I had known about Reiki since I was young, but I didn't have a good impression of it. In fact, I often received negative energy or the fatigue of the person giving me Reiki, and it felt like I was energizing the practitioner rather than receiving healing.

This is a natural phenomenon according to the law of energy, as energy flows from a higher (stronger) place to a lower (weaker) place. It is often said that Reiki can energize the practitioner, but the true meaning is that the practitioner receives energy from the heavens (universe) and gives it to the person being healed. However, if the practitioner is not skilled, they may not be able to receive energy from the heavens (universe) effectively, leading to an energy deficiency. In such cases, if the person receiving the healing has a higher energy level, the energy may flow in reverse.

Experienced practitioners can often sense these energy flows and realize when the energy is flowing in reverse. However, the Reiki practitioners I have received treatments from in the past often didn't pay attention to these things, and I often felt like my energy was being drained, which is why I didn't have a good impression of Reiki.

The reason I decided to take a Reiki practitioner course is that I have been doing energy work-related meditation for a while, and my energy sense has become more stable. I thought that instead of worrying about these things, it would be good to see how well I can use energy myself. I thought that by learning the positive aspects, I could simply increase my energy and be able to handle larger amounts of energy.

For these reasons, I have been attending the course for a few weeks, and I have experienced surprisingly significant energy changes. There is an attunement process in Reiki practice, which is like adjusting the aura, and each time I undergo attunement, I experience changes. Also, I have gained insights through the exercises.

▪️1st to 2nd day

First attunement:
The energy in my arms, from the elbows to the fingertips, increased slightly.

Exercise notes:
Learned about the sensation in the palms and their meaning.

Other notes:
I felt that my Sahasrara (crown chakra) opened up a little more.

Second attunement:
Two thin lines of energy appeared, running from the elbows to the hands. (About two-thirds of the length, from the fingertips to the wrists)
On the right side, the lines were clearly visible and slightly separated.
On the left side, it was similar but not as distinct.
Initially, after the lines appeared, they would become familiar after about 30 minutes to an hour, and the sensation of lines would disappear.

Attunement 3:
Both arms, from the elbows to the palms, were enveloped in something like static electricity.
A slight, very weak sensation like a faint lightning bolt occurred throughout the arms.
The Sahasrara (crown chakra) also felt like it was opening a little more.
The sensitivity to feeling energy increased.
The tingling sensation was stronger from the elbows to the fingertips. The tingling sensation from the elbows was only very slight (it was there, but not much).

Three days later:
Due to daily meditation, the area around the head became relaxed, and as a reaction to the movement in the area around the head, the center of the head felt tense, like a muscle that wouldn't stretch. In addition, there was a strange tension on the center of the head, and it felt like threads were tangled in the center of the head.

Three days after that:
▪️Day 3
The feeling of static electricity in the hands has continued since last week.

Attunement 4:
About half of the tension in the center of the head has eased.
A thick energy flows from the wrists of both arms towards the fingertips, but it stops at the wrists, and a slight lingering sensation of energy, like an echo, spreads to the palms as a blurred energy.
A little more energy flows between the elbows and shoulders (stronger near the elbows).

Practice:
Energy begins to flow a little more between the elbows and shoulders.
I began to feel energy in the soles of my feet.
This was the first time I felt energy in the soles of my feet. I had previously been oblivious to the energy in the soles of my feet.

Attunement 5:
The entanglement in the head is further loosened.
(The energy that had stopped at the wrists in the 4th attunement) now flows as a slightly thicker energy to the tips of the wrists.

Looking back, it was a good decision not to have tried healing before, and taking the course at this timing, when my sensitivity to feeling energy has increased (emerged), feels like a very opportune moment (personally).

Reiki has existed for many decades, and it seems to have been quite popular in the past, but I was originally not interested in healing, and I was reluctant to receive negative energy from others through healing. However, I feel that I am now reaching a point where I am able to cope with that, and that I should have the skills and methods to deal with it.

This is not the end, as there are more courses, and I would like to take them sometime this year.