Preparing For a Reiki Healing Attunement

A Reiki attunement is an essential part of ReikiRemember, you are using the Reiki healing
training. To engage in Reiki healing, whether it beattunement process to voluntarily awaken the
self-healing or healing others, you must first behealing energy already within you, so your efforts
attuned.are just as important as those of the master.
Reiki healing attunement is a process where yourAnd to get most out of an attunement, certain
Reiki master awakens the healing energy alreadypreparations are well advised. The responsibility
flowing through your body. There is muchfor these preparations fall entirely on the student,
incorrect information out there about the wholealthough most masters will provide guidance on
attunement process, and many people believethe preparations they have found to be
that the master is transferring energy to thesuccessful on prior students.
student in some way.This highlights the importance of the experience
This is absolutely not the case. Instead, theof the master in the Reiki attunement process! It
master engages in a process of opening andstands to reason that the more experience the
clearing certain chakras in the student, such asmaster has, the more insightful knowledge they
the crown, palm and heart chakras. This allowscan impart in terms of preparing for a Reiki
the student to have a better connection with thehealing attunement.
source of universal life energy, which some referMost of the advice will revolve around diet and
to as the Reiki source.mental preparations.
The Reiki source is all around us. It does notGenerally, students are encourages to refrain
come from a human person, even a master. Thefrom eating meat for three to five days prior to
only role of the master is to use his or herthe attunement. Additionally, subject to health
training and experience to facilitate the connectionconsiderations, a water or juice fast for two to
and the attunement process. Indeed, the founderthree days might be appropriate.
of modern Western Reiki attuned himself,Caffeine intake should be significantly reduced in
although without the guidance of a programthe days prior to an attunement, and no caffeine
developed by an experienced master, only veryshould be consumed the day prior to and the day
few are successful with this approach.of the attunement. It is also preferable to refrain
Another misconception is that many attunementsfrom alcohol or nicotine for the five day prior to
are required. In Reiki training there are threethe Reiki attunement and the day itself.
levels, and each level has an attunement.Chocolate should also be avoided, and it is
Significantly, only one attunement is required atpreferable to refrain from all sweet items. This
each level, and the resultant energy benefit ishelps the purification of the body immensely.
permanent. Some people enjoy the attunementIn terms of mental and other physical
process so much that they voluntarily obtainpreparations, meditation is encouraged for an hour
multiple attunements, understanding that they area day in the week prior to the attunement.
not required.Similarly, moderate exercise is encouraged as well
Indeed, the fact that they voluntarily obtainas a positive frame of mind. Negative emotions
additional attunements is an endorsement of theare not helpful and you need to let go of these
benefits of Reiki attunement.for the most effective attunement.
Like many other endeavors, you get out of aAll of these preparations help you to open your
healing attunement what you put into it. If youmind to the endless healing and self realization
leave all the effort to the master then theopportunities that are waiting after the successful
attunement you receive will not be as effective.Reiki healing attunement.