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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May You Walk in Gratitude for the Blessings Each Day Brings
Reminder: Reiki Shares This Month
April 2 : Daytime Share 9:30 - 11:30 AM
April 14 : Evening Share 7 - 9 PM
See Below for Details
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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 stories are posted as a way to help keep us inspired and to remember to use Reiki
as a tool in healing. If you have an experience or story to share, please forward it to us,
otherwise I will try to post a story or two monthly that I find on the web.
Reiki Helps at the Nursing Home
My great aunt Hilda had been in a nursing home for quite a few years. She suffered from
an auto-immune disease as well as a condition that dried out her mucous membranes:
mouth, throat, nose, eyes. She was blind and in constant pain.
She loved horses and used to ride as a child. One day, I brought my saddle to her room.
She ran her hands over it and over and over it, crying and laughing.
Later, when her condition worsened, I would place my hands on her head. Her pain would
leave, and she would fall into a quiet sleep. Source
Just for Today, I Let Go of Anger
Reiki has open my eyes in so many ways. The one true story I would like to share, I had
so much anger stored up inside of me that when I would talk to people the words that
came out were so harsh that I would hurt their feelings and not mean to. Once my chakras
were cleared, I was able to release these bad feelings. With Reiki I am such an easier
person to be around. I had no idea how nasty I could be. Reiki has helped me be a better
person. -Sandy, Crystal Lake, IL
Help with Pain Relief
For the past 11 months I had a wrist pain, tightness on my neck. I tried many different
things and nothing seems to work for me. Client of mine suggest to me this Reiki healing.
This has brought me back to life! I never thought it’s possible.- Tina Source
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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 for 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.
Request from Karen S.
Please continue to send long distance reiki to my parents:
John and Anna Kulasa, Michigan. They are in their 90’s and are having multiple health
issues – kidney, gastro, heart, memory. I would appreciate any help in making them more
comfortable. Thanks. Karen
This section will be updated as requests come in, if you have a request for Long
Distance Reiki, email it to seedsforchange@comcast.net, title the request Long
Distance Reiki
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3. Q & A
QUESTION:
Can you review again how to assess the energy field of a person using scanning before
starting a session?
ANSWER:
You can scan the body using your two "sensitized" hands held about 1 - 3 inches above
the body. Determine what it is that you want to respond to….stickiness in aura, hot spots,
cold spots, etc., and move your hands slowly from the top of the head to the soles of the
feet. Be aware of how your hands feel, and when they detect anything different (your
intended "response") then remember the location(s) of these sensations.
As you are scanning the entire body, you may want to make a notation of what you felt
and where it was felt. Administer Reiki. Once you have finished the session, go back and
do another scan, now you are looking for an energy shift. In most cases there will be a
positive change or release of the energy that was restricted or congested before the
session. You can review this information with your client, which can open the door for
further exploration on their part.
QUESTION:
Is it better to work off or on the body while giving a Reiki session?
ANSWER:
There is no best answer for this question for every situation. The best answer is
determined by the wishes of the recipient and the preferences of the practitioner. There
are times when the choice of working directly on or off the body may be more suited for a
specific set of circumstances. I personally, prefer the "on the body hand positions", I find
it so soothing and penetrating. When layers of the auric field are filled with energetic
congestion, it may be best to administer Reiki off the body, in the layer of the aura where
the congestion is felt, then moving down closer to the body as the layers balance
themselves out.
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4. What's New?
New Center Location 158 Green Street, Silverdale, PA 18963
We are in full swing now at our new location, even though we have a few remaining details
to add into the decor...I like to think of it as a work in progress...but regardless, it is a
warm, wonderfully homey environment. We hope you will get a chance to stop by for a
class, workshop or session. All hours are by appointment.
Some Upcoming Classes/Events You May Be Interested In
Daytime Reiki Share
Customized Guided Imagery
Incorporating Stones & Crystals
Using EFT
Chakra Workshop
See Section 10 below for Reiki Classes:
Level I: Offered Monthly
Level II: Offered in Nov and February
Level III: Master Practitioner Apprenticeship Program
Level III: Master Teacher Apprenticeship Program
For More Classes See Calendar
Check Out Our New Sites...these are updated several times a week:
http://reikiretreat.blogspot.com Reiki resources, come and visit, leave a message!
http://geopathicstress.blogspot.com: Learn about geopathic stress and how it may be
affecting your life
http://justalist.blogspot.com Healthy suggestions, mostly in easy to read, list format
http://seedsforchangewellness.blogspot.com: Assorted articles and information
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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.
The Reiki Cafe
A reiki chat room for those wishing to connect with other practitioners and talk about Reiki
Wild Reiki & Shamatic Healing
This is a great site with alot of information geared toward working with animals. Wonderful
resource for the animal lovers among us.
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6. Recommendations:
Healing with Stones and Crystals Video (10 minutes)
A nice introduction to working with crystals. For more information on working with Crystals
in a Healing Session, see our class listings.
Meditation Video ( 10minutes)
If you can spare ten minutes and would like to go on a journey, this beautiful guided
imagery video will help you get there.
Reiki Self-Treatment Video (7 minutes)
William Lee Rand demonstrates hand positions for a Reiki self-treatment. This is a video
excerpt from The Reiki Touch Kit, available at http://www.reikiwebstore.com
The Enlightened Times (6 minutes)
In her first music video Jana plays multiple roles in the story of a young Native woman's
journey to discover who she is and the power of the traditions and spirituality of her
people. Set in the spectacular landscape of Arizona and Utah, the video is visually and
spiritually compelling
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7. Working with Others:
Understanding Energy Sensations:
As we are continue to work with Reiki, whether in self-treatment sessions or with others,
we may experience a variety of sensations. Each situation and experience is unique.
Each situation will hold it own message, awaiting interpretation from the recipient. The
underlying message may hold deep meaning, signaling a readiness for release. At other
times, it may be something very superficial and surface related, without binding ties to the
past. Our ability to understand is critical, and it is why I refer to Reiki as the process of
self discovery.
This understanding really can only come through personal experience. I can share what I
have learned or come to understand from my vantage point, but it only becomes really
meaningful, when you are working through and tackling your own encounters.
Below are some of the possible experiences and/or sensations, along with some very
general interpretations. Remember this is your journey, and as long as you are holding
the map, you are in the best position to comprehend the language of your travels.
Coldness: There is an energy blockage or a hole in the aura. There could be a negative
thought form there, or a physical problem in the area.
Cold Winds Leaving: A negative thought form is leaving the aura.
Ache or Pain: Generally there is a physical problem in the area creating build-up of
energy which the Reiki is helping to release. Scan to see if there is a hole in the aura as
well, and deal with this first.
Dip in Energy: Sometimes you can feel the edge of the aura and suddenly the edge dips
closer to the physical body. This shows a lack of energy in this area and that there is
something causing an imbalance there. Give Reiki to the area.
Hole in the Aura: While tracing the edge of the aura it suddenly seems to disappear. If
you find a lot of holes or very large ones, the person is very depleted and requires a lot of
healing as well as lifestyle changes. They may have an addiction, eating disorder or
psychiatric problem.
Cord: You may sense a cord in the aura. One way of sensing this is if the aura thickens
into a rope-like shape. Cords are like leashes of energy, attaching the person to
someone. Energy drains out from them and negative energy can flow in.
Tingling in Hands: If a place is especially tingly in your hands, healing is needed there,
and there could be an inflammation or pain at the site.
Heat in Hands: Healing energy is needed at this site. Some healers always experience
heat or tingling so you need to see whether it is more than usual.
Energy Being Sucked as if Magnetically: If you sense that energy is being pulled, as if
magnetically, from your hands, or there is an irresistible pull to an area of the body, then
healing is needed there.
Hands Being Pushed Away: This is a definite pushing away. There is an energy
blockage in the area, which is resisting being worked on. Try working on the area later, or
ask the recipient to tune into it and consciously ask the blockage to leave.
Energy Flowing From Hands: This shows the Reiki is flowing nicely, and indicates that
the recipient is open and receptive to it.
Perspiring: You may start to perspire which shows that a lot of Reiki is coming through
you and also that it is releasing your own blockages.
Feeling Ecstatic or Going Into Trance: Giving as well as receiving Reiki can be very
pleasurable and spiritually uplifting. It can feel like a deep meditation or relaxed trance.
You may also see colors, visions etc. Enjoy it, but remain aware and grounded.
Feeling Ill: Occasionally you may find that you feel ill while working on someone. It is
possible that you have picked up on an imbalance in them, or perhaps the Reiki flowing
through you has shifted your energies so that you are temporarily out of balance.
Generally it is fine to continue if you feel sufficiently grounded and OK. The feeling will
probably pass very quickly, showing that something unpleasant has shifted thanks to the
Reiki. If you feel you need to stop the session early, work on the recipient's feet to ground
them and finish off.
Seeing Something Shadowy: Usually this is seen with the peripheral vision. It is an
energy form releasing from the recipient. Imagine white and gold light surrounding it
coming down from above and silently ask your Guide, Angel or a higher being to release it
to the light. Silently reassure the energy form that it is ok to go into the light. If there is a
lot of resistance, ask your higher being to help it into the earth.
Seeing Light or Colors: Golden and white light around is a light being such as an angel
helping the healing. Other bright, vivid colors are other light beings perhaps devas, they
may be helping or simply curious. If you feel you're being helped, silently thank them.
Otherwise just silently greet them and carry on. If the colors are dirty or dark see the
above paragraph.
PRACTICE:
As you engage in Reiki sessions during the month, begin to pay closer attention to what
sensations you may be experiencing. After the session, write down in as much detail,
what you can recall happening. Then try to determine the underlying meaning. Refer to
the above information as a guide to possibilities, not as a definitive source of information.
If working with another, go through the above process with the recipient. You may wish to
ask some open-ended, thought provoking questions that will help them figure out a
deeper meaning, if one exists.
The more you perform Reiki with the intention of learning about yourself as you give a
self-treatment, the more expanded and spiritually aware you become of yourself in a
multi-dimensional way.
Next Month: Techniques for Removing Blockages
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8. Reiki Shares:
Seeds for Change will be hosting Reiki Shares at our new location
158 Green Street, Silverdale, PA
Reiki Shares:
Daytime Share: 1st Wednesday of the month....9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Evening Share will be varied now due to my upcoming wedding ministry schedule.
I will post dates and times monthly.
All Level Reiki Practitioners are invited to attend.
Although there is no set charge, we are asking that those participating make a small
donation to help offset our operating costs. Suggested Donation: $5.00
Daytime: Evening
1st Wednesday of Each Month
Dates are Subject to Change
April 2, 2008 Monday April 14: 7PM - 9PM
May 6, 2008
June 4, 2008
July 2, 2008
August 6, 2008
Sept 3. 2008
October 1, 2008
November 5, 2008
December 3, 2008
Please email me to let me know you plan to atte
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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:
Suggestion 27: Spice Up Your Life
Here is a fantastic technique which is practical and mind-expanding. You can do it
anywhere and create an amazing experience for yourself. It's called "self-remembering"
and introduces the concept of the "witness". How many "yous'" are there inside you? By
lunchtime today I have been: happy/hungry/angry/thoughtful/serious/annoyed/tired/
energetic/humorous.
How may "yous" have you been today? We play many parts throughout our day and who
"you" are changes at every moment. We can often let ourselves off the hook by lessening
the power we give to these passing "you" states. Sometimes one "you" does something
for which every other "you" must pay, maybe for the rest of your life. Our "yous" are
numerous and are all evaluative and judgmental. Can you remember doing something for
which you cannot forgive yourself?
When you use self-remembering you adopt the role of witness as you go about your
everyday life. The witness observes all your doings but does not judge your actions in any
way. For example, you may eat a cream cake and then get annoyed with yourself for
eating it. However, the witness would dispassionately note:
1: She is eating a cream cake.
2. She is annoyed with herself for eating a cream cake.
If it feels hard to observe yourself in this way just imagine that you are standing outside of
our body watching yourself (don't spend time analysing this method, just do it.) At first you
will probably only remember to witness when you are feeling calm and uninvolved---it is
easy to forget when you get hooked by your emotions.
Cultivate your witness and experience something quite different in your life. Calm self-
observation displaces angry self-criticism and ordinary events take on a different
dimension. Practising witnessing, forgetting to witness, and then remembering again can
be great fun. It is an entirely private affair and it adds spice to the most mundane of tasks.
Take your witness to the supermarket and have an ecstatic shopping experience!
Next Month: Suggestion 28: Use Your Time Happily
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10. Miscellaneous:
Upcoming Reiki Classes:
Reiki Level 1 Class:
Tuesday Evenings: 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
April 1 - April 22, 2008
May 6 - May 27, 2008
Help us spread the word!
If you have benefited from a Reiki class, encourage others to give it a try!
I will be offering a free healing circle before the Sunday afternoon reiki
share each month to talk a little bit about Reiki and what it is. This will be
followed by a guided healing meditation and Reiki for the people attending.
Here is an opportunity to help out or volunteer your time. If you plan to come
to the Practitioner's share, why not come a bit earlier and help others feel the
power of Reiki.
Referral Rewards: If you refer someone to our Reiki Level I class, who
enrolls in the regular class program, you will receive a $25 credit toward any
other Reiki classes or other healing class offered by me. They will receive a
1/2 hour complimentary reiki session once they begin class. This offer does
not apply to discounted classes, such as the evening school programs.
Reiki Level II Class: Next Class Sessions Offered in November
November 5- 26, 2008 Wednesday Evenings...6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
November 3 - 24, 2008 Monday Evenings...6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
I am also available to teach one-on one classes.
Need a different time slot to take a Reiki Level I or Level II class?
Other times available that work mutually for all.
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.
Keep up with your daily self-treatments and think about
submitting your thoughts, ideas, experiences or suggestions
to next month's newsletter.
Make it an awesome month!
Namaste,
Susan Anderson
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