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Hello r/socialreiki,

Here is something I have been sitting with lately, and I wanted to bring it to this community.

At any given moment, how much of the energy you are carrying actually belongs to you?

Personally, I move through the world in constant contact with other people's emotions, environments, and unspoken tensions. The stress of a coworker who never said a word. The grief of a loved one we absorbed without realising it. The low hum of anxiety that lingers after spending time in a crowded or chaotic space.

For those of us drawn to energy work, this is not abstract. It is something we feel in the body before we can name it in words.

Reiki has a way of helping us ask the question more clearly: is this mine? Sometimes the answer is yes, and the work is to move through it. But sometimes the answer is no, and simply recognising that is its own form of release.

✨ This week's reflective question:

When you sit down for a self-Reiki session, do you ever notice energy that feels unfamiliar or out of place? How do you distinguish what belongs to you from what you have picked up along the way?

And perhaps most importantly, what practices help you return to yourself?

👇 Share your thoughts, experiences, and tools below. This is a conversation worth having.

Hello r/socialreiki,
When most of us first came to Reiki, we came with a specific intention. Maybe it was to manage stress, to explore energy healing, or simply out of curiosity. But somewhere along the way, the practice had other plans.
Reiki has a quiet way of surfacing things we didn’t know we were carrying. An emotion buried beneath years of busyness. A pattern we had never noticed before. A deep sense of peace we didn’t realise we had been missing.
Take a moment to sit with this question:
✨ What did Reiki reveal about you that you weren’t expecting?
It could be something that came up during a session, something that slowly unfolded over weeks of self-practice, or a realisation that arrived long after an attunement and finally made sense.
There is no right or wrong answer here. This is a space for honest, open reflection. The experiences that feel small or hard to put into words are often the most worth sharing.
👇 We would love to hear what came up for you. Share as much or as little as feels right.

As we work with the energy, we as practitioners find special resonances with the symbols we use. Please share with us which symbol you feel the most comfortable using in your energy work. Whether this is the power symbol that you use when charging or the distant healing symbol when you are doing remote work, please share in the poll below.😇

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This week, we’re inviting you to choose one object and pour your energy into it.
It could be a stone, a ring, a candle, a piece of paper with a word written on it — anything that feels right to you. There’s no wrong choice here.

Find a quiet moment. Hold your object in your hands, or simply rest them nearby. Take a few slow breaths and let yourself arrive in the present.
Then, choose your intention. Just one. Something you want to carry with you, call in, or anchor into your days right now.
It might be:
• Clarity — for a mind that feels foggy
• Peace — for a season that feels heavy
• Courage — for something you’re stepping into
• Healing — for yourself or someone you love
• Joy — just because you need more of it
Let that word, that feeling, that knowing move through your hands and into the object. Stay with it as long as feels natural. There’s no minimum. There’s no maximum. Just presence.

When you’re done, share with us:
🔹 What object did you choose, and why?
🔹 What intention did you set?
🔹 How did it feel to hold that energy on purpose?
This space is yours. You don’t have to be a practitioner to participate. You just have to show up — exactly as you are.
We’re building something together here. Every intention you set adds to the field we’re all holding.
💚 Welcome to the charge.

P.S. Pictures of your charged object are never required, but they are always welcome.

Hello r/socialreiki,

We are launching our very first community challenge, and we would love for you to be part of it.

Whether you are newly attuned or years into your Reiki journey, this challenge is designed to help you deepen your practice one technique at a time. No pressure, no perfection — just seven days of showing up with intention.

Here is how it works:

Each day of the week has a dedicated focus. Practice the technique for the day, then drop into the comments and share a short reflection. It can be a single sentence or a full paragraph. What you felt, what surprised you, what was difficult — all of it is welcome here.

The 7-Day Breakdown:

🌱 Day 1 — Grounding Begin your self-Reiki session with 5 minutes of intentional breathwork before channeling energy. Notice how it changes the quality of your session.

🖐 Day 2 — Byosen Scanning Slowly scan your own body and note where you feel heat, tingling, or resistance. Trust what you sense, even if it is subtle.

⚡ Day 3 — Cho Ku Rei Focus Incorporate the power symbol into your session and observe how the energy responds. Does anything feel amplified or more focused?

💙 Day 4 — Emotional Release Work with Sei Hei Ki and allow whatever surfaces to be present without judgment. This one can be tender — be gentle with yourself.

🌐 Day 5 — Distant Healing Send Reiki to a person, a situation, or even a past version of yourself. Notice what it feels like to hold space across time or distance.

🙏 Day 6 — Gratitude Intention Open and close your session with a spoken or silent expression of gratitude. Observe how this simple act shapes the energy of your practice.

🌀 Day 7 — Free Practice Return to whichever technique resonated most during the week. This is your day to integrate, explore, and reflect on the journey as a whole.

At the end of the week, we will hold a community poll to vote on the technique that resonated most — and use that to shape future challenges.

The challenge kicks off this Monday. Pin this post, set a small daily reminder, and commit to just a few minutes each day. Small consistent action is where the real transformation lives.

✨ Drop a comment below if you are in. Let's build this together.

👇 Are you joining the challenge?

For many of us, there was a turning point. Maybe it was during a session when you felt something shift that you couldn't explain. Maybe it was a quiet moment of self-Reiki when an emotion you'd been carrying for years finally surfaced and released. Maybe it was something small that someone else would have dismissed entirely.

Share that moment below. What happened, and how did it change the way you relate to energy, healing, or yourself?

✨ There are no wrong answers here. All experiences welcome, whether you're newly attuned or years into your practice.

👇 We'd love to hear your story.

Hello everyone,

As I've deepened my study of Reiki, I've come to appreciate just how much there is to absorb and integrate. A few things that have stood out to me along the way:

• Byosen scanning — learning to sense and visualize the different energy layers of the body, and moving through them with intention and open hands
• The classic symbols — Cho Ku Rei, Sei Hei Ki, and others, each carrying its own frequency and purpose
• Channeling Source energy — learning to draw it in and direct it with focus, rather than simply letting it pass through

And here is something I've come to believe, even if it might sound a little unconventional: Reiki attunements, like all spiritual initiations, are a beginning, not a destination.

There's a reason it's traditionally recommended to practice self-Reiki every day for 30 days following your first attunement. That period isn't a formality. It's an invitation to gradually open yourself, to let the energy weave itself into your awareness and daily rhythm rather than arriving all at once.

Life works the same way. The most lasting transformations don't come from a single peak moment. They come from small, consistent, purposeful actions that build momentum over time and eventually become second nature.

We often want to rush toward answers. But the most sustainable path forward is the one walked steadily, one day at a time.

I'll leave you with this question to reflect on:

✨ Name one thing in your life that holds far greater power than it appears to on the surface.

Drop your answer below 👇 I'd love to hear what comes to mind.

Please name one thing that shifts your energy. Whether this is participating in yoga, hugging your favorite pet, or consuming your favorite form of entertainment. Let me know. I know we all have those things that light up our being.

For me spending time with my pets brightens my day and helps me forget my worries from work.

What helps you achieve this state of joy?

Hello Everyone, I am just checking in to see where your energy is at.

Rate your energy level between 1-10

What has drained your energy today?

What is currently lifting your spirits?

No Pressure, If you are personally doing any reiki work please feel free to share.

I will start first.

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Everyone experiences Reiki differently. People come to it for different reasons, and it shows up in different ways for each person.

One thing I will say—drink water after a session. Staying hydrated can help your body feel more balanced and grounded afterward.

It took me a long time to actually feel the energy during a session. At first, I didn’t notice much. But over time, with more experience, I started to feel it more clearly.

What I find interesting is that each practitioner feels different.

Even though we call it Reiki—universal life force energy—it doesn’t feel the same from person to person. Not so “universal,” right?

To me, that means Reiki is influenced by the practitioner. Even if we’re channeling energy, there’s still a part of us in it. Our presence, our state, our energy—it all plays a role.

For example:
When I do self-Reiki, my body usually feels warm and tingly.
When I receive from my favorite practitioner, the energy often feels cool in the areas they’re working on.

That contrast always stood out to me.

I’m curious what your experience has been.

What does Reiki actually feel like to you?
Warm, cool, tingly, nothing at all—anything you’ve noticed. 👇

One thing that I have found since joining the Reiki community is the amount of dogma about what Reiki is and isn't. People will post pictures of pets, loved ones, and various other things.

Let's clear the air about what Reiki is and isn't.

1. Reiki is the practice of channeling the universal life source.
2. Reiki is not a magical cure-all that will resolve whatever affliction that affects your life.
3. Reiki can be channeled by all individuals at some level. Please see some examples of everyday things that people do that are similar to channeling reiki. I would beg you to consider the parent that soothes a child who got a boo boo. They will put their hand over the boo and kiss it and make it all better. Another example would be a person, who takes a pause before becoming reactive and puts their hand over their heart and take a few deep breaths and return to calm.
4. Reiki is not a substitute for going to your doctor. While I have personally experienced amazing transformations while getting reiki healing lessons. If you are experiencing discomfort and feelings that are out of the ordinary. You should see a licensed professional.

What are your personal beliefs regarding Reiki?

Please feel free to share in this safe space.

Life is busy, and you don’t always have 30+ minutes to return to your body and ground yourself. In five minutes or less, you can reset, come back to center, and start to relax.

Try these three simple actions to feel more rested and grounded:

1. Breath Reset
Slow your breathing down to relax your system.
Breathe in for four seconds and out for six seconds.
Focus on your breath and extend your exhale. You’re signaling to your body that it’s safe to relax.

2. Heart Grounding
Place your hands on your chest with light pressure.
Sit in this position and just breathe.

3. Step Outside
Go outside for a few minutes to reset your nervous system.
Leave distractions behind and focus on your environment.

Don’t overcomplicate these steps.
These actions are a means to an end. They are not the endpoint, but the first steps on the path.

Small resets, done consistently, lead to meaningful changes in your overall well-being.

Which of these has had the biggest impact for you? 👇

I got into reiki for a similar reason that most people got into Reiki. That is to manage oneself. I struggled to manage my energy in my young adulthood after I had a Kundalini experience. It was so strong that I closed off my chakras to assist in managing myself. A few years later, I decided to complete a controlled healing and reopening of my chakras. This started with working with external reiki healers to heal and balance my chakras. I learned reiki once my energy system was stable.

I then proceeded on my journey to learn Dragon reiki. Dragon Reiki is extremely potent. It very strong and it took many months to learn how to manage my abilities after learning it. Reiki attunement like Baptism is only the first step. You have to develop a personal relationship with the energy and it takes time. It took many years to perfect my abilities and it was quite overwhelming at first. I felt very sensitive after I was attuned to Dragon Reiki. I almost resented the fact that I was attuned to the energy.

It took me many weeks to adjust to my new reality. However, I did adjust in time. At this point, I decided that I wanted to learn USUI reiki. This experience was much smoother than when I learned Dragon Reiki. I assume that this is due to the fact that this was my second experience. While the energies are both ki, they are very different in how they feel when channeled.

I strongly believe the blending of Dragon and Usui reiki energy has lead me to become a more balanced reiki practitioner. As time goes on, I feel truly blessed to have learned both forms of Reiki. I leaned heavily into my dragon partnerships I developed through my practice of dragon reiki. They helped guide me in how to effectively channel the chi energy that no mere mortal should be able to control.

However, Usui reiki is a deep, enriching practice that fulfills my essence daily. When practicing self-reiki with this ki energy, I feel refreshed, relaxed, and restored. I find the guiding principles, Just for today..., to be a guiding star for my life. If you have reviewed the Dr Masura Emoto water experiment. Words and thoughts have a profound effect on the quantum field of a persons reality.

To wrap things up, I have found Reiki to have had a profound effect on my life. It has in fact healed me: heart, body, and soul. I am amazed daily of the effect of it on my life. It is very useful to balance ones own energy. Even if this was the only thing I used reiki energy for, I would find it to be a meaningful reason for me to have learned reiki energy. However, this is not the only use of reiki. Reiki practice is extremely dynamic. I equate it to salt. In the Bible, human beings are equated to the salt of the earth. This is an interesting analogy by itself, but when you consider that salt is a flavor enhancer. The analogies meaning makes good sense. Reiki is like salt. You can use it with a multitude of things to enhance their practices.

I could provide a multitude of examples of how reiki enhances different practices, but I would rather demonstrate it over a period of time. I hope you all join me in this journey with me.