March 2008 Online Reiki Newsletter

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March 2008

Email Address: ReikiNews@reiki.org

It is my pleasure to send you the March 2008 edition of our Reiki online newsletter. Clicking on the links in the table of contents takes you directly to each article. To return just click on the "Return to Contents" link at the end of each section. I would enjoy your input so we can make this newsletter even more informative and valuable. Feel free use the input form toward the end of the newsletter to send any comments, questions, information or Reiki Stories that you would like to share with other Reiki people.

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Reiki and a Positive Mental Attitude
by William Lee Rand

Most of us are familiar with the idea that our mental/emotional state has a lot to do with our enjoyment in life, our creativity and our ability to accomplish goals. If we can keep a positive attitude and maintain an upbeat emotional state, we know from experience that life flows a lot easier. Yet it seems that once in a while things can go wrong and have an adverse affect on how we feel. As an example, you might make a mistake at work, order the wrong product, shred an important document or fail to get a project done on time and then get reprimanded for it – in front of others. Or you might have an idea you think is great, and tell a friend about it only to be told that someone else already thought of it and besides, it didn’t work anyway. Or you could be fired from your job and get in a rut about not being able to find another one right away. Or you may have gotten dumped from a relationship you really wanted to work. Or something like this may have occurred. If we keep thinking about what happened, and allow it to affect our self-worth and our image of ourselves as being competent, we could get dragged down into a state that is less than optimal.

What is needed is a method of reversing your negative feelings and coming out of your negative funk and back up into the bright sunlight of your true positive nature. The reason we sometime fall into negative spaces like this is because we accept the mistaken idea that one or two negative events define who we are, when in reality, it’s likely that you’ve created a lot of really successful events in your life but are unable to recall them or to bring up the healthy, positive feelings they created in your life.

So here’s an exercise that will help you bounce back more quickly and if used regularly, can reduce or even prevent you from entering into an unwanted negative state.

If we take the time to think and meditate on it, it’s easy to remember times when we’ve created positive events in our lives; events in which we were smart and creative in ways that were helpful to ourselves and others. Or someone may have given you a gift in appreciation for something you did or you achieved a particularly worthwhile goal. We’ve all had experiences like this.

I’m going to suggest you do something that is guaranteed to lift your spirits not only while you’re doing it, but will be available to lift you up any time you need it. This is a really wonderful project and well worth the time you put into it. Here are the steps:

Create a Self-Worth Inventory Meditation

Get a pad of paper, or you could do this on a computer.
At the top of the page, place the title, “My Self-Worth Inventory.”
Take a moment to do some Reiki on yourself and send Reiki to the computer or pad of paper. If you have Reiki symbols, use any you’re guided to use. Also, say a prayer asking that you be guided to the most positive, productive and uplifting experiences you’ve ever had.
Then while continuing to give the project Reiki, allow yourself to drift back in time to an experience when you did something that made you feel really good. This could be an accomplishment of some sort, or it could be something spontaneous that seemed to just happen in your life (knowing that we create everything we experience even when it seems like its just good luck).
As you start this process, don’t be concerned if you can’t think of any major positive events right way. Write down anything no matter how small it might be. Also focus on events that you consider to be worthwhile and made you feel good even if others weren’t involved.
When something comes to mind, take a moment to relive the experience and allow all the positive feelings and thoughts you had come welling up and just dwell in them a while.
Then write down the experience giving it just enough detail to help you identify the event.
Then continue on and recall another positive event and repeat steps 6 and 7.
As you continue with this process, you’ll find it easier and easier to recall more events.
Continue until you have at least 6 or more positive events. Be open to add to your list whenever you remember something else.
Keep your paper with you and everyday, take 10 – 15 minutes or more to go over your self-worth inventory and allow yourself to drift back into the positive reverie that reviewing the events creates for you.
If a seemingly negative event takes place in your life rather then dwell on it, instead, pull out your self-worth inventory and go over it. After you’ve done this meditation a while, you won’t need the paper as you will have memorized the events and created new neurological pathways in your psyche that will allow you to enter positive states whenever you want.

By following this process you’ll create a stronger handle on your feelings and more easily be able to enter and maintain a positive mental attitude even when the events of the moment may not be going your way. This process will strengthen your character allowing you to become a person who is bigger than any event that takes place in your life. By maintaining a positive mental attitude, it’ll be easier to accomplish your goals, enjoy your life more completely and experience confidence and self-assuredness as the basis of who you are.

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Time Release Reiki
by Bonnie Bercume

Bonnie received this technique during a meditation several years ago. It makes use of distant Reiki and a medicine cloud that is placed over the client. Its purpose it to release Reiki at regular intervals over a 24 hour period.

Here are the instructions:

Assuming you have a client you would like to send healing energy to, open the session using the master symbol, the power symbol and the distant symbol.
Envision a large radiant cloud of healing energy over the client.
As you continue to send Reiki, state the following intention or something similar: "I program this healing intention to fill the Medicine Cloud with Reiki energy and to release and radiate Reiki energy in just the perfect dosage needed every hour on the hour for the next 24 hours to heal (state persons name) to his/her highest and greatest good."

Bonnie has used this method successfully many times and found it useful for pain control, injuries, enhanced healing after surgery, grief and mourning and it can also be used to send healing to members of the family who may be worried about the client.

I encourage you to try this healing technique and let us know what happens. Please use the Reiki Stories form at the end of this newsletter to send in your story.

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Promoting Reiki in a Rural Area
by Valerie J. Mann

This is an excerpt from the complete article that appears in the Spring edition of the Reiki News Magazine.

I have lived most of my life on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, a peninsula located between the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. The area has much natural beauty and is quite rural. I feel very much a part of this place and its culture; I cannot imagine living anywhere else.

For most of my working life, I have owned and operated a successful grant consulting business with a number of towns, counties, and law enforcement agencies as clients. I have also been a local elected official and am therefore well known in the community. Several years ago, I committed myself to the practice of Reiki as a Master Teacher.

Where To Start?
Therapies such as Reiki have not gained widespread acceptance here. Although the number of practitioners is slowly increasing, Reiki is not visible to the general public or to most medical professionals. I do not know of any Reiki practitioner in the area who is able to sustain a full-time practice. Reiki is used in a couple of our hospitals, but on an extremely limited basis. This despite the fact that the Eastern Shore exhibits incidences of cancer, obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease that are significantly higher than the national average.

Introducing the practice of Reiki to my community has become my mission and my passion. Early on, I struggled with the idea of how I would be received. I must admit that one of the considerations was whether my grant business would suffer if I became public with my role as a Reiki Master. Another concern was whether I had the professional competence in Reiki to promote it successfully. I wondered whether I was ready to accept the rejection I might receive in some quarters.

I truly and honestly felt that there was no other path in life for me and that I had no other choice but to proceed. The older I get, the more I am true to my beliefs and ideals. This got me over the hurdles of doubt about my reception and of not feeling ready. It took about a year for me to realize that my visibility in the community was actually a big asset in promoting Reiki.

Standard Public Relations Tools Work Well
I set up a speaking schedule for myself in the local area. I will continue this into the foreseeable future, as I have found individuals who are literally starving for this information. I plan to conduct one or two information sessions per month.

I send out press releases four weeks before the presentation, and again 10 days prior to the event. The local media has some willingness to publicize these meetings. I have seen my notice placed at the end of a very long list online, indicating that fewer people would probably see it. I have also seen my notice placed at the beginning of a long list of events, but noticeably shortened and leaving out what I consider to be critical details. Even so, I would advise anyone promoting a Reiki event to contact local newspapers and television stations. I have been gratified at the number of people who have responded positively. I would never have met these people if I had not thrown aside my fears and started sending press releases.

This is an excerpt from the complete article that appears in the Spring edition of the Reiki News Magazine.

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The Reiki Touch
Tool Kit for Reiki Practitioners
by William Lee Rand

The Best Value in the Reiki World Today!

Kit contains all new material not previously available

DVD with 1 hour of Reiki instruction including hand positions, Byosen Scanning, Gyoshi Ho, Seeing Auras and Past lives and more.

CD1 with 3 guided Reiki meditations to strengthen your Reiki energy, help solve problems and enhance creativity, protect you from negative influences and connect you to an enlightened being.

CD2 with background music to play during Reiki treatments.

Workbook with 100 pages of instruction and information.

Reiki Cards containing all the hand positions, symbols (but not the glyphs) and Reiki techniques that can be used for memorization or to do readings that will direct you in the best way to use Reiki to heal.

The Reiki Touch kit has been professionally produced and is easily worth over $100.00.
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Remember, every kit you buy comes with the additional
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New Reiki CDs

We've got four new CDs available.

Reiki Meditation
Past Life Healing
Healing the Shadow Self
Chanting Reiki Masters

Also available

The Reiki CD Kit

Kit includes the following CDs:
Meet Your Reiki Guides
Past Life Regression Therapy
Spiritual Protection and Healing
Chanting Reiki Masters
Reiki Meditation 1&2
Healing the Shadow Self

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Honoring All Reiki Schools and Lineages.

The Reiki News Magazine is a 72-page full color glossy magazine containing articles on every aspect of Reiki practice written by some of the most knowledgeable and experienced Reiki people on the planet. Below is a synopsis of the current issue.

Spring Issue

Welcome . . .
to the Spring issue of the Reiki News Magazine. Our purpose in publishing the magazine is to provide you with inspiration as well as new ideas and techniques so your practice of Reiki can be more fulfilling and beneficial - to you as well as those you treat. By calling on Reiki to guide this process and by continually searching for the very best writers and giving them the freedom and encouragement to produce their best work, we remain focused on fulfilling that purpose. Check the amazing list of articles below. This issue is both exciting and practical!

Here is a list of the articles in this issue:

Growing Whole with Reiki
by William Lee Rand

As time goes on, we’re all getting older, but this doesn’t have to affect us the way it has previous generations. We have the opportunity to live an extended midlife with greater meaning, enjoyment and well-being than ever before.

Reiki and the Light of Prayer
by Colleen Benelli

Prayer can give an added dimension to the practice of Reiki. Colleen describes her understanding of prayer, shares her experiences, and shows us how to combine prayer with Reiki.

Helping Bosnian War Survivors with Reiki
by Amanda Jayne

The Bosnian war brought great suffering to many people. Amanda shares her experiences giving Reiki sessions to war survivors at an alternative clinic in Sarajevo.

Reiki Centers - How Seven Owners Achieved Success
by Patricia Mahaffey

Patricia’s interviews with owners of Reiki centers provide valuable insights for conducting a successful Reiki practice, whether you operate a Reiki center, are thinking about opening one, or practice Reiki in another setting.

Teaching Reiki: Part III Conducting the class
by Kathie Lipinski, RN, MSN, CH

From logistics, to resource materials and the design of class certificates, Kathie covers all of the important details an instructor needs to consider in conducting a successful Reiki training.

Being a Clear and Open Channel
by Deborah K. Shields

The ability to channel Reiki energy is based on the practitioner allowing it to flow freely. Sometimes misplaced intention, unconscious attitudes, or environmental influences can diminish the effectiveness of our sessions. Deborah explains how to identify and clear these issues.

Looking Back and Moving Forward with Reiki
by Mari Hall When we are choosing a path for the future, the past can offer us inspiration and guidance. Mari shares important events from her personal life that have influenced the path she has taken.

Reiki in a Rural Area
The Challenges and Rewards
by Valerie J. Mann

Promoting Reiki may be more of a challenge in a community that is unfamiliar with the value it provides. Valerie shares her experiences of getting a Reiki practice started in a small town setting.

Reiki Stories
Read the stories of people who have experienced the miracle-working power of Reiki.

This is an exciting and valuable issue that will supply you with entertainment as well as quality information and instruction. If you have any suggestions on how the magazine could be improved, I'd be very happy to hear them.

The world is a wonderful place, filled with continual changes which bring with them a never ending supply of opportunities. May you grow in the ability to allow the wisdom of Reiki to guide how you create your life.

Love and peace to you and the world.

William Lee Rand,
Editor

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Reiki Stories

Reiki and Alzheimer’s
My mother has had Alzheimer’s disease for 14 years. She lost her ability to speak 8 years ago. Visiting her is the most devastating emotional experience, so much so that I use to avoid it all costs. With only one way communication, the visit is very awkward especially because she is still "aware" enough to understand what is going on. She is also physically completely incapacitated. Her body is often so tightly constricted that no one can release her clenched limbs. She is truly trapped inside herself. When I learned Reiki, I didn't know how I would use it, until I visited my mom. In her usual way, she was all closed up emotionally and physically when I arrived. Soon into the Reiki treatment, her arms and legs dropped, her head relaxed into the headrest of the wheel chair. It was amazing to watch! But then, her facial expression changed from her usual frown to a serene sweet smile that lasted the rest of the visit! What a gift for everyone Reiki is!! I feel I can actually give my mom something to help her and in turn, it helps me too! I am struck with so much gratitude and hope. Thank you compassionate, loving Reiki energy!! Lynn

Reiki and Epstein-Barr/Fibromyalgia
I have suffered with Epstein-Barr virus and Fibromyalgia pain since I was 19 years old. I will be 39 in May. I have seen so many doctors and have had so many tests and scans. I've been on so many medications over the past 20 years. Until recently I was taking 90mg of Morphine 3 times a day. I also had 3 vertebrates fused in my back a year ago and since the surgery the discs above and below the fusion were bulging causing pain. The Morphine helped very little with my pain. Upon waking I walked like I had polio. It hurt to sit, to stand, to walk. I would not shake hands with anyone because of my hand pain. My joint pain was the worst; every joint hurt all the time. I would wince just to bend my arm. I felt like this while taking the morphine. I prayed to die just to end the pain I endured each day.

Reiki stopped all of the pain with the help of a wonderful Reiki Master, Susanna Glaze!!! It took approximately 4 months. I had 2 treatments a week. The treatments lasted 1.5 hrs to 2 hrs. She did this and never asked for anything in return. I did bring her crafts and art to trade for the Reiki treatments and she always said it was too much. I now pay her and it will never be enough because my pain is gone and I am off all morphine. My life has changed so dramatically in the last 4 months. My husband is astounded. My friends can hardly believe this miracle. They are all grateful. No one is as grateful as I am. I have healed physically, emotionally, and spiritually. I could not have done this without the love and compassion of my good friend Susanna. She taught me that the true meaning of Reiki is love, and there is nothing like the healing human touch. Susanna is now teaching me Reiki; and to honor its tradition and history. I wish more people knew that Reiki really works. Danielle Wise, Carlsbad, New Mexico

Reiki Changed My Life
I was very fortunate to have received my I & II attunements from an excellent teacher, Anna Carlson. I am looking forward to receiving my Master's attunements. Mr. Rand's book, The Healing Touch, is something I reference daily. What a wonderful and helpful book. I now perform treatments on my family regularly.

At first I knew I was meant to be a healer, but was not sure what path I should take. After receiving my attunements, I knew this was my calling. My mother was bed-ridden due to a sore hip. She was once very active and taught martial arts. With her extreme hip pain, more time was spent in bed rather than out in her garden. A couple of weeks after receiving my attunements, I treated my mother. After the first treatment, she was surprised to wake up with very little pain. After a couple more treatments, the pain was no more. Her and my father are now enjoying a cruise to Puerto Rico.

I am popular at my office because I have an incredible knack of ridding my coworkers of their headaches and easing stress. Reiki is a very important part of my life now and I love that I am opening people's consciousness to the wonders of this art. Mr. Rand, thank you for your insightful books and I look forward to reading the Reiki Master's Manual one day soon. Johnny

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Free Downloads

Our web site now offers free downloads of useful information including, the Reiki symbols, class teaching outlines, a client information form (given before a treatment), William's lineage and many other forms useful for teaching or giving Reiki sessions. To learn more about this, please click here:
http://www.reiki.org/Download/FreeDownloads.html

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Events

Reiki Class Schedules
William's Classes
Maui ART/Master Class November 7-9, 2008
Maui ART/Master Class November 14-16, 2008
Maui Karuna Reiki® Class November 21-23, 2008
7 Day Residential ART/Master Training
7 Day Residential Karuna Reiki® Training
Pre-Retreat ART/Master Class - Lake George, NY
Labor Day Retreat - Lake George, NY

Reiki I & II Class Workbook

Need a Reiki manual to use in your Reiki I or II class? I wrote this manual when I first began teaching Reiki. I have constantly updated it to contain the latest and most valuable information. It is now used by over 4000 teaching Reiki masters. To find out more, Click Here: https://www.reikiwebstore.com/ProductPage.cfm?ProductID=52&CategoryID=2

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Reiki Master Manual

This Reiki Master Manual is used by over 2500 Reiki masters as their class workbook. Combined with the Advanced Reiki Training manual, its 160 pages cover all important aspects of advanced Reiki practice as well as providing a user friendly guide for giving all the attunements and teaching all the Reiki classes including the master level. It has been edited to contain the latest information on the symbols, attunements and history of the master level. It focuses on the Usui/Tibetan style of attunements, and also includes the original Takata style as well. Illustrated with more 34 drawings and photographs.

The information in this manual has been researched for accuracy and is based on the use of original documents and interviews with Reiki masters in Japan.

Teachers!

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Reiki Tables

We looked all over to find a set of Reiki/Massage tables that would best serve the needs and values of the Reiki community. I am happy to say that not only is the Earthlite series by far the finest and highest quality Reiki/Massage tables available today, but they are also manufactured with care and respect for the environment. Because of this, they are considered to be the world's #1 brand in Reiki/Massage tables and accessories! All tables are rated for professional use and come with a full warranty - starting with the Inner Strength line Element table at $199.00! Click below for complete details. Save Money - Our prices are lower than Earthlite's prices!

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Reiki and other Healing Books

The Reiki Touch - A Reiki Tool Kit
The Spirit of Reiki
Reiki, The Healing Touch
Reiki Master Manual
The Book On Karuna Reiki®

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Send Us Your Reiki Stories, Articles and Comments

I know many of you have had interesting Reiki experiences where you or someone else was healed or received benefit from Reiki. We are interested in reading about this and so are our readers! Please send us your Reiki stories. Also, if you have written an article about Reiki you would like to share with others send it to us using the form below. By sending in your Reiki stories or articles, you give permission for them to be published in this newsletter or in other Center or Vision publications.

You may find it easier to first compose your story article or comment, using a word processor and then highlight it, copy and paste it into the form below. Note that we cannot guarantee that everything sent in will be published.

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