Who benefits the most from taking the first degree of reiki training?

In the last 40 years, the wisdom of reiki has spread throughout the western world like wildfire. All the current variations of reiki teachings derive from one source; The original channelled healing process brought forward to the collective by Dr. Mikao Usui.

The Japanese word “reiki” is not the technique used by the practitioner but explains what energetic field, or density, is being called upon to be received by the practitioner. Translated from Japanese to English, Reiki means "Universal Life Force Energy".

So, at its essence, reiki is the universal life force – or in other teaching we refer to this field as chi, aether or akasha. I like to compare reiki to what we know as “The Force” which is popular from the Star Wars movies. Reiki is everywhere around us with a never-ending supply right at your fingertips.

In this blog post, I want to focus on why I believe certain groups of people should explore the first degree of reiki for themselves more than others. This isn't to say that I don't believe everyone would benefit from learning self reiki techniques, because I believe everyone would! This list is to highlight the groups of people I have personally seen in my own teaching and professional practice. There seems to be a higher number of these types of folks booking in for reiki and mediumship sessions than all others:

• The hypersensitive and empathic - children, teens and adults
• First Responders - paramedics, fire fighters, police, security
• Therapists, Nurses and Caregivers; those who work (or live) with the acute, chronically or mentally ill, the addicted or abuse and trauma survivors.
• Massage Therapists; or any touch therapist.
• Anyone who is negatively affected by paranormal occurrence, and those who want to play in the world of the paranormal at any level; Those who attract paranormal activity unwillingly. Professional psychics/mediums, witches, and paranormal investigators. 
• People who work and/or live around hundreds of people every day or high levels of EMF's; think those who work in the service and entertainment industries - movie theatres, bars, casinos, hotels, airports, cruise ships. Those who are on computers all day, or are surrounded by lots of fluorescent lighting and electronics. People who live in apartment complexes and attached dwellings. Especially if these people double as hypersensitive, empathic or have other heightened psychic abilities.

These folks interact with, and absorb, more energetic debris than most people. Sometimes due to acute high stressors, sometimes due to long term exposure to highly tense situations. Always because of the high volume of people, places, situations and emotions they deal with consistently.

Once these people take reiki training themself, they report back how much less stress they feel in their daily life, and how much more carefree they feel compared to before their training. When it comes to those who have had negative experiences with the paranormal, they usually notice an immediate decrease and/or disappearance of spooky activity after the first day of their reiki attunement and training. 

But why? The first degree reiki attunement is designed to clear up all the energetic interference, debris and junk taken on from others that is lingering in the students' biofield and energy bodies. This essentially attunes one to their naturally high vibrational essence. The training that follows offers techniques to continue sloughing off energetic debris we encounter daily, and practices to encourage a positive mindset and inspired lifestyle. 

Let's look at the science:

Science is beginning to catch up to what mystics and healers have known for over a millennium. Thanks to science, instruments that can register and record subtle energy have been invented in recent years, and some of these devices can detect and confirm the existence of our bioenergy field (1). You can also find pilot and clinical studies that confirm reiki has the potential to create positive change in the autonomic nervous system. Which, in some cases, resulted in lowering of blood pressure, slowing of heart rate, and marked stress reduction in the recipient. (2.)

The reason it is important to explore at least the initiate level of reiki is simple. The lifestyle, meditation and energy work techniques that are discussed by your master within the first degree of reiki training offer a gentle, yet powerful, self care practice anyone can do. Your personal reiki practice can support the nervous system, emotional and mental bodies offering stress relief that is holistic in nature. Reiki training is also accessible to anyone who wants to learn and is the simplest teaching style of energy work available to the collective currently. And training can begin with children as young as eight, and adults of any age.

Not everyone who learns reiki practices professionally. Many people decide to get reiki training solely for themselves, or to help support a family member. I have had many first-degree students report back how their personal reiki practice eventually resonates out into every part of their life, and in a highly beneficial way!

Curious if reiki is right for you? Book a free consultation to discuss your goals and how reiki training can support your journey

REIKI ON!

Wynne Thornley

Citing Articles and Websites 

1. https://www.chi.is/biofield-tech-devices/
2. McManus DE. Reiki Is Better Than Placebo and Has Broad Potential as a Complementary Health Therapy. Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine. 2017;22(4):1051-1057. doi:10.1177/2156587217728644