Back in The Saddle Again!

After what was about a 3 or so year rut I have finally found the fire lit under me to get back to doing Reiki again.

Over the last couple of months or so I have been getting the hankering to get back to Reiki as well as teaching it. I got my Reiki paperwork back together as my original binder with everything in it is in storage in a spot I physically can not get to. I was able to borrow the paperwork from my teacher to make copies.

I began reading through everything again, talking to other practitioners, friends of mine started taking Reiki classes, I ran into friends who I had no idea were even into such a thing only to find out they were certified practitioners as well. I started taking notice, seeing the “signs”. I some new attunements I have been needing and started hanging out at the location where I learned Reiki and helping out.

I still have more attunements to get but I have people ready for classes and I even have a holistic fair coming up in May where I will be doing Reiki. I will also start doing Reiki at where I learned Reiki soon.

Things are looking up. It is nice to have it be so obvious when I am on the right path.

On to bigger and better things!

Interesting Experience

Last night was a night I wish I could have had someone with me who did not believe or understand that energy can not only be felt but the effects of energy in action can be seen.

I was in a class on Shamanism that I have been taking for about a year and during the class I was giving Reiki to friend who is also a class member. During this everyone was sitting around a large table. The Shaman I am learning from had a candle in front of him as part of an alter he has during classes. As I was doing Reiki on my friend the class members were all concentrating on sending healing energies to her as well. 

After a few minutes not only did the tempurature in the room begin to increase noticibly, there was what I felt was an energy vortex. As this energy formed the vortex the candle in front of the Shaman leading the class begain to flicker and dance just like someone was blowing on it. It showed me, even though I already knew, just how real the power of such energy is and how all of us have the ability to send it where it is needed. I just wish someone that did not believe would have been there to see it.

Reiki Experimentation

Having been born with Spina Bifida resulting in paralysis of the lower half of my right leg one of the things I have been feeling a calling to do with Reiki is work with people with disabilities. Especially those involving nerve damage and paralysis.

After doing a lot of reading over the last couple of years on Reiki about those who claim that their blood disorder, a certain disease they may have, or paralysis was either much weaker or completely gone after a series of Reiki treatments over a few months to a few years, I started thinking that I would like to begin my own experimentation with such things and decided I should be my own first subject.

Over the next few months on as steady a schedule as possible, or whenever I would think about it, I would do at least a few minutes of Reiki on the lower half of my right leg. At times I have done upwards of an hour.

I went into this with no expectations. Pure curiosity just to see what if anything does happen.

Within about two weeks I began to notice pins and needles and sensation I have never felt there before due to the paralysis. To me this was proof positive that it is indeed possible to reverse, at least partially, things like nerve damage and paralysis. However, one of my doctors happened to mention that ,with all of the operations I have had on my right leg and foot, I should actually be glad I can't feel it because the pain from all of those operations would be overwhelming. So, I stopped. I had been this way since birth and I am so used to it that it doesn't bother me to have the paralysis.

However, this did not impede my interest on doing these treatments on others with paralysis if they were willing.

Recently in a group I am involved in, I asked if anyone in the group who may have blood disorder such as Diabetes, or perhaps paralysis or know anyone who does and they would be interested in participating on this experimentation with me please let me know.

Little did I know several of them were interested. Then, just yesterday a friend of mine happened to mention on Facebook that a friend of hers needs prayers and healing energy sent her way due to severe pain from shoulder surgery she recently had. I asked my friend if it was her left shoulder(I am also a bit of a medical intuitive)but she was not sure so I had her ask. She did confirm that it was her left shoulder. I asked my friend to ask her friend if she would give me permission to work with her remotely. Once I received the permission, without even having heard of Reiki before but willing to try anything, she ended up sending me a message. After talking a few moments it turns out that she fell last year and had to have her shoulder operated on. The doctor messed up the operation and ended up partially paralyzing her entire arm and she now has 90% loss of sensation(Paralysis does not automatically mean loss of sensation. It can effect only mobility.).

Upon finding that out I couldn't resist the chance to mention my plans for experimentation with Reiki treatments on people with blood disorders, paralysis etc.

I shared more information about Reiki and I then asked if she would be willing to participate in my experimentation and without missing a beat she agreed to participate.

So, over the coming months I will be working with them all and keeping everything documented They will continue to live and eat as they normally do, and continue any medications they need for whatever they have. Those with blood disorders will visit their doctors more regularly for blood tests. Those who test themselves, those with Diabetes for instance, will keep track of their numbers in a journal and see if they notice needing their medications more or less or, need to eat something to lower or raise their blood sugar levels.

I look forward to this and wil blog about it as often as possible once these treatments begin.

Website Update

Today after having http://www.EarthStarReiki.com for well over a year I finally added content to it. No fancy graphics right now. Just text. But it's a start!

The most difficult part was writing my philosophy page.

If you have a moment go check it out :)

Received Reiki Master Teacher Certification today

Today, four days passed a year from the day I received my Reiki Practitioner certification, I co-taught my first Reiki level 1 class and was given my Reiki Master Teacher certification.

I feel completely mentally and physically exhausted. I will sleep very well tonight.

I have gained a whole new respect for teachers and their lesson planning. I thought I was prepared and ready to go until shortly after the class started and I basically choked on a part I did not remember and was not in the paper work I had. To top it all off I have misplaced my notes from all my previous classes. That didn't help at all.

However, it all worked out in the end. I actually feel my co-teacher saved the day. I actually felt that I did so badly that when I was handed me the certificate I was actually surprised.

So, now I have to reassess my lesson outline and my delivery. Then I have to get back on the horse, so to speak, and get more practice teaching as soon as possible.

All things considered with how it went it was a big confidence boost and learning experience of what not to do and what to work on.

Completed Final Reiki Master Teacher Class

  This passed Thursday I completed the last class required before co-teaching a Reiki level 1 class next month to earn my Reiki Master Teacher certification. Half of me can't wait to co-teach the class and the other half is a little nervous with anticipation. I just have to keep in mind that my student will be a friend of mine, I have known my classmate that I will be teaching with for a while now, and my teacher is very understanding and patient.
  It has been a very interesting journey I have been on learning with two different classmates and a very patient teacher always there to help when I fumble and I have definitely fumbled. Even in my last class. On something that should be deeply burned into my brain by now. Then there is the practicing I have done on friends and family. Both in person and distant.
  There has been a remarkable change in my awareness, intuition, energy levels and other aspects of my life since I first started this journey. I look forward to where it will lead with much enthusiasm.

Master Class Level IV Complete

Last week I completed the Level 4 class of the Master Classes.

This time I was able to finally work with my classmate. I had to take the first three by myself due to scheduling issues and other things mentioned in previous posts.

It was nice to finally get to work with her. This time in addition to learning more about teaching Reiki I learned more about using crystals during Reiki sessions and was introduced to a crystal, the name of which escapes me at the moment, that was so powerful my hand was buzzing with energy from over a foot away before it was in my hand. I held onto it for a bit during class and actually got a bit "crystal high" which was a first for me.

There is one class left next month and then in March I co-teach a small Reiki practitioner level 1 class with my classmate. I was a little nervous about teaching until I found out the only students will be the student I bring, a friend of mine interested in learning Reiki, and my classmate's student who is a friend of hers.

This is all getting more and more exciting the more I learn and closer I get to certification. It has definitely been an interesting journey since I took my first class. I will have my certification just under a year after having started the classes.