I wouldn't say that I'm a Japanese Reiki Practitioner. I do have
Reiki I certification, having been attuned and learned the basic hand
positions of Reiki, and having practiced doing Reiki on my teacher,
my children, and myself. Still, I went into my lessons with a healthy
dose of skepticism and a real desire to feel something - anything -
that would make me believe in its truth.
I'm the kind of person who is on a continual spiritual search, never
having found something totally believable in religion. I also have
always been interested, though never believed, in the idea of psychic
energies and the like. So learning about Japanese Reiki healing was
interesting to me, especially because my Reiki Master is the parent
of one of my daughter's friends. She offered to teach me Reiki I, and
I accepted.
I was pregnant at the time, and interested in anything that would
help me relax and deal with the stresses of pregnancy and the
upcoming onset of labor. So, I went in with an open mind. She talked
to me about the history of Japanese Reiki, and how she became a
Japanese Reiki practitioner. She is a very spiritual person, and
absolutely believes in what she is doing and saying. I was
fascinated. She did an attunement on me, and though I sat very still
and willed myself to feel something, I can't really say that I felt
much, though her hands were very warm....

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