| Twice a month I hold Reiki classes. One full day to | | | | suspect that the part of me that thought I was |
| teach Reiki level one and another to teach Reiki | | | | supposed to become a nurse was the part that |
| level two. You will always find the scheduled Reiki | | | | knew I would be offered the opportunity to share |
| classes on my calendar. However, I'm also happy | | | | this healing energy with others at some point in |
| to hold classes to accommodate the schedule of | | | | my life. The little girl who wanted to become a |
| anyone who is interested in learning Reiki and | | | | teacher is satisfied each and every time I discuss |
| receiving their Reiki attunement. | | | | Reiki with others, and most specifically when I |
| I remember when I was growing up that I | | | | teach and attune others to Reiki. |
| thought I was destined to become a nurse. That's | | | | When you take one of my Reiki classes it may |
| what almost all of the women in my family did, | | | | be a bit different from what you experience with |
| they went into nursing. Seemed like a good idea, | | | | other master, teachers. We all have our own |
| but a part of me balked at the idea, all of those | | | | style of course, which is why I encourage you to |
| bodily fluids I suspect. While I thought I was | | | | learn with as many as opportunity allows for you. |
| supposed to go into nursing, another part of me | | | | When I teach it's really not about me lecturing |
| wanted to be a teacher. | | | | you, it's much more interactive than you may |
| Well, that's simply not the way the cookie | | | | expect. I'm excited and very interested in your |
| crumbled. For one reason and then another, I | | | | Reiki experiences and I am happy to share mine. |
| traveled a different path. It's been a bit twisted, | | | | We learn from one another in the most wonderful |
| I even doubled back on more than one occasion | | | | way. Of course I will teach you what I have |
| and the truth is that I stumbled and even fell | | | | learned about the history of Reiki, traditions and |
| more than once. Still, it's been interesting, fun and | | | | the beliefs which hold true for me. Mostly, I will |
| mostly fabulous. | | | | encourage you to trust, allow yourself to be |
| Eventually I found that the path brought me to | | | | guided by your own intuition, your gut if you will. |
| Reiki. Once there, I found myself wanting to | | | | You already have most of the answers; I will do |
| experience the blessings that come with Reiki | | | | my best to teach you to learn how to listen to |
| more and more. Marvelous! Of course, this led me | | | | those answers. |
| to continue practicing and learning until I had | | | | You will be encouraged to experience, question |
| become a Reiki master, teacher. Ahhhh, that felt | | | | and share. Each of us takes a unique journey; we |
| very good. Now I was not only able to share this | | | | all have very different experiences with Reiki. If |
| blessed healing energy with others, but I was able | | | | there is anything at all that I hope to teach you |
| to share the gift of Reiki in still one more fashion. | | | | when you take a Reiki class with me, it is that |
| Being a master, teacher I now had the ability to | | | | once you have been attuned with Reiki, you have |
| pass along the Reiki attunement which | | | | it, it can never be taken away and will never |
| ‘switches on' one's ability to channel Reiki. | | | | dissipate no matter how much or how little you |
| Again and again I have heard others refer to me | | | | use it. First, last and always, it's about trust and |
| as a healer. Again and again I remind myself and | | | | intention. If you intend that the Reiki be offered |
| them (very gently of course) that I am most | | | | with love and for the highest good of the |
| certainly not a healer. The energy of Reiki is | | | | receiver, the Reiki will do all of the rest. You may |
| healing and allowing the receiver of the Reiki | | | | be a newly attuned Reiki practitioner or someone |
| energy to heal themselves. I am simply the | | | | who has been Reiki for years, when you offer |
| channel, a bit like the faucet in the kitchen. The | | | | Reiki it is all the same. |
| water does not come from the faucet, but is | | | | Teaching Reiki gives me more reason to smile. It's |
| channeled through the faucet, see my point? | | | | simply one more wonderful blessing in my already |
| It recently occurred to me that becoming a Reiki | | | | silly happy life and I am grateful to be able to |
| master, teacher was what I was intended to do, | | | | share this with others. Reiki does the teaching; I'm |
| at least in part. I know that more is coming, . I | | | | just along for the wonderful ride. |