| Reiki, as "universal life force energy," is accessible to | | | | From this point on (for life) the practitioner can let Reiki |
| some degree by everyone and everything. In this | | | | flow through the hands for benefit of self and others. |
| sense, many people use a little Reiki without realizing it! | | | | The second difference between Reiki and other forms |
| Two main differences exist between Reiki and other | | | | of energy work relates to the attunement process. |
| forms of energy work, and they are related. | | | | Because the attunement allows practitioners to tap |
| The first difference is that Reiki requires its | | | | more freely into universal life force energy, Reiki |
| practitioners receive an "attunement" by a certified | | | | practitioners do not become depleted while providing |
| Reiki Master Teacher. Breaking down the word, an | | | | energy work. This is a major difference, as many |
| attunement "tunes" the practitioner to Reiki energy. As | | | | forms of energy healing require meditation and |
| in acupuncture and yoga, Reiki, and particularly a Reiki | | | | breathing exercises in order to "build" a limited quantity |
| attunement, concerns itself with opening one's | | | | of energy. |
| meridians and chakras to their natural state of flow. | | | | As a flow of universal energy, Reiki remains unlimited |
| People might experience this process as "relaxing," | | | | and never tires the practitioner. In fact, because Reiki |
| "hot," "lots of colored lights," "a blissful experience," "a | | | | flows through the practitioner, it actually treats the |
| sense of childlike wonder," or "the breath of God." | | | | "healer" as well as the "healee." I put these words in |
| There's no right or wrong experience. | | | | quotes because Reiki also allows us to step outside |
| During the attunement, the Reiki Master Teacher | | | | the dichotomy of giving versus receiving. At the end of |
| opens the chakras in a practitioner's hands, so that | | | | any attunement or session, the Reiki Master says |
| Reiki energy can now flow freely through their hands. | | | | silently, "We are both blessed by this process. |
| People often notice it as a feeling of heat or tingling. | | | | |