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		<title>The Science Behind Healing Intention</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This article by a guest author about &#8216;the science behind the intention to heal&#8217; is timely.  It is following our so delightful &#8216;We Are One World Healing&#8217; group healing yesterday. </p>
<p>(I guess it was so delightful because I did a double session of 2 hrs, outside in the sun,  linking to all in our group, with/without daylight savings, totally spontaneously. )</p>
<p>The article offers a nice explanation on why our distant healing sessions work.  It is also a response to my <a href="http://www.TherapeuticReiki.com/blog">poll results from the home page</a>. While it is not specifically about <a href="http://therapeuticreiki.com/blog/distant-healing-benefits-works/">Reiki</a>, it embraces Reiki and is interesting to Reiki students. </p>
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<p>Here is the article &#8220;The Science Behind Healing Intention&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Have you ever been to a health care practitioner you were really comfortable with? Perhaps you experienced faster healing by working with this person. Or maybe your church congregation prayed for you and you found yourself recovering from an illness faster than usual. Maybe you helped another person heal by your positive attitude or consciousness. If you experienced any of the above situations you have first hand experience with a mysterious phenomenon known as healing intention. </p>
<h2>Just what is healing intention? </h2>
<p>Intention can be thought of as having and acting with a purpose. In the case of healing, it is having the purpose to heal. The purpose to heal can be directed at one&#8217;s self or to another as in a practitioner-patient relationship. Healing intention also works over great distances. </p>
<p>Early research on healing intention was done with simple living systems such as plants. In one early study conducted by Bernard Grad (1) two different kinds of saline solutions were given to plants. One sample consisted of normal unaffected water while the other consisted of water exposed to healing intentions given by a healer. The plants given the healing water showed more sprouting were taller than those given the untreated water. </p>
<h2>Healing &#038; Science</h2>
<p>Another series of studies by Grad showed that skin wounds in mice healed faster in mice treated by healers who simply laid their hands on them. (2) This effect of faster wound healing by the laying on of hands has also been found in human subjects.(3)  More recently a study conducted by Randolph C. Byrd, a cardiologist at San Francisco General Hospital showed that healing prayer affected the recovery of cardiac surgery patients. (4) The prayed for patients experienced less complications and less morbidity than those who were not prayed for.<br />
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A clue as to how healing intention works may be found in the way intention affects machines. A number of experiments have been done with machines that generate a string of random numbers. These machines called random event generators or REGs spew out millions of random numbers that should all statistically cancel out. Experiments show that these numbers deviate from randomness with human intention. Human subjects can actually influence the machine&#8217;s output by just thinking about it. The effect is small but statistically sound. This effect also occurs over great distances. </p>
<h2>Intention Reduces Randomness</h2>
<p>The important point is that somehow intention decreases randomness in the universe. There is some kind of mysterious link between someone&#8217;s intentions and physical reality. At present we know this connection exists but we don&#8217;t know exactly what it is or how it works. </p>
<p>Disease can be thought of as the body moving toward a state of greater randomness. Think of an infection or something more serious like cancer. The body&#8217;s cells become more disorganized, more random with disease. It may be that intention works by decreasing the randomness produced by the disease. </p>
<h2><a href="http://therapeuticreiki.com/blog/distant-healing-benefits-works/">Distant Healing</a></h2>
<p>Intention is also a non-local phenomenon. A non-local phenomenon does not happen according to the laws of physics. In other words it does not obey the laws of space and time. For example, if you drop a ball you can measure a number of properties related to the event of dropping the ball. You can measure the speed of the ball, the acceleration and so on. In non-local events you cannot measure these properties because they appear to transcend physical attributes such as mass, speed and acceleration. Non-local events are instantaneous and can extend to any distance in space. If intention is non-local then it elicits its effects instantaneously and over any distance. </p>
<p>Intention can be used by anyone to heal or to help others to heal. We have seen that prayer is a form of intention but there are also other ways to use intention. First of all you must make a decision deep inside you to heal or to help someone else heal. Then you must hold the intention for a period of time. That means that you can concentrate on healing or just know in a deep way that you are healing. If you are using intention to help others you should focus on their health and well-being. </p>
<p>Some techniques go as far as having a group of people such as family members use guided imagery to help a loved one through surgery. Instead of nervously waiting in the visitor&#8217;s lounge the family members work together by performing an imagery exercise. The exercise begins by imagining the patient entering the operating room and then continues by forming an image of a successful operation and recovery. In my opinion this is time well spent and gives family members a sense of control over the procedure. </p>
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p>Intention is a great addition to any healing program and should be considered by anyone wishing to heal or in helping others to heal. It is simple to do, works over any distance and is supported by a number of studies. Although the actual mechanism is not known it may work by somehow reducing the disorganization caused by disease. </p>
<h2>References</h2>
<p>1. Grad, B. Some biological effects of the &#8220;laying on of hands&#8221;: A review of experiments with animals and plants. JAM Soc Psychical Res 1965;59:95-127.<br />
2. Grad, B. Cadoret, R. J., Paul, G. I. The influence of unorthodox method of treatment on wound healing in mice. Int J Parapsy 1961; 3:5-24.<br />
3. Wirth, D. Unorthodox healing: The effect of noncontact therapeutic touch on the healing rate of full thickness dermal wounds. Paper presented at the 32nd Annual Parapsych Assoc Convention, San Diego, 1989.<br />
4. Byrd, R. Positive therapeutic effects of intercessory prayer in a coronary care unit population. Southern Med J 1988; 81:826-29.</p>
<p>By: Bruce Forciea</p>
<p>Dr. Bruce Forciea is an author, educator and chiropractor. His new book &#8220;Unlocking the Healing Code&#8221; presents a new paradigm for healing. His site <a href="http://www.informationalhealing.com" target="_blank"> contains more information, free newsletter, free guided imagery download and New Age music downloads.</p>
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		<title>Your Recommended Daily Allowance for Relaxation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t you just love that title? This article gives a bit of an overview of the various ways we can reduce stress in the body. To kick off the discussion let me start with explaining that Reiki energy healing therapy is an excellent way to realize an instant relaxation response. In my experience and those [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Don&#8217;t you just love that title?  This article gives a  bit of an overview of the various ways we can reduce stress in the body.   </p>
<p>To kick off the discussion let me start with explaining that <strong><a href="http://www.TherapeuticReiki.com">Reiki energy healing therapy</a></strong> is an excellent way to realize an instant relaxation response.  </p>
<p>In my experience and those of other Reiki Masters and practitioners, Reiki brings on the state of relaxation so quickly and effectively, as we need to be in a state of relaxation in order to heal ourselves using the Universal Life Force healing energy of Reiki.  Once the stress falls away, the real healing can take place.</p>
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<p>You will find that several of the relaxation techniques mentioned here below could be used side-by-side with Reiki. Reiki founder Mr. Usui had a strong practice of meditating and was an advanced Kiko (Japanese for Chi kung) practitioner.  Reiki practitioners  (and their clients) are encouraged to meditate and do yoga, chi kung or other forms of breathing exercise to optimize their overall health.</p>
<h2>Overview of Relaxation Techniques</h2>
<p>&#8220;Stress is the curse of living in modern times. Everyone suffers from stress. And the stress we suffer takes a heavy toll on our bodies, emotions and minds.<br />
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Feeling stressed out, worn out by fatigue or just simply having a miserable day, the best thing to do is relax.<br />
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Watching television may be a form of relaxation for some, but is not a recommended method by experts. When we watch TV we are bombarded with commercials, ads, sounds and images. So how do we achieve relaxation? If there are thousands of ways we can get stressed, one of them is not meeting deadlines, there are also many ways we can relax.<br />
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In recent studies, experts have determined that heart disease is linked to anger and irritability is linked to mental stress. Too much stress brings about ischemia that can lead to or cause a heart attack. Relaxation takes on added importance in light of this matter. Managing your anger and attitude is significant to heart health, and relaxation can help you manage stress.<br />
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One way of relaxation is transcendental <strong><a href="http://therapeuticreiki.com/blog/meditation-is-simple/">meditation</a></strong>. Recent studies have also shown that this method might reduce artery blockage, which is a major cause for heart attack and stroke. People practice transcendental meditation by repeating uttering soothing sounds while meditating, this is to achieve total relaxation. The researchers found that practitioners of transcendental meditation significantly reduced the thickness of their arterial wall compared with those who didn&#8217;t practice transcendental meditation.<br />
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Another study on another method of relaxation, <strong><a href="http://therapeuticreiki.com/blog/acupuncture-an-ancient-healing-art-for-today/">acupuncture</a></strong>, seems to reduce high blood pressure by initiating several body functions for the brain to release chemical compounds known as endorphins. Endorphin helps to relax muscles, ease panic, decrease pain, and reduce anxiety.<br />
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<strong><a href="http://therapeuticreiki.com/blog/yoga-and-stress/">Yoga</a></strong> is also another method for relaxation and may also have similar effects like acupuncture. In another study, participants were subjected to several minutes of mental stress. Then they were subjected to various relaxation techniques, such as listening to nature sounds or classical music. Only those who did Yoga significantly reduced the time it took for their blood pressures to go back to normal. Yoga is a form of progressive relaxation.<br />
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<strong>Breathing</strong> is one of the easiest methods to relax. Breathing influences almost all aspects of us, it affects our mind, our moods and our body. Simply focus on your breathing, after some time you can feel its effects right away.  There are several <a href="http://therapeuticreiki.com/blog/trinity-the-three-levels-of-a-yoga-or-qigong-practice-part-1/">breathing techniques</a> that can help you reduce stress.<br />
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Another easy way to achieve relaxation is <strong>exercise</strong>. If you feel irritated a simple half-hour of exercise will often settle things down. Although exercise is a great way to lose weight, it does not show you how to manage stress appropriately. Exercise should be used in conjunction with other relaxation methods.<br />
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One great way of relaxation is getting a <strong>massage</strong>. To gain full relaxation, you need to totally surrender to the handling and touch of a professional therapist.  There are several types of massages that also give different levels of relaxation.<br />
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Another method of relaxation is <strong>biofeedback</strong>. The usual biofeedback-training program includes 10-hour sessions that are often spaced one week apart.<br />
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<strong>Hypnosis</strong> is one controversial relaxation technique. It is a good alternative for people who think that they have no idea what it feels like to be relaxed. It is also a good alternative for people with stress related health problems.<br />
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Drugs are extreme alternatives to relaxation. They are sometimes not safe and are not effective like the other relaxation methods. This method is only used by trained medical professionals on their patients.<br />
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These relaxation techniques are just some of the ways you can achieve relaxation.  Another reason why we need to relax, aside from lowering blood pressure in people and decreasing the chances of a stroke or a heart attack, is because stress produces hormones that suppress the immune system, relaxation gives the immune system time to recover and in doing so functions more efficiently.</p>
<p>Relaxation lowers the activities within the brains&#8217; limbic system; this is the emotional center of our brain.</p>
<p>Furthermore, the brain has a periodic need for a more pronounced activity on the right-hemisphere. Relaxation is one way of achieving this.</p>
<p><strong>Relaxation can really be of good use once a relaxation technique is regularly built into your lifestyle. </strong><strong>Choose a technique that you believe you can do regularly.</strong>&#8221; *)</p>
<p>And this last line is the best advice!</p>
<p>*) About the author of this overview of relaxation techniques</b>: Tim Maher is interested in health &#038; fitness in all its facets and has tried to maintain his health by regular exercise and supplementary vitamins. It is an interest that is fed and nurtured by listening to audio books when possible. To assist your own personal fitness regime get your audio resources at  <a href="http://www.magillaudiobooks.com/list.aspx?catId=154" class="broken_link"  target="_blank">http://www.magillaudiobooks.com/list.aspx?catId=154</a>
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		<title>How to Prepare for Chinese New Year of the Earth Ox 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2009 06:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese New Year comes early this year. It&#8217;s on January 26, 2009 (Yes, that&#8217;s coming Monday!) and that day will mark the beginning of the &#8220;Year of the Earth Ox&#8221;. Basic Chinese Astrology In Chinese astrology, there is a sixty-year-cycle that consists of two sub-cycles. 2009 Horoscopes The first cycle is the cycle of the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chinese New Year comes early this year.  It&#8217;s on January 26, 2009 (Yes, that&#8217;s coming Monday!) and that day will mark the beginning of the &#8220;Year of the Earth Ox&#8221;.  </p>
<h2>Basic Chinese Astrology</h2>
<p>In Chinese astrology, there is a sixty-year-cycle that consists of two sub-cycles. </p>
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<p>The first cycle is the cycle of the &#8216;Heavenly Stem&#8217;, which rotates the elements of water, earth, fire, metal and wood, every two years.  The first of these two years is yang, the next year is yin. </p>
<p>The second cycle of the &#8216;Earthly Branch&#8217; rotates the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac signs: i.e. rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, and boar.   </p>
<p>What this means is that not all Ox-years are the same.  <strong>In 2009, it will be a Year of the Ox, an Earth-year and a Yin-year.</strong></p>
<p>The zodiac sign of the <strong>Ox  (or cow or buffalo) symbolizes prosperity through fortitude and hard work.</strong> The major element in Ox is Earth.  So it being  the  &#8220;Earth Ox&#8221;- year, the major focus in 2009 will be the earth/land/ground-related issues. <em>I would say &#8230; root chakra!!! (oh,will I ever get away from this emphasis &#8230;.??!!  I want to focus on my higher level chakras instead!!&#8230; ). And I&#8217;d say: WORLD HEALING is VITAL.</em></p>
<p><strong>Yin represents the feminine principle of the yin/yang balance.</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Earth </strong>is the land and the ground under our feet. The ground is very steady. <strong>It requires lots of energy to make it move. </strong> Certainly, it&#8217;s necessary that people put extra efforts and time to work on Earth-related problems.  </p>
<p>Chinese astrology says the Earth season is the days between the seasons, i.e. the 18 days before each season. The Earth Cycle will repeat about every two and a half month. The total Earth days in a year is 72.  <strong>Because Fire is the mother element of Earth, it is said that the strongest period of Earth is the 18-day before the season of Fall.</strong></p>
<p><em>So, I&#8217;d say that we should have an increased focus on &#8216;We Are One World Healing&#8217;, and get more people to work with us to help heal planet Earth. That seems very important.</em></p>
<h2>Our Year of the Ox</h2>
<p><strong>OK. Let&#8217;s get our minds around a year of hard work, and get set to enjoy it.  When I envision an ox, he&#8217;s carrying a wagon or a plow breaking new grounds, row after row, in a very organized manner.  Single line, straight ahead.  </strong></p>
<p>I suggest we embrace the powers of the ox this year: methodical, strong, and focused (i.e. good-flavored &#8216;stubbornness&#8217;).  I can be ox-like for a year, can you?</p>
<h2>Chinese New Year: a New Moon, a New YOU.</h2>
<p>At present we&#8217;re between the Western New Year (January 1), and the Chinese New Year (and the New Moon Day, January 26).  Now is the <strong>time for change to bring more enlightenment and light in your life. And so, we should be ox-like in going for this.</strong></p>
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<em>Before the New Year:</em>  clean the house today:<br />
that means a &#8216;tidy up&#8217; plus a &#8216;spring clean&#8217;.<br />
You&#8217;re not meant to sweep in the beginning of the new year<br />
or you&#8217;ll sweep your good luck away.<br />
<em>New Year&#8217;s Day:</em> Traditionally, one welcomes the Gods<br />
from the heaven and earth.<br />
<em>Day 2 of the New Year:</em> Prayers to ancestors are added<br />
to prayers to the Gods.<br />
<em>Day 3-15</em> are filled with celebrations, food and family.<br />
<em>Day 7</em> is the birthday of all mankind<br />
<em>Day 15</em> closes the festivities with the Lantern Festival on the full moon.
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<p>What do you sense should be your direction &#038; focus? Now is the time to get clarity about what you want and need in your life. What are your plans? Now is the time to finalize them in actionable detail. </p>
<p>It appears that the Year of the Earth Ox won&#8217;t allow you to dillydally. When the 26th of January comes around, we will be living in a time of by-passing the &#8216;I&#8217;m going to do it&#8217;-phase and plunge straight into &#8216;this is what I&#8217;m doing&#8217;-mode (although we do get 2 weeks easing into things&#8230;).</p>
<h2>We Heal &#8216;Us&#8217; and Help Eachother</h2>
<p>While this is apparently not the &#8216;sit around and talk about it&#8217;- year, I feel that it nonetheless should be a year of helping each other, and encouraging each other, to be true to themselves and to focus on what is best for them.</p>
<p><a href="http://therapeuticreiki.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=15"><strong><br />
To kickstart this, share your NEW YOU, New Year or New Moon resolutions, plans and actual endeavors at the forum: http://www.therapeuticreiki.com/forum </strong></a>*.  Every New Moon this year, we will revisit our visions &#038; plans on the forum, so we all stay &#8216;on target&#8217; with our individual progress.  I&#8217;d love to hear about your challenges and successes over time.</p>
<h2>Plan with Spirit &#038; Angels</h2>
<p>Personally, I believe that consulting angels and planning are the things to do in the next 10 days. Consult archangels for spiritual direction as well as practical clues. Ask for their help. Did you know that the word &#8216;change&#8217; is part of the word &#8216;archangel&#8217;, i.e.  Archangels help you change for a living.</p>
<p><strong>We look forward to hearing from you, wherever you&#8217;re at in this process on the<br />
<a href="http://therapeuticreiki.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=15">forum</a>.</strong></p>
<p><b>Gung Hay Fat Choy! </b></p>
<p>&copy; Copyright 2009 &#8211; <a href="http://www.TherapeuticReiki.com">Astrid Lee</a>, <a href="http://www.TherapeuticReiki.com">http://www.TherapeuticReiki.com</a> &#8211; All Rights Reserved.</p>
<p><em>* If you have problems registering for the forums, let me know and I&#8217;ll set you up.</em>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Astrid Lee Reiki Master</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the winter season in North America, it&#8217;s the time to be &#8216;Ho, ho, ho, Merry Christmas&#8217;. It&#8217;s a season to be generous, joyous and  &#8230; spiritual.</p>
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That said, not everyone lives this &#8216;happy happy&#8217; reality, and the practicality of Winter makes people not as spiritually focused as would delight.  </p>
<p>Winter is a time that people are extra busy and stressed: finishing projects at work, holiday meals to prep, extra activities to organize or to attend, XMAS shopping to do, and more.<br />
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As well, Winter offers an emotional challenge to those who become gloomy without their usual sunlight-fix.  To other, Winter means a bit more physical hurt: some break bones,  rheumatic pains re-appear, a cough or flu keeps bugging&#8230;.  Some people actually look up to the holidays fearing the resurfacing of sibling rivalry and family issues.<br />
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In sum, Winter can be both a joy and a challenge.  <font color="#336666"><strong>Wouldn&#8217;t it be nice if there was something out there that could strengthen your connection to the universal divinity, and help you with all your challenges ?</strong></font><br />
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<h2>Your Healing Gift</h2>
<p>So, I thought to step up to the plate. I&#8217;ve created a holiday gift idea that would entail a <font color="#DD490B"><strong>solution for all.<br />
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To write on top of your list to Santa</strong></font>:</p>
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<p>a <a href="http://www.therapeuticreiki.com/distanthealing.html" >HOLIDAY Distant Reiki Package</a><br />of FOUR 60-minutes-sessions<br />for only C$221  (US$185)</p>
<p>Here is <font color="#DD490B"><strong>my gift</strong></font> to you: this low rate translates to 50% off your first session + 10% off your three follow-on sessions.<br />
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<h2>The Gift of Reiki</h2>
<p>What is so wonderful about <a href="http://www.therapeuticreiki.com">Reiki</a> in the holidays is that it instantly relaxes you.  It also brings you in contact with the Divine, and can help you to become more spiritually inclined. Perfect! There are other benefits as I set out in these two articles: <a href="http://therapeuticreiki.com/blog/distant-healing-benefits-works/"><strong>Distant Healing Benefits</strong>   &#038; Works part 1</a>, and <a href="http://therapeuticreiki.com/blog/distant-healing-benefits-works-part-2/">Distant Healing Benefits &#038; Works &#8211; part 2</a> .<br />
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I&#8217;ve made this healing package very flexible: Reiki sessions can be dedicated to general wellness; specific pains; to a big event; to pain, or a big issue being faced. Or, they can be dedicated to your new year resolutions.<br />
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You can <font color="#DD490B"><strong> <a href="http://www.therapeuticreiki.com/reikigift.html">buy this healing package online</a></strong></font> as a gift. A personalized, digital gift certificate will be emailed to you, which you can print on the fanciest paper to give to yourself, your friend, colleague, or family member. Or better: you can give the link to this blog article to Santa.</p>
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Finally a gift that means more spirituality, and &#8230; less &#8216;stuff&#8217;.</p>
<p>Love this Holiday Gift Idea??  Your first step is to complete an <a href="http://therapeuticreiki.megahosters.com/reikiform.html">online application</a> for the person who will receive the Reiki treatment. Upon acceptance, you can make payment for your <a href="http://www.therapeuticreiki.com/reikigift.html"><strong>Reiki gift</strong></a>.  Then, your gift certificate will be emailed to you, usually within a day.</p>
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<em>This package is for only first-time clients, with accepted <a href="http://therapeuticreiki.megahosters.com/reikiform.html">applications</a>. Non-transferrable. This offer lasts till Feb 2009.</em></p>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2007 16:26:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Astrid Lee Reiki Master</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When healing energy or Reiki is send to another time or location, it is called Distant Reiki. The remote healing can be sent to you, someone you love, relationships, situations and events.  It can be sent to any place in the world and to any time &#8211; there are no time nor space restrictions. Geographic or time distance between the Reiki practitioner&#8217;s healing session and the Reiki recipient has no effect on the quality of the healing. </p>
<p>All Reiki practitioners tell you Reiki supports recipients on all levels: the physical, the mental, the emotional and the spiritual.  However, they don&#8217;t always help you in interpreting this broad notion. I want to therefore give you some specific examples of how distant Reiki healing could benefit you.</p>
<p><strong>Distant Reiki can benefit you under many, many circumstances.</strong></p>
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<li>First of all, you don&#8217;t have to be ill or severely injured to benefit.  Anyone can benefit from Reiki. A Reiki session balances you, offering deep relaxation and harmony.  As such, distant Reiki can be very comforting to receive during special situations, e.g. during vacations, dates, marriage proposals, or other situations that are special for you.
<li>Reiki enhances memory &#038; creativity. It calms the emotions &#038; anxiety. Further, it brings harmony &#038; clarity.  These aspects makes distant Reiki an ideal stress support during taxing situations such as test exams, important business meetings, job interviews or auditions, public speaking engagements, court appearances, sport performances, and even the purchase of a new home.
<li>Reiki eliminates bodily toxins. But it does not only clear on a physical level; Reiki has been said to help reduce the possibility of violent outcomes, such as in sports, and to spread a wave of peace amidst chaos.
<li>On the physical plane, Reiki can ease pain. It supports traditional medicine, counteracting medical side-effects and bleeding. Reiki is known to speed up the healing recovery process when ill or hospitalized. Reiki can also reduce the trauma of surgery. It restores depleted energy. Distant Reiki or in-person treatment is therefore suitable before/after surgery, medical procedures or child delivery.  Reiki comforts and brings peace to the terminally ill.
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<p><strong>Continued in Part 2 of this <a href="http://therapeuticreiki.com/blog/distant-healing-benefits-works-part-2/">distant healing benefits</a> article.</strong></p>
<p>&copy; copyright 2009 ~ all rights reserved &#8211; article may not be copied in part or in full without written permission by author.</p>
<h2>About the Author</h2>
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To learn how Author and Reiki Master Teacher Astrid Lee can help you heal with Reiki,<br /> visit <a href="http://www.TherapeuticReiki.com">http://www.TherapeuticReiki.com</a><br />
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Astrid Lee Reiki Master</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let me discuss one of the healing myth that some new clients come in with and why it is a myth. We all want quick-fixes &#8212; I do. However, healing is not a quick fix. It is a process of change. Compare getting Reiki to sailing the Titanic and shifting one degree in direction. This [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Let me discuss one of the healing myth that some new clients come in with and why it is a myth.</p>
<p>We all want quick-fixes &#8212; I do. However, healing is not a quick fix. It is a process of change.   Compare getting Reiki to sailing the Titanic and shifting one degree in direction.  This subtle change means total change.  It results in avoiding hitting an underwater rock bed and landing in the desired destination. The slight shift results in a fresh perspective and a very different outcome!  To the people on the Titanic, the shift is so subtle that they are likely not to notice it as they are so busy partying.</p>
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<p>Receiving Reiki brings about subtle changes within a person. These changes have a domino-effect of change on that person’s physical, mental, emotional and spiritual level.  That’s why Reiki is so powerful, I believe.   Our busy lifestyle makes noticing subtleties difficult as they seem insignificant. Therefore, my Reiki clients are asked to specifically observe themselves in the week after their Reiki treatment.</p>
<p>When Reiki recipients witness subtle changes within themselves and write these down in their healing journal, not only are they starting to see shifts, they are also able to celebrate them and build upon them. This process of recording builds insights of how change is a process: a progression of changes in thoughts, behavior, event and then outcomes, rather than a single switch in their life: on/off.</p>
<p>Typically people seeking Reiki treatment are recommended to take 3-4 sessions to bring about the desired shift on significant health issue. Sometimes a single, short Reiki session can bring about complete healing of a specific health issue in a Reiki recipient.  I would argue that this Reiki recipient has already made substantial mental and emotional changes prior to the treatment. In this case, the Reiki treatment helps the Reiki recipient take away the final energy blockage that hindered healing.</p>
<p>Healing is holistic process on a path.  When healed from a particular health issue, Reiki recipients often take a break from treatment.  However, a few months later they may return for treatment.  Sometimes the reason is reactive, as a new issue has surfaced that needs healing. Or the reason is pro-active. Once recipients have observed health and well-being benefits of Reiki within themselves, many commence a health &#038; wellness maintenance program by taking a monthly session. Whether they work on their health preventatively or reactively, their healing is a process facilitated by Reiki.</li>
<p>By <a href="http://www.therapeuticreiki.com">Astrid Lee, Reiki Master Teacher, TherapeuticReiki.com</a> &#8211; &copy; copyright 2007-2009:</p>
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<h2>About the Author</h2>
<p><a href="http://www.therapeuticreiki.com/credentials.html">Astrid Lee </a>is a Reiki Master Teacher, currently operating from Vancouver, Canada.  Her clients and students come from all over Canada and the United States.<br />
Book your <a href="http://www.TherapeuticReiki.com">distance Reiki treatment </a>with her today, or enquire about one of her classes.</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Astrid Lee Reiki Master</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I first stumbled upon the term &#8216;aka cord&#8217; when giving a Reiki treatment for a very experienced and knowledgeable healer. At one point during the treatment, I felt the urge to symbolically &#8216;cut-off&#8217; an attachment to a specific person for her. Symbolically, I held the attachment in my hand as a cord. With my imaginary [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I first stumbled upon the term &#8216;aka cord&#8217; when giving a Reiki treatment for a very experienced and knowledgeable healer. At one point during the treatment, I felt the urge to symbolically &#8216;cut-off&#8217; an attachment to a specific person for her. Symbolically, I held the attachment in my hand as a cord. With my imaginary sword I cut it off, and freed her from the connection. She sighed and an energic shift occurred within her. It was amazing to see the physical changes. Once I pulled the cords, we could move on with our Reiki treatment. Afterwards, she explained to me that what I intuitively had done was cutting off an &#8216;aka cord&#8217;.</p>
<p>You may wonder, as I did then, <strong>&#8220;What is an aka cord ?&#8221;</strong></p>
<p>The insights of aka cords come from the sacred Huna teachings from Hawaii. In these teachings, &#8216;aka&#8217; is described as a sticky, elastic connecting substance, which conducts vital force and thought forms over its threads and cords. (Yes, thoughts are also connected. Each thought is linked by an aka thread to the thought threads that came before it. This explains our association of ideas.)</p>
<p>Aka threads and cords connect you to everyone &amp; everything. Every time you contact a person or object, you are sending out aka threads. Each contact with the same person/thing adds a thread till these become braided together into an aka cord. When you have a strong aka cord connection with someone, you communicate telepathically, as well as in person or by phone.</p>
<p>The aka threads of attraction are stronger between people, as we are usually more attached to people rather than things. However, I can also see aka threads between me and my favorite slippers, and the connection to my aunt via the little statue she once gave me that now features in my home.</p>
<p>People are usually unconscious of aka cord formations. The cords are a normal connection between family, friends and lovers to exchange empathy, love and information. With most other people, these threads/cords are flimsy and fade quickly.</p>
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<p><strong>Why manage Aka cords</strong></p>
<p>The aka cords can become negative attachments which drain your energy. Even aka cords amongst loving family members. For example, you can imagine the &#8216;drain&#8217; from a mother who wants a son to go to graduate school doing accounting, while he knows inside himself that he must pursue a music career.</p>
<p>For professionals (eg Reiki practitioners) who do healing energy work for others, knowing how to manage aka cords is important. Clients may want to continue to draw energy from you after the session is over. This can be draining for the professional energy working. In addition, it can be &#8216;addictive&#8217; for clients.</p>
<p>Anybody in my Reiki healing energy classes knows that I insist that after every session they first close the aura of the client and &#8216;lock in&#8217; the Reiki healing energy in their client. Subsequently, they are to sweep their own aura and cut off all connections to the person they just worked on. Taking it one step further, when the client has left, I want them to wash their hands under cold water to further purify their own body. This way, clients don&#8217;t continue to draw energy through the aka cord.</p>
<p>Beyond this, when I after a client treatment find myself thinking about this client more than once, I do the ritual of cutting our aka cord again. It is not fair to myself nor other clients to have a continuous drain leading to someone else.</p>
<p>And last but not least, about once a month or so, I conduct an overall aka cutting ritual.</p>
<p><strong>How to manage Aka cords, overall</strong></p>
<p>In the Huna teachings, you first ask to be shown the beneficial cords. You send love, gratitude and blessings down these cords. Then, you ask to be shown ones that do no longer serve you. You cut these.</p>
<p>You can manage your own aka threads once you&#8217;ve first become aware of them. If you work with angels, you could ask your guardian angel to do it for you.</p>
<p>Sometimes, I cut all aka cords, knowing that the important ones (e.g. with my loved ones and family) will reestablish themselves. This simple ritual is particularly useful when I feel tired or drained and I can&#8217;t seem to figure out why I feel drained. The ritual results in an immediate shift whereby I feel much lighter.</p>
<p><strong>Conclusion</strong></p>
<p>Whether you choose to detach aka cords one by one as they materialize, or if you prefer to conduct a more rigorous aka cord cutting ritual from time to time, it is important to maintain only those that serve you.</p>
<p>By Astrid Lee, Reiki Master &#038; Distant Healing<br />
&copy; <a href="http://www.TherapeuticReiki.com">TherapeuticReiki.com, </a>copyright 2009</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Astrid Lee Reiki Master</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Astrid Lee, Reiki Master Teacher, TherapeuticReiki.com &#8211; copyright 2007 Synopsis: As per ’THE SECRET’ * LAW OF ATTRACTION: what we focus on increases. Rather than wishing for just money, let’s focus on fundamental shifts of our world for the benefit of all human beings. Let&#8217;s jointly create a balanced, fair, interesting, healthy, sustainable world [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By <a href="http://www.therapeuticreiki.com">Astrid Lee, Reiki Master Teacher, TherapeuticReiki.com</a> &#8211; copyright 2007</p>
<p><strong>Synopsis</strong>:  As per ’THE SECRET’ * LAW OF ATTRACTION: what we focus on increases. Rather than wishing for just money, let’s focus on fundamental shifts of our world for the benefit of all human beings. Let&#8217;s jointly create a balanced, fair, interesting, healthy, sustainable world with food, freedom, joy, peace &#038; love for all people.</p>
<p><strong>Introduction</strong></p>
<p>Sometimes ideas have been germinating within us for decades. Then suddenly, they stick their heads above the fertile ground in your brain, and we can&#8217;t wait till they begin flowering! Has this ever happen to you?</p>
<p><strong>It Happened to Me</strong></p>
<p>This &#8216;Heal Our World&#8217;-idea is one such idea that has been within me for a long time, and that has just stuck its head above the ground, ready to flourish! The concept &#8216;We Are One&#8217; World Healing is the simple concept that unconditional love/distance Reiki/other healing energy is sent by millions of people at the same time to Earth and all people to create the tidal wave of unconditional love for our world to heal.</p>
<p><strong>How It All Began</strong></p>
<p>I am a Reiki Master &#038; Teacher in Energy Healing. Like many professionals, I like to be effective. While treating and training individuals with Reiki in my treatment studio is a good thing, I have only so many treatment and class slots&#8230;.  Meanwhile, I am conscious of the fact that we are 6+ billion people. Thus, there are so many more people to heal, plus so many large complicated issues in the world that need care and healing urgently.</p>
<p><strong>Creating Energetic Synergy </strong></p>
<p>So I&#8217;m connecting people to heal the world. That&#8217;s it. To date we&#8217;re 40+ people connected around the world doing this. We already include people from Asia, Africa, Europe and North America.</p>
<p>40 is a nice group to start with, but it&#8217;s just the beginning. To make the energy force impactful, I’m hoping to connect many healing professionals and like-minded spirits to align their prayer-healing energy- transmission into one big synergic force. The synergistic power of group meditation and joint-prayer has been documented with many anecdotes and we want to take advantage of this accumulated effect.</p>
<p>My 2-year goal is 2 million people in this &#8216;We Are One&#8217; World Healing initiative. I actually believe that through synergy and a real large numbers people, we’ll actually tilt the balance in the world for good. By joining forces, we hope to create monthly tidal waves of good for all, each wave building upon the previous ones.</p>
<p>As World Healing is one of those wishes where the ‘how’ is extremely complex (a factor that had immobilized me till now to do anything siginificant for this all-encompassing cause), applying healing energy like Reiki is ideal for this purpose, as Reiki knows the ‘how’.</p>
<p><strong>Make a Difference</strong></p>
<p>If you too have been looking for a way to make a difference, then please join us help heal our world. Simply sign up at http://www.TherapeuticReiki.com/weareone.html with your name, city &#038; country.</p>
<p><strong>World Healing Communication</strong></p>
<p>There&#8217;s a blog is specifically set up for World Healing participants to share with each other and for new participants to be encouraged to join: http://www.TherapeuticReiki.com/blog . You might find other healing information there also.</p>
<p><strong>World Healing Objectives</strong></p>
<p>1. Rather than that we specify particular issues when sending healing energy, it is important to let the healing energy work on whatever it needs to work on! I’m making the assumption however that these kind of issues will be embraced: Faster healing and resolution of long outstanding health and well-being issues among us people with sufficient food for everyone, freedom, proper distribution of wealth, equality among people, peace, respect, sanitation, health care, literacy, cures for cancers, AIDS &#038; similar illnesses, and of course a great well-being of the planet itself, and anything else on Earth that needs healing, being healed.</p>
<p>2. Increased awareness of participants and observers of this monthly event, that WE ARE ALL ONE, and belong to one big family called ‘people’.</p>
<p>3. Realization that giving out unconditional love is essential for sustainable life, and one of the greatest benefactors will be you, the giver.</p>
<p><strong>The Invitation to Join this Healing Power</strong></p>
<p>To increase the benefits of our aligned healing energy, we simply double the size of our group each moon cycle. All we have to do is each invite one more person to join.</p>
<p>So this is my invitation to you who feel called: <strong>Join Our Monthly Sessions to Heal Our World!</strong> During the sessions, from wherever we are, we collectively send loving, healing energy to all people, animals, all other sentient beings and our beloved planet Earth. Every full moon. Register today. Free.</p>
<p><strong>Happy Healing!</strong> http://www.TherapeuticReiki.com/blog</p>
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<h2>About the Author</h2>
<p><a href="http://www.therapeuticreiki.com/credentials.html">Astrid Lee, MBA, </a>is a Reiki Master Teacher, currently operating from Vancouver, Canada.  Her clients and students come from all over Canada and the United States, and even Europe.<br />
Book your <a href="http://www.TherapeuticReiki.com">distance Reiki treatment </a>with her today, or inquire about her classes.</p>
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		<title>Stories of Horror &amp; Hope</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Astrid Lee Reiki Master</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My life is blessed with many stories of Horror &#038; Hope these days: i.e. a long list of free, individual healing requests. I started &#8216;We Are One&#8217; World Healing when there were more requests than hours in my day, so I could help many more people. I had created a new and perfect solution for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My life is blessed with many stories of Horror &#038; Hope these days: i.e. a long list of free, individual healing requests.  I started  <em>&#8216;We Are One&#8217; World Healing</em> when there were more requests than hours in my day, so I could help many more people. I had created a new and perfect solution for my policy &#8216;to give to whosoever asks&#8217; &#8211; or so I thought.</p>
<p>I had overlooked one thing.  People like &#8216;quick wins&#8217;.  In a former life as a strategic planning consultant, we use to include &#8216;quick wins&#8217; in our long-term strategic plans for clients.  Clients needed them as they were simple to get their mind around.  &#8216;Quick wins&#8217; were easy-to-implement steps that helped clients to buy into the &#8216;real&#8217; strategic plan that required far greater steps to realized far greater results in the long term.</p>
<p>In the <em>&#8216;We Are One&#8217; World Healing</em> initiative, I overlooked that stories of horror &#038; hope are easier to get one&#8217;s mind around than the story of healing the planet and all sentients being &#8212; as a single entity.  Individual stories are easier-to-heal &#8216;quick wins&#8217;.   Realizing that &#8216;we are one&#8217; requires a bit of &#8216;enlightenment&#8217;.  It&#8217;s spiritually advanced.   And healing the planet and all sentient beings will take some time, unless we get more and more people on board.</p>
<p>So, quick wins: I&#8217;m starting this site section called &#8216;Stories of horror &#038; hope&#8217;. I trust it will be good for morale if we as a group witness personal healing cases in a corner on this blog.</p>
<p><strong>The Comments section of this article  is the initial databank and open invitation</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>Individuals can come forward with personal situations that they feel need healing. Healing professionals and other loving souls can come forward to help heal these specific cases through prayer, meditation and sending healing energy.  Yes, it will include me.</strong></p>
<p>On that note, one more thing&#8230; Free &#8230;.!  The milkman would like to be paid, and so does my childcare, doctor and grocery man&#8230;. Do make a donation so you too can enjoy the spirit of giving.  When? When requesting healing, when in a good mood, when you feel this blog is useful, when you feel that&#8217;s the right thing to do now.  Thank you.</p>
<p>To get the ball rolling: issues that need healing, brought to my attention, in the last few days:<br />
1  A fighter for a cancer-free life<br />
2  Freedom &#038; Love in Marriage: Indian husband &#038; wife have formal relationship; need to grow into love so that children can emerge &#8212; sample free distance Reiki request<br />
3  Accidents caused by Natural Elements &#038; Disasters  (Fire the Grid &#8211; story; Tsunami sufferers)<br />
4  People involved in war &#038; torture: tortured Native American man rescued from death by German childhood friend &#8212; &#8216;uplifting&#8217; story told to me by a friend who saw &#8216;Why People Can&#8217;t Heal &#038; How They Can&#8217; &#8211; video<br />
5  Iran Human Rights: women rights to participate in peaceful gatherings, and to gather with men &#8212; Reiki client asked me to sign petition.</p>
<p>Please attach a number to your case, for easy referencing.</p>
<p><strong>IMPORTANT</strong><br />
This blog expands the positive in life, creating a heaven of hope and spiritual abundance. It focuses on HEALING ALL PEOPLE and ALL OF PLANET EARTH.  It is important to keep this focus and intend.</p>
<p>As Kevin pointed out on day 2 of this initiative: when we do World Healing, we should not direct this energy and should not specify desired outcomes too much.  Spirit/the Reiki energy knows where it&#8217;s most needed.   So,  let&#8217;s continue in our world healing efforts in this way, for the higher good of all.</p>
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		<title>Fire the Grid</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 05:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Astrid Lee Reiki Master</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is &#8216;Fire the Grid&#8217; day &#8211; a day of sending love to the planet, a world-healing day. We invite everyone partaking in &#8216;Firing The Grid&#8217; to join our ongoing &#8216;We Are One&#8217; World Healing. Same principle &#8212; but ongoing. Every Month, (using the full moon&#8217;s conscious energy) we connect from wherever we are, and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today is &#8216;Fire the Grid&#8217; day &#8211; a day of sending love to the planet, a world-healing day.</p>
<p>We invite everyone partaking in &#8216;Firing The Grid&#8217; to join our ongoing &#8216;We Are One&#8217; World Healing. Same principle &#8212; but ongoing.</p>
<p><strong>Every Month,</strong> (using the full moon&#8217;s conscious energy) we connect from wherever we are, and send out unconditional love/healing energy to all sentient beings and Earth. 1 hr of love is all that is asked.</p>
<p>And each month we ask a new friend to join us, so our energetic synergy grows and grows.</p>
<p>Details &amp; Sign-up:</p>
<p>http://www.therapeuticreiki.com/weareone.html</p>
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