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Choosing a Reiki Master
This is one of the
most important decisions you will make, if you choose the Reiki path, and there are certain things you should take into consideration:-
1. This is
all very well, but how do I find Reiki Masters in the first place??
- i) by word of mouth.
If you know a Reiki
practitioner ask where they received their training.
-ii) look on the Internet
(this may well be how you have found
me!!)
-iii) look in the yellow pages.
-iv) check my site!
The Reiki Connection list of Master/Teachers in ever expanding.
-v) check
the web site of the Reiki Council, here you will find a list of all the associations involved in Voluntary Self Regulation
etc
2. Contact a number of Reiki Masters by phone.
-i)
see how you interact.
This will be a big commitment for you so you will want to feel happy and comfortable with the person you are learning
from.
-ii) ask all the questions you want answers to e.g.
- how long have you
been teaching?
(If the person has only just become a Reiki Master this does not mean that they will not be 'as good' as
one who has been teaching for years)
- how long does the training take?
- how big will the class be?
Up to, or more than 5 people at a time?
- where does the training take place?
- what are the charges?
- what support is offered?
- do they belong to any Reiki association?
- will you, as a student, be eligible for Reiki practitioners insurance?
- do they have
PL insurance?
- what
is their Reiki Lineage?
(Reiki Masters are able to trace their Reiki family tree back to Usui - this shows
they are Reiki Masters)
- do they know about National Occupational Standards(NOS) and Voluntary Self Regulation
(VSR)?
(This question is important if you want to become a 'Professional Practitioner'. Most students start
off wanting to 'do' Reiki just for themselves and family but then find they want to take things further. If
the Reiki Master you have chosen is not aware of NOS & VSR it does not mean you need to find one that does.
But it does mean that you may have to have additional training to cover certain
aspects in the NOS if this is the route your pathway takes you.
You will probably
think of other questions you will want to ask. The important thing is that you feel totally at easy with the person
who will be training you.
Some students prefer 1 to 1 training, others prefer to be in a group. The choice is yours.
The method of teaching varies from 1 to 1 to very large groups of people receiving Reiki 1 and Reiki 11 in one go
in one weekend in a large hotel venue.
It is important to note that some
students take Reiki 1, 11 and 111 with different teachers each time.
There
are no 'rules' as such.
Just go with what feels right.
