I have been hearing good things about it as well. A friend of mine is a doctor who doesnt discount alternative therapy but believes in the more traditional medicines. She had a saddler out who also practiced Reiki therapy and she could not believe the difference in her horse after the treatment(saddle was fine btw). Im thinking of getting her out for my horse.
Untrue. Here's a bit of reading for you to begin with.
Isn't that a fascinating question. Ask it with an open mind, perhaps
Reiki healer's hands have been proven to be a hot spot of energy - see Dr Zimmerman's research..
Correct, the third is often split
Yeah, it can give you strength, you should try it!
Again, distance Reiki has been proven to have an effect on the patient, see the first link, It varies but as a general rule its between £30 and £150 per day. Why would you want someone to give their time for nothing? If you were going on a massage course, you'd expect to pay the same.
But not drastically so if operating within the appropriate organisations' codes.
Sorry, tell me where the evidence is that many are massage therapists? The two are very different, although work well together.
I don't know of these schools, and the two professional associations would not accept people trained in this way onto their books, nor would the insurance companies.
Skepticism is good, but I'd politely suggest you are being a tad closed minded in this post
Yes it is. And more fool anybody for paying you as a two day qualified medic. Those of us who practice Reiki properly have to wait a certain amount of time between attunements, do case studies, join professional associations and get insurance, yada yada... much like most medics do. The actual "how to" of healing is very simple, its the practice that makes practitioners good.
I only get on it when I see ridiculous untruths spread by people who think that because they don't understand something, it doesn't exist.
I don't agree with the freebie attunements that are out there (or the distance ones for that matter). I think to be able to safely and effectively be able to do Reiki on your own pets it is worth spending the small amount (£50-100) for a 1 or 2 day course to be a level 1 - and would urge the OP to do this. If you ask them about if they are a member of a professional body and if they are insured, that should help you to decide who is best to go with, if you do decide to get attuned.
I am sure that most practitioners don't! They would lose money! I am as I said a master, I have never, in the 12 years since attunement, charged a penny for treating either people or animals. The freebie attunements work, my niece did one and her reiki was just as effective as mine. I don't see what difference it makes whether you pay or not, if you are attuned then you can do Reiki even if the attunement was free. I have absolutely nothing to gain from promoting Reiki and would recommend everyone who was interested to be attuned and do their own treatments rather than paying someone else.
I am neither registered nor insured, Reiki cannot cause harm, I don't make false promises, I offer where I think it may help and I would never expect to replace a vet's treatment. If I was offering it commercially then I would sort this out but I don't need to. I don't hold with the thought that you shouldn't give it for free because it won't be valued! I have found, especially with animal owners, the gratitude and pleasure at seeing their animal more comfortable in whatever way proves it's value to them.
In my own experience I feel that there should usually be a simple and clear exhange of energy (not necessarily money, I have had some lovely things exchanged at no financial cost to either of us). I don't gain financially from promoting courses (nor do I currently take paying clients). If I offer a free treatment it is a gift; where acquaintances ask for or expect free treatment is when I feel they don't get the value from their treatment. I hold it because I have, and will again in the future, be a practitioner running a service business when all is said and done. I didn't mean to imply that everyone who practices Reiki should have it; just in reply to lazybee that association membership and insurance are signs to look for that you are dealing with a professional, and will bypass the problems she(he?) mentioned about inconsistencies and inadequate training. Just as I'd advise you look for a farrier on the FRC etc.
Reiki Master is a term used for those who have been through more training, and can attune people themselves..