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What happens during a Reiki Session?
A Reiki session generally lasts from 45 minutes to one hour. The client remains fully clothed and lies on a massage table or may be seated. The practitioner strives to create a comfortable and relaxing atmosphere in which the healing session can take place. The lighting may be lowered, relaxing music may be played, or a little aromatherapy may be used. The client should always feel comfortable.
Setting of intention
The practitioner may ask the client if he or she would like to set an intention for the session. This would be something the client feels should be worked on be it mental, physical, emotional, or spiritual.
The practitioner may then take a moment to get in touch with the Reiki energy, offer gratitude for the opportunity to provide a healing session, and ask for guidance.
The Session
When this is done and the client is comfortable, the practitioner will place her hands on the client’s body or in the aura around the person. The hands will usually be held palm down and will be moved to various places on the body. There is a certain sequence of hand positions that a practitioner can use or they may allow themselves to be guided to various areas. At each position the practitioner will stop and channel energy. The length of time spent in one area will vary.
A client may experience a variety of sensations as the practitioner works at different areas of the body. These may be: heat, tingling, coolness, images may appear, colors or words may appear
At the end of a session the client is generally relaxed and at peace. Sometimes during a session a client may experience a profound emotional release with cleansing tears or laughter. Occasionally, during a session or in the 24 hours after a session a client may experience what holistic practitioners call a healing crisis. He or she may feel disoriented, weak, or achy. This occurs as the body is ridding itself of toxins and stagnant emotions and reestablishing a smooth flow of Ki. Drinking plenty of fluids will help to diminish these symptoms.
Discussion of the session
At the conclusion of a session the practitioner will check to see that energy is flowing smoothly through the client’s energy centers (chakras) and around their aura.
The practitioner and client may then share their impressions of the session. Instructions for self care may be given to the client and further appointments may be set up.
How to Choose a Practitioner
Of course the simplest way to find a Reiki practitioner is to have a friend recommend someone. If you don’t have access to someone by word of mouth a little searching is in order. You can try the members of a local holistic healers group or look at healers groups on the internet for a listing near you.
Any level of Reiki instruction contains an attunement to the universal life force energy. After the first attunement students are encouraged to give healing sessions to themselves and others frequently. The second and third level attunements increase their ability to channel Reiki and provide the practitioner with symbols passed down from Dr. Usui as tools to use.
The way has been taught in recent years may mean someone is working with people with only a little training.
Some people attend a Reiki intensive, are given all three levels in one weekend and are suddenly Reiki “masters” and ready to teach and attune others. Since the Reiki energy creates life changes in new practitioners it is good to take each level separately over a period of time. So you can see that a Level I practitioner who has completed many sessions may have more experience than a new Level III master. Reiki may be channeled competently at any level and some people never feel the need to go beyond Level I.
So it’s up to you to talk to a prospective practitioner, ask questions about his or her experience and see if the person feels like a good match for you. Be sure to ask what the cost of a session is as fees vary. Because you are having a private session you can expect a charge of $35 to $100. You should plan to spend one hour to one and a half hour at your session. It’s entirely up to you how frequently you have healing sessions. You may want to have a little maintenance and relaxation often or go in only when you have a health problem.
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