► How to do Reiki on others and on yourself: step by step!

In this article we will teach you a step by step on how to apply Reiki to another person and tips on how to do Reiki yourself, but remember to always use this powerful healing energy ethically and responsibly.

Never do Reiki without someone’s permission. Reiki is a holistic therapy that has its own consciousness and intelligence, and acts in the healing of each patient according to their specific illness.

Reiki Application: Contraindications

Reiki has several benefits, but it has only two contraindications: it should not be applied during surgeries, as it can cause bleeding, and not used with any type of anesthesia, as Reiki itself is already anesthetic and cancels the effect of other types of anesthesia. .

Would you like to know even more about Reiki? Discover the five principles of Mikao Usui and learn how Reiki works.

How to apply Reiki: quick step by step

1. Make an invocation.
2. Perform the first chakra.
3. Spend 2 minutes on the other chakras.
4. Thank God.
5. Blow your hands.
6. Pay attention to the patient.

Below, find a more detailed walkthrough of how to do reiki on another person.

Complete step by step to apply Reiki to another person

1. Make an invocation, rubbing your hands together to open the receiving channels, and ask for the energy of Reiki to be present for the healing of the person you are going to apply it to (it can also be an animal, a plant or a specific place); you will never be helpless when applying Reiki: think of your masters and teachers and ask God to be there in spirit to help you.
2. Perform the first chakra, lingering a little longer, so that its conducting and receiving channels are fully open and able to make the Reiki energy flow perfectly.
3. In the other positions you should do an average of two and a half minutes each, but don’t worry about counting the time, because you will have insights into when Reiki starts to flow and when it stops in each of the chakras.
4. When you finish the last chakra, put your hands together and thank God for allowing you to be a channel of healing through Reiki; also thank the masters and teachers you invoked at the beginning of the application.
5. Also remember to blow on your palms to disconnect from the patient, this way you will avoid empathy between you (any emotional involvement with the patient’s eventual problems).
6. Give attention to the patient for a few moments after the session; avoid saying goodbye in a hurry, as he may need to vent about something.

3 tips on how to do Reiki on someone else

• #Tip1: Your patient can sleep.

Reiki is an energy that provides an immense sense of peace and relaxation; as a result, the patient often ends up falling asleep during the session; you should wake him up with a light touch and let him get up smoothly and unhurriedly.

• #Tip2: At no time during the session you should take both hands off the patient.

This could break the energetic connection established between you and could cause a shock.

• #Tip3: To apply Reiki it is not necessary to touch the person.

But if you choose to touch it, it should be as light as possible, without pressure and almost imperceptible to the patient; Here’s a note: Reiki applications can be done anywhere, whenever necessary.

How to do self reiki application

Yes, it is possible to do Reiki yourself. But how to apply Reiki to yourself when you have little time? With the rush of everyday life, it is normal that there is no time for a complete application of Reiki at home (around 60 minutes).

In this case it is possible to ‘parcel’ the process, doing Intercalated Reiki.

During each break of the day you will harmonize one chakra at a time, taking around 5 minutes. Sit comfortably, relax and place your hands in one of the self-application positions and take three deep breaths.

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A tip is to create routines during the night or day to practice Reiki self-application. For example:

• Basic Chakra: As soon as you wake up
• Umbilical chakra: before lunch
• Solar Plexus: After lunch
• Heart chakra: after breakfast
• Throat chakra: when leaving work
• Front chakra: after dinner
• Crown chakra: before bed

Who can apply Reiki?

Anyone of any faith and religion can do Reiki.

But remember: this article proposes to give some tips on how to do Reiki, but to apply Reiki you must first take a course in which you will be taught the complete history of this holistic therapy, how to use the Reiki symbols, the of the chakras, among other things. The step by step is for in-person sessions, but Reiki can be applied from a distance, wherever you are.