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Spreading the Word
2007-12-30 03:38:00
It's ironic, really. Some religious proselytizers came to my door today, and I politely but firmly turned them away. I'm not going to be one of their success stories. Not ever. So they shouldn't waste their time.The ironic part (if one would choose to see it that way) is that I find myself trying to win people over to Reiki any time I have the chance now. For instance, we were at a family gathering at a restaurant tonight, with members of the family we seldom see. I started a conversation with the person next to me, (who I know a bit, but we're not close), about Reiki. She looked at me with a pretty vague expression, like I was talking about speaking Hindi or something out of the ordinary realm of conversation. I dropped it for a while.A bit later, I tried again (why? I don't know). I explained that it's not a religion, and it's real and amazing, and helpful. I activated Reiki energy in my hands, and placed one hand on her shoulder. Immediately, she said, "Oh, wow. That feels...
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Distance Reiki
2007-12-28 21:27:00
Today, for the first time I sent distance Reiki in response to a request on a message board. The request was from a cousin of the person, who is in the hospital with a high fever and infection. I had the person's name, age, and state.I did the distance symbol and intended that the energy go to the person, for his highest good. I scanned, and immediately upon visualizing his head, my palm got hot - as if I was feeling the head of a person with a high fever! I know that even if I hadn't known in advance that he had a fever, my hand would have told me! I sent energy to his head, heart, and back. My hands were very hot at his head and heart, and tingly at his back.It was amazing. I emailed to say that I had sent Reiki. I am thrilled to know that I can be a help to people in this way. It feels great to channel healing energy to someone who needs it. I love Reiki!!Peace.Reiki Awakening Reiki blog by Alice Langholt

Shout-Outs to New Reiki Friends
2007-12-28 15:26:00
The last few days I've met some really inspiring Reiki people over the internet! I've learned some new ways to try things, read about some amazing experiences with Reiki energy, and found caring, genuine, good-hearted people who are interested in extending support to one another, and anyone who asks. So I'm writing to express gratitude for them, and to give them a formal "Hello and Thanks!!"Rockie - Editor of the DFW Reiki Healing Network - http://www.dfwrhn.com/index.html-a down to earth Reiki person who I felt an immediate affinity for in our emails.Carole WorldAngel - a spiritual healer who uses Reiki and other techniques daily and has amazing sensitivity and confidence! http://www.bebo.com/absoluteangelgroup - and she's way down under in Austraila!Stephen Buck - a very active poster over at http://www.reiki-4-all.com/ - a very supportive community who post on various message boards about Reiki. He writes thorough, generously thought out comments that really come from a place...
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Experimenting With Reiki...or Wow, That Was Weird!
2007-12-28 04:27:00
I tried some new things tonight, based on some interesting suggestions I've read lately on Reiki message boards and in Rand's book The Reiki Touch.I sent distance Reiki to my future self, and invited (me) to send Reiki back, in order to establish a connection to my more experienced self, who can be a guide for me. Maybe the me of the future has some way of helping to guide me along this energetic path I have undertaken. I felt tingles, and waves of energy, and I directed my hands outward first, and then toward each other, and toward my face, and then again toward each other and outward. When I first held them outward, I felt as if pressure from other hands were pushing against my hands, like standing hand-to-hand with another person! Very cool.I also sent Reiki to an intention for my own healing of an annoying health issue I've been having. I sent Reiki to the intention to heal the CAUSE of the thing that's been bothering me, and to strengthen my immune system. I put my hands on...
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Gotta Wait
2007-12-27 14:25:00
I received an email this morning from the Distance Healing Network. Apparently, they are full at this time, but the email said that in about two weeks I would be assigned a Group Leader, and be accepted as a volunteer.Oh, okay.Meanwhile, my oldest daughter has a fever and a bad cough. I gave her Reiki for an hour this morning, along with some Tylenol, and I am going to make sure she rests today! I'm planning to give her Reiki a couple more times during the day too. It stinks to be sick on vacation.I sent distance Reiki last night, experiencing very tingly fingers the whole time. I'm waiting for feedback about it.Also, the baby was up in the middle of the night again. She calmed down after a little Reiki and some sips of water.I don't have anyone scheduled for Reiki tonight, so I'm taking requests! Anyone??Reiki Awakening Reiki blog by Alice Langholt
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I Signed Up as a Volunteer for the Distance Healing Network
2007-12-27 03:39:00
I just signed up to be a volunteer on the Distance Heal ing Network . I'm waiting for an email response, but being a part of this network means that I will be assigned a person who has requested healing, and I am responsible for sending that person distance Reiki once during that week. I think it's a great idea, gives me a wonderful opportunity to practice and channel Reiki energy in a beneficial and healing way, and it is the first step on fulfilling my wish of sending Reiki every day. I hope I can do a few people a week. I'll post when I receive a response. I'm really excited about this!!The Distance Healing Network web page is: http://www.the-dhn.com/Check it out.Peace.Reiki Awakening Reiki blog by Alice Langholt
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Wanting to Help
2007-12-27 02:02:00
Hi,I find myself dearly wanting to be valuable -to channel Reiki healing to help people as much as I can. I spent a lot of time today and last night finding Reiki websites and Reiki Message Boards and writing posts introducing myself and inviting people here.I'm going to send Reiki to the desire for being part of a community, and for finding people that I can give and send Reiki to.Happily, I do have an appointment to send Reiki tonight. I have started feeling like something is missing if I am not sending Reiki every night, or using Reiki every day.Today I explained about Reiki to my husband's cousin who is in from Utah. He seemed pretty weirded out by the idea, and like I had just joined a cult. As if.A question: I noticed that people on message boards who put in requests for healing do not often give their real name. I thought in order to send distance (or absent) Reiki, the sender needs the person's name and his or her mother's name. That's what I've been using for the "ene...

Wondering How Much is Real
2007-12-26 18:51:00
I've been reading The Reiki Touch by William Lee Rand. It's been very interesting and informative for the most part. I know he's a well respected expert on the subject of Reiki.And yet, I am the kind of person who finds it easier to believe in things that I personally experience. Reiki has been wonderful for me in that it's tangible, and consistent, and I've been able to experience real results from both sending and receiving Reiki.There are some things in Rand's book that are hard for me to accept - probably because I haven't experienced them, and also because they seem imaginative. Granted, the idea of Reiki seemed unreal when I first heard of it too, and I've since become not only convinced 100% of Reiki's reality, but I've brought Reiki to others who had never experienced it.So I'm asking anyone out there to help me with some of the concepts Rand writes on that are (still) or at least so far, way out there for me. Maybe I'm just not ready to experience these. Maybe I...
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Distance Reiki, and Late Night Hands-On
2007-12-25 18:19:00
Last night, I sent distance Reiki to my friend who has been experiencing some anxiety. I sent energy, as before, to her area of concern, and to her heart and crown chakras, and to her knees, which made my hands tingle when I mentally scanned there. Then, I did the distance symbol, and asked that healing energy go to her past life trauma involving pain. I felt tingling then, but less heat than the last time I sent energy there. I am hoping that it means that the issue is resolving for her, albeit gradually. I will most likely have an opportunity to do hands-on for her next week, and I'll keep you "posted" (ooh, a blogging pun!).A little note: I remember thinking while I was sending distance Reiki last night, and my whole hands were tingling like mad, that I bet I could charge a cell phone battery if I felt that when I was holding it! Guess I'll have to keep trying for that one!Meanwhile, later last night, my 15-month-old woke up crying inexplicably. I took her into my bed, and wond...
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Update
2007-12-24 14:20:00
Happy Monday.I just noticed that several of my posts start with "Well,"... and that seems annoying. So this one doesn't start that way!I have some updates, and a bit of silliness.Update : my friend with the past life issue emailed me feedback about our session Friday night (see post below Sending Reiki to Heal a Past Life Trauma). She felt tingling and then fell asleep. Maybe this kind of work- deeply emotional and powerful - can be easier for a recipient who is asleep. I have no doubt that it reached her, and I hope it was helpful. I am sending her Reiki again tonight at 10 and will probably repeat the past life healing request after scanning and sending energy as usual.Update: I did give my husband Reiki last night. My hands were especially warm at his crown and heart chakras - he commented on how warm they were there. In other places, I didn't feel much, and neither did he. He thanked me afterward, and I said to just ask if he would like me to give him Reiki again sometime.New i...

Hands-On Reiki Tonight!
2007-12-23 19:12:00
Well, slightly skeptical or not, my husband has agreed to a full hands-on Reiki treatment from me tonight after the kids are in bed. I think...(okay I hope)...it will be beneficial to him, and maybe help release negative energy in chakras that may be blocked. In any case, I mostly hope that he feels the energy, likes it, and even might ask to receive Reiki from me again.I imagine that he will go into this with a slightly open mind, and so he will probably feel less energy than one who completely accepts the validity of Reiki would. I'm not out to prove anything, but I want to help him benefit from Reiki, and also I do think that each time he experiences Reiki, he opens his mind about it a little more, and thus could benefit from the energy a little more.I'm sensitive enough at this point to feel tingling in my fingers when I scan areas that need Reiki. This happens when I do hands-on or distance Reiki. I am sure that the more I work with Reiki energy, the more sensitive I will bec...
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Sending Distance Reiki to Heal a Past Life Trauma
2007-12-22 04:44:00
Well, tonight was another first for me. I've always been skeptical of the idea of reincarnation. And, I'm not completely convinced of its truth now, but...I'm determined to be open-minded and extend the possibility of truth to the equation.So tonight when I sent distance Reiki to my friend who is having some deep and troubling anxiety, I did as my Reiki teacher suggested, and incorporated a new instance of the distance symbol and a specific request that the energy go to heal the past life trauma of the person involving (the thing she is anxious about).**I felt a lot of energy during the whole session, and especially when I made this request, I felt my hands get very hot and tingle, and they stayed that way for about 15 minutes. Also, I started to sense a lot of emotional energy, which was a little scary in a way, but I tried to direct comforting feelings back, and that seemed to help somehow. This exercise increased my desire to stay open-minded and let the Reiki experience take...
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Distance Reiki - As a Recipient!
2007-12-21 04:49:00
Well I finally experienced distance Reiki for the first time! My Reiki teacher was generous enough to send me a short session of distance Reiki tonight, even though she was tired. I was really anxious to feel what it is like to experience a distance Reiki treatment, because I have been sending distance Reiki on a daily basis for almost a month now. I want to be familiar with what people on the receiving end might feel when I'm sending them the energy.And...it was really great! I felt heat and tingling, just like I tell people they might. I could tell where the energy was going, and my hands tingled the whole time, and then were very warm for a long time afterward. I am so glad to be sensitive to energy. I never knew I would be.Reiki has been such a learning experience for me that I'm still finding myself surprised. I never would have gotten involved with Reiki had I not met my Reiki teacher, and I am deeply and profoundly grateful to her.I am looking forward to continuing with my ...
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Tingly Fingers
2007-12-20 16:34:00
Last night I went to my Reiki teacher's house. I was there to give her hands-on Reiki, of which I have seriously less experience now than distance, and to get her feedback. I was hoping to get more comfortable with the hands-on method, and get some guidance about what sensations I am looking for when scanning someone in person.It was awesome. She reviewed hand positions with me, which was helpful. Then I started at her head - crown and 3rd eye chakra. There was such heat, that I felt like she was giving ME Reiki! Afterward, she said she felt as if I was moving my hands up and down through her aura, which I wasn't. I think our energies were mingling and flowing back and forth between us, which could explain her feeling that - that's really what it felt like to me!The best thing she taught me is that the tingling I experience in my fingers is me actually sensing energy. When I scanned specific areas on her body, the tingle would turn "on" and "off" and it was very consistent with i...
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Is it Better to be Helpful or Cautious?
2007-12-20 16:32:00
Original post: 12-18-07So I was teaching Sunday School on Sunday, and we had some low attendance. My second period 6th grade class had all of 4 students present. Kind of nice, really. Anyway, I taught my lesson as planned, and was close to the end. In the last 10 minutes, one of the students, J., said he had a headache. I hesitated for a fraction of a second, asked him to point out where it hurt, and then quietly suggested that I might be able to help if he wanted to let me try.He asked me what I meant, and the other kids were very curious. I said that I've been studying Reiki, a form of energy healing, and I could channel some energy to his head by simply laying my hands there for a few minutes, and it might help his headache. He said ok, and I placed my hands on his head, and I felt them get warm with Reiki. He said "Wow, that feels really good!" I said, "Good" and kept talking about the lesson as I stood there with my hands on his head.A few minutes later, I removed my hands and...

A Little Freaky ---But in a Good Way
2007-12-20 16:30:00
Original post Wed, 12/12/2007 - 16:40.I've been working hard on my distance Reiki practicing, and doing hands-on Reiki for my family. My 3 year-old son asks for Reiki if he bumps his head or has a bad dream, my 8 year-old daughter had a bad dream last night, and I sent her distance Reiki from my bed to hers at 3 a.m. My husband had a virus, and I gave him hands-on Reiki every night for the last 3 nights, and it helped with his aching and may have sped up his recovery and brought his fever down.I've been sending distance Reiki every night for the last 3 weeks, with maybe one evening off. That's how long I've had Reiki II. Nearly every single time, it seems as if the person I've sent to has felt exactly where I sent the energy - to which body part, and for how long. (One exception was my mom, the second time I sent her Reiki. She forgot, and was not receptive.)The reality of this became especially apparent to me last night. I sent distance Reiki to a dear friend (her second time ...
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Reiki Experiences - The Journey Continues
2007-12-20 16:28:00
Original post submitted Thu, 12/06/2007 - 21:58.I sent Reiki last night to a friend who has been going through a hard time. After the experience with my mom, who didn't feel a second of the intense Reiki I sent her (though she felt it all the first time), I was feeling a little nervous, hoping that my ability is the "real deal." I really wanted to help my friend, who is a very kind person who has been having a tough emotional time.I waited all day to hear back from her, after sending her Reiki last night. Around dinner time, I left her a voice mail asking her to read her email and please call or email me feedback on her experience. I had emailed her my end of things last night. This was her first experience with Reiki, and it was distance Reiki at that, so she could've felt anything or nothing at all, and I was bound to take anything as a reflection on my ability, whether that's logical or not. (She didn't know that last part- and didn't know about my mom). I did tell her that ...
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Reiki Setback?
2007-12-20 16:26:00
Original post on Wed, 12/05/2007I talked to my mom last night while I was preparing dinner (frying latkes takes FOREVER!!)...anyway, she had a colonoscopy yesterday and I offered to send her distance Reiki at 10 p.m. and she accepted.So at 10 p.m. I did my thing, dim lights, music, symbols, concentration, intent, scanning, sending, focusing, the whole deal. I felt confident that it would be a powerful experience for her, because it was for me. I really focused on sending her love with the energy, and wishes for healing and good health. At 10:25, I gave her a call.She forgot that I was sending the Reiki, had been in bed reading, and didn't feel a thing. I told her it was ok, and that the energy would still be beneficial for her.For me, though, it felt disappointing. All of my other experiences so far, including with her, have been extremely powerful and validating. This felt like I was just sending to an imaginary friend. Ok, I know that the recipient doesn't need to feel it. But i...

Reiki II - Distance Reiki is Real
2007-12-20 16:20:00
Originally posted 12/4/07I want to thank a friend from my previous blog for letting me practice my newfound ability on her! Even though she lives in Chicago somewhere, and I'm miles and miles away in Cleveland, Ohio, we had a very positive experience last night!I dimmed the lights, put on my soothing inspiring music of choice ("Dead Can Dance" - a strange name, but awesome music), and concentrated on sending the most positive, healing energy possible to her. I felt tingly, and slightly warm, not burning hands like I have felt before, but a different sort of tingle. Maybe it's because we've never met. I don't know. But I really tried to send Reiki to any place that I felt there could be a need, and every place that I felt a tingle at all, or any warmth when I thought of that part and mentally "scanned" her. I also sent Reiki to her aura in general, and asked that the energy go where it's most needed.Afterward, I emailed to let her know that I was done. Then I watched my computer...
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Practicing Distance Reiki --Feedback was received
2007-12-20 16:18:00
Original post 12-4-07I received feedback from my friend who I sent distance Reiki last night. She really felt the energy I was sending. She didn't report feeling it at her throat, but the other places I sent it coordinated with her description of her experience. She was gracious and grateful, and felt very positively affected by the experience.I'm very grateful to have the ability to help people with Reiki. I never imagined that I would be able to do this.My husband thinks Reiki is "fake." I hope one day he opens his mind a little and believes me. His mother is the same way. Oh well. It may be too much to expect him to come around. He isn't going to change my belief in Reiki's validity.Reiki Awakening Reiki blog by Alice Langholt
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Practicing Distance Reiki
2007-12-20 16:16:00
Original post 12-3-07I sent distance Reiki to a friend last night. I'm still waiting for her feedback, but as I mentally "scanned" her to assess where she needed the energy the most, my hands became very warm, from the fingertips to elbows, as I pictured her throat chakra. She is a singer, and if she is stressed or upset, this could be a place where it would manifest. I held my hands still and sent the Reiki there for about 15 minutes straight, until I felt the heat in my hands fading a little. Then I scanned her again, and sent some Reiki to the sides of her face, hips, heart chakra and her aura in general.Afterward, I directed my hands toward my own face, and felt the heat radiating from them as I held them over my face. I sent myself some Reiki energy for about 10 minutes afterward. I read that after one sends Reiki, she should give herself Reiki afterward. It still amazes me to feel like I really have the ability to send and receive energy.I'm waiting now to hear if she felt a...

Reiki II - How I got here
2007-12-20 16:06:00
Originally posted 11-29-07I've recently started training in Reiki practice. Being a spritually skeptical person, I started with more the desire for Reiki to be real than the belief in its validity. I've really had a kind of epiphany.My teacher is a friend and Reiki Master. She is very sensitive and amazing. Her hands become very hot with Reiki energy, and she can easily sense where physical or emotional trouble is. But I never believed that I would be able to channel Reiki energy and really feel something real. Until now.Tami (that's her name) attuned me to the Level II Reiki symbols. Last year, when I was pregnant, she trained me in Reiki I, and attuned me to the energy. I practiced it, and felt that it probably did help me during labor, and my pregnancy. Plus, my baby is a very easygoing, happy and sweet little girl.But since I've been attuned to Reiki II, I can do and feel so much more, and it's actually tangible. I have been able to send distance Reiki to my mother and stra...