It is common for people who know nothing of this healing modality to
ask what results they may find by having a session. Talk to any active
Reiki practitioner and you will find many ways in which “results” are
manifested through their work. Stories of healing abound with each of
them because of their own health experiences as well as their clients.
Yet when we’re just beginning (and even a bit of time into) our
practice, there are many questions in our own minds as well, especially
if we’ve never done a “hands on” healing modality before learning Reiki.
“How do I know this is working?” is what we may ask ourselves. Our
novice hands and inability to imagine the potential often cause us to
doubt how Reiki energy will develop into tangible results for ourselves
and others.
Thankfully, universal life force energy has a mind of its own!
Truthfully, success with Reiki is similar to many other types of
endeavors. If we put significant effort into the project, common sense
will tell us results should follow. Being a scratch golfer takes more
than three plays on the course. Playing an instrument takes years; art
forms of all kinds require an investment of time as well as money, much
like starting a new business.
Below is a compilation of thoughts accumulated from many
conversations and experiences. No doubt you will find another point or
two to add because it’s been effective for you, and I invite
conversation to expand the list based on your experiences too.
1. Be an enthusiastic student.
Acquire the best possible training you can from active practicing
Master Teachers. Be inquisitive, curious and willing to do things just
as they say; after you have been active for a while will be soon enough
to mold what you learn into your own style. Give yourself time to grow
into your new role.
2. Allow yourself to be coach-able.
Find a mentor you admire and who has shown themselves to be a
remarkable teacher in some area of Reiki expertise. You may even desire a
team of coaches, inviting them based on their particular gifts.
Establish a continual line of communication with them and always be
willing to ask how to improve not only your work but your outlook.
3. Practice Reiki on yourself – daily!
This sounds obvious, and yet I’ve heard many say they have difficulty
“making time” for it. As with any skill, you’re only as good as that
which you do frequently. If you get out of practice, it will come back
to you, surely. Just remember – if you’re working on others, you want to
be able to say (with confidence) that you know what you are doing. When
you’re experiencing results on yourself on a regular basis, it will be
easy to tell someone else how Reiki results may manifest for them.
4. Create structure for your practice.
The reason behind structure is to help yourself stay on task. Whether
you prefer a certain time of the day, want to always utilize the Reiki
hand placements or symbols, or have your Reiki room arranged in a
certain configuration – these are all valid structure you can organize
to keep you focused. It’s quite easy to get out of sync when the
busyness of life takes over. So create your own protocol and follow it.
Allow yourself flexibility to change your process as your clients
require it, your expertise grows and life and work styles change.
5. Preparation counts.
Whether you are working on yourself, with a hands-on client or doing a
distance session – be aware of your schedule. Give yourself 15-30
minutes or more before the session to become calm and centered. Know
which music is most beneficial for the upcoming session. If you use
crystals or oils with Reiki, have them ready. If you’ve had a
challenging day, use a clearing method that will take away the residual
energy of others/situations. Get into a space of high spiritual
connection that allows you to receive the universal life force energy
for the best and highest good of each recipient.
6. Go with the flow – literally.
All energy work manifests based on individual experiences; responses
vary. When you work on others, remember that the structure you use is
not as important as being open to the needs of the person whose energy
is in your hands. With Reiki, you can do no harm, so experiment.
Use/practice any new hand movements you may have read about based on the
client’s energy manifestation. Be open to all the sensations. Be
mindful of what occurs, and if it’s a new experience, make a mental note
to yourself if you need to talk through it with your mentor later.
7. Let Reiki complement all other therapies.
It has often been said that “many therapies working together” allows
for greater benefit to a person. Reiki truly is a modality that
harmonizes with just about any other form of ‘treatment’, allopathic or
wholistic. Therefore, be discerning of a person’s needs; use your Reiki
skills in combination with other energy modalities to serve the best and
highest good of your client, with their permission of course.
8. Listen and observe.
Whether you’re working with a Master, teaching a student or a
communicating with a client, your learning will be elevated further by
using all of your senses. Yet hearing, sight and even smell seem the
most important to me. It is through those three (when someone shares
with you things that only a mind-reader might discern) that you will
then be able to further sense beyond the conscious into the heart of
your own and others spiritual needs. The energy in your hands may feel
elevated, more palpable, because conscious thoughts shared through the
power of the Word have heightened your awareness even more.
9. Continue your education.
This point cannot be stressed strongly enough. Reiki is a
continuous-learning modality. Not one session will pass where you
haven’t learned or felt something new. You have everything to gain by
reading, taking courses, engaging other practitioners, participating in
Reiki Shares, etc. The more you educate yourself, the greater the
benefit of the practice, and the better results your clients will sense
from your work.
10. Recognize yourself as capable.
Accept all things as possible, learn from others, and be willing and
flexible to any subtle shift in the energy field – it may be changes in
the environment, a physical response to your work, or a connection with
the divine. Whatever the experience, know that you have the ability and
the strength of character to do that which is good and right and
necessary. You are an amazing person, beaming Light for all to see.
Results are a natural response to the work you are manifesting.
----Stay Blessed----
