| To Become a Reiki Master is something that | | | | has direct lineage, it gives you the confidence that |
| everyone should consider because of its many | | | | what they are teaching is pure and legitimate. |
| personal and spiritual benefits. Practicing Reiki is a very | | | | Sometimes a school doesn’t disclose their lineage |
| wholesome and empowering experience for both the | | | | to Mikao Usui, and this might be because their lineage is |
| healer and the receiver (client), in fact, most people | | | | quite distant, or even unrelated all together. Try to stay |
| learn Reiki out of their desire to help others. Ultimately | | | | as close as you can to the original lineage when you |
| anyone who learns Reiki is also helping themselves | | | | choose a teacher (whether that is online or not). Also |
| with improved health and wellbeing. | | | | keep in mind that several generations have passed |
| Learning Reiki can be done in a variety of ways, | | | | now since “Reiki” began through Dr. Usui, so |
| including distance courses offered online (follow the link | | | | simply finding a teacher with direct lineage is something |
| at the bottom called "important facts to be correctly | | | | to hold on to. |
| certified"). A very important aspect of training to | | | | To become a Reiki Master is a very noble and |
| become a Reiki Master is receiving an attunement | | | | honorable path to choose in life. It takes effort, time, |
| from your own Instructor/Master. The attunement is | | | | and patience like any form of Mastery. Lineage is |
| the way the Master passes the Reiki-Energy to initiate | | | | indeed very important when considering how to |
| your own core energy, in preparation for you to | | | | become a Reiki Master, but it’s not the whole story. |
| become a Reiki Master. | | | | For anyone who is truly serious about becoming a |
| The attunement can be quite an experience: | | | | powerful Reiki Healer, it is essential to get all the |
| sometimes emotional, and sometimes sensational. | | | | important facts to become a Reiki Master. |
| Ultimately everyone’s experience is unique. When | | | | Always be patient, remember to practice at every |
| choosing a teacher or school for your initial attunement | | | | opportunity you notice and never get discouraged |
| (often offered when you enroll in a course) it is very | | | | because the path of a healer is to embrace all |
| important to check their lineage. Lineage in Reiki is in | | | | aspects of one’s life. Reiki is not just a |
| reference to whether or not your master has been | | | | touch-healing method, it is a lifestyle of peace and |
| taught by the students of the original Reiki Master | | | | harmony with the real world. |
| (Mikao Usui). If the Master you would like to learn from | | | | |