Reiki is a specific form of energy healing
And it isn’t the only one
Reiki is one of the energy healing options that DOES require a teacher. You can learn a lot of the exercises and techniques without a teacher, but you need a teacher to get attuned. That is the graduation of Reiki. Without an attunement from a master, you would be able to do Reiki at full capacity.
If you want to learn energy healing without going through a teacher, there are ways to do it
But Reiki isn’t the best choice if that is what you want
If you want to just heal yourself, visualizing is all you actually need
If you want to heal others, look at your options and see what is the best fit for your
What is Reiki?
Reiki is the process of adding intention to energy before giving that evergy to someone to encourage healing
Everyone can do some forms of energy healing
I was doing it long before I knew about it
When someone is hurting and I take deep breathsto calm myself before hugging them
Then I could feel them match the energy I was giving out
I was taking energy and using it to calm someone else
I used it a lot when I was a preschool teacher
When it was nap time, there were a couple of students that reall struggled to calm down for their nap
We legally had to have them relax on their bed for at least an hour
So I would sit next to one of those students and just focus on calm breathing
Just sitting there completely calm and relaxed next to them helped them calm down and go to sleep
I didn’t know that it was energy work back then
I just knew it worked!
Students knew that I could do it too so they would ask for me if they were struggling to fall asleep
I was called the queen of naptime
Reiki is just like that but you have a lot more options for your intention
Instead of the only intention being sleep, Reiki helps you give energy that bring bravery, healing, calmness, peace, and more
There are so many options!
But it does take time to learn how to give energy those intentions
That is why a teacher is encouraged
You don’t know if you are doing it right without some guidance from someone who is a master
Is a teacher required for Reiki?
Yes, you need a teacher to fully learn Reiki
Not just because you need help learning the concepts, but also because attunement only comes from a master
An attunement is when a master accepts you as someone who knows their teachings
They change the way that energy works with you
If that is something you have no interest in, I recommend choosing a different form of energy healing
There are many!
Just because Reiki isn’t a fit doesn’t mean you can’t learn Reiki
Think about why you are wanting to learn Reiki
What is the goal?
If you want to make a business out of it, I do think you need some guidance
It is possible to master things completely on your own, but it takes a lot more time
If you want to learn energy healing for your own healing, then you can learn everything you need through practice
One of my favorite ways to incorporate energy healing into my day is through visualization
If I am taking a shower, I close my eyes and imagine light appearing above me and just embracing me
As that light embraces me, it pulls my anxiety and my negative emotions out and pushes them down the drain
I visualize myself light and relaxed
Doing this doesn’t require any special training
But it may take some practice if you aren’t great at visualization yet!
What are other options that don’t require special training?
There are many forms of energy healing
There is just the visualization that I mentioned above, but there are other styles like Reiki as well
Pranic healing
Pranic healing is a no touch healing
It is a type of healing that is more focused on illness than Reiki is
It is based on the idea that the body has everything it needs to heal itself
You just add more healing energy to someone who needs it so their body can do its job
Pranic healing can be done on a spiritual, emotional, physical, and mental area of a person’s life
You learn to scan someone for energy abnormalities, cleanse any abnormalities you find, and replenish them with life force energy
There is evidence that pranic healing is able to help someone with many different illnesses including:
- Fever
- Colds and coughs
- Organ illnesses
- Reduced stress
- Greater self-esteem
- And more
There are many ways to learn pranic healing
Because you don’t need an attunment, you can learn it on your own
But it is easier to learn with a teacher
Crystal healing
Everything is made of energy that is vibrating
Crytals are included
Crystal healing is the process of adding intention and energy to a crystal that matches what you want to happen
And then giving that energy to someone for healing
Crystal healing is good for boosting low energy, preventing unwanted energy from entering the body, releasing energy that is blocked, and transforming someone’s aura
If you want to learn someone that doesn’t require a lot of training, crystal healing is a great choice
This type of energy healing is more dependant on the tools you use instead of your ability to manipulate energy
Quantum healing
Quantum healing combines the ideas that come from energy healing with ideas from quantum physics
It is based on the idea that everything is made of energy
Energy cannot be destroyed but it can be changed
If illness is made of energy, and energy can be changed
Then we are able to cure illnesses by changing the energy that is causing the problems
Once again, this is a harder type of energy healing to learn
But you can learn it on your own
Just expect to take a long time practicing before you get any progress!