REIKI TREATMENT - SHORT FORM
Copyright © 2003 James Deacon

Just as there are numerous different versions of the standard or 'long form' (reclining) Reiki treatment, so there are several versions of the 'short form' (seated) treatment also.

Two examples are included here.

The client should sit upright yet relaxed, with their hands in their lap, or resting on their thighs - their feet should be flat on the ground. If necessary, a cushion should be provided to support the lower back. Children, and adult clients of short stature may also require a firm cushion (or perhaps even a footstool) beneath their feet if the chair is a little too high for them to place their feet flat on the floor. An alternative option is of course a height-adjustable chair

As a general guideline, (especially for newer students), it is commonly recommended that you stay at each of the positions for about 3 minutes or so - however, the sooner new students begin trusting their intuition in these matters, the better, so do what feels right at the time.

To begin, centre yourself - do what you do to let the Reiki flow:
Draw the relevant symbols if you chose to - in your mind's-eye or in physical space. Silently intone their mantra-names (or their kotodama if you work with these)...


Short form - version 1:

The hand positions are as follows:

1, Standing behind the client, place your hands on their shoulders (- as if you were going to give them a shoulder massage)

2, With thumbs touching, lightly place your hands on the client's crown.

(some practitioners add an extra position here: place your hands on the sides of the client's head - palms covering their temples.)

3, Moving to the client's left side, place your left hand on their forehead, and your right on their occipital ridge (the point where neck and skull meet)

(some practitioners like to sit on a chair themselves for positions 3 - 7. This is fine as long as there is no interruption to the 'flow' of the treatment. If you choose to use a chair, have it already in position at the optimum distance from the client to allow for ease of access to the relevant positions)

4, Bring your hands down so that your left hand is a few inches in front of their throat, and your right is on the back of the lower part of their neck. [The left hand is held in the aura rather than placed on the throat as many people find direct throat-contact a subconscious threat]

5, Place your left hand on the client's sternum (breastbone) and your right at the same level between their shoulder-blades. [Obviously, with female clients, it is important to be conscious of issues of privacy and touch concerning the nature and positioning of your left hand at this position. Note: many practitioners work solely in the aura, without making any bodily contact except for positions 1 and 8]

6, Left hand on Solar Plexus (stomach-diaphram area), right at a corresponding level o the client's back.

7, Place your left hand a few inches in front of the client's lower abdomen, and your right hand on the lumbar region of the client's back. [While some practitioners actually place their hand in direct contact with the lower abdomen, again, it is important to be conscious of issues of privacy and touch concerning the nature and positioning of your left hand at this position.]

(some practitioners add an extra position here: simply take the client's hands - palms up in your own hands for a couple of moments)

8, For the final position, move in front of the client and place your hands on their feet. This helps ground the client.

Do whatever you do to disconnect.

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Short form - version 2:

Over the years I have been shown many variations of treatment formats. I include this version of the 'short form' primarily as I believe it might look somewhat familiar to practitioners of some versions of Reiju - at lest from position 2 onwards...

It came from a Reiki 'Instructor' who works with Radiance Technique Reiki.

The hand positions are as follows:

1, Standing behind the client, place your hands on their shoulders. Gently match your breathing to the client's breathing rhythms.

2, Move in front of the client. Perform a calming 'aura sweep' to balance the client's energy field, and dilate their central channel (i.e.. to let their energy flow more evenly): raise your hands up slightly above the client's head, and in one smooth, strong, steady motion, sweep your hands down in front of the client's body (bending from your knees as you need to) your hands parting gradually as they pass the client's knees and coming to rest at either side of their ankles.

3, Taking care not to 'ruffle' the client's field in the process, return to an upright position and place your hands above the client's head once more (It is a good idea to keep your hands out to the sides as you come up, so as not to accidentally 'sweep the field' in an upward, invigorating, direction at this time)
Bring your hands together and place them - palms down - on the client's crown. (For each position, you can place your hands either directly in contact with the client or a couple of inches from their body - i.e. in their field - as you prefer.)

4, Place your hands on the sides of the client's head - palms covering their temples.

5, Moving to the client's left side, place your left hand on their forehead, and your right on their occipital ridge (the point where neck and skull meet)

6, Bring your hands down so that your left hand is a few inches in front of their throat, and your right is on the back of the lower part of their neck.

7, Place your left hand on the client's breastbone (thymus region) and your right at the same level between their shoulder-blades.

9, Left hand on Solar Plexus (stomach-diaphram area), right at a corresponding level o the client's back.

10, Moving in front of the client, take their hands in your own hands.

11, For the final position, place your hands on their feet. This helps ground the client.

Where you began the treatment with a 'calming' aura-sweep, finish it with an 'energising' aura-sweep: taking your hands from the client's feet, in one smooth, strong, steady motion, sweep your hands up in front of the client's body -your hands parting gradually as they pass the client's shoulders and coming to rest above their head.

Centre yourself.