| Reiki is a traditional Japanese healing system, which | | | | Besides advanced Reiki practice, other things that are |
| was started about 80 years ago by a Japanese | | | | taught in master training include how to initiate other |
| spiritual teacher after a three week retreat and out | | | | people into Reiki, how to confer the various |
| of what the master termed as a mystical revelation. | | | | attunements that make people Reiki practitioners - |
| The system has undergone a considerable number of | | | | generally how to go about training new Reiki |
| modifications in the 80 or so years of its existence, | | | | practitioners to ensure the perpetuity of the system. |
| while at the same time finding acceptance and | | | | The philosophy behind Reiki is also taught at this |
| popularity in many other parts of the world beyond | | | | stage, as are the innermost workings of Reiki, so |
| its cradle in Japan. | | | | that by the time the person undertaking Reiki master |
| To become a Reiki practitioner, one needs to | | | | training finishes their training, they are well grounded |
| undergo training. There are generally three degrees | | | | enough in the workings of Reiki that they can |
| of Reiki training, which we might refer to as the basic | | | | answer virtually any question about the system in |
| Reiki training, the Intermediate Reiki training and the | | | | any forum. |
| master training, which is the ultimate level of Reiki | | | | Once you acquire the title of master, you are |
| training. | | | | empowered to start taking your own students, |
| To become a Reiki master, one needs to be first | | | | teaching them the practice of Reiki and conferring |
| well grounded in the basics of Reiki practice, that is, | | | | the various attunements they need to start their |
| to have undergone both the basic and intermediate | | | | own Reiki healing practices. This means that |
| levels of Reiki training and earned the relevant | | | | pedagogy - the art of teaching - forms a major part |
| attunements. Before embarking on master training, | | | | of Reiki master training. In addition to empowering |
| one is advised to meditate deeply to find out if their | | | | you to start a teaching practice, master training also |
| life purpose is in line with the requirements of being a | | | | empowers you to enrich your Reiki healing practice, |
| master. And if that turns out to be the case indeed, | | | | so that your healing is strengthened and you can heal |
| then the next step would be to sign up with a Reiki | | | | people at even greater distances. |
| master to take you through the advanced Reiki | | | | In most Reiki schools, the completion of Reiki master |
| training required to become a Reiki master. The | | | | training is marked by the conferment of the relevant |
| master you choose for this purpose should be one to | | | | attunements, as well as the drawing of the Raku |
| whom you feel 'attuned'; ideally a person with a very | | | | symbol, which apart from making you a master also |
| profound understanding of Reiki and real life | | | | strengthens you healing power considerably. Reiki |
| experience to show for it. | | | | master training costs up to $10,000 in some schools. |