| Reiki Journey Day 1 | | | | I am filled with gratitude. |
| (from our forthcoming book, The Reiki Journey | | | | I devote myself to my work in this world. |
| Guidebook: Enhance Your Daily Reiki Practice, by | | | | I am kind to living creatures. |
| Friel & Pettett) | | | | I pray these words with my heart. |
| For just the first day, we begin the day with the | | | | Next, re-write your Reiki Intention as a meditative |
| Reiki Teaching so that you know the form to | | | | exercise in creation. |
| take as you start your daily Reiki practices, and | | | | My Reiki Intention is |
| then you will finish with the Reiki Meditation. | | | | Infuse your intention with Reiki for a few minutes |
| Starting tomorrow, you will begin with your Reiki | | | | or more. |
| practices first. | | | | 1. Invite Reiki to flow into the crown of your |
| Reiki Teaching Day 1 -|- This Week the for is | | | | head, down your arms, and into your hands. |
| Gassho | | | | 2. Purposefully recall that Reiki is the vehicle for |
| The first pillar of Usu Reiki Ryoho, or the Usui | | | | manifesting your intention, and that saying |
| healing method, is Gassho, which is a Japanese | | | | Reiki or the name of a Reiki |
| word that means two hands coming together. In | | | | symbol three times moves the energy and |
| Usui Reiki we are taught Gassho as a form of | | | | therefore helps usher your intention from (1) the |
| meditation where we sit comfortably but not | | | | spiritual to the mental realm, (2) the mental to |
| slouching with hands together in front of the | | | | emotional realm, and (3) the emotional to the |
| heart. There are actually several ways to | | | | physical realm. |
| perform Gassho in Buddhist practice. That Usui | | | | 3. Focus the Reiki:a. With Reiki symbols: draw a |
| Sensei is not proscriptive in his teachings | | | | Reiki symbol in the air and, as you say its name |
| reinforces the simple and universal nature of the | | | | three times, use your hand to move the energy |
| Usui Reiki healing method. | | | | in three motions from the air into the written |
| Bringing together your hands at your heart is | | | | intention with your hand.b. With Reiki energy: hold |
| recognition of the union of you with the Divine. | | | | your hands a few inches apart over your written |
| Usui Sensei taught this as a meditation posture, | | | | intention until you feel the pulse of Reiki between |
| but like its Hindi sister Namaste, it can also be a | | | | them, then as you say Reiki three |
| way of greeting another with reverence. Holding | | | | times, use your hands to move the energy in |
| your hands in front of your heart, in meditation or | | | | three motions from the air into the written |
| as a greeting, connects you to feelings of love | | | | intention with your hand. |
| and compassion. For us, even without thought, | | | | 4. Chant the Reiki Mantra in Gassho, as a |
| this simple gesture starts Reiki flowing. | | | | conscious threading of yourself to the universal |
| During a Gassho meditation, we suggest you | | | | energy of the Reiki Principles, through your |
| intend Reiki to flow into you. Let this be your way | | | | personal intention, and back to the universal flow |
| to align your body, mind, and soul to receive | | | | of Reiki: |
| Divine gifts, as we say in the Reiki Mantra. What | | | | I align my body, mind, and soul to receive Divine |
| does it mean to align your body, mind, and soul? | | | | energy by focusing on my essential nourishment, |
| You might imagine that each component of | | | | praying for guidance, and acknowledging the Divine |
| yourself is a pendulum clock, one clock for the | | | | flow of energy. |
| body, one clock for the mind, and one for the | | | | Reiki Meditation Day 1 -|- Just Gassho |
| soul. By keeping each clock running smoothly you | | | | Finally, still sitting comfortably with good posture in |
| can tell time for your body, for example, but also | | | | Gassho, close your eyes and be still for about ten |
| your mind and soul. Ideally, you want them all | | | | minutes or longer. Allow your whole self body, |
| keeping time at the same pace, with the same | | | | mind, and soul to be at peace. Feel yourself gently |
| accuracy, so that all parts of you are | | | | fall into alignment with the flow of Reiki. If a |
| synchronized. Allowing Reiki to flow through your | | | | thought pops into your head, simply press |
| body, mind, and soul will help them synchronize | | | | together your fire fingers (middle fingers) to |
| into one rhythm that is also synchronized with the | | | | gently bring your awareness back to Gassho. |
| frequency of Divine love. | | | | Reiki is already flowing, let it go where it will. Let |
| Every day we will practice Gassho for a least a | | | | Gassho align your body, mind, and soul to receive |
| few minutes to align our bodies, minds, and souls | | | | Reiki. We suggest you close with an affirmation |
| with Reiki, today however this will be the whole | | | | like, I seal this healing in love and light. |
| of your meditation. But first, we will use this | | | | End your day in Gassho chanting and feeling the |
| posture to start the daily Reiki practices. | | | | Reiki Principles: |
| Reiki Practices Day 1 | | | | Just for today, I do not anger. |
| Now that you know the Gassho form, take that | | | | Just for today, I do not worry. |
| posture as you chant and feel the Reiki Principles | | | | I am filled with gratitude. |
| at least once: | | | | I devote myself to my work in this world. |
| Just for today, I do not anger. | | | | I am kind to living creatures. |
| Just for today, I do not worry. | | | | I pray these words with my heart. |