There is much confusion about Reiki and Chakras. Most Reiki Masters / Teachers will teach students about the Chakra system. However, Chakra is a Sanskrit term and as we all know, Reiki is a Japanese system.
chakra |หtสสkrษ|
noun
(in Indian thought) each of the centers of spiritual power in the human body, usually considered to be seven in number.
ORIGIN from Sanskrit cakra โwheel or circle,โ from an Indo-European base meaning โturn,โ shared by wheel.
For those who are not familiar with the Meridian System I would like to introduce* you to the most important Acupuncture / Acupressure energy points relevant to Reiki. If you are familiar with the Charka system you will see how these overlap and why some people prefer to just use / teach the Chakra System.
* In this blog entry I’m just going to focus on where some of the most important energy points are located on the body.
Before we start, a quick note about the measurement system used when working with the energy points.
In Acupuncture, Acupressure and Shiatsu the body is measured not in absolute units, but in the relative, proportional units of a given person. The distances are determined by anatomical-topographical landmarks. The basic unit of measurement is the cun (ๅฏธ cรนn). The measurements are obtained from the measurements of the thumb and fingers of the person/patient.
1 cun = The width of the thumb at the level of the interphalangeal joint.
1.5 cun = The width of the index and middle fingers at the level of the interphalangeal joint.
3 cun = The width of the four fingers held together at the level of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the longer fingers.
The two main Meridian Lines are Ren Mai (Conception Vessel โ front of the body) and Du Mai (Governing Vessel โ back of the body).
Ren Mai
RN1 (ๆ้ฐ huรฌ yฤซn – Meeting of Yin) energy point, located on the midline, at the midpoint between the anus and the dorsal commissure of the major labia, or the posterior border of the scrotum.
[Men] RN3 (ไธญๆฅต zhลng jรญ – Middle Pole) energy point, located on the ventral midline, 4 cun below the umbilicus, 1 cun above the superior border of the pubic bone.
[Women] RN4 (้ๅ guฤn yuรกn – Gate of Origin) energy point, located on the veneral midline, 3 cun below the umbilicus, 2 cun above the superior border of the pubic bone.
RN6 (ๆฐฃๆตท qรฌ hวi – Sea of Ki) energy point, located on the ventral midline, 1.5 cun below the umbilicus.
RN8 (็ฅ้ shรฉn quฤ – Spirit Gateway) energy point, located in the umbilicus.
RN12 (ไธญ่ zhลng guวn – Middle Cavity) energy point, located on the ventral midline, 4 cun above the umbilicus.
RN17 (็พถไธญ shฤn zhลng – Chest Centre) energy point, located on the ventral midline, at the level of the fourth intercostal rib, at the midpoint between the nipples.
RN21 (็ฟ็ฃ xuรกn jฤซ – Jade Pivot) energy point, located on the ventral midline, 1 cun below the suprasternal notch.
RN22 (ๅคฉ็ช tiฤn tลซ – Heavenly Prominence) energy point, located in the middle of the suprasternal fossa.
Du Mai
DU1 (้ทๅผท chรกng qiรกng – Long Strong (Sacrum Pump)) energy point, located on the midline, in the centre between the tip of the coccyx and the anus.
DU3 (่ ฐ้ฝ้ yฤo yรกng guฤn – Lumbar Yang Gate) energy point, located on the dorsal midline, in the depression below the fourth lumbar vetebra (L4).
DU4 (ๅฝ้ mรฌng mรฉn – Gate of Life) energy point, located on the dorsal midline, in the depression below the second lumbar vertebra (L2).
DU6 (่ไธญ jรญ zhลng – Centre of the Spine) energy point, located on the dorsal midline in the depression below the eleventh thoracic vertebra (T11).
DU11 (็ฅ้ shรฉn dร o – Spirit Pathway) energy point, located on the dorsal midling, in the depression below the fifth thoracic vertebra (T5).
DU14 (ๅคงๆค dร zhuฤซ – Great Vertebra) energy point, located on the dorsal midline, in the depression below the seventh cervical vertebra (C7).
DU17 (่ ฆๆถ nวo hรน – Brainโs Door) energy point, located on the dorsal midline, 2.5 cun within the midpoint of the posterior hairline, in the depression a the superior border of the external occipital protuberance.
DU18 (ๅผท้ qiรกng jiฤn – Unyielding Space) energy point, located on the dorsal midline, 4 cun within the midpoint of the posterior hairline, 1.5 cun cranial to Du17.
DU20 (็พๆ bวi huรฌ – Hundred Meetings) energy point, located on the dorsal midline, 5 cun within the midpoint of the ideal anterior hairline at the midpoint between the two auricular apices.
Kidney Line
KI1 (ๆถๆณ yวng quรกn – Gushing Spring) energy points located in the depression formed in the anterior part of the sole, approximately one third of the distance from the anterior and posterior aspect of the sole.
Extra Head and Neck Points
EX-HN3 (ๅฐๅ yรฌn tรกng – Hall of Impression) energy point, located on the ventral midline, between the eyebrows.
EX-HN4 (้ญ่ ฐ yรบ yฤo – Fish Waist) energy points, located directly above the pupil, in the eyebrow.
EX-HN5 (ๅคช้ฝ tร i yรกng – Supreme Yang) energy points located in the depression approximately one middle finger width dorsal to the midpoint between the lateral border of the eyebrow and the outer canthus of the eye.
Bladder Line
BL1 (็ๆ jฤซng mรญng – Bright Eyes) energy points, located in the depression 0.1 cun medial and superior to the inner canthus of your eyes.
BL2 (ๆข็ซน cuรกn zhรบ – Gathered Bamboo) energy points, located at the medial end of the eyebrow in the incisura frontalis.
BL9 (็ๆ yรน zhฤn – Jade Pillow) energy points, located 2.5 cun within the ideal posterior hairline, at the level of the upper ridge of the external occipital protuberance, 1.5 cun lateral to the midline.
BL10 (ๅคฉๆฑ tiฤn zhรน – Celestial Pillar) energy points, located 0.5 cun within the ideal anterior hairline, 1.3 cun lateral to the midline in the depression at the lateral edge of the trapezius muscle.
BL40 (ๅงไธญ wฤi zhลng – Middle of the Crook) energy points, located in the middle of the popliteal crease.
San Jiao line
SJ17 (็ฟณ้ขจ yรฌ fฤng – Wind Screen) energy points located dorsal to the earlobe, in the depression between the mastoid process and the lower jaw.
SJ23 (็ตฒ็ซน็ฉบ sฤซ zhรบ kลng – Silken Bamboo Hollow) energy points, located on the posterior border were the temple meets the hairline, ventral to the anterior border of the root of the ear muscle, dorsal to the superficial temporal vein.
Gallbladder line
GB1 (็ณๅญ้ซ tรณng zว liรกo – Pupil Cervice) energy points, located 0.5 cun lateral to the outer canthus of the eye, in the depression at the lateral end of the orbit.
Stomach line
ST1 (ๆฟๆณฃ chรฉng qรฌ – Container of Tears) energy points, located directly below the pupil, between the eyeball and inferior infraorbital foramen.
Large Intestine line
LI20 (่ฟ้ฆ yรญng xiฤng – Welcome Fragrance) energy points, located in the naso-labial groove, near the midpoint of the lateral border of the ala nasi (wing of the nose).
Extra Leg and Foot line
EX-LF2 (้ถด้ hรจ dวng – Craneโs Summit) energy points, located in the depression in the middle of the superior border of the patella.