When we read or hear success stories of great men, we find one thing that is common, their great spiritual strength. Truly! Spirituality is one facet that contributes and helps a person to respond bravely to stressful situations. Not only this, but spiritual strength even helps a person to heal himself from diseases and ailments. The Japanese called this innate divine spiritual power as Johrei. They believe that this divine energy can be transmitted from one person to another and bring about spiritual healing. Johrei purifies the spirit and helps the person to rise above the mind and body and attune himself to The Highest Truth.

The word Johrei literally means, “purifying the spirit” by transmitting divine energy through Palm to the body of another person. And hence it shares lot of similarity with Reiki, which is also based on spiritual healing. Johrei dissolutes and eliminates the impurities, which are sins of the past, ingested substances like chemicals and medicines and stress. It restores health and inspires us to lead life in better way and carry out our duties in this world. It has its roots in the ancient Japanese culture and was reintroduce to the western world in the 20th century by Master Mokichi Okada. The Johrei Institute was established in 1998 to prove the effectiveness of Johrei through scientific medical research and to fund accepted research work through universities.

Johrei as an alternative system of healing is now popular in Japan, China, and in some states of America and central parts of Europe. Johrei Fellowship centres exist throughout the United States.

Johrei is based on the belief that sufferings and health is a reflection of one’s spiritual aspect. Purification of spirits opens door to health, peace and prosperity. Johrei removes the impurities of the body, mind and soul and unfolds the spiritual awareness and understanding. This expands the internal consciousness and improves overall personality of a person. Disease, poverty, conflicts and

stress are manifestations of an impure spirit. As mentioned before these impurities arise from errors in diet, lifestyle and unhealthy emotions. The decreased spiritual energy is not able to compensate with the wear and tear that goes on in the body and this gives rise pain, ailments, and negativity in personality. By channelising divine energy in such individual one can bring about spiritual revival and restores overall health and wellness.

Method of Application

Johrei is a healing touch therapy and is dispensed similar to Reiki. The idea behind is purify the spirit of the recipient by focusing the divine energy through prayer, love and intent of the person transmitting the light. For this, the Johrei master holds the Palm about a Foot away from the area where the spiritual power has to be directed. The Johrei session ideally lasts for 1 to 3 hours during which the

patient remains fully clothed. It is conducted in sitting posture on floor or a futon. The Johrei healer after understanding the physical and mental states holds the Palm over the recipient’s body to direct the divine energy and bring about soul purification. The positive effects of this is seen in form of:

Improved spiritual quality Mental clarity and emotional wellbeing Enhancement of detoxification process Improved healing

Johrei is an alternative healing science and complements with other therapies. It can help patients to recover from terminal diseases. Johrei can be used for inmates of intensive care units and critically ill patients.

Practitioners claim that Johrei boosts the body's immune system by eliminating toxins and encouraging the body to heal itself. The treatment is also beneficial for stress related conditions, allergies and chronic pain. It is widely practiced as treatments for Depression, an alternative treatment for cancer, and for various other diseases.