What It’s Like Getting Your Reiki Attunement
I didn’t know that this was coming when I had my Reiki attunement, so I want to let you know what you can expect…
I’m 9 days in to my homework of self-clearing for 21 days after getting my Level 1 certification in March, but the first “official” attunement was administered on the day. Everyone who goes through their Reiki training will go through an attunement session with their teacher.
Attunement is literally your energy body being fine-tuned so that it can become an appropriate channel for healing Reiki energy. It raises your vibration and, in the process, will shake any low vibrations loose if they’re lingering in your energy field.
All of the effects that I’m about to talk about are a manifestation of this energy being awakened, moved, and shifting out of your etheric system.
My own experience of Reiki training and attunement was a bit different because it was during COVID quarantine! So it happened over Zoom. Fortunately, energy doesn’t recognise time, space or any of our other human social constructs – so it still worked. And I know that it definitely did work because it’s been confirmed by all of these physical symptoms that I’ve had since…
That’s why my Reiki Master said that the Level 1 self-healing is so important to go through before becoming a certified Reiki Practitioner at Level 2. Without it, you might not truly understand or believe in the healing potential of using Reiki energy.
The daily clearings continue to amplify my energy. 40 minutes a day is a big time commitment which frustrates me sometimes, but as she recommended – I do it every morning so that I can fly with the high vibes for the rest of the day! I put my headphones on and listen to a meditation which guides me through a process of clearing each chakra and then filling up the empty spaces with white light.
I made a shorter cord cutting meditation which you can use to clear your energy faster –
Even though some people will only get the initial energy download from their Reiki Master, I count all of this as my ongoing Reiki attunement experience. Here are some of the weird and wonderful things that have happened since ✨
Oh my, the headaches!
When I think about the side effects of Reiki attunement – this has been the biggest one for me by far…
Weirdly though, when I tried to Google for information about Reiki attunement headaches, I couldn’t find anything online. That’s when I knew I had to write about my experience so that other Reiki headache sufferers would know that they’re not alone!
After the initial attunement, my Reiki Master asked us what we experienced. I said I had an intense headache at the centre of my forehead; around my third eye. As an amazing clairvoyant herself, she said that it’s due to energy clearing from there which will soon make me more clairvoyant. Yay!
So, don’t be surprised if you get headaches. I also shared on my Instagram Stories that I had an enormous migraine on day 5 of the self-healing, and they aren’t something that I ever have normally. I knew it was from the Reiki.
To summarise the headaches, I’d say that while they’re very painful and annoying – it’s also good to know that old trapped energy is working its way out of my third eye and soon I’ll be able to see better. If you’ve experienced headaches after Reiki too, let me know in the comments!
My Reiki Master warned us that this would happen, and she was right!
Small things that I want will now instantly appear, as quickly as the same day. My friend told me that she had a free coaching session, and I thought “that would be nice” and within a few hours I had a random coach offering me a free session in my Instagram Message Requests.
I settled on the style of artwork that I want for making my own Oracle Card deck, and then a random artist on Instagram who a) doesn’t even follow me, and b) I don’t follow her, tagged me in one of her posts. It was a piece of artwork that she’d painted of the moon, and after scrolling through her page, she was the perfect artist that I’d imagined for my deck.
This is truly the most magical side effect…
But it’s made my awareness of the LOA become visceral and absolute. Knowing that any manifestation could be imminent, I have to snatch negative thoughts out of my head so that I don’t create exactly what I’m picturing. When your energy is clear, you’ll remove any barriers which have been stopping you from receiving what you want.
This has only happened during the actual clearing sessions, rather than afterwards like the others.
Cleared energy loves coming out in yawns! They’re not sleepy yawns, though, it’s more like a lion’s breath in yoga. Feeling a compulsion to do this is a weird but real sign that energy is moving out of you.
Beliefs and experiences can live forever in your energy field…
This means that when you’re having an energetic clear out, they can rise to the top of your awareness.
You might see flashbacks from previous years, or even past lives. Trust that this is happening because the memories are being dislodged, and your energy doesn’t need to hold on to them anymore. Most of the time we don’t even realise that we’re holding on to them!
Anything which triggers a strong enough emotional response can leave an energetic scar. The Reiki attunement will heal that scar, and then you can choose to fill the spaces with white light instead.
You can expect to generally feel very drained after your Reiki attunement…
Clearing out old energy is tiring work, and as I said earlier, this can include sifting through emotionally draining memories. Make sure that you give yourself a few days to restore your energy after this process.
It’s so normal to feel drained, tired, sleepy and lethargic after your Reiki attunement! Once your energy finishes upgrading, you’ll be a clear conduit, capable of reaching the highest vibration energies.
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Have you had a Reiki attunement experience, and was it similar to mine?
Let me know in the comments! 👇🏾
Anger can stick in the solar plexus chakra like a toxic glue.
In a similar way to foods, the solar plexus also appreciates yellow crystals!
The throat chakra is associated with the colour blue, so keeping blue crystals like Lapis Lazuli, Labradorite, Blue Lace Agate or Blue Aventurine next to your bed will help to rebalance the energy in this chakra while you sleep. You can also lie down and place them on your throat while you meditate so that they can absorb any excess energy; ensure that you cleanse your crystals afterwards. Rotating a quartz point around this chakra is another way to use crystals for energy healing – rotate the point clockwise to channel more energy into the chakra, and anticlockwise to take energy out of the chakra.
It might be scary to say what you think to other people, but when you’re on your own you can say whatever you want! Louise Hay talks about how she used to scream into a pillow to let out her frustration at the years of sexual abuse she endured as a child. This is a powerful way to let out any of the thought forms which might be trapped in your throat chakra, causing a blockage. Talk out loud to yourself, scream into a pillow, have imaginary conversations in your car – whatever you need to say that you haven’t yet can be expressed without any repercussions when you’re on your own.
A professional energy healer or reiki therapist should be able to clear your throat chakra for you quite easily. It’s a problem that they’ll be used to! It may take a few sessions and is the most expensive of the options listed here, but if you know a good healer then the treatment should be very effective for reducing your symptoms.
This is a great tip to use at the same time as the blue crystals I mentioned earlier. Binaural beats are sound waves emitted at a particular frequency which can shift stagnant lower vibration energy. There are binaural beats meditation tracks specifically for clearing the throat chakra available on YouTube for free, and you can have them on while you fall asleep or meditate. For the best results, set the intention that you want to clear your throat chakra while the music is playing and envision it being cleansed and healed.
One of my favourite things to do when I’m driving alone in my car is to sing my heart out! It feels so liberating – even if I sound terrible – and it doesn’t matter how good it sounds because no-one can hear. Singing loudly and openly with no fear of being judged is an amazing way to practice expressing yourself freely while moving energy through this chakra. Whether you prefer to sing in the shower, in your car or in a choir with other people – singing and enjoying it will raise the vibration of your throat chakra.
This is probably the trickiest tip but it will ensure that your throat chakra collects fewer future blockages. The only way to get good at saying what you think is to practice it. Start to notice when you have the urge to speak up but then don’t. Begin my making your opinion known in your closest relationships first where you feel the most safe, before taking it into situations which feel more challenging. You are so worthy and your opinions are very valid – so make a conscious effort to remember this.