Do You Feel the Calling to Learn Reiki?

As a reiki master/teacher, when I ask my students why they wish to learn reiki I am often told that they have felt a calling to learn it, they feel drawn to reiki in a way which is difficult to put into words. I believe that this calling is due to a person becoming more intuitive. When we go with … Read More

Reduce Anxiety & Depression During the Menopause with Reiki

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Menopause is not an illness or disease, it is a biological change that most women go through unless they have had surgical intervention. Some women remain symptom free or experience few symptoms at this time, however, there are many women who suffer with anxiety and depression due to fluctuating hormone levels. One of the ways to reduce depression and anxiety … Read More

How Learning Reiki Can Boost Your Mood

Reiki is Universal energy that is used for the highest good of an individual. A practitioner can work with reiki in 2 ways: By treating themselves through a self-treatment meditation By treating others, carrying out either a full body treatment or s sport treatment on a single area. Reiki helps your mood in 2 ways: When you draw down the … Read More

Why Does Reiki Make Me Feel Relaxed?

The majority of people who either give or receive reiki feel relaxed at the end of the session. The reiki practitioner channels reiki for the highest good of the recipient, with no expectations and with a clear mind. The client generally lies on a therapy couch and feels the warmth of the energy which is calming and relaxing. Both client … Read More

How Often Should Someone Have a Reiki Treatment?

That is a very good question and one that I have been asked more times than I can remember! A full reiki treatment should last between 45 minutes and one hour. There are times when a person may have a treatment just to experience what the energy feels like, or perhaps they have been bought a reiki treatment as a … Read More

Learning Reiki Hand Positions

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On the reiki first degree course a number of standard hand positions are taught. The reason that reiki can be seen to be fairly prescriptive at this stage is so that you begin to get a feel for the energy and so that you can focus on sending the energy rather than thinking about where you should or could work … Read More

Learning Reiki Symbols

Reiki symbols are taught on the second degree course. Each symbol has a specific sound, a vibrational frequency. Two of the symbols can be used during a reiki treatment  A third symbol symbol can be used to carry out distant healing and to create a feeling of oneness.  It is a wonderful feeling to be able to direct the energy … Read More

Can I “Do” Reiki?

One of the most common questions that I am asked by reiki first degree students and those who have yet to decide if they would like to study a reiki course is, will I be able to do it. The answer is yes! We are all born with the ability to heal others. Remember back to when you were a … Read More

What Are the Reiki Second Degree Symbols Used For?

There are three reiki symbols that are taught on the second degree course. Two of those symbols will give a specific energy and they are called Cho-Ku-Ray, this is a heavy grounding energy, and the second is called Sei-Hei-Ki and this is a much lighter, heavenly energy. Both of these symbols can be used during a reiki treatment as specific … Read More

Where Does Reiki Come From?

It is generally accepted that Mikao Usui who was born in 1865 was the founder of Reiki. Shortly after his birth, Japan began a transformation. Christianity was declared illegal and those who refused to renounce it were executed. The majority of Japanese had to register at Shinto temples. The ban on Christianity was only lifted in 1873 after Japan was … Read More