insensitive, closed minded, unfeeling, an elitist stuck on that "traditional stuff", while some others wrote things that I will not re-print that were less nice. I have observed this phenomenon in people that I have taught. At first I would teach the "cleansing" model, and people would cleanse. They would even talk about it as as if it were a tangible thing, something to be proud proud of as if a sign of passage. As I began to learn more of the history of reiki, I could find lines where this was taught as "conventional wisdom" but could not find it in early teachings. So I dropped it. it. The funny thing was, in classes where I taught straight reiki with no add-ons, and I did not teach the 21 day cleanse, no one seemed to cleanse. I have always tried tried to be available to people for follow up and always extended the offer and invitation for them to contact me in the event that they experienced some healing "crisis" but that rarely ever happened. It needs to be stated here that what I have written in no way should be thought of as to diminish the suffering of another. Nor should it be read as to take away from any difficulties that you may have had. Nor is it to imply that "it is all in your head". The issue here is not whether the "21 "2 1 day cleanse" exists or not, or even if "cleansing" exists or not. It is rather that that to conceptualize this subject in in this fixed format, format, fast food, one size fits all way is to diminish the wondrous unique individual response that people have to attunements. It forces us to place our experience and being into a pre-molded form. form. In doing so, we move from our own being and experience to wondering how well we fit the mold. You cannot imagine how many questions and letters I have receive asking asking if their attunement worked since they did not seem to have a 21 day cleanse. Others have written asking if it is normal that that their experience lasted lasted 40 days, or 100. Still others have written discussing with me that they noticed that on day 14 of their cleanse they "should be cleansing the throat chakra (or heart, or root, or third eye, etc.)" but they feel it in the heart or another location, and is that that normal and ok? These simple examples illustrate illustrate to the reader here that by teaching these ideas in this manner we force people away from their direct experience of BEing Reiki into molding their experience with reiki into what what other's beliefs regarding it are. Reiki is about change. Most notice after taking taking reiki that there are changes in in their lives, many unforeseeable. All people experience reactions reactions to the attunements attunements to some degree. This is healing, aligning, changing. What we experience following an attunement is nothing to worry or fear. It is unique for each person. Make sure that you discuss with your teacher any problems you you have. It is commonly taught that the best way to deal with any post attunement symptoms is to drink lots of water. This helps flush from from the system any toxins released and helps keep you grounded. Additionally doing daily full full body self treatments treatments helps considerably. One final word regarding "cleansing". I again stress that reiki is about change. People come to reiki because they want to to heal. Think regarding this. What is it that you want changed in your life? What is it you need healed? These things are part of your life and may be areas that you will will heal. Also, if you are experiencing any psychological conditions, there is the possibility that as you are healing they might seem worse as they
