According to today’s newspaper, the word “stress” is Japan’s “most recognized and frequently used loanword” passing top contenders like “volunteer” and “recycle” for the first time. The Cultural Affairs Agency reported that 98.5% of those surveyed were familiar with the word, prompting an official to comment that this was a “reflection of the current state of Japanese society, in which many people feel stress”.

I strongly feel that this is not only the current state of Japanese society, but also that of many nations, and may single-handedly be responsible for many of the unrealistic and unfathomable events happening more and more frequently in the world today.

Through Reiki, I was able to banish stress long ago and in this post I would like to look at the mechanisms involved in quickly, easily and permanently alleviating stress through Reiki. Of course it will require some effort, but its a satisfying effort that will only leave you wanting more. After all, no pain, no gain!

Causes of Stress

First I’d like to take a look at the main cause of stress, as I see it. Of late, the world has grown more and more complicated and time consuming. Scheduling enough time for proper relaxation is proving more and more difficult. With so much to do and so much to think about our minds are overworked and underpaid so that at night, while we should be peacefully sleeping and dreaming about all those wonderful possibilities that await, there is so much happening in our minds that we can’t achieve the level of relaxation necessary for the internal processing, organization and restructuring that needs to be done.

This has a tendency to leave us confused and on edge. Imagine not sleeping for a week… how disoriented you would be… over the years that has slowly been building up and is the result of overstress. Some people are better able to handle it while others are not, causing them to do highly irrational things that no one in their right minds would even consider. Now imagine thousands, if not millions of people experiencing this on a daily basis and going about their daily routines as if all is well. They do, of course, have responsibilities which they can easily see… the means get a bit blurred though, and merely just has to check the newspaper headlines to see the results.

As discussed in my post on Reiki Sustained, Dr. Masaru Emoto has scientifically shown the effects of the environment on water molecules, and since our bodies are over 80% water, this is something that has extremely important implications. Living in a stressful environment deeply affects us at the cellular level, and it is at the cellular level that it must be combated. Enter Reiki…

Alleviating Stress with Reiki

In the first level of Reiki we learn how to use Reiki energies for physical healing. One way of understanding how this is accomplished is with the Hana Reiki Dam Metaphor (oh no, not another Damn Metaphor )…

Imagine a dam blocking a river and holding back a million tons of water. That dam was designed by people descended from beavers (or so certain mythology leads us to believe) according to certain scientific formulations and calculations. Too much water or other natural disasters can cause the dam to collapse, as it was designed with certain practical limitations in mind. Likewise, if the density (or weight) of the water changes to such an extent that the dam cannot hold back the heavier water any longer, it will collapse. The human body has many rivers of energy flowing through it and energy blocks can be caused by any number of things, causing dams to occur. In the case of the river holding back the water, these dams are a good thing (at least for a certain percent of the population) but in the case of the human body, these dams are bad (unless they are intentionally created as in mudras and bandhas) and are the sole cause of dis-ease. Applying Reiki has the same effect as changing the density of the water and eventually, once enough Reiki has been given, the internal dam will burst, allowing the body to return to its normal healthy state.

Stress, is the result of mental energy blocks. If the rivers of our consciousness were flowing unobstructedly we would not experience stress, as our minds are designed to process and restructure information in such a way as to keep us mentally balanced. In cases where obstructions occur, the simple application of Reiki is all that is needed to burst the internal mental dams, and, again, allow the mind to return to its normal healthy state. Second Degree Reiki Practitioners learn more specific applications of Reiki for mental and emotional healing, but First Degree Reiki Practitioners have all the tools necessary to effect the changes needed.

Stress and Meditation

As discussed in greater detail in my post on Sensory Overload, meditation really should be a part of your daily Reiki practice. Not only does a Reiki meditation allow the subtle Reiki energies to do their thing, but it also allows the benefits of meditation, in terms of bringing your mind to an alpha state (or deeper), in allowing you to relax to the extent necessary to keep things running smoothly. In days of old, things were much simpler and people took great pleasure in the simpler things. Images of women washing linen in the river, Zen Masters sweeping the steps to the temple, Van Morrison’s window washing meditation, Ma & Pa Kettle sitting on the back porch enjoying the sunset, all lay testament to the fact that people had the ability (and sense) to meditate naturally, while doing things of a repetitive nature, and keep their minds healthy and strong. As stated above, our minds are overworked and underpaid and without these simple distractions, the internal dams are growing denser and denser and the world is getting crazier and crazier as a result.

For those of you who just skipped to the bottom hoping for a quick overview or summary… here you go… meditate and do Reiki everyday (or combine them in a Reiki meditation) and you will be permanently, painlessly and effectively alleviating all stress from your life.

For further explanation or discussion, your thoughts are most welcome and highly encouraged, please feel free to comment below!!!