What is the difference and connection between Reiki and energy healing

To put it simply, Reiki is the most widely spread among the many schools of energy healing. Both are essentially mind-body and soul intervention methods with "adjusting the energy balance of the life field" as the core. The differences mainly lie in the energy source, operation threshold, and intervention logic.

I have been running my own mind-body studio for almost 6 years. The first thing I learned when I started was Usui Reiki. At first, the boundary between it and energy healing was blurred, until I received a case that had been suffering from insomnia for a long time. When I did Reiki for her for the first time, I followed the standard procedure and put my palms on her forehead, shoulders and neck, and solar plexus. After doing it, she only felt that most of the tightness in her shoulders and neck had disappeared, and she still lay down until about three o'clock that night before falling asleep. The next week I changed the energy healing plan of crystal arrangement. Combined with the results of her chakra test in advance, I placed demagnetized white crystals and rose quartz at the corresponding chakra positions. After the treatment, she slept for more than 7 hours that day. After that time, I slowly figured out the boundary between the two.

In fact, fundamentally speaking, the underlying logic of the two is the same. Neither of them directly affects the disease at the physical level. Instead, they assume that the human body has subtle energy fields that cannot be seen by the naked eye. Only imbalances in the fields will cause emotions, sleep, and even physical discomfort. The core of intervention is to bring the unbalanced energy back to a balanced state. Moreover, at present, neither Reiki nor other types of energy healing are treatment methods recognized by mainstream medicine. Serious practitioners will make it clear to individual cases in advance that these methods can only be used as auxiliary methods for stress relief and emotional regulation, and they absolutely cannot replace formal medical intervention.

Many novices think that energy healing is Reiki. In fact, the scope is narrowed. Energy healing is more like a large collection, including crystal healing, sound bowl healing, quantum touch therapy, including Reiki, as long as it is an intervention method based on adjusting the subtle energy field. , can all be classified into this category, and the energy source is also very broad. It can be the vibration frequency of minerals, the resonance of sound waves, or the healer's own energy guidance. It is very flexible, but it also tests the personal experience and status of the healer.

However, Reiki is the most standardized branch among them. It has a very clear origin. It is a complete system developed by Usui Onao in Japan at the end of the 19th century. The core setting is that the healer does not need to use his own energy. As long as he goes through the corresponding initiation ceremony and obtains different levels of symbolic authorization, he can access the so-called "cosmic life energy." "It is delivered to individual cases, and the operating threshold is much lower than that of most energy healing schools. You do not need to memorize complex chakra correspondences, nor do you need to distinguish the properties of different crystals. As long as you master the usage of symbols, a novice can relieve daily headaches and fatigue for your family members in 3 days. If you switch to crystal therapy, you may not even remember the degaussing scenes of different crystals in 3 days.

Of course, there are many different voices in the industry. Some people think that Reiki is too standardized, which limits the flexible use of energy, and it is not easy to adjust when encountering complex cases. Others think that other energy healing schools rely too much on the personal state of the healer. If the healer's own energy is very low that day, the effect will be greatly reduced, and the stability is far less than that of Reiki.

I usually use them together when I receive cases. It is a bit like the relationship between tea and oolong tea. Energy healing is a major category of tea, including black tea, green tea, white tea, and oolong tea. Reiki is the most widely used oolong tea. You are right to say that oolong tea belongs to tea, but you are wrong to say that tea is oolong tea. When I encounter a case whose energy is very sensitive and easily affected by external interference, I give priority to using Reiki. After all, I don’t need to use my own energy and will not bring my fluctuations in the state of the day to the other person. If I encounter a case with clear emotional stuck point, such as a girl who just broke up in love some time ago and her heart chakra is blocked, I will first use crystal healing to help her loosen the blocked energy, and then add 20 minutes of Reiki to consolidate the effect. The two are never mutually exclusive, and they are just suitable for different scenarios.

Of course, to be honest, there is currently not enough evidence-based medical evidence to prove that these energy-level interventions do have physiological effects. Many people feel comfortable after doing them, and it may be the effect of psychological suggestion. Everyone should remain rational when contacting them, and don’t overly mythologize. It’s good if it can help you relax. If you really have physical symptoms, you must go to the hospital first.