The Reiki Principles:
Just for today…
I let go of worry
I let go of anger
I give thanks for my many blessings
I do my work honestly
I am kind to every living thing
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Next Share is scheduled for Monday October 2, 2006 Please let me know if you
plan to attend. Email
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Table of Contents:
1. Interesting Reiki Stories
2. Requests for Long Distance Healing
3. Q & A
4. What's New?
5. Interesting Websites
6. Recommendations: Books, Audio, Etc
7. Working with Others:
8. Reiki Shares
9. Tips & Tidbits:
10.Miscellaneous
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1. Interesting Reiki Stories:
Reiki Helps after a Fall
A 12 year old boy named Kevin was riding his bike in the street in front of my house with a couple of
his friends one day last summer, when he collided with one of the other boys, and the pedal of his
bike put a small gash on the side of his foot, near his ankle. I was inside, and could hear him
screaming in pain! His friends helped him to my steps, as he couldn't stand on his own. When I
examined Kevin's foot, it was bleeding from the wound and had already started to bruise. I first used a
wet wash cloth to cleanse the area around the wound, and then cupped his foot in my hands, with one
hand covering the wound. Kevin watched what I was doing for a minute, then looked up at me and
said, "Your hands feel cold!"( This was a hot summer day. It was also the first time anyone had ever
told me that my hands felt cold when giving them Reiki ). I continued to direct energy to the injured area
for maybe 4-5 minutes. When I removed my hands the bleeding had stopped, and there was only a
slight sign of bruising. Kevin exclaimed "Wow!", then proceeded to run back to his bike with no sign of
injury. I saw Kevin the next day and you could hardly tell that he had been in any sort of mishap! There
was only a small, what looked like a scrape on his foot, and no bruising at all!
Reiki Helps with Knee Injury
I am a Practitioner/teacher level. I went skiing with a couple of friends and one friend had been unable
to ski for 3 yrs. due to a knee problem that had caused her constant pain. I gave her about 45 mins. of
Reiki to ease her pain from all the walking we had done that day. While doing Reiki my hands
began to vibrate uncontrollably for about 5-10 mins. After I released my hands from her knee she said
it felt good but we had no idea how good it really felt...the knee continued to vibrate and twitch
throughout the night keeping her awake. The next day she had no pain, skied the next 3 days and
still has had no pain or problem with her knee.
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2. Requests for Long Distance Healing:
Requests for Long Distance Healing:
When there are several requests, in our small way, we can participate by adding each
individual to our prayer list or to send long distance Reiki. Please consider printing out
these requests so you can remember these people over this next month.
If you make a request for long distance healing, it would be helpful if you could provide us
with some feedback on how the person is doing after a period of time.
Remember if there are multiple requests, you can use the stack method of sending long
distance Reiki. One suggestion would be: When time permits-- send long distance Reiki f
or one specific request, then add that request to an on-going list or stack that receives
unlimited Reiki.
Level I Practitioners:
You can participate in the Long Distance Requests by adding the individuals to your
prayer list or send positive thoughts and intentions.
Long Distance Requests Submitted by Practitioners:
Request:
In this time of world conflict, with so many leaders quarreling and name calling, please send long
distance Reiki and prayers to these individuals so they may act and respond to current issues with
deep compassion, and a knowing that we are all interconnected, to serve the highest good of all
earth's citizens.
Request:
The little girl in this request is the daughter of my nephew's wife in San Francisco. Please join me in
prayer for little Lily and her family. Thank you, Kathleen
Just wanted to give you all the update on Lily. She was scheduled for the open heart surgery for today,
however, the doctors decided against it. She has no collateral, therefore unable to undergo any
surgeries at this time. They will be meeting tomorrow with the transplant team, but that isn't looking
good either. She will be taken off her meds today, to try and get her healthy enough to fly home. The
doctors told Matt and Sue (her parents, my cousin) that there is no way that Lily would make it through
surgery. Also, if she does get on the list for the transplant, she would have to go through
chemo-therapy to kill all of the antibodies in her blood (for rejection) and that may kill her....so, I guess
now we hope that she gets well enough to make the trip home, and live out the next couple of months
with as little pain as possible...surrounded by the people who love her.
Thank you all for your support and love/prayers!!!!
Request:
My 47 year old brother Mark L. from Allentown, has had prostate surgery and has been at home for
several months still not able to go to work. He went for a check up and found there are now new
problems in that area, still unable to urinate. I would greatly appreciate some long distance Reiki and
prayers for my brother. Thanks. Camille
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3. Q & A
Q: I know there are various types of Reiki, what is the difference between them?
A. In essence, they all use the same energy for treatments. Hand positions and
techniques tend to change and there are either more or less methods that can be
used.
Try not to be swayed by individuals that claim their method is far more superior to
any other because it is up to the individual to decide which method suits them the
best. Research each of the types and then try to follow your instinct on which you
would like to specialise on.
Q. Will Reiki work as well giving it off the body for a person who is not comfortable with
being touched ?
A. Yes, Reiki energy works on and through the whole energy system, including our
subtle bodies, so simply holding our hands several inches off the body makes no
difference to the treatment or the energy they will be receiving.
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4. What's New?
Reiki Session with Light Life Tools
I have been incorporating Slim Spurling's Light Life rings into full Reiki sessions and the
results have been very positive for those having the treatment. This was a treatment that
was demonstrated by Slim Spurling at a conference I attended back in August. I am offering
a $45 special for the month of October to anyone wishing to receive a Reiki session with
the Light Life Tools. For more information on the tools see Information on Tools.
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5. Interesting Websites:
http://www.reiki.org/
For those who are new to receiving this newsletter, here is a good site to access.
This is William Rand’s website which has a great deal of information about Reiki.
Free Guided Meditations
Contains a number of meditations if you are looking for ideas to create meditations
you wish to use for yourself or to use in sessions with others.
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6. Recommendations:
Reiki News Magazine:
The magazine is to provide you with inspiration as well as new ideas and techniques so your
practice of Reiki can be more fulfilling and beneficial - to you as well as those you treat. By calling
on Reiki to guide this process and by continually searching for the very best writers and giving
them the freedom and encouragement to produce their best work, we remain focused on fulfilling
that purpose. Subscription Information
Crystal Grids and Reiki
Directions for setting up a crystal grid for Reiki for those who are interested in this.
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7. Working with Others:
A Sample Energy Healing Session by Janelle Durham
The following is an amalgamation of elements from all the healing techniques I studied. It is partially
an attempt to define the most common elements of energy healing, but it’s influenced by my bias of
the elements I believe are most important to include in healing.
This assumes that the practitioner has already done the necessary preparations of: getting her own
energy system into balance, learning the theory behind the specific technique she is using, studying
with an instructor or attending workshops, learning techniques for running energy and practicing them
till she is proficient.
Phase 1: Initial Interview.
Practitioner asks the client about the presenting problem. She asks where in his body he is
experiencing pain, and she asks him what emotions have been coming up for him recently.
Practitioner develops a general impression about the client’s energetic state from his appearance,
posture, speech, and body language.
Throughout this interview, she also notes chakra-related body language. Are there times when the
client points to a chakra when discussing some incident, or times when he seems to be covering up
and defending a chakra? The client may or may not be aware of the idea of emotional issues creating
physical disease, and vice versa, or of the idea of connections between various symptoms, but the
practitioner should remain aware of the fact that something that presents as symptoms in one area,
may have origins in a different level (e.g. reproductive problems and lower back pain may both be
related to sacral chakra issues of shame and low self-esteem).
Phase 2: Grounding and Centering.
Practitioner begins taking in energy though deep abdominal breaths, and through visualization
methods. She may envision drawing in healing energy from the earth through her feet, or she may
envision healing energy shining into her crown chakra.
She takes a moment to center herself, becoming aware of her own energy state, and focusing on
feeling her own energy flow.
She then asks for divine guidance (silently, or aloud), and/or gathers unconditional love in her heart
chakra. When the divine energy or love energy is radiating from her hands, she begins.
Phase 3: Assessment.
Scanning: Practitioner passes her hand along the patient’s energy field or aura, a few inches out from
his body. She may first scan the sides, front, and back of the body to determine the general shape of
the aura and find any issues in the limbs, then do a second scan over the chakras. She notes where
she senses pressure, temperature changes, tingling, asymmetries, energy pulling in or pushing out,
dips and bulges, etc. Those are areas she will return to during treatment.
It’s important for the practitioner to move fairly quickly during assessment, so she doesn’t alter client’s
energy while she is trying to assess it. As Cohen says, “When we sense qi, the qi changes and moves
toward balance. The observer changes that which is observed… remember your first impression and
note how this impression changes as your hands remain on or above assessment areas.” (Cohen,
259)
“Where does it hurt” technique: She asks the client to point to areas of discomfort, or place her hands
there, and asks for regular feedback on the pain, so she can focus attention where it is most needed.
Phase 4: Treatment.
Practitioner’s energy flow: Practitioner continues to do breathwork throughout the session: this helps
her gather energy on the inhalation, helps direct and modulate energy flow on exhalation, and prevents
the absorption of stagnant energies from the client. (See Quantum Touch description for some
specific breathing techniques.)
Hand placement: Practitioner places her hands directly on the patient, or works with palms a few
inches away from the surface of his body, within the energetic aura. She may follow a specific protocol
for hand placement, working with energy flows, polarity points, etc. in a certain prescribed order. She
may do her work based on her perceptions noted during the scanning process, and place her hands
on the places that appeared out of balance, or appeared to need healing. Or she may follow the
Quantum Touch technique of asking the client where it hurts, and placing her hands there,
sandwiching the painful spot between her two palms.
Hand motions: Some techniques, such as Reiki, primarily instruct practitioners to lay hands in one
location for several minutes, letting the energy flow between them. Other techniques, including Qi
Gong and Therapeutic Touch, may involve the practitioner waving their hands back and forth, circling
their hands, or passing their palms along the length of the client’s body. This motion is said to
‘circulate’ the energy, or ‘unruffle’ the energy.
Letting healing energy flow: When the practitioner places both hands on a client with the intention to
heal, the healing energy flows naturally. There is no need to “push” the energy out or attempt to project
it into the patient’s body. When her hands are in place, she then tunes in to the sensations she feels.
She may feel the energy flowing out of her hands and increasing in intensity, then it may feel as if no
more energy is flowing. This does not generally mean that her energy is no longer flowing, it generally
means that the client has taken in all the energy he needs at that location. When sensation has faded,
she moves on to another spot (either according to a pre-set protocol, or according to where the client’s
pain has shifted to.) Note that some skilled healers do not sense energy flow. They work by time
guidelines, placing hands in each location for a set time like 3-5 minutes, or they depend on client’s
verbal feedback to know when to change positions.
How to know if client is overdosing: If skin becomes very red or very pale, the breathing rate is
consistently quicker, patient is uncomfortable, or if it feels like the same poles of a magnet have been
brought together and patient is repelling energy. The best indication is the patient himself. He should
let practitioner know when he feels energy is excessive.
What client feels: The client may feel nothing during the treatment. He may experience the energy
transferring from practitioner’s hands as warmth, tingling, magnet-like pressure, etc. He may feel his
body responding to the energy: pain lessening, congestion loosening, feeling like “things are shifting”.
His stomach might make rumbling sounds, he might pass gas, he might have some spontaneous
muscle spasms. He might experience tightness and constriction around chakra regions, which may
be followed by an emotional release. He may simply fall asleep.
Client should give feedback if he feels like the energy is too much, or not enough, or if the pain has
shifted to a new location, or if there’s any other information that will help the practitioner guide the
healing energy to the maximum benefit.
Phase 5: Ending a Session
It’s important to help clients re-ground after a session, and the process of doing this can also help the
practitioner get grounded again herself, and detach her energy field from her clients. Some clients
enter a somewhat altered state of consciousness during healing, and it’s especially important to do
these steps if this seems to be the case.
Some methods: Grounding: Practitioner holds both of the client’s feet for a moment, they take some
deep breaths together, envisioning roots coming up from the ground to re-anchor. Root to crown flows:
practitioner places right palm near client’s root chakra, and left palm near crown chakra, and envisions
a smooth flow of energy connecting the two chakras. Bringing client back to body: Practitioner asks
client to focus on feet, wiggle toes, rub hands together, and breathe deeply. Visualization: Asks client
to visualize “closing down” chakras (like a flower closing up at night, not like a door that’s shut tight).
Client should be given a glass of water and encouraged to rest for a few minutes after a session.
Healer can wash hands, visualize hands being cleansed with light, or flick hands to release any
stagnant or toxic energy that she might have picked up.
After a Session:
Practitioner should advise clients that a “detox reaction” is common after energy healing sessions. As
the system comes back into balance, toxins are released, and alterations in the energy field sift down
to the level of bodily awareness. For 12-72 hours after treatment, clients may experience increased
urination, diarrhea, skin rash or runny nose. They should not attempt to reduce symptoms with
medications. They should drink a lot of water to assist the process. They typically “feel fine” despite
the symptoms. They may also experience irritability, emotional lability, and vivid dreams.
To retain long-term benefits of the healing, clients should be encouraged to follow-up with additional
energy healing, and with such things as dietary and lifestyle changes, emotional and/or spiritual
counseling, conventional medical treatment, and an energy practice such as yoga or qi gong.
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8. Reiki Shares:
Reiki Share - 1st Monday of Each Month
Begins promptly at 7:00 PM
All Reiki practitioners are invited to attend.
Location: 105 Oak Drive, Sellersville, PA 18960 Get Directions
Please let us know if you plan on attending. Contact us by phone 267-377-0088 or email
Remaining Reiki Shares for 2006:
Dates: October 2 - November 6 - December 4
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9. Tips & Tidbits:
60 Ways to Heal Your Life… From Lynda Field’s book
Each month one of Lynda’s suggestion is included:
ACCEPT A COMPLIMENT
I take a lot of trouble to look nice for a party.
You: " Oh, you look lovely int that dress, is it new?"
Me: "What, this old thing? I've had it for ages...I bought it on the sale rack."
I spend a lot of time and effort on writing a report.
You: "This is a brilliant piece of work, you have obviously put a lot of time and effort in it."
Me: "Oh, it was nothing."
I cook a special meal.
You: "This meal is delicious. You really are a good cook."
Me: "Oh, I'm not really, I just threw a few things together."
Why do we find it so hard to accept a compliment gracefully?
How do you feel when someone pays you a compliment? Perhaps you don't believe them.
Do you make throwaway comments that spoil the effect of the compliment?
We all do this in our embarrassment, and the result is that we belittle the compliment and
devalue the opinion of the person giving it.
How do you feel if you compliment someone and they don't accept it?
Would you bother to do it again?
Whenever someone congratulates, encourages and supports you they are showing you respect
and admiration. If you "throw away" their compliment you are only showing your lack of self-esteem.
Learn to accept a compliment. The next time someone says something nice about you just say
"Thank You!" It may be difficult at first but keep on trying. Accept a compliment and you will feel
wonderful and so will the person who gave it.
Next month: Finish an Uncompleted Job
CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM HEAVEN Submitted by Mary R.
A call comes through on the customer service line in Heaven.
Customer Service Rep: Yes, Ma'am, how can I help you today?
Customer: Well, after much consideration, I've decided to install love.
Can you guide me through the process?
CS Rep: Yes, I can help you. Are you ready to proceed?
Customer: Well, I'm not very technical, but I think I'm ready to install now. What do I do first?
CS Rep: The first step is to open your HEART. Have you located your HEART ma'am?
Customer: Yes I have, but there are several other programs running right now. Is it okay to install
while they are running?
CS Rep: What programs are running ma'am?
Customer: Let's see, I have PAST-HURT.EXE, LOW-ESTEEM.EXE, GRUDGE.EXE, and RESENTMENT.
COM running right now.
CS Rep: No problem. LOVE will gradually erase PAST-HURT.EXE from your current operating
system. It may remain in your permanent memory, but it will no longer disrupt other programs.
LOVE will eventually overwrite LOW-ESTEEM.EXE with a module of its own called HIGH- ESTEEM.
EXE. However, you have to completely turn off GRUDGE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM. Those
programs prevent LOVE from being properly installed. Can you turn those off ma'am?
Customer: I don't know how to turn them off. Can you tell me how?
CS Rep: My pleasure. Go to your Start menu and invoke FORGIVENESS.EXE. Do this as many times
as necessary until GRUDGE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM have been completely erased.
Customer: Okay, done. LOVE has started installing itself automatically. Is that normal?
CS Rep: Yes. You should receive a message that says it will reinstall for the life of your HEART. Do
you see that message?
Customer: Yes I do. Is it completely installed?
CS Rep: Yes, but remember that you have only the base program. You need to begin connecting to
other Heart's in order to get the upgrades.
Customer: Oops. I have an error message already. What should I do?
CS Rep: What does the message say?
Customer: It says "ERROR 412 - PROGRAM NOT RUN ON INTERNAL COMPONENTS." What does
that mean?
CS Rep: Don't worry ma'am, that's a common problem. It means that the LOVE program is set up to
run on external HEARTS but has not yet been run on your HEART. It is one of those complicated
programming things, but in non-technical terms it means you have to "LOVE" your own machine
before it can "LOVE" others.
Customer: So what should I do?
CS Rep: Can you pull down the directory called "SELF-ACCEPTANCE"?
Customer: Yes, I have it.
CS Rep: Excellent. You're getting good at this.
Customer: Thank you.
CS Rep: You're welcome. Click on the following files and then copy them to the "MYHEART"
directory: FORGIVE-SELF.DOC, REALIZE-WORTH.TXT, and ACKNOWLEDGE-LIMITATIONS.DOC. The
system will overwrite any conflicting files and begin patching any programming. Also, you need to
delete SELF-CRITIC.EXE from all directories, and to make sure it is completely gone and never
comes back, you will need to empty your recycle bin.
Customer: Got it. Hey! My HEART is filling up with new files. SMILE.MPG is playing on my monitor right
now and it shows that PEACE.EXE, and CONTENTMENT.COM are copying themselves all over my
HEART. Is this normal?
C Rep: Sometimes. For others it takes a while, but eventually everything gets downloaded at the
proper time. So, LOVE is installed and running. You should be able to handle it from here. One more
thing before I go.
Customer: Yes?
CS Rep: LOVE is freeware. Be sure to give it and its various modules to everybody you meet. They
will in turn share it with other people and they will return some similarly cool modules back to you.
Customer: I will. Thanks for your help. By the way, what's your name?
CS Rep: You can call me the Divine Cardiologist, also known as The Great Physician. Most people
feel all they need is an annual checkup to stay heart-healthy, but the manufacturer suggests a
schedule of daily maintenance for maximum efficiency.
Author Unknown
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10. Miscellaneous:
Upcoming Reiki Classes:
Reiki Level 1 Class:
Tuesday Evening Oct 3- Oct 24 7PM - 9:30 PM
Tuesday Evening Nov 7 - Nov 28 7 PM - 9:30 PM
Reiki Level 2 Class:
Friday & Saturday Oct 20 & Oct 21 7PM -10 PM and 9AM - 6PM
Reiki Practitioners Looking For a Trade:
For those not available to attend the Reiki Shares that are scheduled but
are interested in doing a trade for Reiki or another healing modality, send
me an email. I will send out a private email to those who have taken our
classes listing the individuals interested in doing trades. You will then
set up appointments on your own.
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Keep up with your daily self-treatments and think
about contributing your thoughts, ideas or experiences
to the next newsletter! Namaste! Susan Anderson
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