Reiki: Alternative Medicine real Practice or Business?

That's incredible, you see, we have something else in common. That's great. I agree with you, it's a great tool, and it's a nice "world view" too. I'm glad you liked it. :)

Hi Amanda, thank you very much. I'm sure too that we have the power to heal within ourselves, maybe it doesn't work all the times, but when I feel sick I'm usually able to be well again pretty soon. The idea of an energy, electricity, or vibration, or spirit universally flowing makes sense, I forgot to add Taoism concept of Tao. :) And I'm very interested in the discoveries science will do the years to come. Maybe one day scientists will even discover that Tesla was right with his theories of energy freely flowing around and inside us. I think it would be interesting if you write a hub on your experiences with healing and hypnosis. Anyhow even if Reiki works because it's similar to Self Hypnosis its theory is fascinating. Thanks for your kind comment.

I wasn't sure if this hub was well organized and to the point, sometimes I go out of the topic. :)

Thanks wavegirl, I'm happy you like it. Einstein once said that Science without religion is lame, Religion without science is blind. I think he was pretty right. They are like the Yin and Yang, different yet complementary. And I agree with you balance is compulsory, everywhere and in everything. Religion/Beliefs needs Reason, Science needs to recognize that it has limits too. Have a great weekend!

Hi tipperary, thank you very much, I'm glad you like it.

Hi Lady_E, thanks a lot, two months ago I'd have never thought to have such an incredible result. Thanks to all good hubbers who write informative hubs and give good advices:) Reiki is a great alternative, it has only been filled with a lot of legends, fables and rubbish. I've even read about people being able to transform metal into gold and other similar stuff. I had to try to clarify a little the matter. :)

Hi Marco, there are a lot of stories about Reiki, some are true and some are not. It's quite common that after reaching the first level of Reiki a lot of bottled up feelings, emotions and thoughts gets free, it's a normal "reaction", I don't know if really because the energy cleans the body of all the rubbish or because keeping in touch with our inner self for the first time we become aware of a lot of things that we bottled up. Some people are comfortable in looking at our inner mirror, some accept it and go on, some do not. I haven't had any physical reaction but a lot of stuff came to light, only that I accepted it, "digested" it and went on. What I haven't really understood is why few "Masters" advise students that beside a physical reaction there can be a mental one. But there are a lot of similar stories even in hypnosis with people reacting in strange ways. The level of suggestibility of the person must also be taken into account: as an example if I'm highly suggestible and the teacher says that during the so called attunement to Reiki some people see spirits and some start shaking their body I could easily follow these instructions and do one or both of them. For what I've seen Reiki is quite safe, but it's all in the hands of the teacher. And a little in the hands of the student, his beliefs, his relationship with his inner self, his previous life experiences, what kind of feelings he's bottled up... But the most common reaction after an attunement is a smile on the face.

But if you want to try by yourself there is either my procedure or the one on the Grassroot Reiki Group on the net, it could be a good story for a hub.

Thanks again for your kind comment mate.

Hi Green Lotus, I'm glad you appreciated it and even more glad that we agree.:) I've nothing against Masters, only that it seems to me a term too resounding, I prefer the term Practitioner, or at most Teacher. But that's a personal idea. And I see nothing wrong in asking for an honest fee in exchange for a service, be it a course or a treatment. I just hate to see a good message twisted in a money making business on the skin of suffering people. And all that stuff added just to make Reiki a middle way between Magic, Religion and Phylosophy. Reiki is a good tool, easy to learn, easy to practice and easy to use. And it should remain so, but of course there can't be a lot of money involved then. Just to add another rant Usui never talked about Chakras :)

I'm glad we are compeers.:) And now I'll go reading your hub. Have a great day!

Hi Maita, I thought it to be a little messed up but it seems I'm wrong :) Thanks for your kind words and I'm glad I've been useful. Happy weekend!

Hi Madison, thanks to you for commenting. I'm glad you liked it. :)

You said it right CMHypno, as much as the web is full of "secret underground techniques" for hypnosis. It's really bad to see that kind of things ruining good tools and giving them bad names. Especially because we (hypnotherapists) know how much good they can do. I'm glad you liked it, thanks for your comment.

Hi dohn, well, Ihave a lot of friendly hubbers that with great hubs and sound advices are keeping me in the right road :) I'm happy you liked it. Thank you very much.

Hi Teresa, I'm glad you find it interesting. Reiki is a beautiful good/great tool, it just has a kind of undeserved bad name. Thanks for your comment. :)

Sue, you are being very kind with me. :) Thanks for your appreciation, I'm happy that you agree with me. And I agree with what you say. :) Thanks for appreciating so much.

Hi misty, thanks very much, I'm really glad you liked it. Being an intelligent skeptic I think is the right way to go, that is looking for real proofs of what is being affirmed without being blind about new things. And I agree with you that positive word of mouth is the only reliable source of informations, well, that's true for everything regarding health, not only for the holistic side of it :). I'm not completely sure why Reiki really works but as you said it does. And that's the important thing. :) Thanks for your kind words misty.

You know, if it works because it's a self hypnosis-like procedure (it is indeed) it's fine; if it works because it really gives access to Universal Life Force(Energy) it's fine too (it's fantastic really). As a matter of fact animals can't be hypnotized, not in the sense we can, so as you rightly said if they receive benefits what's the reason? That's why I included those videos, as they raise interesting questions. :)

This is very interesting VioletSun, very interesting. It seems that either you, or your friends, or both have Psychic abilities. I mean beside her sending Reiki what's interesting is that you saw symbols without knowing anything about them. Seems like a kind of telepathic connection. Thanks for sharing this. And for your kind words. :)

You could write a hub on experiments like this one, it would be very interesting to read. The more we study the matter the more we get to know it.

Hi azizzii, you are definitely right. Thanks for your contribution and appreciation.

Hi Al, thank you very much. About the symbols what I've always find interesting is that usually what is said is first to learn them and then that it doesn't matters much if they are drawn or visualized correctly as it's the intent what matters most. If this is true what's the meaning of learning and using them?

If it exists energy is energy, even if we can call it in 1000 different ways. Well, as a matter of fact there are hundreds of different Reiki schools (????) Each with its own particular vibration. I think that taking a simple thing and transforming it into a complicate one is just for business purposes. And I agree with you that what makes the difference is the Practitioner. Energy healing is common practice in the East, maybe one day someone will be able to fix all this.

Thanks again for your appreciation.

I'm happy about this Maita, and your last hub on Chinese numbers is simply great. Thanks for coming back again. Everything is connected, in some ways. :) Have a great weekend!

Hi mbwalz, I'm happy that you've found a good teacher. It's the fundamental requirement to have a good experience with Reiki. As a philosophy it's pretty beautiful, and the idea that everything is connected has also some scientific theories or explanations behind. Beside the movie Avatar I mean. It would be interesting if you write a hub on your experience with Reiki. Thanks for commenting and have a great day!

Hi Maita, I've done the same.:) Have a great weekend!

Hi Agvulpes, thank you very much for your kind comment. Actually I learn a lot of new things from your hubs too, and I agree that our mind is simply amazing. Thanks for visiting. :)

Hi izettl, actually when you get attuned, or you attune yourself, to Reiki, that's just the beginning. Like every other ability it takes time and application. But it's true that animal can sense energy much better than human beings can. As a matter of fact it's the best proof that using Reiki something happens. I had a dog that when pampered remained there liking it, but after some seconds of Reiki he would stand up and go somewhere else. My cats instead adore it. It depends from the animal, but they show that there is something that we cannot see. You should also find interesting my hub on Nami Reiki Self Attunement.

Thanks for your always sound comment. :)

Hi Rosita, thanks for coming. Actually I can understand Reiki Practitioners who ask for a fee for their services, each one of us has bills to pay. What I don't honestly like is when I see people exploited, especially when they are suffering and so are easier to scam. I don't know, probably Dr. Usui had other means to feed his family and pay his bills, and so he was able to do everything for free. But as you rightly said this cannot be a reason to exploit others, and again Reiki should be for everyone. But I can somehow more or less understand that if someone payed 10.000$ to become a "Master" then trying to earn back some bucks it's natural.

Thanks again for your kind comment.

Thanks for your kind comment Reiki Healing, I'm glad you liked the article.

And you are certainly right jmansson, the making of Reiki a business is ruining it, because big money comes from attunements, and little from sessions. But how can someone be a teacher if he's not a Practitioner? All the excuses used to ask money, from the exchange of energy thing to paying for the time, etc., etc., are more or less rubbish. As you correctly said no one works for nothing and if someone provides a service then a reasonable fee must be paid.

I don't think that any Reiki treatment should be paid more than 100 dollars, or euros or pounds even if given by a Super-Mega-Iper-Master-Teacher; anything more in my opinion is too much, and this is true for every kind of treatment or alternative therapy. Two clients a day makes 200 bucks a day, which I think is more than enough for every therapist. As for attunements I think that at every level 200 bucks per person are again enough, at the end if Reiki is simple, easy to use and available to everyone then there are not so many things to be learned.

Thanks for such and extended and interesting comment. :)

Well msorensson, it seems that there is something wrong with her Reiki session, probably she's too much empathic, that is she "absorbs" the negative feelings of clients. Now, I'm still not certain about distant healing, not that I'm saying it doesn't work or exists, at the end most religions are based on some forms of distant healing or help, receiving energy from far away. But I simply don't have enough proofs supporting the effectiveness of sending Reiki from distance.

Having said that I think she would probably benefit, and she knows how to do it, from focusing her attention on grounding (basically linking to the Earth through feet to discharge any unwanted energy or feeling...) before doing a Reiki treatment. I've never experienced any negative feeling while doing Reiki but could it be that the illness of patients "hit" her sensitivity? Usually Reiki is considered pretty safe and healthy for both Practitioner and client, and this is one of the reasons why Reiki is spreading so much.

If you like Reiki rest assured that you'll find the right teacher, basic instinct works also on the positive side. :) And if your friend likes it feel free to tell her to send me an email so maybe we can talk a little.

Thanks for such a comment very much appreciated. And I hope everything will go well for your friends. :)

That's great msorensson, I'm glad if I can be of help. Have a wonderful day!

Thank you Suny, I'm glad you liked it. To be honest, in my humble opinion, Reiki is much more simple than it is said to be. Human beings make it complicated for various reasons. I'll write other articles on Reiki soon though. :) Have a great day and thanks for your kind comment.

Perfectly summarized Support Med, in my humble opinion there is one way to "heal" with Universal Energy, some simple and some complicated. But there are so many because some techniques work for some people and some others for others. Being that we humans are all equal but all different it makes sense.

Thanks for the voting/rating, as usual. :)

Thanks Dinah and learnReiki for your kind comments. I agree that it's pretty sad what Reiki has become in the last period, anyway I believe its true essence will always come out. Even if many "Masters" are into money a lot of them are truly into helping others.

Wonderful holidays to everyone!