I have just received my teacher attunement, This is a development I am incredibly excited about.
I intend to do 4 or 5 free level 1 attunements before I start charging - for family and friends. But what is a reasonable charge for a level 1 attunement? I intend to work 1 to 1 mainly
All advice and input gratefully received.
Love and light
I have just received my teacher attunement, This is a development I am incredibly excited about.
Congratulations on your achievement. I wish you all the best with your endeavours :).
Hi Tashanie,
Perhaps take a look around on the web to see what other masters in your area are charging to give you an idea, as it can vary by locality as well as by master experience (or read that as ego if you prefer 😉 ). It also depends how long the course is you are going to teach. My level 1 (a good few years back now) was a weekend course and cost about £120 if I recall correctly, which included plenty of group practice and feedback as well as 4 attunements over the days etc.
Is there a reason you wish to work 1 to 1? It's not easy to teach someone how to do Reiki on another person if there's only the two of you. Small groups allow for good practice and feedback whilst being inclusive of everyone there.
All Love and Reiki Hugs
Hi Tashanie,
Perhaps take a look around on the web to see what other masters in your area are charging to give you an idea, as it can vary by locality as well as by master experience (or read that as ego if you prefer 😉 ). It also depends how long the course is you are going to teach. My level 1 (a good few years back now) was a weekend course and cost about £120 if I recall correctly, which included plenty of group practice and feedback as well as 4 attunements over the days etc.
Is there a reason you wish to work 1 to 1? It's not easy to teach someone how to do Reiki on another person if there's only the two of you. Small groups allow for good practice and feedback whilst being inclusive of everyone there.
All Love and Reiki Hugs
I was taught one-to-one.
If I am working one-to-one I don;t have to worry about holding others back because one person doesn't understand something
Initially I think doing more than one attunement in a day is going to be challenging. The one I did under supervision left me feeling VERY drained.
I know I can produce a guinea pig who will enjoy a free reiki session from my student.
How did you get feedback from your students abut the 21 days of self healing?
I know people do do weekend courses and I have always wondered that. I didn;'t get my certificate until my master was happy I had done the 21 days
love and light
Sally
I was taught one-to-one.
If I am working one-to-one I don;t have to worry about holding others back because one person doesn't understand something
Initially I think doing more than one attunement in a day is going to be challenging. The one I did under supervision left me feeling VERY drained.
I know I can produce a guinea pig who will enjoy a free reiki session from my student.How did you get feedback from your students abut the 21 days of self healing?
I know people do do weekend courses and I have always wondered that. I didn;'t get my certificate until my master was happy I had done the 21 days
love and light
Sally
Ok, I see your Reiki Master was working to some "reiki myths". There isn't such a thing as 21 days of self healing. Self healing is something that reiki practitioners should do for themselves every day. The 21 day thing came from the history of Reiki where Usui sensei spent 21 days meditating on the mountain when he received he enlightenment to Reiki. Saying that, my Reiki master taught the same when I first learnt, and we were given our certificates at the end of the weekend, but I have continued to learn since then, through continued practice at Reiki shares (one's I've attended that my master was running, other masters were running, and one's I've set up and run too). Working in a group we had an intensive weekend and got plenty of practice and our master was easily satisfied that we had learnt sufficient for Reiki 1 by the end of it, though we were encouraged to attend Reiki shares and practice and continue with self healing.
It's odd that you say doing an attunement left you feeling drainined... it should in fact leave you feeling energized... I'm wondering if you're using our own internal ki energy rather than channelling reiki when doing it?
All Love and Reiki Hugs
All Love and Reiki Hugs
Hi,
Welcome to the world of teaching.
If I may address a couple of points...teaching is exhausting, especially at the beginning. Each time we initiate someone else we get re initiated so you have to go through the energy of that again - which is of course fun! But spending time with people giving them your full attention and energy is exhausting. There's no denying it! So one to one is a great way to start. Also we get nervous when we start - not of the Reiki - but of us a teacher.
I mostly teach one to one at the first degree. No guinea pigs needed for me as I teach that the first degree is for self healing only. After all Usui said we must heal ourselves before we begin to heal others. I haven't trained a single person who has said they would like to have worked with others after their first degree. They ALL were grateful for the chance to get to know Reiki in themselves before heading to the 2nd degree. It really is worth taking the time to heal yourself first. And practically speaking there is so much to teach in a first degree over the two days that I simply wouldn't know how to fit in the teaching about working with others.
Kindest regards,
Christina
Hi,
Welcome to the world of teaching.
If I may address a couple of points...teaching is exhausting, especially at the beginning. Each time we initiate someone else we get re initiated so you have to go through the energy of that again - which is of course fun! But spending time with people giving them your full attention and energy is exhausting. There's no denying it! So one to one is a great way to start. Also we get nervous when we start - not of the Reiki - but of us a teacher.I mostly teach one to one at the first degree. No guinea pigs needed for me as I teach that the first degree is for self healing only. After all Usui said we must heal ourselves before we begin to heal others. I haven't trained a single person who has said they would like to have worked with others after their first degree. They ALL were grateful for the chance to get to know Reiki in themselves before heading to the 2nd degree. It really is worth taking the time to heal yourself first. And practically speaking there is so much to teach in a first degree over the two days that I simply wouldn't know how to fit in the teaching about working with others.
Kindest regards,
Christina
I am nervous of doing justice to reiki in what I teach. My scientific background gives me a different perspective on things - a perspective that doesn't always sit well with traditionalists. I sat thought my reiki 1 patiently listening to information about chakra's while I had grave doubts about the whole idea of chakra's and aura's.
I was taught level one is for self healing - and treating family and friends. For me that is why the 21 days self healing is important. You DO heal yourself before you try it on others
I can respect Energyplz'z differing views - I know different masters do teach different things. But I believe each master will do what is right for them and their students.
Respect for my teacher means I will stick to what she taught me at first. I am sure experience will change what and how I do things over time.
My main reason for wanting to become a teacher isn't to teach others to heal - it is to give others a tool for spiritual development - and that was at the core of Usui's teachings. I also want to make sure they have a good grounding in ethics etc so that if they DO heal others they do so in the right way
Love and light
I am nervous of doing justice to reiki in what I teach. My scientific background gives me a different perspective on things - a perspective that doesn't always sit well with traditionalists. I sat thought my reiki 1 patiently listening to information about chakra's while I had grave doubts about the whole idea of chakra's and aura's.
I assume that you have come to terms with this dichotomy on a personal level. In that case, simply teach what you believe to be true. No one can do more.
I also have a scientific background. If there’s a problem with this that I can’t come to terms with, I discuss it – with friends either shamanic or scientific (sometimes both) and with my spirit teachers. If my students disagree with my point of view it can lead to interesting discussions and learning for us all.
(Were chakras part of original reiki teaching? If so, why is a Hindu idea in a Japanese system? Or did it slip in via Buddhism?)
I assume that you have come to terms with this dichotomy on a personal level. In that case, simply teach what you believe to be true. No one can do more.
I also have a scientific background. If there’s a problem with this that I can’t come to terms with, I discuss it – with friends either shamanic or scientific (sometimes both) and with my spirit teachers. If my students disagree with my point of view it can lead to interesting discussions and learning for us all.
(Were chakras part of original reiki teaching? If so, why is a Hindu idea in a Japanese system? Or did it slip in via Buddhism?)
Hi Crowan,
As far as I know, chakras were not an original part of reiki teaching. As you say, they are Indian teachings rather than Japanese. I think they found their way into reiki teachings after coming to the west but I'm not sure of the details of how and when (I'm sure someone on here will be able to fill me in on that)
Hi Tashanie
I too was taught in this way. I think the 21 day self healing is a good thing, however I do have one problem with the teaching. It seems to imply that once you've done it, then you can stop self healing every day and just do it occasionally (which is exactly what I did) when really, its probably just as important to sustain the daily self healing after the 21days......perhaps even more so.
Love
Crystal elf
I too was taught in this way. I think the 21 day self healing is a good thing, however I do have one problem with the teaching. It seems to imply that once you've done it, then you can stop self healing every day and just do it occasionally (which is exactly what I did) when really, its probably just as important to sustain the daily self healing after the 21days......perhaps even more so.
Does this imply that you never reach a point of sustainable health? That it always has to be 'topped up'?
Does this imply that you never reach a point of sustainable health? That it always has to be 'topped up'?
If I can answer this with my thoughts on the matter...
Reiki is more than achieving sustainable health, Reiki is about aiming for one's perfection. Maintaining a perfect balance of physical, emotional and spiritual well-being while living in a physical world requires daily effort to achieve and once achieved, to maintain. We are all exposed to stresses on a physical, emotional and spiritual level constantly, simply by living. These stresses affect our health, well-being, our perfection, and can and should be healed with Reiki daily. I have yet to meet any individual who is perfectly healed on every level at every instant of every day.
If I can answer this with my thoughts on the matter...
Reiki is more than achieving sustainable health, Reiki is about aiming for one's perfection. Maintaining a perfect balance of physical, emotional and spiritual well-being while living in a physical world requires daily effort to achieve and once achieved, to maintain. We are all exposed to stresses on a physical, emotional and spiritual level constantly, simply by living. These stresses affect our health, well-being, our perfection, and can and should be healed with Reiki daily. I have yet to meet any individual who is perfectly healed on every level at every instant of every day.
Okay. Thanks.:)
(I'll stick to other methods, though)
Okay. Thanks.
(I'll stick to other methods, though)
Yes, there are many ways to heal, to develop, to grow, to evolve. Each of us can find the way or ways that best suit us.
to heal, to develop, to grow, to evolve.
And are you saying that these are the same things, or that reiki helps all of them?
In what sense does 'evolve' belong in there?
Does this imply that you never reach a point of sustainable health? That it always has to be 'topped up'?
Yup.......what Omega said!:D
The way I understand it is that the self healing is not just for health, but also to aid spiritual growth/health. You could be healthy one day, then due to the events of the day or your unhealthy choices, you could reduce that state of 'health' by the next day. So self healing helps you maintain your healthy state. (I'm using the term healthy very loosely to describe not only physical health, but also emotional and spiritual wellbeing)
Also, what I meant when I said self healing was probably more important after 21 days is this.......I feel that by receiving reiki attunements and doing self healing, you become like an athlete who has to keep training (by self healing) so as to maintain fitness for their sport (healing self, others, and spiritual growth). If the athlete stops training regularly, then although they may still be healthy, they will eventually loose their prowess in their sport.
Of course, reiki is not the only means to do this.......you could use shamanism instead. But I'm guessing there is a similarity in some way. If I was to go for a shamanic healing to restore my health, does this mean that once restored, I could never be unhealthy again and never need another treatment for an ailment (even the same one) again?
For me self healing is not a choice - it is a part of me. Because I love and hence care for myself I self heal. I have opened my life to Reiki, and other healing energies, and they are such a part of me that I now can't imagine not self healing. Just because I became a master it doesn't mean that I have no problems, It means that I have the skills to heal them at a deeper level than I could before. And yet - there is always more healing that could be done.
I find too many people are in such a rush to heal others that they neglect themselves. I always say - if we can heal ourselves we have done something miraculous for the world. If we manage to help one other person then we have gone beyond miraculous and if we are lucky enough to work full time as a healer - well we are truly blessed.
If we all just did something miraculous then this world would be an even more amazing place than it already is. Never neglect yourself.
Kindest regards,
Christina
Of course, reiki is not the only means to do this.......you could use shamanism instead. But I'm guessing there is a similarity in some way. If I was to go for a shamanic healing to restore my health, does this mean that once restored, I could never be unhealthy again and never need another treatment for an ailment (even the same one) again?
Shamanism doesn’t treat ailments, it deals with the spiritual problems of which the ailment is a symptom. The cause is usually something missing (soul or power) or something there which should not be (an intrusion). If you came for a healing and I did (for example) a soul retrieval, then no, that soul retrieval would not need doing again. We are, generally, so messed up by the time we discover any spiritual way of healing, that it can take several years of work to get to a stage of being whole, but once we are there, we know what that feels like and can deal with problems instantly.
On the whole, shamanism is used to heal others, not directly the practitioner. However, we do believe that we are (most of us) on a learning path and, therefore, we look at the reasons that something has gone wrong. It is in the working through these situations, with the help of our spirit friends, that we develop.
One of the things that I don’t really get about Reiki, is the idea of spiritual development without actually learning anything. How does being healed lead to development?
Shamanism doesn’t treat ailments, it deals with the spiritual problems of which the ailment is a symptom. The cause is usually something missing (soul or power) or something there which should not be (an intrusion). If you came for a healing and I did (for example) a soul retrieval, then no, that soul retrieval would not need doing again. We are, generally, so messed up by the time we discover any spiritual way of healing, that it can take several years of work to get to a stage of being whole, but once we are there, we know what that feels like and can deal with problems instantly.
Crowan
You are speaking in the language of the therapy you choose to believe in and in most respects that is no different to someone that chooses to practice Reiki. There will always be differences in descriptions according to what you have been taught be it Reiki or a form of Shamanic practice.
You say that you are unable to grasp the concept of spiritual development via self healing. Could it be that your method of practice does not allow a wider concept of insight? Sometimes the framework that an individual chooses to operate within does not allow a greater understanding to develop. Genuine insight will always surpass knowledge.
Spirit is the deeper side of humaness it is what lies within each of us; sometimes dormant sometimes active but always present. Spiritual development is a process of recognition; the ease of which that may happen is dependent on how fully an individual has chosen to embrace the human existence.
Self healing is the simple process of asking that the spirit within you emerges and aids your human growth and ease of passage through life. It is a vital part of who YOU are. When you reach within by simply asking for healing you set in motion a process beyond words or knowledge.
The emotions you retain have a direct impact on your health and well being; the ability to clear away those emotions that in truth serve no purpose will allow you to retain optimum health.
How do you come to understand the thoughts that work for you and those emotions that don’t? Well it is self healing that will reveal that you. At the deepest level it is about recognizing who you are as a human being and how you choose to portray yourself. Honesty, the courage to look in the mirror and examine what you see. Is that a therapy NO it is living the life you choose!
No self healing need take years; if that seems to be the case then question what you have been taught or reexamine your beliefs.
Each and every person is totally whole always; there is NO separation nothing is missing UNLESS that individual has been taught, told or chooses to believe that there is.
All therapies and healing systems have their explanations and reasons for being and equally attract those people that choose to follow the same footsteps and signposts.
To my understanding, with Reiki there is the healing side, which is the extending or laying on of hands to create healing and then there is the personal/spiritual development side of the modality which is the Reiki precepts.
They can be applied separately or together, but they do different things and IMO should not be confused with each other, healing is given to heal self or others when there is something that requires healing, when it is healed, the healing stops until something else manifests which requires healing, but the Reiki precepts are applied all of the time to help the individual to personally develop.
Some healing modalities only deal with the application of healing to self and others, whilst others deal with both healing and personal development, but then you get personal/spiritual development modalities that do not utilise healing, IMO it is important to understand the remits of both things and their uses and limitations.
You are speaking in the language of the therapy you choose to believe in and in most respects that is no different to someone that chooses to practice Reiki. There will always be differences in descriptions according to what you have been taught be it Reiki or a form of Shamanic practice.
Shamanism isn’t a therapy. It’s a belief system/religion that can be used (as can many other religions) for healing. First and foremost, it is a way for humans to stay in balance with the spirit worlds.
You say that you are unable to grasp the concept of spiritual development via self healing. Could it be that your method of practice does not allow a wider concept of insight? Sometimes the framework that an individual chooses to operate within does not allow a greater understanding to develop. Genuine insight will always surpass knowledge.
Of course we have insights. It wouldn’t be much of a spiritual system if it didn’t. But I questioned the idea that being healed leads to self-development. If someone comes to you with a physical ailment they do not necessarily have the intention to self-develop. Without that intention, they are not going to do so. Previous writings made it sound as if the process were automatic.
Spirit is the deeper side of humaness it is what lies within each of us; sometimes dormant sometimes active but always present. Spiritual development is a process of recognition; the ease of which that may happen is dependent on how fully an individual has chosen to embrace the human existence.
Self healing is the simple process of asking that the spirit within you emerges and aids your human growth and ease of passage through life. It is a vital part of who YOU are. When you reach within by simply asking for healing you set in motion a process beyond words or knowledge.
The emotions you retain have a direct impact on your health and well being; the ability to clear away those emotions that in truth serve no purpose will allow you to retain optimum health.
How do you come to understand the thoughts that work for you and those emotions that don’t? Well it is self healing that will reveal that you. At the deepest level it is about recognizing who you are as a human being and how you choose to portray yourself. Honesty, the courage to look in the mirror and examine what you see. Is that a therapy NO it is living the life you choose!
No self healing need take years; if that seems to be the case then question what you have been taught or reexamine your beliefs.
Each and every person is totally whole always; there is NO separation nothing is missing UNLESS that individual has been taught, told or chooses to believe that there is.
All therapies and healing systems have their explanations and reasons for being and equally attract those people that choose to follow the same footsteps and signposts.
Yes, I would agree with your last statement. If you want an easy path that requires little work and little direct communication with spirits then, yes, reiki is probably best for you.
This argument that I believe what I do, and experience what I do, because I have decided to could be applied to you as much as to anyone else.
Speaking to a friend who does both reiki and shamanism, she tells me that, in her experience, reiki alters your perception enough to then be able to self-develop, but does not do the work for you. It can show you the path but cannot walk it for you.
To my understanding, with Reiki there is the healing side, which is the extending or laying on of hands to create healing and then there is the personal/spiritual development side of the modality which is the Reiki precepts.
I think that is an incorrect analysis of Reiki. The healing aspect and the 'right thinking and right living' aspect are both an integral and essential part of personal/spiritual development. With Reiki (Japanese traditional) the concept is to unite and balance the physical, emotional and spiritual bodies, to create oneness with the self and with All. There is no separation between the physical, the emotional and the spiritual.
If you want an easy path that requires little work and little direct communication with spirits then, yes, reiki is probably best for you.
Reiki requires daily self-healing. I do at least 3 hours a day, more when I can. Reiki requires effort and commitment - the more effort and time invested, the greater the benefit.
Hi Omega1
Whilst I understand what you are saying, it does not align with what Usui taught.
My method is beyond a modern science so you do not need knowledge of medicine. If brain disease occurs, I treat a head. If it’s a stomach-ache, I treat a stomach. If it’s an eye disease, I treat eyes. You don’t have to take bitter medicine or stand for hot moxa treatment. It takes short time for a treatment with staring at affected area or breathing onto it or laying on of hands or stroking with hands. These are the reason why my method is very original.
Usui also said that one of the features of his healing method was that it heals difficult illnesses easily, he does say that a chronic illness might need some time, but they should feel improvements after the first session.
It appears that Usui did not perceive anything that his healing method could not cure.
I do not read Usui's words and think to myself that someone wanting to become healed by someone using Usui's method of healing has to go to the healer and receive healing for several hours a day, for many months or years in order for something to become healed, I would expect from reading his words for difficult illnesses to be healed relatively easily, I would also expect that if they healed easily that they will also heal relatively quickly using his healing method.
He did state that a healer needs to be able to heal themselves, so that they could also heal others, this I agree with, for to heal others is exactly the same as healing self, regardless of the method employed.
I look forward to the day when I can encounter someone who can actually use Usui's healing method the way that he used and taught it to others.
Usui also said that one of the features of his healing method was that it heals difficult illnesses easily, he does say that a chronic illness might need some time, but they should feel improvements after the first session.
I'm a little confused here Paul. What does the fact that Reiki can heal difficult illnesses easily have to do with the statement you made:
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To clarify, Reiki can be used to heal physical illnesses using the physical healing energy, emotional illnesses/trauma using the emotional healing energy and spiritual healing energy is used for spiritual development/healing. All 3 forms of healing are required for emotional, physical and spiritual well-being and balance.
I look forward to the day when I can encounter someone who can actually use Usui's healing method the way that he used and taught it to others.
Maybe you if you put more effort into your search you may find Reiki practitioners that practice Reiki correctly 🙂