by Helen Clover
Chesterfield

Reiki I - Usui Shiki Ryoho
Reiki II - Usui Shiki Ryoho
Reiki III - Usui Shiki Ryoho Seichem

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The 21-day detox

Following the attunement to Reiki you can expect a period of about 3 weeks in which your body will go through a detox. Your body will be releasing and letting go of the old, in order to make way for the new.

During this time you may experience:

Physical symptoms - head aches, stomach upsets, coughs, colds, spots
Emotional symptoms - mood swings, tears, anger, guilt, irritability

Don’t worry, these are quite normal and will pass. You cannot predict what each individual may or may not experience.
Through this period each chakra will begin to clear, releasing old patterns, habits and thoughts. This starts with the base chakra on day one, moving on to the second on day two and so on up to the crown chakra on day 7. The same process is repeated on the second and third weeks.

Honour your detox as a period of growth

Some suggestions to follow during this transformation time:

- Drink at least 6/8 glasses of water every day
- Be kind and gentle to yourself
- Give yourself a session every day
- Take time to meditate every day
- Choose to have positive and loving thoughts about yourself
- Avoid noisy and stressful places
- Watch pleasant, positive TV programs or read some nice books
- Get plenty of fresh air and exercise every day
- Avoid negative people and situations
- Go to bed reasonably early, but don’t sleep too much
- Live in the now
- Spend time with good friends
- If the going gets tough, get Reiki’ing!
- Honour your emotions and find healthy ways to express yourself
- Eat a sensible healthy diet
- And add your own ideas!!!

It’s recommended that you wait through your detox period before you dash out to treat other people. Or preferably, until you are customed to this energy and perhaps have Reiki II under your belt.

Dr. Mikao Usui (1865 - 1925)

Dr. Chujiro Hayashi (1873 - 1941)

Dr. Hawayo Takata (1900 - 1980)