News from The Reiki for Living Center

July 2010 www.reikiforliving.com Vol. 1 No. 4

Greetings!

Welcome to the July issue of The Reiki for Living News! My intention for this monthly newsletter is to support Reiki practitioners and to provide useful information for anyone who may wish to know more about Reiki. I welcome your feedback.

Reiki blessings,
Marianne

Establishing Intention

Prior to each Reiki treatment, I allow 15 minutes or more for the client to share any concerns they wish to address. Based on this conversation, we establish an intention for the session.

The intention may be a desire to relieve tension in the neck and shoulders, or the alleviation of the side effects of chemotherapy, or relief from chronic pain, or healing of an injury, or assistance with the grief process.

During Reiji-Ho, prior to placing my hands on the client, I repeat the intention out loud. As I close the treatment, I place one hand on the client and state the intention as a positive affirmation, usually silently this time.

I believe this process has several benefits:

Establishing an intention helps the client get clear about what they want, the first step in accomplishing any goal.
My restating the intention further anchors it in the client's consciousness, and also announces the desired outcome to the Higher Power/Guides, making it easier for them to assist with the treatment.
My holding the intention in consciousness during the treatment increases the effectiveness of the session.
Reaffirming the intention at the close of the treatment anchors it in the subconscious mind of the client and indicates trust that healing is accomplished.

For my Reiji-Ho process and the non-denominational prayer of intention I use to open and close treatments, see pages 147-148 of my book, Reiki: A Guide for the Practice of Levels I and II.

Note: The parameters within which Reiki is practiced should be made clear verbally and on a consent form signed by the client, so that the client understands Reiki is not a substitute for medical or psychological treatment, that its purpose is to support the body's ability to heal itself, and that no claims are made as to outcome.

For hands-on or distant Reiki sessions contact me by email or phone: 206.523.4456.

Usui Birthday Celebration
Sunday, August 15 at 2:00 PM

One of the first things Reiki students learn is that Reiki is not a religion, nor is its practice dependent upon any religious doctrine or dogma. However, each of us practices Reiki within the context of our own culture and within the understanding of our own particular spiritual tradition.

On August 15 the first annual celebration of the birth of Mikao Usui will take place within the context of a cultural and spiritual tradition that has pervaded Japanese culture and everyday life for thousands of years, and one which Usui Sensei would have practiced and by which he would have been deeply influenced.

Plans for the ceremony, which will be held at the Tsubaki Grand Shrine of America near Granite Falls, WA, were finalized last week when the celebration committee, Kris Klohe, Eileen Dey, and I, met with Rev. Koichi Barrish, Senior Shinto Priest. They are: