Hi lovely:)!

I just have to say one thing, and that there has to be some form of exchange when you give yourself spiritually.

So, if it isn't financial, then it could be a favour, gift, whatever. This is because you are giving your time and energy, and this is a valuable asset. If you do not exchange your time and energy for a value, then this sends out the signal, that you don't value your own time and energy, therefore, why should anyone else value it?

It took me ages to realise that charging is a part of this appreciation of one's service, and if people have an issue with it, that is unreasonable. You wouldn't expect to walk into a shop and just take something, just because you fancy it. There is a price on it, and if you value it, you will willingly exchange the required payment....

Although healing energy is abundant, you are the vessel, and your time and effort should be recognised. I know some healers are extortionate, and this too, I feel is unacceptable, as ego and greed come into it. However, a basic hourly rate that you are happy with should not put off people, and if it does, then reconsider them as clients.

I normally charge £20 for an hour Reiki session, and when I was living in London, it was £25.

Hope that has helped!! And sorry for the rant!!!:010:

Love Dip xx

p.s - welcome to hp! 🙂

hiya people have to be charged once its value for money

Hi Armion

The following link has a good handle on whether or not there should be a charge for Reiki:

Click on success in Reiki video

Best Wishes

The Reiki Whisperer :rolleyes:

Reiki Pixie,

That was a great video - thanks for popping that one chick!!

Dxx

I had contributions when I was doing my case studies - someone bought me lunch, someone else some crystals, someone helped me at work.

It's not the money as such but the way people value our services. They tend to value it more when it's paid for rather than when it's free.

The Reiki is free. Your time (labour charge) and your skill are not. There's nothing spiritual or divine about it. Just value and respect and charge for your time and your skills like everyone in society does and give away the Reiki for free.

There's nothing special about Reiki practitioners that makes them any different from a carpenter, a plumber or a road sweeper who also needs to eat and pay their bills. It's a part of being incarnate in a world of form.
🙂

Hi lovely:)!

I just have to say one thing, and that there has to be some form of exchange when you give yourself spiritually.

So, if it isn't financial, then it could be a favour, gift, whatever. This is because you are giving your time and energy, and this is a valuable asset. If you do not exchange your time and energy for a value, then this sends out the signal, that you don't value your own time and energy, therefore, why should anyone else value it?

It took me ages to realise that charging is a part of this appreciation of one's service, and if people have an issue with it, that is unreasonable. You wouldn't expect to walk into a shop and just take something, just because you fancy it. There is a price on it, and if you value it, you will willingly exchange the required payment....

Although healing energy is abundant, you are the vessel, and your time and effort should be recognised. I know some healers are extortionate, and this too, I feel is unacceptable, as ego and greed come into it. However, a basic hourly rate that you are happy with should not put off people, and if it does, then reconsider them as clients.

I normally charge £20 for an hour Reiki session, and when I was living in London, it was £25.

Hope that has helped!! And sorry for the rant!!!:010:

Love Dip xx

I have never charged specifically for Reiki or any other form of Healing that I practise, I work on a donation only basis and have since the 1960's and always will, but that is my choice. But to say that there has to be some form of exchange when you give yourself spiritually IMHO is not at all necessary. The only exchange that is required is: As you give so shall you receive.

Or in the words of Winston Churchill
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”

Hi Armion

The following link has a good handle on whether or not there should be a charge for Reiki:

Click on success in Reiki video

Best Wishes

The Reiki Whisperer :rolleyes:

Thanks for the movie..

I have never charged specifically for Reiki or any other form of Healing that I practise, I work on a donation only basis and have since the 1960's and always will, but that is my choice. But to say that there has to be some form of exchange when you give yourself spiritually IMHO is not at all necessary. The only exchange that is required is: As you give so shall you receive.

Or in the words of Winston Churchill
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”

Hi Healistic,
I agree with the “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” but, if Reiki is going to be your way of making a living and therefore your source of income, then it of course makes sense to charge. However, if it is just a hobby, and something you do in your spare time, then of course you don't need to expect an exchange. All I meant was, you need to value your time and energy, and if you make a judgement that your time and energy should be given freely, then that's all good too.
Hope that's cleared that up!!
Dxxx

When I first started doing Reiki, I had a full-time job, so I never charged for Reiki treatments. I found during this time that some clients did not really appreciate the time and effort I put into their treatments. Once I decided to make Reiki my full-time job, I had no choice but to charge clients for treatments and courses. I still give free treatments and course where I feel I need to though. The point is, our society is such that we need money to live and if Reiki is your main source of income, then you should charge where appropriate. People quite happily spend their money on things that damage them (such as alcohol, smoking, drugs, junk food... etc), so spending money on something that can help them should not be a problem. If you are happy that you are providing a valuable service then you should feel free to charge for it.

If I remember correctly, it was Hawayo Takata who worked in Hawaii that they started charging - she found that the people she treated were not helping themselves and just returning for more treatments, they took no responsibility for their illness. The decission to charge was on the basis that with an exchange of energies - money or something else - the client in some way has 'paid or contributed' to their treatment.

I haven't explained it too well! My brain is really foggy today...

I haven't explained it too well! My brain is really foggy today...

I got it, so you must have explained it fine!! 😉 xx

If I remember correctly, it was Hawayo Takata who worked in Hawaii that they started charging

Dr Hayashi charged for Reiki at his clinic. Mikao Usui also charged for Reiki treatments and teaching, he had to earn a living too! Like any other form of teaching or service provision, the service provider needs to charge if it is their sole or main source of income. I am not sure where the concept of 'energy exchange' came from, but it was not from Usui-sensei or Dr Hayashi, and I very much doubt it came from Mrs Takata - it is probably a more recent idea, along with many other Western add-ons to the system of Reiki developed by Usui-sensei.

[quote they say if a person does not want or cant pay for reiki, it means she/her is not ready for such kind of treatment.. Is that so?

yep....in a nutshell:), not that i practice reiki anymore but that applys to all types of healing.

Hi Healistic,
I agree with the “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” but, if Reiki is going to be your way of making a living and therefore your source of income, then it of course makes sense to charge. However, if it is just a hobby, and something you do in your spare time, then of course you don't need to expect an exchange. All I meant was, you need to value your time and energy, and if you make a judgement that your time and energy should be given freely, then that's all good too.
Hope that's cleared that up!!
Dxxx

Ah but i do give it full time. I am a full time therapist and I charge for all therapies except for healing.

they say if a person does not want or cant pay for reiki, it means she/her is not ready for such kind of treatment.. Is that so?

Hmmmm I have mixed feelings about this. If a person is able to pay but does not want to pay for healing, then I would question why they expect to get it for free. However if a person is ill and willing to pay but can't pay for healing in monetary terms, that doesn't mean they're not ready, it just means that right now they're in an unfortunate position. As has already been suggested, there are other ways of "paying", maybe in a skills exchange, baking a cake, or even paying in instalments.

I always have mixed feelings about this idea that if you can't pay then the time isn't right or you are not ready. There is a huge difference between won't pay and can't pay or can't pay right now. I was definitely ready for my Reiki 1, and later Reiki 2, the Universe was hitting me over the head and pushing me forward, but I couldn't see how I was ever going to be able to pay for it. I was lucky enough to find a Reiki Master who was not only the right teacher for me but was also happy for me to pay for my Reiki 1 and 2 in instalments. It has made a huge difference in my life, and hopefully I am now making a huge difference in other people's lives, but had my Reiki Master taken the view that if I couldn't pay I wasn't ready, I dread to think where I would be now (yes, it really has made that much of a difference in my life!)

[quote they say if a person does not want or cant pay for reiki, it means she/her is not ready for such kind of treatment.. Is that so?

No it is definitely not so.

I feel that Reiki,like any other treatment invloves our time and commitment and as we also have to pay to be a Reiki practisioner,of course we should charge.If a good friend or family member was really ill and aked us for some healing then like any other treatment we would offer our services without charge.But it a service and needs to be treated as any other therapy.

Ah but i do give it full time. I am a full time therapist and I charge for all therapies except for healing.

Hi Healistic,

Wow, that's super if that works for you, I admire your decision to do that, and that works for you, and your decision not to charge for healing is your path, but it doesn't make those who do charge for healing wrong! It's whatever works for you as an individual practitioner....

I personally feel that I would like some form of exchange for my healing. I never said it should be financial, I would just like it to be recognised by the receiver and a gesture of appreciation to be made. This also encourages the healer to think about what they have received and follow a Reiki principle of:
III - Just for today, I will be grateful. Be grateful from your heart inward. Inner intention is the important element in this principle. Simple things as thanks, forgiveness, smile, good words, gratitude can improve others life and make them happy.
Being thankful brings Joy into the Spirit.

And, this works for me!

Kind Blessings,

Dip xx

Hi Healistic,

I personally feel that I would like some form of exchange for my healing. I never said it should be financial, I would just like it to be recognised by the receiver and a gesture of appreciation to be made. This also encourages the healer to think about what they have received and follow a Reiki principle of:
III - Just for today, I will be grateful. Be grateful from your heart inward. Inner intention is the important element in this principle. Simple things as thanks, forgiveness, smile, good words, gratitude can improve others life and make them happy.
Being thankful brings Joy into the Spirit.

I do not have a problem with people charging for reiki. It is just the idea that if you do not charge, Reiki does not work.

I am Grateful every day that I work, for the exchange of love and healing that Reiki gives me, I never expect gratitude or appreciation from my Clients/patients

I really don't get this 'if you can't pay you are not ready for/do not deserve' healing :confused:

I went back to full time science work simply because I was getting absolutely no satisfaction from treating a stream of 'lifestyle' clients who'd pay their fees, lie back, and expect to be healed simply because they'd 'paid for it' - I regard healing as a two way process and I want more from my clients (hate that word !!) than a wad of cash

Now I treat a very small number of people for low fees, or in exchange for a meal, or any skill they can share and also put in quite a few hours at a local old peoples centre and a hospice.

The only 'payment' I really enjoy is the look of peace on someones face, the sound of happiness in their voice and the feeling of love in their hearts - to be honest the whole 'pay for healing' thing slightly sickens me to the stomach, the healing tradition is, in my mind, a community based experience open to all members and should be directed to those most in need, not those with the fattest wallets.

I don't mean this as any slight or disrespect on those who earn their livings from their therpay skills, it's purely my own personal view and only posted to add to the discussion.

The Peace Pilgrims Beatitude kinda sums it all up for me.........

Blessed are they who give without expecting even thanks in return, for they shall be abundantly rewarded.

Blessed are they who translate every good thing they know into action, for ever higher truths shall be revealed unto them.

Blessed are they who do God's will without asking to see results,
for great shall be their recompense.

Blessed are they who love and trust their fellow beings,
for they shall reach the good in people and receive a loving response.

Blessed are they who have seen reality, for they know that not the garment of clay but that which activates the garment of clay is real and indestructible.

Blessed are they who see the change we call death as a liberation from the limitation of this earth-life,
for they shall rejoice with their loved ones who make the glorious transition.

Blessed are they who after dedicating their lives and thereby receiving a blessing, have the courage and faith to surmount the difficulties of the path ahead,
for they shall receive a second blessing.

Blessed are they who advance toward the spiritual path without the selfish motive of seeking inner peace, for they shall find it.

Blessed are they who instead of trying to batter down the gates of the kingdom of heaven approach them humbly and lovingly and purified, for they shall pass right through.

:nature-smiley-008:

I do not have a problem with people charging for reiki. It is just the idea that if you do not charge, Reiki does not work.

I am Grateful every day that I work, for the exchange of love and healing that Reiki gives me, I never expect gratitude or appreciation from my Clients/patients

Hi Again... I totally agree with you, but I have to say, I like to be appreciated, and would be quite upset if someone didn't appreciate my time and effort... So, that's the difference between us - you are much more tolerant than I am. Maybe it is something I need to work on!:rolleyes:
I don't think that reiki won't work if you don't charge either!!
Dxx

To get back to the original post... I'd suggest that the lady who said she didn't have enough money for further treatments was either using it as an excuse because she'd decided reiki - or yourself - wasn't for her, or is in a situation where she feels she cannot justify that payment. Either way, it's her choice and not something worth brooding about. Healing involves a partnership between healer and healee. Sometimes patients are scared by how powerfull their own healing choices can be.

To get back to the original post... I'd suggest that the lady who said she didn't have enough money for further treatments was either using it as an excuse because she'd decided reiki - or yourself - wasn't for her, or is in a situation where she feels she cannot justify that payment. Either way, it's her choice and not something worth brooding about. Healing involves a partnership between healer and healee. Sometimes patients are scared by how powerfull their own healing choices can be.

I agree Moonfeather... 🙂

To get back to the original post... I'd suggest that the lady who said she didn't have enough money for further treatments was either using it as an excuse because she'd decided reiki - or yourself - wasn't for her, or is in a situation where she feels she cannot justify that payment. Either way, it's her choice and not something worth brooding about. Healing involves a partnership between healer and healee. Sometimes patients are scared by how powerfull their own healing choices can be.

Sorry, but i didnt quite understand "Sometimes patients are scared by how powerfull their own healing choices can be.".. Can u paraphrase it?

What about the client expecting an instant result and not getting it?

Some people are looking for the 'instant fix'

Sorry, but i didnt quite understand "Sometimes patients are scared by how powerfull their own healing choices can be.".. Can u paraphrase it?

What I meant was - when a person choses to heal and be healed on a subconsious level, the result can be so powerful, they get scared by it and refuse further treatment.

What about the client expecting an instant result and not getting it?

Some people are looking for the 'instant fix'

Oh yeah... today's society kind of encourages that.