King's Touch Reiki

 Recently in a social media group for massage therapists, the administration posed the question of how practioners keep pre-session anxiety to a minimum.  In my early years of offerings seasons, I struggled more with this, and was often stressed! Now, I tend to arrive 10-20 minutes before my first session, to set the room, and ground into the space.  And - I invoke the Time Angels ! My Reiki friend Anita and I began working with these timely helpers in the mid 90s, as we 'hurried ' to get to a Reiki Circle 'on time' - they seem always willing to help!  Treatment room I've practiced Reiki for 35 of my 40 years offering massage, and Reiki clicks in as soon as I enter my treatment space. I keep a salt lamp in the room and plug it in when I arrive, increasing the negative ions in the room.  Salt lamp After sessions, my mentor Jeanne taught us to wash with warm water for sanitation, then rinse with cold water (elbows down) to disconnect from our client's energy.

  One of my favorite resources is * The Reiki Sourcebook ,  published in 2003 by Bronwen and Frans Siene.  A practice I include most days is the Morning Prayer ( Sourcebook, p 239) . Included among the 'Western techniques,' this practice comes from a Japanese teacher, Shingo Sakuma. I like to go outside, stand on my front walk and face the East and rising sun.  Clouds at sunrise Hands in Gasshô, bow three times Clap your hands 2 times - purifying the space around you Repeat in Japanese or English three times:  HARAE - TAMAE  (cleanse all) KIYOME -  TAMAE  (purify all) MAMORI -  TAMAE (protect all) SAKIHAE -  TAMAE (may all beings be happy) The Sun's mantra (3x) A-ME-TE-RA-SU OO MI-KAMI Make a personal wish/ names of those you're praying for (3x) KAMNAGARA - TAMACHI - HAEMASE (as the God wishes) Gasshô- bow one time and give thanks.  I wrote the Japanese words and used that as reference, as I learned the words. I sometimes use the ASL sign for each of the blessings - 

 Mrs Takata often told her students 'Hands on, Reiki on!'- emphasising how simple it is to connect with Reiki.  I liken it to charging a battery, if a battery is low, when you attach it to a charger, it 'draws' the energy it needs through the cord or jumper cables. When you take it off the charger, it no longer draws energy. Denise Linn - 'Flow ' When we place our 'Reiki Charged' hands on someone, they draw the energy through us - 'Hands on, Reiki on!' When we take our hands off, they no longer 'draw' energy.  Mrs Takata also suggested eating simple food, full of vitality, in the hospital, she likely received simple Japanese fare - rice, steamed vegetables, Miso soup, fresh water & green tea. Think of what will help you recharge!  Preparing for Initiation, and integrating afterwards, students are encouraged to eat consciously, healthy fresh food where possible. To drink a bit more water (which helps our human batteries retain their

  There are many beautiful Reiki practices that help us feel the energy -  gasshô   (Two hands together) is one of the simplest! You can do a longer meditation using the gasshô -  Light hands Seishin toitsu - (unified mind) Bring the hands up to Gassho (prayer) position Focus on dan tien (hara) Inhale and bring energy into your hands. Exhale, and feel the energy move between your palms, along the arms and back to the dan tien. (5-30 minutes)  Move your hands ~ 4" apart and sense the energy for a few breaths, then slowly being them together again In Japan, they often recite (mentally) Waka - simple nature based poetry 'The moon - how beautiful it rises - flooding the fields with light' If you have taken Reiki and know the 5 principles, recite them now ( this video is helpful if you want to practice them in Japanese Bring your hands to rest then on your heart or belly and absorb the energy. Whilst doing Gasshô, you may feel your hands getting warm, and your body may vibr

 Following our weekend Reiki 1class, I've decided to do a 14 day Reiki challenge .  As I revisited my Reiki journals, I was reminded of previous challenges, which are  a great way to refresh and recharge our energy.  It's 35 years since I took first Degree Reiki, and  that first day, our teacher Analyse invited us to go to sleep with one hand on our heart, and one on our belly. This is one of the simplest self-Reiki forms.  Reiki journal I started a page in my Reiki Journal to track Reiki sessions and practices.  I plan to choose a session and one or two practices daily. I do a morning blessing most days (Cherokee and a Reiki morning meditation/ blessing.  Self Reiki options: B : Basic self Reiki (~ 45 minutes  C : Chakra treatment (~ 30 minutes G : Gasshô practice (12- 15 minutes H : Hatsurei-Ho   (meditation - 12 minutes Practices and self care  There are many practices that support our Reiki journey - these are some of my favorites Work with the principles (make cards?)

 When she began teaching Reiki in the 1930s, lineage bearer Hawayo Takata invited her students to practice Reiki 'for the self first' - and ideally, every day! Igniting the spark Reading my Reiki Journal after the weekend's class, I came across my notes on a 14 Day Reiki challenge several years ago, and thought, 'now's a perfect time for this!'  Like Takata, teachers invite their students to practice self-Reiki for 21 days following each class, as they begin to integrate their Reiki lifeway. Takata's granddaughter Phyllis Lei Furumoto recommended doing self Reiki daily, receiving a session weekly, and scheduling 1/2 day of self care and Reiki monthly.  East Coast Master Pamela Miles also stresses the importance of developing a daily  Self-Reiki practice . Pamela commented she doesn't offer certificates, but she does invite her students to follow her lead on practicing daily self-Reiki. Her inquiry of any Reiki student or practitioner experiencing probl