REIKI 'Universal Life Energy'
Reiki is a gentle form of hands on/off energy healing system rediscovered 100 or so years ago in Japan. It actually means Universal Life Energy - the vital force that exists in all living things (see About Energy Classes for more info). The practitioner acts as a channel through which the energy flows. The hands are on/above places on the client's body following a particular pattern. Energy is then distributed around the body. It addresses the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual bodies. It is effective either on its own or alongside other methods. It engenders deep relaxation and a sense of well being. Many clients combine Reiki with something else.
Over the years I have gained experience working with cancer patients and have found Reiki to be particularly beneficial. For some it has helped them cope with their illness, others have been able to overcome their fear of death whereas others have recovered. Often clients have decided to be attuned (see About Energy classes) as they have a tool that gives them the confidence to help themselves as well as having help from me.
Reiki has also been invaluable with helping clients who have been the victims of accidents and their life has changed as a result. This is another area I have experience in. Zero Balancing has also proved to be a powerful tool to release the trauma held in such cases and I often combine the two.
CONDITIONS REIKI IS PARTICULARLY EFFECTIVE FOR Chronic fatigue
Stress and anxiety
Depression
Emotional issues
Hormonal imbalances
Pre operation and post operative/illness recuperation
As a general 'pick me up' and energy boost.
Reiki Attunement see About Energy Healing ClassesREIKI ATTUNEMENT 'An effective Self Help Tool'
Many like to follow the Reiki Attunement Pathway as it does give a kick start. Although there are good Reiki courses many just do the standard weekend Reiki training and for me this is insufficient. The training does not cover areas I feel essential to working with energy safely and responsibly. We expect Doctors to have a high level of training yet many are quite happy to let anyone work on the subtle bodies - bodies that cannot be seen by many yet are as vital to function. Reiki like many practices that have come from the East has been extracted from a unified spiritual discipline and thus only part of the picture is seen. I draw on my Western Training to give a more complete picture. In the West our spiritual culture is not the same as the East where students are trained one-to-one with a personal teacher. I therefore attune people who have done my course or I know have some knowledge of subtle bodies.
INTRODUCTION TO REIKI HEALINGThis is a day workshop and students are given an outline of the origins of Reiki, what happens in an attunement and details of the different levels.
REIKI ATTUNEMENT WORK SHOPSWorkshops are split into Level 1 and level 2. As students have done the energy classes first they have a good foundation on which to build the emphasis is on practical work.
An attunement is part of an initiation (i.e. to start) process – people often think it is the end but it is the beginning and it is what you do yourself that counts. The process is facilitated by transmitting symbols that attune the individual’s nervous system to a higher vibration. The attunement activates the channel and gives a kick start in clearing any obstructions. Once attuned the person feels more healing energies flowing through their body out through their hands that may be used to help oneself and others. This is a particularly useful
SELF HELP TOOLThere are 3 levels of attunement with each level increasing the strength of the healing power and the vibration. Each level has a specific set of teachings that are passed on to the students together with an initiation. Each level requires a deeper commitment.
Experiences differ depending on where a person is on their life journey/their vibratory level when they receive the attunement, i.e. someone who has spent time doing a lot on meditation/body work/psychotherapy will not have the same vibration as someone who has not done anything.
I am an independent Reiki teacher having completed the basic Reiki in 1994 and completed the Masters
* level in 1998. I started teaching it in 2000. I teach level 1 and 2 and place it within my knowledge and understanding of energy that I have learnt over the years from the Western Spiritual Teachings. My emphasis is on self initially and as a self help tool.
* This term is very misleading. It is a traditional term from the East and does not mean the person is an adept or a master of his trade - a person can be given the process over a weekend and then go out and start working without having done any self delvelopment and little understanding about the subtle bodies and their implications on personality.
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