Even Anil Kapoor, a veteran, experiences anxiety occasionally. In a recent press conference with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Akshaye Khanna to commemorate the 25th anniversary of their film Taal, the actor revealed that he was nervous before the film’s final scene was being shot. “I told my wife that I was not going when I woke up in the morning. The director, Subhash Ghai, will be giving me lines at the last minute for this lengthy scene, so I want to give it my all. It was seven or eight in the morning. I requested a reiki session from Padmini Kolhapure. I was extremely tense, nervous, and anxious. She came and performed Reiki on me,” he recalled.
Actor Anil Kapoor
Though it originated in Japan, the “healing” practice of Reiki is not restricted to its roots; it draws from both personal experience and Eastern philosophy. “Indeed, the word is Japanese. Pronounce it RayKee, with “ki” standing for life force and “rei” for divine or universal.” Mansi Gulati, a face yoga and reiki practitioner, explained that the term “universal” just refers to an energy that exists everywhere in the universe.
However, according to Soma Chatterjee, the founder of Inner Wisdom Light and an internationally certified master teacher of reiki, reiki is a holistic energy healing practice that goes beyond providing temporary relief and is a form of energy medicine rediscovered by Mikao Usui in Japan. It is about restoring balance across physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual states.
“Reiki energy comes out of the practitioners’ hands,” claims Gulati. Practitioners often use their palms on clients or hold their hands a few inches away from clients to transfer energy. Short distances (you can give reiki to your feet without bending over) or long distances (reiki II practitioners can send it across a room, across town, across the state, and around the world) can be used to transmit reiki. It can be sent forward and backward in time, according to Gulati.
According to Chatterjee, “The energy is channelled through the practitioner’s hands,” which helps to “clear blockages and release stress” and induce a deep sense of holistic well-being.
According to Chatterjee, “this practice helps you reconnect with your authentic self and live a life that is aligned with your core values by allowing you to peel away the layers of unwanted stress and societal expectations.”
Reiki “reduces stress quickly and safely,” according to Gulati. “Reiki helps with digestion and elimination, lowers pain, and tends to control blood pressure. One could say that reiki resets one’s biological defaults,” Gulati asserted.
Reiki may not appeal to people who are “deeply sceptical,” according to Chatterjee, despite her assertion that it is a safe practice suitable for almost everyone because reiki is non-invasive; its effects can only be felt by those who are receptive to its pure, high-vibrational energy. “This transparency is essential because it is about letting the healing energy flow where it is most needed, not about imposing change or holding onto magic,” according to Chatterjee.
Additionally, the practitioners emphasise that it is not a substitute for medical treatment but rather an additional strategy that promotes total well-being. “Reiki offers a beautiful and transformative path to living more authentically and harmoniously for those willing to explore its depths,” Chatterjee stated.
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