My students are taught that daily self-treatment is the foundation of this practice, and there is a delay of at least several months before taking Second degree if at all. In my lineage, Reiki master training is an intensive apprenticeship rather than a class. Would you consider taking some time to focus on yourself and daily self-treatment, and maybe taking First degree training in-person with a Reiki master you feel drawn to, someone who is available for a continuing relationship? Then you would have a basis from which to decide for yourself what is credible and respected.
There is not much I can say regarding the book you mentioned other than that traditionally, the symbols are not published on the open market; they are available to anyone who wants to train to the Second degree, and the discussion of the symbols remains among Reiki practitioners who are at the Second degree or Master level. Traditions offer support and guidance and protection. Reiki practice at any level is balancing and does not cause harm. That said, people who practice without understanding often add other things, such as their own intention, or use the symbols in ways that they were not intended, and I cannot speak for what is happening then.
People can impose their will in the name of Reiki, even though that is not the practice. They can also do this with the best of intentions and without awareness. This is why I encourage daily self-practice and contemplation, and continuing mentoring with a credible, experienced, trustworthy teacher.
If Reiki students were content to simply practice self-treatment, and practice consistently, the understand would arise from within—although more slowly than suits many Westerners. But it seems that most students are not content to simply practice and let it unfold; they are in a hurry to make it bigger, better, more powerful, more noticeable—whatever they find gratifying.
Here is the situation: I was certified in Reiki 1, 2, and Master by friends. I have not taken a class, but have been learning by experience the last 6 yrs. Normally, my thought process is that this is just his opinion and I should make my own judgements based upon my experience.
The thing is, in my very first Reiki experience as a client my Kundalini energy was released. Now I am wondering if that is harmful somehow, and how to prevent that from happening to anyone I provide Reiki for. Is there somewhere to find the traditional symbols so that I can make sure to use those instead of the ones I have been using?
Any help you could give me would be much appreciated. And any books that you recommend would help as well. I actually had my Usui training in person, after I had completed my Kundalini Reki training.
I had the Usui class scheduled, but it was for the early fall and I and was ready to get going so I took the distance training first. It ended up working out perfectly for me. I think it is important to note that I had been trained as a massage therapist with a specialty in vibrational healing massage a form of energy work, combined with massage in So heart based energy work was not new to me when I completed my first Reiki training.
I did not mean to equate the effectiveness of second degree with distance learning. That was not my intention at all. I agree with you that it would be comparing apples with tulips. Thank you for your kind comments, Kat. How wonderful that you have had such good results, and that you have had good experiences with both your teachers. However, I really want to keep this from being about specific teachers. I am wondering why you included the comment about distant healing.
I think this is a very helpful article for people interested in Reiki. There is some great advice here for people interested in Reiki. I have a friend in the blogging world who is contemplating taking her first Reiki class and I am going to forward this article to her.
Thank you! I studied two forms of Reiki last year, both through the Master level. I am grateful that I took my Usui class through Barbara Rose.
It was something I had wanted to do for over 10 years and the timing finally was right last summer. I found myself energetically aligned with her and studied Kundalini Reiki with Alice. All of this work was done through distance learning. It was a very powerful experience for me. I think the reason why it was so powerful and effective is because of my teacher and her availability to me throughout the process. I also appreciate the ongoing support that I have received from Alice and consider her to be a very effective teacher and heart based healer.
I have found Reiki to add a very balancing quality to my life. It has been super helpful to me on a physical level; I have lost about 40 pounds since last Summer.
My daily or near daily Kundalini Balance Meditation has helped me tremendously. I also feel more level headed and less sensitive to stress. I have had the honor of doing distance Reiki with several people and a few dogs and cats over the course of the past 7 months. I am a firm believer in the power of Reiki to heal ourselves and our planet. Thank you again for this post Pamela. I think it can be very confusing to people new to Reiki and confused about where to turn to find the right teacher.
It is a very individual process and your advice and expertise is helpful. Krystal, who said distant and in-person training is the issue, other than you? Why do you say any of these comments have bashed distant training? Some commenters have simply and respectfully stated the advantages they find in-person training to offer. I wrote this post to help people evaluate the options available to them and make their own choice.
In-person vs. There is great diversity in the Reiki community, and we all have much to gain from a respectful, thoughtful dialogue among practitioners with various perspectives. But we have to be careful about the assumptions we have regarding what other practitioners think. I, for one, do not understand Reiki to be energy, nor do I see Reiki masters as channels.
Looking carefully to understand what others are saying, and articulating our own experience in clear neutral language are more likely to bring us together in community. Your response to Krystal is totally out of line. I have lost all respect and admiration for you after reading the way you defensively react to others. It has more to do with treating people respectfully, expressing oneself clearly, and a willingness to serve. And of course, daily hands-on Reiki self practice.
So what I was writing about had nothing to do with your consistency on your views. I feel you you are incapable of that. Seems someone has to keep you in line! Christopher, to have a meaningful airing of different views, it is important to distinguish between views and people. You can disagree with me without making personal attacks: argue the points rather than putting down the person you disagree with.
If you are interested in having respectful dialogue, your comments are welcome. But if you continue to make personal attacks, no more of your comments will be published. I really do not see why everyone is bashing being taught distantly. That being said the Reiki Master channels the energy from source and then attunes the person.
This is because the Reiki Master is the vessel for the energy to flow through them and into the new student. How you learn Reiki distant or in -person is not the issue here. I do agree that any student has to do research when finding a Reiki Master for either in-person or distant.
And just so you all know my Reiki Master who taught me distantly is the one who communicates with me the MOST and makes sure that I was assilimating to the energy correctly and just chit chat about other Reiki stories.
I still talk to my other Reiki Master but we do not discuss Reiki too much and her lineage is closely linked to William Rand. They were there for me every step of the way with emails with any questions I had about the attunement, etc.
When I actually received the attunement it literally felt like she was there with me having an in-person, and this is because Reiki is energy and energy is NOT limited to just in-person sessions or attunements. Saying a distant attunement does not work or that is wrong is saying that all the distant healing sessions do not work either and we ALL know they work!!
Why deny a distant teacher that same respect of a distant healing?? To say that one method is better than the other is just sad, the energy still flows the same way and the student still receives the energy in the same fashion.
The REAL issue with distant learning is making sure the teacher is legit, but this also goes to any teacher not just the distant ones. You can have fraud in-person classes just as much as fraud distant teachers. This requires the student to be mindful of what to look out for when it comes to a legit Reiki teacher. That being all said, I hope I shed some light here on why distant and in-person training is not the issue when it comes to learning Reiki, the real issue at hand is doing the research to make sure they are legit.
In my teaching practice, students are required to have ample practice and processing time between levels as well as requirements they have to fulfill before moving to the next. It deeply saddens me to see People being taught Reiki levels in a weekend or worse yet, being Mastered in the same weekend. I have also seen the videos being sold in which people are attuned and taught.
Many times I have students from other classes refresh with me and be astonished at what they were not taught in these large all- in- one- weekend classes. This is a succinct guide to help prospective Reiki students seek and find the teacher who is right for them. Researching their needs, using your guidelines will be helpful. I am also an advocate for learning Reiki in person.
The personal contact, sharing of stories and witnessing others experiences, enriches the students own learning. We all learn in different ways and a successful Reiki class incorporates auditory, visual and kinesthetic learning styles. Even though the content is the same, each class is different and the right students always come together.
Shared hands on treatments enable students to gain confidence and become comfortable with all the hand positions. Students begin to experience the subtle variations of how we feel Reiki energy in our hands. Discussions of their experiences of self treatments reinforce the value of self treatments becoming a daily practice for each student. Without this discussion, the learning is totally one sided and not experiential. I offer my students a monthly support night to come together, share treatments, ask questions and discuss their own stories of giving and receiving Reiki.
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