The brave, sensitive, highly intelligent student who asked this question was never just talking about a Reiki session. She was asking about her life.
She's the one people come to for comfort — the one who hears, “I always feel better after talking to you.” She's proud of that. She knows it's a gift.
But she also knows what happens after: the crash, the fatigue, the need to retreat. Why does she feel drained when others feel better? Why does her sensitivity - this thing that's supposed to be a gift - so often feel like a sucky burden.
This is why she wisely comes to Reiki. Not as a hobby or a trend, but as a way to finally understand the energetic dynamics underneath a healing exchange, and to learn to be held herself in such a way she no longer takes it all on.
If you're like her - the student who asks “how do I not take it on?” - I know you already know you're perceptive AF. You'll grasp the teachings of Reiki fast. Healer: Awakened is where you integrate them so deeply that your system holds clean boundaries without effort. It's the difference between knowing and embodying.
