Reiki
     
 

Healing our lives

  

!! NOW AVAILABLE: Reiki - Without Rules
Keith's liberating book on how to get the most from Reiki . . . and yourself.

REIKI at CENTRO PACIFICO
I'm now available for sessions on Mondays at the new centre in Albufeira.

I'll also be running regular workshops including First Degree Reiki on 21-22 June 2008
Open to anybody. Further details here - or contact me to book

 

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other features of this site:

Reiki and Relationships: how Reiki can improve your love life!

Reiki as a path to Enlightenment

'Where Next' Consultations - at a cross-roads? 

Let us help you KNOW which way to go!

 

Keith is dedicated to promoting Reiki in a way that enables and encourages us to find our own approach towards and use of Reiki. In so far as labels and categories are relevant to Reiki, he describes his style of Reiki as 'Free-style Reiki'. Please explore this site for a flavour of what that means in practice!

 

What it is

Reiki is the Universal Life Force Energy. It is a method of tuning our minds and bodies into this natural, healing, energy and thus becoming able to tap into our full potential.

It takes a number of forms, the most usual of which is 'hands on' healing the energy for healing is directed through touch.

 

What it isn't

Reiki is not a religion or philosophy, nor does it involve strict rituals, chanting or any implements. It is wholly consistent with other holistic therapies since it treats mind and body as one.

Even with 'hand-on' healing, Reiki does not involve applying pressure to the patient, although they may experience a warming sensation or other physical indications of energies at work.

 

History

The roots of Reiki lie in ancient Buddhist teachings. In the early part of this century Mikao Usui, a Japanese healer, discovered how to attune the body's energy field to receive and direct Reiki energy. The original technique has since spread to Europe and America through Reiki Masters trained by pupils of Usui.

 

Applications

The range of uses of Reiki is as extensive as Reiki is powerful. Because it is an energy which can adapt itself to a given situation, the role of the Reiki practitioner is to focus the energy: to channel the healing forces to the condition or issue of concern.

The following can all be treated with Reiki:

Because it can be applied anytime, any place, Reiki is ideal for STRESS MANAGEMENT. Read on to find out how it can help you:

 

Personal Transformation

Besides offering therapeutic treatments aimed at curing specific conditions or at general relaxation, Reiki is intended to be used by individuals to help their own personal development: to find their true self, to help break out of a rut, or otherwise move forward into a way of living that is more fulfilling and natural. It does this by opening our hearts and minds to the Universal Energy and thus assists us to find balance in our lives: between logical and creative; material and spiritual. Reiki energy helps to 'zap' away the mental blocks that often prevent us from moving forward, and works to retune minds into a healthier, free-thinking state. Reiki is an ideal way of learning to enjoy life again and of finding fulfilment.

For more on what Reiki is and isn't, see our responses to Frequently Asked Reiki Questions

 

About Keith

Keith is a Reiki Master in alignment with the Usui Method. He has used Reiki extensively on himself to enable him to make a number of major life changes - as described here! He has been teaching Reiki since 1996 during which time he's worked with Reiki Masters and practitioners from many schools. His focus has been on 'Reiki in the real world', rather than pursuing other techniques or therapies. This work has given him a depth and breadth of true Reiki experience which he is pleased to share with others and offer in his training and consultations.

 

Services Available

Treatments

Hour long introductory sessions are available at €30. To arrange an appointment or discuss how Reiki might help you, please contact Keith

 

For a combination of a Reiki treatment and guidance session we offer our 'Where Next' Consultations. Lasting an hour or spread over a number of sessions & days we aim to help you tune into your own inner knowing . . . and thus move on to wherever you most need to be. Details on above link!

 

 

Training

Keith organises and presents Reiki training sessions which aim to attune you to Reiki and enable you to take a more active part in improving your life. He provides not just training in a technique but guidance on it's application for you in your particular situation. For this reason we spread our Reiki courses over 3 days to give you more opportunity to reflect and assimilate this powerful technique more fully.

Being established now in our peaceful Algarve retreat, we prefer to provide our Reiki courses here, amongst the mountains - the natural setting further adding to the experience. Being a small venue the maximum number on a course here will never be more than 4 . . . and will often be just 1 or 2 of you . . . further enabling us to provide more personal, and thus more powerful, training.

We are able to accommodate 2 people here (see here for costs) so that your Reiki can be residential . . . and you can enjoy our wonderful setting between training sessions . . . and stay on at Quinta Pintados for a vacation.

Alternatively you can stay elsewhere in the Algarve and travel here for the 3 days within your holiday.

Either way, the cost for a Reiki 1 or Reiki II is 3 x our daily rate of €65 = €195 (approx £140) which includes:

For residential students (those also on our B&B rates), the price also includes the evening meal for each of the 3 days.

 

First Degree Reiki training is open to anybody and enables you to heal yourself and others.

Training courses for Second Degree Reiki is available for anyone who has First Degree and focuses on healing at the emotional and 'mind' level. It includes the Reiki symbols and instruction in 'absent healing'

Reiki Master Training (for those wishing to further develop from Second Degree) is also offered. This is also over 3 days and costs £500 (€700), again including all meals, certificate . .. and Masters Manual.

If you are interested in attending any of these courses please contact Keith.

 

For a 'feel' as to my approach to Reiki, you might like to look at my Reiki FAQ and Reiki as a path to Enlightenment article.

 

Introductory Workshops

For those who want to know more before committing themselves to a treatment or full training, we run introductory sessions.

If you have a group (based in or able to visit the Algarve) who would like to here more about Reiki, then short workshops or talks can be arranged for your organisation. These can last from one hour to a whole day  and would include a short demonstration and description of what Reiki is and how it can help you. A charge would be made to cover costs. Such workshops could be provided (for example):

* During lunchtime in (or close to) a place of work

* To a group of friends in one of their homes, urbanisation, etc

* To a monthly meeting of any local group (e.g. ex-pat group, meditation circle, etc.)

To discuss any of the above options, contact me

 

Reiki Refreshers

I actively support Reiki sharings between Reiki practitioners from any 'branch' (lineage) of Reiki. Besides treatments swaps I'm keen to enable the comparison (and swapping) of attunements and symbol usage with anybody who has received such training themselves. "I believe that by sharing our experiences and comparing procedures we can all learn more about Reiki, its core truths and greatest potential". 

 To encourage this growth, to satisfy our quest for truth and to help all those in Reiki feel part of a 'Reiki Community' I organise occasional 'Reiki Refreshers'  - an opportunity to meet kindred spirits and share openly with others on the Reiki path . . . independent of teacher or school. i.e. in the true spirit of Reiki!

If you are interested in being part of our refreshers and/or Reiki sharing, either as an Algarve resident or as a holiday to this beautiful peaceful region, please contact me.

 

Support service

Have you lost touch with your Reiki Master? Would you welcome some guidance on how to use Reiki to help you in your day to day lives? Have you forgotten the Reiki you've learn and need a 'reminder'? Then, hopefully, I can help! 

In addition to the Reiki Refreshers and shares described above, we are pleased to offer a support and guidance service to Reiki practitioners of any level or lineage. Whether you'd like a consultation of an hour, a day or a series of session over a longer period we're happy to discuss such  arrangements.

If you can't get to the Algarve, our support is also available on-line.

 

Useful links

Reiki healing and courses in the UK
with Reiki Masters trained by Keith:

Northampton: Angela Maiorano on 01604 630 343, maiorano#@#tiscali.co.uk

Brighton: Melinda on 01273 305 576, nickyelphick#@#btinternet.com

(note e-mails are NOT hyperlinked, to avoid become junk addresses. Remove #'s before use!)

The Reiki Sangha

Neat Stuff - site of Crystal DEVA, include a usueful practitioner/teacher list

Collared Dove - site of Richard J King in North Yorkshire

Reiki-cadiz - site of Stewart Watson, Reiki Master on the Costa de la Luz, Spain

Aura photos showing Reiki at work

Reiki Revolution - Katharina Van Gend's site, with preview of her e-book of the same title - A Guide and Inspiration for Reiki practitioners and teachers

Jacqueline Chin's web site

Ashkee's Earth Medicine
Reiki, Emotional Freedom Technique, Astrology, etc - based in Houston, Texas.

All Energy-Therapies Web
An amazing collection of links and info related to Reiki and other energy healing methods.

Centers for Gayatri Reiki

Including some useful perceptions on the war situation 

. . .  and a beautiful mantra

Reiki Evolution
Bring your life into Balance with Reiki

The Healing Path - Rowyn Wood's 'Fine Art of Letting Go'

A resource list of Reiki trainers, educators, health professionals, therapists and counselors.

The Tao of Reiki - with updated (2001) info on Usui's background

A Scientific Rationale for Reiki?

The Reiki Page with many interesting and useful links.

Ed Bacon's 'Halls of Reiki'- Including a listing of Reiki therapists and teachers, world-wide.

How Reiki compares with other forms of healing

The Reiki Federation - The UK initiative to integrate Reiki into the NHS and 'mainstream' medicine.

 

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