One of the
things I discuss with my students is what time of day is the best time to do
self Reiki treatment. I have found for
myself that it's a great way to start the day.
I'm not a morning
person - or at least I used not to be. Now that I start my day with a Reiki self treatment
before I get up, I find I'm able to get up more easily! Treating myself while I'm are still in bed
helps to set the tone for the day: I begin in a calm and centred space instead
of leaping out of bed into the maelstrom of the day unprepared and flustered!
Reiki self treatment: a great way to start the day |
However
some people find that another time of day is better for them: to unwind after
work or at the end of the day to help them sleep. Several of my Reiki students who had sleep
problems before learning Reiki found
self treatment very helpful. It's great
being able to give yourself Reiki if you are wakeful in the middle of the night. Instead of lying there worrying about not
being asleep you can relax and heal and many people find they fall asleep
without trying. In fact most of the
students who do their Reiki treatment when they go to bed at the end of the day
never finish the sequence of hand positions because they fall asleep after just
a few positions!
The most
important thing, I tell my students, is that you practice self treatment at
some time during the day.
There's
also the question of when is a good time to recieve a Reiki treatment from
someone else. Often people come for
Reiki when there's a crisis of some kind in their life, whether it's health
related or emotional. Certainly I first
recieved Reiki after the sudden death of my father and found it a very good
time to receive it. It brought great
comfort and peace of mind. So when
there's an acute problem is a good time to receive Reiki.
However I
continued to receive Reiki after the initial crisis had passed. When
you have a chronic problem that you want to change is another good time to
receive Reiki. Many people are very
stoical and put up with things for a long time. However it's also possible that
if you don't ignore it, you and Reiki can change what you are suffering with. It can't necesarily cure a health problem,
but can bring comfort, peace and a sense of acceptance that relieves the
suffering.
I'm often
asked how often to receive treatment too.
Mrs Takata (who brought us Reiki from Japan) would treat people
daily. Few Reiki practitioners offer
this these days, but certainly when I've received Reiki treatments daily for a
period of days it has been wonderful and
often transformative. Most people
receive treatment weekly, fortnightly or monthly, which is fine. What Takata also taught is that "a
little Reiki is alway s better than none", so no matter what the frequency
(or infrequency) of receiving Reiki it is beneficial.
So in my
experience any time is a good time to receive Reiki: whether it's you're daily
practice or something that you receive occasionally. The important thing is to receive Reiki
sometimes!