Guest guest Posted April 17, 2001 Report Share Posted April 17, 2001 OK, thanks for your response I'm more enlightened now. I am a Shamballa Master Teacher. I don't have a separate certification in Usui Reiki. I started with Shamballa and have found the energy is so high and fast that it definitely has met my needs I was taught that the first couple levels of Shamballa were the same as Reiki, but not according to what you have shared (It is the same symbols.) That shows me even more how much more I learned in my Shamballa training. I honestly don't see how one could NOT think that Reiki directly affects the auras and the chakras since it is energy healings, but.. What I have read about Reiki - several books and at least half a dozen websites, is all in alignment with my understanding of Shamballa and energy healing including auric cleansing and chakra balancing. Maybe I'm reading deeper, though, and putting my own interpretation and belief structure over the words. That's ok with me! Yes, I completely agree. Of course he is the one to decide. When you ask a list for their opinions, it should be ok to give them. I may state my opinions with confidence, but of course my opinion is just that. Much Love and Light, Angel Wendy ----------------------- On Mon, 16 Apr 2001, Caroline Abreu wrote: > Excuse me, Wendy... > > Clarification, here. Usui Reiki as a modality does not address either the > chakras or the aura specifically; it does discuss energy application methods > and has procedural hand positions (the standard " routine " was added by > Hayashi) which generally correspond to chakra governance areas, but they are > not taught as part of the curriculum for Reiki traditionally. > > If you have learned Reiki with information on the chakras, it is because > someone in your lineage felt they could add it in. It is not Reiki > information though, since Reiki is not directly focused to chakra or aura > work. It certainly affects both, but isn't traditionally taught as a > specific intervention for either. I'm pretty certain anyone else who teaches > Reiki here can agree with that. If the aura and chakras are being taught, it > is not Usui Reiki, and needs to be called something else. > > And, hey, Sistah, we can't be sure what will help a person " more " , since we > are obviously not intimate with their internal thought processes, lessons or > interests ;-) I think that is for him to decide. > > Blessings, > Crow > > Wendy <director > > > > > >yeah, but Reiki or Shamballa would help more - both incorporate both > >chakra balancing and auric healing. Shamballa is more intuitive and sent > >into auric field - Reiki uses certain hand positions in set format. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2001 Report Share Posted April 17, 2001 Wendy: Reiki affects the entire system, of course, and can be used with Distance work to cross space and time as well. There is nothing " inferior " about it ;-) I was clarifying because I feel it is important, when we are talking about so many different kinds of energy work, to be very clear about what we are talking about. When people do research with a particular technique, they have to deliniate what exactly they are doing, and in order to do that there needs to be continuity, at least among the people who are participating in the study. Because Reiki had been passed in an oral tradition for a long time, a large amount of hype, mystery, myth and misnomers have surrounded it. That includes the " traditional " symbols, their origins and their uses. There are a lot of websites with fallacious information about Reiki, as well as people's personal ideas of what Reiki is. I think that for all the good our Wiccan friend Diane Stein has done to bring Reiki " out of the closet " , she has also done a disservice to Reiki with her speculation and lack of factual information. I never recommend her book or videos to " newbies " for that reason. I hope you did not feel I was criticizing you. As a teacher of Usui Reiki, Healing Touch and Chios, I am fascinated by the differences in techniques as well as interested in honoring their uniqueness. I love to teach, but have never felt comfortable teaching something I have not done a lot of personal soul searching and reading about. Both HT and Chios get into great depth with the chakras and the auric layers, their assessment and treatment. Reiki does not, but it is very effective; it basically asks the practitioner to get out of the way. I am glad that you have had such good results with Shamballa, and I understand from my years in nursing and energy work how exciting success can be, how validating. Your website is interesting and you have put a lot of thought into exploring the symbols. I work with many vibrations of energy, both high and low; depending on the person and the problem, both can be useful. The energy of the earth is a very slow and rhythmic vibration and easy to tap into. It is good to experience both to feel the balance. Blessings, Crow >Wendy <director > >OK, thanks for your response I'm more enlightened now. I am a >Shamballa Master Teacher. I don't have a separate certification in Usui >Reiki. I started with Shamballa and have found the energy is so high and >fast that it definitely has met my needs I was taught that the first >couple levels of Shamballa were the same as Reiki, but not according to >what you have shared (It is the same symbols.) That shows me even more how >much more I learned in my Shamballa training. I honestly don't see how one >could NOT think that Reiki directly affects the auras and the chakras >since it is energy healings, but.. > >What I have read about Reiki - several books and at least half a dozen >websites, is all in alignment with my understanding of Shamballa and >energy healing including auric cleansing and chakra balancing. Maybe I'm >reading deeper, though, and putting my own interpretation and belief >structure over the words. That's ok with me! > _______________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2001 Report Share Posted April 17, 2001 Thanks for the great feedback everyone. Anyone have thoughts on whether balanced diet, exercise and getting up early might be the simple answers? (I had traditionally gone to bed at 2am and awoke at 11) Also thoughts on Ayurveda? I started taking Celexa about a week ago to see if that would have any effect on my mood and anxiety. >I am interested in exploring either chakra balancing or aura (healing >touch) therapy. I am a 29 yo male just about to finish my MBA. I >have much to be thankful for, however, I am pretty unhappy with the >direction I've been evolving in. > >I have facial ticks that have been bothering me since I was a child >and my default facial expression is emotionless, which tends to >create the impression that I'm angry or unfriendly. I also have a >very sarcastic tendency. I have trouble being genuinely happy. In >the last few years, although I do consider myself social, I have >spent more time indoors and choose not to go outside unless for a >specific purpose. My fear is that I'm becoming anxiety ridden. >Additionally, I find that I am unable to really love and feel that >although I have love for my family, I am perfectly happy without them >around. I see them 4 times a year. > >My motivation is at an all time low because I am pursuing a business >career while my passion is music. I've got several talents that I >have never developed to world class because I am too unmotivated to >act. I am still achieving at a pretty high level, but I feel as >though I cannot tap my potential. > >I want to improve my attitude, be friendlier and engaging to people >and I fear that I'm moving backwards. I also think that this might >all trace back to my childhood, being picked on,? etc. > >I am wondering whether chakra and/or aura assistance might get me >back on track. > >Thanks a million in advance, >Ari > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2001 Report Share Posted April 18, 2001 I'm coming into this conversation halfway, but I was trained in Usui Reiki, and we WERE taught the hand positons. We were also taught to check the chakras before beginning, and to open them if they weren't functioning optimally. I think that each master that teaches the next crop adds/removes what they don't think is necessary. Megan Caroline Abreu [nrgbalance] Monday, April 16, 2001 10:37 AM Re: Call for help! Excuse me, Wendy... Clarification, here. Usui Reiki as a modality does not address either the chakras or the aura specifically; it does discuss energy application methods and has procedural hand positions (the standard " routine " was added by Hayashi) which generally correspond to chakra governance areas, but they are not taught as part of the curriculum for Reiki traditionally. If you have learned Reiki with information on the chakras, it is because someone in your lineage felt they could add it in. It is not Reiki information though, since Reiki is not directly focused to chakra or aura work. It certainly affects both, but isn't traditionally taught as a specific intervention for either. I'm pretty certain anyone else who teaches Reiki here can agree with that. If the aura and chakras are being taught, it is not Usui Reiki, and needs to be called something else. And, hey, Sistah, we can't be sure what will help a person " more " , since we are obviously not intimate with their internal thought processes, lessons or interests ;-) I think that is for him to decide. Blessings, Crow Wendy <director > > >yeah, but Reiki or Shamballa would help more - both incorporate both >chakra balancing and auric healing. Shamballa is more intuitive and sent >into auric field - Reiki uses certain hand positions in set format. > _______________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2001 Report Share Posted April 18, 2001 Maggie: Yes, hand positions are taught in Usui Reiki, especially in the West, because it comes through the lineage of Hayashi to Takata, and he added in the standard hand positions and divisions of the classes into I, II and III. They were not taught by Usui, or at least not in the same way Hayashi used them, which is a rote procedure. The chakras are not taught traditionally, and addition of them is because of personal subjective adaptation by an RM further down the line (probably a non-traditional RM). Knowledge of chakras and their behavior is not necessary to do Reiki, nor is assessing them. Reiki goes where it wants to, anyway. A lot of RMs have other " energy education " besides Reiki, and they tend to embroider the classes with material that is not Reiki. There is nothing wrong with that, as long as it is made clear that what they are sharing is not part of Reiki or necessary for it to be used. If they do not do that, then they are distorting the material (which is nothing new... many of the myths surrounding Usui are fallacious). A good resource for " what is and what ain't " about Reiki is Light & Adonea's Reiki Pages: http://www.angelfire.com/az/SpiritMatters They also have been compiling a database of symbols from various lineages for comparison to see how they have changed over time and through being passed through an oral visual memorization system in the past. maggie wrote: > I'm coming into this conversation halfway, but I was trained in Usui Reiki, and > we WERE taught the hand positons. We were also taught to check the > chakras before beginning, and to open them if they weren't functioning > optimally. I think that each master that teaches the next crop adds/removes > what they don't think is necessary. > > Megan -- Blessings, Crow " Look for Rainbows in the Darkness " -- -- Caroline " Crow " Abreu Hypnotherapy * Healing Touch * Reiki * Chios AIM: CaroCrow ... : NRGbalance URL: http://www.geocities.com/nrgbalance Intuitive Readings: http://www.geocities.com/nrgbalance/readings.html Nam Myoho Renge Kyo Om Mani Padme Hum Om Tare Tutare Ture Soha " We see things not as they are but as we are. " The Talmud " A master is like an ocean. Ocean is there, readily available. It does not reject anybody. " Sri Sri Ravi Shankar When seeking a guide for a path, choose someone who also walks it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2001 Report Share Posted April 19, 2001 Hi Crow, Just jumping in... Caroline Abreu wrote: > If you have learned Reiki with information on the chakras, it is because > someone in your lineage felt they could add it in. It is not Reiki > information though, since Reiki is not directly focused to chakra or aura > work. It certainly affects both, but isn't traditionally taught as a > specific intervention for either. I'm pretty certain anyone else who > teaches Reiki here can agree with that. If the aura and chakras are being > taught, it is not Usui Reiki, and needs to be called something else. I agree that chakra work most likely was not done in the original Usui system. I believe the work would have been focused on the meridian system - simply because Usui was a Kiko (QiGong) practitioner and was also familiar with Traditional . As far as aura work - I think quite possibly it would have been included. One of the Ryoho methods is...Kenyoku-ho - The traditional method of dry bathing or brushing off. A technique, which will help to cleanse and enhance your energy field while disconnecting you from outside influences. A literal translation of Kenyoku is 'dry bath'. Ken means, 'drought, dry, drink up, heaven, emperor'; Yoku means, 'bathe, be favored with, bask in'; and ho means, 'technique, method or way'. Hiroshi Doi, in his book " Modern Reiki Method for Healing " , stresses the importance of brushing the energy field (aura) both before and after treatment. -- Janie Walk softly, Live gently ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Usui Reiki Ryoho and Seichem Classes In person - New Jersey ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ A man should first direct himself in the way he should go. Only then should he instruct others. ~ Buddha ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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