A few schools and teachings call their Reiki a "special energy" which is different from any other life force energy, (i.e., more powerful, etc.) Some say their Reiki "brand" is more powerful and effective than other Reiki. (What is meant by "brand" is some schools and/or teacher have added names to Reiki and even trademarked or copyrighted it to try to distinguish theirs from others.) Reiki is your "universal life force energy" and there are not different brands of Reiki or stronger versions of this life force. Now, some Reiki Healers do channel Reiki stronger than others, but it is not because of the "type" of Reiki or "brand" or "trademark." There are many reasons some Reiki Healers channel Reiki stronger -- natural abilities, stronger intent, balance in all their bodies (mental, physical, spiritual, emotional), more experience, or more practiced techniques. All of these are within your power to work on to improve your strength of Reiki, except, of course, the natural ability.

In every line of work, sport, creative endeavor, etc., there are a few people who will have a higher level of natural ability and Reiki is no exception. A Reiki Healer can make up for any lack of natural ability by having stronger intent when channeling Reiki, keeping balanced and clear on all their bodies, and practicing and learning new healing techniques. Having said all that, however, you should remember that any Healer can have days when his or her Reiki is not quite as strong and the reasons are not always known. When this happens, just take a week off from Reiki and when you resume Reiki Healing, you will find that you are back to normal.