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Friday 30 December 2016

Increasing the Reiki Power



There are several ways you can increase the Reiki power while giving a Reiki treatment. When working over problem areas you may want an extra boost in order to shift blocks or to speed healing. Here are three suggestions you can try:-

 

  • Visualisation – while giving Reiki to the area, actually visualise the area healing or the energy block being dissolved and released. You may also like to incorporate colour into your visualisation, for example orange for physical energy and to clear congestion/catarrh, green to release tension and balance emotions, blue to calm and relax (ideal for high blood pressure) and red to warm cold areas such as hands and feet. A rich sapphire blue is good for helping to reduce pain.
     
  • Joshin Kokyuu-Ho – this breathing technique creates a strong connection to the Reiki power and is used to intensify the flow of energy. It is taught in the Reiki Level 1 course but here is a reminder: Inhale slowly through the nose and at the same time imagine you are breathing in Reiki energy through the crown chakra. (You may be aware of a slight pressure on the top of your head.) Draw in the breath and the Reiki energy down into your belly to the energy centre 2 or 3 finger widths beneath the naval.  Hold the breath here in the belly (Tanden) for a few seconds.  As you are doing this, imagine energy from the Tanden spreading throughout your entire body and energising the whole body. Exhale through the mouth.  Imagine the breath and Reiki energy flowing out of the mouth and also from the fingertips, tips of toes and from the chakras in the palms and feet.

 

Use Joshin Kokyuu-Ho to channel pure white light into a person’s energy field. I have used this method to clear the mental/emotional auric bodies of worry and negativity and raise the person’s vibration. Hold your hands around the head area while performing Joshin Kokyuu-Ho and visualise white light filling the person’s entire mental and emotional bodies, not just around the head. This is ideal for clients who worry a lot, have anxiety and/or depression.

 

  • Attunement breathing technique – Reiki Master Teachers can practice the breathing technique taught for attuning someone to Reiki. Hold in the Hui Yin point and place your tongue behind your top teeth to prevent energy flowing out your central channel. You will then have more energy to project out your hands.

 

 

Boosting Your Own Energy Levels

 

There are also ways to boost your own energy levels generally so that you have more energy at all times, not just during treatments. If you are generally more energised you will be less likely to feel tired or depleted if giving several treatments in one day. Suggested methods are as follows:-

 

  • Regular meditation practice, whichever method you prefer.
     
  • Practising Chi Kung or Tai Chi to increase your personal energy.
     
  • Regularly practising the Reiki Three Diamonds energy enhancing technique to build, strengthen and maintain Earth Ki, Heaven Ki and Heart Ki.
     
  • A healthy nutritious diet including plenty of fruit, salad and vegetables.

 

 

Reiki Three Diamonds Workshop

 

I am intending to run a Reiki Three Diamonds workshop in the Spring of 2017 at 15 Wheeler Gate Nottingham.

 

 

Helen Shortland is a Reiki Master Healer/Teacher, Meditation Teacher and Holistic Therapist based at 15 Wheeler Gate in Nottingham city centre. Helen offers several healing treatments such as Reiki, Angelic Reiki, Faery Reiki, Angel Therapy and Fairy Blessing Guided Journey, as well as Usui Reiki and Faery Reiki training courses. She has been on the spiritual path for 15 years and has extensive knowledge of healing and the healing journey. For further information about her Reiki courses, therapies and workshops, please visit her website http://helenshortland.com or visit and ‘like’ her Facebook page Helen Shortland Holistics & Enchantment.

 

Sunday 11 December 2016

Reiki Precept No. 4: Just for Today, I will do my work honestly


This precept traditionally relates to your work, obligations, responsibilities and ultimately your mission in life. Do what you have to do and do it to the best of your abilities. Try not to see work as a chore; take pride in what you do. Be joyful, share your knowledge and serve you fellow man. Live for today. Do not worry about the past or project your fears and worries into the future. Be present; be mindful of the task in hand.

 

Most importantly, I feel the main message here is to be authentic. Step into your own power, not someone else’s. Live your own dream, not someone else’s. Seek inspiration but do not copy someone else because what will work for you is not necessarily what works for someone else. Find your own path. Connect with spirit and ask for guidance. Notice what brightens you and lifts you up and puts a smile on your face.

 

To do this you must know what it is in your heart – what do you want to be, what do you want to do, what do you want to share? This is important because it is all about service. How can you serve your fellow man and contribute to society. Now make a plan to bring your heartfelt goal to fruition. At this point you may well make changes in your working life or daily routine. Your work should always reflect who you are and your own unique talents and passions.

 

If you feel good about your work, you are sending positive energy into any role, project or business you undertake. This positive energy will be returned to you by the universe many times over. You can only fail if you are under-prepared – either yourself or your knowledge. Just take corrective action – improve yourself or your knowledge and try again.

 

If however you do not enjoy your work, think of the energy you are giving out into your workplace and into your own particular role. This energy is absorbed into the working environment and only serves to deplete you further. Tiredness, anxiety and under-achievement will result. Re-assess the situation. You can either change your perspective and improve things where you are or accept that it is time to move on. If you feel resentful or are lazy, skipping corners or being deceitful, you are not on the right path and not living in your truth. It is all too easy to let things ride and continue on a familiar path for years when you should have moved on long ago. Disillusionment and frustration can only result from this non-action.

 

Ultimately this Reiki precept means that whatever work you do, you should do it from the heart with an open heart. This incorporates kindness, co-operation, consideration and respect for others. Be honest about how you feel about what you are giving and what you are receiving. Be honest and open in your interactions with others but also be honest with yourself. After all, the work we do is just an extension of ourselves. Are we reflecting the best possible aspects of ourselves? Whatever you do, make sure your actions portray the best possible aspects of you and you will live a much more contented life.

 

Helen Shortland is a Reiki Master Healer/Teacher, Meditation Teacher and Holistic Therapist based at 15 Wheeler Gate in Nottingham city centre. Helen offers several healing treatments such as Reiki, Angelic Reiki, Faery Reiki, Angel Therapy and Fairy Blessing Guided Journey, as well as Usui Reiki and Faery Reiki training courses. She has been on the spiritual path for 15 years and has extensive knowledge of healing and the healing journey. For further information about her Reiki courses, therapies and workshops, please visit her website http://helenshortland.com or visit and ‘like’ her Facebook page Helen Shortland Holistics & Enchantment.