With so many different kinds of disciplines within the therapy field, and not to mention the multitude of practitioners practicing in these various fields it can be a daunting thing to find someone who will be able to fit well with and can help you without trying out many different people and or wasting a lot of money. In this blog I will give you tips and tools to help you easily find a health professional that will complement you and be truly effective, providing you exactly the service you want for the money you spend.

 

Before you even begin to look at various websites, phonebooks, or different networks that health professionals advertise in the process begins at home with you. The following is the to 8 questions you need to ask yourself so you can know what kind of professional and person you want to hire, and what actual healing modality you wish to use, whether professional or natural (holistic).

 

Top 8 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Locating a Therapist

 

1. What area specifically in your life are you looking to get help with? Or in other words what are your goals (why you are) seeking out help in the first place?
2. Are these goals mostly emotional, physical, mental, or spiritual, or do they pertain more to making external changes in your life?
3. Are you going to be more or less comfortable with a male or female practitioner?
4. What qualities are you looking for in a practitioner, example compassionate, listens well, doesn’t spend the whole time writing in a notebook etc.
5. Do you prefer a client oriented organic session, or something with more structure (client led versus practitioner led)?
6. Do you want to talk and do experiential exercises or do wish to learn about tools and techniques and theories in your sessions, or both?
7. If you had to do a map of your entire life at this time, and rate how happy, successful, harmonious, or alternately the opposites of that, unhappy, stressful and chaotic all the different aspects are what would you find?
8. Now looking at your entire life, do you have over all balance between the different aspects or are some things getting way to much of your energy and others hardly any?

 

 

From the above questions you not only now understand exactly what you are looking for and need, you can now decide from that information what kind of healing modality are you looking for. Examples: nutritional, fitness, spiritual, therapy oriented, holistic or alternative, hypnotherapy. If you have to it is easy enough to Google the different kinds of modalities and see which fits the best with your needs. If you find you are looking for therapy then keep reading the rest of this blog. The above questions are also very beneficial for the therapist, as they will greatly speed up the intake process and allow the practitioner to know exactly what you want.

 

 The following questions may take a little research or thought on your part but they are very important and will help you to decide what kind of therapy modality you are looking for.

 

Top 3 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Field of Therapy

 

1. What kind of therapist are you looking for, Spiritual Psychotherapist, Psychiatrist, Psychologist, life coach etc.?
2. What field of therapy do you most resonate with? Why? Example, gestalt therapy, spiritual direction, Freudian, or do you wish for a more natural and holistic approach where the focus is on discovering your true self and integrating and balancing your entire life?
3. Of the fields you find intriguing do you resonate with the base theories of why you are experiencing trouble and how they can help?

 

Now you have a base to interview each individual practitioner. You can do this process over the phone, or during the consultation session, some practitioners will even meet you for coffee and chat. Websites, and blogs that these practitioner write will also be greatly beneficial to browse through because they can help you to understand what services they offer and get a feel for who the practitioner is, their beliefs and ideas and the style of therapy they use (not to mention if they are competent). Keep in mind that some practitioners offering consultations sessions charge while others offer the session for free. Here is a list of the top 10 questions you should ask when interviewing a practitioner excluding the all-important question of price!

 

Top 10 Questions to Ask a Potential Practitioner

 

1. What are the guiding principles you work by?
2. What area within the therapy field are you best at or most passionate about?
3. What of these areas do you find you are best at, emotional, mental, physical, spiritual, or life coach/ motivator (making external changes) healing?
4. What are your views on the patient therapist relationship and how do you run a session?
5. What kinds of issues do you find yourself working on most with your clients at this time? (Can be a great way to gauge what the therapist is themselves working on, as often as practitioners we get clients who’s goals, needs and blocks mirror our own)
6. How do you differ from other practitioners in your field?
7. What attracted you to practice this modality and has that attraction changed over the years? You can also ask do you enjoy what you do?
8. Is what you offer going to allow me to use the tools and techniques so that I can eventually be self sufficient, in other words am I going to be able to make my life better on my own, and how will you service achieve this? (If the answer is no, walk away!)
9. How long have you been practicing?
10.  What licensing or degrees do you have and where did you get them?

 

Not every practitioner will be able to answer all of the questions especially if they are fairly new to the field as it takes time and experience to get to know themselves, their practice and how their own beliefs, experiences, lessons and learning’s will factor into the services they offer. In other words don’t rule out someone just because they could only answer 4 or 5 of the questions; the main goal in asking these questions is to see if what the practitioner offers matches what you need, as that is what you are purchasing.

 

Also try to keep in mind how you are feeling and what your instincts are telling you through this process and while around this practitioner, as even if the practitioners values and practice match what you are looking for, if find yourself feeling uncomfortable with this person, the time you spend in session will be greatly unsuccessful. Once you go through and finish this process you should have enough information to make an informed choice if this practitioner is right for you or not. Ultimately the reasons we all seek out help differ; the basic foundation of getting our needs successfully met and not wasting our money remains the same to all of us.

Good Luck!! Please share your thoughts below

Love and Light

Charlotte Brammer

I had someone recently pose the question “how do you begin to let go?” This letting go can be of items, beliefs, ideas, things we want to do or ways we want to be, even fantasies, anything a person can hold onto. For this particular person (we shall call her Tamera) it was of holding onto everything. Tamera had recently been in a course where they explained that many of us start to accumulate many lifetimes of wants, desires, and “things we should be doing” and we put all these into a wheelbarrow and push these wheelbarrows everywhere with us depleting our energy and taking up mental space. She found this analogy greatly beneficial for her own understanding and so we will continue to use it here. In every aspect of Tamera’s life she was holding onto something, overwhelming herself and her wheelbarrow to the point where she found herself unable to accomplish anything and dissatisfied because she could never get to do everything she wished to do.

            She wanted to let go of things and indeed logically she even understood exactly what she needed to let go of and how to do it, but what she didn’t understand is why she couldn’t bring herself to actually take those steps. Now I am not discussing actual physical hoarding here; that is a little different. The missing link was the internal dynamics that were at play. The first was a varying list of negative beliefs that were keeping her where she was, stuck in a never-ending cycle of breakdowns and the sky is falling thinking. These negative beliefs basically say “You have to do xyz, or you are a failure, bad, not normal, unworthy” etc. They also skewed her vision of reality, an example of this was that everything she does including her passions and hobbies has to bring in an income and if they don’t then she shouldn’t be allowed to do them or have them. After bringing these belief systems to light she was able to let them go, and re-claim her power and right to have self-time, hobbies and enjoy her ‘free time’ free from pressure. This inevitably allowed her to be more productive and happy in the job that actually makes the money.

            The second internal aspect that was playing out was the romanticized fantasies of certain things. When we have a romantic idea of what we want to do, or how we want a situation or relationship to be, we run into trouble because our romantic fantasies rarely match up to reality. Tamera had many of these and instead of allowing things to be as they are she would put so much pressure on each situation until she couldn’t take it and so avoided and didn’t do it anyway. The language she used was, “well I can’t let go of that, because I really want to do that one day as it could turn into something great.” If we can learn to let go of our romanticizing and learn to just let things be, we eventually feel deep peace and joy. Tamera found that she was finally able to let go of vast amounts of “crap” in her wheelbarrow freeing up so much energy and mental space that she was finally able to take part in and experience what was truly important to her, not just that she should be doing everything in her wheelbarrow.  

The biggest lesson to her was that she allowed herself to empty the wheelbarrow, and if something is truly meant to be part of this lifetime then it will re-appear again at the right time when she can truly enjoy it.

            So what can we learn from this and how can it help each of us in our own lives and journeys? The following list of questions can help you to clarify your own internal dynamics that are at play and hopefully help you to take the first step forward to what you truly want. FYI in the following bullets ….. will represent the thing you are holding onto. It can also be beneficial to first look at what you are ready to let go of and then go through the process to actually let go.

If you are holding onto and can’t let of something that is bringing you stress, anxiety, negativity or just plain fear ask yourself the following questions:

 

·      What are the Beliefs that I hold around this …..? (thing you are holding onto)

·      Have I romanticized this ….. and if so how, and what is reality?

·      If I let go of ….. then (write in what comes up.)

·      Or alternately: If I let go of ….. then what will happen?

·      What emotions are at play while I am contemplating ….. and are they holding me back?

 

The Next step will be looking at what you really want and what is truly important to you. You can do this in the ‘love state’ if it helps. In most cases we need to know where we are going in order to actually make progress and move forward. If all we do is move away from what we don’t want we never end up going anywhere.

 

·      What do I really want?

·      What do I really want to be doing – right now or in the future?

·      What is truly important to me?

·      What do I love doing?

·      What do I find inspiring and gives me passion?

 

The other questions you can ask to help you come to a resolution and get closure are:

 

·      What else is in the way of me letting go of …..?

·      What do I need to do in order to let go of …..?

·      What lesson(s) do I need to learn in order to let go of …..?

·      What would help me to let go of …..? (Example more information on a specific situation etc.)

Now the final step is actually letting go, this may mean selling something, moving, grieving, changing, simply allowing yourself to be ok or erasing some frivolous items off the wheelbarrow list. I personally found it helpful when letting go of sentimental objects that were beginning to over clutter and stress me out by visualizing taking the memory and emotion associated with the object back so that I always have that. (Taking a digital image to remember can also be helpful as they don’t take up space.) There are also many, many ways to do this ‘letting go,’ whether it be through meditation, physical throwing out/donating, or a sacred ceremony, what matters is that however you let go of things it gives you closure and allows you to find joy and peace.

 

Joy and Peace to all,

 

Charlotte Brammer

Animal Illumination Summer Blog

Last evening I thought to myself that I should go out to visit one of my two horse herds.  I had a thought that I needed to go visit them and spend some time.  I had been out earlier in the day and as I was behind in my other activities I decided not to go.

In the summer the horses are out 24/7 in the big pastures and are able to graze and spend some great time just being in their natural state.  Some will come in throughout the day to work, train, or be part of a FEEL exercise.  I go out daily and check on them all, putting sunscreen on the 2 that have pink noses and fly spray everyone on the days that they need it. 

Yesterday morning I spent some time with my young gelding working on his groundwork giving him some exercise, grooming and attention.  I checked the rest of the herd then went on with my day.  The thought in the evening to visit them again was not unusual but I still decided not to go out as they were far out in the fields.

At 2am I awoke from sleep with a strong knowing that the horses needed water.  I started to think in my mind; when did I fill the trough last, did I check it in the morning, etc.  I rationalized that there must be water and I could wait till the morning.  I couldn’t fall back asleep and the thought kept haunting me for another hour.  I considered going out to check it and then decided not to as there are coyotes and other animals out there in the night. Daylight would only be a couple hours away. 

At 6am I awoke and went straight out to the horses and what did I find; the water trough turned over and empty.  Sometimes the horses will play with it and turn it over but they didn’t do that this year so that didn’t cross my mind.  As they all got their fill of water I felt badly that I didn’t pay attention to my intuition last evening.  The thought was strong that I should go out and visit them but I thought it was more for my sake not theirs. 

I cherish the time I go out in the fields spending time with their loving energy.  They calm me, and I feel all the stress of the day leave my body; I become one with the herd.  I had assumed that was the need I was l craving so dismissed it. 

I wanted to write about this experience today as I am sure many of you have had similar experiences where subtle yet strong messages and thoughts come to you and it is often hard to know where they come from.  Do they come from our logical minds or from our innate knowing, our intuition?  Our Western culture has trained us to be in our logical minds and we rationalize our feelings and thoughts to fit into a convenient box.  Sometimes the thoughts are abstract and indirect so we have to figure out what they mean.  If the message in the evening was “go check the horse’s water trough” well, I would have listened. 

I learned a valuable lesson through this experience and luckily the horses were perfectly fine through the night with no water.  I learned I need to listen to my knowing mind more and stop my logical mind from rationalizing the messages, feelings, urges, and thoughts that come to me.   Again, I have to thank the horses who teach me daily to live in the moment and cherish the natural gifts we all have.   

First I would like to apologize for this post being a day late. There were mass thunderstorms yesterday and I couldn't risk my computer. Here is the second half of last weeks blog!!

Before I get to the main content of this blog where we will explore and integrate all the healing blogs I have posted this far, I would just like to take a moment to thank everyone who has read and everyone who has commented on our blogs. Your comments are greatly appreciated, both positive and negative comments, as they help us learn what you value and how the information we are passionate about can help or inspire our readers.

Have you ever felt the mixed feelings of exhilaration and sadness all at the same time, well that is how I am feeling right now.  I am so excited to announce that this past weekend I graduated from Horse Spirit Connections FEEL program.  I am now a Certified FEEL Facilitator, YAHOO! 

FEEL stands for Facilitated Equine Experiential Learning and is an amazing modality to help awaken and illuminate people on their own life path. The key difference for FEEL vs. other modalities is the use of horses with the program.  Horses bring a unique gift of mirroring our thoughts and feelings back to us to allow us to be aware and provide us the learning opportunities that are always perfect for us at that time. 

I will write in upcoming blogs my own personal transformation and experiences during the past 6 months while on the program, so stay tuned.

At the same time I am feeling sadness upon completion of the program as I have met a family of people in my course that I truly have grown, shared and experienced such wonderful life lessons with.  I admire and respect every one of them and I am sad we will no longer have the group sessions that have been so valuable to me.  I know I will stay in touch with my extended family as they have become my sisters and brother.

One key learning this program has given me is the emotional intelligence to know what I am feeling, how to embrace those emotions and honour them as an inner wisdom, just as the horses do. 

My excitement also extends out to the future as I am now able to provide individual sessions and group workshops for others to share in this magnificent experience.  The Oasis Farm and Wellness Centre’s first FEEL workshop is scheduled for May 28^th and May 29^th called Light Horse / Dark Horse – Exploring Your Untapped Potential.  Special introductory pricing is available for this session.  No prior horse experience is necessary to take part in any FEEL workshop or session, as all work is done on the ground.  Visit the website or contact us for more information.

Words cannot describe the blessings the horses bring and I look forward to sharing them with you.

Blessings,

Ingrid Brammer

I have recently been taking some time for self-reflection to discover what my heart yearns for. The answer was simplistically surprising, likeness. When I am centred in my heart it is a sensation or feeling of expanded joy and immense peace, I realized that what I am truly looking for is an external representation of that inner experience; a harmonic likeness, a balance and congruity between my inner and outer worlds. For my outer world to reflect my inner one would mean that I am living my truth which is the ultimate freedom, and so I began to look at where my external world is incongruent with this experience.

While it is profoundly true that I can create any internal experience (emotion) regardless of what is happening externally around me, some of my own actions are creating discomfort, anxiety and stress in my life, it is these actions that I knew I needed to focus on. It was a theme for me involving money, of existing in a perpetual state of having just enough and an inability to use what extra I would receive to promote peace. Instead I would continually spend any surplus, keeping myself locked in a place of disharmony. This causes me to feel anxious, regretful (often over buying something frivolous I didn’t actually want only to fulfill some need I didn’t realize I was trying to fill… unsuccessfully I might add) and perpetually adrift.

This drama I re-enact on a monthly basis at one point in time used to give me something I needed, perhaps it was a distraction from things I wished I didn’t have to do, or a way to feel alive? Whatever the benefit used to be, it has come and gone a long time ago and yet left me with an unfulfilling behaviour. What I really need became instantly clear once I looked at my theme through the eyes of my inner experience, through the peace I was feeling. To be financially unburdened (free of debt) and the peace that that would bring to me is of far more benefit then what ever thrill I get from buying that amazing pair of Steve Madden Open Toe Red Pumps on sale. Drama for the sake of Drama was a cage that I perpetually put myself in, I didn’t realize I was doing it but the feelings it created were perfectly evident.  The next and final step in my epiphany will be the actual physical achievement of the congruity my soul is striving for, and I know taking it one step at time I can achieve it.

                  This way of finding out information was a new one for me and I plan to use it again, it was so profound and yet simple. This experience not only helped me to transform a very negative and self-abusive tendency but it reformed how I think of healing in general. I am still unsure of how this transformation will turn out as the ideas and feelings are still forming and I will keep you updated. Until then try to centre yourself and find what your heart is yearning for and then look for areas of your life that are incongruent with your soul’s need. We all yearn to be free, to be joyous, and to live in harmony even if we don’t know it in so many words, today I found my words and they were that peace is worth more to me then drama.

Wishing all the very best to all in every moment, 

Charlotte Brammer         

In this weeks blog I would like to take some time and explore some of the things that I have been contemplating recently which is the nature of wellness and healing and the belief systems that get in our way. Healing is a process that is unique to each of us; it is an exploration and illumination of our needs, beliefs, thought systems and the foundations from which we operate and then enriching our lives in various ways from the information we find. There are many blocks and obstacles throughout this process that can create resistance. I have been exploring one block in general and it happens to be a belief system that has grown so large it has become the foundation by which we live our lives; this belief system is the word Normal.

 

            Normal has become our belief system and description for almost everything of true relevance in our lives. From our day-to-day habits, fears, dreams and social relationships to our children’s educational development and our personal health care. In actuality we use and compare every aspect of ourselves, who we are, what we look like, how we behave, what we want, what we do and where we go, to how we live, feel, think, and even in some cases worship. The way we have come to use and associate this word is debilitating and restrictive. There are even institutions that have been put into place throughout history to rehabilitate people when they are seen as abnormal; in current medicine we aren’t evaluated on our own personal state of wellness but to a “norm” with little to no grey areas.

 

            As we begin to heal ourselves, we slowly move away from ‘normal’ and return to a state I like to call ‘our natural state.’ This can be hard at first, as the word normal seems to have a way of holding us fast in fear, fear of judgment, criticism, isolation or ridicule. In order to truly begin feeling better we must let go of this unhealthy word ‘normal’ and the judgmental system it has created and instead replace it with natural. A part of changing how we feel and or behave is first changing the way we think, this is why it is vitally important to listen when you use the word normal or when it is being used on you; pay attention as well to the judgmental thoughts or evaluation’s we make in its presence. As with anything it only takes vigilance to recognize and illuminate what is happening and then it is as simple as choosing another way.

 

            When we let go of this belief system and begin to truly start living ‘our natural state,’ even if it is slowly one bit at a time, we begin to experience conformation that we can be safe and be ourselves. When we embrace our needs and start to fulfill our desires and passions because they make us feel ecstatic, energized and like we are contributing, instead of acting and behaving to fit into a norm, we release all resistance, stress and anxiety and no longer feel depressed or debilitated. So how do we know when we are being authentic versus fitting in to social standards? The simple answer is look from where you are operating, is it your love place or your fear place? (The Blog, ‘A New Chapter’ covered love versus fear.) When we begin to live more and more naturally we begin to operate from a place I call natural wellness.

 

Natural Wellness is when we are at our most balanced and grounded, it is our ideal state. This means that we are truly living in the moment, connected to our bodies, emotions, clear positive creative mind and spirit. It is when we are guided by trust, truth, love, and intuitive urges that continually manifest our best destinies. We are completely joyous, whole, free and inspired. Energy flows and peaks outwards in a limitless cascade and opens our hearts in a radiant profusion of love. How each one of us experiences this and ultimately gets to this place are vastly different and unfortunately it is something that can never be conceptually understood but must be felt and experienced. On our journeys to natural wellness we glimpse beautiful and awe inspiring moments of simplistic radiance where we experience what some call enlightenment but that I call our ideal state. These moments usually come after or during ah ha moments, or when we clear out a large amount of baggage and old toxic emotions, and they can be overwhelmingly beautiful.

 

            It is the experience of this inner expansion where just for an instant everything has culminated into a perfect moment where everything is exactly as it should be that we can glimpse true joy and fulfillment. The journey to this ideal state is always interesting, informative and groundbreaking filled with ah ha moment’s laughter and tears. We can walk this journey alone, surrounded by friends and together, and we can always choose why and how we take each step.

 

I am currently developing a course around these ideas and it is called Inner Connections. Inner Connections will help you begin to define your inner world and what your own personal state of natural wellness looks and feels like; it will give you tools and help you build a foundation so that you can move forward and reach this ideal state with love, support and inspiration.

Charlotte Brammer

Facilitated Equine Experiential Learning (FEEL) is becoming more and more recognized as a formal personal growth discipline.  Horses have a way of opening our hearts to connect to our authentic self and allow us to truly listen to our inner voices.  The key to FEEL is that we learn from doing – Experiential Learning.  There are various exercises designed for the horse and human interaction that bring about profound thoughts that can help teach us what we need to know. 

In November of 2010 I started the 6 month certification process to become a certified FEEL Facilitator.  Horses have had a deep impact on my life in the past 13 years and they continue to surprise and delight me.  During the course the group first experiences the exercises themselves before learning how to teach and facilitate others.  What I experienced in the first 2 days of the course alone brought light to some real issues I wasn’t even aware were influencing my life.

One of the exercises is called Reflective Round Pen.     I first had to select a horse that I wanted to work with.  We had already met the horses at the farm and I intuitively knew I wanted to work with a horse named Redman.   Then Redman and I went into a 60’ round pen together.

I asked Redman to help me find a way to live healthy boundaries.  I had a stick with me to draw a line where I wanted the horse to stay and not come close into my personal space.  He respected the line and stood as I opened a heart connection with him.  In silence we stood as I felt the emotions in my body and clear thoughts started to come in.

 “To set healthy boundaries, do it from the heart.  Open the heart, not close it down.  Explain to the person the way you feel, and what new rules / contracts you will set to not let your boundaries be dishonoured.    Then leave them with love and stay true.”

I decided to set the stick down in the middle and as I did that Redman came into my personal space and again I received the follow thoughts.

“You will need to have some tools to draw upon to help you incorporate your new insights into your life.” 

Since that weekend I have incorporated a love approach, an open heart and compassion when asking family members, friends, co-workers and even my animals when I notice a boundary issue.  The experience truly has given me the awareness when this issue comes up in my life and how to deal with it in a compassionate healthy way. 

This one example was very powerful for me and as I continue my studies and practice sessions the learning just keeps on coming. 

I am so excited to announce The Oasis Farm and Wellness Centre will be offering FEEL workshops and individual sessions starting May 2011 and truly hope that others will experience such beneficial journeys as I have. 

Reiki is the magic that we need to teach our children.

Children are magical beings in just who they are.  With Reiki, children become empowered and self aware, making their world a better place and, in effect, changing our world as well.  Children are our future teachers, guides and leaders. Teaching them Reiki enables their clarity and confirms their natural abilities as healers.  Why make our children wait to discover the splendor of Reiki and what it could bring to them? 

When you bring together the candor and wonderment of children with the energy of Reiki you create the opportunity for magic here on Earth.

 

Children are so unencumbered to life’s experience and that makes them the ideal channel for Reiki energy. A Reiki Master asked her niece if she could give her Reiki because she was having an asthma attack. Her niece said it was OK so she did Reiki over her head a few inches not touching her. She asked her niece if she could feel anything and her niece answered that she felt warmth. She asked where she felt it, and her niece replied, “in my heart.” Her four year old niece had captured the essence of Reiki Healing: love. Adults question and sometimes struggle with the concept of Reiki, but children just know it so clearly. 

 

Learning Reiki will keep children open as the natural channel that they are.

Ways Reiki Benefit Kids at School:

Reiki:

• Boosts and strengthens the immune system
• Reduces stress & anxiety
• Increases vitality
• Improves concentration
• Kids focus better in school
• Increases mental clarity
• Promotes creativity
• Enhances relaxation and sleep
• Is calming and balancing
• Children develop life skills that they will take into adult life
• Gives children a way to deal with the stresses of growing up and school

 

Reiki is quite literally a first-aid kit in the hands that are always with them. If they or a friend get hurt during a sporting event or on the school yard, they can apply first aid themselves and relieve the pain, reduce swelling, stop bleeding and relax the person that is hurt.

An eight-year-old student who's been practicing for three years said, "Reiki has helped me in a lot of situations when I was really hurt. It calmed me down and made me feel better."

Reiki teaches the principles of respecting all life on Earth, but most importantly themselves. It encourages compassion and a feeling of connection to living things - plants, trees, animals - that children will carry forward into their relationships with people. They learn valuable lessons in compassion, because they are able to give healing energy to family, friends and their pets as they instinctively lay their hands on those that they want to help. 

Reiki energy healing can be instrumental in developing and encouraging self awareness and self empowerment in a child’s learning experience guiding them to their highest potential. They learn self-care and self-reliance, as they use the energy to help themselves, wherever they are, at anytime. Kids no longer feel helpless to help because, with Reiki, they are ready to deal with whatever might happen.

Reiki Kids fall asleep easier and also have better sleep leaving them well rested with increased energy levels needed to face the new school day and its’ challenges . They can fight off the colds and flu that sap them of their energy and cause them to miss school (sometimes falling behind with their lessons) because of the immune boosting abilities of Reiki. ``Butterflies `` in their stomachs are easily settled by healing Reiki hands placed in the stomach area.

Reiki will help the child to concentrate during lessons while increasing their clarity. It will promote creativity within the classroom lessons as well as problem solving in areas of social interaction with classmates.

They will have a valuable tool to help them through the stresses of growing up. Reiki helps at times of stress in school like starting a new school, final exams, public speaking, important sporting events, or at times of emotional stress – when having to deal with bullies and harassment by other students. 

Studies show that Reiki helps reduce depression. A high school in Camden, Maine, provided Reiki treatments to its students after the school lost eight students to drowning, car accidents, and suicide in six months. The school reported that the Reiki helped students cope with their grief and distress.

            They learn to trust their abilities and intuition.

Kytka "Kit" Hilmar-Jezek, Reiki Master & Author of Reiki for Children states:

“Learning Reiki will enhance and instill in your child a greater sense of generosity, intuition, quietness, compassion, growth, joy, sacred-energy, happiness, love-of-god, self-love, creativity, harmony, loving-kindness, imagination, truth, beauty, goodness, equanimity, inspiration, attachment to nature, understanding, integrity, peace, wisdom and a connection to the Universal Life force, which is universal love. This Universal Love is the hope of a bright future on our planet.”

Imagine your child always feeling balanced and grounded. Imagine your child being able to help themselves or their family and friends when they are hurt, sad or afraid. Imagine your child always having confidence, a sense of clarity, a purpose, a knowing. Imagine your child always feeling safe and protected. All you have to do is imagine and the possibilities are endless with Reiki.

               We all come into this world with an innate ability to heal ourselves, to balance our mind, body and spirit. Connecting children to Reiki at a young age is an extension of that ability. It offers them an opportunity to evolve with it, to nurture it and to use it as they need or want to. Growing up with Reiki, makes this a better world for them to live in and the more conscious they are (and the more conscious we become), the faster our world will be healed.

Our children are our future; why not provide them with a tool that will empower them as individuals. Why not give them the opportunity to begin now? 

                                              

Give your child the Gift of Reiki because "Reiki and Children are like magic on earth"!

Written by Kathy Fee