thank you for sharing your knowledge. And helping others get on and moving forward with their passions🙏
I ‘v been a reiki master for years and still dwell in the fear of making a go of a reiki business. And only that.
I have asked the universe to assist me in getting my equine reiki therapy business come to a successful point where that’s all I doing.
I have yet to make a website or even business cards
I’m Hoping to get I with this soon looking forward to your webinar
Again any advice is grateful and thank you from the. Prom of my heart

Namaste
Patrizia Trulli

Hi Justin,

Have really enjoyed your post about “Reiki busted”. 🙂

I am a Reiki Teacher myself and can only agree what you so far have described in your article.

Reiki in Japan as the Reiki we know doesn’t mean much to a Japanese Reiki Master/healer. They always will ask you:…”what kind of Reiki you do?”….

So, somehow this might be the reason why so many Reiki masters will “brand” “their” Reiki.

We have to admit, although I personally don’t care much for it, calling it “Atlantis Reiki” “Crystal Reiki”, even “Elemental Reiki”, just to name a few, must sounds more compelling to someone than just plain “Reiki”.

One question I have from one Reiki Teacher to another, what are your thoughts on Reiki teaching online?

I personally are still divided somehow. To elaborate here would take to much space etc., but I would appreciate it anyways.

Great article. 🙂

Sylvia

Justin, thanks for consolidating some things that have come up in some of my various conversations with a lot of people over the last few years.

It often reminds me of the conflicts that arise with regard to various martial arts styles. Each one has it’s own way of defending from an attack, and often you will find many similarities. But just because one person blocks a blow one way, and someone else does it differently, doesn’t mean that either way is wrong, as long as both WORK.

One thing that does bother me, though, is when people who have been neither trained nor attuned, hang out their shingle as Reiki Masters. You may be a healer… you may be spiritually gifted… but it’s not cool to appropriate the name of Reiki for what you do, unless that’s what you have been trained in. Call yourself a spiritual healer, an energy therapist or whatever, but don’t engage in false advertising. It’s like someone who is a natural-born street fighter opening a Karate dojo. The person may be a good fighter, but what they are teaching still is not Karate, and they shouldn’t call it that.

I agree there is only one Reiki. I think many times people want to be amazed by something–so they start with some fancy title. I just call it Universal Life Force Energy. I have attuned many types of people, families and even children. I feel it is for everyone; and can help with virtually everything under the sun. Thank you for the great post. It has helped me in so many ways; an access point to limitlessness.I am a Reiki Master under Usui tradition–but to me it is all the same. Have a blessed day.

Becoming a Reiki Master a couple of years ago has changed my life in so many ways…both my understanding, communication and sensitivity to others. However, although I have given Reiki to quite a few people, I feel I have a long way to go in my own life to where I want to be. I am a little disappointed in myself that I have not had the courage to leave my work and to do Reiki full time. My intention is to develop my attic space into “healing rooms.” However, my work at present is very time consuming…part time isn’t possible…and time and health issues always seem to be getting in the way of making progress. However, after my hip replacement last January (after falling on ice), Reiki has indeed helped me greatly with healing and keeping my energy up. It seems like the journey is slow though….and although I know that Reiki has become an important way of living now for me…. I sometimes doubt I will fulfil my dream of doing it full time!
Thank you for your article which I found very interesting and helpful.
Blessings,

Margaret

Excellent article. #3 I have thought this as well. Variety of ‘styles’ in terms of methodology but the energy is the same pure unconditional love light. Namaste. A

Thanks for sharing. Totally agree : )

Thanks, Justin, for ‘clearing’ things up with your article. 🙂

More information and education for the public is definitely needed as Reiki becomes a powerful method to relieve stress and pain as well as a bridge to raising our consciousness. I’ve found that since being introduced to Reiki in 2002, the interest in it has grown exponentially over the last 3 years.

I agree with your last comment that it definitely is a proven tool for spiritual development and the form its takes is less important than the ways in which it can help us. There are many forms of Reiki now just as there are thousands of types of Qigong and many forms of yoga! Everything is evolving just as we are. Reiki does look a bit different than it did in 1922 and it just stands to reason that it will continue to evolve as more information is channelled to us and people find different and even more versatile ways with which to use it.

Warmly,
Barb

hi Justin,
i agree completely with you. to me, working with universal energy based on wholeness can always be called Reiki without disrespect to any known system. Reiki indeed is universal and belongs to all sentient beings. Indeed Reiki is a perfect tool to develop ones spiritual path
warm regards,
maryse

Thank you, good to see that others also believe Reiki is Reiki, same energy no matter what, you add.

Thank you Justin. Good explanations for each myth.

There are different forms of energy work and healing. Reiki is one of them and this article debunks all the myths about it. How to work with energy is not a gift but it’s definitely something that everyone can learn how to do it as far as they have a teacher who can show them the ropes. The various ways that reiki is being performed should not strange people at all. Energy is art and every art is being evolved according to the person who is performing it.

I hope this article reaches out to more people. Great writing!

Zaria