Are you feeling as if rug is being pulled from under your feet, be it metaphorically or literally! Please know that you are not alone. We are being pushed, yes it can seem as if pressure has been building up. Any knocks, shocks or pressure that seem to be showing up at this time …………
October 2019 Full Moon Read Post »
When I receive feedback like this, it makes all the work that goes in hosting Reiki Shares worthwhile:
‘Thank you so much for the Reiki share session on Friday.
It was wonderful to meet such a lovely group of people and feel the warmth in the room.
Thank you for making me feel so welcome.
For the first time in several weeks I was really able to switch off my head without effort and just be calm and peaceful in the space you have created.
Feedback from Reiki Share Read Post »
I like to offer Reiki Share over four consecutive days for Reiki students to enable them to experience not just receiving four consecutive Reiki treatments, but to experience giving four consecutive Reiki treatments as well – in a supported environment. If you would like to be able to give four consecutive Reiki treatments, it is best to have experienced them yourself first.
Earlier this year, at The Reiki Association’s Annual Gathering, Marta Getty, a very experienced Reiki Master, reminded us to reconcile with Joy. It is easy to find joy in positive situations, much harder to feel it in challenging, uncomfortable situations. To me, the word reconcile is an invitation to look deeply into a situation to be able to find Joy – to be with the discomfort, not try to fix it, not wish it away, but stay present in that moment, as best as is possible. When I struggled to feel joy in challenging situations, I felt that perhaps Gratitude is the backdoor route to Joy, gratitude for being alive in this realm of body, mind and time, causing feelings of separation and limitation– the source of most suffering. Being alive, being in the body enables me to feel what I need to heal. If I can remember to feel gratitude for being alive and for feeling what needs healing, it helps me to not go down too far the path of suffering and it seems easier to reconcile with Joy in that moment.
Joy of being alive Read Post »
You might think I am crazy to even suggest slowing down! I have been noticing a lot of bees, butterflies, dragonflies this year! I have also realised how easy it is to miss seeing the bees when I am rushing, moving quickly, focussed on getting somewhere on time and therefore not fully present in the moment.
This is making me wonder what else do I miss when I move quickly! I know that it is not just the bees I notice when I slow down; I can also hear the sounds around me. Perhaps the sensory organs can engage better when I am able to slow down.
Value in being slow! Read Post »
Birthdays come round every year. I did not used to make much of these anniversaries. I used to hesitate to mention my birthday to people around me. And then Facebook helped change it all. So many of my friends and family know about my birthday every year now! It feels wonderful to receive birthday wishes from so many people, from so many different parts of the world.
