We always tell our students that being introduced to Reiki at a class can be a life changing experience, and no doubt some, at first, may feel this is an exaggerated claim and a bit "over the top". However, Andrew - one of Jim's very recent male students - shared the following experiences after completing his training to illustrate how Reiki has changed his life:

Hi Jim,
Glad you e-mailed, I have had a few experiences since I last saw you!

Last night (Sunday) whilst playing, my dog smashed his head into my mouth chipping a front tooth and cutting my bottom lip inside & out. I immediately applied Reiki to my face, stopping the bleeding in seconds and reducing the swelling lip after several minutes. Success #1!

Today at work, a colleague (Bryan) returned from sick leave after he fell off his bike, cut his chin and sprained his left wrist, chipping a small piece of bone. His wrist was swollen and movement very limited. After explaining Reiki to someone who asked how "that relaxation weekend" went, Bryan half-sarcastically said "well can you fix my wrist?" I said I did not make any promises and I was still feeling my way with Reiki - but applied my hands to his wrist and hand for approximately five minutes and gave Reiki with "compassion". I could feel a greater heat than on the weekend and a small tingling sensation in both hands.

After I removed my hands, Bryan stood up and announced to my watching colleagues "No bull, It feels about 75% better!" He then started moving his wrist - stating the range of movement was greatly increased and asked if he could have another treatment before we finished work (12 hours later) so he could drive home without discomfort. He said he also experienced heat and tingling in the area of the bone chip.

A female colleague then stated she had Reiki after an operation several years ago and loved it and that her boyfriend swears by it. Several other work-mates then expressed interest in treatment for various ailments.

My positive attitude is also rubbing off, after my Manager said he would take a leaf out of my book and not waste energy getting angry over things that will not affect his life overall.

I gave Bryan another 5 minute treatment before leaving work and he again noted improvement stating "I don't know what to make of all this, but thanks." I drove home giving thanks for the gift of Reiki. (I also managed a 10 minute loving-kindness meditation during my morning break!)

Jim, I thank you for the gift of Reiki and now know it will permanently change my life.

Andrew - thanks for sharing! Nice to have experiences from a male student; men are generally heavily outnumbered at classes, and are sometimes reluctant to talk about Reiki to their acquaintances in case they are regarded as strange!