Reiki Help Blog

As previously announced here, Oasis Reiki (that would be me) held Shoden/Level I Reiki Training at Florida Atlantic University’s Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, in Boca Raton, Florida. I can’t rave enough about the space that has been designed there for a nursing program deeply rooted in caring. So first let me share a slideshow. Please read below to get a real sense of what transpires in Reiki Training.

Reiki is a way of living with wisdom and compassion. It’s a way to reclaim your authentic self. To move out of the past, return from the future and live fully awake in the present. Reiki shifts your paradigm too, revealing the many layers of reality. It helps you find energetic integrity. Reiki heals the human condition. It transforms your consciousness so you can be your true self. Your heart and mind become unified and you’re empowered to walk in peace. Reiki brings you what you need. Through the years, I’ve witnessed with inner joy and gratitude everything student practitioners share about their Reiki training experiences. These are nothing less thanpoetic and I’ll now attempt to convey some measure of what I was privileged to witness this past weekend.

An ocean, cloud and light was received. Plans changed many moons ago came to completion and an ordination was received. Tears inspired by sheer beauty flowed. Peace was tangible. Never before reached depth in meditation was commonplace. After lunch heartburn relieved completely. Back pain healed. Several first-time spiritual awakenings. The courage to face things one doesn’t want to. A young person’s talent validated. Success affirmed. Shoulders lightened. Realization of inner powers. Wonder. Recognition.

And hugs. Heart on heart hugs.

Always heart on heart hugs.

Updated July 2, 2008

An early testimonial:

“…Now that I have had a little time to reflect and absorb, I want to thank you for being YOU and what you brought to me this weekend. I can already notice changes in me, there is a deepening sense of calm within, much more energy both physically and spiritually. It has been both a fulfillment and rebirth of sorts. I am different, I am one with myself, and my surroundings. The teaching and empowerments brought through you this weekend are amazing. Thank you for thus far guiding and teaching me. The teaching and tools you brought to me will continue to aid and guide my journey…”

–J.G., West Palm Beach, Fla

I just love how online technology is able to bring such intentions forward.

Don Alverto Taxo, a Quichua elder and Iachak (community leader/healer), speaks of the ancient prophecy of the eagle and the condor meeting to bring a new harmony into the world. Don Alverto invites us all to trust the universal human intuition to bring greater harmony into our lives, and to seek after life’s deeper meaning. (Video below…if you have an email subscription, click to the original post to view it.)

The previous entry on this began:

What does it mean to be a Healer? The Healer is first a unifier. This can be at a political level or in the psyche.

Let’s explore what this means in the psyche. There’s a simple 5-body model of our makeup:

1. Energy or etheric body
2. Physical body
3. Emotional body
4. Mental body
5. Spiritual body

This describes what we are in the holistic and spiritual view. We are this whole, interacting, layered being, with all parts influencing and dependent on each other. The wellbeing of any one body depends on all the others. We want to function well as a whole, addressing all bodies.

It’s key to understand that there isn’t a hierarchy here. Each body is significant. There are natural strengths, likes and dislikes. You’ve probably observed that you may be comfortable with physical activity and sports, or perhaps best when putting your intellect to use, or feel confident dealing with your emotions, or perhaps your spirit is where you find the most joy. All of us have bodies which make sense to us, that we’re good at maintaining and excelling. Then there are those bodies that feel out of reach for us or confusing. Sometimes we even don’t know that a certain body exits.

From the Healer’s viewpoint integration is the answer to knowing ourself as a whole. When we spend all our time on parts we know intimately, parts we can wield well, our other bodies feel left out, like they don’t have keys to our home, or the key doesn’t fit. With no other recourse, these parts draw our attention in unhealthy ways, leading to imbalances and suffering that could’ve been easily avoided with a little care for the whole self.

It’s well known that “heal” simply means to make whole, but it’s worth repeating here. We originate as a whole, then through life experiences we fragment and focus on the fragments. Sometime we entirely forget parts of ourself for years and years. Or we let others and circumstances steal these parts.

When the Healer finally shows up, it acts like a giant magnet, pulling essential parts of yourself back to you, and reinstalling them once again in their rightful place in your being. The Healer also acts as great communicator between your bodies so each knows about the other, what ails or redeems it, what it needs, what it can offer the rest of the team that is you.

With unconditional love the Healer coalesces us to our unified origin.

to be continued…

Today I’m grateful for children’s books and how enriching they have been to my son and I. I had stopped reading fiction fifteen years ago as my spiritual path grew (just didn’t have time for it). Having majored in English Literature, this was a departure for me. With the birth of my son that changed. And we’ve discovered some gems. We’ve read many really good, really amazing ones, books that make you think and fill your heart, and some forgotten but cherished anyway. These books are so well written, enjoyable for adults too and go beyond being fiction alone. Here’s a partial list you may enjoy especially if there are kids in your life (don’t have to be your own).

THE GREAT KAPOK TREE by Lynne Cherry. This one teaches about how nature’s balance is interdependent by using the Kapok tree as home to the many creatures who depend on it, and each other. It emphasizes preservation.

HOLES by Louis Sachar. A very unusual and original story about a kid wrongly accused, sent to a corrupt boys’ camp, with past generations in his own and other characters’ families adding to the richness. The movie is equally good, one of the best from page to screen.

HOOT by Carl Hiaasen. Don’t bother with the movie unless you’ve got nothing better to do. Superb, fast-paced writing, great humor, environmental preservation theme and empowering to kids.

A SINGLE SHARD by Linda Sue park. A new author we discovered. Story of the historically accurate fame of 12th century Korean pottery, involving an orphan boy living under a bridge and how he bests the odds, losses his best friend and finds a new family. Many cultural textures too.

THE FIRE WITHIN by Chris D’Lacey. Another author who’s new to us. It’s the first in a trilogy, with a fourth book now coming out. It is about Dragons with lots of fantasy, but it’s really about people, relationships, personal quests and integrity. The writing is top-notch, thrilling to read, humorous, and a very original voice.

Please visit the authors’ websites. I linked directly to the book page, but the sites have a lot of content, are educational, there are activities and other empowering information.

This is part of Nneka at Balanced Life Center’s 2007’s Season of Gratitude.

My posts in the series:
Grateful despite the news
Gifts of acknowledgment