Temperature Variations During a Reiki Treatmentįor some Reiki practitioners, hand temperature may change as they are giving Reiki treatments. If your hands are naturally cold, briskly rub your palms together for several seconds to warm them up before beginning treatment. Avoid fragrant soaps and lotions, especially if the person you are treating may be allergic to the aromatic chemicals used in those products. Being told that you need to experience hot hands or that your experience was somehow deficient because it was different from that of others is greatly misleading.Īlways wash your hands with soap and water before applying Reiki. Every person’s attunement experience is unique. But if you do not experience hot hands, does that indicate nothing has happened and that your attunement was a failure? Not at all. Experiencing hot hands may very well indicate that Reiki has been awakened and you are now a genuine, functioning Reiki conduit. Having hot hands is supposedly a credible sign that the attunement worked and that you are now officially a channel for Reiki. It is often taught that after receiving your Reiki Level I attunements you will develop hot hands. Keeping your eyes shut eliminates visual distractions, which will help you focus more on the person and the sensations. If you are having difficulty feeling sensations while giving a Reiki treatment, try closing your eyes. A few people will seldom if ever, feel anything with Reiki beyond the tactile sensation of hands-to-body touch.įortunately, Reiki works whether you feel it or not. Reiki sensations can be very subtle and may be overlooked, but with continued practice, most people will begin to notice even the slightest shifts of energy. They will talk about experiencing imagery, kinesthesia, and/or inner voices while either giving or receiving Reiki. Some people are more in tune with their bodies than others and will be able to share fantastic stories about feeling the different sensations that occur while using Reiki. You may experience any of the following sensations during a Reiki session: heat or coolness, pins-and-needle tingling, vibrational buzzing, electrical sparks, numbness, throbbing, itchiness, and sleepiness. The recipient frequently feels sleepy and yawns repeatedly as incoming Reiki energies soothe and calm pent-up emotional tension and stress. A practitioner’s hands will often heat up as a result of the flow coursing through his palms. During a Reiki treatment, both the Reiki practitioner and the recipient may feel Reiki sensations.

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