Is it weird that I enjoy giving Reiki more than receiving it?
October 7, 2026
Ask what they are going to teach you, and what the purpose of those teachings is. Then ask something difficult. Do not be sweet; see whether they can answer a tough question. You are choosing someone to learn from, and their answer tells you more than their certificate.
I don’t know. I guess: what are you going to teach me? What is the purpose of these teachings?
Ask them something difficult. See if they can answer a good question. Don’t be sweet; ask them something tough.
You can come and ask me questions any time.
The short version. “What is the purpose of the system of Reiki, and how does your course serve it?” Everything else, levels, symbols, prices, follows from how a teacher answers that.
What to look for. A teacher who is pleased to be asked, who answers from their own practice rather than from a brochure, and who can say what they do not know. Evasion, or a change of subject to how special their lineage is, tells you enough.
A common misunderstanding. That asking hard questions is rude, or that a student is not entitled to them until they have paid. You are entitled to them before you pay; that is what they are for.
Ask your teacher this. Something they cannot have rehearsed. “What did you get wrong in your first years of teaching?” is a good one.
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