At The Reiki Life, the system of Reiki is practiced as a meeting between personal life force and universal spirit. This relationship is understood through the movement of Rei and Ki.

Hand Healing and Spirit Work

The system is applied through two primary lenses:

• Hand Healing: Using specific positions and the sensing of Hibiki to address physical or emotional discomfort after it appears.
• Spirit Work: The daily discipline of stabilizing the inner state through the Pillars so that energy and reactions change over time.

The Mechanism: Rei Meeting Ki

Reiki practice creates a meeting between personal Ki and universal Rei.

• Ki (Personal Life Force): Animates the body and mind. It is influenced by habits, emotions, and thought patterns. Stagnant or weak Ki manifests as fatigue, anxiety, or mental fog.
• Rei (Universal Support): The balanced and clear spiritual essence. It is not shaped by the practitioner’s opinions or history.

A treatment occurs when the practitioner settles their own Ki and opens to Rei. Rei meets the places where the recipient’s Ki is dense or depleted, allowing it to return to a natural flow.

The Anchor: The Hara

In the Japanese energy map, the Hara (Seika Tanden) is the primary energetic center, also called the Earth Diamond.

• Stability: If the mind is reactive, awareness rises into the head. Bringing attention back to the Hara allows Ki to settle, creating inner quiet.
• Intuition: When the Hara is stable, the practitioner can notice the subtle pulls and sensations of Reiji Ho without the interference of the thinking mind.

4. Energetic Hygiene: The Five Agreements

The Gokai (Precepts) function as daily energetic resets. Living these commitments reduces the inner noise that interferes with the flow of Rei:

• No Anger: Softens the chest and prevents energy from rising into the head.
• No Worry: Helps awareness sink back into the Hara.
• Gratitude and Kindness: Refines the quality of the energy moving through the hands.
• Honesty: Keeps the practitioner grounded in their current reality.

Integrating Spirit Work

To maintain the inner practice at the center of the system, use these three methods:

1. Gassho Practice: Perform Gassho in the morning and evening. Anchor awareness in the Hara and recite the precepts to turn them into grounded intentions.
2. Hara Spot-Checks: When noticing strong emotions, pause and take two slow breaths into the Hara. Identify which precept is being challenged and rest the mind in its opposite.
3. Treatment Intentions: Before a session, invite the spirit of the Gokai to release attachment to outcomes and soften the Heart center.

The Goal

Deeper practice is the steady commitment to the basics: a quiet mind, a stable Hara, and an open Heart. Spirit work is the daily return to the clear movement of Rei and Ki.