Reiki

[Japhy Ryder]

Last weekend, I was initiated into the First Degree of the Usui System of Reiki. It was a wonderful experience, and practicing the self-care routine I learned is a wonderful complement to my qigong practice. I'm planning to take the Second Degree course this fall.

 

I have several questions for reiki practitioners: Do you do other energy cultivation and/or meditation practices in addition to reiki? If so, what do you do?

 

Many thanks.

[RiverSnake]

I've never understood what the Reiki Blessing was for. Do you need the blessing to practice Reiki?

[Japhy Ryder]

I've never understood what the Reiki Blessing was for. Do you need the blessing to practice Reiki?

 

If you're referring to the blessing that begins "Today I will feel no anger, have no worries, be gentle in all undertakings...," then my understanding is no. The Reiki Blessing is a cool centering prayer. The Reiki Blessing is different from the Reiki attunements; the attunements are used to open the person's system to the reiki energies.

[bindo]

Just curious if you learned from William Rand? He was my teacher for level 1&2 waaaaay back in '89 when I lived in MI.(Livonia)

[Japhy Ryder]

No. I received my attunements from Suzy Wienchowski in Ann Arbor.

[RiverSnake]

I think i'm referring to the attunements, the Reiki Teacher i went to called it a "Reiki Blessing" and never really explained what they were for so it has always been a bit confusing.

 

-I felt her writing some kind of symbols on my hand with her energy and she walked around me with incense a couple of times.

 

-Then i felt a slight leaking of energy come from my crown down to my eye.

Edited October 14, 2010 by Tao Apprentice