Frequently Asked Questions by Reiki 1 Channels

What should I imagine when I'm healing myself?
How long should I heal each chakra?
In some chakras I feel more heat/ sensation than others, what does this mean?
When can I start healing others?
Should I count the 21 days from the day of the class or the next day?
Can I do reiki during my periods?
How do I check the energy levels of my chakras?
Are there any good reiki magazines that I can subscribe to?
How long does Reiki take to cure people from diseases?
Sometimes I do not feel any energy when I heal. Do I need to get attuned again?
What kind of problems can Reiki solve?
Does Reiki work for bad or wrong intentions?
Can I treat people under medication?
Will reiki work even if I don't believe in it sometimes?
Can Reiki help victims of black magic?
Please check Reiki FAQs for FAQs asked by common man.

What should I imagine when I'm healing myself?
If your mind tends to wander during self healing, there are many things you can choose to think of. If you are devoted to a particular God, you could chant the related mantra. Or, you could imagine a 'sun' of energy in the chakra you are healing, with the appropriate colour. For example, if you were healing the throat chakra, you could imagine a blue coloured sun radiating energy in the center of your throat. optionally, you could even imagine the chakra vibrating in the conical shape instead of the sun.

How long should I heal each chakra?
You usually get energy signals when you are healing. If you are feeling the energy flow through your hands (eg. heat, cold, or any sensation), then the feeling tends to go away after some time. When the feeling vanishes, you can move on to the next chakra. If you do not feel anything, then you can move on if you heave a deep sigh. Also, boredom or restlessness is an indication that a chakra has had enough and you can move on. In the absence of all the above signals, you can roughly heal each chakra for 2-3 minutes.

In some chakras I feel more heat/ sensation than others, what does this mean?
It just means that those particular chakras are taking more energy. Heal them till the sensation persists, and move on to the next chakra when the sensation fades or disappears.

When can I start healing others?
You can start healing others right from the moment you are attuned. Just make sure you're grounded and drink a glass of water, and you're all set to go.

Should I count the 21 days from the class or the next day?
If you have gone home and practiced full-body self-healing again, you can start counting the number of days from the day of the class itself. Otherwise, you will count it from the next day on.

Can I do reiki during my periods?
Yes, you can. Reiki is not restricted by anything.

How do I check the energy levels of my chakras?
There are several chakra tests on the internet. Just search for 'chakra test' on google and many sites will be listed. Do a chakra test the moment you are attuned, and then another after a month or so. You will be able to see a rise in the energy levels of the chakras. The sites which we recommend are Ecletic Energies Chakra Test where you will also find the different mudras for every chakra, and the Tickle Chakra Test.

Are there any good reiki magazines that I can subscribe to?
Yes, the Reiki news magazine is a good one to subscribe to. It has several articles by reiki healers/ teachers all over the world, and is informative and inspiring. You can subscribe to it online. Click here for more information.

How long does Reiki take to cure people from diseases?
Reiki always starts working on any problem from the root cause. Most physical problems have an underlying emotional cause, and this could be either superficial or deep-seated. If the root of the problem is superficial then Reiki will heal the problem quickly, otherwise it may take a long time. Often we do not see any significant changes initially because Reiki is busy working on the root of the problem. But patients do tend to show improvements in other aspects of their lives, such as reduction of anger, emotional stability, etc.

There is no way of knowing how long reiki will take to heal a problem, or even if it WILL heal a problem. It depends on whether the patient really wants to heal and how deep-seated the problem is. Never make any promises and keep your expectations in check. Just give reiki and trust it completely.

Sometimes I do not feel any energy when I heal. Do I need to get attuned again?
If you are practicing daily, there is no need for a re-attunement. The sensations with reiki practice vary greatly. While you would have felt a lot of sensations during the initial few days of practice, this drastically reduces as you practice regularly. This is because the 'energy-shock' that your body gets is very less, as your body is starting to stabilise at a higher vibration. If you aren't feeling anything, it is a good sign, and you must ensure daily practice so that you do not slip back to the old level of energy. Just keep the faith and keep practicing!

After a few weeks, you will start feeling sensations again, when you have started moving up the energy ladder again. So ensure you practice regularly even when the feeling is absent, because this is the most important part in your reiki practice.

What kind of problems can Reiki solve?
Reiki is a balancing force, it does not solve your problem for you - but it always reduces the suffering. Problems are lessons of life in disguise and Reiki helps the person move out of self-pity and makes him more capable of learning quickly, apart from a positive frame of mind and stress-relief. This in itself causes the problem to fade away. As a Reiki 1 channel, you can heal everything that you can touch. If you are a Reiki 2 channel, if you can think about a problem, you can send reiki to it. Reiki improves everything from health, emotional disturbance and relationship troubles to traffic jams and legal battles!

Does Reiki work for bad or wrong intentions?
Reiki is not a positive or negative energy, it is a balancing energy. Therefore, reiki does not work for either good or bad intentions. When you send reiki to someone, it helps them progress and brings balance into their lives, irrespective of your intentions. Even if your intentions are good, reiki might do just the opposite if that is what is good for that person in the long run.

Can I treat people under medication
Reiki works alongside every medical system and alternative therapies. It is a non-invasive therapy which increases the immunity of the patient and helps reduce the side effects of medicines. It can be used along with any other system, whether allopathy, ayurveda, homeopathy, aromatherapy, yoga, meditation, and others.

Will reiki work even if I don't believe in it sometimes?
Reiki is not faith healing. It works even if you are giving reiki without any faith. So experiment with everything irrespective of whether you have faith or not. Many times skeptic reiki channels are quite surprised with the results!

Can Reiki help victims of black magic?
Yes it can. Reiki offers protection against all kinds of negative energies, and that includes black magic, the 'evil eye' (what we call nazar or drishti) and harmful spirits.