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but I feel a bit dispondant about doing my reiki. About 7 people at work want me to share it with them. Ive done it on 3 dogs, my son , husband and today my sister. I dont feel anything! I really believe that it must be working but I cant tell. My sister didnt experience anything that she is aware of. As I dont feel anything myself like heat from my hands etc, Im fretting [&:] I know I shouldnt worry as it will work. I just wish I could feel something or the people I have done it on recently could give me some feedback. I love Reiki and want others to feel how good it is.
Sorry, just wanted to share
Lisa xx
Lisa...
This weekend I had a lady, who is a sceptic and did Reiki 1 to test it and see what it is about, do Reiki on me.
She also did not feel anything at all while she was doing Reiki on me, but I had the most amazing things happen to me while she was doing the Reiki. If you would like the details, PM me, I would love to share it with you…
What we forget is that it is not us doing the Reiki. We are only the channels and Reiki will do what Reiki has to do.
Stop trying, and just let the Reiki flow. And remember to take care of yourself and do self-healing often.
Amber
Thanks Amber, I know your right. I do do my self healing too :) I often fall asleep doing it lol
Lisa x
Hi Lisa,
It is true - Reiki does work whether we feel it or not. All you need to have is the correct intent and an open heart. Without those we can't heal anything.
You don't say what level you are. My personal opinion is that we should only begin treating others after a Reiki 2 - because at this level we are given the appropriate skills to do so and because at this level it is clear that we will have done a great deal of personal healing and hence are more likely to be in the position where we can help others.
If there are doubts, then I always recommend more self work.
Love and light,
Christina
Hi Lisa
How are you doing now? Have tried to post a reply to you on this thread twice today but each time theres a glitch and I lose it. So the power of 3 and all that. Here goes.[:o]
Please don't feel despondent, it is only just over a week since you did your reiki 1 Lisa, be kind to yourself and give it time. It can take time and practice to harmonise with the energy. Remember, you are still going through the 21 day cleansing process too and that can throw all sorts of things up.
Not everybody gets the all singing, all dancing, bells ringing experience, and as you know you dont need to feel it for it to be there.
Don't know if this will help but I always advice clients(recipients) that they may feel tingling, warmth, see colours, lights, etc.etc but equally they may feel nothing at all. Just because there is an absence of sensations doesnt mean there is an absence of the energy. It may not be a physical condition yet so the healing taking place cpould be on a mental, emotional or spiritual level, which is much more subtle.I also mention that I am not the healer but the channel for the energy and that they(their higher self,soul,etc) draw the energy and that it goes automatically by divine power to where it is needed.
Suggest that you encourage them to simply keep an open mind and a loving heart and accept the energy with grace.
Am sure that if you continue to work with the energy as often as you can in as many ways as you can, at every opportunity (reiki your food, drinks, medicines, plants, money, as well as people, pets ) your awareness will increase and you will feel a lot more confident.
Sorry Christina but humbly disagree with you on this:
My belief is that we are given the appropriate skills to treat others at reiki 1. In fact because we are an aspect of god we are all born with healing ability, reiki is one way of many of accessing that ability. Intent is the key. Yes, in some cases we may have done a lot of personal healing between level 1 and level 2 but again this all comes down to each individual and intent. It doesnt always follow that reiki 2's are more effective than reiki 1's.
IMHO that is my belief and that is what I teach on my reiki courses.
Lisa, just one more word for you sweetie... TRUST [sm=hug.gif]
Much love and light
jenny
Hi Lisa,
Not everyone has these wonderful experiences whilst having a treatment and may not experience anything ever. Every treatment is also different for you and the recipients. Just believe and have faith in yourself.:)
An excellent post, pinkangel, if I may say so. You've covered all the salient points IMHO regarding gaining experience with Reiki 1.
I have also posted on many of them, quite recently, and I don't want to repeat myself, so I'll just say briefly here that I also tell clients what they might or might not experience on receiving Reiki, and that all are quite normal.
As to whether or not Reiki 1's should heal others, I totally agree with you - of course they should. I posted about this in this recent thread, if you're interested:
BTW, did you really type all that THREE times?! When I was having problems losing posts, I copied from the reply window into Word as a precaution, or vice versa - type in Word, paste into here.
Holistic
Holistic. Many thanks for feedback. Have just read the thread from link you posted, thanks for that, would suggest that Lisa reads it too :eek:.
I should have known that there would have been previous posts on the subject, didn't think of that[8D] But then again i don't know how to post those links into my messages, a bit lacking in that department!
And yes, Holsitic i did type it all 3 times, although no doubt the 3rd version was nothing like the 1st. Will take your advice and use word in future.[sm=hug.gif]
Love and Light
jenny
Here's another thread on the subject of beginning to use Reiki, with some other points of view.This may also be of interest both to you and Lisa, if you haven't already read it:
Many subjects have cropped up on HP - across the board. It's always worth using Search to find stuff quickly.
To copy a link is dead easy ... just find the thread you want to quote, then RIGHT click on the link in the address bar, beginning http:www etc. Click on COPY from the drop down menu that will appear, come back to your Reply to Message window, RIGHT click again and PASTE. Job done! :) Just be careful not to type a full stop at the end or it won't work as a link. It's activated after you've posted, so I usually just check it then.
Hope this helps. A bit [sm=offtopic.gif], but all in a good cause :D
Laura.
EDIT: Apologies if I over-simplified this ... it's the same technique as the quote box you used above.
Hi Lisa
I do so agree with everyone else here - just because you don't feel anything yet it doesn't mean Reiki doesnt' work. After I've done my Reiki 1 I did not feel anything amazing, even though I had amazing experiences whilst receiving treatments myself. I started experiencing more physical sensations later on after Reiki 2 but I do believe that they come in time, with people earlier with others later.
Do trust and do not worry - we all have something special to give and clearly this is the path you chose.
Reiki hugs,
Reiki Earth
[sm=nature-smiley-008.gif]
Thanks everyone [sm=grouphug.gif] Really interesting links Holistic. Im now back home from my sisters and thought I would share in more detail about my experience with her.
Last night I did Reiki on her dog "Luna" who has a fistula at the end of her tail and a blood clot in her left leg. (Please feel free to send Reiki to her also) When I concentrated on her leg I got a sharp pain in my left foot for about 2 or 3 seconds. Today when I did it on my sister, I was able to put my hands on the throat area without her freaking out. She has a terrible fear of hands by her neck. As I was doing her Ummmm I think it was the sacral (under the solar plexus) chakra, I felt a real bad twinge in my back. She suffers from a bad back. Now, Id love to think that this is linked to my Reiki, but I also think maybe its how I was stood and sat at the time [&:]
I love Reiki and since my attunement a week last Fri I have done my self healing in bed at night before I go to sleep. I think I missed 2 nights as I fell asleep before hand but then did it in the morning.
I know in my heart that I can do this. Also that I need to be patient and maybe in time I will feel and experience different things.
Thankyou all for being so supportive, Oh nearly forgot to tell you. I got an e-mail this afternoon inviting me to a Reiki share on Thurs. Good timing eh??? ;)
Lisa xx
You're very welcome, Lisa, and thanks for sharing with us your experiences with your sister and her dog. Mine loves it, and comes and asks! She can also give, through "hot paws" - literally - although I've never attuned her, just given her lots of hands-on over the years. [sm=dogrun.gif]
Great news also that you've found a Reiki share ... I'm sure you'll find it invaluable, both for discussion with other Reiki people, and for practicing your Reiki with them. Let us know how it goes :)
Laura.
Lisa love you sound like you're doing just great. Ive had people tell me my hands are so hot they are burning yet to me they just feel normal. Ive had people tell me that although they feel me move my hands to a differant part of the body it still feels like my hands are inthe other places. Some tell me they feel a tingling which i sometimes feel. I always do the head positions & follow on with the taught hand placements for the body , but find myself quickly gfoing where my intuition guides me.
Trust & relax.
Just for today do not worry.
Love & hugs Maria xxx
Sorry, just wanted to share
Lisa xx
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Lisa...
This weekend I had a lady, who is a sceptic and did Reiki 1 to test it and see what it is about, do Reiki on me.
She also did not feel anything at all while she was doing Reiki on me, but I had the most amazing things happen to me while she was doing the Reiki. If you would like the details, PM me, I would love to share it with you…
What we forget is that it is not us doing the Reiki. We are only the channels and Reiki will do what Reiki has to do.
Stop trying, and just let the Reiki flow. And remember to take care of yourself and do self-healing often.
Amber
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Thanks Amber, I know your right. I do do my self healing too :) I often fall asleep doing it lol
Lisa x
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Hi Lisa,
It is true - Reiki does work whether we feel it or not. All you need to have is the correct intent and an open heart. Without those we can't heal anything.
You don't say what level you are. My personal opinion is that we should only begin treating others after a Reiki 2 - because at this level we are given the appropriate skills to do so and because at this level it is clear that we will have done a great deal of personal healing and hence are more likely to be in the position where we can help others.
If there are doubts, then I always recommend more self work.
Love and light,
Christina
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Hi Lisa
How are you doing now? Have tried to post a reply to you on this thread twice today but each time theres a glitch and I lose it. So the power of 3 and all that. Here goes.[:o]
Please don't feel despondent, it is only just over a week since you did your reiki 1 Lisa, be kind to yourself and give it time. It can take time and practice to harmonise with the energy. Remember, you are still going through the 21 day cleansing process too and that can throw all sorts of things up.
Not everybody gets the all singing, all dancing, bells ringing experience, and as you know you dont need to feel it for it to be there.
Don't know if this will help but I always advice clients(recipients) that they may feel tingling, warmth, see colours, lights, etc.etc but equally they may feel nothing at all. Just because there is an absence of sensations doesnt mean there is an absence of the energy. It may not be a physical condition yet so the healing taking place cpould be on a mental, emotional or spiritual level, which is much more subtle.I also mention that I am not the healer but the channel for the energy and that they(their higher self,soul,etc) draw the energy and that it goes automatically by divine power to where it is needed.
Suggest that you encourage them to simply keep an open mind and a loving heart and accept the energy with grace.
Am sure that if you continue to work with the energy as often as you can in as many ways as you can, at every opportunity (reiki your food, drinks, medicines, plants, money, as well as people, pets ) your awareness will increase and you will feel a lot more confident.
Sorry Christina but humbly disagree with you on this:
My belief is that we are given the appropriate skills to treat others at reiki 1. In fact because we are an aspect of god we are all born with healing ability, reiki is one way of many of accessing that ability. Intent is the key. Yes, in some cases we may have done a lot of personal healing between level 1 and level 2 but again this all comes down to each individual and intent. It doesnt always follow that reiki 2's are more effective than reiki 1's.
IMHO that is my belief and that is what I teach on my reiki courses.
Lisa, just one more word for you sweetie... TRUST [sm=hug.gif]
Much love and light
jenny
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Hi Lisa,
Not everyone has these wonderful experiences whilst having a treatment and may not experience anything ever. Every treatment is also different for you and the recipients. Just believe and have faith in yourself.:)
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An excellent post, pinkangel, if I may say so. You've covered all the salient points IMHO regarding gaining experience with Reiki 1.
I have also posted on many of them, quite recently, and I don't want to repeat myself, so I'll just say briefly here that I also tell clients what they might or might not experience on receiving Reiki, and that all are quite normal.
As to whether or not Reiki 1's should heal others, I totally agree with you - of course they should. I posted about this in this recent thread, if you're interested:
BTW, did you really type all that THREE times?! When I was having problems losing posts, I copied from the reply window into Word as a precaution, or vice versa - type in Word, paste into here.
Holistic
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Holistic. Many thanks for feedback. Have just read the thread from link you posted, thanks for that, would suggest that Lisa reads it too :eek:.
I should have known that there would have been previous posts on the subject, didn't think of that[8D] But then again i don't know how to post those links into my messages, a bit lacking in that department!
And yes, Holsitic i did type it all 3 times, although no doubt the 3rd version was nothing like the 1st. Will take your advice and use word in future.[sm=hug.gif]
Love and Light
jenny
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Here's another thread on the subject of beginning to use Reiki, with some other points of view.This may also be of interest both to you and Lisa, if you haven't already read it:
Many subjects have cropped up on HP - across the board. It's always worth using Search to find stuff quickly.
To copy a link is dead easy ... just find the thread you want to quote, then RIGHT click on the link in the address bar, beginning http:www etc. Click on COPY from the drop down menu that will appear, come back to your Reply to Message window, RIGHT click again and PASTE. Job done! :) Just be careful not to type a full stop at the end or it won't work as a link. It's activated after you've posted, so I usually just check it then.
Hope this helps. A bit [sm=offtopic.gif], but all in a good cause :D
Laura.
EDIT: Apologies if I over-simplified this ... it's the same technique as the quote box you used above.
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Hi Lisa
I do so agree with everyone else here - just because you don't feel anything yet it doesn't mean Reiki doesnt' work. After I've done my Reiki 1 I did not feel anything amazing, even though I had amazing experiences whilst receiving treatments myself. I started experiencing more physical sensations later on after Reiki 2 but I do believe that they come in time, with people earlier with others later.
Do trust and do not worry - we all have something special to give and clearly this is the path you chose.
Reiki hugs,
Reiki Earth
[sm=nature-smiley-008.gif]
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Thanks everyone [sm=grouphug.gif] Really interesting links Holistic. Im now back home from my sisters and thought I would share in more detail about my experience with her.
Last night I did Reiki on her dog "Luna" who has a fistula at the end of her tail and a blood clot in her left leg. (Please feel free to send Reiki to her also) When I concentrated on her leg I got a sharp pain in my left foot for about 2 or 3 seconds. Today when I did it on my sister, I was able to put my hands on the throat area without her freaking out. She has a terrible fear of hands by her neck. As I was doing her Ummmm I think it was the sacral (under the solar plexus) chakra, I felt a real bad twinge in my back. She suffers from a bad back. Now, Id love to think that this is linked to my Reiki, but I also think maybe its how I was stood and sat at the time [&:]
I love Reiki and since my attunement a week last Fri I have done my self healing in bed at night before I go to sleep. I think I missed 2 nights as I fell asleep before hand but then did it in the morning.
I know in my heart that I can do this. Also that I need to be patient and maybe in time I will feel and experience different things.
Thankyou all for being so supportive, Oh nearly forgot to tell you. I got an e-mail this afternoon inviting me to a Reiki share on Thurs. Good timing eh??? ;)
Lisa xx
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You're very welcome, Lisa, and thanks for sharing with us your experiences with your sister and her dog. Mine loves it, and comes and asks! She can also give, through "hot paws" - literally - although I've never attuned her, just given her lots of hands-on over the years. [sm=dogrun.gif]
Great news also that you've found a Reiki share ... I'm sure you'll find it invaluable, both for discussion with other Reiki people, and for practicing your Reiki with them. Let us know how it goes :)
Laura.
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Lisa love you sound like you're doing just great. Ive had people tell me my hands are so hot they are burning yet to me they just feel normal. Ive had people tell me that although they feel me move my hands to a differant part of the body it still feels like my hands are inthe other places. Some tell me they feel a tingling which i sometimes feel. I always do the head positions & follow on with the taught hand placements for the body , but find myself quickly gfoing where my intuition guides me.
Trust & relax.
Just for today do not worry.
Love & hugs Maria xxx
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