I am writing here just to describe my experience. As I see many people hurry to get the following degree, to increase their energy level. But… The more energy you have the more responsibility you need for it. It is not about healing only, it is about your everyday life…

I’ve been practicing Reiki since 1996. The event I am writing about happened in 1997 in the UK. (I have to mention that I am from Russia and live in Moscow now.)

Once I came to a Reiki sharing group. We introduced ourselves and I discovered with the surprise that I was the only person with Reiki I. Anybody else had Reiki II. I was a bit shy about my First Degree in those times and wanted to get the second as soon as possible.

The meeting begun. We were treating each other, we were discussing something. Although I was not fluent in English in those days I managed to utter a couple of words about my experience.
At the end of the meeting the leader asked us to repeat our levels and names of the teachers. As soon as I mentioned my First Degree all the people turned to me with the astonishment: “What? You’ve got Reiki I only? Your hands are so powerful! We were thinking that you had done your Reiki III!”

At this moment I realized that even with Reiki I I can do a lot. I stopped regreting and dreaming about “ If I would have Reiki II…”

I received my Second Degree in 2000.

You might be amused but I am not planning to take any Third Degree.
The more experience I have the more responsibility I feel for my everyday life.

Warm welcome to the forum. And an excellent first post!

Anata wrote:...At this moment I realized that even with Reiki I I can do a lot. I stopped regreting and dreaming about “ If I would have Reiki II…”

I received my Second Degree in 2000.

You might be amused but I am not planning to take any Third Degree.
The more experience I have the more responsibility I feel for my everyday life.

ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL




There is wisdom in not always craving after 'more'

-in holding to the awareness that:
"just for today I have enough; I am enough. I am what I need to be; I am where I need to be, in my Journey-with-Reiki"

Even in Reiki, more is not always better

Is not the 'wanting of more' often a sign of insecurity or discontentment with what we already have - here, now?



Welcome to the forum Anata.

Anata welcome to the RLL.

Reiki 1 is under estimated. Most folks who I meet
that are certified Reiki 1 do not practice Reiki.

I sometimes think I rushed to reiki2 (8 months after reiki1) In hindsight I think perhaps a little longer finding my personal relationship with reiki would have been benificial however, it's never too late to develop this unique relationship. A friend recieved reiki1 and 2 in 1990 and doesn't use this wonderful energy at all!!!
She's missing so much. but personally no level 3 for me either.

Anata, your absolutely correct when you state that Level 1 practitioners are underestimated. There is so much self discovery and learning to do with this first level. How can you explain Reiki to someone else if you don't really pracitice it?

That said - my experience was wonderful. Level 1 was easy and self practice was too. Personally, I thought I was finished, however the Universe had other plans. I developed an uncontrollable need to complete all levels. Within 6 months I had the level 2 and then 6 months after that Master. It just felt right for me.

During my level 1 class one of the other attendees said I was going to be teaching Reiki - to which my reply was - I don't think so, not interested.

The first class I taught was in 1996. The joy I experience presenting Reiki to others is a wonderful gift to share. It is a blessing to do so. Not all my students become Masters.

However, if you feel that the knowledge and experience you've gained is satisfying enough then honour your experience and enjoy.

Blessings,

Dokasan, queen of clean, thank you for the posts describing your personal experience!

Your welcome, what I wrote was not to be a promotion piece about myself. It was to let you know that your spiritual path may take you places, you didn't know you were supposed to go.

Level 1 is vitally important, and as you correctly stated sometimes we are too much in a rush to get to the finish line (Master class) that we forget to stop and smell the roses along the way.

Take care,

Is reiki 1 underestimated?
Great question, and overall I would probably say yes....
How often have you heard people say that they are "only level 1?"
I think it is the most beautiful level..For it is all new and fresh, and there is wonder and uncertainty, mystery and dreams, and it is the level that introduces you to reiki, so in essence it is the one that changes your life the most(even if you felt that level 2 or master training had a deeper impact on you- they would not have been possible had you not completed your level 1 training)..
I run reiki shares, (and fortunately have not come across any of practitioners looking down on level 1 if they had done higher levels) and I love the enthusiasm, passion and almost reiki high that some of those level 1 students exude. This is not to say that those at other levels cannot exhibit the same..let's face it..at level 1, apart from the ability to initiate you basically have it all anyway...

chuglet wrote:Is reiki 1 underestimated?
Great question, and overall I would probably say yes....
How often have you heard people say that they are "only level 1?"
I think it is the most beautiful level..For it is all new and fresh, and there is wonder and uncertainty, mystery and dreams, and it is the level that introduces you to reiki, so in essence it is the one that changes your life the most(even if you felt that level 2 or master training had a deeper impact on you- they would not have been possible had you not completed your level 1 training)..
I run reiki shares, (and fortunately have not come across any of practitioners looking down on level 1 if they had done higher levels) and I love the enthusiasm, passion and almost reiki high that some of those level 1 students exude. This is not to say that those at other levels cannot exhibit the same..let's face it..at level 1, apart from the ability to initiate you basically have it all anyway...

Chuglet what a great explaination
just like Reiki, Plain and simple.

I think Reiki is underestimated in general......

For me to be honest, I felt like my 'Reiki journey' began at level 2.....level one didn't do a whole lot for me..I put this down to me already having been involved in healing for quite a few years prior to that first intitiation/attunement.... It all kicked-off for me at the second level.

Rlei_ki wrote:

Anata wrote:...At this moment I realized that even with Reiki I I can do a lot. I stopped regreting and dreaming about “ If I would have Reiki II…”

I received my Second Degree in 2000.

You might be amused but I am not planning to take any Third Degree.
The more experience I have the more responsibility I feel for my everyday life.

ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL




There is wisdom in not always craving after 'more'

-in holding to the awareness that:
"just for today I have enough; I am enough. I am what I need to be; I am where I need to be, in my Journey-with-Reiki"

Even in Reiki, more is not always better

Is not the 'wanting of more' often a sign of insecurity or discontentment with what we already have - here, now?



Welcome to the forum Anata.

Yup I do agree that some people fail to see they already have everything they need...I've been on many different tangents within healing...and it always brings me right back to where I started..but unless one ventures out to try and gain some further understanding, knowledge and experience.....then one is unlikely to realise what they had all along. I am grateful for the experiences bestowed upon me by every teacher I have had the good fortune to study under. ( I'm not just talking about Reiki here)..by venturing out and learning and discovering other aspects of our own spiritual path, we are finding extra little pieces of the puzzle that make up the whole. I know I have all the tools and skills already to be a decent facilitator of healing in others..... but that will not stop me for my own personal curiosity and contentment..venturing out to learn new things and new ways of offering that service to others. It's not always about insecurity James, it's more about an innate urge to satisfy one's hunger for self discovery.. We never stop learning and we never stop growing and evolving... If it wasn't for my own innate urge to satisfy that pursuit of self discovery, I would never have followed through on the synchronicities which brought me to Reiki....the Spiritual healing I was involved with before Reiki, was all I ever needed to be of service to others....but I have gained so much by following the spiritual ques that have presented themselves to me..

We all have...

There are a thousand and one ways to create a beautiful piece of art.....why restrict yourself to a paintbrush, paints and canvas??

Welcome Anata!
....................Great post.
When I was introduced to and learned about Reiki first, I was taught that the energy that one is able to hold and channel increases with each level. I guess this is how the teachings were passed on down through my Reiki lineage, so this is also what I was taught. However Reiki is experiential and for each one it's a unique experience. I don't know whether what I was taught is factual, however someone's experience of Reiki must have lead them to this conclusion...Either that or it was a way to market the Reiki training. Often times though when we are told what to expect it effects our personal experience. And so it did mine. I also didn't experience all that much from Reiki L.1. I had to have faith in that it was happening regardless of my experience/perception of it and put my ego aside.

I had my first Reiki attunement in 2001 and my second attunement in 2004 (I think.- must check that ). And it was an entirely new experience and it wasn't instant either but it came with practice. It really felt rewarding to experience these magical/mystical things that were outside of my perception of what reality was/is up until then.

I was already teaching people about Reiki after my level one, a few of those people went on to learn Reiki afterwards... So becoming a Reiki teacher eventually was a natural progression. So this year I completed my Reiki Shinpiden training with Wayne in Nottingham. Now I have the honor of actually being able to initiate/attune another person into Reiki, if they so wish..., which is a great gift. But like you mentioned it is also a great responsibilty, not only to your student/s but also to oneself and in everyday life. I don't tell my students what to expect from each level. It's great to watch it and their experience unfold.

Regards,

Ben

Anata,
I received my Reiki 1 in Usui Reiki about a year ago--and never went for Reiki 2 training (I didn't/don't feel I'm ready yet.) Still--I've reduced my own suffering tremendously (I endure daily migraines) and I gave a close friend a reiki treatment--and she said it helped her a lot as well.
That being said, I became certified in Tera Mei Reiki 2 7 years ago--and was never able to make my miraculous Reiki 2 help me substantially (though I do self-reiki practices daily--which I didn't do then).
Still-I don't think it's all a matter of what reiki level you're at--and definitely not what style you study (in my non-expert opinion, anyway.) It's what you put into your Reiki practice/life--and the Reiki support system you have.
In short (oops, too late!) Reiki 1 is much underestimated (as is Reiki itself, as mentioned before.)

prdean111 wrote:

It's what you put into your Reiki practice/life

This is the key point!
And... May I ask you a question?

Have you changed your attitude to the world around you since you started practicing Reiki? Do you think the same way?
Do you treat people and events the same way as several years ago?

To be honest I do not need the answer from you. But your words can help others.

Oh dear, it is much easier to write about pains in the stomack and other deceases then about deep changers inside of you...