Just Starting Reiki? Here’s 7 Ways On How to Make It Truly Work for You
POV: You've just received your Reiki Level 1 attunement.
Reiki is a healing modality which originated from Japan from Mikao Usui. The first level is designed to be used for self healing. And healing is more than just removing illnesses or pains and aches--it is all about shifting your nature into positivity in every aspect.
How were you attuned? Did you have a sensation during attunement? How long ago were you attuned? Do you have a full belief of the benefits of Reiki and how it can work for you?
While I'm not here to be your teacher, I can share with you some ways you can truly make Reiki work for you (aside from healing yourself).
When we are attuned, it is usually our hand chakras that get activated and Reiki energy from your lineage flows freely on your hand chakras. They are emanating from both your palms and the top of your hands.
Your first instinct—and perhaps what you've been taught—is to lay your hands on different parts of your body for healing. But here, I’d like to share some practical ways Reiki can support you in your everyday life.
Food.
We all need to eat, and an average human eats about 3 to 5 lbs of food in a day. That's a lot if you think about it. What if you're eating your favorite food each and everyday? And what if you can make that food bring you even more happiness and sustenance that it normally can?
And yes, you can do that! With Reiki, hover your hand above your food visualizing a white cleansing light coming out of your palms and into your food. Now, while that can look a bit weird in public, then you can support the plate with your palm and imagine that light passing through the plate and cleansing your food thoroughly.
Try that a couple of times and observe the food that has no Reiki, vs one that you intentionally sent Reiki energy to.
Water.
Our bodies are made up of 70% water. It has been scientifically proven that water exposed to beautiful, pure notes becomes energized. In the same way, water that is spoken to with love and kind words also becomes positively energized.
Imagine how you can amplify the positive charging by using Reiki from your hands!
Using glasses or mugs that aren't made up on very synthetic materials, think clear transparent glass or a clay mug, put your water in and simply hold with both hands for a few seconds as you visualize the Reiki energy from your palms are infused in the water.
Test out the taste of a Reiki infused water vs just plain water. How does it make you feel when you drink the positively energized water?
Wounds.
Now, we all get sick or injured at some point in our lives. As a Reiki practitioner, you're not immune to aches and pains—but the good news is, Reiki can still work wonders for you!
I've tested this time and again, and it never fails to amaze me. When you get a cut or a bruise, after cleaning it (you can even use Reiki-infused water!), place your hands over the area and visualize Reiki energy flowing into the wound.
I've had deep cuts that would normally take weeks to heal, but with Reiki, recovery only takes days. And as a bonus—because I know how much faster my skin heals with Reiki—I dab a bit of retinol on the scar. The result? My skin often looks like it was never wounded at all!
P.S. Please don’t injure yourself just to try this. Simply observe how Reiki helps the next time you get a wound naturally.
Wallet.
The real reason why wallets frequently get stolen, is because money (the notes and coins) are handled by different people all the time and ends inside your wallet. Money has dirty energy, let's admit it (unless maybe it came fresh from the bank--like a new note or coin!).
And in a similar logic that you might be able to relate to, like attracts like. Hence, money can attract thieves and pickpockets. Now you know what to do better? Reiki your wallet!
If you commute and still need your notes and coins (who doesn't, anyway?), don't forget to send Reiki energy to your entire wallet. You don't have to do it for each note or coin! Just hold your wallet between your hands, maybe like in Gassho or prayer position. Visualize the Reiki energy penetrating your wallet and covering every content of it in Reiki energy.
Enjoy the new safety of your wallet!
Keys.
You know this all too well. Keys are still an inevitable part of our security and our household, but still tend to lose our keys all the time! And the reason may not be very surprising. It's probably because your keys need to be invisible and have a low-key energy (pun intended!). We may hide it all the time (just like how we hide our wallets), and hence, its energy tend to be small.
But we don't want it to "hide" from us because we own that key and we want it where it's always safe and we can find it. Some of us may want to use AirTags or other trackers, but here's a FREE hack for you, the newly attuned Reiki practitioner: Send Reiki to your keys!
Hold your hand in Gassho (prayer position) with the key between your palms. Set your intention that this key will always be safe and never wander from your possession. Visualize the Reiki energy from your palms, covering it like a white ball of light.
With your keys receiving Reiki, it will always be "attuned" to you. It will have energy and not the small kind that you've always subconsciously programmed it to have. The bonus is, it won't get stolen and it won't get lost!
Gadgets.
Ooh, everybody loves retrogrades! --not! especially not if Mercury is the one in retrograde! Because Mercury is the ruler of communication, gadgets related to communication--hint, hint, the whole internet is a form of communication!
Most gadgets like phones, laptops, tablets, etc may suffer from minor tech glitches. They could suddenly freeze, get bricked or maybe prevent you from connecting with other people via social media or chat apps.
Nobody appreciates that, and especially not during these times where gadgets are front and center for work, networking and finance too. The quick fix? Send Reiki to your commonly used gadgets, especially the ones you can't go on a day without.
Let me share an experience from back when I was just starting to become sensitive to energy. At the time, I was working in a building with a cell tower on the roof. I’d come home completely drained, often with a splitting migraine. Even more strangely, whenever I sat down to use my computer, it would start acting up.
This went on for the entire stretch of the Mercury retrograde that year! I ended up sending multiple devices in for repair—and even had to replace my phone. At one point, I was so overwhelmed by the constant tech glitches and energy disturbances that I started wearing gloves, just to shield my devices from the energy I seemed to be picking up at work. That’s how intense it was!
Books.
If you're studying, this is for you. Books are great sources of knowledge, but let's admit it, some author's way of writing will make you doze off and never get to pick up on anything. I know, because I'm like that too, sometimes!
But when it comes to academic reading, we've got no choice but to peruse the material for learning. But here's the catch, you can make it work for you and learn from it a little bit easier than how you normally felt about the material.
How do you do that? If it's a book, simply hold it between your hands in Gassho position and set the intention to allow this book to be consumed with ease and allow the learnings to be inculcated in you. For different material forms, like PDFs and or printed pieces of paper, you may simply slide your hand over the physical paper or on the screen for a PDF version.
And the possibilities are endless here. Signing a contract? Bank passbook? You know what to do!
My parting advice
Be playful, be curious. The beginning is always very fun because the "old" pattern is still fresh in you, but you now have the opportunity to explore far better patterns of living that is beneficial to you and fun.
Welcome to a better version of yourself. At the end of the day, don't forget to send your physical body the Reiki energy that you are able to transfer to things around you.