One of our readers Terri, over at reiki4ever, has written an interesting post about the emotional causes of disease that gives some food for thought.

Why do some people seem to perpetually get a sore throat? Have you ever stubbed the same toe repeatedly? Perhaps there is an underlying emotional (energy) reason for the problem..

Check the post out–> here.

Walking with D. tonight (my wife Donyo) we were chatting about what she thought I should write about on Reiki Blogger.

She had some great suggestions including: Reiki and palliative care (which I have been thinking about for some time. But, it is going to be a long post, and needs lots more research) Documentation (case/client notes) for treatments, what is a good model to follow. (We will also have a look at Reiki and the Law in relation to your duty of care as a Reiki Healer)

But, the winner in the end was her suggestion of the 2 most common ailments we have been treating with Reiki lately. And I would love if you have had some success with giving Reiki for any particular ailments, if you would leave a comment for the Reiki Blogger community to read.

1 Insomnia.

Which, links in a little to a previous post about Reiki and dreaming. In that it is the same principles that apply in treating Insomnia with Reiki as does using Reiki to enhance dream recall and lucid dreaming.

Which is that you give yourself a Reiki treatment before bed. The only difference being that if you wake for periods in the night, you then also give yourself a short (20 mins) Reiki self treatment.

Obviously, to follow this advice you need to receive the Reiki 1 empowerment. But, if you are lucky enough to have a partner who has Reiki 1 and is willing to help you with your sleep difficulties, someone else giving you Reiki is great too.

Not only does the Reiki help relax your brain wave functioning, which facilitates sleeping, and also help to heal the energetic cause of the sleep difficulties, your mind also becomes accustomed to being in a relaxed state when you are about to sleep, and during times you stir during the night.

2. Joint stiffness.

This is a common one with older clients. Also, particularly good if you are working with the elderly, in Nursing Homes for example. Reiki is excellent to bring into Nursing Homes, where human contact is so limited. It can also restore a warm and friendliness to a clinical atmosphere.

As with the majority of Reiki treatment examples there is little or no research data to point to which can suggest scientific logic for the success Reiki has with certain ailments. So, for this one, let us just say that “perhaps” Reiki helps restore better energy circulation and connection. Relieving and soothing some old aches and pains.

Here are 9 tips for better distant reiki healing. In no particular order..

# Practise hands on reiki

I am definitely one that needs to heed this advice. I have a tendency to focus on distant healing too much.. because I love it and I have seen it work really well. (I sometimes wonder if people have different propensities towards certain styles of spiritual practice.. some drawn to prayer.. some to meditation.. that sort of thing. Because, I know I am drawn to distant healing.)

But, if you want to give better distant healing.. you should give lots of hands on healing. It is the foundation of the reiki path, and although it is the focus of the first level of reiki training, it should never be considered a level you move past, or eventually have no need for. There is no substitute in reiki practice & training to hands on healing.

# Healthy diet

I have talked about this a little before. But, the healthier your diet, the healthier your energy channels, and the easier the reiki will flow. If you think about it like this.. perhaps when you received your reiki 1 empowerment, as a result you were able to give 80% worth of your potential reiki.. the last 20% comes from healthy diet, meditation, Qi Gong exercises.. anything that will improve the overall healthiness of your Nadis (subtle energy channels, through which your ki flows).

It is also a fact that the healthier your channels and then the more easy your ki flows through them, the more clear will be your mind, and the stronger will be your willpower, greater will be your dedication to spiritual practice/healing, and your intention will be healthier too.

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This is something I have been pondering for some time now. And, by the way, by “qi gong” I just mean anything that has to do with internal energy training. So, I am hoping you will not mind me considering Tai Chi and Kung Fu as forms of qi gong for the purpose of this post (if anyone has any alternative or complimentary views please email me or leave a comment).

WHAT AFFECTS YOUR REIKI?

Or what affects your ability to give reiki? I think this is at the heart of the question.. and something we have talked about a little in related posts:

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reiki healing, training tips
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We need to consider this from two points of view. What affects your motivation to practise or give reiki.. and what affects the quality of the reiki you give when you do practise it or give it.

Lets look at the second point first..

WHAT AFFECTS THE QUALITY OF THE REIKI YOU GIVE

This is a topic of much hoola-bal-loo in reiki circles.. and is considered sacred ground by many people.. so I really encourage to get your emotions working and agree or disagree with me here..

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Does your reiki space help your healing?

Do you start feeling like you are closer to your healing path when you enter your reiki space?

It is really good if you do.

Here are some of the things we have found that help promote healing and make our reiki space a healing space.

# Only use it for reiki

There seems to be a cumulative effect from the practise of reiki healing. That is why it is so good if you are able to give yourself reiki everyday. Even for just 10 minutes.

And one of the amazing things about reiki (especially when you first encounter it..) is that not only is it REAL (lol..) but that it works! And it works for that matter on both people and things.

The more you give reiki in a particular space of your house or clinic. The more the space will come into balance with the deeper healing rythmns of the universe.

# Bring your game face

(you can see I used to play alot of sport when I was younger!)

This is a good one though. When you come to give yourself reiki, someone else, something else (a situation perhaps via distant healing) or put some time into gentle sitting meditation, it is really good if you can bring an intention to do just that. Or better yet the intention to give an honest effort/ best effort (to avoid self critism, blame or guilty feelings on those ineviatable days when we have trouble motivating ourselves for the greater good.. which otherwise you might find yourself doing nothing instead! which would be not so good)

So much of the time we find ourselves thinking or worrying over other things during the times we put aside for spiritual training. And really that is what it is.. training. No one is supposed to be all enlightened and perfect already. We are just working towards healthier selves and happier minds.. so we can be of greater benefit. Well at least that is how I think about it.

If you can keep your mind on reiki, when you are in your reiki space, that will create a better healing space.

# Incense, crystals, water fountains and music

Be creative in your healing space. (Which mind you, does not have to stop here.. it can.. and is best.. if it spills out into your whole life.. imagine that! your whole life as a healing space!)

Anyway.

Using things that inspire you, and bring you closer to your healing path is a sacred way of creating a healing space. It is the general idea around altars in most wisdom traditions. The idea being that the external objects of veneration or admiration bring you back to a rythmn of thinking that is in line with the motivations and inspirations of you spiritual path.

One of the great things about reiki is that it is not all caught up in dogma and sectarianism. So, people have the freedom to use whatever things speak to them. And they can come from anywhere.

Usually, after giving yourself reiki regularily for a year or so, you will start to notice things that speak to your heart more easily.

Tibetan things, American indian themes, Aboriginal, whales, rainbows, Africa, water, clouds, Taoism, whatever..

I encourage you to use whatever you find helps you get into your reiki mindset. Personally, I like Tara Healing Incense alot. That really lifts any negativity (lack of constructive thinking is probably more accurate) from my mind.

# Give reiki to the healing space

Heal the healing space.

Just by practising reiki in your chosen healing space will bring it into balance with the deeper healing rythmns of the universe, but to also treat the space directly with reiki is great.

You can do this in the traditional way. But putting the Choco (I am not going to say that mantra, because if you have the 2nd level reiki empowerment you know what I am talking about, and if you do not then you need to have it to be able to treat the space this way. If not, never fear, the next paragraph is for you) symbol in the corners and the doorways, then the SayHey symbol in the center of the space and then sending reiki to that symbol. Finally, you finish by putting the Choco symbol over the SayHey and giving thanks for the blessings.

If you do not have the 2nd level reiki training, or you might prefer this method just cause (I prefer it, actually, and use this method the most.. but that might be because I am lazy sometimes too!).

You just need to bring your mind to thinking about treating the healing space with reiki. And then sit in reiki meditation. Focussing you attention of the reiki in your body. And letting it get stronger and stronger, and go out to heal the space. Like lightening a dark room. (That is a good visualisation if you like visualising. You can practise seeing the room in your minds eye as changed from darkness to daylight)

It is pretty common that when you practise reiki, whether by receiving regular treatments or by giving yourself treatments.. at some point or another you will come across clearing symptoms.

Below are 10 of the most common clearing symptoms..

#1 Going to the toilet alot

This is such a common reiki thing. I thought it was a bit hilarious when my reiki friend first mentioned that I might be needing to go to the toilet a bit during the reiki 1 workshop. But, she was right. And I have noticed also, since that time that this clearing symptom, like all the others, is not specifically connected to reiki practise, it is common to all shifts in energy or perception. For example, if I have been pondering a topic and find some clarity, inevietably I will go to the toilet soon after.

#2 Nausea, vomiting, stomach cramps

This is one that my wife has experienced alot of during her reiki travels. Again, it is not something limited to reiki practise, she has experienced it alot during other spiritual practises also. In buddhist terms clearing is usually labelled purification. And is generally thought in connection with negative causes or conditions. For example, every cause will produce a result, and perhaps there lay within your energy a cause for say your boss to get angry at you unreasonably, but because of all the good self treatments you have been giving yourself lately, that cause, rather than resulting in your boss being unreasonable, you have some nausea after some of your reiki sessions. (more…)

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How can reiki help you with parenting?

This is the first in a series of brief posts about how reiki can help with raising your kids.

PART 1

Most parents will tell you that one of the most important things a child needs is a good, consistent routine.

Part of our childrens routine is to have some relaxation time before they go to sleep. For the littlest ones that includes having some warm milk sitting in mum’s arms, while she rocks gently in a big chair in their room. Relaxing whale music softly plays in the background.

For the eldest one (who is eight) we read a few chapters of a book and talk.. if anything comes up that he wants to chat about. Him in bed, dad sitting on the bed.

And then to finish off the evening relaxation routine, we give the kids some hands on reiki.

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I found a very interesting post here, on energy clearing symptoms. Quoted below..

” HEADACHES:

When the crown chakra opens or expands it can be an intense and painful experience. It might feel like a spike or rod is being inserted. Headaches are common and they can range from migraines, to cluster headaches. Women seem to experience them more than men. They can be caused by too much energy flowing through the crown chakra, and by hormonal changes which occurs when the chakras are stimulated. Sometimes the pain can be eased by asking Spirit and your Higher Self to make an adjustment in the energy flow. When you ask for aid to ease the pain and it is part of the process that is opening and expanding your pineal or pituitary gland, the pain will only lessen. As your vibrational rate increases, the pineal and the pituitary glands expand to accommodate the higher energy frequencies. Other glands change also, but these two are the major ones that contribute to headaches. This can last a few months, or a few years depending on what level of spiritual development that you are at and your rate of growth.

FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS:

This is quite common and part of the process. Just ride it out and don’t take antibiotics which will only prolong the process. These symptoms are caused by the physical body reaction to the toxins that are released when the chakras begin to expand. What ever was constricting or congesting the chakras is flushed through the blood. Also new beliefs and paradigms are enacted the imprinted consciousness in the blood becomes toxic to the physical system because it does not support the new thoughts and contributes to confusion. It is helpful to supplement the body with blood fortifying enzymes, herbs and essential oils to ease the symptoms. Hot lemon drinks will also help cleanse the body. Don’t work too much during this time, because you are going through a major shift in vibration. Try and take it easy, and it will pass.

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