There
are many different training methods and philosophies regarding Reiki
training.
There is the traditional method
that can be traced back to Mrs. Takata and we have the nontraditional
Reiki training where the classes often are expanded to include for
example scanning, beaming and balancing of the chakras.
There is also
more and more contact with Japanese Reiki Practitioners and this will
hopefully give us a better understanding of Mikao Usui's original
teaching methods.
Reiki I Training
The
Reiki Master talks about the Reiki principles and about some of Reiki's
history. Then the student receives an attunement and the rest of the
day is spent on practicing the hand positions.
After
the
attunement the student becomes a Reiki Practitioner and is now ready to
channel Reiki,
universal
life force energy, through her/his hands.
This
first attunement is also called the physical or awakening attunement.
It is the initial opening of the healing channels and it often results
in a detoxification process that takes up to a month. Your intuition
will also develop and this will be helpful both when you practice Reiki
and in everyday life.
Some people already
have
healing
hands and will feel a stronger flow of energy and for
others it is a
first time experience. The Reiki flow can manifest itself in different
ways but it is often felt as a warm or tickling feeling in the palm
chakras.
Reiki can be practiced to heal others
or as a self-healing.
Reiki II Training
The Reiki I Practitioner will now be
introduced to three Reiki symbols and learn distant healing.
Suddenly,
boundaries of space and time becomes transparent. With distant healing,
Reiki can be sent to the past or future, or to heal someone that is in
another place.
The fact that it can be sent to
the past
makes it possible to treat old traumas from this or previous lives.
This is part of the total healing process where emotional and mental
issues as well as physical are addressed.
After
this attunement the student often goes through an emotional healing
process that takes up to six month.
Reiki ART
& Master Training
Reiki
III, consisting of Advanced Reiki training and Master
training, is a natural step for those who want to teach Reiki.
The
world is in need of Reiki, and some
nontraditional
Reiki Masters now teach Reiki ART & Master courses
for a
fraction of what the traditional Reiki Masters used to charge.
Advanced
Reiki Training (ART) is an intermediate class between Reiki II and
Master. It was introduced by Reiki Master William L. Rand at The
International Center for Reiki Training, USA.
During
this
class the student will be introduced to specific methods of meditating
on the symbols, connecting to Reiki Guides, scanning the aura, beaming
the energy and any other healing aids or therapies the teaching Reiki
Master is familiar with. For example crystals, gemstones, pendulums and
floral essences to mention a few.
Two more
symbols are also
introduced, these symbols are both used when giving attunements. One of
them are also used during healing.
