FAQ - What is Reiki? How does it work?

1) What is Reiki?
It's light, it's awareness. The master symbol, Dai Ko Mio, literally means "bright shining light" in old Japanese. Reiki, as an energy system, was created by Mikao Usui about 100 years ago and arrived in the US in the 1970s. We don't know really what it is or how it works, only that once you practice it, you feel it. With your first session you will receive an attunement to Gratitude Reiki Level 1 and can continue your self healing practice at home. We call it "energetic hygiene", to be able to clean your own energy systems, aka chakras, by yourself. 

2) How does Reiki work?
We have no idea. Anyone trying to explain how is it possible that Reiki is better than placebo* is giving their mere opinion other than facts. Science doesn't know yet why Reiki exists, or even if it exists at all and, if it does, no one knows how it works. We just know it's a form of self healing practice, similar to therapy, that tends to have a profound impact on people's emotional health and heal traumatic experiences, memories, even childhood trauma. When your emotions become healthier, the body resolves inner conflict and heals faster, but we don't know how or why. 

* from the article: " 

"Reiki is better than placebo in activating the parasympathetic nervous system, as measured by reduced heart rate, reduced blood pressure, and increased heart rate variability. For patients with chronic health conditions, Reiki has been found to be more effective than placebo for reducing pain, anxiety, and depression, and for improving self-esteem and quality of life. According to the neurovisceral integration model and the polyvagal theory, these effects are due to higher parasympathetic nervous system activity, mediated via the vagus nerve.

This understanding suggests that Reiki has the potential to provide valuable support for a broad range of chronic health conditions. However, there is no justification to regard Reiki as a cure for any health condition. Instead, Reiki should be regarded as a complementary therapy that can be implemented alongside all other medical and therapeutic techniques.

Further research is recommended to help optimize the application of Reiki for specific health conditions and to examine the benefits arising from provision of multiple Reiki sessions over an extended period of time."

3) How do I purchase a Reiki session here?
Every person that purchases a Reiki session here receives first, for $10, an attunement to Gratitude Reiki® so they can apply Reiki on themselves after their treatment as a follow up. So the total is $100, broken down like this:

• $10 for attunement to Gratitude Reiki® and additional information and onboarding in preparation for the session 
• $90 that you will pay to your Reiki Master directly, via PayPal. After that, if you would like to have more sessions with the same master, you don't need to pay the $10 again, unless you chose a different Master. That is because each session has a different onboarding process. 

5) How does Reiki treat chronic pain?
We don't know. What we know is that once you start applying Gratitude Reiki® on yourself regularly, you can feel for yourself the results and compare your pain to the levels they were before and decide for yourself if this is something you want to do for yourself from then on. Your attunement is valid for life. You can include Gratitude Reiki® as part of your "energetic hygiene" so you can always know how to address a particular emotion that has been bothering you. 

6) Can Reiki cure illnesses?
In our practice we don't use the word "cure", we use the word "healing." Healing, for all effects, means resolving inner conflict. What we mean is, when you have an illness and that illness, due to its seriousness and gravity causes heartbreak and emotional pain, Reiki will help heal the inner conflict the body is having with itself. 

7) How will the "Placebo THIS! Effect" impact my physical body?                       

We don't know. We can't make promises about the outcome of your session but you, as the person seeking self healing, will be able to tell if there is any significant difference. If there is, talk to your doctor about it and let us know too. All Reiki Masters here have experienced profound healing and that is what led them to chose this modality of energy work as a profession. When you have amazing results yourself, you want to share your discovery with as many people as possible. With your attunements you will be able to experiment with Reiki yourself, at home. We're here to help you turn it into a practice that alleviates your physical body from pain, trauma and so many other issues. We believe here that when you resolve inner conflict in your mind, your body follows the prompts and releases pain, emotional (trauma) and physical. 

8) What Are Reiki Attunements?

Reiki attunements are a series of energy transmissions from a Reiki Master to a student, designed to unlock and expand their ability to channel universal life force energy (Reiki). During an attunement, the student’s energy centers (chakras) are opened and strengthened, allowing them to access the Reiki energy more effectively. We can't prove or show how this works. However, as someone receiving an attunement, you might experience physical sensations like tingling, heat on your hands or other body parts, wave like sensations of calmness and relaxation. It's an experience you have to have in order to be able to describe it. 

9) What are the benefits of a Reiki Attunement?

• Heightened Sensitivity to Energy: Attunements help students become more attuned to subtle energy, allowing them to sense energy in themselves and others more clearly.
• Healing Ability: After an attunement, a person can channel Reiki energy to heal themselves, promoting physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
• Spiritual Growth: Reiki attunements support the student’s personal and spiritual growth, helping them align with their highest self and deepen their connection to the universe.
• Empowerment: Attunements empower the individual to take control of their healing journey.

10) Are Reiki Masters healers? 

A lot of Reiki Masters describe themselves as healers and say they "heal their clients." We would like to introduce a different approach: the Reiki Master uses Reiki to heal themselves. When you heal yourself, according to our experience, you change your own vibration (we can't prove that but bear with us) and, because of something similar to the Pendulum Effect, your higher frequency impacts the client and they start to align with you. We can't prove that is what happens but that is what it feels like. You have a higher frequency as a Master because you worked on your own emotional body extensively. The Reiki Masters and practitioners who are part of the Space Croissant team practice together constantly. They are constantly working on themselves to heal themselves. We also send Reiki to one another as practice and swap attunements. We consider ourselves a very dedicated group of self healers! 

11) Do You Need Attunements to Practice Reiki?

To receive Reiki as a client, no. To channel Reiki , yes. Attunements are necessary for one to fully channel Reiki energy. While anyone can practice different forms of energy healing, Reiki attunements help the practitioner open their energy channels in a specific, guided way to access and direct the universal life force energy with precision. A Reiki attunement is a transformative process that empowers individuals to access and channel healing energy.

12) Can I learn Reiki on my own? 
As much as you can read and study Reiki, you can only channel the energy properly if you receive an attunement from a Reiki Master. It's such a distinct experience you will only understand once you go through it.

13) Do remote Reiki attunements work?

For us practitioners there is no doubt. It's hard to prove or convey to someone what an attunement feels like, it's much easier to experience it for yourself. All clients here have the option to attune to Gratitude Reiki during the "onboarding" process. Onboarding because, after your session you will be invited to an exclusive Discord group where you get to learn the Now Game and learn how to apply Reiki on yourself.