Dave and I (Natalie) went through a wonderful training last week to get Reiki Certified Level II. We've both had Reiki done on us in the past, and we came across an amazing instructor that we just felt we needed to take this class from. Since Dave and I both have careers where we are hands on healing with patients and clients (Dave is a Chiropractor/Massage Therapist and I am an Athletic Trainer/Pilates Instructor/Aerial Yoga Instructor), we thought Reiki would be the perfect addition to our set of current skills. Both of us have had incidences where we felt as if we picked up heavy energy from our clients or depleted our energy system working hands on healing someone else. Once we found out that Reiki uses divine source energy for healing, and not your own energy source, we knew it was something we both needed to help protect ourselves and to help others on another level.

Rei, in Japanese, means spiritual wisdom. And Ki means life energy. Together the word Reiki is expressed as 'Spiritually Guided Life Energy'. Because the healing life energy is coming from and being guided by a spiritual source greater than ourselves, it does not deplete the healers energy system. For years, we have been using our own energy source to help heal others, which is why we were being depleted of our health at times. Reiki healing energy can be express with hands on a patient, hands a few inches away from a patients body, can be sent over great distances, can be sent into the future or the past, and can even be placed on objects in your home, living spaces, car, etc. Reiki is truly only limited to potential of your creative mind. Anyone is able to tap into their Reiki energy source. We all have the ability within us. But there is a specific attunement process that you must go through with a Certified Reiki Master in order to access true Reiki energy. 

The photo of the symbol that you see above are three Reiki symbols that can send out energy in areas of Power (Cho Ku Rei), Mental/Emotional Healing (Sei He Ki), and Distance Healing (Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen). These symbols can be printed out and placed around your home. You may want to put a Sei-He-Ki under your bed and pillow to help you relax at night. Put a Cho-Ku-Rei under your office desk chair and your couches to help you pull in the Power energy. Place a Hon-Sha-Ze-Sho-Nen behind a picture of family member that needs your love and healing from a distance. Have fun with these symbols and start to feel the difference in the energy around you. 

If you're interested reading more on Reiki, check out our book The Complete Book of Traditional Reiki

For those of you interested in having a Reiki session, getting Reiki training, or looking for other spiritual guidance, past life regression, or hypnosis from a well trained Metaphysician, take a look at Carolyn Paige's Website. She's located in Santa Barbara, CA, but also does distance consultations through Skype. 

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