How Reiki Differs From Other Forms of Energy Healing
Reiki, as “universal life force energy,” is accessible to some degree by everyone and everything. In this sense, many people use a little Reiki without realizing it! Two main differences exist between Reiki and other forms of energy work, and they are related. The first difference is that Reiki requires its practitioners receive an “attunement” by a certified Reiki Master Teacher. Breaking down the word, an attunement “tunes” the practitioner to Reiki energy. As in acupuncture and yoga, Reiki, and particularly a Reiki attunement, concerns itself with opening one’s meridians and chakras to their natural state of flow. People might experience this process as “relaxing,” “hot,” “lots of colored lights,” “a blissful experience,” “a sense of childlike wonder,” or “the breath of God.” There’s no right or wrong experience. During the attunement, the Reiki Master Teacher opens the chakras in a practitioner’s hands, so that Reiki energy can now flow freely through their hands.
