The Benefits of a Live Reiki Class The ability to channel healing energy through your palms is something everyone possesses. The difference between Reiki and other systems of palm healing is that the practitioner becomes attuned to the energy which comes through the crown chakra, down to the heart chakra and out of the palms. This system of healing is inherently protective to the practitioner. It is not the practitioner's energy that is going to the client (or themselves), it is universal life energy, or spiritually directed life energy.

Getting to Share and Practice Reiki with your Classmates and your Reiki Master When you are first attuned and do your first practice sessions there are always questions that arise concerning what you are feeling, what you are not feeling, what you are seeing... or not, what an open vs. closed chakra feels like, etc. The great thing about having your teacher present is that he or she will be able to address those issues right away. He or she can feel the aura and chakras with you. And if you are more of a visual or kinesthetic learner, the demonstrations and practice will benefit you enormously. Receiving a Reiki session from your classmates and teacher is beneficial energetically as well as educationally and helps to settle the attunement into your body.

Sharing Thoughts and Stories It is not just that you can ask questions and have them answered immediately; you can do that over the phone. But when you are in a class with more than one student, you can often benefit from your fellow students' questions as well. There is also something inspiring about sitting in a circle with other people, including the Reiki master, and listening to their healing stories. There is a certain energy in hearing stories first hand that you do not get from reading a book.

The Attunement or Blessing The Reiki attunement can be done over the phone or just by intention, but there truly is something special and powerful about the ceremony most Reiki masters put into their attunements. For example, there is usually a meditation before the attunements begin. Then there is the attunement. The attunement process varies tremendously depending on the teacher and the size of the class. All of my attunements have been one on one in an area slightly separated from the rest of the class. This area is cleansed and blessed before the attunements, creating a sacred space. The meditation and the sacredness of the space help to open the student's conscious and unconscious mind to the blessing that is about to be bestowed.

These are just some of the reasons to learn from a teacher in a class with other students. If these do not convince you to learn Reiki in a class, just think: you get a free Reiki session with the price of admission. In multi-day courses you will probably receive more than one session from your classmates. Reiki Exchange is a certified Reiki master teacher and licensed massage therapist in USAReiki Exchange Reiki attunement styles are almost as varied as there are Reiki masters. Some Reiki masters require the commitment of a 32-hour class for a level 1 attunement. Some Reiki Masters require a six- or eight-hour class. Other Reiki masters give them over the phone, over the internet, or even just by having the student read their book.