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Why Take a Reiki Course?

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Taking Reiki courses can dramatically change your life in so many ways. Some people spend years meditating every single day and will be unable to achieve in that time, what Reiki courses can help to achieve over a much shorter period. By taking a Reiki course and self-healing every day many of my students have achieved things that they previously would never have thought possible. If someone had told me that by learning Reiki I would find complete happiness and fulfilment 10 years ago I would have laughed, but now I know better! It isn’t rocket science, Reiki courses are simple to learn and by self-healing every day you can connect with your intuition and heal yourself on a physical, emotional and spiritual level. You don’t need to spend years meditating, in a two day Reiki course you can obtain the ability to heal yourself and others on all levels for a wide range of problems and conditions. You can change your life and the lives of others. Reiki is simple and natural to learn and absolutely anyone can learn Reiki if they are taught properly.

There are so many benefits that Reiki courses can offer that it is difficult to narrow it down to one article but I have listed below some reasons to take Reiki courses and what you won’t get from learning Reiki courses.

Reasons to take Reiki courses

• Reiki courses teach you how to self-heal, so that on a daily basis you can balance your body, mind and soul and heal any physical problems/conditions or emotional traumas that need addressing. A Reiki course will empower you to take control of your own health and well-being.

• Many people are looking for direction and guidance in life but do not know where to find it. If you feel like something is missing from your life, then you can benefit from learning a Reiki course. We all need spiritual fulfilment and a spiritual connection to be truly happy and if we are lacking in that, then we really have nothing. Learning a Reiki course will allow you to connect to your intuition or higher self. By doing this you will be able to make the choices that are right for you in life and follow your higher path on earth. By understanding the Universe and your place in the Universe you can achieve the true happiness that comes from satisfying your soul instead of your desires.

• Stress is a major contributing factor in a whole range of illnesses and millions of work days are lost per year due to stressed employees. A Reiki course can help you to find inner peace and clarity and by self-healing every day your worries will not seem so significant, as you start to see the ‘bigger picture’ and more purpose to life.

• Reiki courses don’t just relieve stress and help you to relax as is commonly believed. Reiki can actually be used to directly work on physical and emotional conditions. Reiki works by channelling the appropriate frequency into the body to bring the damaged area(s) back to a harmonious state of being. By taking level 1 and 2 Reiki courses you can learn how to use Reiki for yourself and others for conditions such as: stress, cancer, depression, torn ligaments, sports injuries, nerve damage, fractures, chronic fatigue syndrome, arthritis, addictions and more. Reiki can help with any illness.

• A process called ‘attunements’ are used on Reiki courses. These connect you to your higher self and help you to know yourself better. Many people like to think they are being true to their self but do not really understand their own true nature. Reiki shows you who you really are and opens up your mind to the things that you need in life rather than what you thought you wanted from life. Truth eludes many but a Reiki course and constant self-healing will open your mind to the truth and when you find it you will be amazed. As your awareness increases you will steadily begin to follow your higher path and will be astonished by what you can achieve.

• Do you ever feel like you are taking from life and not giving anything back? If you take the level 1 and 2 Reiki courses you will be able to offer Reiki treatments to others as well as yourself. Helping others with Reiki is a very soul satisfying endeavour and there is nothing quite like being able to offer a healing gift to someone in need. Treating others with Reiki and seeing them walk away happy, healthy and contented will show you the true meaning of unconditional love.

• Learning a Reiki course and self-healing will help you to see people as they really are. Often in life we give people the benefit of the doubt even if deep down we do not really trust them. We can often be blind to dishonesty and to people who are just out to use us. Learning Reiki can make you feel like you had lived in darkness your entire life and suddenly the light has been switched on. You can see people as they really are. You can distinguish your real friends from those who have a hidden agenda. This will help you to only give your time and energy to those who really deserve it.

• Everyone accumulates emotional traumas in life, whether they are consciously aware of this or otherwise. Many people think that by burying a trauma or even by talking through a trauma that they have dealt with it. This is not true. Emotional traumas leave a negative energy in our bodies and if this energy is left to fester and not removed our emotional traumas continually hold us back in life and prevent us from achieving our full potential. Reiki courses teach you how to heal these emotional traumas by healing the negative energy associated with them. This will ensure that you no longer feel any pain linked with the past and you will finally be free to be your true self, without anything to hold you back.

• Many people get trapped in a vicious circle follow the same unhealthy lifestyle patterns and habits over their lifetime. Despite attempts to change this behaviour many people are too bogged down by their life and unmotivated to make the huge changes they need in their life. Reiki courses can change the way you look at life and deal with situations. Suddenly it doesn’t become so difficult to make those essential changes. They just naturally occur as and when they need to. A newfound perspective will help you to love yourself more and love others more but in such a way that they will not take you for granted.

• I briefly mentioned it earlier but it deserves a point to itself, happiness is something that everyone longs for and very few people actually achieve. The founder of Reiki, Mikao Usui, said that Reiki was the ‘art of inviting happiness.’ People very often misconceive what it means to be truly happy and wrongly associate fulfilment with, for example: their status in society, the pursuit of physical desires such as material possessions, having a family, being intellectual and high achieving, recreational drinking and drugs, having many sexual partners. All of these things can only lead to short term fulfilment and then the person is left wondering where their next high is going to come from. True happiness comes from being inextricably connected to your intuition or higher self and following your true path on earth, from understanding the Universe and your place in the Universe. Without that bond the soul suffers.

Reiki courses can set you on the path to enlightenment. Whether you choose to self-heal everyday is up to you and how far and fast you take it is up to you but Reiki shows you your path. Once you set foot upon the path and begin the journey you know that you are on the way to discovering happiness. Who could ask for more? Reiki is much more than just a therapy. Reiki is the way of the Universe.

What Reiki courses won’t do!

• Taking Reiki courses will not miraculously make your life perfect. You have to put in the hard work and effort of self-healing everyday and as your intuition guides you, you in turn must follow it. Some people come to a Reiki course thinking that this is the culmination of their journey. Taking a Reiki course is the beginning of your journey. We provide the connection to your intuition and the tools to self-heal and pursue enlightenment and the rest of the hard work is up to you. The rewards for your spiritual and self-development are infinite and invaluable though, when you put in the effort.

• There are no gurus! When you learn a Reiki course you are given a foundation for self-healing and self-development and perhaps some general guidance. A Reiki course is not an opportunity to find a guru who will tell you what to do in every aspect of your life. The choices are yours to make and yours only. We are Reiki teachers, we are not gurus and in reality there are no gurus, just intuition. Trust your own intuition and everything will fall into place.

• Taking Reiki courses to practitioner level will not make you an overnight millionaire. Reiki is about helping the people that need your help and following your higher path. If you choose to use Reiki to exploit people you will damage your own happiness and higher path.

© Copyright Dawn Mellowship Reiki Master Teacher, 2007.

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Reiki Teachers

Monday, December 28th, 2009

If you are looking for information on Reiki teachers, it probably means that you are either looking for a Reiki teacher or intending to become a one (or both). So let me address each possibility one at a time.  Reiki Teachers

Firstly, if you are looking for a Reiki teacher, what would you do? Reiki teachers are those who have attained the title of Reiki Master (which is what they are known as). These people have undergone all levels of Reiki training successfully and are eligible to initiate others into the practice of Reiki. Coming under the tutelage of a Reiki Master can either be done by joining his class (which most likely is in a Reiki school) or engaging him to train you personally. Either case, here are some of the things to look for when considering which Reiki Master to appoint as your tutor.

The Reiki Master must be one who is suitably qualified and currently practicing Reiki. Ask him to show you his certificate. His certificate should state a level of 3B or say that the holder is a Reiki Master Teacher. Anyone with some basic Reiki knowledge can pose as a Reiki Master, so it’s important to ask for certification. Furthermore, it is important that the Reiki Master be an ongoing practitioner so ask him whether he regularly practices Reiki himself.

Make sure you are comfortable with the Reiki Master’s class. Visit the school if possible before signing up. Look at the environment. Ask if it is possible for you to sit into one of his classes. If that is not possible, at least ask the Reiki Master about how he conducts his classes. The Reiki method of training involves teaching and attunement, which is the act of transferring the ability to channel Reiki energy from Master to student. Some Reiki Masters give hands-on practice to students so that they gain more confidence in using the Reiki techniques. Some only give an attunement after teaching. It is better to learn under a system that involves hands-on training. Reiki Healer

Evaluate the compatibility between yourself and the Reiki Master. Do you both share the same views or convictions on Reiki? Are there conflicts between your religious beliefs? Reiki depends a lot on your personal beliefs thus if what the Reiki Master teaches goes against your own personal convictions, then it would be hard for any attunement to take place.

Finally, ask for referrals from previous students. A Reiki Master with a good track record is worth learning under.

Now if you intend to become a Reiki Master Teacher yourself, the requirements are that you successfully undergo the complete Reiki course. The final level is the one where you are trained to attain Master status. Some schools have more stringent requirements than others when it comes to this more advanced level, so choose one which suits you. In some schools you may be required to complete an apprenticeship or stay in the school’s boarding facilities. Others may require you to detoxify your body or deny yourself certain things like entertainment or rich foods.

An alternative to enrolling into a school would be to take up an online course on Reiki. There are advantages to this such as flexibility of time, learning from home and continual updates and tips after the course has ended.  Reiki Masters

Whether you choose to enroll into a class or take up a course online, your first step in becoming a Reiki Master is to get trained in Reiki.

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Reiki Training

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

‘Reiki’ (pronounced ‘ray-kay’) is an ancient Japanese form of healing therapy that uses hands-on and visualization to bring healing and wholeness. To learn how to use Reiki therapy, you need to be properly trained. Reiki training comprises different degrees or levels of training starting from the Initiate level up to the Master level. Reiki training can only conducted by a Reiki Master. Reiki Training When it comes to being trained in Reiki, there are a few options open to you. You could engage a Reiki Master to tutor you in Reiki techniques, philosophy, beliefs and teachings from the ground up. This would be the most ideal because you get personalized coaching. Alternatively, you could enroll in a Reiki class and take up a pre-set course with other Reiki enthusiasts. The nature and length of the course would vary from one school to another as each has their own methods and uniqueness. This is more formal and structured and you will likely be awarded a certificate for successful completion of the course. The third alternative is to learn on your own by doing your own research although I would not recommend it. There is a ton of information on the Internet and in books about Reiki. This would make the entire process free of charge but you run the risk of getting things wrong, time delays, discipline problems etc. Furthermore by doing it this way, you can only learn it for your own benefit. Technically, you would not be able to impart the sametraining to others. In your Reiki training, you will start from the lowest degree or level and work your way up. In each level you will receive certain forms of training according to the syllabus of the course. These training are called attunements. Some of the attunements you will be taught in the first level are the basic philosophies of Reiki, the Reiki code of conduct, certain skills and techniques likehow to hold your hands to transfer the Reiki energy and how to channel the Reiki energy to yourself and others for healing of sicknesses. Reiki Healer In the second level, you are normally introduced to sacred Reiki symbols, taught what they mean and trained how to use them. These symbols are meant to intensify the Reiki energy that is transferred thus heightening the experience of healing and wholeness. In addition to bringing healing, Reiki can also be used to help you attain calmness, communicate more effectively, give to others, forgive those who have hurt you, enjoy life more and so on. The third level is where you are trained to become a Reiki Master. As a Reiki Master you would be able to carry out training for others who desire to become Reiki practitioners. Needless to say, the attunement at this level is very difficult. Some people take up to a year or more just to be able to become eligible for this level. Reiki Master Reiki training is something you keep with you for life. Once you learn it, you can use it whenever you need to under any circumstances. By doing so you bring health and wholeness to yourself and spread positive energy to others also.

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Reiki Healing Courses

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

These days there is a greater awareness of the importance of using natural means to cure sicknesses and diseases. We all know the use of drugs and synthetic medicines, while they work fast, tend to result in side effects. Worse still, reliance on drugs may get you addicted to them. As a result, there has been a shift in emphasis towards alternative medicines and methods of healing to deal with sicknesses. Reiki

One of such alternative methods of healing sicknesses is Reiki. Reiki is a Japanese method of healing diseases using touch, thought, symbols and color. The word ‘Reiki’ actually means ‘universal life energy’ in the Japanese language. Reiki principles state that your body is a field of energy. Sickness comes about when the energy in your body is blocked or weakened. This principle is also found in ancient Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese therapies such as Acupuncture. Thus the Reiki method of healing focuses on unblocking the flow of life energy and intensifying it to rid the body of sicknesses. Healing in Reiki takes place when the energy centers in the body, called chakras, are fully energized and promote the proper flow of life energy in the body. Using certain techniques, Reiki practitioners know how to energize your chakras. As a result, Reiki techniques are known to alleviate pains, lower stress levels, strengthen your immune system, increase your energy, improve symptoms of acute and chronic diseases such as asthma and arthritis and assist in your recovery from trauma and surgery. Reiki Healer

Do you want to learn how to heal using Reiki methods? You need to enroll into a Reiki healing course. To do so, you can either join a Reiki school or take up an online Reiki course. Either way, you will be trained in the various techniques of healing by a Reiki Master. This is called attunement. Healing in Reiki comes about by using your hands, thinking in certain ways and using ancient Reiki symbols. Each of these symbols has their individual meaning and use in promoting healing and wellbeing. The differences between enrolling in a Reiki school and taking up a Reiki course online are basically cost and convenience.

The cost for online courses is generally less expensive than enrolling in a school. Taking up a course online is also more convenient as you can learn at your own pace and at the comfort of your own home. But enrolling in a Reiki school, while more expensive, gives you the advantage of learning from a Reiki Master live.

Often, this is more effective and thus you will likely become more competent and proficient in Reiki at the end of the course. Reiki Master

There are many schools and online courses offering Reiki training on healing, so choose wisely according to your own individual means and circumstances.

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