Self Doubt in Our Reiki Practice

I just began to offer Reiki to clients. I'm so nervous and doubt myself beforehand and when I'm finished the feedback is so good that I am frustrated at myself for the self doubt. How many times a week do you do a self treatment. I think maybe I am doubting myself as I feel I'm not completing my self treatments regularly enough. Thank you!!

Congratulations on offering Reiki to clients! Well done stretching yourself and taking on clients even though you feel self-doubt.

Self-doubt is actually a normal experience when we start offering sessions to others, whether we practice self-Reiki or not. I personally practice self-Reiki every day (at least a few minutes each day), but this doesn't necessarily make me more confident about offering sessions for others. What it does do is help me personally in all kinds of ways, and if trust in Reiki and releasing judgment are two of those ways, then that definitely helps with offering sessions to others.

I want to encourage you to trust in Reiki, send it and allow it to do its thing, and to release judgment of your self-doubt. How much you practice self-Reiki is all about what feels right to you, since self-Reiki is all about you, and you can be an awesome Reiki practitioner whether you practice self-Reiki a little, a lot, or not at all. I encourage you to release expectations, to send away, and to let Reiki do its thing. You'll get more comfortable with sending to others the more you do it.

I also encourage you to check out my video about what to do when you're not sure if Reiki is working.


But whether we we're worried we aren't practicing self-Reiki enough or we think there must be something wrong if we don't feel anything or we don't think we're good enough to charge for sessions, those imposter feelings are normal. The feelings of doubt, uncertainty, and worry about not being good enough (whether from not enough self-Reiki or any other reason) are completely normal. So you are not alone on your Reiki journey. I have a Build Your Reiki Business podcast episode on imposter syndrome that might be helpful. Hint: imposter syndrome is actually a good thing! Tune in to find out why.

And make sure to grab the free Reiki Biz Kit full of Reiki business information.

Sending blessings and best wishes to your sessions...and self-Reiki!