Becoming A Reiki Master
To become a master of anything takes time, dedication and practice. The title of Master implies that we have become expert at using something and that will only come about through practice and personal investment.
The traditional route to the level of reiki master is to first of all take the reiki one course and practice at that level until you know that you know all there is to know at that level and can demonstrate your ability to yourself and others.
This would include sessions of reiki self healing and a deepening of ones personal knowledge of the symbols, what they mean and how to use them.
You would then progress to the Reiki Two course and approach it in the same way. And then finally you would take the Reiki Master Course.
At that point you will be qualified to teach reiki to others.
But on the way you will have discovered an ability within yourself, which we all have in a latent form, to heal both yourself and others.
Some claim that a Reiki Master can be made in 48 hours......and yes one could take the master attunement in that time period, but you will miss out on all of the vital information and practice which is in the reiki one and two courses.....the very foundations of Reiki.....
A better bet is to start at the level of reiki one and then move up the line as I have described above.
The minimum amount of time required to become a Reiki Master is about 3 months. And that would mean practicing each day and carrying out self healing each day.
It may seem like a long time, but each day you will be finding out more about yourself and increasing your ability to use reiki with confidence and certainty.
Reiki Training.
Reiki training is available in a number of different forms.
Traditionally Reiki was taught in small classes or workshops for each level and this form of training can still be found.
Some of the drawbacks are that the training is crammed into a couple of days and the classes can still be quite expensive.
On the plus side....you will be able to ask questions and you will meet other people who share your interest and your attunements to each level of reiki are carried out by the reiki master during the course..
Reiki can also be studied at home with a distance learning course.
There is an audio course available where the Reiki Master talks you through each section of the you reiki training.....and also provided you with written materials, self healing MP3s, diagrams and practice sessions. You also receive distance attunements to each level of Reiki and Certificates for each level.
This option is also much less expensive.
Starting Your Reiki Training.
The main point is that you can become a reiki master. The decision is which route you want to take.
I took the home study option, simply because it fitted in with my life better and the cost was much less.
And I have to say that I am very happy with the training I received. The course has excellent email support and friends who took the other option of the weekend class have told me that there is much more information in the distance learning package.
And of course I have all of the talks in MP3 format so I can listen to them again if I feel there is something I missed the first time through.
The main thing is this...If you want to learn reiki you should go ahead and get started. I found it to be a wonderful adventure and I now know that I can help both myself and others in a real and lasting way.
Here is a link to the course I took........
If You are new to Reiki you can find lots of reiki information to help answer you questions at http://www.reiki0.com and there is also a free 7 part audio introduction to reiki at the site.
