Reiki Grounding

It is said and believed that Reiki can never harm anyone. This is absolutely true because Reiki seeks to cure problems, not create them. But then, you do need grounding, in other terms, protection in Reiki. It is important not only for the recipient but also for the practitioner - the person who is using energy to heal others. While doing Reiki, it is necessary to be grounded, given that when the practitioner gives a treatment, he becomes prone to the energy field of the patient. To avoid this, the practitioner is required to shield himself. In this manner, he can protect and prevent his body from getting the problems of the recipient.

Both the practitioner and the patient are prevented from each other's unwanted energy by Grounding or Shielding. The shield made by this process is permeable, which lets the healing energy pass through it. Thus, it doesn't affect the healing process and it can be continued without any problem. The grounding works like a sieve, as it simply removes the unnecessary energy. After every treatment, the Reiki practitioner 'seals' the recipient's aura and asks the Almighty to remove the 'footprints' from aura of both the recipient and himself. Then, he asks the Almighty to convert the 'footprints' into positive energy or send them to where they belong.

Whenever a practitioner finds his energy system vulnerable, he always grounds and shields himself. If a practitioner wants to ground or shield himself, he needs to imagine that his developed roots, growing out of base chakra, are rooted deep into the earth. He should allow his awareness to descend to the ground with the roots till he feels physically heavier. And then, he must feel as if he is rooted down the earth. At this point of time, if he feels like releasing his negative energy, he can do it with his roots and the earth will convert it into positive energy. In case he requires extra energy, he can obtain it from the earth.

While doing this, he should take the energy through the roots and envision the energy surfacing from the crown chakra and showering back again. During the whole process, the practitioner's consciousness should be grounded in the earth, even at the time he is imagining energy is going up in his body. After doing the treatment, he must close his chakras, since he might be prone to negative energy with open chakras. He should imagine that chakras are closing, using any imagery. Now, he must cross his arms across the chest and assure himself that his boundaries are tough.

Following the below given physical activities can also help the practitioner to ground and shield himself.