Reiki

Through my spiritual journey I am trying everything that interest me. Which is a new thing for me. I am typically very timid when trying new things. But life has brought me to a place where being timid has held me back. SO timid Nicole is thing of the past...(unless it suits me) Recently I have reconnected with an old friend from college. She now is a massage and reiki therapist. I have never heard of Reiki. So, I asked my friend Courtney to tell me about it. I thought my friend could use some holistic healing. She in brief tells me about how Reiki is about energies and how channeling them could help the healing process. She recommend I go to a Reiki circle. To get a taste of what it is all about, to see if it is something that could help me. Taking her advice I planned on going with a good friend of mine (timid nicole). We planned on going to Heart to Hearth to try a Reiki circle out. My friend flaked on me so I was going back and forth on going solo (timid nicole). In the end I forced myself to go. To experience something I was kind of scared of. Scared because I didn't know what to expect or what I was getting myself into...Maybe my timidness is due to needing to be in control. ANYWAYS. Everyone there was super welcoming and warm. The reiki circle was hosted by Reiki Master Marion Hakata. It was the most amazing experience I've ever had. I took a chair at random and met a wonderful woman named Viola. I was happy to hear she had a reiki session with Marion before and said this was going to be an awesome experience. So, I was waiting to be wowed. And I was...We started with a meditation and prayer. To open our hearts and minds and invite all beings, guardians, reiki masters to be with us and help us. Marion went over some Reiki etiquette, said it is great to work on chakras, joints, or where ever you felt like you should focus on and we started. I declined to be the first. I needed to see how it all went down. A reiki practitioner went first, she laid on the table. Marion was working on her crown, I had my hands hovering over her elbow and an other woman was on her knee and the last was at her feet. I closed my eyes took a deep breath and focused my heart and mind on her elbow. I didn't "feel" anything at first but I kept my focus...All of a sudden I felt "it". It felt like energy was shooting down through my crown chakra, down through my arms and out through my hands. I didn't know if she felt anything but i did. Each person received about 15-20 minutes of reiki. Three people went before me. With each person I felt more and more comfortable. At first we did not do hands on, but I felt the "power". The second and third person we did "hands on" reiki. Being able to make that physical contact made a huge difference. By the time we did the second to last person I could feel the pull to move my hands to different places on the womans body. I started on her elbow but felt a pull to her wrist. So I went with it. When I thought of a happy moment I feel like what ever it was I was channeling was pouring through me. Like a tidal wave of happiness. My arms and body were cold but my hands were warm. Is that normal? So, Finally it was my turn. I hopped on the table, laid down, closed my eyes, took a deep breath and relaxed. The ladies did their thing on me!!! I felt like I was a magnet for all the positive, beautiful, peaceful energy the universe had. My eyes were closed but I could see the white energy around me it felt like I was in a cocoon. I could feel the pressure of hands all over my body, even though there was only three people doing the reiki on me. My session came to an end, as everyone took their hands off of me I could feel the energy pull back, but I still felt the pressure of hands on my sacral chakra area, even though I know no one was doing reiki. Marion touched my ankles and I opened my eyes. I didn't want it to stop. But all good things come to an end. The great thing was after we go to do a Reiki session on Marion. Got to give the Reiki Master some Reiki. She said she never gets Reiki done on herself. So it was quite an experience. Afterward had sharing time. We went around to share how it felt for each of us. I was told I have "gentle energy" . Marion even said my energy was so strong for a first timer that I probably was a healer in a past life....Hmmm...Things to ponder. The universe is an amazing thing. You can never out smart it. You are always on the path you are supposed to be on. Whether or not you are willing to open your eyes and pay attention is up to you. So, Open your eyes and start looking for opportunities or other paths for you to explore!