Remember to Nourish the Self

We all need to regenerate body, mind & spirit. Making time for quiet everyday is the best way to create a self-nourishing environment. This is a perfect time for deep reflection, meditation, reading, or writing. The healing power of reiki is there for us to deepen the internal quiet and regenerate.

We can use reiki on ourselves during this quiet time and every night as we fall asleep to quiet the mind, harmonize our energy, and nourish ourselves body, mind and spirit.

It's natural to place our hands on ourselves for self-nurturing. When we use reiki, we feel the soothing warmth and clear energy fill our organs, lymph glands and whole body. If I've been at my computer for a long while that day, using a hand position over my eyes and mind is just right for re-balancing the energy that's been focused at the front of my brain for so long. If there's tension in my neck, resting my palms under my neck, laying my elbows open to the side, feels wonderful! Laying the arms open this way incorporates a yoga technique that lifts the mind and relaxes the shoulder area from stress. B.K.S. Iyengar said "You can't be depressed if your armpits are open." Try it for yourself and see!

Remember to be diligent about self-nurturing and consider it the body maintenance we need to stay healthy and happy. Make time for quiet every day. Only when we are strong and whole are we available to do our work in the world.

"First the self and what nourishes the self. Then pause for deep reflection. Then, what nourishes others". Barbara Ann Brennan

It's so true, isn't it? If we run ourselves ragged and deplete our energy stores, we are weakened. (And in need of healing!) To nourish our loved ones we must be available by being full enough ourselves to overflow and bring benefit to others' lives.

One of my favorite sayings is:

"Breathe DEEPLY. Look around you. This is your life!"

That is a constant reminder I use to pause and reflect in THIS moment and realize that this is it - right now - this is my life happening all around me. It motivates me to get the most out of every day and to love as well as I can in each living moment. So breathe deeply....

For more information about reiki and reiki training, check out the reiki website!

Be well,
Jane

What Kinds of Questions Should You Ask a Potential Reiki Teacher?

Get Quality Training

As a Reiki Master of the original Usui System of Natural Healing, I offer classes and workshop retreats. Also, Home Study Courses are in development. Students who work with me are confident and capable.

I remain available for mentoring after all reiki training.

Contact me with any questions you have about reiki training. Here is my list of recommended books on reiki and natural healing to help you get started or to compliment your journey.

Here is a list of 15 questions to get you started in your Reiki Master research:

1. Do you teach the original Usui System of Natural Healing?
2. With whom and for how long did you study to become a Reiki Master and What is your lineage?
3. How many levels of learning are there in your teaching?
4. How often do you teach?
5. Do you enjoy teaching?
6. What is your special area of interest?
7. Where do you live? Are you near me?
8. What kind of support do you offer for my questions and concerns after the class?
9. How much do you charge and what is included in that price?
10. Do you provide any printed materials?
11. Will I receive a certificate that includes my lineage?
12. How long is the class, and how much time is spent with the; 1) initiations, 2) lecture/teaching, 3) giving/receiving treatments, 4) the creating of a practice?
13. Do you include any information or teaching that is not original reiki, but is a part of working energetically with clients? If so, what specifically is it and what is your qualification to teach it?
14. Are you available to meet beforehand, and perhaps work on me, to give me a sense of whether or not we would work well together?
15. May I have the names of a couple of your students to call for references about your teaching style and classes?

To read more about learning reiki, visit our website!

Be well,
Jane

Creative Life

"Be wild; that is how to clear the river. The river does not flow in polluted, we manage that. The river does not dry up, we block it. If we want to allow it its freedom, we have to allow our ideational lives to be let loose, to stream, letting anything come, initially censoring nothing. That is creative life. It is made up of divine paradox. To create one must be willing to be stone stupid, to sit upon a throne on top of a jackass and spill rubies from one’s mouth. Then the river will flow, then we can stand in the stream of it raining down." - Clarissa Pinkola Estés

Becoming a Reiki Practitioner

When thinking about becoming a reiki practitioner, it's helpful to see it like becoming an ambassador; often needing to explain reiki natural healing to friends and clients. Taking the time to learn a little about learning reiki will pay off. You will be able to choose a teacher well and articulate reiki concepts to your friends and family. I'd like to help help you if you're thinking about learning reiki.

It is important to find a competent reiki teacher for your initiations and training. How do you find the right teacher? By becoming educated about reiki and how to choose a teacher.

There are three levels of reiki learning in the Usui System of Natural Healing. Each has its own level of initiation, commitment and personal healing involved for the practitioner. First-Degree and Second-Degree Reiki are usually weekend workshops. In the Usui System of Natural Healing, the Reiki Master training requires an apprenticeship.

I love to teach the First and Second Degree classes as they form and will soon offer a home-study course for these levels.

The best thing is, once you are attuned to the energy it is with you for life!

To really know something like natural healing takes time. It is my goal to help develop independent, confident, capable, and compassionate reiki practitioners. I think of myself as 'related to all of my students. This means our relationship is continuous and I remain available for questions and support after your training. Each student gets the training, guidance, and encouragement they need to become satisfied with and confident about their reiki skills.

Visit our website for more information about finding a reiki teacher.

Gentleness is the Secret of our Path

"This is the secret of our path: gentleness and flexibility bring the results that force and rigidity fail to achieve." Lao-tzu

Reiki Kanji Meaning

What is Reiki?

Reiki ("ray-key"), the Usui System of Natural Healing, is a natural healing system based on "Universal Life Energy" and supporting the body's natural ability to heal itself.

Reiki gives powerful access to a means of encouraging sustainable health and well being. It's essence is meditative and that quality makes it ideal for stress management, anxiety reduction, dis-ease prevention and peace of mind.
Reiki is profoundly relaxing and regenerating! You rest on a bodywork table or floor pad, warm and comfortably clothed, and listen to soft music. Reiki is given through gentle touch and will quiet your mind, support your body's natural healing, celebrate your spirit, and improve your mind-body-spirit connection.

Physiological benefits include an increase in endorphin production, (the 'feel good' hormones), reduction of blood pressure, and stimulation of the immune system. Reiki heals the cause and assists in eliminating the effects of an imbalance. Reiki brings the body into harmony by relieving physical and emotional blockages.

Reiki helps minimize your sense of helplessness when facing disease or the trauma of modern society. Reiki can be used in conjunction with standard medical procedures and religious beliefs without conflict.

For information about reiki training, visit the reiki website!