Q.: What is your Reiki lineage?

A.: My Western Reiki Lineage is
Mikao Usui > Chujiro Hayashi > Hawayo Takata > Phyllis Lei Furumoto > Carrell Ann Farmer > Leah Smith > William Lee Rand > Elizabeth Gilberg > William S. Tupkal > Lynne Blanchard > Lindy Barron > Jollean Matsen > Stephanie Rink > Michael Kaufmann
My Japanese Reiki Lineage is
Mikao Usui > Chujiro Hayashi > Chiyoko Yamaguchi > Tadao Yamaguchi > Michael Kaufmann

Q.: Is it possible to feel Reiki after the practitioner has withdrawn his or her hands?

A.: Yes.  When you treat an area with Reiki, the energy often keeps on working there even after the hands have been removed.  A healing response has been triggered and can be felt sometimes for hours after the treatment – just like the nutrients from our food stay in the body long after we have eaten.

Q.: When you give Reiki to yourself, will there be days when you don’t need it as much and you will feel it less?

A.: It varies.  Sometimes, you may need a lot of Reiki but still barely feel it – at other times you may not need much but strongly resonate with it and feel it a lot.  It is best not to get attached to a certain experience and to want it to be repeated over and over again.  Instead, go with the flow, some days you’ll feel little, other days a lot, that’s part of the beauty of Reiki.  Trust Reiki to be there, however much or little you feel at the time.

Q.: Can a Reiki practitioner accidentally break the balance of the client’s chakras if they don’t place their hands in the standard hand positions?

A.: No.  There is no danger of that.  Reiki will go where it is needed and will always work towards a healthy balance.

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