The Gassho Meditation is a simple yet profound meditation that amplifies Reiki energy in your hands and deepen your connection to Divine guidance. Reiki Masters use this cornerstone tool to prepare for Reiki Healings because it opens the heart chakra and strengthens intuition. This powerful meditation also channels Universal Life Force energy for powerful healing.

Whether you’re a seasoned Reiki Master or simply seeking a way to center yourself and calm your mind, the Gassho Meditation offers a sacred space to align with Reiki’s transformative power. Ready to explore this timeless practice? Let’s dive in! ✨

What Is Gassho Meditation?

“Gassho” translates to “two hands coming together” in Japanese, which symbolizes unity, respect, and focus. In this practice, you bring your hands together, connecting through the center of your palms, where Reiki energy flows. By focusing on this point, you can tune in to your energy, calm your mind, and foster a powerful sense of mindfulness. This makes Gassho meditation invaluable, whether you are starting your spiritual journey, receiving Reiki,, or are a Reiki Master.

Why Gassho? Dr. Mikao Usui’s Vision for Reiki Master Training

Dr. Mikao Usui, the founder of Reiki, envisioned Reiki as a spiritual journey toward self-discovery and enlightenment, not just as a healing modality. Central to this vision was meditation as an essential tools to awaken the spirit and align with Universal Life Force energy.

In the early 20th century, Dr. Usui developed Reiki as a practice to channel this healing energy through the body, promoting balance and harmony on physical, emotional, and spiritual levels. Gassho Meditation, one of Reiki’s foundational practices, reflects Dr. Usui’s philosophy. It connects the heart and hands, encouraging practitioners to cultivate mindfulness, inner peace, and a deeper connection to the Divine.

By integrating meditation into Reiki practice, Dr. Usui empowered Reiki class students to not only heal themselves and others but also to embark on a profound path of spiritual growth. Gassho Meditation continues to be a cornerstone of Reiki, embodying its essence as both an art of healing and a way of being.

How Gassho Meditation Benefits Reiki Practice, especially for Reiki Masters

Meditation, particularly Gassho, offers powerful benefits that directly enhance your Reiki journey:

• Strengthens Spiritual Awakening: Meditation opens your awareness to the subtle messages and insights that Divine energy brings.
• Prepares You for Healing Work: By grounding yourself and focusing your energy, meditation helps you become a clearer, more effective channel for Reiki healing.
• Creates a Focused Mindset During Healing: Meditation sharpens your focus, which is essential when guiding healing energy and supporting others.

Practice Gassho Meditation: A Simple Guide

1. Find a comfortable, quiet space: Sit in a quiet, comfortable place where you can focus without interruptions.
2. Get quiet and relax: Close your eyes and take a few deep breaths to settle and center yourself.
3. Set your intentions: Begin by setting a simple intention for healing, peace, or clarity. For example, “I open myself to receiving Reiki energy” or “I align with peace and healing.”
4. Enter the Gassho Position: Bring your hands together in front of your chest, palms touching, fingers pointing up. This position helps you focus inward and connect with the flow of Reiki energy.
5. Focus on your palms, especially the middle point: Feel the energy between your palms. Notice the key point in the middle of your palms. You might sense warmth, tingling, or simply a calm presence. This sensation is the bridge between your physical awareness and spiritual energy. Notice the connection to your heart and heart chakra.
6. Inhale deeply, envisioning Reiki energy filling your body with healing and light. As you exhale, release tension, negative thoughts, or any energy that feels “stuck.”
7. Visualize yourself becoming a clear channel for Reiki Healing Energy to flow through you: Imagine a gentle light at the top of your head, entering your crown chakra and spreading warmth and clarity throughout your body. Feel the energy move through your hands and heart, filling you with peace.
8. Allow for Stillness: Let go of specific thoughts. If your mind wanders, (and it probably will), gently bring it back to the Gassho position, focusing on the Reiki energy and your breath.
9. Close with gratitude and ground yourself: When ready, take a few deep breaths to come back to the present moment. Thank yourself and the energy present. Lower your hands and sit quietly, taking a moment to reflect and ground.

Benefits of Practicing Gassho Meditation for Reiki Masters

“I’m in such a different place. I did the Reiki I 21-day cleanse. It strengthened my meditation and yoga practices. I lost 10 pounds! This has truly changed my life!” — DESHAWNA F

Consistent Gassho meditations deepen your connection with Reiki and enhances mindfulness. Science has shown that meditation “reduces stress, enhances concentration, improves sleep, decreases blood pressure, and promotes overall physical, emotional and mental health.” It even slows aging at the cellular level and age-related brain degeneration.

Meditation can also increase intuition, creativity, and even resilience to outside stress. Long-term meditation has even been shown to positively affect brain areas associated with memory, learning, and emotional regulation—benefits that naturally support a dedicated Reiki practice.

Whether you’re attuned to Reiki or simply curious about the benefits, the Gassho Meditation offers a profound way to experience stillness and connect with yourself on a deeper level. You’ll find a renewed sense of clarity, emotional strength, and, most importantly, a stronger, more joyful connection to the Divine energy that flows within you.

Reiki Training Meditation Enhances Spiritual Healing and Intuition

In Radiant You Reiki classes, we teach the Gassho Meditation as a powerful spiritual growth tool for opening the flow of Divine inspiration and heal their body and mind. With each quiet moment, you nurture your intuition—that inner knowing or gut feeling that so often guides us in making choices, finding clarity, and understanding the world around us.

While intuition is something we all have, meditation strengthens this gift, helping you tune in to those subtle insights that might otherwise go unnoticed. By calming your mind, you create space for deeper understanding and spontaneous creativity to emerge. This creative expression is often seen as a glimpse of the Divine within you, contributing to a fulfilling sense of spiritual growth.

Personally, whenever I’m feeling upset or a bit lost, I head to my meditation chair. It’s my go-to space for finding out what’s really going on beneath the surface. When I sit quietly and go inward, I often receive answers that bring clarity and calm.

Through meditation, you also develop greater emotional intelligence, which means cultivating self-awareness and empathy. This emotional clarity helps you read and interpret intuitive signals more accurately since intuition often comes through in the form of emotions and subtle feelings. So, whether you’re just starting with Reiki or are deep into your practice, embracing meditation can be a game-changer in accessing your own inner wisdom.

About the Author

Wendy Wisner is an Intuitive Energy Healer, Reiki Master Teacher, and intuitive guide, since 1998. Whether you’re looking to release energetic or trauma blockages, restore balance, or reignite your passion for life, Wendy’s Divinely-guided healing sessions and empowering classes helps you reconnect with your higher purpose and potential—healing your emotions, body, and relationships. Practical spiritual and science-backed guidance helps you restore your belief that, “I’ve got this.”

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