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Ready for Reiki?
Boost Your Health and Energy Levels
By Lisa A. Goldstein
Since Reiki is based on intuition and harnessing energy, one might think this isn't possible for some people to practice on themselves. "The only people who cannot learn Reiki are those who believe they cannot," Milam says. "It's like painting. When given paints, each of us can create something. Some may be finger painters while others can paint masterpieces. It is also a skill that the more you practice, the stronger your energy becomes." The energy is always there and present; it's the practitioner's ability to tap into it and channel it that becomes greater, Bartlett says.
There are three levels of traditional Usui Reiki for the practitioner – Reiki I, Reiki II and Reiki Master/Teacher. Practitioners can be found by word of mouth, bulletin boards at natural or health food stores, spiritualist churches and The Yellow Pages. Often, practitioners offer it in their homes. There are also Reiki centers throughout the country and Reiki circles set up by practitioners to share Reiki with interested people, enabling them to practice their skills, Bartlett says.
Reiki even can be done by distance because it doesn't require touching. Level II of Reiki teaches distance healing through the use of Reiki symbols. "To do distance healing, the practitioner focuses on the person, either by picturing them in their mind or using a photograph or some other device (like a favorit object of theirs, perhaps), draws the distance healing symbol and focuses on that person," Bartlett says. "Often, distance healing is done using a teddy bear or some other stand-in that the healer can do the hand positions on. It doesn't matter where the person is – the energy goes to them."
