A "reiki exchange" is a healing session in which a reiki practitioner attempts to heal the client through the use of a type of spiritual energy administered through the hands. There are a number of different traditional positions through which the reiki energy is supposed to be applied. There is also another set of positions for applying reiki to yourself.
The Head
The reiki hand positions for the head include placing your hands over the eyes, behind the head, at the ears, at the crown and at the jawline. Placing the hands on the neck is also considered to be a head position. When treating yourself, you place your hands over the eyes, at your temples, over your ears and then behind your head. These positions are supposed to help with stress problems, head colds and issues with the nervous system.
Arms and Legs
The reiki hand positions for the arms and legs include all of the major joints. On the arms, you start with the shoulder on the right side and move down to the fingers, then repeat on the left side. On the legs, you do the right knee then the left knee, the right ankle then the left ankle, the right arch then the left arch and finally the toes. The self-treatment positions are the same. These positions are thought to improve mental flexibility and general health.
The Body
The hand positions on the body are coordinated with the chakra system of traditional Asian medicine. For example, the first chakra is located in the area of the genitals, and the reiki hand position for that area places the hands above the genitals to treat reproductive health. The second chakra is located in the lower belly, the same reiki hand position for that area of the body. There are also positions for the third chakra at the solar plexus and the fourth chakra at the heart.
Improvised Positions
Reiki hand positions are intended to serve as focal points for the reiki energy. Dr. Mikao Usui, the founder of reiki, apparently did not always use a fixed set of hand positions and some contemporary reiki practitioners also consider it appropriate to improvise your own hand positions. A practitioner might do this based on a feeling that a particular area of the body needs more attention, or that the reiki energy is moving in a particular direction.
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