There is a course for Reiki coming up in my area.  I would really like to go because I want to be able to help others in their own healing.  My problem is that I don't have very much money and am supporting a family of 5 (hubby (stay at home dad, teo kids, and one adult who is schizophrenic)  

I really want to be sure that if I pay it will be a good investment - I'm worried that I could have done it without paying the amount or by exchanging a service - ideally I would like to be trained, heal others for a small fee and with that money pay the teacher - does this happen at times?

I believe very strongly in Reiki plus being of Japanese descent I am eager to learn many of the Japanese healing arts in honor of my father who took his life 2 years ago.

Any comments, please...

Mystique4me2

Hi Mystique

I am wondering how your subject matter ended up under this heading.......
Anyhow, if you are asking whether you shuold pay or do self attunement....... I do not undertand the latter. How can you self attune if you are not yourself attuned?

If you are lucky enough a Master who would attune you for free (am sure there are many such people around) then I would say go for it. Am sure you will know how pay her/him back.

But my mind is puzzled re this self attunement........

As for choosing a Reiki teacher, my teacher came to me when I was in a spiritual church. I have done levels I and II with her, sat in circles with her and I dare say I will do Master level with her too.
Although I meet other practioners and masters during Reiki shares, but luckily so far all have the same style of doing things. Little do I know, however, I am developing my own style and this my teacher has always encouraged.

I think its an intuitive art and we are guided through the process .....with each client the techniques and symbols that come will be different....there really is no set way
.....the intention to heal is most important and everything else will fall into place...

yeah i'm a little bit in a piddle myself...
I met my reki master through the guy I was dating at the time, I became close friends with the master during my relationshiup and the friendship continued after we ended it.
I did my reiki | and reiki || with the same master.

I really had no clue but I started to grow and grow through my friendship with my master and one day I was finally ready to be attuned. And hence my journey into the healing world.

But the thing is that now about a year after getting attuned to the second level I just don't seem to have the same connection with my reiki master - there are just so many things that he doesn't quite understand about me. I think he gets it but then will say some statement that is just so off that I end up actually getting hurt as I just cannot believe that he could get me SO 'wrong'.
I think its because I was so 'terrible' when I started out. Just so clueless and ego orientated that its kinda stuck in his head - I don't think he can get his head around how much I've changed.

i then left the country due to circumstances (I live in Accra, Ghana at the moment with my parents - expats) and now the only major reason why I would return to my home country is to see him and hopefully be ready for my 3rd attunement.
I progressed quickly to the second level and now I'm dealing with what needs to be dealt with before I will allow myself to be attuned to master level.
I just think it is SUCH a responsibility and an honour that I want to be well worthy of it. Ag I know I am already 'worthy' but I just feel that I need to work out some of my kinks in order to truely be able to look someone in the eye and say "I am a reiki master".
Thats HUGE, MAJOR BIG deal for me.

But going back to my story - I now sit here in Ghana and wonder if my reiki master is the guy for me. I have little contact with him and didn't really leave off with a warm fuzzy feeling within me.
But i'm very loyal and I also think that me being here and then maybe returning home will be that perfect sync moment - kinda like when I am ready then I will get the o;opportunity to return to my home town.
I'm quite confused.
I do know that will be will be but i think I just wanted to put this out there...
Also maybe you guys have some advice/info that might illuminate things for me...or just for you guys to share in my story/feelings is enough