www.blissfullyfree.co.uk What is an Attunement and How Can It Help You? Reiki is not learned in the way many other techniques are learned - through perhaps years of study, practice, and guidance. Instead it is transferred from the Reiki Master to the student during what is called an attunement. The attunement opens the crown, heart, and palm chakras as well as creates a very special link between the student and the Reiki source. Once attuned a student has the ability for life. It will never wear off and is impossible to lose. Again...it is an ability we all have within us. The attunement simply awakens it. The attunement itself is an incredibly powerful and sacred process. During the attunement, as in a session, the Master acts only as a channel for the energies allowing the energy to guide itself and make adjustments for each student as needed. Because of this, the experience is always different from attunement to attunement and from person to person depending on where each student is in their growth and what that student needs and is ready to receive. This is the same for all other attunements that are not 'Reiki'. Attunements enable us to enhance and accelerate our spiritual development at a rate we are unable to achieve on our own. Having a healing session is extremely relaxing, plus I think important to receive on a regular basis. A healing session with a practitioner helps you to heal just as well as an attunement, but receiving an attunement works like a big blast of energy that flows through your aura, body and Chakras! It creates forward movement, not just in terms of your own healing, but also in all areas of your life. Plus, I have found the biggest bonus of having an attunement, which you feel drawn to, is that it helps you open up your intuition and understand your own spiritual gifts.
Attunements can be received via a distance (remote) or hands on. There is no difference in the quality of attunements either way. I have received a lot of attunements via distance and hands on and have found that they work perfectly either way! I do enjoy receiving distance attunements as I am in the comfort of my own home and then can rest easily afterwards! We are all made up of energy and it flows through us (life force). We can t necessarily see energy, but we all know it s there! The energy that flows through the teacher goes to the person receiving the attunement. Whether you are in the same room or different countries does not matter one bit. I have attuned some people all the way over in Australia and I live in the UK! Attunements DO NOT come from the person who is giving them. This person is just a channel, just like when giving a healing session. They come from the universal source. This is basically Spirit or whatever you believe is the highest power. The person who is sending the attunement is the channel through which the attunement flows to the receiver. Those that have worked on their own spiritual development or in direct contact with Spirit can sometimes attune themselves. This is how Reiki came about when Dr Mikao Usui commenced his meditation & fast at Mount Kuri Yama. He was gifted with what we all know & love as Reiki and was then able to attune others. An attunement may be experienced in many different ways as it depends on what the receiver needs at that point in time, what the attunement is for and how strong the energy is from the person giving the attunement. This is why you should always know about your teacher s spiritual path and how much clearing work they have done on themselves. An attunement can produce feelings of happiness, peace, mild tingling, warmth, coolness, feel like a flow of energy or all of these! You may also see colours, light and/or patterns and even hear Spirit. I have experienced all these things and no attunement is ever the same! Most people feel relaxed after an attunement as it is like a meditation. You may also feel tired, but equally you may feel full of energy. I tend to get really hungry after an attunement or any form or healing work, which is just the energy needing to be replaced!!
Any form of healing may stir up emotions as part of the healing process and some people experience what is known as a healing reaction, such as headache or flu-like symptoms, which are normally of short duration. These normally start to occur the next day or a few days after an attunement, but only if you have some major clearing needing to happen. This happened a lot to me when I started on my healing path, but not so much anymore. Again, I will reiterate the importance of having a good teacher who has the ability to check in on you via distance, so they can tell you what is happening to your energy and Chakras and be able to send healing to help you. Always ask what support they offer before agreeing the attunement. I do this for all my clients as when you are going through clearing, you need support along the way. The results of an attunement is sometimes felt immediately, whilst others need some time for the energies to settle in. It also depends on how much clearing you may need to do and you may also find, especially when being attuned to Reiki that changes keep occurring in your life, maybe even for years to come! Attunements in my experience never stop giving as they work alongside you, helping to guide you in the right direction. There are so many attunements out there, ranging from courses such as different Reiki styles to single attunements that can help awaken your spiritual qualities or clear a specific Chakra. The best advice I can give about choosing an attunement is to FEEL what you are drawn to. If it feels good it is probably right for you!
Distant Attunements All my attunements are sent via distance using either the real-time connection or via the chi ball (call in) method. Most of the attunements I offer are done via the call in (chi ball) method. You will be sent an automated email after payment with a download link for your manual. Then, I will set up your attunement for you, which I do normally on Mon, Wed & Friday s. I will send you an email with instructions on how to receive it. I recommend that you call in (receive) your attunement within a week of me setting it up. This is because no one really knows how long the energy from an attunement stays 'live' and I feel that the energy dissipates after about 7 days. If for some reason you cannot receive your attunement within 7 days, please let me know and I am more than happy to top up the energy! I recommended that a gap is taken between each attunement and this depends on what you choose. For example, you need to wait at least 30 days between the different levels of Lightarian Reiki, but only need to wait a day or two between other attunements. The manual will normally give a guide of timings. The best way to know when you are ready to receive another attunement is to listen to your body! If you are having any form of clearing symptoms, then I suggest waiting until these have completely gone. The same goes for if you are feeling very tired, wait until you are feeling good! The energy from the attunement helps to clear out old emotions and this is your body s way of saying give me a bit of time to shift this old energy! So allowing the clearing to pass is essential before taking in more energy as the body may not be able to receive it fully as it is still working and processing the last lot! Give yourself time and listen to your body, there is never any rush, so trust in how you feel! Everyone has different feelings and sensations when receiving an attunement, so know whatever you feel is right for you. If you can feel subtle energies, you are more than likely to experience tingling - gentle waves of energy - warm hands or nothing at all. As a teacher, it is my job to send energy. As a student, it is your job to call in this energy. Whether you feel lots or nothing at all the energies have passed to you.
Preparing for a Distant Attunement When I receive an attunement, I make up my lounge or bedroom into a lovely space with loads of candles, soft relaxing music and my favourite crystals and lie down on the floor or bed with a blanket over me, as I tend to get a bit cold! It is best to sit or lie down with a straight spine to receive an attunement as this helps the energies to flow around your body. An attunement can last for 15mins up to an hour or sometimes even more! I also suggest that you continue to relax when you feel the energy has ended for at least 10-15 mins more to allow the energies to settle and integrate. You will know when it is time to get up! You will be given a few words to say out loud, which you say once you are comfortable and ready to receive. It's as simple as that! It is good to receive an attunement in the evening or weekend, unless you have nothing to do in the day, then if you feel tired you have some time to sleep afterwards. Try not to have anything planned straight after receiving an attunement as you may end up falling asleep after receiving it! I tend to feel full of energy when I wake up and totally relaxed as it is such a lovely experience. I also tend to get hungry, which is normal as you have just taken in lots of new energy! A few hours afterwards you may feel tired, so if you do, it is best to go to bed and let the energies settle while you sleep. Please also drink lots of water after an attunement as this will help to integrate the energies. Please note that any attunement will open you up to receive more light, so you may feel a bit tired, emotional, get cravings for certain foods and flu like symptoms may come up (they should go in a couple of days) depending on how much clearing work you have done before. Each person will react differently as we are all unique! This is why support from your teacher after any type of Reiki or attunement is important.
Experiences Felt during Attunements or Healing Hot, cold, tingling, throbbing, vibration, sensations in your hands, such as pain - do not worry it is just being released. Pain could get worse or go to different parts of the body (may last up to 3 days). Muscle aches, sharp rod like pain blockages being pushed out. Heaviness like energy has been taken away. Deep state of relaxation sometimes sounds like snoring! Coughing release. Yawning energy being processed If feeling light headed, dizzy or sick it is possible that you may have been low in energy for a long time and are now being filled back up with positive energy advice is to go outside and if possible put bare feet on the grass or Earth to ground yourself. Colours, visions, voices, electricity Reiki Guides, Past Lives, Words, Symbols Giggling, laughter, tears, feelings of sadness, anger emotions being released. Water helps the energy to integrate - so always drinks lots of water after an attunement or any form of spiritual / healing work.
Grounding Grounding is a very important part of the spiritual practice as when we use the higher Chakras all the time, we may feel rather floaty, get headaches or feel a bit tired. Grounding helps us to re-connect with Mother Earth and use all our Chakras properly again! If you ever feel a bit off balance or dizzy, then you probably need to ground yourself! I practice grounding every day and do this before and after any spiritual work as well. There are a few different ways you can ground yourself: Spend some time in nature, do some gardening or just go for a walk on the beach or forest. Take off your shoes and socks and stand outside on the grass great way to ground! If it is too cold to do the above or you haven t much time, then stand or sit with your feet firmly on the floor (you can do this inside!) and imagine / visualise roots coming out of your feet going right through the Earth to the central core until they are actually in the core of Earth. I imagine the core like a ball of lava! Try to make this a practice by doing this every morning when you wake. You only have to visualise for seconds / a minute!
Clearing What is clearing? Everyone talks about this when you start on your spiritual path, but what does it actually mean?! Please note, not everyone notices the symptoms below. Reiki & other attunements work on all levels; emotional, mental, spiritual and physical, if a physical complaint doesn t get better right away, the energy is working on levels other than the physical. There is no area of life that Reiki will not change and influence. It brings healing as a result of raising your vibration or energy levels into balance. It will work at healing relationships, assist bringing goals and desires into manifestation and heal and balance anything in the past and present. Physical Purification Flu-like symptoms may be experienced, minor discomforts include: achy muscles, headache, sore throat, constipation, diarrhoea and other minor symptoms as toxins are released as your body is cleansed and balanced. To lessen the effects: go for walks in the country or on the beach, ground yourself regularly and if you feel the need to have a nap, do so without guilt. Emotional Purification Deeply held emotions may surface for no apparent reason: anger, frustration, grief, fear, sadness and others. These emotions have been repressed or suppressed from earlier times, this life and past, they are being released. Do not allow yourself to become emotionally effected by what you experience. Do not place blame on anyone or anything for these feelings. Just experience them as they surface and let them go. To lessen the effects: meditate; take a long hot bath in Epsom salts as this helps release toxins and negativity. Mental Purification Old thought forms, behaviour patterns and habits may come to the surface. Addictive desires for food, beverage, nicotine, caffeine, alcohol etc. may increase or resurface. Thoughts of judgement, blame, victimisation, abuse,
denial, self-destruction, self-pity may happen. These issues are being healed on every level of your being, from this lifetime and others. Do not be hard on yourself or allow these impulses and thoughts to get the better of you. Acknowledge them; let them go, then change your thoughts to a more positive nature. To lessen the effects: Be kind to yourself, do things that make you feel good, repeat positive affirmations, listen to your favourite music. Spiritual Purification Your beliefs may be shaken and challenged, beliefs in how the world operates, how relationships should be, religion, what is important to your life. As this occurs, insights, revelations and new understanding will become clear; these will be the building clocks of your newly forming and ever changing spiritual foundation. It s an exciting time, so it may be useful to keep a Journal to keep track of and acknowledge the ways in which the attunements are affecting your life, your thoughts, feelings and actions. Pay increased attention to your body, its needs and the feedback it gives you in the form of gut feelings, levels of comfort and the state of your health. Ground yourself frequently through self-treatments, light exercise, Yoga/Chi Kung/ Tai Chi, walks in fresh air, gardening etc.
How Do You Send an Attunement & What is a Chi Ball? There are three types of ways of giving an attunement: 1. In person ~ Agreed time & date, so it is being given and received at the same time and everyone is in the same place. 2. Distance Real Time ~ Agreed time & date, so it is being given and received at the same time, but the people are in two separate places. 3. Chi Ball Method (Call in Method) ~ Prepared in advance so it can be received at whatever date & time suits the recipient. There are many ways to pass on attunements. The less complicated you make it, the better the result will be. The most important step when performing an attunement is the preparation process and the INENTION! Do not pass on attunements if you feel exhausted or tired. It's better to wait a day or two than to perform an only average attunement. As a preparation to passing on attunements I usually rest (not sleep) 5-10 minutes on my couch to recharge. I close my eyes and completely relax. Or I take myself out in nature beforehand, so I let go of all my thoughts and become peaceful so I am ready to send the energy! Once I am totally relaxed, I then sit in a comfortable safe space where I will not be disturbed and ask that my Higher Self, Guides, Ascended Master and Angels are with me for the whole duration of the attunement. (You can ask for help from whoever feels comfortable for you or you don t have to do this at all!) Then, imagine/visualize that you are surrounded by life force, which is slowly becoming stronger and stronger. The force field becomes brighter and brighter. I visualize this as a beautiful white light all around me which grows until I feel it is enough. Do this for 2-5 minutes. Then state (silently or aloud) the following to this field of life force: Life force will be generated continuously, and you will not fade until I am done with this attunement.
I would then place each person I am attuning in my protection for the duration of the attunement. I call on the Cosmic Masters of Light to help me do this and use the Cosmic Orb as well as my own protection techniques. I feel it is very important to spiritually protect the recipient, so I do this separately for each person I attune before setting up their attunement. I would also make sure that I have done my own protection work before I started working with any energy. Then, state I ask that (name) may be attuned at (time) on (date) in his/her time zone for (Attunement) and (level if needed), the strongest possible he/she can handle now for his/her highest good. The energy will then start and stop from anything from 15 minutes to an hour depending on what attunement you are sending! Stay sitting until you feel the energies have stopped. A great tip that my teacher passed on to me is once you have said the above, imagine that the person is sitting opposite you either facing you or with their back to you and let your hands be guided to where they need to go. This also gives healing to wherever is needed on the body. I always add extra energy into my attunements and healing! I tend to see flashes of colour and my hands get really hot until the attunement is over. I also sense any blockages and where the energy is most needed, so I see where the energy goes. This may not happen for you as everyone is unique, but I thought it is useful to pass this on too! Intention is the key to setting up a successful attunement, so I like to say everything out loud as this gives it the most energy. I also set an intention before I start that the attunement will be appropriate, useful and effective! I don t wrap the energy I have set up; I just ask for it to be kept safe by the person s guides and by mine. I also only give a window of 7 days for the energy to stay strong for the recipient as I have found from taking attunements from others that the energy can become quite weak after this timeframe. It also depends on the person sending the energy too as to how powerful it is! I always offer to top up the energy if the recipient can t receive the attunement within this time frame as sometimes life can get in the way, so then they don t feel rushed!
Everyone has their own way of setting up an attunement, so find and trust what FEELS good to you. I know people that use a crystal grid to help them send the energy, so this is a very basic guide to get you started. I have given you an outline of how to send an attunement based roughly on what I do. Practice on friends and family first, who are open to receiving an attunement, so they can give you some feedback! Enjoy the process and don t be scared of doing something wrong! Trust your intuition and have fun!! Basic information to give the client who is receiving the attunement: While sitting, or lying comfortably, mentally state or say out loud the following: I will now receive the (Attunement Name) and (level if needed) from (teacher s name). The attunement will then run for 15-40 minutes, and I recommend that you continue to relax for at least another 10-15 minutes to allow the energies to settle and integrate if possible. I hope this guide has been helpful and I wish you blissful blessings on the rest of your journey. Love & Blessings Sarah
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