The Principles of Reiki

Jo Elliott
3 min readSep 17, 2021

1 day at a time!

Just for today do not worry.

Life can never be worry free.

If you can make it through one day without worrying, then your day will have been peaceful for your mind.

This will ease any tensions in your body and your spirit will fly freely.

Just for today let go of anger.

When anger is held and not released it will cause distress within the body.

The mind will think thoughts that cause anger to build and build and muscles will contract and cause pain.

To acknowledge that you have reason to feel anger allows you to feel it, release it and clear your mind and body of its effect.

This then allows your spirit to fly freely.

Just for today I will count my blessings.

Gratitude is one of the most powerful senses of being.

To acknowledge what you have gives you a sense of achievement.

Gratitude eliminates the sense of not having, releases the wanting and needing and creates the space for the good things to enter your life ready for you to start realising what you have and enjoying it.

This then allows your spirit to fly freely.

Just for today I will do my work honestly.

To give to your job and those you work with the best of you allows you to sit in a place and know you have earned your wages with integrity.

When you concentrate on your work you bring the abundance through so the business thrives as does your place within it.

To earn respect is to give respect.

This then allows your spirit to fly freely.

Just for today be kind to every living creature.

Give blessings for the creatures of the world, even and especially the humans.

Every living being has a place.

Every living being has a role.

Acknowledge this and you will find your own place in the world.

This then allows your spirit to fly freely.

Every principle starts with ‘Just for today’.

Every day will carry experiences that will allow you to practice these principles.

These are my own principles:

Just for today be who you are.

To be who you are is the person you strive to be to feel complete.

Just for today do the best you can.

When you do the best you can there is no need to try and top anything, be in competition with anyone or confine yourself to be jealous of anyone.

Just for today align yourself with the Universe.

When you align yourself with the Universe you find your own place in the world and slot in naturally

Just for today give to others freely.

When you give freely to others no one can steal from you and you will always be replenished.

Just for today be kind and respectful.

When you are kind and respectful others will return it to you.

Anyone who doesn’t will not align with your being.

Just for today helps your spirit fly freely.

Thank you for reading 💖

I am an 11th generation Usui Reiki Master and I work with my guides to be a channel for the healing energy to help start the journey of self healing.

Through my own healing journey and experiences I have learnt to open and utilise my universal gifts.

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Jo Elliott

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