Let’s start with what it isn’t. The big ‘isn’t’ is that it is not a religion. It is indeed spiritual in nature. But it is not a religion because it has no dogma and because there is no conflict between reiki and any belief system. This that like prayer, it is a spiritual practice but it is not specific to a religion, nor is it its own religion.

The best explanation of Spiritual Direction I have ever heard is that of the Grandmother of Spiritual Direction, Margaret Guenther. She describes a spiritual director as a spiritual midwife. They are there to support you, to walk you through the process of connecting more deeply to God, to your spirit. Much like a midwife is there to help healthy women through the process of giving birth.