I became Reiki attuned many years ago with Tanmaya Honervogt and ran my own practice at Sam Jones Health Club in Peterborough.  Over the years, I've learned to incorporate Reiki into my life on an everyday basis (eg, to help a headache, to soothe a child, to heal a graze). 

When I first learned Reiki, it was all very secretive - we were not allowed to pass on our knowledge (eg the Reiki symbols) to anyone who was not Reiki attuned.  I did question this at the time and felt that it was not something I was comfortable with - after all, if you discover a way of healing that is free, effective and works for anyone, why wouldn't you want to share this?

My other issue was that the training was just so expensive.  I wanted to become a Reiki Master but just did not have the thousands that it cost at the time.

I'm now glad to see that there is a way for ordinary people to take advantage of the wonderful system of Reiki at a cost that is much more affordable than when I first learned!  Chikara-Reiki-Do has set up an online self-attunement training program that makes it really easy to practice Reiki for a tiny outlay.  This is a step towards my dream that all "alternative" ways of living become mainstream and affordable and part of everyone's everyday lives.