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Welcome to Reiki News and Views 
A WARM WELCOME TO YOU ALL Can you believe its the end of March already!
The sunshine we've been gifted with the past couple of weeks has surely brightened your days, I know its worked on me! Every morning I wake up and hear the tuneful, abundant bird song that lifts my heart and sends me into a frenzy of gratitude for the life I have. Spring flowers, magical colours and new forms of life are everywhere. Hurray!! LET THE WARMTH OF SPRING INTO YOUR HEARTS AND CELEBRATE LIFE. Send Reiki to the past and acknowlede that its made the person that you are. Accept yourself completely. Send Reiki to the future, knowing that each new day will bring growth and adventure. Send Reiki to this moment, live it fully and celebrate its wonder. Wake up every morning and Reiki your day with a great big grin on your face. Let happiness in.
The importance of being in the Present Moment is paramount for effective Reiki to take place. It is also the highest of spiritual practice as it reminds us of the nature of the world and of our own oneness with all that is. It shows us the place where love resides and where fear is seen for the illusion it is. Kenyoku or 'Dry Bathing' is an 'energy cleansing' or 'aura smoothing' practice and can be used to disconnect from people, things, thoughts, emotions, feelings, situations or energies. However, I’ve found that it is much more than this; I see it as a very powerful centering practice and I use it to bring myself into a more focused place. It is something that can be done easily in almost any situation; it only takes a minute or so (although I do recommend taking a very slow approach, when you can, as this seems to heighten the effect) and can have profound affects in all kinds of situations. I often combine it with Symbol 1 and 2 (sandwiched 1+2+1) and also Raku for a powerful grounding effect. I also use this when I begin a session as part of “opening”; it can be incorporated into your usual method of focusing and I’ve found that it will magnify the usual process considerably. There are a lot of variations of Kenyoku Ho currently being taught by various Reiki Masters, I offer the one that works well for me personally. Kenyoku can be done either with actual physical contact, or can be done 'noncontact' just off the surface of the body, in the aura. KENYOKU HO combines with GASSHO MUDRA; The Japanese word gassho (gash-sho) refers to a mudra or ritual gesture formed by placing the hands - palms together, in the 'prayer' or 'praying hands' gesture, and is the most fundamental and also most frequently used of all the in-zou (mudras) in Buddhist practice. Gassho implies recognition of the oneness of all beings and is used variously to: express respect generate a reverential attitude prevent ‘scattering of attention’ bring the self into a state of dynamic balance express the ‘One Mind’ - totality: congruence of being. In the normal way, let the breath be easy and natural in flow; breathing in through the nose and out though the mouth. Begin with Gassho. First, bring your right hand up to your left shoulder, the tips of your fingers at a point near where your collarbone ends, palm flat and facing the body. Move your hand diagonally down across your body from the left shoulder towards your right hip, in a smooth, measured, sweeping or brushing action. Next, bring your left hand up to your right shoulder, the tips of your fingers at a point near where your collarbone ends, palm flat and facing the body. Move your hand diagonally down across your body from the right shoulder towards your left hip, in a smooth, measured, sweeping or brushing action. Bring your right hand up to your left shoulder, the tips of your fingers at a point near where your collarbone ends, palm flat and facing the body. Move your hand diagonally down across your body from the left shoulder towards your right hip, in a smooth, measured, sweeping or brushing action. With left palm facing up, place your right hand on your left shoulder and stroke down gently over the inside of your left arm and the palm of your left hand, past your fingertips. With right palm facing up, place your left hand on your left shoulder and stroke down gently over the inside of your right arm and the palm of your right hand, past your fingertips. With left palm facing up, place your right hand on your left shoulder and stroke down gently over the inside of your left arm and the palm of your left hand, past your fingertips. End with Gassho.
I hope this is helpful With metta Paul All Healing is Release from the Past
INVITATION TO JOY - Annie McMahon 
Joy is within you now, it's not something you have to search for, its accessible as soon as you desire it and intend it. ' Joy comes from within, so you have unlimited access to it! Yipee!!! Inviting joy into your life is like finding your sparkle. It’s reinventing the magic in your every day living. Here’s an invitation to experience wonderful events and feelings day to day, by becoming familiar with ‘JOY’. You can do this by using your intention. Intention used in combination with Reiki offers no end of possibilities. It's a bit like being a magician: Then you cast the spell by holding the intention firmly in your mind. Now invite joy into your life. Expect that it will make its presence felt in all areas. Expect joy to be present all around you and for you to impart joy to others. Expect this and visualise yourself and others experiencing it, use all your senses to do this for 10 minutes a day. Before you go anywhere see everyone as being happy and filled with joy. Imagine the energy being light and gentle. Affirm that joy is abundant in your life and that wherever you go Reiki works on others to bring joy to their lives too. Send Reiki to these situations, using the symbols you are drawn to, or by holding the intention that Reiki will be directed towards the event. Next time you give Reiki hold a smile on your face knowing that joy is present in every moment that you channel healing. How can healing not be a joyous thing? Believe that wherever you go joy will always be present. Smile, now! Hold that smile, can you possibly feel sad whilst you hold a smile on your face? No. So keep smiling You’ve just created JOY. The Write Life with Reiki - By Maz Williams 
“Creation is always an act of faith, and faith is a spiritual issue, so is creativity. As we strive for our highest selves, our spiritual selves, we cannot help but be more aware, more proactive, and more creative.” Julie Cameron I read Julie’s book ‘The Artist’s Way’ many years ago, it captivated me. It’s linked with spirituality, with feelings of faith or universal life force and to art. These are all brought together in the process of keeping a private personal journal. Her guidance to do ‘Morning pages’ opened my life to my true intuitive nature, and became a life-line, an essential part of my day as my spiritual life grew through the use of reiki. With reiki energy life took on a new look, I was changing fast. I needed to adapt myself both inside and out to the healing which was taking place. Change of any type is not a light pink fluffy task, the process of self development and opening ones heart can be sticky, emotionally wobbly and at times rather lonely, dark and moldy! Yes, that’s what finding out dated beliefs about myself and the world can feel like. With Julies guidance, writing became an active form of meditation for me, and a healing journey on every level, similar to the way that reiki was affecting my life. Both became interlinked as a spiritual daily practice. A way of starting the day right, write! Morning pages in a nut shell. Each morning sit quietly with your chosen writing journal and whatever thoughts come into your head write them down, however weird, trivial, mundane, angry, procrastinating, profane and repetitive. If you can’t think of anything to say write just that. Do this until 3 pages are full of words. This is a stream of consciousness, of long hand morning writing. Whatever comes to mind goes down, without any editing; censorship or second thoughts. This is a time of complete freedom to express yourself and say what you like, dislike, wish for, hope, regret, and plan. No other eyes shall ever be allowed to view the pages; this is a private healing sanctuary within a small portable book. How handy is that! With time any meditation quietens the mind chatter, reduces the heart rate, deepens the breath, soothes the nerves and lets new insights come forward, just as does reiki. The ego and self doubt ‘gremlins of doom’ can be seen for what they are and are over shadowed by the light-filled louder voice of gratitude which naturally flows, when the first trash can of mind-clutter has been taken away. Yes, quite similar to what you might experience in the changing un-folding energy of reiki sessions. Now, after a number of years of morning pages, I’m an old hand. I’ve an attic of old journals, I can write whilst eating breakfast, drinking tea and negotiating lap space with the cat. My mind and body knows that they will be fully, lovingly hear, respected, listened too here, now, at 7.30am, on these white spaces. Questions and answers flow automatically like a 2 way conversation between my higher-self and the pen. Mind clutter is cleared on the first page, priorities show themselves on the second and by page 3 underlying hidden meanings are brought to light, like flashes of illumination, Ah Ha! Eureka moments. Accompanied by a sigh of relief and actual felt, physical release of tension as another energetic shift occurs. The world seems a logical place once more, and I have that excited feeling that anything is possible. Acknowledging my emotions through writing about them, teaches me where I’m at. It show me what emotional life force I’m giving out, what I’m attracting and what new level of energy I need to reach for, all the while opening my heart. Reaching the end of 3 pages, I lift the vibration with the power of 3 affirmations or statements of gratitude. Ending with a row of reiki symbols, for added strength and giving a reiki seal to the day ahead of me. It’s too good not to try. Here are some inspiring sites about journal writing for personal growth.
The Reiki Shares at Star Mountain, Plymouth have a fine selection of Reiki Masters who are looking forward to meeting new faces and ready to lead some powerful group healing. A share will take place every other Wednesday 7.00-8.30pm. Anyone attunded to Reiki at any level is most welcome It’s just £2 per head. The Reiki share dates for the next few weeks are as follows: 1st April Star Mountain is right in the city centre at 3-4 Moon St, Plymouth, PL4 0AL For further information call Alex Butler: 01752 223889 or visit the website at : http://www.starmountain.co.uk/
I am a tree I stand firm on the land - balanced. Roots emerge from the souls of my feet I sense the coolness of the soil as my extending roots penetrate deeply into the earth. Deeper, deeper, deeper they go, feel the worms tickling my toes. I am grounded. From my feet upwards I am the trunk of a mighty tree I reach and spread my arms upwards, outwards I breathe deeply from just below my naval, My roots ground me
JUST FOR TODAY.................... what it means to me. 
Just for today…………. This is how the Reiki principles are introduced to us. What does it mean to me? “Today” – I see this as my invitation to take one moment at a time, from a non-judgemental perspective. We all have a tendency to judge ourselves fiercely and harshly. I often think long and hard about the effects ‘information’ has on me. It’s a wonderful thing to access information that allows me to grow and to expand my knowledge and perspective on things, all types of things. However it can also become a problem. On our individual quests to find answers to spiritual aspects of our lives we can be bombarded by magazines, books, websites, people and no end of other sources of information implying we should be developing in certain ways, illustrating how we should be behaving, how we should be experiencing our lives. It’s a good thing to remind ourselves every now and then that each one of us is unique and individual and that we will all have different journeys, a little like the Quartz crystal
unique, perfect in every aspect, the embodiment of light and love.
Books are a valuable insight as to what already lies within each of us. It is said "People who study others are wise, but those who study themselves are enlightened." “Just for today …” Allows us the chance to reflect at the end of each day, to study ourselves. Reflecting after each day enables us to adjust the way we think, act and live our lives if we so wish. If we don’t reflect on the way we live, we’re probably going to carry on living in the same way, repeating the same things over and over again. The key to reflecting on my day is not to permit myself to judge my actions. I allow myself to see how my actions make me feel; experiencing them as fully as possible and then learning from them after contemplation. Tomorrow enables me to put into practice what I’ve learnt today. What I’ve learnt today is the key to deciding what I would like tomorrow. Each new day is an invitation for growth, for clear new intention and for deciding if I want to progress towards change. I can even decide what part of my life I’d like to change, or I can greet each new day with the intention that I will embrace each opportunity to grow in whatever direction life takes me. The words ‘Just for today’ create opportunity. If things don’t turn out just how you wanted them then tomorrow’s another day. No matter how little progress you feel your making just having the right intention means that things are happening. There’s no need to try and do everything all at once, you may become overwhelmed, be patient. One small step today can make a life time of difference.
Annie McMahon
Books I've enjoyed this month: The monk who sold his Ferrari - Robin S. Sharma The story of a lawyer whose life turns upside down after a near fatal heart attack. His physical demise leads to a spiritual crisis which takes him on a search for answers to how he can become a more fulfilled person. The story unfolds as a step-by-step approach to living with greater courage, balance, abundance and joy. Steering by Starlight: A Step-by-step Guide to Fulfilling Your True Potential: How to Fulfil Your Destiny, No Matter What - By Martha Beck A book providing inspiration and written exercises to rekindle your ability to find your direction in life. Martha Beck is a life coach and provides plenty of information that can help on a day to day basis. You might like to have a look at http://www.cygnus-books.co.uk/ for a good choice of uplifting books at good value.
Reiki blessings and wide spread joy to you I would like to say a big thank you to all those who contributed to this issue of Reiki News and Views. Remember that everyone is welcome to share information. If you have a Reiki share coming up, or know of any Reiki inspired community projects, any photos, articles, poetry or anything inspired by Reiki please let us know. Alternatively, if you feel you'd like to comment on anything you've read in Reiki News and Views write and tell us. BE BRAVE!! I wish you all a wonderous array of Reiki adventures in the coming months.
Reiki blessings, Annie McMahon |
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