Reiki Reiki Hand Positions & Techniques 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the Reiki technique known as 'Kenyoku Ho' used for?
- Sending distance healing
- Clearing and cleansing the practitioner's energy before and after sessions (Correct answer)
- Drawing symbols on the recipient
- Performing the attunement ceremony
Correct answer: Clearing and cleansing the practitioner's energy before and after sessions
Kenyoku Ho is a dry bathing technique used by practitioners to cleanse their energy field before and after a Reiki session, preventing absorption of the client's released energies.
Question 2: What is 'Gassho meditation' in Reiki?
- A standing posture for distance healing
- A seated meditation with palms pressed together, focusing on the point of contact of the middle fingers (Correct answer)
- A walking meditation around the recipient
- A breathing exercise to open the throat chakra
Correct answer: A seated meditation with palms pressed together, focusing on the point of contact of the middle fingers
Gassho meditation is a traditional Reiki practice where the practitioner sits with palms together in prayer position, focusing attention on the middle fingers to quiet the mind and connect with Reiki.
Question 3: What does the technique 'Reiji Ho' refer to in Reiki?
- Programing crystals with energy
- Asking Reiki to guide the practitioner's hands to where healing is needed (Correct answer)
- Chanting the names of symbols
- Performing the Cho Ku Rei symbol in the air
Correct answer: Asking Reiki to guide the practitioner's hands to where healing is needed
Reiji Ho is the technique of setting an intention and allowing Reiki energy to guide the practitioner's hands intuitively to where healing is most needed on the recipient.
Question 4: Which Reiki technique involves rapidly moving the fingertips in a light tapping or drumming motion on the recipient?
- Byosen scanning
- Chiryo
- Nentatsu Ho
- Jacki (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Jacki
Jacki is a Reiki technique where the practitioner rapidly taps or drums with the fingertips on the recipient's body to stimulate energy flow.
Question 5: What is 'Enkaku Chiryo' in Reiki practice?
- A grounding technique using the feet
- Distance healing using the Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen symbol (Correct answer)
- Placing stones on chakra points
- Teaching Reiki to groups
Correct answer: Distance healing using the Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen symbol
Enkaku Chiryo is the Japanese term for distance healing, performed using the Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen symbol to send Reiki energy across time and space.
Question 6: In a Reiki session, what does the practitioner typically do to signal the end of each hand position?
- Snap their fingers
- Slowly and smoothly lift the hands off or away from the body (Correct answer)
- Clap three times
- Ask the recipient to say 'ready'
Correct answer: Slowly and smoothly lift the hands off or away from the body
Practitioners gently and smoothly lift their hands at the end of each position to avoid jarring the recipient's energy field, maintaining the flow of the session.
Reiki Reiki Hand Positions & Techniques 2
What is the Reiki technique known as 'Kenyoku Ho' used for?