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Opportunities in 2009
by Mari Hall
I have given a lot of thought to what 2009 will bring. Certainly, opportunities always abound. Whether or not we seize them is a matter of choice. But, I find myself wondering; what is the future for Reiki in our world, and what is the future for us in Reiki? What opportunities are being offered to us this year that will make a difference in our Reiki communities and in our world community?
For the past several years the message I have been given is to come back into the center of Reiki. I know that Usui and love are there. In the center is also the simplicity of the system and of us. But is that all there is? No, of course not! This center point is the place through which we enter into the great beyond, past the veil of illusion into something greater than the sum of us. It is the way into and out of all there is . As my Reiki friend and award-winning author JaneAnne Narrin says, it is “one degree beyond the apparent.”
Throughout time we have been developing our egos and creating separation. We are fractured from the whole. We practice separation from our families, our state, other countries, and aspects of ourselves. We have defended this truth of separateness at all costs and under many names. We have prejudices that keep us apart from people with other colors, philosophical views, religion, sex and sexual preference. We take pride in the judgments we make about people’s size, age and education.
This belief in separation has caused untold bitterness and anger. Wars are still being fought, on our planet resulting in the destruction of cities, and their inhabitants. Genocide continues to be committed against the “other.” We witness atrocities on television news and watch movies and television dramas, and in the first five minutes alone, a hundred people might be killed and massive destruction take place before our eyes. Some might even say the drama wasn’t very exciting, because there was not enough action!
What will it take for inhabitants of this planet to stop killing and harming one another? What will it take to turn the tide from destruction to creation and peace? I certainly hope that it will not take a catastrophic event to shake us awake. We do not have to wait for the giant wake up call. We can take responsibility and start working together for resolution and peace. We can turn the tide.
One of the reasons I chose to do this work was because I realized Reiki has peace making potential. Reiki has the potential for transforming individual lives on every level. When we transform our lives, we transform our families. And the ripple continues to move ever outward. Reiki offers us the potential of working through the community of practitioners to help transform our world. When we are peaceful inside ourselves we will not need to create conflict. When we stand in the center of peace together, we can create peace in the world around us from that space.
It is therefore my dream that within our Reiki communities, in all the various streams of Reiki, we consciously return again and again to this center point of peace, love and community. By constantly returning to the center where love is, we can join Usui Sensei in a common vision of love. When we take the time to move into harmony, first within ourselves and then within our Reiki community, we embrace unlimited potential. Feel it for just a moment. All Reiki people united in a common cause. Our differences are acknowledged, each one is respected, and together we celebrate the sameness, which is love. The deeper our connection to a sound, loving Reiki community, the greater our outreach and healing will be on a global level. With the single intent of peace and love within our community, the power of our united hearts to create peace and love in the world is unlimited.
We begin at home. It is my dream that Reiki be a healing tool available in every household to reduce stress and its effects and bring about healing on all levels. The vision includes Reiki in schools, corporations, hospitals, doctor’s offices and homes for the aged. We are in the process of creating this now. Many studies and research projects are being conducted that show the effectiveness of Reiki. The results of projects like these will clearly serve as the bridge for Reiki to be more accepted in the medical community and elsewhere. Many teachers and others who work with children are using Reiki, and I am delighted to say many children are Reiki-trained as well.
In order for Reiki to be widely accepted it must be grounded and heart-centered. I believe it is important that each of us take responsibility for the message we personally give about Reiki. Others will more easily understand Reiki and its potential through witnessing the way we personally “walk the walk and talk the talk.” We must as Usui said, “Live Reiki.” We must be accountable for our personal as well as our professional actions. In our need to make “our” Reiki different, or to carve a market niche for ourselves, or to imply that we have the “right” Reiki where others may be practicing the “wrong” Reiki, we risk intimidating or confusing neophytes seeking information and devaluing Reiki in the eyes of those who are discerning. In the center of the system is the love that is the truest power of all. It is love that empowers the individual and the collective back into harmony. We must place our focus on love and our message must be love, if we are to have the success we desire, personally, professionally, and globally.
I am optimistic about the future of Reiki and us as practitioners and teachers of Reiki. I feel that many of us are starting to see that we must work together in more intentional ways if we want to create a firm foundation for Reiki in our world. I see us circling the globe in love. We are brothers and sisters celebrating the sameness of the heart in whatever language we speak. Certainly when teaching Reiki, I ask students to respect and not infringe on anyone’s space or time, be it physical, mental or spiritual. I also ask students to cherish all other forms of Reiki as being an awakening of knowledge for all.
There is a Hindu proverb that says the top of the mountain can be reached by many different paths. Some must come from the North, some from the South; some must climb the jagged peaks and some quietly walk a road. However they are all honoring the same thought process. Seek your own truth; respect, honor and learn to appreciate that others must seek their truth.
Although there may be many different paths in our practice of Reiki, I believe that we must hold ourselves accountable for how we teach and work in this field. If we would have Reiki accepted by other healthcare professionals, there must be established standards of practice. Those receiving our services have a right to know that we are following the best practices in our field. One of the opportunities I see for myself in 2009 is working with the greater Reiki community to establish standards for the teaching and practice of Reiki.
What Reiki opportunities do you see for yourself in 2009? I invite you to join me in an exploration of the gifts we each can bring to our Reiki communities, our local communities, and the world community to inspire and build awareness of a different way of relating with our world, love, life and each other. It is my sincere wish for you and your family that 2009 be a year of fulfilled promise and love given expression. I am one in the circle of many holding hands with you…Love, Mari
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Many Kinds of Reiki
by William Lee Rand
Many kinds of Reiki have developed in the West since Mrs. Takata first began teaching. The first of these new Reiki techniques was called Mari el® which was channeled in 1983 by Ethel Lombardi who was one of Mrs. Takata's masters. After this came many others including The Radiance Technique®, Raku Kei, Tibetan Reiki, Karuna Reiki®, Rainbow Reiki, Golden Age Reiki, Reiki Jin-Kei Do®, Satya Japanese Reiki, Men Chho Reiki®, Jinlap Reiki, Seichim, Saku Reiki, Blue Star Reiki, Reiki Plus®, and the list continues. There are now over 100 different kinds of Reiki with many sub groups and branches and more are being channeled all the time.
Reiki - A Definition
Some people become confused when they hear of different kinds of Reiki as they believe that Reiki is what Dr. Usui channeled and any other healing technique should not be called Reiki, but should have another name. However, we need to remember that when Dr. Usui was given the new healing technique, the word Reiki was already in use in Japan. This is why Dr. Usui did not call his technique Reiki. He called it Usui Reiki Ryoho to make sure people understood that this was a unique kind of Reiki. With the channeling of other healing methods similar to Usui Reiki Ryoho, but with different vibrations and effects, it has become clear that there is a whole class of healing methods that can appropriately be called Reiki.
With this in mind, how can one tell what is a Reiki technique and what is not? By analyzing the Reiki given to Dr. Usui, we can discover four unique qualities that identify the class of healing techniques appropriately called Reiki.
These four qualities of Reiki are:
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The ability to do Reiki comes from receiving an attunement, rather than developing the ability over time though the use of meditation or other exercises.
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All Reiki techniques are part of a lineage. This means that the technique has been passed on from teacher to student through an attunement process starting with the one who first channeled the technique.
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Reiki does not require that one guide the energy with the mind, as it is guided by the higher power and knows where to go and how to act all on its own.
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Because of this, Reiki can do no harm.
If a healing technique has these four qualities, then it can be considered to be a Reiki technique.
Part of the above information is an excerpt from The Spirit of Reiki by William Lee Rand, Walter Lübeck and Arjava Petter.
This article appeared in a previous edtion of the online Reiki News.
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Honoring All Reiki Schools and Lineages
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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:
Choosing Compassion
by Marianne Streich
Marianne explores the potential hazards of identifying with the client’s pain or discomfort and the importance of approaching a treatment from a place of compassion.
Reiki Creates Optimism in Stressful Times
by Colleen Benelli
Reiki helped Colleen to remain optimistic through a difficult year. In this article she discusses the effect optimism has in bringing about positive outcomes, not only for us as individuals, but also for the entire planet.
Just for today... I will not worry
by Jane Abramowitz
Focusing on this Reiki ideal helped Jane through a trying time surrounding her father’s death. She shares how it helped and continues to assist her in her daily life.
Reiki Kids
by Liz Desmarais and Julie Sheehan
Liz and Julie describe a program they have developed for teaching Reiki to children that makes use of experiential activities to reinforce the Reiki ideals and the practice of Reiki.
Reiki in a Hospital Setting
by Gerard Ham
With 300 Reiki volunteer hours under his Reiki hands, Gerard Ham has a lot to share about giving Reiki in a hospital oncology unit.
Developing a Reiki Program at Maine Medical Center
by Patricia Keene
Patricia reports on the founding and unfolding of a Reiki program that certifies hospital staff as Level I and II practitioners and makes Reiki available to patients and families.
Documenting Reiki Sessions
by Jane Van De Velde, RN, DNP
As we strive to raise the level of professionalism in our field, it becomes increasingly important that we document Reiki sessions adequately. Jane takes the mystery out of documentation by explaining the purposes served, the basics of the process, and commonly used formats.
Taking Reiki on the Road
by Eileen Dey
Eileen and fellow members of the Reiki Fellowship have developed a cooperative system for giving Reiki at events such as fairs and festivals. They have also taken their efforts into the corporate world. She explains the procedures they have established and what they have learned.
Reiki and Twelve Step Recovery
by Donna Gaines, Ph.D., LMSW
Noting how compatible Reiki and the Twelve Step traditions are, Donna shares how Reiki helped lead her into recovery, accelerated the recovery process for her, and inspired her to use Reiki to heal others.
Healing the Wounds of Drug Addiction
by Claudia Bonney
Uprooted from her home and a beloved Reiki job, Claudia’s transition to a new home brought unexpected blessings in the form of an opportunity to give Reiki to women in a drug treatment program.
Five Reiki Lessons from my Animal Teachers
by Kathleen Prasad
Kathleen initially learned Reiki so she could treat herself. Her dog, Dakota, taught her that Reiki benefits animals and launched her on a journey that has connected her to many critters. In this article she shares some of the lessons she has learned.
Pets Respond to Reiki
by Ursula Janiga-Price
As members of our families, pets want and need Reiki just as much as our human family members. Ursula suggests ways to incorporate Reiki for our pets into the life of a busy family.
What to Do After Class
by Kathie Lipinski, RN, MSN, CH
Kathie gives specific suggestions for newly trained practitioners to help them build on the skills they have learned in class and increase their confidence, knowledge and practice of Reiki.
Opportunities in 2009
by Mari Hall
Mari invites us to return to the heart of Reiki and from that space of love ask ourselves what opportunities we can create in 2009 to support the Reiki community.
Reiki Eases Pain of Loss
by Deb Karpek
Deb used Reiki to ease shock and grief and bring healing to her whole family in the days and months following an accident that took her sister-in-law’s life.
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,
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Reiki Stories
Reiki Dissolves Kidney Stone
In July 2008, I was experiencing severe pain in my abdomen, and my doctor told me to go to the emergency room. After X-rays and a CAT scan, it was confirmed that I had a 7mm (that’s big!) kidney stone, and I was sent to an urologist. I was given some heavy-duty pain medication, told that I was going to experience severe pain, and given a strainer to catch the stone when it came out. I did not take the pain pills. That night as I lay awake in discomfort, it occurred to me that I did not need to be a helpless victim. I gave myself Reiki, concentrating on the pain area, with the intention that the kidney stone be blasted into a million pieces. That relaxed me, and I soon fell asleep. In the morning my pain was gone and has never returned. My next appointment with the urologist was still five days away, so I continued trying to catch the stone, but it was gone. The urologist took more X-rays and seemed amazed that the stone had vanished and that I had no pain. That was four months ago, and the pain has not returned. Paul X. McKinley
Reiki Helps Gout
I’m writing you from Quebec Montreal where I’ve been practicing Reiki for 15 years now. My mother was very sick recently with a gout crisis, an accumulation of uric acid in the articulation of the big toe. After almost two weeks of treatment by the doctor, she still couldn’t walk. I went to her place, which is three hours away from my home, and gave her two treatments on her foot. The following day she was able to walk again! Reiki is a wonderful healing tool, which I’m happy to tell others about. Suzanne Landry
Reiki Heals Broken Arm
It happened here in Acapulco while I was visiting my mother. The water compartment below the kitchen floor was open, and I did not see it. My left leg went inside and the right one twisted behind me. The upper portion of my arm, the humerus was broken. I saw three different doctors and their opinion was that because of my age of 61 years and the bad shape of the fracture, my bone would not heal. They said I needed surgery and prosthesis in my shoulder. I did not have the money to pay for it and did not want to have surgery. I came home and prayed with all my heart to God asking to be healed with Reiki, and I began giving myself Reiki sessions. The injury happened on November 1 st. At the end of December, my arm was 80% healed, and by the end of January, it was 100% healed. My doctor could not believe it. He said my case was unique! I don’t have any discomfort at all; I move my arm as if nothing had happened. I saw that miracle in me as I have seen a lot of miracles during my nine years as a Reiki Master and wanted to share my story with other practitioners. I will always bless my Reiki Teachers, especially Donna McMillan, Hari Tahil, Petya Lowe and Julio Cortés; thanks to Dr. Usui, Dr. Hayashi, Mrs. Takata and all my Reiki Guides, and thanks to you Mr. Rand for your wonderful work! God bless you my dear friends. Isaura Reina Aguirre
Stuttering
A couple of months ago a woman came to me for Reiki sessions because she had developed severe stuttering after her husband and son passed over. She is physic and had seen both of their deaths and what they would die from before it happened, but she couldn’t do anything to prevent either incident. Because of this trauma and feeling complete helplessness, she started to stutter so badly she couldn’t complete a whole sentence correctly. After I performed three sessions (given on a weekly basis), I am happy to report that she completely quit stuttering. She is truly amazed and ecstatic because of the result and is going to take the necessary attunements and classes to became a Reiki Master herself. Reiki continues to help me and develop me spiritually, as well as emotionally and physically. It is truly the greatest gift anyone can receive from the universe. Namaste!! Polly Straffon
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Kipahulu, Maui, HI Reiki I & II Class Feb 21-22, 2009
Hana, Maui, HI ART/Master Class Feb 27-Mar 1, 2009
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Southfield, MI Karuna Reiki® Class March 20-22, 2009
Rock Hill, NY ART/Master Class April 3-5, 2009
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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
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