Reiki And A Balanced Life

Spiritual laws have been given to us throughout the centuries. One of those laws repeated countlessly by wise teachers is balance. Reiki is all about balance and symmetry. Reiki gently permeates our being at every level, helping us, supporting us to move into a balanced state of being in all areas of our lives. For some of us this balancing act could take years. Symmetry physically, spiritually, mentally and emotionally is our birth right, but we have just forgotten how truly important it is.
It doesn't matter what happens to you, it only matters how you deal with it. Trust, tolerance, gentleness, patience, and persistence are the keys to success. All journeys start with one small step. Be brave enough to take steps, one at a time in life, even if you are not sure where the path seems to be going. One of the goals passed on to us by Takata (the first Reiki Master in the West) is, "Just for today do not worry." The wisdom behind this statement is profound. Trust that the Universe is friendly. Trust that we are part of an orderly Universe. Trust that we are taken care of, no matter how it appears to us.
When I was a child my Irish grandmother used to tell me a wonderful story. Coincidentally, I have read or heard three or four versions of this story over the years.
There once was an Irish potato farmer whose pride and joy was his beautiful, strong black farm horse. Every day the farmer and the horse plowed his fields, pulled out stumps, or fixed fences. Everyday the farmer stopped work at noon, unbuckled the horse's harness, and let the horse graze freely while he ate his meal under a tree. One day a huge thunderstorm rumbled across the green Irish hills and startled the horse. He ran off across the hills, and the farmer could not catch him. Well, his neighbors gathered together in the local pub trying to console the farmer. They were very concerned and said "Oh, poor ol Sean!" This is such bad luck. He will never be able to get his fields ready now for planting." As they started to tell him how terrible things looked for him, he just smiled quietly and said, "We will just have to wait and see. We don't have the full story yet." But his friends and neighbors were very worried. They knew this was definitely bad luck.
A month later the potato farmer's horse came back with fifteen beautiful mares. The farmer corralled them all, and his neighbors crowded around saying, "Oh, what good luck! This is wonderful!" The local pub was filled with tales of what a great thing this was to have happened to good ol' Sean. But the old farmer just smiled and said, "We will just have to wait and see. We don't have the full story yet." But his neighbors went away talking about how great his luck was. A few weeks later the old farmers' son was breaking these new high strung horses. One particularly wild mare threw him off so badly that he broke both of his legs. The farmers's neighbors were back shaking their heads at the farmer's terrible luck. Now they were all really worried!
The farmer just smiled and said, "We will just have to wait and see. We don't have the full story yet." Of course, all of his neighbors knew that poor ol' Sean was cracking up from all the stress he had been under. They couldn't imagine what the old farmer was thinking. Nothing good could ever come from his son having two broken legs.
Then the government declared war and sent out a proclamation to all the towns and villages across the countryside. "All able bodied men in the villages and on the farms were called to fight for their country." Many knew the country was not really in a position to fight this war and they feared their sons would not return home safely.
All the young men, except the farmer's son because of his broken legs, had to go off to fight and leave their families. Now the neighbors knew this was amazing luck, but the old Irish potato farmer just smiled and said, " We will just have to wait and see. We don't have the full story yet."
When I am tempted to judge a situation or worry about things I can not control, I think about my grandmother's story and the old Irish farmer. Reiki helps us gain perspective and be able to wait and see because we know we don't have the full story yet.

Patricia Rose Upczak has been involved in Reiki since 1985. She is a Reiki Master. Her book Reiki A Way of Life is available in paperback, kindle, audiobooks and in Spanish. For more information on her schedule, classes and work please go to http://www.coincidence-creativity.com. Please follow her on Facebook, Twitter or email her at synchron@csd.net.

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What is Reiki and How You Can Become a Reiki Master

Reiki was developed as a way to promote healing and reduce stress. "Laying on the hands" is the motto behind Reiki techniques.
The stress appears when the life energy that flows through our body is very low. If this unseen life energy is high then we are capable of doing almost anything. If this energy is high so will our capabilities and we'll be more capable in dealing with day to day stress and problems. Reiki comes from two Japanese words - spiritually guided life force energy and wisdom.
Most patients that went through Reiki treatment said that it was a nice and wonderful experience. Since this treatment applies to the whole body it creates a feeling of security, peace and confidence. It's the best natural way to treat our emotions and bodies. Reiki meditations work and are effective no matter what your illness is or what problems you may have. There are no side effects and is can be used in combination with medical treatment.
The Reiki techniques are quite easy to comprehend and learn and you can find Reiki classes almost everywhere. You don't have to be young or healthy in order to do this. You can learn how to heal others as well as yourself regardless of your training, intellect or background.
Reiki is not a religious thing so if you want to experience the Reiki treatment you don't need to quit your current religion. Reiki is more a spiritual treatment and you'll be able to heal even if you don't believe in God. All the Reiki practitioners promote harmony with every thing, person and life form that surrounds us. Only this way the healing comes naturally, since it comes from inner harmony and peace. It will make you more balanced and you'll see its effects right away. You just need to believe in it for this.
The Reiki healing process works like this: The healer lays his hand just a few inches above the patient's body and move their hands until they "sense" where is located the problem. After that they'll ask the patient to concentrate its energy into that area while they'll do the same. This process will help in healing the mind and the body of the patient.
They say that your emotions are to strong or your mind is too stressed that your body will suffer as well. This technique can be used along with medical treatment in hospitals and can help the person recover faster in both ways: body and mind.

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Addicted to Reiki Attunements

Some people have a tendency to become addicted to Reiki attunements and I've come across more than several of them in just the past two months. These individuals think if they can get the next level attunement, their life will improve, they will become a more effective practitioner, they'll be better able to address certain conditions, etc. I know fist hand how this is because I used to be addicted to attunements, myself.

When I first got involved with Reiki I felt a need to become attuned to the highest levels of every style I could manage. I thought that the next attunement would make my Reiki more powerful and effective and this lead me on a never ending chase for the next attunement. After receiving 7 attunements to various types of Reiki, I still wasn't satisfied. It was at this point that I realized I had become addicted to attunements and I was looking to them to make me a more effective practitioner...but it wasn't working.

With some inward reflection, I saw that it wasn't more attunements that would make me a better practitioner; it was, instead, clearing away my limiting beliefs, negative thoughts and emotional blocks that would enable me to have clearer access to the Reiki energy. Now, I know that many manuals teach that this is precisely what an attunement does for us and I don't dispute that but after so many attunements over a period of a littler over a year, I still wasn't seeing the changes I was seeking. Therefore, I took it upon myself to actively work with these issues.

I wrote down all the limiting beliefs I knew I had, all the emotional hurt from my past and my fears for the present and future and began working with them. After a couple of months of clearing away these limitations, I found I was better able to help myself, my family and my clients. Finally, I was seeing the results I had wanted for so long. Then probably the most important revelation came...if I had just fully used the Usui Reiki and applied it to the right areas of my life I wouldn't have needed all those other attunements. Though I don't regret the other attunements and I don't regret learning as much as I did, I do realize that it did not help me achieve my ultimate goal. This isn't to say it's a bad idea to branch out and learn something more than what you were originally taught but my opinion is that if your goal is to become a better practitioner (and you've gone as far as you can in a certain style such as Usui), chasing attunements isn't the way to get there. Instead, go inside and find out what is blocking you in your life and use what you already have to help clear it away. Then, when the internal work is done, if you feel a desire to learn more you'll know your decision isn't based merely on an addiction to attunements.

Jason Hundley is an Usui and Karuna Ki Reiki Master Teacher with 3 years of experience practicing and 14 months teaching. To learn Reiki online from Jason, visit [http://www.onlinereikicourse.com]

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4 Free Techniques For Reiki Self Attunement

Reiki is natural healing with energy. Reiki heals by bringing in balance and harmony to those who embrace it. Everything and anything in this world is made up of different energy that vibrates at different frequencies. Because energy can not be destroyed, it remains in its constant state until it is converted.

Free techniques for Reiki self attunement allow one to replace negative energy with positive energy in order heal the mind, body, and soul.

Listed below are the 4 free techniques on how to self attune yourself to Reiki to better understand how simple and effective this energy healing can be.

1. Preparation to self attune yourself to Reiki is important. Meditation starting one week prior to your self attunement session is best. Meditation helps clear and relax the mind and body. It allows us to open up on a more spiritual level. One should also stop smoking and drinking alcohol one day prior to self attunement since these can cause blockage in the body.

2. On the day of self attunement, it is helpful to sit in a meditative position. Try and imagine all negative energies releasing from your body through your crown chakra. Your crown chakra is located at the top of your head. When I do this, sometimes I imagine an angel coming down with a bucket to collect my negative thoughts and energies and rid them from me. (Picturing an action like the angel works best for me.)

3. Mentally repeat to yourself which Reiki level you wish to be attuned. If you wish to start with Reiki Level 1, then repeat this to yourself and meditate on it.

4. Feel the Reiki level that you request enter through your crown chakra and flowing through each and every part of your body. It helps to picture this Reiki level as a white light. Enjoy the meditative feeling you are in for roughly 30 - 45 minutes. Once your whole body clears, you can ground yourself.

There are a lot more different techniques to Reiki self attunement. The above provides a brief lesson for someone interested in self attuning them self to Reiki. A person who embraces these techniques to heal themselves, will think clearer, and find that they have more energy to perform in their daily lives.

If you are interested in becoming a Spiritual Reiki Master through Self Attunement, I would recommend you to consider the information above.

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