Reiki and Autism

One client of mine was a teenage boy of 11 years of age who had autism and teretts syndrome. He had recently been diagnosed at the B.C childrens hospital and had a particularly bad case of teretts where he had a bad facial tick.His mother attended all the sessions with him.
She had mentioned that he was getting quite violent at school and home and would start to attack other children and even his mother a few times. This was part of his behaviour with the teretts and the autism. When I asked the boy he said that he was trying so hard to control his facial tick, as he would get teased and felt uncomfortable at school. But unfortunately,by bottling up and holding himself back, by the end of the schoolday he was ready to explode as he couldn't control his tick any longer. I really felt for the boy and how much he felt affected by his condition, he was quite aware of himself. The mother had mentioned that he had been put on medication, for a few days, but he took himself of them .They wanted to try something alternative.
The first session the boy greeted me with a big smile and said "I have been waitng for this"after asking him a few questions about his behaviour, he said he did not like what he was doing.He wanted  to try and help himself. The boy was very open to the Reiki session. I started out by getting him to lay down on the massage bed, then used reiki to calm him down. His body was quite tense and twitchy. Interestingly as  I scanned his body I went to his head and I could feel a buzzing energy around it. I placed my hands on their for a while. When I mentioned it to the boy, he said he could feel it, and then said " I felt an energy shift", to my amazement at that moment the boy, blew a puff of air out of his mouth. I asked him if he is o.k and he said it was a air packet from his head. I could feel the energy had shifted and he commented my head is calm now.
The boy them placed my hand over the same spot on his head and said " hold my head" . He actually had a smile on his face and was very relaxed. He mentioned that his tick was not happening and said how happy he was about that. He told me that was the first time in ages, that his facial tick had completely stopped. I was so happy for him.This was a big ordeal for him, he said he felt good and calm.
I continued with the session for about 20 minutes longer after the inital hands on his head. By the time I was finished he was fast asleep and asked me if he could come again. It was a priveledge to work with him, he was very responsive to the sessions.

Reiki and Stress

Stress seems to be a normal part of our lives, but when it is experienced over a long period of time, there may be detrimental effects to our health.
Working long hours, family obligations, traffic jams, financial issues, not eating nutritious food can all create extra stress in our lives, and eventually create imbalances in our physical, emotional and mental health.By realizing that we are stressed out, we have a choice to manage it through stress reduction techniques such as reiki, yoga and exercise or eliminate  the stressful situation. Reiki has been found to be very beneficial in assisting in stress reduction and relaxation, by activating the bodies ability to heal itself on all levels, physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. Reiki an ancient form of Japanese healing, a subtle form of energy  work, that works with  the universal life force energy or (reiki) . The reiki practitioner allows the universal life force energy to flow through their hands and to their client, which assists in activating the healing response in the clients body. It is powerful, gentle and non-invasive, reiki can assist the body  to return to balance and promote health and well-being by increasing the levels of life force energy in the body. Many clients have found that by experiencing reiki sessions, their  symptoms of anxiety, digestive disorders, insomnia, chronic stress were greatly reduced and some relieved after a few sessions of reiki. Some clients commented how
they could feel the tension melt as they felt the heat of the reiki energy moving through their bodies. The most successful techniques  to relieve stress has been placing the hands on the head, as we hold a lot of tension and stress here, heart as this is we store our emotional memories, stomach, solar plexus area, is a place where we hold a lot of tension, stress and worry and then lower abdomen, bringing us more in touch with our bodies and emotions.
There has been research done in the area of reiki and it’s effect on stress .
A study by  Annie Goldman Shore Ph.D on ‘Long term effects of energetic healing (reiki) on psychological depression and self perceived stress’
Published May/June 2004,Volume 10, No.3 issue of  Alternative Therapies Magazine.
The study concluded that after six sessions of reiki, it was very effective in relieving symptoms of  both stress and depression. Re-testing a year later, showed that the positive results of the six reiki sessions remained intact.
The hospital community is starting to recognize the benefits of reiki and it’s effects on relieving stress and anxiety and continue to do studies in this area.
In England there are some hospitals who employ reiki practitioners to work with patients pre and post operative, understanding the positive healing benefits it has on patients.
Reiki is truly a beneficial way of transforming stress into relaxation and balance and to enhance well-being and positive energy .

Reiki is a wonderful way to help with insomnia getting to sleep

Reiki is a wonderful healing energy that is very beneficial and healing to the body. I use Reiki every night to help me to fall asleep. It is a safe, nurturing energy, that I find is very comforting. For years now, I give myself Reiki as I am falling asleep. Sometimes placing my hands on my head, can really help in getting to sleep and staying asleep. Many clients have mentioned the wonderful relaxing, peaceful energy, they feel when receiving the Reiki energy.It is truly a gift to share with people. Not only can you use Reiki energy on others it is most beneficial to use on yourself as much as you like. Reiki helps, pets, children and adults in relaxing their body and mind, so they have can have a peaceful slumber.

Reiki on my cat Tiggy

I have two cats they are sisters and are such wonderful company, they are like little children.
Tiggy is a Calico cat and Tinyone is a dark brown cat who is also the brunt of the litter and is small and delicate and like the size of a kitten. Tiggy is fearless, a few times she has nearly lost her life getting herself into trouble with her curiosity and talks up a storm. We have had quite a few conversations. Both of my cats love to receive reiki and any chance they can they allow me to offer them reiki.
This particular time Tiggy was having a little bit of a tummy issue, you know how cats are, our cats seem to eat anything so I really try and keep all the floors and kitchen clean. She hoped onto the chair and when I went near her, she asked me to give her reiki. My husband then took a photo of us both.

Reiki on Rescue Dog..

Last week I had the honour of working with a rescue dog, I started off doing some Bodytalk on the dog, then I heard the dog requesting for Reiki. The dogs energy was beautiful, but when I looked into her eyes I could see the panic, fear and anxiety held within her body. She had quite a traumatic beginning a rescue dog from Thailand who was orphaned through the tsunami. Luckily this wonderful owner took her back to Canada and gave her two dogs much love care and affection.
I really felt a strong connection with this dog, I placed my hands on top of her hand and energy was being released lots of old traumas and memories. I was guided to give her reiki over her eyes,
there was much energy coming out of them, I continued to give her reiki at a distance around her eyes for quite a while as I yawned releasing the energy.
Throughout the session she was becoming more relaxed and by the time the session had finished she was sleeping on the floor

Participating in a wellness day using Reiki

A few weeks ago, I was invited to participate as a volunteer in a wellness day at a school in Vancouver, B.C. I offered three, 45 minute workshops to three classes of children between the ages of grade 2 to grade 4. I t was such an amazing experience, the students were very open and aware and excited to learn about Reiki. Children are directly connected to spirit and to get their interest was very easy. With the first group of grade 2 and 3's I gave a quick talk about reiki and how it is the universal energy all around us and a few minutes we were talking about what else was made from this energy. The children were mesmerized by this chat, then I introduced them to the reiki energy. One child saw the energy coming out of my hands as a purple light. I then went around the circle of about 20 children and gave them reiki in their hands, after we made an energy ball. The children were excited that they could feel the energy between their hands, they then partnered up and made a reiki energy ball and was quite astounded how they could feel heat, heaviness and colour some saw blue and white light. The next exercise we made a huge energy ball in the centre of the room. The children were laughing and having fun and enjoyed throwing their reiki ball into the centre of the room. Remarkably the children were able to sense, feel and see the energy ball in the centre of the room. The temperature in the room got a lot warmer and the children were fascinated with this energy ball. We gave the energy ball reiki
for a few minutes, then lifted it up and into the universe sending love and light to our family and friends and anyone else who needed it. Each group of students was a different experience and I had a fun day with these children.
I was very grateful for the experience and honored to share reiki with these aware children.

Cats love reiki

My two cats love reiki. They love to curl up on my lap, especially tinyone who is the smaller of the two cats. Her favorite thing is to push her head into my hand, this is her signal to receive reiki. I then place my hand on her head and she curls up on my lap and receives reiki. She gets very hot and my hands pulsate with the reiki energy. She gets so warm and comfortable that she falls asleep for an hour or so.When she awakes she arches her back and stretches, then stands closely by me for a while. Her energy is amazing, she is so charged up like a reiki battery. Often she will fall asleep for a couple of hours after.Animals are very sensitive to energy and for some reason my cats particularly like reiki, as, they get very hot and toasty and receive amazing reiki healing energy. Both of my cats are really happy, healthy and content, having received reiki for quite a few years.