Energy Healing/Reiki

While I believe in utilizing a combination of various methods and positive affirmations to effect healing and transformation, the specific modality I have been teaching in both the U.S. and Canada since 1999 is Reiki.  This is being taught to those sincerely committed to using this gentle and beautiful heart-centered energy to help heal themselves and our planet, one person at a time. 

Reiki Instruction 

Bascially, there are 3 levels of Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki, although there are two types of Master Level attunements depending upon whether or not a person wishes to teach the modality.  Many practitioners of Reiki simply enjoy having the additional energy of this level to use on clients and themselves with no desire to add teaching to their practices.  The Attunement "energy" is the same but different Master symbols are used.  The levels are as follows:

Reiki Level I

The following information is provided for those who would like to learn more about this powerful, but gentle, healing modality now being practiced around the world to provide relief from pain, injuries, and illness.

What is Reiki?

The word ‘Reiki’, itself, (pronounced ray-kee), is loosely based on Japanese kanji (alphabet) symbols which translate as Universal Life Force Energy.  It is an ancient healing art, reputed to be thousands of years old, although the name, 'Reiki' was not applied until the late 1800's.

 

What does a session involve?

The practitioner sends energy by gently laying hands on or above the recipient to promote healing on all levels: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual.  Receiving a treatment is a wonderfully calming experience, similiar to having a warm and soothing heat radiating through your body.  Clients remain fully clothed.

Is it safe?

People practice Reiki all over the world today to treat almost any problem, condition, or dis-ease in the body.  It is being recognized among medical practitioners as a safe and effective therapy that can be used in conjunction with other traditional forms of medical care.

How does it work?

Reiki heals by flowing positive energy to and through the body, thereby raising the vibratory level of the body.  The Reiki energy accelerates the body’s own ability to heal by releasing stored or blocked energy, thus enabling the body to become more balanced.  By straightening and clearing the energy pathways, the body’s own life force is allowed to flow in a natural, unrestricted manner.

How will I feeL?

Reiki is wonderfully calming on the body and when the body is able to relax, it can commence healing itself.  It will vary with each person but you may experience any of the following:  warmth, chills, tingling, twitching, a loving feeling of contentment, or waves of energy.  Most people receiving a Reiki treatment will feel very peaceful and many will feel like sleeping. Some practitioners believe that 15 minutes of Reiki is equivalent to at least one hour or more of sleep.  

 

Benefits of Reiki

Reduces stress
Restores balance
Accelerates healing
Promotes well-being
Boosts energy levels
Eases pain & discomfort
Optimizes feeling refreshed 

When the body relaxes, it is able to shift and commence its own natural healing at a very accelerated rate.  The Reiki energy helps to de-stress the body, thereby bringing it into greater harmony and alignment. 

 

Client Feedback 

It was so powerful. The pain is now gone, that was wonderful! Thank you so much.  M.J., Alexandria, VA

It felt incredibly relaxing. Thank you. R.G., Tampa, FL

It was absolutely amazing. I feel I went somewhere else though I don’t know where. Thank you so much.  M.R., Silver Spring, MD

I feel very peaceful, very relaxed, and will finally be able to rest now. Thank you. E. N., Rogers, AR 

 

The Reiki Principles

Just for today:

  

I AM Free of Anger.

 

I AM Free of Worry.

I Show Gratitude For All My Blessings.

 I Earn My Living Honestly.

 

I Honor Every Living Thing. 

I also recommend learning as much as possible about Reflexology. I incorporate this wonderful healing modality during Reiki treatments as much as possible. 
 

       Reflexology     

 

What is Reflexology?

Reflexology is a therapeutic method of relieving pain by stimulating predefined pressure points on the feet and hands.  This controlled pressure alleviates the source of the discomfort.  In the absence of any particular malady, it may be as effective for promoting good health and for preventing illness as it may be for relieving symptoms of stress, injury, and illness.

Practitioners identify predefined pressure points that are located on the hands and feet.  These pressure points are reputed to connect directly through the nervous system and affect the bodily organs and glands.  The reflexologist manipulates the pressure points according to specific techniques of reflexology therapy.  By means of this touch therapy, any part of the body that is the source of pain or illness can be strengthened through the application of pressure at the respective foot or hand location.

 

Where did it originate?

 

Reflexology is another healing art of ancient origin.  Although not well documented, there are reliefs on the walls of a Sixth Dynasty Egyptian tomb (c. 2450 B.C.), that depict two seated men receiving massage on their hands and feet.  From Egypt, the practice may have entered the Western world during the conquests of the Roman Empire.  The concepts of reflexology have also been traced to pre-dynastic China (possibly as early as 3000 B.C.), and to ancient Indian medicine.  Some believe that the Inca civilization may have subscribed to the theories of reflexology and passed on the practice to the Native Americans in the United States.