Reiki I Bigger and Better

Reiki I classes teach basic hand positions for self-treatment, intending students explore the practice experientially on their own. Here is an expanded view of Reiki I, offering creative ways and reassuring pointers for the beginning practitioner.

JUST DO IT: The most important part of your Reiki self-healing practice is that you do it! Be faithful to yourself, setting aside even 5-10 minutes a day for self-healing. It’s easy and convenient to give a treatment while lying in bed before going to sleep or getting up.

INTENTION: Always set an intention or give an instruction to the energy when you work with it. Some ideas: Heal, Calm, Peace, Wisdom, Love, Cleanse, Recharge.

GO WITH THE FLOW: The hand positions taught in Reiki I are a guideline for getting complete coverage over your body. Remember, however, that Reiki is intelligent energy and goes where it’s needed!

Twisting into uncomfortable positions can stop the flow of energy. Feeling you need privacy to position yourself can prevent you from doing a session. If you have mobility concerns, you might be overwhelmed by the positions. This practice can be easy and adapted to anyone. Don’t worry and let it flow!

If you can only comfortably or conveniently reach one part of your body, you can stay with this position as long as you want and get a complete session. Sit in a chair and place your palms against your thighs, or lie in bed with hands across your chest or abdomen. If you have a headache or a specific pain to address, and it’s uncomfortable to touch that part, visualize energy moving from your hands, along your body, and into the area of concern. As long as you feel Reiki flowing, you’re getting the session you need.

AMPLIFY THE ENERGY: Adding crystals to your Reiki practice beautifully incorporates their healing electrical energiess. You can use a specific crystal for each chakra as you move through the positions, either holding it in your hand, laying it on your body, or laying out a line of chakra crystals nearby.

A basic set for the chakras can include: Root (black tourmaline, black onyx, or red jasper), Sacral (orange calcite or sunstone), Solar Plexus (citrine or yellow quartz), Heart (rose quartz, green fluorite, or pink calcite), Throat (blue quartz, blue calcite, or lapis lazuli), Third Eye (amethyst, celestite, or clear quartz), Crown (clear quartz, selenite, or hemimorphite). Clear quartz or selenite work eautifully for all the chakras.

Other crystals can be used for specific concerns as needed. Some ideas for Reiki I include:
• Ruby in fuchsite for emotional healing,
• Ametrine for relationship harmony,
• Celestite or angelite for connecting with Angels and Guides,
• Selenite for musculoskeletal issues or auric field clearing,
• Lapis lazuli for help speaking your truth,
• Apache tears to release retained emotions or heal trauma,
• Amber for maternal love and healing the inner child.

MEDITATION: Activate a flow of Reiki while you meditate or do yoga, and it will greatly deepen your practice, encouraging intuitive wisdom, holistic releases, and energizing your manifestation process.

Reiki I is an intimate healing practice meant for personalization to your unique needs. I hope your time with Reiki will be a great blessing of sacred intention!

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