RE: cost of Reiki

Hi reikidonna
I understand your problem.
I also havea problem charging for Reiki training. My Reiki teacher charged very high amounts for training but I was fortunate enough to be able to afford it. Somepeople just can't afford the training and I think this is very limiting and creates almost an elitist culture. I also know a lot of reiki teachers band together to fix reiki prices.

I won't refuse healing or training to someone just because they can't afford it as I think that goes against the reiki principle. So I usethe "energy exchange" system.Most of the people I see for healing or training already have skills and training in other therapies, so I offer the reiki in exchange for a treatment from them. This seems to work. I get treatments which help me relax and keep well, and they get the treatment or training they need.

Love and light,
Lavendula x

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Hi Lavendula

I like your system.

You are right, a lot of teachers in my area band together to keep the prices high. I am somewhat of an outsider in this respect but that is fine by me. As long as I do what I feel is right eh?

I do feel that anybody who wants to learn Reiki should be able to do so. Where I live, there are a lot of people who are unemployed and earning minimumm wage, it would break my heart to turn somebody away because they couldn't afford it.

I have recently heard about some new information which stated that Mikao Usui and Dr Hayashi both gave Reiki healing and training for free. I don't know whether this is true, but it certainly resonates with me.

Blessings
Donna.

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Hi,
I understand how you feel because I felt the same way whenI started to charge! It was a real struggle to know what to charge and I woried if people would be able to afford it!

Now I have a few years experience and have found what makes me comfortable. I charge set fees but am flexible. If it is for training and I know the prospective student can't afford it in one go then I offer for them to pay it in installments. They pay a deposit and then pay the rest over the next two months. This has worked out well so far and everyone has paid! You have to have trust. One student( after I offered her this method of payment) said she couldn't believe I had offered that to a total stranger but I pointed out that if the Reiki energy had sent her to me then I must trust it. If she didn't pay after receiving the training then it was her Karma not mine lol!

I have clients thatI don't charge because of their personal circumstances but they have repaid me in other ways which sometimes are totally unexpected but really wonderful. I have a lovely lady who every fortnight bakes her own bread and always brings me 2 loaves warm from the oven!

I would say leave it to your own discretion/intuition and see what happens
My understanding about Dr Usui/Mrs Takata not charging is that they found people disrespected the energy ( Dr Usui healed beggars only to find them begging again because they didn't want to earn a living. Mrs Takata attuned her sisters so that they could heal themselves only to have them requesting she came to heal them because they couldn't be bothered to treat themselves!) This is when charging for Reiki came into being so that peoplewould respect the exchange of energy.

Love and light

reikiangel

xxx

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My understanding about Dr Usui/Mrs Takata not charging is that they found people disrespected the energy ( Dr Usui healed beggars only to find them begging again because they didn't want to earn a living.  Mrs Takata attuned her sisters so that they could heal themselves only to have them requesting she came to heal them because they couldn't be bothered to treat themselves!)  This is when charging for Reiki came into being so that people would respect the exchange of energy.

Yes agreed, I have given energy exchanges and found the same story people do not honour the energy or even bother to complete their studies. I now only provide an energy exchange if the person is committed and willing to do the exchange before taking their Reiki.

Mikao Usui and Dr Hayashi both gave Reiki healing and training for free. I don't know whether this is true, but it certainly resonates with me.

This is a different kettle of fish.....Mikao Usui taught his students differently they did not access fast track spiritual development over a weekend they progressed with a total committment to attend meetings weekly over years. It is also written that Dr Hayashi also did an energy exchange and some RM's still do it this way in Australia. Students work in the healing clinic for 6 months for a reiki one and 2 years for a Reiki two.

To give freely and charge nothing in either time or money is against the Reiki principle of 'Taking Responsibility' which as Reikiangel shared with us is the moral of the Reiki story and part of the backbone of the Reiki teachings. It also signifies that you do not honour and value the self because if you honour the self, you would value your time and the great gift that is being shared. It is also contravenes the other Reiki principle of honouring the Reiki and teachings passed on to you.

Passing on Reiki is not just a weekend it is providing on-going support and guidance whenever it is required by the students.

There was a lovely story of how a lady could not afford what I was offering and then spirit showed me that she was about to spend 2,000 on a training course with someone else, after discussing this with her, the client decided to pull out of the other expenditure that was planned to go on her credit cards, a genuine saving and paid my fee in full.

As another healer once said to me, if they can afford boose, cigerettes, bingo, etc etc they can afford the course. Those that are committed can find the money and if it is meant to be; the money is brought by the divine.

People who sell Reiki down the river can look at the root causes of the core issues within themselves. - Integrity comes to mind.

Divine Love

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ORIGINAL: Divine Love

People who sell Reiki down the river can look at the root causes of the core issues within themselves. - Integrity comes to mind.

Divine Love

Hi

Could you confirm to me what is meant by this quote? I am not familiar with it, Thanks.

Also, I would like to point out that I ask people to think about how much Reiki is worth to them and reconcile this with how much they can afford to pay.

As I said, I live in an area with high unemployment, where many people are living on £50 a week. As I have been in this position myself in the past, I appreciate how hard it is for them to be able to afford to pay for courses. I am not saying that people should not charge for Reiki, merely that I think money is irrelevant when someone wishes to learn.

Blessings
Donna.xx.

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People who sell Reiki down the river can look at the root causes of the core issues within themselves. - Integrity comes to mind.
Could you confirm to me what is meant by this quote? I am not familiar with it, Thanks.

Reiki has gone astray and got in the mess that it has due to a lack of integrity. E.g. Diane Stein publishing symbols when she knew the Dharma was not to reveal these sacred symbols, people providing courses in less than 14 hours, internet attunements etc etc In every case where a student has come to re-train their original Reiki Master did not give them the quality and basic standard of teaching, basically they received what they paid for; very little more than attunements in these cases. There is a need for voluntary self regulation to ensure that Reiki does not fall further into disrepute. However, in all cases that I have come across where the RM's have charged minimum fees their belief was it should be made available to everyone and they are the first RM's not to be around when the student has a problem or needs on-going support and help. If the students received high quality and high standards to begin with then students would not be left high and dry. So where are these RM's coming from? Self interest...due to a lack of their own integration they are still vibrating at lower levels of consciousness and have not moved their energy sustainably into their hearts. Then students learn from these RM's and think anything goes.....when in reality Dr Usui was and IS still hot on self discipline, standards and honouring Reiki and its pure intent of self mastery and a pathway to enlightenment.

Also, I would like to point out that I ask people to think about how much Reiki is worth to them and reconcile this with how much they can afford to pay.

Reiki is priceless........and one cannot put a price upon it in this way until after one has studied it and used it to work on self how can one know its worth. Anyway it is not about the worth of Reiki it is about the worth of the time being invested and only the person themself knows their own worth. Spirit like to be valued and honoured too ! I remember many years ago I gacve some readings for free and Spirit came and said when you need money you ask for help yet when we bring that help you do not value it. Food for thought hey!

Agreements are important and so are boundaries. Boundaries form part of taking responsibility. If one does not have boundaries in place then what standards are there? Standards have dropped tremendously since I first trained ten years ago due to RM's having not healed their own wants, desires and needs. Integrity is found in the heart of conscience and wisdom. There are a lot of people that basically puchase their certificates but what have they integrated? How much self healing have they done? A lot of RM's have done a minimal amount and as such they cannot teach what they have never learnt or integrated and so it goes on.......going more and more astray.....

As I said, I live in an area with high unemployment, where many people are living on £50 a week. As I have been in this position myself in the past, I appreciate how hard it is for them to be able to afford to pay for courses.

There are government schemes in place to help pay for these courses through the job centres. I have had at least 2 students that have had their courses paid for by government training scheme funding. In fact they got their funding arranged before they found me.

I am not saying that people should not charge for Reiki, merely that I think money is irrelevant when someone wishes to learn.

Well we have already discussed this and the moral of the Reiki story if people do not give an exchange or pay for it in 99% of cases they do not value it, they do not integrate it and do not use it so why waste your own divine energy giving to those that will not appreciate this great gift ? The moral of the Reiki story and principles have been bestowed for good purpos

RE: cost of Reiki

Yes

I can see there is no point in further discussion.

All I can say is experience has shown me different... I have no intention to try to get you agree with my point, that would be futile... One can only percieve that which they are ready to percieve.

We shall have to agree to disagree.

Donna

RE: cost of Reiki

Hi Reikidonna

It is difficult to know what to charge and research does show that people do value a service more highly when there is some financial charge. However, there is a great tradition of volunteering in the UK and the rewards and benefits of this are often under-estimated.

From the Institute for Volunteering Research: 22 million adults volunteer each week to complete 90 million hours of work each week. 90% of the population agrees with the notion that a society with volunteers shows a caring society.

So I am sure that many of the 22 million adults that volunteer each week would be insulted if they were told that they 'do not honour and value the self' because of the work that they do free of charge.

I know of one practitioner that charges their clients 1 1/2 times their own hourly rate. Therefore, someone earning £10.00 per hour would pay £15.00. For someone on JSA or IS, a fairer price would be £1.50ish.

Alternatively, do you have a LETS (Local Exchange & Trading Scheme) in your area? If not, maybe start one? Although there may be some interplay with the benefit system that needs to be considered.

It is up to you if you decide to charge; what feels right for you is the right way to proceed. Good luck.

Divine Love

As another healer once said to me, if they can afford boose, cigerettes, bingo, etc etc they can afford the course.

I would be wary of any 'healer' that made such judgemental statements. This smacks of nineteenth century middle class attitudes towards the deserving/undeserving poor. 'Do not judge a man (sic) until you have walked a mile in his moccasins'.

Regards
Tucker