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
March 12 : Daytime Share
March 16: Afternoon/Evening Share
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.
Hand Burned While Cooking
I was preparing Thanksgiving dinner last week and as I was working much too quickly, I
took the hot pan out of the oven then touched it without a pot holder, resulting in a burn
on the edge of my hand and wrist. I immediately began to do reiki about a half an inch
away from the burn site. After a few minutes, it was still painful so I moved my hand out
about 3 more inches into the aura, almost immediately the pain sensation stopped. I kept
giving myself reiki for another few minutes then got back to work. There was no more
pain after that, no blistering and no scaring. I am still amazed at this process no matter
how many times I use it.
Headache Relief: Another time this week I used reiki personally was when I woke up in
the morning after a cold night. We have electric heat and if I don't crack the window
before going to bed, I wake up with a horrific headache that lasts almost all day. Well I
forgot to crack the window and my head was pounding in the morning. As I lay there, I
placed one hand on my forehead and one hand on the back of my neck, giving myself
reiki for about 5 or so minutes. When I took my hands away the headache was gone.
Reiki is so effective for these types of situations, but we sometimes need to be reminded
to use it. - Submitted by Susan
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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 Judy S
I have a very special lady, Lori Giampa, who is 38 yrs. old and has MS since 26 yrs old.
She is doing well, heavy medication, but has the faith to keep going like the energizer
bunny. Lori recently moved from Dublin to Berlin, MD, as her husband was transferred
from his company. Any one who can send prayers and/or long distance reiki, it is much
appreciated
Request from Susan
For my aunt Mary Jean Lista, who is recovering from a stroke she had in August. She is at
the rehab center in East Rockhill, PA. Thank you to all who can send healing thoughts,
prayers and reiki to her.
In this time of economic challenges, let us keep in mind those who are being particularly
affected through loss of jobs and send reiki/prayers to help their situations. It is almost
weekly I am hearing from people I know who are losing their jobs, in these difficult times,
we are very much needed to help spread the light.
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
Here is an excellent question I found on the internet
QUESTION:
I am currently learning about reiki. I have been doing quite a bit of research on the net
and have also read a book called Practical Reiki by Mari Hall. I have also read some very
interesting scientific articles about the body's energy which discuss the scientific evidence
for reiki, which is fascinating.
My question is this; if reiki energy is in all of us and anyone can learn to direct it why do
we need the attunement process? Of course I can see the importance and necessity for
proper training but I don't really get what is happening during the 'attunement'. I have
already begun practising treating myself in accordance with the instructions in Mari Hall's
book and certainly sensed a warmth coming from my hands in certain areas. Could it be
that I am already attuned?
Has anyone else experienced this or am I just misunderstanding?
Thanks, Lynne
And here are some of the answers:
ANSWER:
Hello Lynne, My understanding is this... we are all natural healers, so feeling warmth from
your hands when you treat yourself is not unusual. We all have universal life force energy
within us, which is what you can feel. An attunement however,allows more of the universal
energy to flow through you, and increases your connection to the Source, hence
increasing your capacity to heal yourself and others. Does anyone else have other
comments? Claire
ANSWER:
We can all access the universal energy used in reiki, but how many of us really believe
that we can? The attunement is a kind of formal ceremony to open us up to receiving the
healing energy. Once we are attuned we expect to receive the energy, therefore we do.
Daisy
ANSWER:
i am going to open a can of worms. IMO Yes you can be empowered with the reiki energy
without an attunement from a physical person (Master). Reiki is not formal.
Reiki energy has been with us since the beginning of time, there is nothing new about it at
all. There is no reason why you cannot be empowered the same way that Usui was.
Remember that Usui was a mortal man (the same as all of us) who was empowered whilst
meditating. What is so special about that? There are so many types and style of reiki
offered today for example angel reiki, golden ray reiki etc etc. If you look at it logically just
one empowerment can allow all of us to channel all styles and systems. I only say this
because I have done it myself after being attuned by a Master and I can honestly say that
it was more powerful than the physical attunement. And those that I have guided that way
say the same.
ANSWER:
Everyone has the ability to heal without being attuned to Reiki - some more than others,
but during the attunement process one is fully opened up to the energy so that it can filly
flow through them.I have to say I disagree with that. Being attuned to Reiki isn't a
psychological event which makes us *think* we can channel the energy. I know for me,
there was a HUGE change in the energy flow after I was attuned; it definitely was not
psychological. I could feel it 10 times more&I could tell the differences between the
energy frequencies. Lynne, if you decide to do the Reiki 1 course; have your
attunements, I'm sure you will notice the difference; the change in energy flow.
SS
To read more of this discussion go to Reiki Question
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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.
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 Our Blogs:
http://justalist.blogspot.com
http://seedsforchangewellness.blogspot.com
http://reikiretreat.blogspot.com
http://geopathicstress.blogspot.com
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5. Interesting Websites:
Chios Energy Healing
A comprehensive energy healing system which employs powerful and effective aura and
chakra healing techniques, nearly all of which are unique to Chios. Also included are an
integral meditation method and personal growth exercises especially designed for the
energy healer,as are new treatment procedures for complementary care of serious
illnesses.
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6. Recommendations:
EMF Balancing Technique ( 41 minutes)
From her earliest years, Peggy Phoenix Dubro had a deep desire to "remember God". As
a young woman she had a profound series of experiences resulting in the spontaneous
opening of all her chakras. This opening produced an awareness of unconditional love,
and the realization of the connectedness of all things in the universe.
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7. Working with Others:
The Aura: Your Energy Skin
Francesca McCartney, PhD Source
Most people do not realize that they have a second skin — an energy skin that protects
and shields their energy system just as physical skin protects their inner organs.
Imagine having no skin. What would happen? All your organs would spill out onto the
ground. Your veins and arteries would sag and bulge. You would be defenseless against
dirt, germs, and viruses. And, perhaps worst of all, you would look pretty frightening! Your
skin is a highly efficient protective layer between you and the external world. It holds all of
your organs in place, it shields you, and it filters out foreign matter that could be
dangerous or irritating to your inner organs.
Like physical skin, the aura is permeated with natural disease-fighting chemistry, and it
hosts the sensory communications of the nervous system. This second skin is the
boundary between your personal energy system and the energy of your environment; an
illuminated wrap of life-force medicine; and a subtle nervous system receiving and
sending energy messages. This energy skin is your aura. Every living being has an aura.
The human aura field is distributed around the body like an ovoid, spherical, or egg-
shaped cocoon of energy. Clairvoyantly, it appears as a shape with different qualities in
different places. You may see the boundary as diffuse, well defined, smooth, or jagged.
You can perceive the aura clairvoyantly as color, brightness, darkness, shape, and
density. You can hear the aura clairaudiently as tone, sound, music, frequency, and
vibration. You can feel the aura using biotelemetry (The detection and measurement of a
human or animal condition, activity, or function such as the heartbeat or body
temperature) and psychometry (temperature changes, pulsation, tingling, pressure, or
magnetism).
When you are feeling healthy, self-confident, calm, and grounded, your aura is healthy as
well. A healthy aura is indicated by a cocoon of energy surrounding and extending out
from the body at least 1 foot in all directions. This positive protection field is composed of
bright colors, strong vibrations, pure tones, and a full, smooth, egg-shaped boundary.
When you are sick, depressed, sad, or unsure of yourself, your aura is close to your
body. The colors are most likely to be dull, murky, and dark. The frequency is slow and
erratic. There may be breaks or tears in the boundary. And the shape could be bumpy
and distorted. All of these indicate that your aura is not serving as a positive protection
field between you and the energy of others and your environment.
An unprotective aura can be a cause of illness and distress for sensitive people. Without
the natural filtering system of a positive protection field surrounding your body, you are
open to environmental influences. The frequency of different energies can coexist and
overlap nondestructively in the same space; take, for example, radio and television
frequencies. Much of the energy in your environment — mental, physical, and emotional
— may be positive, but much of it is negative.
An Early-Warning System
Your aura is a multi-operational energy field. The aura also acts as a reception and relay
network for subtle energies. It delivers energy messages to the chakra system, which
translates them into hormonal, nerve, and cellular activity in the physical body. In general,
the aura tends to hold present (rather than past) thoughts, feelings, attitudes, and
interactions between yourself and your environment. As the world first interconnects with
your auric field, the freshest impressions, communications, and intuitive hits are woven
into it. As an early-warning system, your aura also detects energy disturbance not yet
manifested. This aspect of the aura’s function is a preview of the future that can be
utilized as a preventive tool.
Disease in the physical, emotional, or mental body is often preceded by a disturbance in
the aura, or, if it originates within the physical body, it registers in the aura at the same
time or oftentimes before it manifests in a person’s conscious mind or physical body.
When I practiced as a medical intuitive, I had a patient in the medical clinic who was in
good health and having her annual health checkup. The clinic doctor asked me to
energetically scan her, and I picked up a reproductive-system problem in her aura. None
of the medical tests confirmed my scan. Three weeks later she returned to the clinic
because of uterine hemorrhaging. Your aura is an early-warning system for disease. By
paying attention to such forewarnings, you can take preventive healing action, whether it
is medical, psychological, or energetic.
A grounded aura allows you to sense when energy is being directed at you from near or
far, and gives you the choice to accept it or cleanse it out of your space. This puts people
and situations at a healthy distance from you, thus allowing them less power to unbalance
you. With a grounded aura, you will feel safer and more secure, and the quality of all your
grounding anchor points will improve. Your aura, when functioning effectively, acts as a
lightning rod for negative energy or thoughts that enter your space. If your aura is not
protecting you well, you might be hit by someone’s unhealthy energy transference, or you
might feel that you are being verbally attacked when someone is simply transmitting
information. With a grounded aura, these undesirable intrusions into your system will be
intercepted at the outer edge of your aura and automatically grounded out of your
personal field and down into the earth. With practice, your aura will become an autonomic
system of protection.
A Positive Protection
A highly healthy aura nourishes us with a constant circulation of life-force energy. It also
protects us, because high-energy fields disintegrate energy that enters from lower-energy
fields.
In order for your aura to act as positive protection it must be in a whole and healthy state
of coherence. When your aura is filled with life force, others will show respect for your
boundaries. With your intuition you can sense and heal aberrations in the field of your
aura. With intention and affirmation, you can quickly revive the potent vitality of your aura’
s protective qualities. You need not be in quiet meditation to practice aura sensing and
healing.
When you leave your home, the best health initiative is to walk into the outside world with
a grounded, vibrant aura. Physical, mental, or emotional abuse of any kind — real or
imagined; from within yourself or from your environment — can affect all of your subtle-
energy systems when you are not being conscious. At times, your positive intentions may
be pushed out of focus, and you may find yourself unprotected and affected by chaos
from the world or ill intentions from other people. These are the times to be energetically
proactive. Immediately scan your aura for aberrant patterns — energies that are not
yours or attached themselves to your auric field and are operating below your level of
positive intention.
The following story illustrates how to actively work with your aura in daily life. It comes from
a twenty-five-year-old corporate secretary who is a highly clairsentient
(acutely developed sense of empathy) and has practiced aura healing for one-year. She
had difficulty with a boss who constantly intimidated her; she felt his energy pushing out
her own feelings and thoughts, leaving her speechless and vulnerable in his presence.
She described this situation as a “violation of boundaries,” but she has now learned to
use her aura as positive protection during these episodes.
The biggest aura revelation for me was discovering that the ways in which I had always
tried to protect myself (being defensive, withdrawn, shut down, and angry) were energy
drains in and of themselves, and that my boss was still able to “get in” and drain my
energy. The discovery of being grounded, being aware of my auric field, keeping my auric
field grounded, and having healthy energy circulating through my aura literally changed
my experience of life. Now I truly feel safe and protected, and I am almost immediately
aware when someone or something is trying to violate my boundaries — or if I’m
ungrounded, energetically unprotected, or vulnerable. I feel like a different person than I
was a year ago.
Try This!
• Have you ever been in a roomful of people and seen a person walk in and all heads turn
to look at him or her? I see this as a manifestation of the person’s aura filling up the room,
reaching out and touching people like an energy handshake. Others call this charisma. If
you would like to bring attention to yourself during a speech, in a group, or for whatever
reason, try this with your aura: Fill your aura with bright colors and expand your auric field
into a large cocoon around your body. Experiment first at home to find out how much you
can expand your aura and which size is comfortable for you. Some people can fill an
entire room with their aura and feel comfortable and grounded, while others become
scattered when their auras are expansive. Notice how others react to you when you
practice this fun experiment.
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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:
Evening Share: Tuesday December 16, 2008 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Must have 4 participants to hold share
Participation Fee: $5.00
All Level Reiki Practitioners are invited to attend.
Please email me to let me know you plan to attend
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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 35: Have a Think Slim, Be Slim Day
You know those days when you wake up feeling lethargic, bloated and overfed and low in
the attraction stakes. Get a grip on your day and turn it into a 24-hour program which will
take off a little weight, make you feel spiritually lighter, more in control and will increase
your feelings of self-respect.
THE PLAN FOR THE DAY
Morning: Take a shower, as cold as you can bear, to wake up and get your circulation
going. Put on comfortable clothes which are in bright invigorating colours (red and
oranges if you have them). Sip hot water with a squeeze of lemon- this will help to clear
out the accumulated toxins in your body. Be still and quiet, use a meditation to calm your
mind. Do some exercise. If you are used to aerobic exercise do something energetic, not
just do some simple stretches or jog on the sport for a few minutes. By now your body will
be feeling more in tune. Have a slow, relaxing breakfast, maybe some fruit and herb tea.
Have a slice of whole grain toast if you feel hungry but no refined cereals. Keep your diet
today as pure as you can. Remember to keep drinking the hot water and lemon every
couple of hours, this will help to clear your system and sharpen your mind.
Afternoon: Choose a nutritious lunch which in low in calories but good for your body.
Stay away from refined foods. Try homemade vegetable soup, steamed and blended
vegetables and a slice of whole grain toast if you are at home. Follow this with a large
glass of mineral water. If you are at work, choose a light, wholesome sandwich and some
fruit. When your lunch is digested, have a 15-minute exercise boost. Repeat the morning
exercise if you like. If you are at work, take a fast walk around the block in your lunch
hour. Keep drinking your hot water and lemon.
Evening: Have a huge plateful of salad with some low calorie protein like cottage cheese
or hard boiled eggs. Take time to prepare a really interesting salad and make it look
attractive. Eat slowly. Stay off the salad dressing, use a drop of apple cider vinegar or
balsamic vinegar with some chopped herbs to add interest. Relax and listen to some
music after dinner. Consider how well you approached your day and how well you have
treated yourself. Take a 15-minute stroll and then relax in a warm bath before bed.
Tomorrow you will wake up feeling better and brighter and lighter.
Next Month: Suggestion 36: Enjoy the Music of the Spheres
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10. Miscellaneous:
Upcoming Reiki Classes:
Reiki Level 1 Class:
Tuesday Evenings: 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
March 4- March 25, 2008
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!
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 February
February 2 - February 23 Mondays
Morning Class: 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
Evening Class: 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
February 4 - February 25 Wednesdays
Morning Class: 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
Evening Class: 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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