My Reiki Journey

This is a journal of my experiences during my journey of becoming a Reiki Master/Teacher

I am a certified Reiki Master/Teacher. I've been practicing since 2007 and I received my Master Reiki Attunement in 2010. I practice Reiki everday. I was attracted to learn about Reiki because I already was working with clients since 1999 as a Esthetician (spa therapist). Treating my clients they would tell me about their experiences that were more than what I would call a spa treatment. I was tapping into something bigger and very healing! With no knowledge about energy work I was interested in learning more about Reiki. I went to my local library and borrowed as many books as I could to learn more. After reading books on Reiki I was very intrigue with the process and I really wanted to learn more and also receive an attunement. Which is the process of the teacher attuning you like an instrument to the reiki energy flow in the body to treat yourself and others.

My first Level reiki class was a group of 5 with my teacher Heather Hatcher. It was an intense day I left feeling like my head was very heavy and opened which is very common for the body to be attuned. As soon as I left my class I knew I wanted to take level 2. It is always recommended to take your level 2 after you've completed your 21 days of detox. So I took my second level reiki  a month after.

Before taking my Reiki Level 1 training I was a very nervous person and prone to anxiety. I was also pretty shy and never really had an opinion I allowed other people to make decisions. I was numb of feelings. I would not allow myself to express or even feel emotions and I had a lot of anger and blamed other people for my situations. I treated myself (and still do everyday) for the 21 days. I never felt more  relaxed or at ease in my body as I did after spending that time on myself. Reiki helps me deal with emotional and physical aspects of myself and still helps me to this day!

I've learned that I am a very sensitive person and I can easily pick up other peoples energy. If they are not feeling well and I am around them I notice that I start to feel uneasy. It has taken me some time but with awareness I am able to protect myself and not pick-up other peoples feelings or energy. I have to continually work on this!

My Reiki Level 2 training there was two of us taking the class. My teacher Heather Hatcher guided us into a meditation for attunement my experience during that attunement was the most visually beautiful that I had ever experienced. I saw the most beautiful colours that finished with am intense indigo colour that I had ever seen.  WOW! That was an experience that I have yet to experience again to me it felt like my kundalini snake was awakened. I will talk more about the kundalini snake in a future blog!

I practiced reiki with my level 2 for 2 years before I felt that I really wanted to take my level 3 and become a teacher. I never really talked to much about Reiki because I didn't want to attract non-believers and trying to explain Reiki to someone is like trying to explain what the wind feels like. So I was a little shy about talking about my interests. While taking my training in Reiki I was also taking a lot of spa courses that were Ayurvedic based and I was learning about the Chakras at the same time! That knowledge I have found has really help me understand the physical and emotional aspects of the body!

In March of 2010 I was ready to take my level 3 Reiki I was doing a guided reiki mediation everyday for a while during that time........I had no money to take this course really but I truly desired to take the course. I wasn't in contact with my teacher Heather Hatcher and I noticed that she didn't have any advertisements about her training like she did in the past. I was working on a client (Danuta Snyder) I knew she was a Reiki Master and I asked her about the training for reiki level 3. She had taken her training from Heather as well but that Heather no longer taught Reiki. So I asked her if she would train me and she said she would be doing a training for level 3 the next month and I signed myself up for the class and I just prayed that the money would come and it always does :D

The training happened on several days in two weeks and I was the only student. We had wonderful conversations and the attunements were really wonderful. After the attumenents I felt so connected to everyone and everything. I felt deeply blessed and I wanted to love everyone with open arms. I am talking about people walking on the street as I walked by I would send them a blessing in my mind. Not something that I would have ever done in the past. This was my opening to a deeper healing consciousness of the level 3 that I experienced.

Now as a Practionner and Teacher I feel deeply blessed to be able to learn and share experience with Reiki!
I offer classes for all the Reiki Levels please contact me with any questions

nadinelrobichaud@gmail.com

Have a great day!
Nadine