You can treat yourself. I actually use Reiki on myself all the time. Most Reiki practitioners use Reiki on themselves more often than they do on others. When you are in the class, it really depends on what class you are in and who your teacher is, there is a lot of writing, but usually you will have time in the class to practice on other students if your class is really small or if there are no other students, you can practice on yourself. I would suggest you practice on yourself especially when you are first starting out because you can see for yourself what it feels like and what its effects are, that way you will know when your first client asks what to expect and feel you can tell them some of the things that you have experienced. You will know first hand what it feels like to get a Reiki treatment. It is easy to treat yourself. Make yourself comfortable and put your hands in the area that is giving you trouble. It would be very difficult to give yourself a treatment involving your back but on the front side you should be able to go through all of the hand positions pretty comfortably.
