Monthly Archives: August 2014
Reiki Share Love
Thank you to everyone who came out for the last Summer Reiki Share and Vegan Potluck gathering last evening. We had a full house of thirteen beautiful souls, most of who are all Reiki Master Teachers.
I always encourage bringing guests, so we usually have a few people that get to come, that are not Reiki trained. They are able to experience and receive Reiki support, as well as learn that they have their own natural healing abilities, which I assist them with channeling so that if they so choose, they can join in on the giving too. It’s really empowering for them to realize how naturally gifted they are, as we all truly are.
So, it was the perfect evening of friends (and animal friends), super yummy vegan food that complimented each dish, great conversation, and a lot of Reiki love.
Vegan orange, chocolate chip, pecan cookies I baked – 70 in all! We also enjoyed a small, suprise vegan chocolate lavender with chocolate icing cake I made for the girls’ celebrations
The meal enjoyment included salads, vegan chili, vegan enchiladas, a raw “Green Pyramid” dish, Bolani Afghan bread, organic tortilla chips with guacamole, mango and regular salsas, and finished off with orange, chocolate chip, pecan cookies, and a surprise lavender chocolate cake with two pink candles for the ladies to make their wishes.
We had three massage tables set up with four people to each and I floated, but we also moved around, as inspired. And as some people had to leave, or took breaks on the patio deck outdoors in the cool breeze, we reconfigured.
The evening also aligned in timing with a Birthday and a going away party for two of the guests – both embarking on a new year of beginnings and adventure. So it was quite the celebration.
I have loved creating these evenings, which I started because I wanted to provide a space for everyone to be able to practice since that was something they shared not getting the chance to do much, but also to just have some really quality time to come together for conscious conversation, loving support, and to get the chance to receive since I know that they all are such big givers.
Healers need support and love too to nurture themselves and keep balanced and renewed. It always seems like when we gather it’s at perfect timing for the needs people are going through that they could use support with.
And I was happy to hear that these Reiki Shares will continue, as several of the guests are talking about hosting some at their homes. YAY!
And so the Reiki love will continue. I’m so grateful for these beautiful people that grace my life and that are in the world shining their light and love to everyone. I feel these kinds of things are indication of the transformation taking place collectively, and the more we focus and fuel energy and intentions into raising our vibrations, the more the entire Earth collective does as well.
There are many different healing methods and modalities, as well as creative and personal growth endeavors and supportive means to choose from that can all aid in helping one move more gracefully and peacefully through these shifting times. With so much happening and shifting around us and within us, things speeding up and intensifying, and worries and concerns over what the outcomes will be, it’s no wonder so many are experiencing challenges and increased levels of stress, anxiety, confusion, exhaustion, and unhealthiness. Everyone is ready for a new lease on life and perhaps even a total reinvention and revitalization. Things are all coming to a head, as transitions take place.
Reiki is one healing method that can help support people to move through the stress and uncertainty. It is much more than a “coping” mechanism, as it is a supportive tool in self-empowerment, aiding one with making healthy changes and handling things that arise during the transitions. The Universal Life Force energy, which Reiki is, embodies the very essence and consciousness of the new era we have moved into and is extremely supportive in helping to create the planetary shift in consciousness that is unfolding.
Reiki is a safe, gentle, natural, and easy-to-learn healing technique. Once your body has been attuned to connect and to receive it, you have Reiki for life.
Reiki is something we all innately have access to and use often without even knowing it. The process of an attunement supports us in accessing and remembering this gift we have to use. It also helps us to refine, accelerate, and intensify that gift for personal use and in our service to others.
There is no greater gift one can offer, than the energy of Unconditional Love, which is Reiki.
Reiki is helping us to collectively maneuver with more ease and swiftness into increased peace and well-being. It is a beautiful gift we’ve rediscovered that truly has the ability to aid movement towards powerful, co-created changes that are needed in our personal and planetary evolution. As we use Reiki to help ourselves, each other, and the world, we will continue to experience ever-increasing blessings and doorways of opportunities, not to mention a greater connection and reverence for All That Is.
The World Awaits – You Need Only to Say Yes
Saying yes to life, to your gifts, to your birth right to experience life to the fullest with sovereign free will is a powerful affirmation you can say each day.
I remember how much I dreaded school when I was young. It literally made me feel sick every morning and when my mom would come wake me up for school, the first word I would utter with dread and anguish was, “no.”
I was definitely not saying “yes” to life and I can only imagine how the negative outlook and feeling I had, not to mention the way I strongly said that word, was contributing to my sick feeling. That’s not to say I didn’t know what I wanted or did not want, but at that age, I didn’t have a choice about school. I only had a choice as to how I wanted to approach it. And while I was a very good student, I likely was creating a lot of extra work for myself, working against the energy I was adding to the mix, just by that “no” every day.
People are becoming more mindful these days about the words they use, their perspectives, and approaches, but there are many who still do not and times when we forget.
How many times do we say things that we wouldn’t otherwise say if we realized the power and magnitude of the words we choose in each moment? Living consciously is challenging, yet can truly change your life.
Every word you speak and every thought you focus on, sets the stage for the energy and experience of the day and, ultimately, of your life experiences.
There’s more to it than merely changing a word or perspective, however we have to start somewhere and that’s one simple way you can effectively and instantly start to transform your experiences and become more conscious and present of what you are feeling and choosing in each moment. Gratitude, presence, being in your heart, staying unconditionally compassionate with yourself and others, patience, and embracing everything as perfect for your journey, are ways you can go even further.
Then of course the stillness of going within and feeling what is there messaging us creates greater empowerment and wholeness of experience.
If you have the desire to experience life in this way and to truly make the changes you desire to experience, then you are half way there.
Part of the journey with all of this is to continually encourage yourself to go a little further each day. Stretch yourself into something that pushes a little more at your comfort zones to reach that one extra step, no matter how small. It’s not always easy, but it can make a world of difference when you take the step to commit yourself to the process, your path, the journey, and ultimately to you.
Gratitude is a wonderful starting point and when you come to understand the power of this and how it can change things drastically, amazing things begin to shift and take form from a simple perspective change that sees how perfect every situation is to your growth. You are more than you give yourself credit for and there is more waiting for you than you are aware.
The world is a playground of possibilities and a canvas of diverse colors you have yet to discover. We become comfortable in our own worlds of existence, never realizing that across the globe millions of people and sentient beings are sharing in this experience of life with us, right here and now, that are beautiful in every way and share a common thread of the pursuit of love and fulfillment. We take different journeys to get there and there is a lot clouding the path, but this stems from misunderstanding, being misinformed, not realizing our true innate power, and fear.
Expanding your horizons in whatever way relative to your experience and abilities, is truly vital. Lessening up on mass information intake and opening up more to your own personal experience, inner gauge, and the beauty of the this Earth and this Universe is helpful.
Saying “yes” to life and to your right to experience it to the level of your personal fulfillment is key. Doors will open when you start to make changes and support and believe in your dreams.
It starts with you.
Whatever your dream may be, have the courage to follow it and support it. It’s a dream for a reason. Not merely to just stuff it all away to subdue your blues. We’re alive for a reason. Not to just be in the physical, but to integrate it with the spiritual for an all-encompassing totality of chosen experience we can each create.
Some of the steps are breaking out of your comfort zone more, facing your fears, being mindful of your thoughts and beliefs that keep you stuck, making more courageous decisions not based on fear, nurturing and building belief in yourself and your confidence, listening to and supporting your real feelings, and starting to say “yes” more to things with the knowledge that you are capable of handling anything that comes your way and there’s really nothing to lose.
There is much out there to explore and if you have the desire, there is a way.
Do you value and voice who you really are? If not, what could you do to nurture the child within to feel safe enough to do so?
Where there is fear, you are only asking of yourself to love yourself more. Where others are fearful and act out, they are only asking of themselves to love themselves more and we can help both them and us by expressing that love in the moment.
The more you let your energy out, the more fully you will naturally flow in the essence of who you are and more consistently feel peace and calm in your life no matter what is around you.
I celebrate and see who you really are…that’s all that really matters to me. Not the stories or the temporary “stuff” that is winning your attention. All of that can be a thing of yesterday if you love yourself today.
Are you ready to say “yes” to you and to life?