The word Reiki comes from two words - Rei and Ki.  Rei is generally accepted as meaning universal energy and Ki as life force. Reiki is rooted in ancient hands on healing, thought to have originated as a Tibetan Buddhist practice that was rediscovered in the early 1900’s by Dr Mikao Usui. A Japanese Buddhist who was brought to the path of Reiki during a 21 day fasting retreat on Mt Kurama.

By his account after he was awakened to the power of Reiki he descended the mountain retreat and on the way treated injured people he encountered. He laid hands on the affected areas till the pain abated. He then set up his clinic to treat all manner of patients for specific injuries and aliments. In 1922 he established the, Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai, (society), and  became recognised throughout Japan for re-starting 'hands on healing' Today Reiki has developed to be less specific and more an overall healing practice.

The idea of laying hands on an injury isn’t a new idea, it is the first response to any pain we feel, a mother’s first reaction to a fall or accident involving their child. All human touch is powerful, and those that aren’t touched suffer, physically and emotionally. It is this power of touch that is the basis of Reiki.

Reiki talks of energy and energy blocks, there are volumes of words written about this energy. What I know from my practice is that it works. Like acupuncture without the needles, the energy channels that Chinese practitioners use are the same ones that Reiki works on.

We are all energy, much more than just our physical parts, more complex than we really know and at the same time as simple as the bunch of single cells that we are. Under the facade of our 'dress' cells we are all the same, your skin cells look like mine and the atoms that make those cells are the same, we are energy, pure and simple.

In this world  full of energy  most of us spend much of our time being depleted of it by stress, kids, partners, work, injury, and just the pressures of modern life. Reiki is like a iPod docking station re-energising body and soul, clearing energy blocks, healing old emotional scars and allowing the balanced flow of energy to return

Reiki is:

• relaxing
• energizing
• gentle & non invasive
• peaceful, quiet, restful
• healing
• clearing
• recharging
• balancing
• uplifting
• meditative
• complementary

And is great for:

• pain
• stress
• tiredness
• worries and/or anxieties
• mums to be, new mums & new dads
• blokes
• pre or post surgery
• trauma
• well being
• high blood pressure
• or just if you’re a bit fed up

Our Practitioners are:

Adam Formica