The effectiveness of Reiki as a healing technique
lies in its simplicity. In Reiki, treatment is conducted by placing the
hands in different positions on the body. It is believed that Dr.
Hayashi developed the standard hand positions and passed them on to Mrs.
Takata. But it is believed that Dr. Usui and Dr. Hayashi worked mostly
with the head and used hand positions directly on the problem areas.
Traditional Reiki hand positions cover all the important charkas and
some acupuncture points. Traditionally, while giving Reiki treatment,
treatment was given to the entire body and not just the affected area.
Whole treatment may take about an hour or just over an hour and this
kind of treatment has a good overall balancing effect on the person. But
some practitioners use specific points while treating diseases. While
undergoing treatment there is no need for the patient to remove his
clothes. The Reiki practitioner, while treating will place his hands on
some or all positions on the body as required. The entire process is
usually relaxing and benefits both the patient and the practitioner.
Given below are the traditionally hand positions of Reiki:
Front of the body:
