Hi All

Prompted by a discussion on a blog by a well known Reiki teacher, I thought I would ask for everyone's understanding about the role of a Reiki practitioner in a Reiki session:

Are we there to cure all the ills and problems of the client?
Are we there to give a psychic or energy reading of the current state of the client?
Are we there to work on a specific issue for the client?
Are we just an open channel for Reiki to work through, having no influence whatsoever?
Are we there as a counsellor?
Are we there to offer advice?
Are we there to offer a healing opportunity for the client to take or leave?
Are we there to take on all of the pain and suffering of the client?
Are we even necessary?

What do you think the role of a Reiki practitioner is?

Colin wrote:Hi All

Prompted by a discussion on a blog by a well known Reiki teacher, I thought I would ask for everyone's understanding about the role of a Reiki practitioner in a Reiki session:

Are we there to cure all the ills and problems of the client?
Are we there to give a psychic or energy reading of the current state of the client?
Are we there to work on a specific issue for the client?
Are we just an open channel for Reiki to work through, having no influence whatsoever?
Are we there as a counsellor?
Are we there to offer advice?
Are we there to offer a healing opportunity for the client to take or leave?
Are we there to take on all of the pain and suffering of the client?
Are we even necessary?

What do you think the role of a Reiki practitioner is?

Are we even necessary. That's possible!
however humans need comforting so if
not us then who

taking on the clients pain,
suffering defeats the purpose
of helping them heal

offer a healing opportunity
for the client to take or leave?
Sounds like a reasonable thought

Offering advice. I'd rather
not...but maybe suggest or
guide is OK

Counsellor. No

Never liked the term channel
associated with Reiki

Work on a specific issue.. No!
Reiki energy goes were its
needed

psychic or energy reading.
we are just facilitators of Reiki
energy

cure all the ills and problems
of the client
That would be amazing

Colin wrote:
What do you think the role of a Reiki practitioner is?

Interesting one



Personally, I feel that we are facilitators, and guides

We are there to "hold the healing space"
To generate a healing opportunity for the client
To assist in directing/focusing their awareness(consciously or otherwise) to the Flow that is the Reiki Phenomenon
To support them in their interaction with the Reiki Phenomenon, on their terms
To support them in their process of self-healing - whatever that may take

And to be mindful that, ultimately:
"All healing is Self-healing"

Here is my interpretation of how we function as Reiki practitioners and the function of the Reiki symbols:

CKR - connects us with our essence/soul it anchors us to source.

SHK - Bridges us with our subconscious mind.

HSZSN - Is our broadband connection to the collective consciousness/ethernet. When we are mindful we become aware of the interconnectedness of all that is, ever was or will be.

DKM - Is the embodiment of all of the above and the 5 precepts. That we are now walking the walk and not just talking the talk... At this point possibly, the use of the symbols are not so importnat anymore because in mastery we have learned to embody the intlligence and wisdom of the above.

As a practitioner with the use of the symbols, we help "patients" connect with their soul, their subconcience, which governs all internal processies, i.e the immune system. A process I believe by which, on some level, our souls interact. Well Really what we do is just lay our hands on and let Reiki do all the hard work.

When we are facilitating a remote healing we are connecting to the ethernet broadband. Let's say for example I wanna send Colin a healing I enter his "email address": colin@reikilearninglounge.com, write my email,(set an intention) I might add a nice video attachtment with that email (visualisation) and click on send (CKR- *Gassho*)!

Any feedback we get during these processes, you might call them psychic or intuitive, can help us better understand the needs of our "patients". And if we are getting this type of feedback we should be grateful because it can help us become better facilitators.
This can and does in some folks take the form of empathy or taking on the ailments or symptoms of our "patients". While that might be uncomfortable it also holds great potential for our own spiritual growth and in developing our compassion for ourselves and one another.

In order for us to heal we have to allow it to happen. Our essence already knows what we need, but our subconscience needs our cooperation. When we are stressed our whole body plays havoc causing all kinds of blockages and ailments. During a Reiki session we help facilitate this healing space by calming the mind and shutting off that mental chatter, thereby letting the subconscience operate and do what it does best. It's like for example you are studying or trying to but you are constantly being interrupted or distracted by phonecalls, facebook notifications, emails or your kids fighting in the background. This is the type of effect we have on our subconscious mind when we are under stress or worrying too much. So in effect yes we are creating a healing space, but at the end of the day the person we are trying to help create that space for, needs to cooperate.

So to summarize; what I think happens during Reiki is a communication/exchange of information. I once saw the reiki energy flow between my hands and a person I was treating... what I saw were tiny tictac-shaped photons of light traveling back and forth between my hands and her body, on what seemed to me like an "information-highway"

In'Lakech

LuvSoulJah wrote:Here is my interpretation of how we function as Reiki practitioners and the function of the Reiki symbols:

CKR - connects us with our essence/soul it anchors us to source.

SHK - Bridges us with our subconscious mind.

HSZSN - Is our broadband connection to the collective consciousness/ethernet. When we are mindful we become aware of the interconnectedness of all that is, ever was or will be.

DKM - Is the embodiment of all of the above and the 5 precepts. That we are now walking the walk and not just talking the talk... At this point possibly, the use of the symbols are not so importnat anymore because in mastery we have learned to embody the intlligence and wisdom of the above.

As a practitioner with the use of the symbols, we help "patients" connect with their soul, their subconcience, which governs all internal processies, i.e the immune system. A process I believe by which, on some level, our souls interact. Well Really what we do is just lay our hands on and let Reiki do all the hard work.

When we are facilitating a remote healing we are connecting to the ethernet broadband. Let's say for example I wanna send Colin a healing I enter his "email address": colin@reikilearninglounge.com, write my email,(set an intention) I might add a nice video attachtment with that email (visualisation) and click on send (CKR- *Gassho*)!

Any feedback we get during these processes, you might call them psychic or intuitive, can help us better understand the needs of our "patients". And if we are getting this type of feedback we should be grateful because it can help us become better facilitators.
This can and does in some folks take the form of empathy or taking on the ailments or symptoms of our "patients". While that might be uncomfortable it also holds great potential for our own spiritual growth and in developing our compassion for ourselves and one another.

In order for us to heal we have to allow it to happen. Our essence already knows what we need, but our subconscience needs our cooperation. When we are stressed our whole body plays havoc causing all kinds of blockages and ailments. During a Reiki session we help facilitate this healing space by calming the mind and shutting off that mental chatter, thereby letting the subconscience operate and do what it does best. It's like for example you are studying or trying to but you are constantly being interrupted or distracted by phonecalls, facebook notifications, emails or your kids fighting in the background. This is the type of effect we have on our subconscious mind when we are under stress or worrying too much. So in effect yes we are creating a healing space, but at the end of the day the person we are trying to help create that space for, needs to cooperate.

So to summarize; what I think happens during Reiki is a communication/exchange of information. I once saw the reiki energy flow between my hands and a person I was treating... what I saw were tiny tictac-shaped photons of light traveling back and forth between my hands and her body, on what seemed to me like an "information-highway"

In'Lakech

Lots of energy coming through

Colin wrote:Hi All

Prompted by a discussion on a blog by a well known Reiki teacher, I thought I would ask for everyone's understanding about the role of a Reiki practitioner in a Reiki session:

1)Are we there to cure all the ills and problems of the client?
2)Are we there to give a psychic or energy reading of the current state of the client?
3)Are we there to work on a specific issue for the client?
4)Are we just an open channel for Reiki to work through, having no influence whatsoever?
5)Are we there as a counsellor?
6)Are we there to offer advice?
7)Are we there to offer a healing opportunity for the client to take or leave?
8)Are we there to take on all of the pain and suffering of the client?
9)Are we even necessary?

What do you think the role of a Reiki practitioner is?

hmmm well my views ( at present, they may change in the future) in regards to your specific questions are as follows:

1) no
2) no
3) hmmm in some instances yes, if they have requested help with a specific problem/problems.

4) hmmm, when I offer Reiki to another, I offer in the spirit of compassionate detachment, so initially, I feel, I have absolutely no influence what so ever over a Reiki session. I simply step to one side of myself and allow Reiki to flow and do its thing. But some experiences have taught me that 'spiritually requesting' that the Reiki flows to specific problem areas has proved productive and positive. This has shocked me.... and led me to the conclusion, that I actually can have a more influencial/active role as Reiki practioner.

5)yes, sometimes. My experience has taught me, that one has to have a certain level of ability in being a compassionate and empathetic listener. As we all know quite profound emotional releases can occur, old deeply buried memories can come to the surface..if we do not have some small level of skill in being able create a safe space for these kind of releases, then I feel we may be doing our clients a disservice. It's also not a bad idea to have a list of other professional bodies/organisations, who may be of service to our clients regardings certain issues that may arrise as a result of a Reiki session.

6)oh gosh, tuffy! I guess that all depends on what issues arise, I would never offer advice about lifestyle, diet, personal realtionships etc..I feel that given enough Reiki treatments the client will come to their own conclusions regarding what changes they need to make in their life. I would however offer names of other professional bodies/organisations, depending on what issues may arise as a result of the treatment.

7)yes

8)absolutely not!

9)In the short term, yes.

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Ultimately I believe the role of a Reiki practitioner, ( or at least myself in this regard) is to faciltate self awakening and awareness in another.

I believe as Reiki practitioners we act as a medium between the physical and spiritual potentials. Due to Mr Usui's wonderful gift of the attunement process, we as Reiki practitioners can act as bridges between the physical and spiritual........ we can become hollow bones which allow all necessary spiritual 'information/energies' to flow through to the client.

Reiki practice is still a deeply deeply spiritual experience for me, to be in a position to help awaken others to that same level of awareness is a wonderful honour.

Pachamama said:

also not a bad idea to have a list of other professional
bodies/organisations, who may be of service to our clients regardings certain issues that may arrise as a result of a Reiki session.

excellent point