Reiki Club

The Reiki Club at VT formed in 2003 and has weekly meetings. Students, faculty, staff, visitors, members of the community and all others interested are welcome to attend for some part or for all of our sessions.

We teach about Reiki, and offer free help with all types of holistic healing needs.

Reiki (pronounced ray-key) deals with attunement to spiritual consciousness (rei) and life energy (ki). Traditional Usui Reiki derives from the work of Dr. Mikao Usui, a Japanese Buddhist, who lived 1865-1926.

Reiki involves laying-on of hands or related work with the human energy field (e.g., acu-points, meridians, chakras, aura), aimed to promote healing and/or spiritual development.

If you are connected with Virginia Tech, or are in the area of Blacksburg, Virginia, USA, you are encouraged to attend any of the weekly meetings of the Club where there is free training as well as help with healing issues (pain or other physical/emotional/mental difficulties).

Practicing Reiki, like tai chi, does not require any specific religious belief.

Meeting announcements are made through the club email listserv.  Please email Dr. Ed Fox at fox@vt.edu if you would like to be added to the email listserv.

For the Spring 2021 semester weekly meetings of the Reiki Club will occur each Tuesday, 5 - 6:30 pm, EST; see details below.

This will proceed throughout the fall, unless announced otherwise.

We use Zoom (or you can call in with a phone if that works better), and send energy in turn to each person who connects, after starting with an international Reiki Circle. So, people can join from anywhere on Earth.

Attendees report it is highly effective; it typically involves 8 or more people each week.

Even if you just want to join for a short session to help you, feel free to “tune in”.

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For the meeting Zoom link, contact Dr. Ed Fox (at fox@vt.edu).

Online meetings will take place at the usual time unless states otherwise: Tuesdays, 5 - 6:30pm

If anyone wants to receive energy but is not available at that time, please email Dr. Ed Fox (fox@vt.edu) email so you can be added to the list of those who will be sent energy during that time period.

During the online meetings, we will use the Tong Ren approach. I will explain it at the start of each meeting.

Here is a quick summary: For each person, we will call out the vertebrae or acupoints or chakras needing work, and those helping will focus on sending energy to clear the blockage there. We will sequence through the blockages for a person, and then go on to the next person.

For those who want to study more about this, see the links near the bottom of this message.

For those who want to sharpen their focus by using one of the Tong Ren dolls and hammers (not required – feel free to just concentrate or use other mechanisms), note that they can be purchased online.

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Learning Reiki

This page is aimed to help those who wish to learn about Reiki and to become a Reiki practitioner. For more information in general about Reiki, refer to the many books and other Web sites on the topic.

Introduction

Treatment vs. Practice: Many people receive Reiki "treatments". Some view it as a way to have assistance with their health problems, or to relax, or to get energized. However, others want more; they are the intended audience for this page. They may wish to use or practice Reiki as part of their personal efforts to heal themselves, and possibly their family and friends. That may be out of love and concern, and/or may be to create an income stream, perhaps in connection with other activities, like massage or acupuncture.

Attunement: Those who wish to use or practice Reiki must become "attuned" to Reiki, typically through some training process that includes an attunement. The attunement takes 5 minutes to an hour, depending on the situation and on the time the person becoming attuned takes to work through the experience. It needs to occur in a private and quiet place where there should not be interruptions. (However, some teach Reiki in large classes, where others can observe the process, so they can learn what to expect.) Once attuned, a person is permanently empowered as a healer - this cannot be undone, though a person can somewhat ignore the ability. Attunement is at 3 levels - 1, 2, and 3 (or sometimes more, depending on the approach/school). Most people are trained and receive attunement only at level 1. That empowers them to heal using Reiki. Such training about other aspects of Reiki practice at level 1 can take an hour or a day or two, depending on the trainee's sensitivity, background, reading, etc. Some people experience a cleansing period after an attunement . Some people try to prepare for attunements. Doing so may help one achieve more personal growth, but is not necessary. Note also that receiving attunement and training usually involves some exchange (e.g., payment) to cover the cost of resources and the investment of time. Often a Reiki teacher remains a lifelong mentor and commits to helping in the future.

Advanced Studies: Some interested in Reiki may wish to train others, or to use Reiki as part of their personal program of spiritual growth. Often this leads to them seeking further training, and receiving attunements at other levels. This activity is a very serious one, and should only be taken by those who are mature and willing to engage in personal spiritual development and are seriously committed to helping others. Usually it takes at least 21 days after each attunement for the body to adjust, and before the next attunement can be considered. Sometimes those pursuing advanced Reiki training wind up making serious changes in their lives. To some extent they may develop sensitivities and abilities that others might consider strange, or "psychic", though in my perspective these are all quite natural and available to all. Yet, as in any learning and change process, those involved must seek balance, and must fit well into the world around them.

Pointers for those wanting to learn Reiki / who seek attunement

Finding a teacher: To pursue Reiki at level 1, it is necessary to find a teacher. One should identify a person who you feel comfortable with and who has been certified as a Reiki teacher. There are various directories to help in this process, managed by groups like International Association of Reiki Professionals or International Center for Reiki Training.

Author: Edward A. Fox, Level III Reiki practitioner and teacher, member International Association of Reiki Professionals

Last Updated: 2019/1/19
Email: Please send comments and suggestions to: fox@vt.edu
(c) Copyright 2003-2019 Edward A. Fox