This past weekend, I taught the first Reiki I training of 2010.  Teaching Reiki is a lot of fun for me because not only do I enjoy talking about what I love to do, I also enjoy talking about the intersection of spirituality, healing and how cultural and religious influences shape new and existing practices.  There were four students in class and they were all quick learners as well as adept, sensitive healers.  There was great synergy between all of them, which adds a lot to the class dynamic. 

There’s really nothing better as a Reiki teacher to see your students learn to sense and work with their innate healing ability; it’s a special and beautiful experience.  It makes the entire day joyous and uplifting!

One of my students wrote a terrific blog post describing what she learned and experienced during our class.  I appreciate the time she took to synthesize everything she experienced in such a detailed way.  She wrote beautifully about the difference between coercing the energy to move (which is what is done in some energy healing/transfer techniques) and surrendering to the moment and allowing Reiki energy to flow on its own:

When I attempted to pull energy from outside of me before it was just that. PULLING. I felt like I was pulling a rope of prana into myself and then pushing it into someone else and instructing it to heal them…Reiki’s different. I placed my hand on a chakra then asked the energy to flow through me. Usually before the words are even formed, my intention has linked me to the source of Reiki energy. Where I once felt like I was pulling energy in like a rope attached to a rock, I now felt the energy pouring into me like I as standing under a showerhead with amazing pressure. And this is how I experienced the energy through all of the practice I had during the remainder of the afternoon. Flowing water. When 4 of us worked on the 5th, laying on the massage table I felt like water was pouring into all of our crowns and flowing out of our hands into our temporary patient. When we all got so hot in the hands, toward the end of that person’s session, the energy was bubbling like boiling water under our hands.

Like I said, it doesn’t get much better than that! 

If you are interested in learning Reiki for healing yourself or others, please visit my Reiki Classes and Workshops page for more information on what is covered in my curriculum and available dates.  The Reiki community in Atlanta is growing and I encourage you to become part of it.