What is the difference between Reiki and energy healing?

The core difference is actually the affiliation - energy healing is the collective name for all healing methods with "interference in the human energy field" as the core logic, while Reiki is a subdivided technique under the broad category of energy healing, with a clear inheritance and a highly fixed operating system.

I also confused these two concepts when I first entered the field of mind-body and soul practice. Before my first offline experience appointment, I asked the therapist, "What is the difference between the Reiki you do and the singing bowl energy therapy I did before?" ”, the other party laughed at that time and said that I had already told the answer in my question - Singing bowls and other methods that rely on sound wave resonance to adjust the energy state are originally a branch of energy healing, and Reiki is just the one with fixed rules.

Of course, it must be mentioned here that at present, the relevant theories of energy healing have not yet been uniformly certified by the mainstream medical community. Most mainstream scholars believe that the effects of this type of healing are mostly related to the placebo effect. Only a small number of cutting-edge mind-body medicine research is exploring the possibility of human biofield intervention. The differences we are talking about now are only consensus at the level of industry practice and are not proven scientific conclusions.

The energy healing we usually have access to is really diverse. Some people use crystal arrays, some knock singing bowls and play flutes, some are good at sweeping their hands above your body to sense energy blockage points, and some even rely on remote meditation audio and adjust space energy for healing. As long as the core logic is through Adjusting the "aura" and "energy field" that you often hear about to relieve emotions and relieve non-organic discomforts can basically be classified into the big basket of energy healing. It has no unified learning standards and no fixed operating procedures. It all depends on what techniques the therapist has integrated and what tools he is good at using.

But serious Reiki healing is not like this. The most mainstream Usui Reiki on the market now has a clear inheritance system since its inception. Learners must practice step by step from the first level to the third level. Each stage has a corresponding "initiation" process. There is a fixed order of hand positions during operation. Even the symbols used in remote healing are uniformly stipulated in the inheritance and cannot be changed by oneself. I used to know a healer who had been practicing Reiki for 5 years. Every time he treated a client, he had to perform a fixed connection ritual. The hand positions were strictly in the order of the head, shoulders, chest, abdomen, and lower limbs. Even if the client said that only his knees were uncomfortable, he would not skip the previous steps. She said that this is a requirement in the teacher's teaching, and random modifications are not orthodox Reiki.

However, if you are just an ordinary experiencer, there is a high probability that there will not be too obvious differences in perception. Whether it is Reiki or other types of energy healing, most of the experience process involves you lying down and relaxing, and the therapist will either place his hands gently on you, or operate in the air from a few centimeters to dozens of centimeters away from your body. During the experience, some people will feel localized heat, numbness, or inexplicable emotions. Others will not feel anything at all. After the experience, you may feel a little more relaxed, or there may be no change. This is normal.

Nowadays, the controversy over these two types of methods has never stopped. Some people say that they have long-term anxiety and insomnia, and they have taken medicine for half a year, but they have improved after doing Reiki three times. Others say that these two methods are purely IQ taxes, and they have no other use than breaking money. The default rule in our industry is that this type of method can only be used as a supplementary adjustment method in addition to conventional medical treatment and psychological consultation. If there is a clear organic disease, you must go to the hospital as soon as possible. This type of method must not be used to replace treatment. If you want to try it yourself, you can look for an ordinary energy healer and read more about the feedback from past customers. Good eye contact is the most important. If you look for a Reiki healer, you can ask more about the other person's training and training stage. The probability of being scammed will be much smaller.