Reiki
Reiki is the Japanese word for the Universal Life Force that surrounds us. Although Reiki is often viewed as a form of energy that is used for healing, I like to think of it as divinely directed energy that sets you upon a path of spiritual development or enhances the path you have already chosen. So, from my perspective, the first 'use' of Reiki is to strengthen you in the work you decide to do upon yourself. Simply by using Reiki on yourself, you will experience its transformative power.
Because Reiki connects you to the positive healing forces of the Cosmic, it also has the ability to alleviate suffering and to assist in healing the physical, mental, and emotional bodies. It always works for the highest good of all concerned and will not interfere with the soul intention of an individual (human or animal).
Who Can Learn Reiki?
Each of us can be connected to this transformative energy. This is done through a process called an attunement, which is performed by a Reiki Master. After your attunement, you will have access to Reiki to assist you in your continued development and for the facilitation of healing and alleviation of stress for yourself as well as others.
What are the Levels of Reiki & What Occurs at Each Level?
In the Usui Tibetan tradition, there are four levels of Reiki
- Reiki I, where the energy is transmitted through the hands to yourself, to another, or to a crystal or object.
- Reiki II, where the energy is 'sent' across a distance to the recipient or situation without time or space barriers (this includes past, present, and future).
- Advanced Reiki Training (Master-Practitioner) where you are given access to the higher levels of Reiki knowledge, including the Usui Master Symbol which is a portal to higher consciousness, so that you may continue your path of personal development and journey with Reiki.
- Reiki Master, where the practitioner makes the commitment to pass the work on by teaching others and learns the attunement process and how to prepare to teach classes at all levels.
In Reiki Level I Training you will:
- Be attuned to Reiki so that you may use it on yourself and others
- Learn and practice the hand positions used in the Usui System of Natural Healing
- Give and receive Reiki treatments
- Learn the history and ethics behind Reiki
- Learn and practice the Microcosmic Orbit Meditation
- Learn and practice the Power Symbol, which is the first ancient, sacred Reiki symbol. You will learn to use the Power Symbol to -
- Empower goals
- Focus energy during your Reiki sessions
- Increase the magnitude of the energy coming through
- Assist with the removal of blockages
- Facilitate and enhance relaxation and healing
- Clear and seal a space
- Protect yourself and others
- Protect property
- Bless your food and drink
- Charge crystals
Why take Reiki Level II training?
If you are ready to continue your personal journey with Reiki, the next formal step is Reiki Level II Training.
Reiki II increases the amount of energy flowing into and through you to enhance your spiritual development and to increase the strength of the treatments you do for yourself and for others.
In Reiki Level II Training, you will:
- Be attuned to and learn to use the Usui symbols that allow you to send this healing energy to others across a distance (the Distant Symbol) and that assist in situations that require the calming and shifting of mental and emotional states (the Mental/Emotional Symbol).
- Learn to use the Distant Symbol to send Reiki when a hands-on session is impractical or not possible. For example, you can set up a session to send Reiki to a -
- Living person or animal
- Person or an animal who has passed on
- Hard to reach part of your own body
- Situation - past, present, or future
- Learn to use the Mental/Emotional Symbol which
- Calms the mind
- Can be used to enhance affirmations and visualizations
- Assists with situations, like examinations or job interviews, that can be stressful
- Get lots of practice using these symbols for your own life events and for the people and animals in your life.
What Happens in Advanced Reiki Training?
Are you ready for the next leap?
At this level of Reiki training, often referred to as Master Practitioner training, you will be attuned to and learn to use the Usui Master Symbol. This attunement is a portal to a whole different dimension of practice, consciousness, and self-development - the crossing of a threshold. You will also learn -
- About and practice a technique called "psychic surgery"
- How to use the pyramid grid for -
- Advanced distant work
- Extended Reiki sessions
- Charging crystals and water
Interested in Teaching? Reiki Master Training is Your Next Step
At the Reiki Master level you are making the commitment to pass Reiki on to others by teaching classes.
In this class, you will -
- Learn how to attune others to Reiki and discuss how to present all levels of Reiki Training
- Practice your new knowledge
- Prepare a plan to assist with Reiki classes as part of your training
- Begin to think about your course materials