Should you concentrate when giving reiki?

I was taught that you could give reiki while watching TV, reading, riding the bus, sitting in a meeting, etc.  I am glad I was told this because I might not have committed to just Reiki time while doing nothing else.  I like multitasking, and this allowed me to give myself a lot of Reiki.


I was also taught that some Reiki is better than none and that Reiki always works.  That the Reiki energy is intelligent and does its job whether we concentrate or not.

After a year and a half practicing Reiki, and having read and experimented a lot, I feel that when I concentrate, I reach deeper levels for the energy to work.  I cannot say that you "should" concentrate all the times, but I can say that if you want quicker healing it is worth concentrating.  I also feel this applies more to level 2 practitioners because healing is not only physical.  I feel it is even more so if you are a Reiki master.

I also feel that it is good to have the liberty to give myself Reiki whenever I want to do so, but I am inclined to concentrate whenever I give myself an auto treatment.

If you are charging for Reiki, there is no question about being really focused on the person for the time agreed.  If you are exchanging reiki sessions or giving or receiving multiple Reiki, ask the person receiving Reiki permission before engaging in a conversation with the other Reiki practitioners and try to do this only if really needed.

If the receiver is concentrated, they can see and feel things that might help you direct the energy towards a faster and better healing.  If I am initiating chatting with the receiver I am not tuned with my intuition and I am not letting the person experience their own. 

If the receiver needs or wants to speak, then I listen carefully to what they are telling me and respect their free will at all times.  Some people need to voice out experiences while receiving their Reiki treatment.  It's their way to heal.  As I always say, we are all different.