I’m not sure that I’ll be able to do Reiki – are you sure anyone can learn?

Everyone who has received the attunements is able to give themselves treatments, and other people too if they want to. You do not need to be able to learn lots of information or sit any tests, the workshop is very simple and mainly about you getting used to the energy. Children and people from all walks of life find that they learn Reiki very easily.

I’m not very comfortable with the ‘touch’ side of Reiki, will that be a problem in the workshop?

A lot of people in our society feel uncomfortable touching other people, because they are not brought up in families where they are used to much contact other than with their partners. Reiki workshops are kept to a small number of people to ensure a friendly environment for people to get used to the hands-on aspect. You also do not have to give another person a treatment if you don’t want to, but most people find that once they get over their initial concerns, they really enjoy doing a treatment during the workshop.

Why is Reiki taught in several levels?

The first Reiki workshop teaches you how to treat yourself & friends. It includes information on the history and principles of Reiki, and the hand positions to use to give yourself and someone else a treatment. The first degree is complete in itself, and can be learnt without going any further.

The second Reiki degree is for people who want to learn more about their own healing, or want to become Reiki practitioners. It covers information on how to focus the energy for specific uses, such as healing habits that are not beneficial or helping to deal with emotional issues. The workshop also teaches how to send energy to someone who is not physically present.

The third Reiki degree is usually broken into two sections. The first workshop teaches more information on focusing energy for specific purposes, and how to do the first of the attunements, which can be used as an extra boost of energy for someone’s healing. For those who have enjoyed treating other people and who have the desire and skills to teach others, further training teaches how to do all of the attunements and pass on the system of Reiki to others.

Do you feel drained of energy when you give someone else a treatment?

No! When you are giving someone a treatment the energy is coming through you to the other person, so you are receiving a treatment too. The Reiki attunements open up the channels for more energy to flow through you, go are not using your own energy when you treat someone else. Most people feel energised themselves after giving someone else a treatment