| Although I am fascinated by Reiki, I must admit, | | | | and the hands somehow brought peace. It was a |
| that I am no expert in Reiki. I have had it used on | | | | peace I had seldom felt- a peace that swept over |
| me and loved it. But I consider this blog more of | | | | my whole body with a warmth that was palpable. |
| an "exploration" than "expert-ation." But Reiki is | | | | Suddenly I was very much alive. In an instant I |
| one of those things I have had done on me a | | | | was alive, and it was all because of those |
| few times, in times of stress. And it has made a | | | | peace-bringing hands. |
| difference. And then I have said to myself "I'd like | | | | I don't recall any words being spoken. If there |
| to do that more often." Or maybe "I'd like to | | | | were words, they were unimportant. There was |
| learn how to do that." But then life goes by and I | | | | something very powerful happening inside of me, |
| never do it. | | | | and it transcended words. |
| But clearly there is something to this Reiki thing. | | | | Later in reflection, I thought to myself, 'if this is |
| Something otherworldly, supernatural, or holy, if | | | | what Reiki is, it is amazing.' I even thought 'this is |
| you will. | | | | one of the most powerful things I have ever |
| I remember the first time that Reiki was done on | | | | experienced. Everybody should be doing this and |
| me. I was sitting in a women's group circle. I was | | | | everybody should be learning this.' |
| in angst over some piece of my past that was | | | | I never got back to really thinking about the |
| coming up- some piece of trauma. It was | | | | power of Reiki until now, writing this blog. I have |
| triggered, I believe, by something going on with | | | | since realized that my contribution in life is a |
| my alcoholic then-husband. In thinking about it, I | | | | different one than Reiki, although I make personal |
| became distraught. If any of you have ever had | | | | use of it when I can. My unique path is to educate |
| severe childhood trauma, you may know what I | | | | people so they can be healed from, or avoid, |
| mean. | | | | addictions. |
| My breath began coming in gasps. There was no | | | | But I write this blog in case perhaps your path, is |
| air, and my chest was caving in. In an instant I | | | | to bring this healing to people. If you think that |
| was back there, in the terror of what had | | | | may be your path, I invite you to begin the |
| happened to me. I was six years old again, and I | | | | process, and not to wait any longer. There is a |
| was dying, just as I had been afraid of death | | | | whole world of unresolved pain out there, and |
| then. | | | | that world needs the peace that you and your |
| Luckily one of the women in the group was a | | | | hands can bring. |
| Reiki Master. I didn't know this. I just felt some | | | | And to those of you that already do this great |
| hands on me. One came to rest on my back and | | | | work, please write a response to my blog to tell |
| the other on my chest. The hands were warm | | | | us all more about it. We want to hear from you. |