Distance courses are a great way to learn and expand your spiritual growth if your time is constrained by work and family. These courses are open-ended, meaning that you can complete them in your own time. And distance attunements work! I can verify this through the many people I have successfully attuned to many forms of Reiki. Please see some of my student testimonials by clicking HERE.

All of the distance course materials I offer have been written by someone else and are listed either in the course description or in the manual itself as the author. These manuals (and other materials) may be passed on in their complete form to others.

After you pay for a course, you will be sent the course manual (and other materials) by email13201320. Then we will set up a time for me to open the channels and pass the attunement to you over distance. Your frameable certificate will be mail13201320ed to you upon completion of each course. I am always available for follow up and questions during and after each course by email13201320.

Do Distance Attunements Work

Contrary to the stance that some Reiki practitioners and Masters have taken concerning distance attunements, distance attunements do work and work very well, including the traditional Usui Reiki attunements. Being appropriately attuned (whether by distance or in person, both of which I have much experience) is dependent upon the "intent" of the teacher (as well as the student). In addition, laying a firm groundwork for working together is paramount, just as it would be while participating in a weekend seminar. I endeavor to achieve this by giving as much support, preferably by email13201320, but also by phone if necessary, through the amount of time it takes for you to complete your course.

I do not understand when I hear or read a Reiki Master say that when a person receives a distance attunement, they are not recieving a Reiki attunement. They say that the person being attuned may be receiving some sort of healing energy attunement, but it isn't Reiki. With all due respect (and I truly do respect all Reiki Masters and the abilities they have), I do not know how one can make that value judgement except as a repetition of what one has heard. Through my own work with Reiki energies, I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that Reiki healing energy is completely non-judgmental, available to anyone who wishes to receive healing or become a healer or teacher (whether that energy is transferred in person or by distance), and that the one thing that Reiki proves over and over again to me (and to my students in the most tangible way) is that we are all connected. It is most certainly not a religion, but it is a way of life that transforms a person from the inside out. I believe Vincent Amador (the creator of the form, Karuna Ki Reiki) addresses the irony of this judgmental stance that some Reiki Masters take and he does so quite nicely. Please read his article, The Irony of Elitism.

And as Mr. Amador says so eloquently, "In the final analysis the fundamental question has to be, "when a reiki attunement is done, who is it that is actually doing it? You the master, or Reiki the energy?"  It is an important question because the answer to this question of distant attunements will be found in the answer to this question. We are channels of Reiki, not its masters. Reiki does the healing, so, it would be appropriate to state that therefore Reiki MUST be doing the attunement. That also explains why it doesn't matter what kind of attunement process is done and that they all seem to work. The intent of the Master and intent to receive of the student seem to be sufficient. Assuming that to be true, how could a distant attunement work any less than one done in person when we are just providing the Intent and the energy does the actual action?"

Vincent Amador's main website can be found HERE.

And because Reiki is open to anyone who desires it, distance learning can help those with smaller wallets and tight time-schedules, to open their lives to Reiki. Reiki is a human birth right and is a healing form that children take to easily and often, spontaneously. As we grow older, we learn to distance ourselves from our natural healing abilities and need to be re-opened as a channel for healing energy. If you are a person who needs a class atmosphere in which to learn, then maybe distance courses with me are not right for you. But if you have time constraints or like to work alone, then distance courses may be right for you. However, if you are in the Seattle area, I am also available for in-person attunements. If you wish more information on in-person teaching and attunements, please email13201320 me at judith@tripthelightfantastic.net.

Preparing to Receive a Distance Attunement

The following purification method (or the use of parts of it) is purely optional, and can be done only if you are guided to do so within 3 to 5 days of your attunement. These points are not required, but are highly recommended.

• Refrain from eating red meats, fowl or types of seafood without scales, for three days prior to the attunement. These foods often contain antibiotics, hormones and toxins that can unbalance your system.
• Drink lots of water and pure fruit juices to promote a natural flushing of the body. Water is a natural conductor of energy and also helps to rid the body of toxins. If you already are a vegetarian or have experience with fasting, a water or juice fast for one to three days is excellent.
•  Minimize or stop the use of caffeinated drinks. Caffeine can create imbalances in the nervous and endocrine systems.
• Use no alcohol for at least three days prior to the attunement.
• Minimize or stop using all forms of sweets.
• If you smoke, cut back, and smoke as little as possible on the day before, and the day of, the attunement. Smoking inhibits the opening of the crown chakra and causes the etheric body to contract.
  
• Meditate or simply spend some time in silence each day for a few days prior to the attunement.
• Reduce or eliminate time watching television, listening to the radio, and reading newspapers. This will help to stop unnecessary mind chatter and quiet the mind to allow the full opening of your intuitive senses. This step I have found to be particularly important.
• Spend some time releasing any anger, fear, jealousy, hate or worry you may have.
• Go for quiet walks or spend time outside being with nature.
• Be more attentive to the subtle impressions and sensations within the world and immediately around you by contemplating colors, smells, sounds and take time to savor each experience.
• Create a sacred space of divine white light within and around you. If you haven’t already created a physical sacred space in your home, spend some time doing that.
• Focus on seeing yourself and others through the eyes of unconditional love.

Receiving a Distance Attunement

After we have an agreed upon a day and time for the attunement, you job will be to just relax and welcome the attunement and be open to the energy. You may play soft relaxing music or light a candle or incense if you wish, and sit or lay (with your eyes closed) in a relaxed position to receive the attunement.

The attunement process is done in quiet and meditation. We will not be on the phone when I pass the attunement. But we can be in contact afterwards if you wish. I pass an attunement in real time.

Do you know what the "Gassho" position is? It is the common prayer position, with palms together in front of your heart. You will assume this position for each of your attunements. At 10 minutes prior to the attunement, get a glass of water to drink once the attunement in finished... you will turn off your phones, lock your door, making sure that you won't be disturbed for at least 30 minutes by either family or pets. Then, at about 5 minutes prior to the start of your scheduled attunement, you will assume the Gassho position and announce your intent, “I am open and ready to receive the ____________ attunement from Judith Carrell starting now. In this we are both blessed.” Close your eyes, quiet your breathing and mind and then just allow me to do the rest.

During the attunement process, I close my eyes and visualize you as if you are sitting in a chair in front of me. I will connect with you energetically through intending to be the channel (the bridge) for Reiki to you. I start at your back by placing the symbols in your crown. I channel Reiki to you and then move to the front. I place the Cho-Ku-Rei in your crown, heart and throat chakras several times and place symbols in your palms and channel Reiki into them, intending that your palms be opened to Reiki healing energy.

During all of this, you may have physical sensations of tingling, heat, coolness, bubbling sensations. You may see symbols, animals, colors behind your closed eyes. This will take anywhere from 10 to 20 minutes (depending on the level) from start to finish. Please allow a full 30-45 minutes from start to finish on your end. When you feel the energy has subsided completely, drink the water and then, holding your hands over your face, say softly, "Reiki Now". You should be able to feel either tingling or heat (or both) in your hands at that time.

I am blessed and honored to be able to open you to this wonderful healing energy. Thank you for allowing me to walk with you on this part of your spiritual journey!