Reiki Goddess

Reiki for Cigarette Addiction

2010-03-12T12:24:00.000-05:00

I think we all know that tobacco contains nicotine and that nicotine is extremely addictive and hard to stop using. Plus there are some behaviors that go along with smoking, including simply holding cigarettes in your hand or mouth, or always smoking during certain activities, such as drinking, or after meals. A great tool to help stop the behavior is the electronic cigarette, and when combined with Reiki treatments to solve the addiction responses it can work wonders!

Reiki and Technology

2010-03-12T12:12:00.012-05:00

I love to read about subjects that interest me, so once I started studying and practicing Reiki I started to look on line for ebooks, interesting websites, computer images, and all sorts of stuff. BUt as I started to save things and look at more videos I found my laptop getting slow and sluggish. Another coupe of gigs in laptop memory and I was good to go!

Reiki Self Practice

2010-03-12T12:12:00.000-05:00

As a Usui Reiki Master and teacher I teach every student from Level 1 on to practice self Reiki every single day. It literally takes about 20 minutes and is crucial to your personal Reiki development and it keeps you balanced and healthy. Somehow I even forget to do self-practice sometimes.

So I found a good interval timer application for my Blackberry and now I set the timer to chime every 2 minutes as I do my practice, changing my hand position on each chime. It helps me to stay present and not worry about time, and my daily Reiki practice is much easier to handle!

Reiki In Rehab

2010-03-05T08:47:00.000-05:00

Residential drug rehab is an intense experience for patients trying to ween themselves off of drug addiction. They need all the support possible to assist in working through their demons and past experiences that lead to drug usage and addiction.

Drug rehabilitation will include talk therapy in group and private treatment, exercise, good nutrition, and learning to reduce stress and take of your body through modalities like Reiki healing, meditation, and exercise. In my experience the relaxation and stress relief really helps people go through the process.

When looking at Drug Treatment centers you should look for programs that focus holistically on the individual, her or his family, and on making positive lifestyle changes to support and maintain sobriety. It is so difficult to quit that people need all the support they can get, and Reiki can be a huge help.

Allergies and Sleep

2010-02-28T11:04:00.000-05:00

I have talked to many people who have no idea that they are allergic to dust mites. These little tiny creatures live in all our homes, but especially like to congregate on mattresses and pillows.

While we cannot control the mites, we can use protective covers on our pillows and mattresses. Seriously, good allergy mattress covers and pillow covers can stop your allergy symptoms without medication - try it!

World Healing Today

2010-02-28T11:01:00.000-05:00

Image by >Shannon< via Flickr

Today from 12pm-1pm EDT will be the monthly We Are One World Reiki Healing.

* Create sacred space with a candle, incense or whatever is appropriate for you. Perhaps just close your eyes.
* Meditate on pure intention for world healing.
* Then join in, and send pure thought of love for all people | prayer | healing (Reiki) power | positive energy to 6+ billion people and Earth. All white light workers welcomed.

I love this monthly opportunity to join other healers around the world for an hour of powerful energy work. Join us!

Mainstream Reiki

2010-02-24T07:23:00.000-05:00

With the venerable and well respected Dr. Mehmet Oz endorsing Reiki as a must try treatment, I look forward to the day when insurance companies, including car insurance companies, send patients for Reiki treatment as a low cost, high benefit treatment for everybody. Great for pain, focus, insomnia, and faster healing (all things you would think an insurer would want).

My Skin Care Routine

2010-02-20T17:36:00.000-05:00

So many guests have asked me about my skin care routine that I feel compelled to share. Basically, I use drugstore brand products (Garnier) with a good cleanser, day cream with spf, eye cream, and a nice rich night cream. In other words, I am genetically gifted in the skin department.

I chose my products based on consistent availability and price. Everything in the Caribbean is more expensive and many things are not consistently available. That said, the products work well and my skin looks great!

Rabbit Reiki

2010-02-20T17:28:00.000-05:00

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Sepida Sazgar is President of BunnyLuv Rabbit Resource Center, a non-profit, 501(c)(3), no-kill animal welfare organization. They offer education, adoption, care, and supplies for domestic rabbits and the humans who love them. Last year she had five rabbits who refused to get along.

Sazgar called Reiki practitioner Melissa Simock to come help. After only two sessions of Reiki for rabbits "they began cuddling with one another!"

Love it!

Publicize Your Reiki Practice

2010-02-20T17:07:00.000-05:00

One great way to publicize your Reiki practice is to create a web presence. Between Twitter, Facebook, Linked In, and Blogger there are many many ways to build a completely free web presence. You can then submit your website url to a number of free directories to get your name out there.

If you have Reiki II you can then offer distance healing services as well as marketing your local Reiki services to members of your community.

Weight Loss Through Reiki

2010-02-15T12:05:00.000-05:00

Many people ask me whether Reiki will help them lose weight and my typical answer is Yes. Now Reiki is not a magic weight loss weapon, full of great fat burners, metabolic stimulators, and appetite suppressants. However, Reiki does calm the nervous system (so less stress related eating), help us feel better about ourselves (no self-depricating eating), and move us towards healthy equilibrium (encouraging healthy body weight). So as part of a healthy living plan Reiki will in fact help you to lose weight.

Reiki Helps Colonoscopy Patients

2010-02-15T11:59:00.000-05:00

I can't think of too many things more stressful than a colonoscopy. First the preparation of the enemas and nasty laxative drinks, then the discomfort of the procedure, and finally the stress of waiting for results. Luckily for people like me, a new pilot study shows reiki may reduce colonoscopy patients' anxiety and need for post-procedure pain medication.

Although the experimental group patients had more symptoms, they did not require additional pain medication during the procedure, suggesting that: anxious people may benefit from an adjunctive therapy; anxiety and pain are decreased by reiki therapy for patients undergoing colonoscopy; and additional intraprocedure pain medication may not be needed for colonoscopy patients receiving reiki therapy, the abstract noted.

This will pave the way for a more rigorous controlled study.

Reiki for Acne

2010-02-15T08:48:00.000-05:00

Since there is so much hype and discussion lately regarding acne solutions (it seems like every other TV commercial is for acne products) you may wonder if Reiki can help acne. The answer is that Reiki in combination with a good skin care regimen should help with acne.

The skin care regimen is important to help balance out oil production and normalize the skin. Reiki will help lower stress levels and keep the body's systems balanced, and that will help reduce breakouts as acne is linked to stress as well as bacteria and oils.

Nutrition In Pregnancy

2010-02-14T10:31:00.002-05:00

In addition to maintaining a relatively fit and stress-free life with tools like Reiki, it is also important for pregnant women to watch their nutritional intake and one of the easiest way to do so is by adding prenatalvitamins to your daily regimen. These supplements are made to support both mother and child through a time when eating is not always the most fun thing to do.

Reiki During Pregnancy

2010-02-14T10:26:00.003-05:00

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This morning a 4 1/2 month pregnant woman came to my Beach Pilates class with her husband, and I had to unfortunately turn her away. While Pilates can be great for pregnant women, and I have personally taught women up until the day they went into labor, the mat is not as most exercises involve lying on your back using the abs or lying on your stomach, neither of which is a good idea after the first trimester.

Many people have asked me about Reiki and whether Reiki is safe for pregnant women, and that I answer with an emphatic "Yes!". Reiki will help both mother and child to relax, stay healthy, and be in less discomfort. It is good for all involved!

Taking Tests

2010-02-14T10:21:00.002-05:00

In my former career I was a philosophy professor, and I loved to teach Informal Logic, which is the study of reasoning and fallacies and human communication. We would look at news releases, catch phrases, and basic logical structure. Since most of the students were going to graduate school, I always spent the last few weeks of class prepping them for standardized tests.

Whether it is the GRE, LSAT, or GMAT prep getting outside help for test orientation and preparation is crucial to achieving a good result on the test.

Free Weight Loss and Fitness Resource

2010-02-11T11:46:00.000-05:00

If you are at home and wondering how to lose weight, how to keep a food diary, or what might be the best workout for you, I am here to share a great free resource, fitclick.com.

There you will find a community, a free BMI calculator that will help you to know how much you need to lose and what your claorie count should be for effective safe weight loss. With this free body fat calculator you can track your weight loss from start to finish.

Without a body mass index calculator it can be difficult to know how much to eat and exercise. Between the free tools and community support at fitclick.com you should be able to succeed.

Reiki Critics

2010-02-11T11:40:00.000-05:00

Ever since Dr. Oz recommended Reiki on his show and discussed the fact that his wife is a Reiki Master, he has been slammed by many medical professionals and watchdog groups. I have read people saying that hie is confused, misled, and addled.

What those of us who teach and practice reiki know is that Reiki works! It is highly effective at calming the nervous system, relieving anxiety, relieving stress, promoting better sleep, and relieving pain. Reiki does not interfere with medical treatment and has no known side effects.

So what exactly is the problem? And why shouldn't a physician counsel his patients to do something that can only help them feel better?

Workout for Energy

2010-02-11T11:38:00.000-05:00

Something many Reiki practitioners forget about is keeping the body strong and flexible. Getting your own energy moving internally, getting your heart and other muscles pumping and things moving, will only improve your Reiki. I know it helps me!

If you exercise at home and are at a moderate level of fitness a good way to push yourself further is with P90X. This DVD series cycles between several different workouts and requires little in the way of equipment.

With P90X you will get stronger and more flexible with better endurance. Just make sure to pace yourself as these are not easy workouts!

For people is great shape, there is the Power 90 Master Series which will push you even further. I know that when I can't get out to the gym these DVDs are helpful for me.

Back to Basics

2010-02-08T11:55:00.000-05:00

In an era of completely mechanical machines for basic daily tasks, such ashand dryers, hair dryers, automatic flushing toilets, dishwashers, and moving sidewalks, it can be hard to focus on the basics in life. Since my move to Parrot Cay I am even more aware of this, as we make do with basics in the Caribbean. It keeps me more grounded and closer to the energy of the universe to use less. It's been a great lesson!

Fun and Games

2010-02-04T11:21:00.000-05:00

As a parent and now a grandparent I wish that I had taken some days when my stepson was younger and put down the Playstation and xbox 360 to spend more quality time together. Unfortunately when he was younger I had not yet gotten to where I am now in terms of my understanding of the universe and myself, and placed more value on things many times than on people.

Global Community for Integrative Medicine

2010-02-03T11:03:00.001-05:00

My friend Pamela Miles (recently seen on Dr. Oz) specializes in Reiki as part of Integrative Medicine, and to this end works very closely with physicians and hospitals to help everyone understand Reiki and how well it can fit into the integrative health model.

The Global Community for Integrative Medicine has designed a team approach to healing as one integrative body of healers made up of doctors, nurses, therapists, nutritionists, energy facilitators, hypnotherapist, and other complimentary care facilitators. They have created a model of "Team Healing" which allows the patient to have one hour of healing from 4-6 different modalities for quick, deep treatment. They have come together in their community to step out of the isolation of their practices, and share what they do in a collaborative fashion while dispelling myths around their work.

They are holding their first annual global integrative healing conference, in beautiful Tuscany, where they will share each country’s interdisciplinary healing models and concerns about integrative medicine in their communities.

During this time of crisis around the world economically, they have decided to take hands with other countries globally to help support each other as they step forward, healing one country at a time as they base the conference in a different country each year.

Running a Reiki Practice - Accepting Payments

2010-02-03T10:57:00.000-05:00

Once you start either giving reiki treatments or teaching reiki, whether on line for distance healing or attunements or live, you need some form of system for accepting payments. If you are just starting, have a small practice, and want fewer worries you should start by accepting cash. Be clear with clients before the treatment that cash is the payment method, and keep careful records of the cash income for tax purposes.

If your business expands you can looks at various POS systems (point of sale), including check verification systems and credit card systems. Paypal is one way of working with this, but there are many other decent systems out there.

Collecting Stuff

2010-02-02T10:50:00.000-05:00

In our previous life in the US hubby and I collected massive amounts of stuff. Really - a library full of floor to ceiling full bookshelves; a basement full of tools, benches, exercise equipment, and assorted storage; and lots of memorabilia, including old tiles, photos, etc. So when we decided to move to the Caribbean, and then to even smaller digs on Parrot Cay, we started unloading things. What a relief! Everything we own in this world is in our small staff room and that is all of it - so nice.

Uses for Reiki

2010-02-01T10:45:00.000-05:00

Something that many people are not clear about regarding Reiki is that at heart Reiki is a daily self-practice that keeps is grounded and in tune with the Universe. Only when we as practitioners are healthy and grounded can we really be useful to our clients. I have actually crosses paths with people attuned through Reiki II who never really practice on people at all, only themselves and their life situations.

In my opinion the primary use of Reiki is for maintenance of self. Then for sending to others. One can also use Reiki energy to clear and heal animals, homes, the planet, and anything else you can think of.