FAQs

What is Reiki?
What is the Gakkai?
How is it done?
What will I feel?
What will Reiki do for me?
How do I become a Reiki Healer?
Can anyone become a healer?
How do I choose a Reiki Master?
Do I have to retake a Reiki course in order to learn the new techniques?
How much does it cost?
Where do I go from here?

What is Reiki?
Reiki was 're-discovered' in Japan at the end of the 19th century by Dr. Mikao Usui. It is a gentle yet powerful form of healing.

The word Reiki means Universal Energy or Spiritually Guided Life Force Energy. This is the vital energy which permeates all of life.

Reiki accelerates your body's own natural healing ability, opening the mind and spirit to the causes of disease and pain. Healing can then take place not only on the physical level but also on the mental, emotional and spiritual levels.

Reiki is completely safe method of healing and self improvement which can be safely used on adults, teenagers, children and babies alike. Even animals love it!

What is the Gakkai?
The Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai is the original association of Dr.Usui. It is a closed sect and all information on processes, techniques, empowerments etc., that the Gakkai use to strengthen their Reiki and further empower their students have been kept secret until Autumn of 1999.

At that time Mr. Hiroshi Doi, a student/master of the Gakkai, gave some of this important information at a seminar in Canada. The information he gave bridges our practice of Reiki in the West to that of the Gakkai in Japan. This information is included in the Reiki Wales Training Courses.

How is it done?
The Reiki practitioner will firstly 'scan' your energy field with her hand to detect any energy imbalances whilst you are lying down fully clothed. She will then place her hands on or above the main organs of the body and Reiki energy will pass through her to you.

What will I feel?
The experience will differ from one person to another and indeed from one session to another. Some describe it as a feeling of heat, cold, tingling, deep relaxation or heaviness and these feelings will also change depending on the part of the body receiving Reiki.

What will Reiki do for me?
Reiki heals from the spiritual level through the mental level, through the emotional to the physical level. Therefore it finds the causal level in order to clear the physical condition.

It clears out toxicity, mental, emotional and physical. Boosts the immune system. Helps in the grieving process. Enhances creativity, learning, communication & concentration. Faster recovery from surgery.

Reiki enhances and supports all medical treatments and procedures. Reiki may be used for acute or chronic conditions.

How do I become a Reiki Healer?
There are 3/4 degrees involved in learning Reiki. At each degree you will receive an attunement by a Reiki Master/Teacher. Each attunement allows you to channel more/stronger energy. Each attunement also heightens your intuitional ability and sensitivity.

The attunements are not purely for you to give Reiki to others but are a process toward your own spiritual progress and understanding.

Reiki 1 is primarily about self healing although you are taught how to heal others. (See Training page for more in-depth description)

Reiki 2 is about healing others and you will be taught how to heal from a distance. This level allows you practitioner status and you will be able to run your own practice if you wish. (See Training page for more in-depth description)

Master Practitioner - (Sometimes referred to as ART - Advanced Reiki Training) is available for those who want to increase their Reiki energy and ability but do not want the responsibility of teaching others. (See Training page for more in-depth description)

Master /Teacher level enables you to teach others and pass the attunements to students. This level carries with it a lot of responsibility and should not be taken lightly. It also speeds up your own spiritual progress remarkably. (See Training page for more in-depth description)

In each case you should choose your Reiki Master wisely as this will be a lifetime relationship.

Can anyone become a healer?
There are no academic qualifications needed to become a Reiki healer, or indeed any great intellectual ability, only a sincere desire to improve your own physical, mental, emotional and spiritual life and that of those who seek your healing.

Reiki is not just about healing others but is more a way of life with its own set of principles, morals and ethics.

How do I choose a Reiki Master?
You need to talk to the potential Reiki Master and ask as many questions as possible.

Ask yourself if this is a person you feel comfortable with, could you trust them, are their intentions sincere, are they interested in you. By asking these questions you will get an idea of how you feel about this particular Reiki Master.

A good Reiki Master will also want to know all about you because he/she will also be entering a lifelong relationship whereby she will be assisting you along your path and she will also want to choose wisely.

Do I have to retake a Reiki course in order to learn the new techniques?
No! The new "old" techniques are taught as a stand alone course. The course is held over 1 day for Reiki 1, 2 & Master Practitioner and Reiki Master Teacher.

How much does it cost?
Reiki I - see details
Reiki II - see details
Master/Practitioner - see details
Master/Teacher - see details
Japanese Techniques for Reiki 1, 2 and Master Practitioners - see details
Japanese Techniques for Reiki Master Teachers - see details
 

Where do I go from here?
Read the rest of the information on this web site and then, if you wish, you can phone or e-mail Lorraine direct and she will answer any other questions you may have.

Complete Reiki Handbook
Walter Lubeck
£8.99

Synopsis
An introduction to the ancient Japanese healing art of Reiki. Reiki is the Japanese word for the universal life force energy. With the help of the Reiki system, this text asserts that the reader can discover how to better harmonise the Inner Self with actions in the outer world. It describes the "path of healing love", revealing the possibilities as well as the limitations of Reiki application and explains the meaning of the various procedures of Reiki whole body treatment.
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