Level 1 Reiki Daily Practice: Hatsurei Ho

So we'll start by practicing kenyoko ho or dry bathing.

So start with your right hand on your left shoulder.

Breathe in and as you exhale,

Brush the palm of your hand across your body to your right hip,

Intending that you're removing any stale energy and releasing any blockages.

Then you move your left hand up to your right shoulder.

And once again,

As you exhale,

Brush that left hand down across your body to the left hip,

Using your intention to release any stale energy or anything which may have been blocking your energy flow.

And we'll repeat that first gesture once again,

Bringing your right hand up to the left shoulder.

And as you exhale,

Sweeping that right palm across your body and down and off your right hip,

Sweeping away anything that no longer serves you.

Now we bring the right hand back up to the left shoulder.

And this time,

As we exhale,

We brush the palm of the right hand all the way down the left arm,

Removing any blockages and releasing any stuck energy.

Then we do the same on the other side,

Bringing the left hand up to the right shoulder,

Breathing in.

And when we breathe out,

Sweeping that left hand all the way down the right arm,

Removing any stuck or old energy.

And one last time,

Bringing the right hand back to the left shoulder and brushing down the left arm,

Cleansing the energy channels there.

And now connecting to Reiki.

So you may wish to raise your arms over your head and call the Reiki down,

Or you may wish to simply connect in with your Tanden and intend to open to the Reiki flow,

Visualizing,

Feeling or knowing the Reiki flowing in through your crown and to your Tanden.

And for the first part of this exercise,

Breathing in,

Pulling Reiki energy in through your crown and down to your Tanden.

Breathing out,

Intending for the energy to go out in all directions and continuing that flow once it is established.

Reiki in on the inhale,

Sending it out on the exhale,

Allowing the energy flowing through you to cleanse and boost your energy system,

Intending that what you send out is for the highest healing good of all that is.

And then for the next few minutes,

Releasing any visualization and releasing your awareness and control of the energy,

Placing your hands in front of you in the gassho or prayer position and sitting in full awareness for a couple of minutes,

Not doing anything with the mind,

Just experiencing the moment.

And if you need a point to focus on,

Focus on the sensation where the two middle fingers touch,

Relaxing into the moment and then staying in gassho,

But coming back once again to an awareness of the energy.

And this time,

Inhaling Reiki in through your crown and to your Tanden and exhaling,

Sending that Reiki energy out through your hand and establishing this flow for a little while.

Reiki in to your Tanden as you breathe in,

Out to and through your hands as you breathe out,

Directing the energy with your intention,

Experiencing it for your whole being.

And then slowly allowing the flow of energy to subside,

Releasing any visualization and giving thanks to the Reiki energy.

Have a wonderful rest of your day.