FAQ
​ChokuReiki abides by strict safety protocols in order to ensure a safe and healthy environment for both the client and practitioner.
-In order to facilitate healing during the COVID pandemic and operate within CDC guidelines we wear a face mask and gloves at all times. If you have a latex/vinyl allergy, please alert your practitioner prior to the session.
-Our Reiki tables are sanitized before and after every session and the blankets/sheets used are cleaned in the same manner then sealed in bags.
-There will be a mandatory temperature check for both client and practitioner prior to the start of session. The forehead thermometer is sanitized prior to use and again after. Anyone with a temperature over 99.9* will result in a cancellation of the session.
-In order to avoid touching our client's head and face, we will skip work on the head or provide a plastic shower cap for your hair. Simply let us know at the beginning of your session which option you would prefer.
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We ask that our clients please wear a face mask for the ENTIRETY of the session. If you do not have one please let you practitioner know and we will provide a new, sealed mask for you free of charge.
If you are not feeling well at ANY time within 48 hours of your scheduled session, please contact your practitioner and let them know. Rescheduling your appointment is free of charge.
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Please email or call us with any other questions you may have.
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What is Reiki?
Reiki is the name of the life force energy inherent in all beings and the name for the treatment through which we experience this energy. The word is Japanese in origin and comprised of two kanji (Japanese pictographs), Rei and Ki. Rei means universal or spiritual. Ki means life force energy. Together they describe Spiritually Guided Universal Life Force Energy. Reiki therapy is simply defined as a gentle non-invasive relaxation or stress reduction technique that promotes self-healing.
Where did Reiki originate?
Sensei Mikao Usui developed the Reiki energy therapy practice in the early 1900’s in his home country of Japan. He received the ability to facilitate and teach energy healing during a three-week meditative retreat at a local Buddhist Monastery on Mr. Kurama. He opened a clinic and school called the Usui Reiki Gakkai Ryoho where he practiced Reiki healing and taught many students. He initiated a total of sixteen Reiki Master Teachers who continued passing down the healing tradition. Reiki has evolved to a globally respected holistic healing modality over the past century.
Who can learn Reiki?
Anyone can learn Reiki. The ability to learn is not dependent on age, education, intellect or talent. It is passed from the teacher to a student during a simple ceremony during a training class. There are several levels of Reiki classes, each one more advanced than the one before. When anyone completes the basic Level I class, they have the ability to perform hands-on Reiki for the rest of their life, for themselves and others.
How do you experience Reiki?
A Reiki practitioner will place their hands in a series of standard positions on or slightly above a client who is relaxing on a treatment table or chair. The Reiki energy will travel through the practitioner’s hands to the client. As the energy travels through the client’s body, they may feel it in a variety of ways including warmth, energy waves and tingling or simple relaxation.
What is an Attunement?
A Reiki Teacher will pass or transfer the ability to access Reiki energy during an individual attunement ceremony with each student. The ceremony itself is about 5 minutes in length, but is a powerful process as the higher vibrational Reiki energy is gently introduced within the student’s energy system. It is similar to an embodied meditation.
What happens during an attunement?
The attunement process clears the student’s energy centers (Chakras) so the addition of new energy is seamless. This first wave of new energy gently works through any energy imbalances or blocks, winding through each of the seven chakras and radiating out throughout the entire body. The attunement raises your energies and begins your balancing process. Your energy field will strengthen, empowering you to heal yourself and assist others. The more you self-treat, the more rapidly the healing process progresses. I like to recommend giving yourself a little Reiki every day, whether for a few minutes or a few hours