The "One Way Flow" of energy that is Reiki gives it a "built in" protection safety mechanism. Here's why: When you connect to Reiki energy with the intention of channeling it, either for yourself or others, the energy flows down from source, enters the crown chakra, goes down through the center channel of the body, past the third eye chakra and throat chakra to the heart chakra where it flows down both arms and into both hands, and out of the minor palm chakras and finger tips.
Reiki never comes back into the practitioner from the "receiver" (the person who we are giving Reiki to) because of this "one way flow" mechanism. The Reiki practitioner never pushes anything into the receiver or is trying in any way to manipulate their energy. They are simply acting as a conduit or vessel for the energy to flow through when they place their hands on the receiver with the intention of channeling Reiki for them during a Reiki session.
However, there are several ways that one can cancel out this protective aspect. If you are fearful that you will take on the disease/s or mental condition of the receiver, your fear can cancel out this protection. Remember, your thoughts create your reality (now even more so than ever with the Shift). So making sure you keep your thoughts absolutely in faith that you are safe and protected when channeling Reiki is paramount.
Another way you can cancel out the built in protection is if you prescribe to the belief system that it is your responsibility to take on the suffering of others. First of all, it's not anyone's job to do that, some refer to this kind of thinking as religious dogma. When performing Reiki, our job is to strictly to act as a conduit for the energy, anything else involves your ego, which is why we don't call ourselves healers. We are only the vessel or conduit for the energy to flow through.
Many massage therapists and other alternative healers become Reiki (take Reiki classes and get attuned to the Reiki energy so that they can channel it for themselves or others) for this reason. It is a well known fact that many massage therapists take on "stuff" from their clients. I hear this all the time from my massage therapy clients, friends, and my own massage therapists. It also adds an extra skill set to their massages when they can claim they are also channeling Reiki energy when they giving someone a massage!
The many benefits of Reiki are vast and some might say miraculous. This is just one of them.
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Monday, November 2, 2015
WHY WE CHARGE FOR REIKI SESSIONS AND CLASSES
Over the years, I've been in several discussions on the internet years about whether one should charge for Reiki sessions and classes or not. When I teach a Reiki Level One class here is what I tell my students:
There are many myths and stories out there in Reiki land about Usui and his life. One of them is that after he had the big "enlightenment moment" on Mt. Kurama and all the secrets and knowledge about Reiki were revealed to him, he came down off the mountain and began healing beggars in the poorer section of Tokyo. After doing this for about three years, he noticed that many of the beggars he supposedly healed were showing up again and begging, so he asked them what the deal was. They said it that it was much too hard to get a job, marry, buy a house, etc., and begging was just so much easier.
He had an "aha" moment at this time that human beings do not value what they are given for free. They only value things that they have had to work hard to earn the money to pay for. He vowed then and there to never give Reiki away for free again.
Many years ago, I felt it was time for me to raise my fees for Reiki sessions and classes. It is sort of an unspoken rule that when a new teacher/practitioner starts out they aren't supposed to charge what their more experienced and wiser teacher does. I had been teaching and practicing for several years and felt the increase was justified. So I asked a friend of mine what she thought I should do. Here is what she told me:
There was this high end jewelry store out west that decided to start selling local Native American jewelry. They priced it very low compared to all of the other jewelry in the shop. It sat in the cases for a very long time and very few people if any bought it. One day, they had to have all the cases cleaned and reprice all the merchandise. When the Native American jewelry went back into the case, it somehow got marked a lot higher (several added zeros). It began to fly out the window! Moral of story: if you place a higher value on something humans perceive it as more valuable.
I raised my rates and have done so several times over the years and I've never been busier. Mrs. Takata knew this when she charged $10,000 for Reiki Master training way back in the 70"s. She wanted the world to value Reiki training as much as they did Massage Therapy, Acupuncture and other alternative healing modalities that require students to pay many thousands of dollars for their training. The cosmetic, perfume, and clothing industries as well as the high end car manufactures all know this. Why do you think you pay so much more for designer perfume,designer clothing and big ticket cars!
Don't get me wrong - we aren't all about "the money". It's all about an equal exchange of energy. Many Reiki practitioners and teachers also accept barter. My house is filled with beautiful original artwork and I regularly trade for massage, acupuncture, and more. This is how I make my living, I had to pay for my very extensive training, all the supplies required to set up a business and maintain it and so on, just like any other business. You would not expect your Dentist, Doctor, Massage Therapist, or Acupuncturist to not charge you now would you? Or anyone else for that matter.
There are many myths and stories out there in Reiki land about Usui and his life. One of them is that after he had the big "enlightenment moment" on Mt. Kurama and all the secrets and knowledge about Reiki were revealed to him, he came down off the mountain and began healing beggars in the poorer section of Tokyo. After doing this for about three years, he noticed that many of the beggars he supposedly healed were showing up again and begging, so he asked them what the deal was. They said it that it was much too hard to get a job, marry, buy a house, etc., and begging was just so much easier.
He had an "aha" moment at this time that human beings do not value what they are given for free. They only value things that they have had to work hard to earn the money to pay for. He vowed then and there to never give Reiki away for free again.
Many years ago, I felt it was time for me to raise my fees for Reiki sessions and classes. It is sort of an unspoken rule that when a new teacher/practitioner starts out they aren't supposed to charge what their more experienced and wiser teacher does. I had been teaching and practicing for several years and felt the increase was justified. So I asked a friend of mine what she thought I should do. Here is what she told me:
There was this high end jewelry store out west that decided to start selling local Native American jewelry. They priced it very low compared to all of the other jewelry in the shop. It sat in the cases for a very long time and very few people if any bought it. One day, they had to have all the cases cleaned and reprice all the merchandise. When the Native American jewelry went back into the case, it somehow got marked a lot higher (several added zeros). It began to fly out the window! Moral of story: if you place a higher value on something humans perceive it as more valuable.
I raised my rates and have done so several times over the years and I've never been busier. Mrs. Takata knew this when she charged $10,000 for Reiki Master training way back in the 70"s. She wanted the world to value Reiki training as much as they did Massage Therapy, Acupuncture and other alternative healing modalities that require students to pay many thousands of dollars for their training. The cosmetic, perfume, and clothing industries as well as the high end car manufactures all know this. Why do you think you pay so much more for designer perfume,designer clothing and big ticket cars!
Don't get me wrong - we aren't all about "the money". It's all about an equal exchange of energy. Many Reiki practitioners and teachers also accept barter. My house is filled with beautiful original artwork and I regularly trade for massage, acupuncture, and more. This is how I make my living, I had to pay for my very extensive training, all the supplies required to set up a business and maintain it and so on, just like any other business. You would not expect your Dentist, Doctor, Massage Therapist, or Acupuncturist to not charge you now would you? Or anyone else for that matter.
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
UNTRUTHS, HALF TRUTHS AND HALF BAKED IDEAS ABOUT REIKI
There is a lot about Reiki that is confusing because so many people are saying one thing and so many others are saying something else or the opposite. Can you imagine how confused the public is if WE can't even get it straight?
One of the biggest misnomers about Reiki is the Christian ties of its creator - Dr. Mikao Usui. The story that Mrs. Takata made up about Usui being a Christian and teaching in a Christian school in Japan, etc., was a fallacy and was debunked after her death. Many older books on Reiki will have this story in them, and unfortunately those who have not bothered to keep up with times and all the new info and research coming out of Japan about the real history of Reiki and its creator and those who came after him in the story of how Reiki came to be spread all of the world, are still perpetuating this tale on their website or teaching it to their students.
Usui Sensei was born into a Tendai Buddhist family and raised as a Buddhist (being sent off to study in a monastery at a very tender age). His ancestors were Samurai warriors and he himself was a very well known and respected Martial artist in his day. There has been much speculation about whether he eventually became a Buddhist Monk or a Shinto Monk - the jury is still out on that one.
Dr. Hayashi did not take over for Dr. Usui when he died. He just happens to be the next person in line in the story of the history of Reiki because of his having taught Reiki to Mrs. Takata. He was not Usui's successor. The Memorial Society (Usui Shiki Ryoho Gakkai) that was set up by Usui before his death carried on the tradition of Reiki in Japan exactly as Usui taught it after his death and was run by appointed or elected Presidents. Dr. Hayashi was never one of them.
Dr. Usui did not rediscover Reiki as some people would have you believe, he created the system. In a radio interview in Japan he says exactly that - The system never existed before me, I created it.
It has not been verified that Dr. Usui even used symbols or was given symbols when he had his so called "enlightenment" experience on Mt. Kurama. We do know that the Gakkai uses only the three traditional symbols and that Mrs. Takata used them, so we can safely assume that she got them from Dr Hayashi, which makes it more likely that Usui created them or discovered them somehow, and gave them to Hayashi and the Gakkai. In one of my recent newsletters I mentioned that the Gakkai does not use or recognize the Reiki Master Symbol known in the West as the DKM. So we do know that that symbol was not used by Usui..
You may also be laboring under the misconception that Usui attuned to people to Reiki just like we do in the West (by the way, just in my little area in Madison, Wisconsin alone that is super saturated with Reiki Practitioners and Teachers, I know for a fact that many of Reiki Teachers here are doing attunements very, very differently from their neighboring teachers. This is another reason why I am for the regulation of Reiki - every one doing the same attunement, using the same manuals, teaching the same foundational hand positions for both self-treating and treating others, etc.).
Usui Sensei connected people to Reiki using a technique called REIJU which is very, very different from a Western attunement ceremony. I know this because I have instructions on how to perform REIJU from two different Reiki Master Teachers in different parts of the world and it is WAY different that what I do when I attune people to Reiki,I I've re-attuned other local RMT'S who are floored by the differences in what I do versus what they were taught to do.
In conclusion, there are probably a dozen more things I could site under this topic, but I think you get the picture. Do your homework, keep up with the latest book, articles, and blogs that are constantly being revised and refined. Just don't assume that what you know is the truth!
One of the biggest misnomers about Reiki is the Christian ties of its creator - Dr. Mikao Usui. The story that Mrs. Takata made up about Usui being a Christian and teaching in a Christian school in Japan, etc., was a fallacy and was debunked after her death. Many older books on Reiki will have this story in them, and unfortunately those who have not bothered to keep up with times and all the new info and research coming out of Japan about the real history of Reiki and its creator and those who came after him in the story of how Reiki came to be spread all of the world, are still perpetuating this tale on their website or teaching it to their students.
Usui Sensei was born into a Tendai Buddhist family and raised as a Buddhist (being sent off to study in a monastery at a very tender age). His ancestors were Samurai warriors and he himself was a very well known and respected Martial artist in his day. There has been much speculation about whether he eventually became a Buddhist Monk or a Shinto Monk - the jury is still out on that one.
Dr. Hayashi did not take over for Dr. Usui when he died. He just happens to be the next person in line in the story of the history of Reiki because of his having taught Reiki to Mrs. Takata. He was not Usui's successor. The Memorial Society (Usui Shiki Ryoho Gakkai) that was set up by Usui before his death carried on the tradition of Reiki in Japan exactly as Usui taught it after his death and was run by appointed or elected Presidents. Dr. Hayashi was never one of them.
Dr. Usui did not rediscover Reiki as some people would have you believe, he created the system. In a radio interview in Japan he says exactly that - The system never existed before me, I created it.
It has not been verified that Dr. Usui even used symbols or was given symbols when he had his so called "enlightenment" experience on Mt. Kurama. We do know that the Gakkai uses only the three traditional symbols and that Mrs. Takata used them, so we can safely assume that she got them from Dr Hayashi, which makes it more likely that Usui created them or discovered them somehow, and gave them to Hayashi and the Gakkai. In one of my recent newsletters I mentioned that the Gakkai does not use or recognize the Reiki Master Symbol known in the West as the DKM. So we do know that that symbol was not used by Usui..
You may also be laboring under the misconception that Usui attuned to people to Reiki just like we do in the West (by the way, just in my little area in Madison, Wisconsin alone that is super saturated with Reiki Practitioners and Teachers, I know for a fact that many of Reiki Teachers here are doing attunements very, very differently from their neighboring teachers. This is another reason why I am for the regulation of Reiki - every one doing the same attunement, using the same manuals, teaching the same foundational hand positions for both self-treating and treating others, etc.).
Usui Sensei connected people to Reiki using a technique called REIJU which is very, very different from a Western attunement ceremony. I know this because I have instructions on how to perform REIJU from two different Reiki Master Teachers in different parts of the world and it is WAY different that what I do when I attune people to Reiki,I I've re-attuned other local RMT'S who are floored by the differences in what I do versus what they were taught to do.
In conclusion, there are probably a dozen more things I could site under this topic, but I think you get the picture. Do your homework, keep up with the latest book, articles, and blogs that are constantly being revised and refined. Just don't assume that what you know is the truth!
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Why Combining Reiki Classes Is Not In The Best Interests Of The Student
Reiki classes are separated into different levels of training for a very good reason - to give the students body and biofield (aura, energyfield) time to process and integrate the fact that they are vibrating at a higher frequency then ever before because they now have the ability to channel the energy of the Divine that is Reiki.
We could liken it to a pie split into thirds - Level I opens one up to be able to channel one third of the Reiki energy we are capable of channeling in our dense human bodies. Level II opens you up to another 1/3 of the energy your system can channel (handle), and Level III (in my lineage we split the last level into two parts, IIIa "Reiki Master Practitioner", and Level IIIb "Reiki Master Teacher"), you are opened fully in the attunement to Level III to all the Reiki energy you are capable of channeling.
I find it hard to understand why some teachers feel it is acceptable to combine these classes, to me this is clearly about money and not about the best interests of the student.
Reiki Practitioners vibrate at a higher rate then those who are not attuned to Reiki. Our human bodies need time to adjust to this change in our biofield. I highly recommend that one experience everything that each level has to offer before jumping ahead to the next one. I instruct my students to sit in Level I for around 6 months (even a year if that feels more comfortable) and experience everything that this Level has to offer - being able to self-treat, Reiki your food, water, and whatever else you want to Reiki (medications, lotions, oils, crystals) and the ability to give Reiki to friends, family members, pets and plants and more, and to join in the Reiki Shares.
I would never tell my students it's time to move up a level either, in my opinion that is unethical. It is their decision and no one elses. In Level II you receive the Reiki symbols to work with, to focus the energy in a myriad of different ways and in most lineages this is where you are taught how to send Distant Reiki Healing. Again, I instruct my students to stay at this level and learn all they can about working with the symbols in their daily lives, in their self-treatments, and when they treat others. When and if they desire to move up to the Master Level, they know where to find me.
The last level of training, as mentioned above, opens you up to channel the full flow of Reiki energy you are able to channel and you get to call yourself a Reiki Master, whether you just want to do Reiki professionally (not teach just do sessions for others and charge for it) or go on to train to be a Reiki Master Teacher.
There are many other reasons why combining the levels does not serve the student and can be harmful, including the fact that each level of training and attunement brings on a 21 day detox or cleanse in all the major systems of the body. I went through a cleanse from hell when I was attuned to all 3 levels in three consecutive weekends because I foolishly did not do my homework and simply jumped into the first Reiki class I could find. I would not wish that on any one.
We could liken it to a pie split into thirds - Level I opens one up to be able to channel one third of the Reiki energy we are capable of channeling in our dense human bodies. Level II opens you up to another 1/3 of the energy your system can channel (handle), and Level III (in my lineage we split the last level into two parts, IIIa "Reiki Master Practitioner", and Level IIIb "Reiki Master Teacher"), you are opened fully in the attunement to Level III to all the Reiki energy you are capable of channeling.
I find it hard to understand why some teachers feel it is acceptable to combine these classes, to me this is clearly about money and not about the best interests of the student.
Reiki Practitioners vibrate at a higher rate then those who are not attuned to Reiki. Our human bodies need time to adjust to this change in our biofield. I highly recommend that one experience everything that each level has to offer before jumping ahead to the next one. I instruct my students to sit in Level I for around 6 months (even a year if that feels more comfortable) and experience everything that this Level has to offer - being able to self-treat, Reiki your food, water, and whatever else you want to Reiki (medications, lotions, oils, crystals) and the ability to give Reiki to friends, family members, pets and plants and more, and to join in the Reiki Shares.
I would never tell my students it's time to move up a level either, in my opinion that is unethical. It is their decision and no one elses. In Level II you receive the Reiki symbols to work with, to focus the energy in a myriad of different ways and in most lineages this is where you are taught how to send Distant Reiki Healing. Again, I instruct my students to stay at this level and learn all they can about working with the symbols in their daily lives, in their self-treatments, and when they treat others. When and if they desire to move up to the Master Level, they know where to find me.
The last level of training, as mentioned above, opens you up to channel the full flow of Reiki energy you are able to channel and you get to call yourself a Reiki Master, whether you just want to do Reiki professionally (not teach just do sessions for others and charge for it) or go on to train to be a Reiki Master Teacher.
There are many other reasons why combining the levels does not serve the student and can be harmful, including the fact that each level of training and attunement brings on a 21 day detox or cleanse in all the major systems of the body. I went through a cleanse from hell when I was attuned to all 3 levels in three consecutive weekends because I foolishly did not do my homework and simply jumped into the first Reiki class I could find. I would not wish that on any one.
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
The Many Benefits of Having an "in person" Reiki Attunement
Someone from an Reiki internet group that attunes people to Reiki for free contacted me recently about having an in person attunement to Reiki versus a distant one. By the questions she was asking and the responses she was getting in the group, it was clear to me that being distantly attuned leaves a lot of gaps in your education as a Reiki Practitioner, I liken it to being in Kindergarten. To advance in your practice, you need to be under the physical guidance of a Reiki Master Teacher who enters into a mentor like relationship with each and everyone of the students they attune and more.
I understand that having a distant attunement may be someone's only option (finances, distance or unavailability of a teacher within range of where you live), but there are soooooooooooo many reasons why it is a very poor substitute for having an "in person" attunement and becoming a part of a physical Reiki community. Here are just some of things you won't get from getting by being attuned distantly:
l) Joining a local community of fellow practitioners and regularly attending the Reiki Shares your teacher hosts, where you are constantly provided with new information, new techniques and are carefully watched over, guided and corrected. Ex: If your hands are improperly positioned, your applying too much pressure, or your stance at the table is improper ergonomically, etc.
2) Being shown how to properly do aura sweeping: I demonstrate 4 different varieties of that in my classes including one using a selenite wand. Even when I teach people the techniques and they see me doing them over and over again at shares or in classes, there are still people doing them improperly and needing to be corrected, especially if they have never done anything like this before.
3) Learning how to properly scan: Sure you can read about it in a book or watch someone on YouTube do it and play with it, but nothing compares to having your teacher show you how do it and working with you until you get it right. Scanning is an art. It takes a lot of demonstration, time and teaching for a student to master this and many other Reiki techniques.
4) It has become apparent to me in recent years, that the sheer presence of a Reiki Master Teacher influences those around her/him, possible because they are vibrating at such a higher vibration. Another teacher I just talked to felt that at some point we are just radiating Reiki out of our every pour all the time at this level. So, just being in the physical presence of a Reiki Master Teacher has huge benefits.
5) Being connected to a community of Reiki practitioners: You might meet one or several people at a Reiki share that you resonate with and end up becoming fast friends, then you two can get together outside of the Share and do Reiki on each other, read Reiki books together and do all the experiments in them with other like "you send me Reiki and tell you what I felt/saw etc., and then I do the same for you".
Many of my students complain that they have no one to talk Reiki with outside of the classroom and the shares. Their family members, spouses, close friends even are clueless or just can't wrap their heads around all that Reiki is about and they feel isolated and alone. A Share gives you an opportunity to be with like minded individuals and share your experiences and hear about others experiences, so that you don't feel so alone or misunderstood.
6) Be able to practice Reiki on others and build up your confidence: Many of my students complain that their partners, children, family and friends are too spooked by their belief systems (religious especially) to let them do Reiki on them. Being able to do Reiki for others whether physically or distantly is a very large part of being Reiki in the West. A Reiki share gives you the opportunity to hone your skills and practice what you've learned to build up your confidence. If you are thinking about becoming a professional, how are you going to do that without working on others, especially strangers? You don't have a physical community of Reiki brothers and sisters on the internet, so this extremely important component of being Reiki is not possible.
I could go on and on and I think I've made my point- nothing compares to being part of a physical community of like minded individuals exploring and experiencing together something as vast, amazing, beautiful and miraculous as Reiki.
I understand that having a distant attunement may be someone's only option (finances, distance or unavailability of a teacher within range of where you live), but there are soooooooooooo many reasons why it is a very poor substitute for having an "in person" attunement and becoming a part of a physical Reiki community. Here are just some of things you won't get from getting by being attuned distantly:
l) Joining a local community of fellow practitioners and regularly attending the Reiki Shares your teacher hosts, where you are constantly provided with new information, new techniques and are carefully watched over, guided and corrected. Ex: If your hands are improperly positioned, your applying too much pressure, or your stance at the table is improper ergonomically, etc.
2) Being shown how to properly do aura sweeping: I demonstrate 4 different varieties of that in my classes including one using a selenite wand. Even when I teach people the techniques and they see me doing them over and over again at shares or in classes, there are still people doing them improperly and needing to be corrected, especially if they have never done anything like this before.
3) Learning how to properly scan: Sure you can read about it in a book or watch someone on YouTube do it and play with it, but nothing compares to having your teacher show you how do it and working with you until you get it right. Scanning is an art. It takes a lot of demonstration, time and teaching for a student to master this and many other Reiki techniques.
4) It has become apparent to me in recent years, that the sheer presence of a Reiki Master Teacher influences those around her/him, possible because they are vibrating at such a higher vibration. Another teacher I just talked to felt that at some point we are just radiating Reiki out of our every pour all the time at this level. So, just being in the physical presence of a Reiki Master Teacher has huge benefits.
5) Being connected to a community of Reiki practitioners: You might meet one or several people at a Reiki share that you resonate with and end up becoming fast friends, then you two can get together outside of the Share and do Reiki on each other, read Reiki books together and do all the experiments in them with other like "you send me Reiki and tell you what I felt/saw etc., and then I do the same for you".
Many of my students complain that they have no one to talk Reiki with outside of the classroom and the shares. Their family members, spouses, close friends even are clueless or just can't wrap their heads around all that Reiki is about and they feel isolated and alone. A Share gives you an opportunity to be with like minded individuals and share your experiences and hear about others experiences, so that you don't feel so alone or misunderstood.
6) Be able to practice Reiki on others and build up your confidence: Many of my students complain that their partners, children, family and friends are too spooked by their belief systems (religious especially) to let them do Reiki on them. Being able to do Reiki for others whether physically or distantly is a very large part of being Reiki in the West. A Reiki share gives you the opportunity to hone your skills and practice what you've learned to build up your confidence. If you are thinking about becoming a professional, how are you going to do that without working on others, especially strangers? You don't have a physical community of Reiki brothers and sisters on the internet, so this extremely important component of being Reiki is not possible.
I could go on and on and I think I've made my point- nothing compares to being part of a physical community of like minded individuals exploring and experiencing together something as vast, amazing, beautiful and miraculous as Reiki.
Monday, September 21, 2015
REIKI BOX, CRYSTALS AND REIKI GRIDS
It is highly recommended that after one achieves the second level of Usui Reiki training they consider joining a group that sends out Distant Reiki Healing on a consistent basis. As a Reiki Master Teacher myself, I have my own student based group, and I also have a Facebook group dedicated to that, and am a member of three others, with connections to several more if I need them (for the really serious cases).
Sending Distant Reiki is a wonderful way to help large numbers of people, especially those you can't possible get to you - out of state, in another country, in a hospital, in hospice, in a coma, or during a natural disaster, etc. It also helps one feel like there is really something they as an individual can do to help. we often feel totally helpless in many situations that involve our loved ones or friends many miles or even oceans away. Praying is nice but this is a way you can actually really do something effectively Very empowering!
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There are many different ways to do it, some more time and energy consuming than others. There is just sitting down and sending it period, involving using several traditional Reiki symbols or non-traditional ones, or ones used in either Karuna Reiki or other forms of Reiki. This can be VERY time consuming if you have a half a dozen or more people you're sending Reiki to.
Or you can use the Reiki Box method (see the pic's I put up for examples) where you can accommodate as many requests as you can fit into your box. There is also a candle flame technique, a single crystal/stone technique, or a technique involving a crystal grid. There are probably other methods, but these are the ones I know of and do.
I realized recently that you could set up a crystal grid for someone or for a situation and have others send Reiki energy to the grid also. My Distant Healing Facebook group and I are experimenting with this right now.
Different situations call for different ways of sending the energy, so you'll have to weigh each one and see what method would work the best for you and those involved, or the situation.
Sending Distant Reiki is a wonderful way to help large numbers of people, especially those you can't possible get to you - out of state, in another country, in a hospital, in hospice, in a coma, or during a natural disaster, etc. It also helps one feel like there is really something they as an individual can do to help. we often feel totally helpless in many situations that involve our loved ones or friends many miles or even oceans away. Praying is nice but this is a way you can actually really do something effectively Very empowering!
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There are many different ways to do it, some more time and energy consuming than others. There is just sitting down and sending it period, involving using several traditional Reiki symbols or non-traditional ones, or ones used in either Karuna Reiki or other forms of Reiki. This can be VERY time consuming if you have a half a dozen or more people you're sending Reiki to.
Or you can use the Reiki Box method (see the pic's I put up for examples) where you can accommodate as many requests as you can fit into your box. There is also a candle flame technique, a single crystal/stone technique, or a technique involving a crystal grid. There are probably other methods, but these are the ones I know of and do.
I realized recently that you could set up a crystal grid for someone or for a situation and have others send Reiki energy to the grid also. My Distant Healing Facebook group and I are experimenting with this right now.
Different situations call for different ways of sending the energy, so you'll have to weigh each one and see what method would work the best for you and those involved, or the situation.
Monday, September 14, 2015
Usui Byosen and Hibiki to do Reiki sessions intuitively.
In Western Reiki, most teachers of Usui Reiki have never even heard of Byosen, Hibiki, Hatsurei Ho, or many other Japanese Reiki techniques that are part and parcel of the original system of Reiki as created by Dr. Mikao Usui, and are still being taught and practiced by the memorial society he set up in Japan in 1922 before he crossed over - the Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai (Usui Reiki Healing Method Learning Society).
Typically in Western Reiki, a new student is taught a specific pattern of hand placements for either self-treating or treating others. This usually consists of 12 to 14 or so hand positions called "holds" that correspond to all the major systems of the body (nervous system, digestive system, respiratory system, etc.), the 7 (or 8) major chakras, and all the major organs of the body. They are also taught to additionally treat any areas of concern that the client or "receiver" is presenting like back pain, knee pain, foot pain, headaches, and so on.
It's important in the beginning of the training to just establish a system of where the hands go, but at some point the student should be taught how to feel or scan for Byosen. " When there is a life energy block or a disturbance in health, there are always minus waves (negative waves) in the causal area." (Hiroshi Doi in an interview with William Lee Rand from "An Evidence Based History of Reiki" by William Lee Rand). The technique to sense Byosen in the hands is called Byosen Reikan Ho. To be able to do this, the student has to develop a strong sense of "feeling'" with the hands, a sensitivity. I discussed this in my last post here. This comes easy to some but not to all, and there are things you can do to increase sensitivity in the hands like placing a drop of Lavender oil in the center of each palm.
Hibiki is the sensations or feelings in the hands that the practitioner picks up when they are able to sense the Byosen in the energy field by slowly moving their hands through the energy field of the client (scanning) for this purpose. Examples of this would be hot or cold areas, tingling n the fingers, an electric shock type of feeling, or just resistance, like they've hit an energetic wall.
In Japan, the ability to sense Byosen and be aware of Hibiki is a required skill. In Western Reiki, as I said, many teachers are not even aware of these techniques let alone are teaching them. Some teachers do tell their students to eventually treat their client using only their intuition as to where their hands should go and for how long they should stay.
One of the things you can do to develop more sensitivity in the hands is a Qigong and T'ai Chi exercise called "pulling taffy". Pulling taffy is performed by holding your hands up in front of your chest, palms facing towards each other about 3 or so inches apart. Then you focus your mind on the energy between the two palms, and begin to slowly pull them apart a few inches and then slowly push them towards each other, never touching, but maintaining at least 2" between each palm. Do this for about 3-5 minutes daily or until you really began to feel the sensation one feels when they take two magnets and try to push them together or pull them apart.
Another technique is to put your right thumb pad into the center of the left palm and turn it clockwise several times with very light pressure. This opens the palm chakra. Then switch - put the left thumb pad into the right palm and repeat the technique for about 3-5 turns in each palm.
Typically in Western Reiki, a new student is taught a specific pattern of hand placements for either self-treating or treating others. This usually consists of 12 to 14 or so hand positions called "holds" that correspond to all the major systems of the body (nervous system, digestive system, respiratory system, etc.), the 7 (or 8) major chakras, and all the major organs of the body. They are also taught to additionally treat any areas of concern that the client or "receiver" is presenting like back pain, knee pain, foot pain, headaches, and so on.
It's important in the beginning of the training to just establish a system of where the hands go, but at some point the student should be taught how to feel or scan for Byosen. " When there is a life energy block or a disturbance in health, there are always minus waves (negative waves) in the causal area." (Hiroshi Doi in an interview with William Lee Rand from "An Evidence Based History of Reiki" by William Lee Rand). The technique to sense Byosen in the hands is called Byosen Reikan Ho. To be able to do this, the student has to develop a strong sense of "feeling'" with the hands, a sensitivity. I discussed this in my last post here. This comes easy to some but not to all, and there are things you can do to increase sensitivity in the hands like placing a drop of Lavender oil in the center of each palm.
Hibiki is the sensations or feelings in the hands that the practitioner picks up when they are able to sense the Byosen in the energy field by slowly moving their hands through the energy field of the client (scanning) for this purpose. Examples of this would be hot or cold areas, tingling n the fingers, an electric shock type of feeling, or just resistance, like they've hit an energetic wall.
In Japan, the ability to sense Byosen and be aware of Hibiki is a required skill. In Western Reiki, as I said, many teachers are not even aware of these techniques let alone are teaching them. Some teachers do tell their students to eventually treat their client using only their intuition as to where their hands should go and for how long they should stay.
One of the things you can do to develop more sensitivity in the hands is a Qigong and T'ai Chi exercise called "pulling taffy". Pulling taffy is performed by holding your hands up in front of your chest, palms facing towards each other about 3 or so inches apart. Then you focus your mind on the energy between the two palms, and begin to slowly pull them apart a few inches and then slowly push them towards each other, never touching, but maintaining at least 2" between each palm. Do this for about 3-5 minutes daily or until you really began to feel the sensation one feels when they take two magnets and try to push them together or pull them apart.
Another technique is to put your right thumb pad into the center of the left palm and turn it clockwise several times with very light pressure. This opens the palm chakra. Then switch - put the left thumb pad into the right palm and repeat the technique for about 3-5 turns in each palm.
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