Reiki 1 Cleasing for 21 days

RE: Reiki 1 Cleasing for 21 days

hi tom

i have been through the 21 day cleansing and in the middle of that i was on my holidays i will tell you what my reiki master told me i asked the same question he said to me if you miss a day make up for it the next and do double the treatment or if you have not enough time do a quick reiki treatment if your reiki master has shown you as they say little reiki is better than no reiki and remember the reiki principles you have been taught

Just for today i will not worry

love and light

RE: Reiki 1 Cleasing for 21 days

Hi and thanks.

Hmm My Reiki Master is more on the school of hard knocks and says see what happens if I dont do it.

Are you saying that you missed a day and were not affected??
I would like the know the consequences instead of experiencing them.

Yep just learnt about the reiki shower so will try that everyday to make sure I atleast get some.

RE: Reiki 1 Cleasing for 21 days

Hi Tom and welcome to Healthypages.

The 21 days principle comes from the story of Usui sensei meditating on the mountain for 21 days.
In reality, and aspart of your path with Reiki, you should seek to give yourself a treatment every day, not just for 21 days. It doesn't have to be for an hour, it could just be a 15 minute treatment.

As you progress with Reiki you will come to realise (or be taught) that intuition plays a bit part in it. Place your hands where you feel you need to, and be free of any worry about about putting your hands in all the positions.

I, often, give myself a treatment as I lie down to go to bed. It helps me relax at the end of the day and assists my sleep.

Also, try and find some time to get into meditation as the combination of meditation and reiki self-healing can be very powerful.

Love and Reiki Hugs

RE: Reiki 1 Cleasing for 21 days

hi tom

i did not miss a day but if i could not do a full treatment i did a quick treatment i do not know if your reiki master told you the history of reiki but the 21 day cleansing comes from when Dr Mikao Usui went to Kurama and he fasted and meditated for 21 days so the 21 days cleansing is to clear the body of the toxin and blockage so that you have a clear channel to do the healing has your Reik Master/teacher told you what might happen during the 21 day cleansing.

RE: Reiki 1 Cleasing for 21 days

Oh, and don't worry if you miss a day. You aren't going to lose the ability to do Reiki once you've been attuned to it.

However, remember your reiki principles. "Just for today, Work hard" (or whatever translation you have). This doesn't mean work hard in the office, but more along the lines of being mindful of your reiki practice, and meditating (if you do meditation) to assist in your progression with Reiki, maintaining good focus and a willingness to learn.

Love and Reiki Hugs

RE: Reiki 1 Cleasing for 21 days

Hi Thanks again.

I spoke to another Lady who did the course with me.
I never even thought about it but we both have done some soul searching and looked at re-evaluating out lives.
Both getting a bit emotional and stressed about it.

Are there any other experiences that we would be going through in the next 21 days that can be revealed please?

RE: Reiki 1 Cleasing for 21 days

hi tom

it depends on how fit you are if your fit and healthy you might not experience anything but other wise i have heardpeople on the forum say that they go to the toilet a lot mostly because during thier 21 day cleansing they were told to drink lots of water to speed the cleanisng up.

love and light

RE: Reiki 1 Cleasing for 21 days

:eek:Blimey, well... erm... anything really. You can experience anything. Some thing appear more obvious than others and some things are just small changes that happen over time. e.g. You may find your attitude towards things that bothered you in the past becomes less the more you treat yourself, could be over days, weeks or months. So many possibilities. 😉

Love and Reiki Hugs

RE: Reiki 1 Cleasing for 21 days

Hi and thanks again.

I believe that for most people to set a side an hour a day sat down to do something would be futile as life does not work this way.
Instead I am trying to incorporate Reiki into daily working life. This is possible on the bus to and from work and I am trying to do some at my desk on the sly....

I can treat myself down one side using one hand at a time while working with the other.
Although I know this is not ideal is this atleast useful in some way.

Also when receiving treatment I have never had my legs crosses, is it important to keep them uncrossed??? Why is this the case?

Cheers
Tom

RE: Reiki 1 Cleasing for 21 days

hi tom

it is important to you legs uncrossed so the flow of reiki does not get blocked and has smooth flow around your body.

love and light

RE: Reiki 1 Cleasing for 21 days

ORIGINAL: tomgallagher
Also when receiving treatment I have never had my legs crosses, is it important to keep them uncrossed??? Why is this the case?

Some people may say it's not important, but if you study meridian therapies (accupuncture, EFT, FREEWAY-CER, Kinesiologyetc.) you learn about the body's meridian system (you even touch on these things in martial arts with Chi energy (the Ki of ReiKI)), which is the flow of energy around the body.

It is believed that when you cross over parts of your body like legs or arms or even e.g. place your left arm on your right knee, you are altering the flow of Ki through the body. In order for the Reiki treatment to be effective it is best that the body is in it's natural flow position i.e. without anything crossed. With other therapies there are sometimes reasons for deliberatly crossing the meridian system in order to effect the therapy in a certain way, but that's another topic altogether.

Love and Reiki Hugs

RE: Reiki 1 Cleasing for 21 days

ORIGINAL: tomgallagher

I can treat myself down one side using one hand at a time while working with the other.
Although I know this is not ideal is this atleast useful in some way.

Cheers
Tom

Hi can anyone address the above quote.

RE: Reiki 1 Cleasing for 21 days

hi tom

it is best to use both hands that way the energy is stronger and balanced try to do reiki in your lunch break or at night just before you go to sleep or if you have not got enough time do a quick reiki on yourself is usually takes about 15 mins to do/

RE: Reiki 1 Cleasing for 21 days

ORIGINAL: tomgallagher

ORIGINAL: tomgallagher
I can treat myself down one side using one hand at a time while working with the other.
Although I know this is not ideal is this atleast useful in some way.

Hi can anyone address the above quote.

As I mentioned in the earlier post Tom, it's not strictly necessary to place your hands on the specific points. If your intention is leading you to place one hand on one side and give yourself reiki in that way, then that's fine.

Think of all the places you could give yourself Reiki when you are doing nothing else. e.g. When you're in a sauna/steam room, or on the loo, or as you lay down in bed to go to sleep, or you're in the bath. So many opportunities.

Love and Reiki Hugs

RE: Reiki 1 Cleasing for 21 days

imo - if you do something regulary for 3 weeks then it becomes 'hard wired' in the brain or, if you like: second nature.
So the cleansing is getting rid of the old routine and bringing in a new one.
Works for everything not just Reiki.
Good luck and best wishes.

RE: Reiki 1 Cleasing for 21 days

• This is taken from the 'before and after' guidelines I give my students:

THE TWENTY ONE DAY DETOX

Following your attunement to Reiki, you might go through a period of about 21 days in which you go through a detox. This does not happen in all cases, but if it does, your body is simply releasing and letting go of the old, in order to make room for the new.

During this time you might experience physical symptoms such as a cough, cold, headache, spots or a slight stomach upset. Emotionally you might feel up and down without apparent reason for the mood swing. Rest assured that this is all quite normal and will pass. It is not possible to predict what each individual will experience – it is a very personal thing.

Through this period, each chakra will begin to clear, releasing old patterns, habits and thoughts. The process starts with the base chakra on day one, moving up to the second chakra on day two, the third on day three, and so on. Day one is the day AFTER the attunement. It can be useful to mark the days in a diary, to keep track of where you are. The same process is then repeated during the second and third weeks.

Your detox should be honoured as a period of growth.

Here are some suggestions to assist you on your path and transformation:

Drink at least 6-8 glasses of fresh water every day

Be kind and gentle with yourself

Make sure you self-treat every day

Make time each day for quiet and meditation

Avoid noisy places and people, if possible, and negative people or situations

If you watch TV, choose pleasant, positive programmes

Get fresh air and gentle exercise

Go to bed early and rise early

Live in the "now”, for the moment

Talk to a good friend, if you need to

Honour your emotions, find healthy ways to express yourself.

Here's one just for you, Tom ... try to worry a bit less about it all, and just go with the flow! ;):)

Holistic

RE: Reiki 1 Cleasing for 21 days

Hi

Not heard of a Reiki shower before, can anyone explain what this is?

Thanks
Susan

RE: Reiki 1 Cleasing for 21 days

Hi

I, like Tom did Reiki 1 recently and today (day 7) I feel really rough.

Today, I'm wanting to hide and feel like crying a lot, part of me wants an explanation which I can sort of
use the post from holistic for but part of me just wants to go with the feelings - thing is when I
do just that I cry and then feel exceptionally lonely - even though my family are about and I have
plenty people to talk to. I guess I don't even know how to explain to non-spiritual people what I am
feeling so now have got a login in here to see how that goes.

RE: Reiki 1 Cleasing for 21 days

Hi Susan,

ORIGINAL: sc
Not heard of a Reiki shower before, can anyone explain what this is?

Take a look here. 😉

[link= http://www.threshold.ca/reiki/mr_doi_chapter_11.html ]http://www.threshold.ca/reiki/mr_doi_chapter_11.html[/link]

Love and Reiki Hugs

RE: Reiki 1 Cleasing for 21 days

Hi and thanks for the help.

Most definitely I am concentrating on for today I shall not worry.

I think the cleansing is definitely happening for me. Not so much an emotional one (well I had that last week) but more of a get out the old and in with the new.
I am putting life into perspective slowly and trying to concentrate on the important dismiss the bad and still have time for recreational usage. I am finding it difficult to set aside 1 hr to do reiki lying down as my Master has taught me but if I cannot manage this "Today I shall not worry" I will do it the next day or do as much as possible.

Thanks

Tom

RE: Reiki 1 Cleasing for 21 days

Hi Energylz

Many thanks for that. Will have a look at the website.
Susan