What is Reiki Attunement?

Importance of Reiki Attunement

Reiki Attunement, as the word signifies, is your introduction with Reiki, the Universal Energy. You may say it as an initiation into learning the Reiki healing process. You can also say, it as your admission into the spiritual world of Reiki. When you will receive the Reiki Attunment, Reiki will start flowing through your body and calm your mind and enliven your spirit.

It is during Reiki attunement that the flood gates of Reiki energy are opened. This is an initiation into Reiki. It is done primarily to open up your crown, heart and palm chakras to allow the Universal energy of Reiki to flow through you. The Reiki Attunement helps you to rediscover and expand your inborn healing abilities.



Reiki attunement is significant because during the attunement process your connection with Reiki will be established or increased and you will be more in tune with the universal energy of Reiki. 

Attunement is a process to boost your sensitivity to enable you to feel the universal healing energy more deeply and easily. This attunement process will make you much more efficient in using this energy in a meaningful way to reach the goals of your life.

• Read : How Reiki Works

Eligibility for Reiki Attunement

For the Reiki Attunement you need not to have any special knowledge on Reiki. Any body who is in their teens or beyond is eligible for it. 

Reiki Attunemnets are given by the Reiki instructor or the Reiki Master. There are 3 formal levels of Reiki Attunements for beginners. These beginner Reiki levels are very easy to learn under the guidance of experienced teachers. You will feel relaxed while learning Reiki in the Reiki classes.


Levels of Reiki Attunements

• Reiki Level 1 Attunement: In this level you will be permanently get connected with the Reiki source, the healing energy of the Universal. After the initiation you will be able to perform healing on yourself or on others. You can flow the Universal energy through yourself by simply placing your hands and opening your heart to recieve Reiki. This first level of Reiki Attunment is the foundation for other two beginner levels of Reiki. You can start the next level when you will complete your 21 days of practice on this level. This first level deals with the physical healing of self and others.
• Reiki Level 2 Attunement: This level deals with the emotional and mental healing. In this level you will get the chance to be deeply connected with the Universal energy and heal at mental and emotional level. Here you will learn to direct the Reiki energy to travel across any distance and time to heal the emotional and mental issues of any living being, anywhere on this planet. In this level you can practise to send the Reiki energy for healing your family, friends and even animals from a distance. You will learn how to use specific Reiki symbols for specific purposes.
• Reiki Level 3 Attunement: Before entering to this level you must complete and level 2 of Reiki. The full potential of Reiki energy is unlocked while entering to this level. In this level you will be able to perform Reiki healing on spiritual level to anyone who needs it. This level 3 is also known as level 3A or the master level in some countries. This completes your basic course in Reiki. After this those who have mastered healing and those who want to teach Reiki to others with the intention to helping others can apply for Reiki Master Teacher level or Reiki level 3B.  
• Read: Usui System of Natural Healing

Here are some tips for purifying your body, before & after your Reiki Attunement:

• Once you have scheduled your Reiki class have as much raw foods as possible. 
• Till the date of the class reduce or stop consuming dead foods like meat, fish, eggs, etc. and food from the cold storage.
• Avoid alcohol at lease 1 day prior to your class. 
• If you smoke, then try to reduce it as much as you can.
• You may want to try and see how it feels like to live a day just on juice, do that!
• Try warm water fasting till 12 noon for 1 to 3 days before your Reiki Attunement.
• If you are meditating every day then continue and do it on the day of your Reiki Attunement.
• Try to avoid watching TV, reading news papers and listening the radio just for 1 day before and 1 day after your attunement.
• Determine to spend time for meditation for your 21 day cleansing period after your attunement
• Find time to spend with natural elements like Sun, water stream, sea, trees, garden etc. 
• Try to spend 1 hour alone, doing nothing at all..!
• Avoid spending time doing unnecessary tasks and works. 
• Have plenty of water.
• Have a nice and full night sleep before the day of your class.
• Do juice fasting or have a light breakfast on the day of Reiki Attunement.

Some more tips for your first Reiki Attunement:

• Do your prayer and meditation everyday while preparing for the Reiki Attunement.
• Mentally be prepared for the 21 day cleansing period after the Reiki Attunement.
• Re-evaluate your dosage of medication (if any) after consulting your physician.

Reiki Attunement will introduce you with the Universal energy of Reiki. You will be more efficient and more close to the universal energy of Reiki. Resolve to use this knowledge for the betterment of all living being, including animals, plants, birds, etc. I wish you a beautiful spiritual experience during the Reiki attunement. Each person has a different experience and you should never compare your experience with other peoples experience.

• Also Read : Effects of Reiki Attunement

About the Author: Dr. Priyabrata Kalikinkar Ojha

Dr. Priyabrata is a physiotherapist from Bhubaneswar, Odisha. He has completed his Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT) from Utkal University, Odisha with honors in Alternative Medicines and Orthopedic Physiotherapy. He is also a Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist and life time member of Manual Therapy Foundation of India (MTFI). He has interests in writing the articles on Physiotherapy and medical conditions as well as on alternative therapies like Reiki.