Reiki

Most people have heard of Reiki, a lot of people understand what Reiki is and a number of people have experienced Reiki for themselves. I was not one of these people when I decided to train in Reiki. I simply followed my Qigong Teacher’s advice on what I could do to get myself well. He offered many courses in different modalities. I was already enjoying the benefits of regular Qigong classes and I was ready to expand further. He suggested I start with Reiki.

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From the very first Friday evening of a full weekend Level 1 training workshop, Reiki changed my life. I was attuned to Reiki on that first evening (the first of 4 attunements in that particular course) and when I arrived home late that first evening to an unsettled 18 month old baby, I felt Reiki for the first time. I picked up my daughter and started to pace around the family room as I had done on previous occasions, patting her back and hoping to soothe her on-going digestive issues so she could settle back to sleep, when I felt my hands become unusually warm. With surprise and delight, I knew instantly it was Reiki. I allowed Reiki to flow through, feeling privileged to be having this experience, and waiting to see if it would help my daughter. A short while later, I settled her back into her bed calm, comfortable and asleep, and I loved Reiki for the healing benefits it can bring from that moment on.