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Sharing Reiki with Children

I have been teaching Reiki to kids five and up for many years. Children are very sensitive – they “tune in” and pick up the energy of their parents, families, and their world. Sharing Reiki with children allows them to learn how to manage their energy so that they can stay heart-centered and connected without taking on anyone else’s energy or becoming drained of their own. They learn to LIVE Reiki and BE their True Selves in the world. They learn about living mindfully, sharing peace, compassion, and gratitude – and most of all about letting their inner lights shine. Reiki is so natural for children – they feel their energy easily, and they haven’t developed the filters, blocks and resistances that many adults do through the course of their life experiences and messages they may have received.

When teaching Reiki to children, they still learn everything adults do, but in child-friendly language. So sharing a Reiki Class with kids does end up looking very different to a class designed for adults. It is rewarding, challenging and surprising. And it certainly does require a lot of energy to coordinate and run! I recommend that at least one parent also be attuned to Reiki so that they can practice together, and the parent can answer questions etc. My class is about five hours long including breaks, snacks, and lunch. We start with a tour of my “ReikiSpace” and several “getting to know you” questions to help them feel comfortable.

Flexibility and patience are essential for wandering discussions. Movement, art, music, and sound (all vibration!) are helpful too. Kids need to stay active to hold their attention. I have a parent helper as I attune each child in another room, just like I do with the adults. The waiting children are practicing self-Reiki and listening to a guided meditation. I personally recommend one adult for every four children. I have created a kid’s version of the Reiki Healing Principles in the form of a song with movements, so it becomes more meaningful and memorable for them.

At the end of the class, the kids draw/create what their energy looks and feels like to them. These drawings are amazing and sometimes include the energy colours they perceive, as well as angels etc.

For homework, each child receives a pack of flower or vegetable seeds with the instruction to divide the seeds in two halves. All the seeds receive water and sunshine, and half the seeds also get Reiki so that they can compare the difference in growth. In addition to providing the kids with Reiki Manuals and Coloring Activity Manuals I’ve created, they get to go home with a stone representing one of the 21 stones Mikao Usui used to keep track of his days while meditating on Mount Kurama, and a healing crystal to hold and feel the vibration. They all receive a Certificate at the end which says “CONGRATULATIONS! You are a ReikiKid! Let your Love and Light SHINE!”

Author Bio: Rickie Meryl Freedman is a P.T. by background, and an international full-time Reiki Master/Teacher, mentor, speaker, Certified Holistic Life Coach, Certified Medical Reiki Master, Certified in ReikiSound, and a ReikiVoice Instructor. She is the author of “Reiki Rickie Shares ReikiKids” and “Radiating Our Reiki Light”, both available on Amazon. She created Harrisburg Pennsylvania’s first Reiki Center – “Reiki by Rickie ~ ReikiSpace and Learning Place” for adults and children alike.

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