?

It is a misconception that only the ill can benefit from Reiki treatments. This has probably seemed to be the way because you hear of the benefits for patients, such as patients fighting Cancer. When someone undergoes traditional medical treatments to help fight this horrible disease, they are pumped full of chemicals and radiation to help kill the bad cells. The treatment causes the patient to also lose their inner energyâ?”energy that is needed for natural healing. Reiki treatments restore the patients’ ability to heal (during both natural healing and modern treatments) by transferring positive energy and targeting those areas so that the negativity is blocked and the positive energy can help the patient heal.

Some patients tell of relaxation and comfort felt during the treatments; other reports include a sensation of heat or tingling from the practitionerâ??s hands. There is no typical treatment and so no one answer or description. Some people may need multiple treatments before the benefit is felt.

The Japanese culture has much to teach us about alternative healing and medicine. The use of herbs to heal and maintain our physical health, martial arts to create a sense of balance, and their forms of energy healing such as Reiki. Hopefully, the public will not only research this way of life but start adopting the principles that encompass it. This would reduce the stress and bring back the sense of complete wellness that many of us have been missing.