It's A Reiki Thing...

Countdown to Thanksgiving...

2009-11-14T16:54:00.000-08:00

It is only eleven days until Thanksgiving. Where has the time gone? I love that there is a time set aside that as a country we can take a day, regardless of our religion or ideologies, and just be thankful.

What a wonderful time of year...

For the next few days I will be reflecting on ways we can show our gratitude. Today, I started a reflection on my facebook page of what I am thankful for and will list each day a diferent note of gratitude. If you have a facebook page, join me? We can spread a wave of gratitude. In your first post just announce your intention...

Make me your friend on Facebook: Find me as Reiki Dojo

Some Days It's All About Making People Happy

2009-01-17T08:06:00.000-08:00

I'd like to remember how easy it is ... every day ... just to share a laugh, a smile... even with a total stranger. It makes the day so much better, doesn't it?

This is Matt, I found him on youtube but you can follow him around the world in this video...and read more about him at wherethehellismatt.com

This all led me to another thought...I need a crazy way to travel the world and get paid to do it...

Ohio Drama

2009-01-06T08:00:00.000-08:00

I've never given much thought to the Ohio Department of Agriculture...I mean, how would they affect my life? I'm almost certain that John and Jacquiline Stowers wouldn't have thought that the ODA would affect their lives either prior to December 1, 2008 when 12-13 SWAT team agents swarmed their home. The reason? According to the court, search warrant and affidavits, county health department officials and an ODA enforcement agent said, "they believed the Stowerses were operating a retail food establishment without a license.."

The Stowers maintain that they were running a private members only food co-op.The public could not buy food there.

Food, cell phones, the children's computer and the family's entire year's worth of stored food, including meat that they'd raised and slaughtered to sustain them, was confiscated. The Stowers children who are home schooled have lost their lessons that were on the computer. And while that may not sound like a big deal, trust me, having experienced home-schooling three children...the computer is the school. Another issue I have with the computer being taken was that the children's father is currently serving in Iraq and that is their main mode of communication with them. The children and their mother are actually living with their grandparents while he is out of the country.

I read about this horror at Granny Miller's blog...and kept thinking...a decade ago, that could have been our home, our family. There are so many similarities...I home-schooled, co-oped, and stored a years worth of food... and no, I don't live that life any more...I garden and Kroger instead of co-oping, my daughter is in a public school... but I could still feel the horror that I know those people felt.

This really shouldn't be happening in our country...
Really.

I shudder to think that this could have ended like Ruby Ridge...thankfully, it didn't.

Prayer Candles

2008-11-22T14:26:00.000-08:00

I am always telling people that I will light a candle for them...and I do...because the energy that fills the candle, the faith behind the energy, can change someones life.

I don't think I've actually ever given directions for creating a prayer candle on this blog though...

Of course, the easiest way to start is with a store purchased candle but if you have the time and ability to make your own beeswax or soy candle...go for it! The more personal your candle is...the better.

Choose one that fills you with the emotion you are trying to evoke with the candle. For example, when I am seeking safety or protection for my home or someone I love, I will often choose a spice scented candle because it evokes strong memories of family (pumpkin pies at holiday time)...When I want to charge my relationship I will choose a scent more primal, more exotic like patchouli or frankincense...but most importantly, choose the scent you can identify with. There is no right or wrong...

However, that said...if I have a financial need (a new job for instance or extra holiday money), I always choose by color first (GREEN) and scent second...

When you are ready to fill your candle with intention, find a quiet place or in an emergency try to at least quiet your mind...

Hold the candle between your palms, rolling it so that you are feeling every part of it while you focus the power of Reiki into the candle (just as when you are giving Reiki to a person.)

You can anoint your candle with oil, drawing the Reiki symbols above and below and around the circumference of the candle (you can do the drawings dry as well if necessary.) When you feel your candle is full...state your intention and "seal" it into the candle with three finger "taps" (I will also usually chant the name of the most relevant Reiki symbol)...

When you have "prayed in" the full intention that you are willing (and please, make sure you word your intention VERY carefully...I have had many students call and say...this didn't work because...and after carefully asking them questions discovered that it did work...they got EXACTLY what they'd asked for...even though they'd "meant" something different than what their words had "said."

Never doubt the power that your words have.
Believe in the power of your faith in the power of Reiki in your life.

You know the secret to molding and shaping the events that make your life and that is a giant responsibility. Use your Reiki wisely and for the betterment of all concerned.

Establish A Sacred Space

2008-10-15T12:21:00.000-07:00

Attunements are just the beginning, regardless of which level you are at. The only difference between a beginner and a Master, is that a beginning Reiki practitioner must conscientiously choose to do Reiki every day, must sometimes force themselves to do Reiki everyday, and a Master lives Reiki every day. Reiki is as much a part of a master practitioner’s life as breathing…

I tell my beginning students, “Set up your Sacred Space immediately and then get in the habit of going there every day, even twice a day. Fill your space with things that will please your senses…scent, light, color…fill your space with those things that in your mind and your thoughts make that room holy ground.”

Let’s think about that for a moment. Your sacred space is your holy ground. Cleanse it, charge it, care for it…love it…invite in Reiki, invite in your Spirit Guides, Ascended Masters, Beings of Light…invite in the Creator.

This is the place where you should feel most at peace, most at ease, more yourself than anywhere else. Your Sacred Space is your spiritual home.

This is the place you will want to use your Reiki.

In the beginning you will have to make yourself go to the space…but after you “experience” the difference merely having such a place to “Be”…you will be drawn there and soon, it will be the place that you want to be.

My mornings begin in my sacred space. I light incense, meditate, remember, and thank.
My evenings almost always end there.

I hope you will take my advice and start setting up your sacred space today. If you have questions about setting up your sacred space, feel free to call me.
Remember, the attunement is just the beginning of your sacred journey.

White Magic...Spells...Ethics...

2008-09-30T06:07:00.000-07:00

I haven't been blogging as much as I'd like to...busy summer, busy days...but that isn't really an excuse because I am so passionate about Reiki and the healing that has taken place in my life because of Reiki...

I feel like I should be doing more, giving more, teaching more...
That isn't to say that I don't use Reiki daily and some days more than others...only to say that I wish I could impact the world more than I am. And then there are days that meeting one person, touching one person makes me feel like I have changed the world(the Universe)in some profound way...but maybe only I changed.

Yesterday, I had a very distraught woman call asking for a psychic reading and having her just utter those worlds my third eye flared to life and I knew so much more than I wished to...I touched my forehead asking for a softer reading...and asked her if I could just throw the (tarot) cards for her. She agreed and I laid out a reading...the cards were for me proof of what I already "knew" in my mind...

To make a long story short, the woman's fears involved her marriage, the other woman, and what the other woman was capable of...

Fears I hear repeated over and over by so many clients.
What I usually say is "Hug yourself, Love yourself enough (respect yourself enough) to walk away from this man...because he is damaging you..."

From my experience, no woman wants to hear this. They want the magic elixir to save their marriage...to make their husband have eyes for them and only them again...

Few are brave enough to ask me for a spell.
She did.

I tried to explain my feelings on white magic, black magic (and gray magic)...
I tried to explain that any spell designed to affect his free will really wasn't in her best interest but that I would more than gladly prepare intention candles for her healing because that was truly what was needed. Healing to replace the energy he'd sucked out from her...healing to reinstate her mind, her body, her spirit to wholeness...

She begged and pleaded fr a spell and in her instance (because she so fervently believed that black magic was already being used) I wavered...but only long enough to smack myself in the head and tell myself "NO!"

Their are ethics to what I do as a Reiki practitioner...
I am no mere white witch.
I am no mere black witch.

I have the power of the entire universe at my disposal and with that power comes responsibility and self-control. Reiki heals. But in the wrong hands it can be changed and manipulated (one of the reasons Reiki is actually feared in some of the rural areas of Japan.) It is easier for Americans to embrace the white light and believe that with the true pureness of intention Reiki heals in a way that is for the good and betterment of all concerned...and that's exactly what I strive for...

It's all about intent.

Lughnasdh Blassings

2008-08-01T14:22:00.000-07:00

Blessings on you and yours and
We Celebrate the First Harvest
Blessed Be

I am glad to have the ancient fire festival days to help mark time around my calendar. And this August 1 will be especially poignant because as Randy and I walk the protection circle around our house, I am certain both of us will be thinking similar thoughts. How thankful we are to have found each other and how much we will miss each other while he is away for business the next six weeks...

We will harvest some of the vegtables from our garden (of which I made a dinner of grilled eggplant, greenbeans, fried green tomatoes, and salad last night)...

I hope to make a corn sheaf dolly to save until next spring when I will return it to the ground...

We will sit around a fire, much like our ancestors did, facing the fact that autumn will soon be upon us...

If you want to learn more about Lammas/Lughnasdh

The Best Life Ever...Is Possible

2008-06-21T19:48:00.000-07:00

Two Friends in Two Days in NEED!
When a friend calls sobbing asking for reiki or a friend emails desperate for answers, I know that I am walking the right path because in so many of the instances, I have walked in their shoes and I know the answer to their need.

BTW, I say that with the utmost humility and respect because it has been a long , treacherous, painful journey for me to get to here...I walk a sacred path...we all walk a sacred path...and embracing our divinity is huge...embracing the fact that we have the power to shape our own lives, and our world is even more huge.

Of course, my immediate reaction was to light candles and send reiki (I also did "live" reiki with one of these two friends)

But the bigger part was to teach them how to embrace their own power...
This is the advice that I emailed to one of the friends and is worth repeating here for anyone who would stumble upon it.

Here is the original question...
"How can I change my luck (life)?"
And the answer is as simple as, "Start creating the life you want."
How?
That takes three steps to start...Protect, Thanksgiving, Empowerment:
(my email answer starts here)
This is a long note!!
But everything in it is important for you to do to transform your life (and your luck)...and it is a lifestyle which is what this path is about not just a singular spell...
FIRST:
GET RID OF THE NEGATIVE:
Do a house cleansing and then do a cleansing of the entire circle around your property immediately! Night time works for the yard or your neighbors may ask questions...

BTW THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THINK YOU CAN DO FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!! I feel it is so important, I repeat every full moon! But it can be done anytime!

HOME/FAMILY/LIFE PROTECTION
Do you have a sage bundle? If not, just light five incense and wave them together to make a lot of smoke...

You may already know how to do this but I'm going to walk you through it just in case... starting with your body...smudge yourself that just means run the incense or bundle around your body thinking the thoughts that you are cleansing yourself of all negativity including any ill-luck that anyone may have purposely or inadvertently dumped on you.

Then starting at your front door run the smoke around the door into the corners of your house and along the walls in a clockwise fashion, thinking the thought that you are cleansing your home of all negativity but you can also chant the words, "only the light is welcome here, all that is not of the light must leave." ...after you have smudged your entire house then move to the outside. Go out through the back door (or what you consider your "private or family only entrance to your home...the door guests usually don't enter" walk to the farthest side of the yard and from there, walk clockwise with your sage or incense, smudging a "PROTECTION CIRCLE" around your home. You will walk the circle 3 times. The first time chant as you did in the house, the second time fill your thoughts with your loved ones living and past and fill your heart with gratitude for the part they have (are) playing in your life, the third time focus on asking the divine to protect your home, your life, your loved ones form all evil and unnecessary hardship. At the end of your third circle you will walk back to your private entrance. and seal your door with a protection symbol (use whatever you feel is YOUR protection symbol whether it is a cross, a star, a pentacle etc and draw that with your fingertips on your door. You can also do it on each window (moving clockwise) ending at the door you consider the public entry.

Finally, thank the divine for the protection and end with So Mote It Be (say it with conviction) or you can just say "So Be IT." if you are more comfortable with that.

Okay, now here's the PART 2 to all this and this is the most important thing to do for YOU! This is so important that you should do it every day!!! Okay...I'm going to repeat this...so just trust me...DO THIS EVERYDAY!!! The NEXT TWO THINGS...EVERY DAY!!

FILL YOUR HEART WITH GRATITUDE
Take five minutes out of your day, light an incense or spray a fav perfume in the air...transform the spot you are standing into a sacred space...then talk to the divine...but you are not going to ask for anything...this moment is to thank The Divine for EVERYTHING that fills your life with happiness...you will not focus on anything negative...do not be tempted to ask for anything...just start saying what you are thankful for..."This Day" is where I usually start, because I want to remember to be thankful for every day I am given...then I just start listing..."my husband, Randy, my children, Rina, Sasha, Kiya...etc" but I don't just stop with them...add your pets, add in your home, the backyard that gives you pleasure, the friends who have touched your life ... AND THIS IS IMPORTANT TO...if their is anyone who has hurt you ...be thankful for that person and the hardship they have caused you because they have helped mold you into the person you are today (I know it sounds silly but you asked and I can explain the reasons if you want me to)...then end it on this, "Thank you, "Mother" (although whichever word you are more comfortable with) for allowing me to see that my life, my sacred journey, is to be of the light, and I commit myself today, and everyday to the light."

ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE DESERVING!!!
The best way to show the universe (the Divine) that you are deserving (DESERVING) is to start believing that you DESERVE THE BEST LIFE OF EVERYTHING IN LIFE...(okay just tell yourself this every morning...I don't care how silly you feel!) make a sticky note and put it on your mirror so you see it every morning...put it on your screensaver...whatever you have to do...

I could go on for another hour...there is so much you can do to transform your life and see a miraculous change in you and all those around you...but these three should get you going!!!!!!

Let me know how it goes,
Hugs
Re

An Impossible Situation

2008-04-28T19:53:00.001-07:00

Concerning the recent situation in Eldorado, Texas and the FLDS. I am sending Reiki to this situation because I really don't know how to even formulate a prayer. I am so internally conflicted.

On the one hand, I believe in the protection of these people's faith. I believe the children and their parents should be reunited.

On the other hand, I am concerned that very young girls are being forced into arranged marriages and possibly raped to consumate those marriages.

My heart breaks for each family torn apart by the raid on their community.

It's My Birthday!

2008-04-22T08:13:00.000-07:00

Today I am doublely blessed because it isn't just my birthday, but it is also my daughter's birthday. Seventeen years ago, she was the best birthday present I ever received:)

And even though my husband is out of town on business, I can feel his love from miles away and see the evidence when I look into the backyard at my raised garden beds he built for me before this last trip...and he promised to build another as soon as he returns.

People ask me how I use my reiki in the every day...and really, today is a perfect example...

I woke up this morning, knowing I would spend most of my day alone, and in the past, that would have made me sad, but this morning, I thought of all of the people who were celebrating their births today, and knew that some of them really do have no one to spend their special day with. So, I spent some time, sending them some reiki and hoping they could feel my love from miles away...

This morning I drew the protection symbol on my car, as I do every morning, hoping the tires hold out another day, and asking for safe passage anywhere my vehicle takes me today...

After the trip to school but before my hot tea, I charged five incense with Reiki, and remembered those I've loved and lost, and prayed for the safety and health of those who I love and live still...the scent will fill the air all day...and I will smile as loved faces come to mind...

A candle burns for my husband, filled with Reiki and the prayer for his safe return.

A candle burns for my daughter, who, turning seventeen, is just beginning on this great adventure of her life, and that candle is filled with Reiki to light her way along the path and the wish that she will always know peace and love, even during the times when she finds herself alone.

As I watered my garden, I also showered it with Reiki, hoping the healing energy will infuse the earth and the plants to produce an abundant crop.

Wow, it's only 11:22am here...that's a lot of Reiki...and that's also a fairly typical day. Are you using your Reiki?

Did You Participate?

2008-03-31T18:14:00.000-07:00

On March 29th We celebrated Earth Hour by turning off all of our lights, lighting candles and enjoyed each others company...

And one hour once a year is a great idea to bring aweness to energy consumption...but what can we do year round? Hubby and I decided a candlelit hour a night for the rest of the year will help us appreciate the hours we spend with electricity (Besides, we both look soooo much better by candlelight LOL)...

But if that is too drastic for your household...here are some things you can do:
Simple things like turning off appliances while not in use and switching your light globes to energy efficient bulbs, will all help us reach our goal of reducing our annual emissions by 5%. Even something as simple as turning out lights when you’re not in a room and switching to cleaner sources of electricity like “green power”, make a big difference.

It Makes Me Angry...

2008-03-28T07:51:00.000-07:00

When I think that we have spent so many years trying to help Iraq...
But have done nothing to help Tibet...

Please watch Dave Coustan's video: A Perspective On The Demonstrations In Tibet, From 1997. Now that tension is at an all time high for the region, it is worth taking a look at their struggles and this video is as relevant today as eleven years ago. Isn't it time for Tibet to be free?

Will You CARE?

2008-03-27T16:56:00.000-07:00

Tonight I joined an organization called CARE because of two stories I heard about...the first is how Abay, a young Ethiopian woman, stood up for what she felt was best for herself at age eight and refused to go through the ritual female cutting that would grant her entrance to the world of womanhood and how that one decision not only changed her life, but the lives of many...watch her story here. The second story was about Maria Landa of Peru, who had few options in her life until Care helped her learn a trade...following through again to help her gain a loan to start her own business when no one else would loan money to a woman. Here is her remarkable story.

You can go to my online advocacy page with Care and see how I have taken action. There...you too can take action...sometimes signing a petition, spreading the word, or donating a week's lunch money can make a huge difference. Will you care enough to visit my page and sign a petition? Will you be willing to do more and help spread the word?

Muscle Memory...

2008-03-18T19:20:00.000-07:00

I should title this post "seven bodies" memory as well because what happened this week applies across the board...

Friday I went to a chiropractor, because although I have managed my pain since a car wreck six months ago with Reiki, I also read through my reiki that some bones were terribly out of place. The chiropractor confirmed through x-rays that my C-i, C-2, and C-3 are in a tragic state that if left where they are would lead to a lot of health problems...so I'm glad I went...and glad he's moving them back to a safer alignment...

However, there's this wonderful phenomenom called muscle memory, where the emotions of tragedy embed in the muscle (also in the seven bodies but that's for later in the blog). So, about six hours after my alignment I was waylaid by a sadness so deep that my heart was literally breaking, memories that I have blocked for two decades surfaced, and all I could do was rock and cry. The emotion from my first husband's car accident twenty years ago that left him a quadreplegic had been held in my neck all of this time and with the movement of the bone came a reliving of all of it...

I tell clients who come to me for Reiki that they may feel emotional...because like my healing event caused by the chiropractors hands...Reiki stirs things up and the path to healing is often acceptance, forgiveness, and release...

A tough order in some instances...

I am so grateful that Reiki can rescue me again, by empowering me to deal with the locked emotions that have been idling inside me for years.

Healing Crisis Following Reiki Treatment

2008-02-09T12:07:00.000-08:00

I usually tell people that after a treatment or attunement that they will feel rejuvenated and glowing, a feeling of peace and serenity will fill their body and mind; however sometimes after a few hours or even a few days they may feel fatigued or flu-like. This is a natural progression. In alternative medical circles, it is referred to as a healing crisis.

So what is happening?

As your 7 bodies realign they begin to eliminate toxins that have built up and by toxins I mean every type of toxin...enviromental, medicinal, emotional, stress.

You may experience a time of feeling 'different' somehow...minutes, hours, or days. You may feel "fuzzy brained" or fatigued. A healing crisis may have only slight symptoms or they may be quite severe. Symptoms may be include sleepiness or fatigue, dizziness, thirst, nausea, cramps, diarrhea, headache, muscle or joint ache, head or chest congestion, coughing, etc.

In chronic conditions you may experience a temporary worsening of all symptoms and wonder if the treatment was successful.

How can you lessen the severity of a healing crisis?
Expect that it will come and prepare for it. Drink at least four 8 ounce glasses of water within 2 hours of receining the treatment or attunement to help flush the body quickly. Plan a day of rest. Your body will tell you what you need...listen.

After one of my first attunements, I craved Grapefruit Juice. I didn't just want it...I HAD TO HAVE IT. After telling one of my Reiki peers about the experience, he had a wonderful scientific reason for the mysterious craving, of which I remember absolutely nothing...except the part when he said, "You did the right thing, listening to your body."

With more severe symptoms, your body is trying to get your attention. A time of rest and reflection is required, and if making you have a big case of the flu is the only way to get you to stop and listen then that is how your body is going to get your attention.

I cannot stress enough that a Healing Crisis is a good thing.
The desired change is occurring so don't be alarmed. Relax. Let yourself heal.

I always tell my students to be careful what you ask for and how you word the request. It makes a difference. Sometimes just adding the word "gentle" to the healing request makes all the difference.

In most cases, the discomfort will pass in a day or two, sometimes a week, depending on how deeply the cleansing goes and depending on if you recognize what is happening as a Healing Crisis. That is very important in our "take a pill society" because taking that Aspirin, Theraflu, Pepto-Bismol, or antibiotics is not the answer you are looking for and in most cases will delay the actual healing or prolong the crisis because now, not only is your body trying to work the healing of the original intention, but now it is also having to rid your body of all the "extra" toxins you keep adding to alleviate the symptoms.

A follow up treatment of Reiki should help, so call your Reiki practitioner as soon as you realize that you are having a healing crisis.

Mentally help yourself recover. You know what your intention was for the healing, so go to your sacred place and envision a successful healing taking place in your body, mind, life. Imaging the negative influences (toxins) leaving your body. Imagine the negative emotions (anger, fear, hate) that have been holding back your progress leaving you, using whatever imagining works for you ex grey smoke, black ooze...

The most important thing is to realize that you are healing, you are getting your desired answers, you are in control and being empowered.

Goal Setting

2008-01-07T14:17:00.000-08:00

I found this picture on the web...coincidentally, today while taking a walk I was thinking about Goal Setting for 2008...not that I wanted to be thinking about such heavy subject matter in the midst of the glorious day we were having (70 degrees in Ohio in January...amazing...but it isn't Global Warming...just ask any politician)...

No, my thoughts were turned to goal setting by the manager of my day job...I have a Goal Setting meeting set for Thurs at 10am...

The problem is that I have absolutely zero interest in goal setting for my day job and 110 percent interest in pursuing my other loves...Reiki and Writing...

So, to come upon this little tidbit of wisdom was an affirmation that I am on the right track...I just need to be patient...and light an intention candle.

Imagine Making New Friends With This Attitude...

2008-01-06T18:29:00.000-08:00

Quote Collector

2008-01-06T08:40:00.000-08:00

Once I might have said I was religious...because I pray...a lot. But now that I know the difference between being religious and being spiritual, I prefer to say that I am spiritual. So when I tell someone that I will pray for them...or I will light a candle for them...usually what I mean is...that I will be sending them a Reiki healing...

A lot of times they take it to mean that I am going to mass and that I am Catholic...
This usually leads to a discussion about Reiki.

so, I'm not Catholic ...
Now that we have that cleared up, I will share with you another one of my collected quotes...another one by Mother Theresa:

"Never give up helping others. We can do no great things; only small things with great love. Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person."

What Is Reiki? Know The Answer? Ask Yourself Again...

2008-01-05T00:12:00.000-08:00

I am often asked, "What is Reiki?" and of course I always end up explaining more than the person probably ever wanted to know...

But for my students who have completed Levels I and II, who are preparing to go on into their Master's classes, I sometimes think that if they haven't already figured it out...perhaps they should be asking the question again.

Reiki , as taught by Dr. Usui in the early 1920’s is ultimately a path to enlightenment and for most Americans that is a concept beyond their realm of thought. But what else can you call it besides enlightenment, when you realize that all of the gods and goddesses that we manage to worship in our separate religions are One and the Same?

And what else can you say other than Reiki is a path to enlightenment when you realize that in all continents Reiki is practiced regardless of the practitioners religion, creed, race or social status?

I am awed when I look at the big picture, knowing that Reiki has been the one uniter...that as Reiki practitioners we can gather together, knowing that we may worship differently but we call the power of One. As far as I know this is unprecedented behavior in the history of mankind.

So when my advanced students get around to asking, "What is Reiki?" the only answer I can think of other than all that I have already said is this...

As practitioners and teachers of Reiki, we possess a Sacred access to a Powerful Energy that if used properly we could raise the level of consciousness of every single person on this planet.

Can you imagine what would happen then?

A Day That Needed Reiki...

2008-01-04T13:15:00.000-08:00

My phone doesn't usually ring before 10a.m., most of my friends know that I'm just not a morning person...writing until 3am has that effect on me... so when my phone rang at 6am... I knew it wasn't a good thing...

So, it turns out that middle daughter went to the ER with the stomach/intestinal bug that seems to be hitting everyone ... (My youngest and oldest also had it but no Dr. visits were required) ...

I realized belatedly that I have been sending Reiki to my grandchildren, myself, and my husband with the intent of keeping us from getting this dreaded scourge and thus far we haven't ... it seems now that I should have been sending Reiki to all of my children who have been ill to keep them from getting worse as my middle daughter obviously has ...

And so Reiki has now been sent ...
if a little late.

Hand To Hand

2008-01-03T07:06:00.000-08:00

A Reiki friend shared this video with me this morning and I decided to share it here because we all face adversity, hardship, suffering, pain...and it's what we do with it, how we respond to it...that makes the difference.
This video is called Hand to Hand Ballet. It is inspiring, encouraging, and a beautiful piece despite the pain that brought these two dancers together...

Watch Video Here

More information:
Performed by Ma Li and Zhai Xiaowei ....
Interview with Ma Li and Zhai Xiaowei and more informations:
PART 1http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=4UuA7qY...
PART 2http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=I5TxNCS...
PART 3http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=LMY_rJX...

What It Means To Become A Energy Worker

2008-01-02T19:54:00.000-08:00

I teach Reiki, I feel it is part of my Sacred Path on this earth as a Light Being... part of being a Reiki Master who teaches is too hear people exclaim, "That's so cool! I heard about that. I've often thought about taking a class..."

But that is as far as it goes...

I've stopped asking why because as the years have passed I've learned to be patient and sometimes it takes people time to discover that Reiki is part of their own journey...that they've bumped into me to merely reawaken the idea that was there...kind of like watering a seed...

Part of my path is teaching many Level I or II, only to have that original seed go dormant...

Again, I've stopped asking why because each one of us evolves at a pace that we are able to process...

My path includes being a teacher but mostly, my path has been one of learning patience and perserverence. When I teach, I talk alot about finding one's own Sacredness and embracing that journey... but what does that mean?

I don't have all of the answers, however I do know that we are all on a sacred path and that true path can only be realized through our inner connection to the Creator. That our true God/Goddess connection lies within our soul and finding the answers is as easy as asking ourself (our soul) the question.

Really.
It is that simple.

The problem is NOISE...

.... and DISTRACTIONS....

(and excuses)

When really, we should be seeking silence, calm, and openness to change...

Becoming a Light Being, an Energy Worker, and acceptting the responsibility of our sacredness means that we will change...because our soul will demand it.

Are you ready to embrace your Sacred Path?

Reiki Everyday, In Every Situation

2007-12-26T20:24:00.000-08:00

New students are often surprised at how many situations Reiki can be useful, they can also harbor very real concerns about how to introduce their new Reiki lifestyle to friends and relatives who might not understand what they are doing...

I don't spend a lot of time explaining Reiki the first time I introduce it to someone new. I'll just say, "It's a Reiki thing." and leave it at that...unless they ask for more details and then I try to intuitively figure out what level of explanation they are ready for...mostly I just demonstrate.

Christmas day was a move forward for our family. My oldest daughter, her husband, and my two grand babies came over for dinner after having their traditional Christmas morning at home. Recently I attuned my daughter in levels I and II and since her attunement have been encouraging her to use Reiki every day so that her husband would get used to seeing her doing it even though he doesn't understand it and to date hasn't wanted to be involved. At my house, on sacred days, I always place an individual Reiki charged candle at each place setting and ask my family and guests to hold their candle before their meal and think about something or someone who makes them happy. This meal was no different, except this year, my grand babies each got to hold their own candles.

What a lovely evening, introducing Reiki to a new generation even though they are too young to understand what Reiki is. What they do understand is lighting candles, blowing out candle, and making wishes (making me wonder if the first birthday candle was a Reiki candle)...
So after lighting and blowing the candles out, I explained to them that I was going to light the candles again...and this time we were going to put the candles on a special plate in the center of the table to make our dinner happy, thinking about all the people and things that make us happy. I can't express what a beautiful moment it was, seeing my grand babies smiling faces as they took part, or the look of happiness on my daughter's face as her husband lit her candle, and through our meal, having the glow of our candles lighting our faces.

Reiki, every day, in every situation...

Fill Your Mind With Positive Thoughts

2007-12-23T20:37:00.000-08:00

Every morning should be greeted with the Reiki Precepts once you choose to follow a Reiki Lifestyle:

Just for today I will give thanks for my many blessings.
Just for today I will not worry.
Just for today I will not be angry.
Just for today I will do my work honestly.
Just for today I will be kind to my neighbor and every living thing.

But is that enough?

For me, I love positive affirmations...and I consider myself to be a quote collector...memorizing random quotes that make me feel good on the inside and thoughts that I can share with others when they are experiencing "bad days". Here are a few of my favorites in addition to the ones that have already found a permanent place on this page...

"Just for Today, I will know that I am moving in the direction that is best for me. I will follow my own path and not question where it will lead. I will have complete faith the path I follow will lead me to where I am to go. I will thank my higher power for the wisdom and insight to show me this path and the ability to follow this path without fear. Today and every day, I am grateful!" --Robin Wallace (as found at Positive Affirmations)

"Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you." --Nathaniel Hawthorne

"My role in the Universe is important." --author unknown

We Are Spiritual Beings...

2007-12-23T11:33:00.001-08:00

I hope that you already recognize the above words as truth, or that they resonate with your soul as bearing a yet not understood truth because we are all sacred, spiritual beings and as such recognize that we are more than just our physical bodies. We are so much more than what our senses tell us and by opening our minds a new awareness and knowledge we possessed not before becomes available. Listening to our internal intuition is the first path to ths new knowledge. By expanding beyond the physical realm we are then open to the Akashic Library, the knowledge of all that ever was or ever will be, if only we open our minds...

You may ask, why does it even matter if I see myself as a Spiritual Being?

My answer would be to imagine the world if we could all just recognize this one truth, putting aside the arguements of religion and just Being...

By honoring our Sacred Beings we come to a state of peace within ourselves.
By honoring the Sacredness of others and recognizing that the same invisible holiness flowing through ourselves runs through all others compassion and unconditional love become natural responses. Motives then become based from love and the betterment of all concerned...a universal link regardless of whether you are male, or female, regardless of race, or nationality, or even religion because those human labels become just that...when really we are all One.

Maybe it's impossible to imagine such a world, but I can live it as my world, and I can try to pass on that lesson to others. But back to the original question, why bother? What's in it for me?

By embracing your sacredness you unite with the Universal Creator and thus will never feel alone or lonely again. You will never feel a lack of love, because the love you feel within will fill you completely. Others faults and weaknesses will no longer annoy you because you will be filled with a love and compassion for them regardless.

By embracing your sacredness, you will beome empowered though you will feel no desire to control or dominate others and others attempts to control and dominance you will mean nothing.

So, that's it...what's in it for you...peace, bliss, joy, power, freedom.

Solstice Blessings

2007-12-21T20:24:00.001-08:00

Imagine living in the times before electricity. Days began an ended with the sun, with winter bringing days that were daylight only eight hours; however for those in the very far north even fewer hours than that held light. Cold or freezing temperatures could mean days of little or no food, bringing a fear for your very survival and the survival of your family.

The Winter Solstice being the longest night...and the vigil you would keep, waiting for the light, knowing that with that light would gradually come longer days...becoming a celebration common to almost every culture on the planet.

How has our modern day holiday evolved from what it once was, a simple celebration of life of returning light?

The celebration of the Winter Solstice, Yule, almost always falls on December 22, and it has retained many of its Pagan traditions although in recent centuries it was adopted as the birthdate of Jesus by the Christian religions. In early times, December 25th was commemorated as the Birth of the Sun God, Mithra, and January 6 (Old Christmas) was a Dionysian festival. In Egypt, a celebration dedicated to Osiris was held at this time.

The word Yule probably derives from the Norse "iul" or the Anglo-Saxon "hweol", both meaning "wheel". However, Webster's Dictionary states that it originates in "geola" (Old English for "ice"), another name for the month during which it was celebrated. "Modronacht" (Mother's Night) is yet another Name for the Midwinter Festival.

Many of Yule's original customs have survived thousands of years. Among them is the ever-popular Yule Log. Traditionally, the Yule Log has been of oak, ash or beech, ritually cut (often at Dawn) and ceremonially carried into the house. It was lit by the head of the family with much ado. Toasts were often drunk with wine, cider or brandy, in those early morning hours, giving the participants a good head-start on the festivities. In many parts of Scandinavia, the object burnt was a fat wax candle, instead of a log. The candle was lit at Dawn and must burn until Midnight, or be considered an ill omen.

The Yule Log was said to have many magickal properties Remnants of it, or its ashes, were kept in the house throughout the year for many purposes. Among these were protection from thunderstorms or lightning, protection from hail, preserving humans from chilblains and animals from various diseases. It was customary to pour libations of wine or brandy upon the Log and to make offerings by scattering corn or bread crumbs over it. Even money was placed on the Log. Those charred "lucky coins" were then given to children or servants as gifts.

Women often kept ashes and charred bits from the log to be added to talismans they would create or added to the home alter and kept there through Twelvth Night.

Wassailing is another happy survival of an old tradition. "Wassail" comes from the Anglo-Saxon "Waes Hael", which has been translated to "Be Well," "Be Whole" or "Be Healthy." The proper response to this toast is "Drink Hael", making it a shared blessing, a mutual well-wishing. Traditionally, carolers went from door to door, singing and bearing their "Wassail Cups", to be rewarded with the drink and fruited breads or other sweets.

And no Yule celebration would be complete without a decorated tree or at the very least cut evergreens added through the house for decoration. This custom is thought to originate in the Roman custom of decorating homes with laurel and evergreen trees at the Kalends of January (the Roman Winter Solstice celebration).

For my family, we have decorated a tree, will be lighting a yule log, drinking Meade, and exchanging gifts; however we also do one additional ritual that is greatly due to the influence of Reiki in my life and that is to walk a circle of protection around our home as a family with bundles of smoking incense leading the way (out of doors we have less problems with keeping incense bundles burning than sage)...We walk the circle three times saying a prayer (offering gratitude at the first turn, remembering past years and those who are no longer with us on the second turn and asking for a blessing on the home and those who live within during the final lap)and sealing each of the four directions (N,S,E,W) with the symbol of Cho Ku Rei.

If you would like to add this to your Family Traditions it is a very nice evening activity for young and old. And in my opinion teaches children especially what the true importance of the holiday and that is Keeping the Vigil as our ancestors did in the past.

So I offer to you a Blessed Solstice...and Safe Happy Holidays.
Hugs
Retha

What Reiki Is All About

2007-12-20T00:01:00.000-08:00

I am often asked to describe what Reiki is and I never find the answer an easy one...
When I received my first attunement, I would tell people, "Reiki is a Universal Healing Energy that I am able to channel directly into a person or event."

Still true, but I was so very naive then...

Now I tell my students, "If you are seeking unconditional love, if you are seeking forgiveness, if you are seeking empowerment, if you are seeking the utmost in inner peace, if you are seeking the complete healing of yourself in all forms, past, present and future...Reiki can do that. If you are seeking a higher level of understanding, calling it enlightenment, or merely understanding that you will be operating from here on out from the vibrational energies of your third eye and crown chakras...Reiki can do that. If you are seeking relief from suffering in all of it's forms...Reiki can do that. However..."

And this is where my students stop listening...because they want the changes Reiki can bring so badly...

"However, if you do not want to embrace change, do not seek out the powers of Reiki, because Reiki is going to shake you up...Reiki is going to Rock Your World...Reiki is going to cause great CHANGE in your life and your lifestyle..."

And this is where my students always nod their heads, saying, "I understand..."

But can anyone possibly understand the changes that Reiki causes in their life before experiencing it first hand? Healing, intuition, understanding, compassion, unconditional love, bliss...unbelievable gratitude for the Sacred that is in everything and everyone...are just words until they become part of self...

Reiki is a way of life that once embraced changes who you were in the moment you began...
I have never had a student who regrets taking the Reiki Path.

The question is, "Are you ready to face Change?"

My Inaugural Post...

2007-12-19T13:01:00.000-08:00

I have been telling my students for years that I am going to start a website...but recently, I'm drawn more and more to interaction...and so my website for the classes and services I offer will be this blog.

If you have managed t find me in this early stage of development, I hope you will return often because I have much to share; however, I believe that we all have something to contribute... and so that includes everyone...students, past and present, and readers, from near and far.I love the strangely intimate relationships that happen online and count myself extraordinarily lucky to have met people globally whom I would have never had the chance to meet prior to the technological generation we live in...and isn't it interesting that some of the people closest to my heart do not even live on the same continent, nor have we even met...

Reiki has brought into my life a true understanding and appreciation for all of the principles that I was taught as a child...Unconditional Love, Gratitude, Creation, Karma...Forgiveness. I do not know where I would have turned if not to the internal strength my father helped me to develop through his many stories, lessons, meditations, chants, and prayers as I journeyed through decades of turmoil, trauma, and tragedies...many harsh life lessons that have brought me full circle, placing me solidly on the Sacred Path that I now follow...

I offer many classes which include Reiki I, Reiki II, and Master Level Reiki, but the greater adventure begins after the first attunement when you start to gain an understanding of the Universal Energy that is in and all around each of us...

Use this blog to ask questions about Reiki...or to find out more about others pursuing a life richer because of Reiki...

I won't promise that every blog entry will be filled with enlightened insights...or even pretty zen moments...because although we're all sacred, we're also human, a combination of lightness and darkness...

I do promise to try to not be overly boring...
For each blog entry and each reader, commenter, and contributor, I will be filled with Gratitude. So please, comment...share your thoughts and own insights into what the reiki Lifestyle means to you.

If you find yourself nearby, I live in a small town between Dayton and Cincinnati, convenient to I-75...and if you would like to inquire about classes, would like a personalized Reiki session, or just have questions about Reiki ... feel free to email me at ReikiDojo@gmail.com.