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How to Prepare For a Reiki Attunement

March 28, 2016

Over the years, I’ve been asked many times about how a Reiki student should prepare for the first Reiki class. The questions usually revolve around avoiding alcohol, cigarettes or eating vegetarian food before the Reiki attunement.

First, let’s talk about the Reiki attunement for a moment. The Reiki attunement is a process or technique performed by the Reiki Teacher to imprint and activate the Reiki symbols introduced in the energy field of the student at the level of the head and in the middle of the palms.

It is a complex process that involves good breathing control on the part of the teacher, visualization, drawing different Reiki symbols, and inserting these symbols into the student’s energy field.

The state of student’s energy field can either allow for an easy attunement or impede the attunement process to a certain degree.

For example, if a Reiki student has negative energies in their aura (energy field) that have created energy blockages and tensions, these blockages may impede the activation of Reiki symbols and certain energy meridians during the attunement.

As the Reiki attunement is the most important part of the Reiki course, here are some suggestions to help the student better prepare:

  • Avoid alcohol for at least a week. Instead drink more natural juice full of vitamins and minerals.
  • If possible, avoid smoking for at least 1 week to allow the energy meridians of your lungs to improve.
  • Regarding the foods you eat, try not to consume anything heavy the evening before the class. The quality of the foods we eat reflect in the state of health of our energy field. It is said that once a person will become vegetarian, then in approximately 7 years the quality of their energy will improve so much that naturally they will start to manifest healing abilities. While you don’t have to become a vegetarian to learn and practice Reiki, having a healthy diet will keep you healthy and contribute positively when trying to help others.
  • Ensure you have a good night’s sleep (at least 8 hours) before the Reiki class.

After the Reiki attunement, it will take 2 to 3 weeks for the changes in the energy field to stabilize. During this time, the student is encouraged to practice self-Reiki treatment to improve the state of their energy field. Then, you can start to work with Reiki on other people too.

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