Reiki (pronounced Ray-Key) is an ancient
Japanese art form of energy healing. Taking into
consideration all things in the universe carry some kind of
energy, the energy healers, Reiki Masters if you will,
learned to become conduits of the energy fields through
hands-on contact with their patients. This transmits the
energy to help the body heal itself.
Vickie
Haywood
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Anyone can do Reiki but only the masters who have been attuned
possess the true secrets of Reiki, passed from one master to another are fully
trained in the art. We call this the lineage tree - where we obtain the higher
thinking process that allows us to become one with that universal life force we
call energy or Reiki.
All living
things can benefit from Reiki. If you are receiving a Reiki
treatment you will feel as if you have had an entire body
massage with warm stones at the end of a session. This is
accomplished by the laying on of hands from the fractioned,
in the reiki hand positions that follow the charka
meridians. Charkas are the vital organs that allow us to
live and function well.
Animals can
receive Reiki, although their form of permission to use
Reiki differs from that of humans. To receive Reiki you must
consent; it is the tradition of the masters. So when
animals receive Reiki they must also consent and they do!!
They encourage us to perform Reiki on them by crawling into
our laps or in the case of larger animals, they place a head
on a shoulder or mouth your hands as a sign they wish to
receive what you have to offer.
Even nervous animals can
receive Reiki from a short distance away and still reap the
benefits.
I began my
journey into the healing arts, as many of you may know,
through Bev and Marcia who attended the very first Poodle
club retreat. Bev is an RN surgery nurse fractioned in the
healing arts and Marcia is a massage therapist. Together
they practice the healing arts in many forms. We call
people like this "light workers" - those among us who have
special gifts in their hands to comfort and heal. After
all, what is nursing and massage work other than offering
healing to one in pain??
In this day
and age, many of us are going back to the "old ways" of
doing things - because they work!! We feed better foods to
our pets, we seek homeopathic release from disease and pain
through the old Bach Flower remedies. Who better to teach
us than the ancient medicine men and women who knew their
herbs inside out? Or we seek a naturopath or some other
form of holistic healing.
And so my
journey began, and continues through the encouragement of
one special person who developed my gifts in a time of utter
despair. I have had Reiki masters all over the world do
this for me. You too have an untrained talent that needs
training to come to its peak so seek that training for
yourself and your dogs.
I’ve
completed level 1. I am attending level 2 in a few weeks
and will be licensed to practice by summer and I do not plan
to stop there. I will continue until I can teach this
wonderful art form.
For more information, there are tons on the internet and
many wonderful books. In the meantime, get a massage for
what ails you!!!
*Editor's Note*
Vickie is now a Reiki
Master.
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