Conversation with your patient is a powerful aspect of Reiki.
While receiving Reiki, patients tend to be more relaxed and open to discussion.
During the healing process you can ask questions to nurture your patient's healing growth.
This is conducive to helping them make important changes in their lives.
Each communication has a unique flavor; some patients talk the entire time while others remain silent.
Initiate conversation before healing begins to assess the direction of the session.
If your patient becomes very still and taciturn during the healing, respect their silence and save the discussion for later.
Effective communication is as important as the ability to channel energy.
Healing involves helping a patient see, honor and release energetic patterns that are no longer constructive.
As a healer, you can help a patient perceive the relationship between their emotions, beliefs and physical ailments so they gain a fresh perspective to evaluate their lives.
Gently assist the patient in gaining personal insight.
This is a co-creative process between Reiki, healer and patient.
Many of the suggestions described in this article echo the teachings of an ancient Tibetan Shaman named Wei Chi published in "The Lost Steps of Reiki, the Channeled Teachings of Wei Chi.
" His original teachings have been channeled in recent times and include many concepts that are not generally included in Reiki classes.
The Wei Chi system focuses on dialogue between healer and client.
Each person must acknowledge their own participation and obligation to heal themself.
The healer receives information to benefit the client, in addition to healing energy.
In my experience, information arises in many healings, including suggestions concerning nutrition, exercise and hidden issues of the heart.
Using the suggestions of Wei Chi, the Reiki system is more interactive, a form of co-healing rather than a hierarchical doctor-patient relationship.
Here are a few sample questions that you might raise during healing sessions.
More importantly, listen to your own intuition and you will know which topics need to be addressed.

• What outcome would you like from this healing? Can you visualize that?
• What is the exact question that you would like to answer?
• What is the exact problem that you want to overcome?
• Are you willing to make changes to achieve that outcome?

For example, one evening I was sending Reiki by distance to my friend Flo when she was in Argentina.
While healing her root chakra, I saw an image in my mind of an older man.
Knowing the chakra system, I suspected that this image related to her early relationship with her father.
I described my vision in an email to see how Flo would respond to it.
She confirmed that she has long term issues with her father that still needed to be resolved.
Some patients may choose to interpret such images, or just listen to your description and reflect on it later.
In a hands-on healing, patients may want to discuss the imagery in more detail while others will just nod their heads and fall asleep.
In any event, let your patient lead the healing process and interpretation as much as they can.
For your part, ask general questions to see how much is on their minds.
Reiki is intuitive, therapeutic, energetic co-healing!