I'm going off topic a bit today because I feel the need to voice my opinion on something that we ALL should do everyday of our lives. In fact I dare you to do it! Give yourselves 15 minutes of quiet time.
In otherwords turn off your phones, TV's, laptops, game machines and books and have 15 minutes to detangle your day's thoughts and slow your mind down so there is nothing in there except silence. My quiet time is either when I am walking at 6am in the morning or when I have Reiki before I go to bed. If I can do it with 2 kids and a wife who likes to talk then we all can! (sorry Helen but you do!)
Its only when I stopped walking that I realised that this 'me' time set me up for the day ahead and cleared my head of clutter!
I struggled to empty my mind to start with and now find I am having a better nights sleep and I don't wake up in the morning with the same frantic thoughts going round and round in my head.
I think we need to take a backwards step and realise that our lives are passing by like a blink of an eyelid and try and slow things down because before too long it will have passed us by.
I dare you to try it for a week. I bet you notice a difference, I know I have!
Tuesday, 16 August 2011
Monday, 15 August 2011
The force is with you.......
The more I practice my new found skills the more I am noticing slight changes to my perception of the energy that rushes through me. I am now noticing my aura when healing myself and also engaging in Helen's aura (ooh how rude) and I am feeling that the stronger the energy pull in a specific area the more Reiki is needed.
Every living thing has an Aura and it surrounds us like a force field. Some people can feel it and in some cases they can see it. It is a few centimeters above our body and can have a number of layers and colours colours running through it.The colours and layers represent different feelings, emotions, thinking, behaviour, and health as well. Another thing I am noticing is when I place my hands close together I can feel the Reiki energy between my hands and it can vary from hot to cold and ferocious to calming. Nothing surprises me with this incredible healing energy and I still struggle to explain how it feels.
I am struggling to empty my mind during Reiki and find it takes a while to do this. My mind is over active with everything to do with my journey. I do believe that with time and practice I will be able to control my thoughts far more effectively and get in to the 'Reiki Zone' quicker. At least its only me that I am holding up and not a client!
After the business module at the college my focus has been shaken up and I have a much clearer business model to work towards. I think its very easy to get drawn in to the money side of it especially when Reiki is a very pure energy and has no place for ego. Of course I want to make a living from my therapies but I do know that I will have to incorporate other unique selling points in to my business to enable me to grow my core business in to a full time profession.
These are very exciting times and I cant wait to share my experiences during my first year of business and beyond.
Every living thing has an Aura and it surrounds us like a force field. Some people can feel it and in some cases they can see it. It is a few centimeters above our body and can have a number of layers and colours colours running through it.The colours and layers represent different feelings, emotions, thinking, behaviour, and health as well. Another thing I am noticing is when I place my hands close together I can feel the Reiki energy between my hands and it can vary from hot to cold and ferocious to calming. Nothing surprises me with this incredible healing energy and I still struggle to explain how it feels.
I am struggling to empty my mind during Reiki and find it takes a while to do this. My mind is over active with everything to do with my journey. I do believe that with time and practice I will be able to control my thoughts far more effectively and get in to the 'Reiki Zone' quicker. At least its only me that I am holding up and not a client!
After the business module at the college my focus has been shaken up and I have a much clearer business model to work towards. I think its very easy to get drawn in to the money side of it especially when Reiki is a very pure energy and has no place for ego. Of course I want to make a living from my therapies but I do know that I will have to incorporate other unique selling points in to my business to enable me to grow my core business in to a full time profession.
These are very exciting times and I cant wait to share my experiences during my first year of business and beyond.
Tuesday, 9 August 2011
Aiming too high!
I suppose I was aiming too high in hoping to blog every day for 21 days to help me keep all of my experiences and thoughts written down! Excuses are in no particular order:
Full time job
Christening weekend
Business start up and costings
Revising for my Anatomy, Physiology and pathology studies
Self healing
Spending time with my family
I was overwhelmed at the weekend with all the positive feed back I had received about my blog at my little boys christening. I am now blessed with a number of people willing to try a Reiki treatment, which bodes well once I complete my level 2 Reiki attunement in September.
My self healing has been incorporated in to my everyday life and I can really notice the difference between pre and post treatments. With time and focus I am sure I can pass this feeling of wellness and energy on to my clients. Last night I had a terrible headache (post hangover tiredness and pain) and I put all my effort in to treating my head. I could really feel the energy when I moved my hands around my head especially in the area of the pain. It really did diminish when i held my hands over and on the area.I did go to sleep with my hand on my head and I woke up in the middle of the night and was refreshed and more importantly it had gone.
The sceptics will say that it was the sleep.. maybe it was... one thing I do know is i don't normally feel so alert and with it in the middle of the night?
I don't think I will be blogging as often as its difficult to keep up the frequency with so much going on and maintain an interesting blog.
Full time job
Christening weekend
Business start up and costings
Revising for my Anatomy, Physiology and pathology studies
Self healing
Spending time with my family
I was overwhelmed at the weekend with all the positive feed back I had received about my blog at my little boys christening. I am now blessed with a number of people willing to try a Reiki treatment, which bodes well once I complete my level 2 Reiki attunement in September.
My self healing has been incorporated in to my everyday life and I can really notice the difference between pre and post treatments. With time and focus I am sure I can pass this feeling of wellness and energy on to my clients. Last night I had a terrible headache (post hangover tiredness and pain) and I put all my effort in to treating my head. I could really feel the energy when I moved my hands around my head especially in the area of the pain. It really did diminish when i held my hands over and on the area.I did go to sleep with my hand on my head and I woke up in the middle of the night and was refreshed and more importantly it had gone.
The sceptics will say that it was the sleep.. maybe it was... one thing I do know is i don't normally feel so alert and with it in the middle of the night?
I don't think I will be blogging as often as its difficult to keep up the frequency with so much going on and maintain an interesting blog.
Wednesday, 3 August 2011
Burn baby burn Reiki Inferno!
Reiki is pronounced 'Ray' 'Key' and is Japanese for Universal Life Energy. Its all around us and we breath it in and out, but over time we have decided to ignore it and not utilise its healing nature! Its origins are from Japan and in particularly the 'Journey' Dr Usui undertook and his teachings about his attunement. There are no religious beliefs attached to Reiki so anyone can give or receive a treatment. The only prerequisite is to want to be healed. We are all tapped in to this incredible life force energy and with attunement can help ourselves and our close friends and family. My decision is to go one step further and be a Reiki Therapist.
I think its like a lot of things in life that bypass us. We get ill and go to the doctors and they administer antibiotics or another man made cure. Why not try a natural remedy... they have not stopped working.... we just consciously don't look for it! Its probably cheaper than a prescription too! Don't get me wrong I know that certain illnesses do need a doctors intervention but there is nothing wrong with trying to combine both and of course tell your doctor or nurse about what you are going to do. As with normal drugs combining a natural remedy with one from the doctors could cause side effects so its best to check first.
Which gets me back on to Reiki. This is not a therapy that replaces conventional means it is more of an aid to wellness and well being. You have to consciously want to receive Reiki otherwise it loses its effectiveness.I burn up like a furnace when its my time to heal and there is nothing I can do to stop it! In a similar way I go in to overdrive when I am writing or talking about Reiki. It's funny because I now know the feeling of having a 'burning desire'! I just did not think it would be all encompassing!
I did not get chance to self heal at work yesterday and I really felt a difference on the evening where I could not keep my eyes open so today is going to be different. I am determined to incorporate it in to my work routine because i have already felt the benefits of a less tired mind late afternoons.
I'm still struggling to know if this can be a viable full time business or weather I will have to combine other treatments to it to create a broader client base. My heart says its Reiki all the way but my conscious mind is pulling me back. As my nan used to say the proof of the pudding is in the eating... in other words over time I will find out if this path is the correct one. The good thing is during my process of finding my holistic business feet I still have a great job to go to and enjoy! For that I am oober grateful.
I think its like a lot of things in life that bypass us. We get ill and go to the doctors and they administer antibiotics or another man made cure. Why not try a natural remedy... they have not stopped working.... we just consciously don't look for it! Its probably cheaper than a prescription too! Don't get me wrong I know that certain illnesses do need a doctors intervention but there is nothing wrong with trying to combine both and of course tell your doctor or nurse about what you are going to do. As with normal drugs combining a natural remedy with one from the doctors could cause side effects so its best to check first.
Which gets me back on to Reiki. This is not a therapy that replaces conventional means it is more of an aid to wellness and well being. You have to consciously want to receive Reiki otherwise it loses its effectiveness.I burn up like a furnace when its my time to heal and there is nothing I can do to stop it! In a similar way I go in to overdrive when I am writing or talking about Reiki. It's funny because I now know the feeling of having a 'burning desire'! I just did not think it would be all encompassing!
I did not get chance to self heal at work yesterday and I really felt a difference on the evening where I could not keep my eyes open so today is going to be different. I am determined to incorporate it in to my work routine because i have already felt the benefits of a less tired mind late afternoons.
I'm still struggling to know if this can be a viable full time business or weather I will have to combine other treatments to it to create a broader client base. My heart says its Reiki all the way but my conscious mind is pulling me back. As my nan used to say the proof of the pudding is in the eating... in other words over time I will find out if this path is the correct one. The good thing is during my process of finding my holistic business feet I still have a great job to go to and enjoy! For that I am oober grateful.
Monday, 1 August 2011
Hot and Cold
Last night I decided to try Reiki with my wife Helen. Not a full treatment, because it was getting late . I concentrated on the upper,middle and lower back and I could feel different temperatures as I continued the treatment. The lower back was very cold during the treatment but Helen felt the warmth of the Reiki. I initially did the treatment with a hands on approach and then repeated the exercise with my hands a couple of centimeters above. I felt the same temperature changes in the same places which I found really fascinating. Helen told me this morning that she slept really well!
I'm noticing a pattern of Reiki because every afternoon I get over energized in my hands and face. Its probably a crap explanation but that's the only way I can explain it, I do think its my inner self telling me to heal myself which I do. The energy is getting really strong now and I can't wait to start working with this properly and more importantly helping people other than myself.
I might begin offering a few family treatments to help me gain confidence in my ability and keep my journey moving forward so if you fancy having a taster before I am qualified let me know.
I'm noticing a pattern of Reiki because every afternoon I get over energized in my hands and face. Its probably a crap explanation but that's the only way I can explain it, I do think its my inner self telling me to heal myself which I do. The energy is getting really strong now and I can't wait to start working with this properly and more importantly helping people other than myself.
I might begin offering a few family treatments to help me gain confidence in my ability and keep my journey moving forward so if you fancy having a taster before I am qualified let me know.
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