BLESSED REIKI!

Reiki is consistently ever-present for me

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Consistent Reiki

When I wake up in the morning, Reiki is present. Reiki is present with me throughout my day. Reiki energy surrounds me whilst I sleep. Even if I forget to invoke my symbols, the energy of Reiki continues to nudge me gently throughout my day: “Wake up! I’m here! Call on me!” Reiki energy seems to whisper urgently. It’s been this way for a long time and I wouldn’t want it any other way.

During the first few years of awakening to my Authentic Self, I used self-Reiki consciously and regularly. I’d virtually forgotten about my Reiki empowerment or having been blessed with Reiki in the midst of my personal healing and growth Journey. Everything came before Reiki energy, even after I’d been attuned to my Level III Usui Master/Teacher. My Reiki Sensei gently informed me that everything would happen when it was ‘right’ and I didn’t need to push Reiki in my own Life or in anyone else’s. It simply is.

Reiki is an Extension of Me

Now, it’s as though Reiki is an extension of myself, like an arm or a leg. It literally comes with me where I go, wherever I am, whomever I interact with. No matter that others have no clue what I’m doing when I draw a symbol in the air arbitrarily. Most of the time, I do this with my imagination now, but years ago, I’d use my finger to draw a symbol in the air above my head or when I entered a room where the energy felt dense, sticky.

It’s simpler now that I’ve been attuned to the sweet & powerful energy of Holy Fire II Karuna™ Reiki. Now I simply access and focus on the symbols I wish to invoke and the energy instantaneously flows working its powerful magic in any given situation or on any willing participant. So in this moment, being my Authentic Self is easier than ever as Reiki guides me on a daily basis.

Reiki helps Manifest my Life situations

Reiki Manifests my Authentic Life

Reiki energy is useful in manifesting my authentic Life with ease and grace. It is the innate fabric of my very Being, interwoven delicately, intricately within my energy field. Reiki continues to have huge impacts on how well I manifest anything into my Life situations. When I’m struggling to remain Present and focused, Reiki is here to gently nudge me back into Presence, back into Love and into the higher vibrational energy field. And I remain grateful and honored. I am blessed!

For me personally, Reiki is the Divine I Am consciousness, the Light Force, the Power of Now. Reiki is perfect. Angelic. Purity. Divine Love.

Thank you Archangels, Angels, Divine Masters, Ascended Light Masters, Reiki Masters, Undines, Fairies, Elementals and All Sentient Beings & Light Beings.

Blessings, Love & Light, My Friends ~

Reiki Nurse (Kathi)

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The Intricate Presence of Reiki

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Reiki Energy is a refuge for many practitioners

Reiki Energy: A Spiritual Tool

By now, we may all be able (or willing) to agree that Reiki is a form of energy work that is described by practitioners and clients alike as healing, soothing, gentle, intelligently designed and, let’s face it, amazing! Every single day I strive to think about, meditate on or practice Reiki in my daily Life. I fall short often, but on the days that I feel spot on energetically, everything else falls into place nicely. Synchronicity. I love when it happens! 

When I’m on my game, not only do I benefit, but everyone around me benefits, as well.  Those are the days I’m more aware of Presence. I often wonder how many Reiki practitioners over the years have achieved enlightenment or reached higher conscious through utilizing Reiki as part of their spiritual practice? 

When I was initially introduced to Reiki Energy, I held it in the highest esteem and felt Reiki was something one uses only in therapeutic settings. What I mean by that is I treated Reiki as though it was separate from me, the person. Clearly, I revered its divinely guided intelligence; yet, I seldom called upon it, unless it was for someone else’s benefit. I rarely, if ever, thought about using Reiki on a daily basis like people do with prayer, mantras, chanting or meditation.

I was virtually clueless as to how to apply Reiki using it as a spiritual tool. I did not realize that its powerful, cosmic energy could be exceptional in helping myself, my plants, my pets, my children or even my vehicles flourish.

Presently for me, Reiki Energy is like an American Express™ card: I never leave home without it. Reiki is an extension of me and has become an aspect of me in many ways. As time has passed, my energy signature has intertwined with Reiki, much like those model strands of DNA we see in science journals. Reiki energy is the powerful, gentle wizard of wellness that I carry close to my heart and soul. It’s my half-full glass of Life giving water, my lush and loving oasis in the arid, scorching desert of Life.

Reiki Evolution

How did it happen that Reiki became one of the Life saving devices I cling to on a daily basis, much like the Supreme Intelligence (God) and spirituality? How did Reiki become my companion, colleague and caregiver ~ what I like to call the 3C’s? When I was initially attuned in the 1^STand 2^ND degrees of Usui Shiki Ryoho, my Reiki Sensei explained Reiki energy and it’s origins to me thoroughly. 

Each Energy Center in our body correlates with
specific organs & functions

I learned about its powerful essence and was Attuned in Reiki in the old method, which is to say very little information was written down for me. My lessons were mostly ‘word of mouth’, although my Sensei did provide us with her version of ‘Cliff Notes’, which helped me immensely when I energy more frequently.

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I sought other Reiki practitioners in my area, but at the time they were few and far between in a small town in Maine. When I did meet others with whom I could share Reiki, we’d meet once or twice with big ideas and plans to ‘start a community support group for Reiki practitioners’. Our ideas, like our meetings, dwindled over time what with Life happening all around us. I was a single mother raising my preteen children virtually alone. I also worked full time as a mental health practitioner. Free time was a luxury that at that point in my Life felt light years away.

Today, over twenty years later, my connection with Reiki healing energy is the anchor that keeps me connected to Mother Earth as I explore higher realms of Consciousness. Today, the Reiki Principles apply wholly to my every day Life. Reiki keeps me grounded and connected to Mother Earth. I’m eternally grateful that Reiki sought me out in this incarnation and connected once again with my soul.

Bright Reiki Blessings to All!

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Meditation & Reiki: A Winning Combination

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Preparing for Meditation

Meditation connects you to the Cosmos 

Humans tend to over-think, over-analyze, over-process and over-exaggerate. It's an affliction of the mind, the ego. The ego is constantly threatened with annihilation, so it clings to conditioned thinking with a ferocious, white-knuckled grip. It's not easy to let go of all the extraneous garbage that clogs up our mindscape and sometimes renders us immobile, because fear (anxiety) is debilitating if we allow it to be. Meditation helps us to quiet the mind. 

Perhaps it will take a bit of time for the quieting of our mind to come about. Prior to any meditation session, it’s helpful to calm yourself with Reiki energy first. Now that I’ve obtained the Holy Fire® Karuna Reiki Master certification, I use the powerful Kriya. But previously, I always used CKR to prepare for my meditation session.

When going into a meditative session, ego will attempt to disrupt us at times by creating agitation and unease. Simply allow your thoughts to come in without judging them or giving them an audience. Allow the thoughts to come in, acknowledge the thought and don't give the thought any more time or energy than that. If it seems your mind is running away with thoughts, bring your attention back to your breathing. 

Quieting the Mind

Allow your thoughts to flow in & out without judgement 

Focus on each inhalation of breath deep into the lungs, as well as each exhalation through up and through your lips. Calm and relaxed. Calm and relaxed. In that way, your mind becomes quiet one thought at a time. There are other ways to quiet the mind, as well, but the preceding explanation is simple and effective.  

Meditation can be taught to your clients who have anxiety issues, bipolar disorder, PTSD and other mental health issues. Meditation helps us to relax, to expand our consciousness, and to ease unwarranted fears and anxieties. It's a most effective remedy for those who are interested in quieting their minds naturally without using drugs, chemicals or any other extraneous or unhealthy methods.

Meditation, when practiced regularly, can change anyone’s Life dramatically. If you're a non-believer, one who thinks he or she cannot meditate or who thinks you cannot let go of anxiety without the use of pills, chemicals or other unhealthy means, continue doing what you've been doing, by all means.

When you're tired of living as you have been, beating your head against the brick wall over and over and expecting different results ~ perhaps you'll seek out a person who can help you learn to meditate effectively. 

Meditation has changed my Life exponentially. It can change anyone’s Life for the better when practiced regularly. Try it. You've got nothing to lose ~ except your fears, anxieties and agitation. 

Peace, Love & Light to all ~

Reiki Nurse 

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A New Paradigm: FEAR: Facilitate Everything, Always using Reiki

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A very thoughtful and poignant post about fear on my daughter’s social site page one morning catapulted me into considering my own inbred fears, and how I've overcome so many of those fears in my short Lifetime. Fear is not a stranger to anyone on this planet, and its insidious tentacles reach out to us in many ways, gripping our Souls and minds, and rooting in our psyches. Fear comes in many shapes, forms, and sizes; and it can be pervasive, invasive, and totally debilitating. 

It isn't ever easy to change our responses and/or reactions to fear, nor is it easy to identity the emotion behind fear, or become totally aware of it in any given situation. Over the years, I’ve become familiar with many acronyms for the word FEAR; such as ‘Face Everything and Recover’ and ‘False Evidence Appearing Real’, which was another tidbit that prompted me to write this article about Reiki and the term ‘fear’. Additionally, I wanted to create an acronym for our vast Reiki community to discuss fear with our clientele and each other that would have some meaning behind it: Create a new paradigm and a new acronym for the word ‘fear’. I took the word and began playing around with various other words, and came up with this acronym: ‘Facilitate Everything, Always using Reiki’. When Reiki is involved, we can be assured that any outcome will be infused with a vibration that is geared towards our highest good!

As Reiki practitioners and human beings, we must try to remember that nothing is ever truly ‘good’ or ‘bad’, ‘negative’ or ‘positive’. It is our perception of the illusions that our ego creates, and our EGO (Easing God Out) that labels our Life situations ‘good’, ‘bad’, ‘negative’, ‘positive’, etc. We label (judge) our thoughts, situations, actions, and so on, because our ego feels a need to categorize everything, when in reality we are all one with each other, with our situations, and with our thoughts. We are a fear-based race ~ the human race ~ and sometimes others' perceptions, words, and actions can plummet us into a fear-filled vacuum from which it can be difficult to extract ourselves. Reiki can facilitate and ensure a smooth landing, so to speak, when our world appears to be turned upside down in the chaos and fear of certain Life situations.

Our analytical minds tend to over-think our emotional responses to fear. In fact, our analytical minds tend to over-think all of our emotions, rather than simply allowing us to ‘sit’ with those emotions, and observe where they will go, and/or what they will create or become. When we learn to live in our Heart Center ~ live Heart-Centered, rather than Ego-centered ~ fear, anxiety, and other negative emotions are decreased, if not banished altogether. We can utilize the power behind Reiki to clear our hearts of what we perceive as ‘negative’ emotions: anger, sadness, fear, jealousy, etc. It’s not as simple a process as my words tend to make it seem, but it is easy. It is not a concept that can actually be intellectualized, but one that can be felt, or perceived on a ‘feeling’ level. Reiki can help us to determine and discern (or sort out) our old and outmoded thought patterns, and Reiki can also help us to become more feeling-centered (heart-centered) than ego-centered. We can use Reiki healing energy to heal our past, to bless our future, and to remain in the Present. Being present allows us to heal ourselves, and in turn facilitate healing for our clients.

How do we learn to live in our Heart-Center? We simply practice living in the moment, rather than in the past or in the future. Living in the moment takes a lot of practice, and as the saying goes, 'practice makes perfect'. It's commonplace to find oneself in the future or in the past at any given moment of any day. Most of us simply cannot seem to stay present all the time, or even 10%, 20%, or more of the time! Over recent months, I’ve determined that Reiki helps me to maintain more Presence during the day, when I’m surrounded by the various energies of colleagues, strangers, family, or friends.

I’ve always felt most centered and in touch with the Divine when I am out alone in Nature, sitting quietly and simply observing what surrounds me. Excursions on my own, by my Self, allow me to connect to my Divinity within and without, and helps me to connect with my True Self, or Higher Self ~ my Spirit. In this way, I align my Soul with the Divine. Some people call this act ‘Surrender’, but I call it ‘Connecting’. I choose to see that each of us has Divinity within ourselves, and that Divine Spark is what is intricately woven into the very fabric of each organ, tissue, and cell in our physical form. Without the Divine Spark of God, nothing would be made manifest. God is the actual Life within each of us, the Essence of each of us.

When we are fearful, worried, stressed ~ we are most likely living in the Future, and worrying about something that hasn't happened, but that we fear may happen. When we are sad, depressed, angry ~ we are living in the past, remembering what someone said, did, (or didn't do!) and feeling the emotions that surrounded those circumstances. In the moment, in the Present (or the Now) there is nothing but bliss, Love, compassion, and contentment. The Present, the Now, is filled with Love, Bliss, and Serenity, because in the Present, there simply are no problems. If we continue to live in the Past, or the Future, we are not allowing ourselves to be Present. Reiki helps me anchor myself in the Present, even if for short periods or quick ‘glimpses’ of it. If we practice living in the Now, we no longer worry about the future or feel sad or angry about the past. How can we be present if we are also in the past or the future?

It sounds so simple, doesn't it? It takes much more practice and mental focus than one can imagine. The good news is that with practice and diligence, we learn to live in the Now, and be present. And using the power of Reiki to help us stay anchored in the present, we cannot go wrong! We can be free from fear, and its constant nagging, burning pain. When I awaken in the morning, I try to remember to invoke the healing power of Reiki energy, along with my Higher Power, Guides, and Angels, to facilitate my day. None of us need live in FEAR (Face Everything And Recover!) any longer, when we understand the meaning of FEAR (Facilitate Everything, Always using Reiki!) and the power behind the Universal Energy that we’ve been imbued with! Thank you Reiki Grand Masters, Reiki Angels, and Reiki Undines …   Namasté.

Reiki RN 

Reiki Joy: How Reiki Transformed my Life

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The Reiki Tree

When I was first introduced to Reiki energy, I was a young woman living in a small, albeit cultural city in New England. I was asked over to a friend’s home for tea, and while I was there she shared her knowledge about Reiki with me, which wasn’t very extensive at the time. She had recently been introduced to the healing energy, as well. Our discussion intrigued me at the time, and I remember thinking I must learn more about this mysterious healing energy.

As it happened, Life got in the way, and the Internet wasn’t quite as accessible back then (1990) as it is today, so I got sidetracked with every day, mundane situations; and nearly forgot about Reiki until a few years later. While attending a group meeting for work, Reiki was brought up in a conversation with another person. I remember thinking at that moment that God must be trying to tell me something, because Reiki was once again the highlight of a random conversation for me.

It was 7 years from that first encounter with Reiki ~ in January of 1997 ~ that I was Attuned in First and Second Degree Reiki in the Usui Rhoyo System of Natural Healing, or Reiki. My Reiki teacher explained to me she had been attuned by John Harvey Gray, who had been attuned by Hawaya Takata, the woman responsible for bringing Reiki to the Western World. She stated that she was considered a “2^nd generation Reiki practitioner”, and that I would be “3^rd generation”, for whatever that meant. She also told me that it was important to treat myself every day, as well as treating my friends and family, pets, cars, plants, etc. She told me that Reiki would go where it was meant to go, and even though she’d taught me formal hand positions, she encouraged me to use my Intuition whilst treating clients. After practicing Reiki for a few years here and there, I decided to obtain my Third Degree Attunement, my Master level in Reiki.  

For many days, perhaps even weeks after that first attunement, my hands felt hot most of the time. I dreamt of the Reiki symbols, and when I closed my eyes to meditate or to relax, the symbols danced behind my eyelids. There was a sense of peace within me, and it seemed I couldn’t get enough Reiki energy. I began seeking out other practitioners to trade sessions with, and considered forming a Reiki support group, in which practitioners of all levels could meet and share Reiki with each other. Unfortunately, I was sidetracked by Life’s demands once again, and Reiki took a back seat to raising my children as a single mother, working at a mental health facility, and balancing Life on Life’s terms. (I must mention here that I capitalize the term ‘Life’ because it is of utmost importance to me, and deserves capitalization in my eyes, as it is honored by me on a daily basis).

Fast forward fourteen years: After a traumatic, emergent, and extensive surgical procedure on my heart in 2011, I sank into a deep, dark depression. It was during that time that Reiki became the most prevalent for me than it had been in my Life thus far. It was as though I was discovering it again for the first time; and I began to eat, sleep, and breathe Reiki, treating my heart and myself nearly every day.

 

This Kanji represents: REIKI

At night, I would lie awake with visions of the symbols twirling and doing pirouettes in my mind’s eye, and all the while I talked to Archangel Raphael, pleading with him to heal me from the inside out. I began to use Reiki on my food, water, my vehicle, and even sent it into future situations that I would be involved in at work. Consequently, my depression lifted, and my heart and Life became filled with the Joy of Living once again. Even in the face of many tragedies that occurred during that year after my heart surgery ~ the death of my Mother-in-Law, and then two months later to the day the death of a woman I’d called ‘Ma’ since I was 11 years young ~ I remained calm and forged ahead.

No longer did I feel as though things were happening to me, but that I was strong enough to get through anything that happened around me, no matter how difficult. I felt like a new woman! The Joy of Reiki had assisted in lifting me out of the worst darkness I’d experienced in my Life: a face-to-face encounter with Death itself! Reiki has transformed my Life thus far, as I use it when I’m traveling for my profession as travel nurse, when I’m going to be in situations that I know will be stressful, when I’m meeting up with new patients and clients, and in so many other situations in my daily Life.

Reiki has transformed, and continues to transform my Life, even though I seemingly abandoned it at one time. It is almost as though Reiki was waiting for me to access it once again, simply hanging out in the background of my Life. When I needed its healing energy most, it was right there waiting for me to open to it once again.

Today, it’s not unusual for me to discuss Reiki with people who have no clue what energy healing is, and it has also opened many doors to discussions with my patients that might otherwise have never occurred. I realize that as far as Reiki goes, I am extremely blessed to have had that very first encounter with it 25 years ago, and now I understand that it wasn’t me who was searching for Reiki, Reiki did indeed find ME! I am so blessed and honored for that fact. Thank you, Reiki Grandmasters, Reiki Angels, Reiki Beings, and Reiki Energies.