REIKI MEDITATION

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Doing Meditation The Reiki Way



V N Mittal



Regular practice of the simple two-way technique of Reiki meditation can not only help you improve your focus and awaken you spiritually, but also can amplify your innate healing abilities to help you achieve holistic health
Maintaining a high level of life force energy, prana, is a prerequisite for holistic health, achieved through practice of various techniques that can generate balance between body and mind, such as yoga, Tai Chi, Quantum Touch, or Reiki, to name just a few. All of them employ one or the other form of meditation as an important component for treatment at the physical, mental and emotional levels.
The two-in-one Reiki meditation technique deftly combines the healing powers of both meditation and Reiki. The benefits accruing from them increase manifold as a consequence of synergy generated by blending them together. What keeps Reiki meditation apart from other meditation forms is its unique ability to strengthen the innate healing capability of the practitioner.
Mikao Usui revived the ancient art of tapping into the universal life force energy for healing known as Reiki. He was once asked by a pupil, "I have practised meditation for a number of years, why do i need to learn Reiki to help me learn to meditate?" Meditation is an integral part of Reiki. In his Reiki practice and teachings, Usui practised meditation as an important constituent. In fact, he often used Gassho (hands held in prayer position) meditation as a means to pass the ability to channel Reiki to the practitioner. Also, Osho Rajneesh who developed Osho Neo Reiki 20 years ago included powerful meditations for a faster healing.
After Usui, a number of forms of Reiki meditations have found their way in Japan and other countries. One of the simplest but effective forms involves the following steps:
1. Sit quietly with closed eyes in a Sukh Asana or upright in a chair, with both hands held in front of your chest in prayer ‘Gassho’ position and the soles of the feet joined together.
2. Connect to Reiki by simple intent or by drawing distant healing symbol.
3. Draw the power symbol with your hand in front of you and say it three times. Visualise white light emanating from your fingers.
4. Visualise the symbol in the third eye chakra and meditate on it.
5. Now allow the symbol to float up as a brilliant light above your crown. Return your awareness to the third eye chakra.
6. When finished, relax and release your all thoughts. You feel fully energised with the healing energy

For those who do not possess the ability to channel Reiki, the Gassho meditation can be performed in this way:
1. Hold your hands a little above the chest in prayer position in such a way that your exhaled breath can be felt at a point where the top of the middle fingers representing fire element meet the hands joined together.
2. Now focus your attention at that point and try to release stray thoughts by focusing at the point repeatedly. Do not try to chase stray thoughts. Return your focus to the point by pressing the two middle fingers against each other.
Practise Reiki meditation for 20 minutes a day or as long as you feel comfortable. Reiki meditation deftly combines the usual healing effects of simple meditation techniques with Reiki and works in more ways than one.
The writer is a Reiki Sensei based in Dehradun. E-mail: vn.mittal@ gmail.com

YOGA KEEP THE BRAIN FIT- SAYS CHOA KOK SUI

Yoga can keep brain fit, says Grand Master Choa Kok Sui
The newborn brain contains about 100 billion brain cells and a complex network of nerve wirings or synapses. An average person can store up to one million items in the brain. The human brain is very sophisticated and gives people powerful potential. But to make the most of one’s brain, it needs to be exercised and nurtured like every other part of the human system. Synapsespoints of brain connections- have to be created and conserved for the brain to stay alert and healthy throughout adulthood. Grand Master Choa Kok Sui, the foremost present day authority in utilizing energy or “prana” in healing, wellness and spirituality, deconstructed and analysed scientifically and clairvoyantly occurs when one does yogic exercises. As per Grand Master, the technique called “Superbrain Yoga” can provide the “energy fuel” that helps keep our brain fit and functional. It aids in countering the common mental effects of aging, memory loss, as well as dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. With regular use of Superbrain Yoga, one can learn to gradually improve one’s memory, increase focus and achieve mental clarity with a simple exercise. He has proven its effectiveness through scientific studies showing dramatic improvements in children diagnosed with Autism, ADD, and ADD / ADHD. Superbrain exercise is a modified version of the squats done by students usually as punishment for misbehaviour during early days. The exercise allows the body’s energy centres to “absorb, digest and distribute prana to different parts of the body.” When done correctly, the Superbrain exercise moves the energy trapped in the basic and sex chakras of the body upwards into the crown energy centre that controls the brain health.

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