Rieki Plain And Simply......

Reiki Plain and Simply - The Second Breathing Technique

The next step in breathing is to fill your lower body where your diaphragm and stomach are located.  When breathing in, you should see your belly moving outwards.  When you release the breath, your stomach should move back in.  Filling your body with this type of breathing is known as a ‘full breath’ and is used often in meditation. 

Reiki Plain and Simply - The Third Breathing Technique

In this technique imagine that you are filling your rib cage with air.  This will make a complete full breath.  When you are breathing completely, you should be filling your lungs first, then your diaphragm, and then allow the breath to move into your ribs.  This will allow you to slow down and will allow your deep breathing to help with calling in universal energies. 

Part of the breathing technique in Reiki is imagining light in relation to these breaths.  When you are breathing in, you should be aware that there is a light that is filling your different chakras through the breath.  Through your thoughts, you can direct the light into any area that you wish.  This will help you begin to move the different energies that have been blocked. 

Many people use these breathing techniques not only for Reiki, but also for several different types of meditation.  By concentrating on the breath, one is able to move into a more relaxed state and change their conscious level.  This enables universal energies to move through them, while using the Reiki technique.

The Reiki breathing techniques are best when used consistently and in a disciplined manner.  If practicing Reiki outside of a classroom or without a practitioner, then breathing is the first step when using Reiki techniques as a method of healing. 

Knowing the techniques for breathing can easily help in making the rest of the Reiki process more fulfilling.  Deep breathing is also healthy and good for your mental state when used on a consistent basis in allowing you to relax and remain in a healed state of mind as well as giving you a more balanced body through the use of your breath.