Hi,

I had my Reiki one attunement back in January, and at the time felt a real 'buzzing' in my hands. I practised Reiki, not necessarily the whole recommended sequence (I fell asleep before I got to my feet most nights!) for several weeks after, and have since done little bits of Reiki relatively frequently.

I don't now seem to feel anything when I'm doing Reiki - no change of sensation, no colours etc...but expect that I should.

Is this normal or should I be feeling some difference?

Thanks,
Emma
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Hi Emma,

Welcome to Mystic Board

Many people don't feel anything, others get lots of sensations. Just because you do not feel anything does not mean that the reiki is not flowing, it might be because the area you are working on is already balanced and so isn't changing much, it might be because you the changes are so subtle that you are not yet sensitive to them. The more you work with reiki and channel it the more you will know it is working.
Did you take you reiki 1 in person or via distance? Have you spoken to your teacher about this?

Hi Gem,

Thanks for your reply.

I did my attunement in person, but my teacher lives about 4000 miles away now and isn't really that easy to get hold of. I didn't realise at the time that having someone for support after the attunement would be so useful, just to ask questions of.

I'd really like to think that the areas I'm working on are already balanced, but unfortunately I know this to not be true!!!

I guess part of me is now skeptical about the Reiki working which in turn is blocking it...Perhaps I should just try to let it flow rather than place my own perceptions on it.

Thanks,
Emma
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You can try to find a Reiki Master or other Reiki practitioner in your area and see if anyone is offering Reiki Shares/Clinics.  This would give you more of an opportunity to use Reiki and thus enhance your ability to 'feel' Reiki.  Some hospitals will let you volunteer in the Reiki programs.  I know that the hospital near me requires that their volunteers be Reiki II Practitioners or higher.  Offer Reiki to your friends, co-workers, family, pets, plants, your room/house and even your food.  Just keep doing it!  

Hi.

Whenever I do reiki, it feels like a buzzing or tingleing, or sometimes like small raindrops falling onto and from my hands.
My mum almost never feels reiki, unless she needs it (she did the course with me).
One of the things I find intrsting when you do it to animals is that if they don't need it, they'll get up and move away, while if they want it (and if their a dog or cat), they may come and lick your hands.
I have never really had much of a problem with not feeling the energy, but I guss maybe listening to a relaxing cd, while meditating a bit might help. posibley if you were to dream and ask to feel the energy, that may help.