“Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.” — Lao-Tze

Reiki is inextricably linked to our will.

You will hear seasoned Reiki therapists say that Reiki is guided by your intention. At first that can be a little mis-leading.. because it sounds like Reiki does what we want it to. That is certainly true, to an extent. I for one have asked for Reiki healing in just about all areas of my life. Work, relationships, health.. but, the trick is understanding what is really meant by “guided by your intention”.

As a Reiki therapist we are the conduit for Reiki healing. If we did not put our hands on the person the process would not happen. So, in that sense we guide Reiki healing.

But, the best Reiki person, in truth, is guided, themselves, by Reiki.

There was a great comment left on the previous post does your state of mind affect Reiki healing, by Kevin. About intention in Reiki versus intention in QiGong. Very interesting.

Basically, the point for Reiki people is that what we are in fact trying to do is let go. We are trying to get out of the way of the energy and just let the healing happen. We are not *doing* the healing, we are moreover witnessing the healing. Being a light observing presence, that is responsive to the process, and hopefully down-to-earth and supportive, just as another human being, to the client.

I said before that having a clear intention, and a strong will (disciplined by meditating on the reiki ideals?), makes for better Reiki healing. This is absolutely true. But, only in the sense that these things more easily allow us to get out of the way.

A secure person, secure in themselves, is generally more content and settled than a discontented soul. If we have refined our intention and make our will strong, then we will much more easily be able to see what is personal stuff, and what is not. What is personal energy (ours and others) and what is Reiki energy. And, we will not lose our identity and our natural style, and therefore be a much more comforting and stable presence for our client.

I have some more tips and thoughts on this stuff, which I will post up next time.

This is just awesome. I really wanted to share this the minute I saw it. I dont read the Reiki Digest enough, but for those that have not seen it go check it out. They have a regular round up of interesting happenings in the world of Reiki healing, and every now and again a really true gem, like this one.

My favourite non-Buddhist author is Paulo Coelho. He has, for a while now, been a vocal supporter of making his books easier for people to access. And, he has made arguably his most famous book available in full, for free, online. Please find the links below:

Does your state of mind affect the way you give Reiki?

Does the state of your body affect the way you give Reiki?

What do you think?

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I will tell you that when you first learn Reiki the absolute best thing your Reiki teacher can tell you is “no”. Because you are probably already worried enough about where your hands go, whether you are doing it right, whether you look silly, perhaps any one of a bunch of different things.

But, the actual truth is that both those things affect the way you give Reiki. And that is just the plain truth. I also invite people to object and put forward counter arguments, that is the best way we can all clarify our understanding of the Reiki path and hopefully deepen our experience of the wisdom that arises from its practise.

Intention is what drives Reiki.

But, what is it that drives intention? Simple, you. And in-particular your own will power. Emphasis being on power. The more stable and clear your intention, the more stable and clear will the energy of Reiki shine through. The most common metaphor is that of a hose. You are the hose. Your junk food and junk thoughts (self sabotage, gossip, negativity, ill-will..) are like dirt in the hose, blocking it up. The cleaner the hose, the easier the water flows.

It has been suggested, by people like Frank Petter, that Usui (the founder of the Reiki healing system) used to re-attune his students as much as every month. As well as get them to recite the Reiki ideals. Both of these things help wash the pebbles out of the hose.

Hopefully, your Reiki teacher gives you unlimited re-attunements as part of the deal with your Reiki 1, 2 or Masters. I would especially hope this is the case for the particular lineage that still thinks $10,000 means something in the whole master training scheme of things. If not, why not sit down with them and have a chat about whether they think re-attunement is something that supports the ongoing process of Reiki, and whether you can come to some kind of arrangement. Assuming ofcourse they think it does help, ongoing.

What are the Reiki Ideals?

Just for today:
1. I will not use anger
2. I will use kindness
3. I will be full of gratitude
4. I will do my work honestly
5. I will not indulge my worrying mind

source (with some poetic license)

This is a guest post by RT, who blogs at The Daily Mind.

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Our internal energies are sent into chaos when we get stressed. Our muscles constrict, our mind tightens and the internal energy channels get blocked. This affects all aspects of our well being, but interestingly it can affect our reiki treatments in a big way.

I write full-time for The Daily Mind and I hope it helps you transform your daily routine into something more meaningful. You will find tips from meditating at work to ways to see difficult situations in a new light.

Thanks to TC, I wanted to let you know that I have released a free beating stress eBook that teaches you how to beat stress in a long term and lasting way. I show you ancient buddhist meditation techniques that are practical ways to help depression, anxiety and stress.

Head over to this page to download your free copy.

Most people, most of the time, are doing the right thing. Having faith is not as hard as we think.

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It is not really hard, but, you need to find your center, and that is not so easy.

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As a human being our ultimate nature is contentment, peace, clarity and wisdom. But, our relative nature is desire and doubt.

So, if you truly want to be without fear, if you truly want to have confidence and certainty, then you need to be able to see past the relative and find the timeless nature that lies within.

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But, how do we go past our relative mind. How do we find the peace and confidence within? Just one way. With genuine, sincere compassion.

By letting our hardships work on us. By allowing ourselves to become maliable, and soft. The moe flexible our mind becomes, the more easily it will let go in Reiki healing and in meditation. And we can see what the space beyond the thoughts looks like. What our heart looks like, rather than just looking at its contents.

If we can do that, we might just see that our heart is the heart of the world.

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