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Blog: A Reiki Valentine

2/11/2012

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The Healing Mandala by John Stuart Brown
Reiki in  a Heart Shaped box of Chocolates 
 
  Reiki  is an amazing, relaxing experience, but it is the inner knowing of a young girl  on Valentine’s Day who defined Reiki best for me. The challenge of Reiki is  explaining it, defining it, helping others who have not experienced Reiki to understand it.  I watch people  evolve with Reiki. Negative attitudes turn positive, anger see new perspectives,  closed arms open for hugs—yet still, I struggle for the words. I watch  depression resolve, pain decrease, stress and anxiety calm—yet this intangible,
subtle energy called Reiki mystifies me after all these years of practice. I usually say, very logically, that “Reiki works with the energy part of you—which  is all of you, your body, mind, spirit and the energy that surrounds you, called  your aura.  When your life energy  is flowing free, that is good health and when it is not, Reiki clears the  pathway for healing to begin.  But  then a young woman, now alone on Valentine’s Day, reminded me of the true  essence of Reiki and that each person may know it in a different way. She  reached for the heart shaped box of chocolates she had brought for us to share, choosing a chocolate covered cherry.

  “It was Brad’s favorite,” she said, looking as though her first Reiki session had disappointed her. She took a  thoughtful bite, pausing, as her eyes welled with tears. “Reiki was different  for me,” she said.“It was silky, radiant; I felt a glow fill my arms and my  chest, my whole being.  Then I saw  my heart—I saw it—sugar coated, filled with light. It was so cool, so healing. And then I knew—I would  always be taken care of.”  It  was then I understood why Reiki is so hard to define; it is different for  everyone, every time. Reiki can only be known—once experienced.

Life Solutions is now located in the Country Village, Bothell Washington
 
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Blog Post: Reiki Classes 2012

1/7/2012

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The 2012 Usui Reiki Class Schedule is posted. Check out our classes.
We offer Reiki I, II, Advanced Reiki Training (ART) and the Reiki Master Class.
Classes are held at Lotus Heart Therapy Wellness Center in Bothel with the Burt Gillman trail running directly behind it. Plan for a morning walk before class and then enjoy a casual, comfortable environment with plenty of time for practice, discussion and the answering of your questions. Standard treatments as well of intuitive treatments are taught and experienced. We have the ongoing support of Reiki shares so that all of our students have the opportunity to continue learning, practicing and sharing Reiki.
Each class is a full day intensive. Nancy, the instructor of all of Life Solutions classes, is a member of the Center for Reiki Research Team and the administrater of the Reiki in Hospital Website. All information taught is based on the International Center for Reiki Training manual with updates based the most current research. The.Status of Reiki research and trends will also be shared.

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Blog Post: Total Wellness requires Reiki Wellness

12/1/2011

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When we talk about wellness, exercise, eating well, and a positive attude are usually the highlights of the discussion and Reiki is usually not considered. Yet Reiki is a wellness strategy that amongst other attributes,  breaks down blockages that hinder the healthy flow of life energy. These blockages often are caused by  stressors, a negative attitude or environment and negative self-talk. Life energy is called qi in China, ki in Japan, prana in India and science calls it  Biofield energy. A healthy flow of life energy is the foundation of good health  for all of your body systems. Once Reiki clears blocks, optimal health, in all  areas, can be obtained as we also engage in exercise, eating well and a positive outlook on life. A Reiki session is a great way to start the new year right. Out with the old blockages as a new year of abundance flows in. Consider Reiki.

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Post Reiki: How Does Reiki Heal?

10/28/2011

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Life energy, called ki in Japan, qi or chi in China and Prana in
India, continuously flows through your physical body and your aura. Your aura is the energy that surrounds you. When this life energy flows freely it is called “Good Health.”

 When negative thoughts or feelings or environmental toxins and stressors block the path of this life energy—flow is diminished and poor health occurs. It is important to clear these blocks as they occur because when negative thoughts become subconcious and automatic,  they permanently  block the flow of life energy—and illness occurs.

Reiki clears and heals energy pathways restoring normal life energy flow. Each block released starts the healing process. Some people report that when a block is released during a Reiki session it feels hot or cold or like it is trickling away. Others do not report feeling the block release.  Either way, “Good health” is the outcome.

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Post: How do you know Reiki Works?

10/7/2011

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How do you know Reiki Works is an article in our fall newsletter which will be available  October 10th, 2011. If you would like to receive our newsletter, please leave a newsletter request to be notified as new ones come out .

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Blog Reiki:Exerpt from Jessica Millers Reiki Mastery newsletter

10/3/2011

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HOW  REIKI SAVES MY SOUL
Written by Sarah Minden, MSW

You might wonder how moving your hands about, praying, drawing symbols in the air and sweeping walls with imaginary brooms can  soothe moods, soften pains, ease feelings and  brighten a room…  IT CAN!
 
Reiki and the skills to apply it intensify over time. It's been about 12 years for me. In that time I've made reiki heating pads, I clear the energy in my office where I see patients,each day. I clear the energy in examining rooms where I see patients in clinics and  in my living room before and after company. It keeps the space pure and light. 
 
The shocker was when I began doing this, patients and colleagues would sit down, then  GASP, 
“Oh,  it’s so peaceful in here.” Being an anxious sort, I need peace to thrive. Reiki saves the day - every day. I'm selective about who I permit in my office.
 
Reiki is most useful when you think before you act. It works. I have Reiki symbols hidden all over my office and house. They are in pillows, on my office chair,in file cabinets, on my altar, under my bed, and  when my feet hurt - you guessed it… In my shoes! 
 
Poem Copyright  2011 
Sarah Minden, MSW
Northridge, CA 91326
snminden@yahoo.com 

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Post: Wellness, Reiki and LifeStyle Change

9/18/2011

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By Nancy Merrifield RN, URMP, CCP
Life Solutions Coaching & Reiki Training Center
Mill Creek, Washingtion
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Wellness is best achievied when all the parts of our selves are ready to take on the task of lifestyle change.  Just because we are fifty pounds overweight does not mean that we are emotionally, physically and mentally ready to do what it takes to lose weight. So how do we get to that place for successfull lifestyle change? It takes small steps, goal setting, positive self- talk, support and for some... Reiki.  What does Reiki have to do with losing weight, lowering cholestertol, managing stress, abundance, exercise, positive self-talk or working towards a better outlook on life? The answer is everything, depending on your flow of life energy.

Life energy is what some call Chi, Prana, Ki and what scientists call Biofield Energy. When your life energy flow is great the physical, mental, emotional and even the spiritual parts of you work better, including your immune system, metabolism and your ability and willingness to organize. Your perception of life is more positive. Reiki increases your life energy.  If you receive Reiki regularly, your possibilities for positive results in making lifestyle changes are endless. You are better able to achieve goals and maintain them. Using Reiki to make healthy lifestyle change is what I call Reiki  Wellness.

Reiki is offered in over 800 hospitals throughout the United States and is gaining in popularity. A recent comprehensive review of all Reiki Research from studies published in peer review journals, since 1985, shows strong anecdotal evidence of Reiki lowering stress, decreasing pain and nausea and decreasing mild cognitive impairment and there is more research on the horizen. Reiki is now becoming so integrated into medical facilities that the medical profession is now more willing to participate in studies having to do with the effectiveness of Reiki. Nurses report  profound relaxation, decrease in anxiety and better sleep patterns in their patients who receive Reiki. Granted, we need to see research showing shorter hospital stays and less depression in people receiving Reiki, but the studies just have not been done.  Given the evidence we do have, there is a strong probablility that Reiki lowers stress, increases relaxation and enhances one's ability to achieve positive life change.

Reiki wellness can be achieved in private Reiki sessions and Distant Reiki sessions. It can also be achieved by learning to give self-Reiki.  Level I & II Reiki can be learned in a weekend and the ability to give yourself and others Reiki will stay with you for a lifetime. Learning Reiki allows you to naturally experience the energy first hand as it comes to you  directly from the universe.

As a Wellness Coach and Reiki Master I help people create a plan of  action with goals and action steps to achieve those goals. Reiki Wellness is a  personal choice and is threaded into the plan upon request. Free Wellness Consult

If you are interested in our Free Wellness Newsletter place your request on the contact page.
 You might be interested in the following articles:

What  is Wellness Coaching?  

The  benefits of Reiki

 What  is Distant Reiki?

Reiki Class listing  North West, WA. See resource list for classes offered in other areas of U.S.
 
See Prices Coaching and Reiki Nationwide

Contact Page email me, I would like to hear from you!

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Post: Reiki Classes

9/2/2011

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Life Solutions will be offering a combined Reiki I & II cllass October 22nd & 23rd. The Reiki class schedule page is currently under construction and should be live by 9/10.

We will also be sending out a quarterly newsletter. The first should be out before the holidays. Our sign up page is also currently underconstruction.
If you would like to sign up for a copy of the newsletter now or if you are interested in our Reiki classes,  please put your name and email address in a note to me on the contact page. And I will see that you get the requested information.

Thanks for bearing with our dust. Be Well, Nancy

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Post: Reiki Wipes Out Stress!

8/28/2011

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Reiki has been categorized by some as the new age stress management tool. But it is not  so new.  Reiki was first developed in Japan in 1922 by Micao Usui and was  brought to the west fifteen years later by Hawayo Takata and it has  progressively been gaining in popularity. Today, there are over 800 hospitals who offer Reiki alongside traditional medical care and patients claim they feel better and have less anxiety after a Reiki session.

There are no double blind, peer reviewed studies that prove Reiki decreases stress. Truth is there have not been many good studies done on Reiki. The evidence supporting Reiki decreasing stress or not supporting it is still out there,  waiting to be discovered. But the Center for Reiki Research, www.centerforReikiresearch.org,  has done a comprehensive,  peer review study of all the Reiki studies published in peer review journals since 1985. That review has given us direction as to what kinds  of studies we need to do to prove or disprove the efficacy of Reiki.  It has given us guidelines for designing and implementing future Reiki studies. This review is ongoing, allowing it to maintain its status as the best tool available to gauge the efficacy of Reiki research.

What we do have is lots of  anecdotal evidence that supports the theory that Reiki decreases stress. Patients report a profound sense of deep relaxation during and after Reiki. Nurses report their patients have a decrease in anxiety, sleep better and are more relaxed after Reiki. A study out of Hartford hospital shows a decrease in nausea and pain after Reiki and that their patients sleep better.

It is reasonable to consider that Reiki would decrease stress. After all, Reiki  increases our supply of life energy, what some call chi, Ki, or prana. This life  energy is known to scientists as biofield energy. When our life energy is full  up we sleep better, relax easier, our immune system is more effective and we  handle our stressors more easily. Our thinking is more clear and concise. Our outlook on life is positive. Understandably, it is the patients and nurses who  have provided this antidotal evidence who rightfully feel that Reiki, for them, wipes out stress!

Life solutions can assess your level of stress and your reaction to your stressors. Sometimes it is important to change our perspective when addressing stress or consider positive self-talk and looking at how to see life more optimistically.  If you would like to talk to a wellness coach or receive our newsletter please click and then check the appropriate boxes. Be sure to leave your email address and any comments. You are well appreciated.

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Post: FREE REIKI and Free Wellness Coaching Consults

8/26/2011

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Life Solutions is offering Free Reiki and Wellness consults at our new location in Everett Washington, Saturday 8/27, Sunday 8/28 and Monday 8/29 from 9-3.  Send a message through FaceBook or use contact page to schedule with Nancy, Reiki Master Practitioner & Certified Wellness Coach. If you want to schedule today. Call (818) 445-9274. Include your preferred time,  phone number and email address in your message. She will contact you with open time slots. Plan for 45 min to one hour. Dress comfortably and cool.

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