Retraining as a reiki practitioner

Good question! I spent a couple of years keeping an open mind to such things - I had the money back then, was in therapy and exploring different approaches to life.

I didn't go down the road of cultish and/or sex modalities (dunno why I bothered with the 'or', all cults veer towards dodgy sex!) but attended a bunch of motivational courses and learned different 'healing' methods. They varied from borderline woo to common sense. It was interesting, particularly from a psychological point of view.

I actually got my investment back fairly quick, because my freshly-acquired insight into how these things work led me to stop wasting money on holistic health 😆 Haven't had as much as a hand massage since then!

I think you've taken a comment a bit to literally. Obviously massage isn't a belief. I don't believe In reiki but i also don't find it necessary to shit on people who do, massage is an objectively helpful skill, reiki is subjective.

Why did you spend a thousand pounds qualifying in something you think is bollocks? Was it just for the money? Or did you previously believe in it and the training changed your mind?

I said men. Plural. But whatever floats your boat.

Blimey a couple of hours via zoom for a grand’s worth of “training”. Maybe that’s where you should focus your efforts OP.

Train the reiki masters online and let them do the reiki itself if they believe in it.

A friend used to go for reiki sessions to have his aura felt. Or that’s what he told his wife anyway.

No-one "believes in the power of massage". They understand massage works because of medical studies, evidence and bio-mechanics.

You have to "believe" that reiki works because it is unsubstantiated horseshit.

Go for it!
To the haters and non believers, you're not the target audience, so why comment? Your negative vibes are exactly why you should open your mind and give reiki a go.

Well I don't think Reiki is BS and I wouldn't practice it if I thought that way. But if it's something you have a strong gut feeling about, why not explore it further and see what happens?

I might have been prepared to not entirely dismiss reiki until the pandemic- when it was widely claimed to work virtually 😬

If you've never had reiki yourself and you know nothing about it, what you are actually asking is whether reiki is a profitable scam for you to get in on. Yes reiki is nonsense but at least most reiki practitioners believe in the nonsense and therefore are providing some kind of service to their clients. You don't even do that - you just want to know if you can scam believers into paying you. That's very scummy.

I had it once - my acupuncturist had recently trained and said she'd give me a free session.

I went home after and felt incredibly anxious, then burst into tears. Slept heavily then woke up feeling the best I'd felt in years. It was weird because I was expecting nothing and just let her do it as a favour.

Aside from anything else how are going to find clients? Will you be self employed? Can you run a business?

I see a very well qualified Physio who does reiki as an add on. I bloody love it. I'm floating on the ceiling..

Hope you find a way out of your current role OP, ideally to a more lucrative place than reiki practitioner!

How much do the courses cost? I've known people that have done them and they are very coy about the costs, and very adept at changing the subject and trying to sell you some essential oils.

Yeah it is, yeah.

Is this placebo percentage brought to us by the reeky organization.

I trained in it up to level three. I found I did not enjoy treating people. It wasn't my thing. The vast majority of those who do these courses do it for 'personal development'. Same as Indian Head massage etc.

Not the only problem no but then I never said that it was.

Well done for trying to put words in my mouth. Wow you lol.

You think the ethical problem with prostitution is adultery? Wow.

Hardly.

Unless you think sleeping with married men is cool.

I have already commented but was really interested to see that you also work for a charity!

I have been in that sector for over 20 years and I have grown to hate it.

Like you I have seen money being wasted on Trustee's and CEO's vanity projects, dodgy fundraising practices and also a lot of bullying, including of staff with mental health conditions and/or disabilities.

Not to mention a lot of 'hush' money being paid out to directors who make claims for bullying and unfair dismissals to avoid employment tribunals and more money wasted on hiring 'consultants' who are usually the CEO's mate...

I find it appalling that donated funds are used that way and that so many charities are often really poor employers that treat staff and volunteers badly.

That's why like you I want to get out and retrain because I have lost any kind of interest in continuing to work for the 3rd sector.

I recommend considering it as an option but I'd go for massage training first. Everyone believes in the power of massage but reiki is hit and miss. I know someone who does massage, she's added extras to it over the years, like aromatherapy, using hot stones etc, she's doing acupuncture next. She makes a living and loves it, some days she's drained but said often it's relaxing for her too, a dim room, relaxing music, lovely smells, no or minimal talking, and kneading flesh like dough. I think you could add reiki to your portfolio but it can't be only thing.