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November Greetings from Sushila
Are we there yet? I hope you find this amusing. Are we already there or will we ever get to “there?” Some think 10-28-11 and 11-11-11 are signs for our transition from one consciousness to another. We get to choose. We always could.
Starting at 22 on my spiritual path, I have studied and practiced many spiritual and healing modalities. My husband Ralph and I were attuned to the Reiki Natural Healing System over 30 years ago. Some years we gave ourselves Reiki every day; some years we gave each other sessions every week; other times we used Reiki for emergencies and aches and pains. It worked for us in many ways.
In 2009, I began to deepen my Reiki path. I wanted to share the Reiki healing energy with others. By inviting others to classes and to come together as the Gold Country Reiki Association, we gave Reiki to each other and to the community. We each had our perceptions, our styles, and our own stories to share. I also read books and information on the Internet and explored different styles of Reiki.
The internet has provided a great opportunity to connect people who want to share Reiki. I went to a Reiki Circle in Roseville and met Cerise LaCore who introduced me to Hyakuten Inamoto and Komyo Reiki. Cerise arranged four wonderful days with Hyakuten, a non-sectarian, Japanese Buddhist monk from Kyoto, Japan.
On Friday night we were treated to a slideshow of places from the life of Mikao Usui, the founder of Reiki. Having the Japanese translations of Usui’s words and concepts was very informative and helpful to understanding the legends of Reiki healing. It brought me to another level of my Reiki practice and understanding of “are we there yet?”
Komyo Reiki Kai follows the teachings of Usui Sensei and focuses on healing not only the body, but most importantly, the soul or spirit. Usui Sensei believed that with spiritual improvement, the body would naturally be better capable of healing itself. Hyakuten shares this belief. (Read more on Komyo Reiki Kai) http://komyoreikikai.org/node/11
Hyakuten taught classes to and attuned 13 Third Level Reiki practitioners on Saturday and Sunday to the Shinpiden or Teacher Level of Komyo Reiki. Hyakuten’s visit concluded with an awesome Reiki Circle of over 50 people.
I am now authorized to teach Komyo Reiki. This is a natural fit for my understanding of wellness and spirituality. I invite you to begin or add to your experience of Reiki by attending an upcoming Reiki class or Circle.
There will be a Komyo Reiki Shinpiden (Teacher) class including Western & Japanese traditions on: November 9, 5:30 – 9:00 pm & November 10, 9 am – 9 pm at the beautiful and sacred grounds of Moon Bear Sanctuary. This class is for those who have completed and received certificates for Reiki Healing Level One and Two from any lineage. An interview is required.
Reiki is actually a very simple technique. So simple that Westerners have a difficult time understanding that something so simple can be so effective. Reiki is as easy as quieting your mind, getting yourself out of the way by finding the space between your thoughts, and allowing the Reiki energy to flow through you, not from you. By daily practice of self-Reiki, meditating on and living the Reiki precepts, as a Reiki student you are actually following a path to enlightenment. As you heal, you become a stronger, clearer, more pure channel for the Reiki energy. In addition, creativity and intuition increases while the ability to pass this gift of healing on to yourself and others becomes a beautiful outgrowth of your inner spiritual practice. Hyakuten Inamoto
