learning to practise reiki
Given the fact that Reiki can be 'self-administered', and also the personal benefit felt from practising Reiki, many people deciding to learn how to practise Reiki do so after initially seeking Reiki treatment.
Learning the '1st Degree' of Reiki enables the student to give themselves, and others, 'hands-on' Reiki healing at any time.
Although we use the word 'learn', it is really more a matter of having the ability passed-on from a Reiki Master. For the Reiki student, there is no requirement for specific knowledge or experience, nor the need to have reached a particular level of enlightenment.
Reiki is part of the quest for understanding - Reiki is not an award of merit.
The ability to give Reiki healing is passed-on through a simple ritual called an 'Attunement' which opens the chakras and creates an indissoluble, 'undilutable' link between the recipient/student and the Reiki energy. It begins a process of detoxification. Because of this, candidates are advised to prepare themselves for the experience by taking simple steps, which the Reiki Master will explain.
The classic procedure, hand positions etc., are taught during Reiki teaching sessions. The Reiki Master will typically provide supporting notes.
There are typically three levels in Reiki teaching and learning. The levels are usually called 'Degrees' and the teaching process is known as 'Attunement'. Some Reiki Masters sub-divide the 3rd Degree in to two parts, namely: achieving full vibrational strength, and then being qualified to teach and pass on Attunements.
1st Degree: Entry level - Enabling the candidate to give 'hands-on' treatment. 2nd Degree: Increased vibrational strength, and enabling the candidate to channel Reiki at distance. 3rd Degree: Full vibrational strength, and enabling the student to pass-on all levels of Reiki to other candidates ('Attunement').
At each Degree stage, additional material and appropriate instruction is supplied.
Only when a candidate has been given the Attunement knowledge and teaching will he/she be qualified to teach Reiki to others.
NOTE: Some Reiki Masters split 3rd. Degree into two. The first gives the candidate the full vibrational advantage but DOES NOT teach the candidate how to do the Attunements. I.e. The candidate will not be 'qualified' to teach and pass-on Attunements to other because he/she will not have the knowledge. That is revealed in the second part.