Do you consciously meditate when treating yourself with Reiki?

I have recently launched a 4 week Reiki meditation workshop to help my students to connect more strongly with the Reiki energy. I was questioned about this by a student who told me that she always meditates when she channells Reiki. To be honest I too always go into a meditative state when channelling Reiki but there is a difference between going into a meditative state and consciously meditating. When I do a Reiki treatment I find myself in a meditative state which allows me to intuit where my hands need to be and any information which will help the healing of the person I am channelling Reiki for. My focus is on channelling the Reiki energy.
When I do a Reiki meditation I just place my hands on my body wherever I feel they need to be and trust that the energy will go whereever it is needed. My focus is then taken to connecting more deeply with the energy, the symbols and or my Reiki Guides. What I have found is that I have a stronger connection with my Guides by doing Reiki meditation which allows me to intuit more information to help facilitate my clients healing. I have also found that I am a clearer channell for the energy and it is therefore channelled more powerfully. I have also found that I have a better understanding and stronger connection with the Reiki symbols which means that I find myself using them more intuitively.
Doing Reiki meditation also enables me to both treat myself and do meditation regularly and reduces the amount of time I need to put aside for myself . I have heard many students say they dont have time to meditate and do a Reiki treatment and I know with my own busy lifestyle doing them separately can be difficult. Interestingly one student on my course recently told me that after doing a reiki Meditation with the symbols she could feel how more connected she now is with the both the energy and the symbols.
If you are interested in attending my next Reiki meditation course then please contact me on sarah@peaceful-living.co.uk or if you live to far away and would like to purchase the workbook and CD to be able to work through the course yourself (just £9.95 +p&p)  please contact me by email.