Reiki and Children

• Before administering Reiki to children:
• Wash your hands
• Ground and protect yourself
• Say your invocation prayer or set your intention

• Children are very receptive to Reiki and it can be safely applied using:
• Same hand techniques or positions as for adults
• Treatment time should be no more than 30 minutes – adjust according to the size of the child (reduce the time for each hand position)

• Children tend to be fidgety or become easily bored, so here are alternative methods you can use:
• Use the mother as a surrogate; as she holds the child, apply Reiki to the mother which in turn will send healing through to the child
• To distract the child’s attention, tell the child a story while applying Reiki

• During the session or when the session is finished, have the child participate in their healing by asking them questions and encourage them give feedback

Example questions to ask child:

• What did they feel? (E.g. heat, cold, tingling, etc.)
• What did they see? (E.g. colours, angels, people, animals, etc.)
• What did they hear? (E.g. voices, singing, music, etc.)
• Using crayons and paper, have the child draw a picture of their experience

• Reiki will calm and soothe a child who is hyper-active or upset and it will also relax them to promote a more peaceful sleep

• After administering Reiki to children:
• Place the child in a protective bubble of colour
• Cleanse yourself
• Say a silent prayer to gratitude to your Spirit Healing Team
• Wash your hands