| A reiki certificate does so much more than simply | | | | the ill and the sick and using their powers to ease |
| proving to your friends and clients that you are a | | | | the pain and suffering of others. |
| skilled healer in the ancient art of reiki. It also lets | | | | No matter what degree of reiki you have studied, |
| people know the lineage of your attunments, | | | | having a certificate is something to be proud of. |
| letting clients know which path of healing you | | | | Not only does it prove that you have studied this |
| have taken and who your master was. Having a | | | | ancient healing art, but it also allows you to |
| reiki certificate can also be helpful in trying to find | | | | practice your skills upon yourself, your family and |
| employment as a healer. | | | | even other people who wish for a more spiritual |
| These certificates, signed by your teacher, look | | | | healing. |
| very similar to diplomas and other certificates of | | | | Having a master reiki certificate allows you to do |
| achievement. Framed, a reiki certificate can look | | | | more than just offer healing. With it you are also |
| attractive when hung on your wall or displayed on | | | | able to open your own school and teach the |
| a shelf. The look of your diploma will depend on | | | | healing philosophy of reiki to others. This |
| your teacher and the school of healing you have | | | | certificate will show not only your own time of |
| chosen to follow, as each have their own designs. | | | | study to master this art, it will also show which |
| In order to gain a reiki certificate you must first | | | | school you have studied. Some master reiki |
| find a master who can teach you this ancient | | | | teachers can trace their attunments back to |
| healing art. If you cannot find an instructor in your | | | | Japan. These teachers, and their students, are |
| city, try looking online for a course. While much of | | | | greatly respected. To have those names on your |
| your education in reiki will depend on your teacher | | | | reiki certificate is a mark of prestige. |
| and the school they follow, there are three levels | | | | Today, more people are reaching back into the |
| of training for each discipline. | | | | ancient healing arts. Not simply for their novelty or |
| The lowest level of reiki certificate can be earned | | | | their historical values, but for the spiritual aspect, |
| by mastering the first degree, the Shoden. In this | | | | as well. Reiki is a philosophy and an art growing in |
| course a student is taught the ancient practice of | | | | popularity, which makes it easier to find teachers. |
| reiki. They learn how to place their hands and | | | | It also means that, should you choose to become |
| treat the body in an effort to attune their energy | | | | a teacher, you will have many opportunities to |
| and the energy of their patient with the universal | | | | help people. |
| life force. When the sessions are completed you | | | | When comparing the financial cost of learning reiki |
| will be able to heal yourself and others by using | | | | and obtaining a reiki certificate to other |
| the ancient healing art of reiki. | | | | educational programs, there is a clear benefit to |
| To gain the second level of reiki certificate a | | | | this healing art. Each degree is separate and you |
| student must master the Okuden, the second | | | | are able to advance at your own pace as your |
| degree of healing. Building upon your the first | | | | skill increases. There are no formal institutions to |
| degree of healing the student will earn the use of | | | | teach, only teachers who must be attuned and |
| symbols that will help strengthen the bond | | | | able to attune you, in turn. This means you can |
| between patient and healer, allowing a reiki | | | | learn from the teacher who best suits your needs |
| practitioner to heal across vast distances. Some | | | | and your own personal philosophies. |
| healers are so skilled they do not even need to | | | | If you are interested in learning more about reiki |
| be in the same room, or even the same building | | | | healing, and gaining a certificate, there are many |
| to be able to heal. It can take ten, sometimes | | | | resources available to you. Check with your local |
| twenty years to master this skill, and some | | | | alternative health center or a new age book store |
| students never progress beyond the second | | | | for information on classes. If you can't find a reiki |
| degree of reiki. | | | | class in your city, look for classes online. Not only |
| To grain a master reiki certificate one must | | | | is it more convenient, as you don't have to leave |
| master not only the first and second degree of | | | | your own home, it can also be arranged around |
| healing, they must also undergo the master | | | | your own schedule. |
| training, also called Shinpiden. The third degree is | | | | Take the time to find the right teacher for you, |
| the hardest to master, and the symbols and | | | | one whose philosophies best match your own. If |
| teachings you learn are greatly dependent upon | | | | you take an online course you will receive your |
| the school of reiki you are studying. Upon | | | | reiki certificate either in the mail, or it can be |
| completion a reiki healer may choose to be either | | | | downloaded and printed out when you finish you |
| a master teacher, who is able to pass on his | | | | training. Reiki is an ancient healing art that can |
| mastery of reiki, or a master practitioner. A | | | | bring great spiritual peace to you and to others. It |
| master practitioner is someone who has chosen | | | | doesn't require years of study, only true |
| to concentrate on their healing powers, tending | | | | dedication. |