Intuitive Reiki for Our Times

from Chapter 6

Traditional Intuitive Reiki Techniques

Intuitive Reiki in Basic Practice: Hands-On
"When you are working on a client at the bodywork table, even though you are newly attuned to Reiki and just starting to practice, you may find that your intuition brings something to mind that may be helpful or healing for the client." The small circle of Reiki I students listen attentively, their heads angled, their eyes alert.

"Reiki transforms you into a channel of healing and expands your perception of subtle energy, so that you can notice changes in the sensations in your hands and be guided by them to give the client a thorough treatment. That expansion in your perception also makes it more likely that you will receive intuitive impressions that may be of value to the client. This won't happen every time you treat a client, but it will happen occasionally--and you need to be prepared for when it does.

"It might take a while to learn to sort out the daydreams and the stray thoughts from the true intuitive impressions, but eventually, you'll be able to do it. Sometimes, though, it's easy. You will be completely focused on the flow of the Reiki energy into your hands, meditative, watching swirls of light behind your closed eyes--and all of sudden, something will pop into your mind: an image of a baseball player sliding into a base, a line of melody from an old song. You'll think, 'Now where did that come from?' When you describe the impression to your client, the client will be able to identify it.

"But please remember that you can give a Reiki treatment that is truly healing to the client on many levels without receiving any intuitive impressions at all. There is nothing wrong with the treatment--or with you--if no impressions occur.

"How can we tell what impressions are appropriate to share?" one student asks shyly. "Or maybe that's not the right question--maybe I should ask instead what kinds of impressions are inappropriate to

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Bridge of Light

1. Intuition in Reiki History
2. Intuition at a Reiki Class
3. Reclaiming the Gifts of the Past
4. Claiming the Gifts of the Present
5. The Healing Purposes of Intuitive Reiki
6. Traditional Intuitive Reiki Techniques
7. Trusting the Energy
8. The Reiki Paradigm of Healing
9. Allow the Client to Interpret
10. Understand All Time Is Now
11. Empower the Client to Heal
12. Expanding Practice: Asking for Guidance
13. Expanding Practice: Traditional Japanese Techniques
14. Expanding Practice: At a Reiki and Intuition Workshop
15. Living a Spirit-Guided Life
16. Intuitive Reiki in Service to Spirit: Conversations with Reiki Masters

Appendix 1: Reiki Organizations

Appendix 2: Intuition Development Workshop Providers

Suggested Reading

Amy Z. Rowland is a certified Usui Reiki Master with more than 30 years of experience. She has taught the Western tradition of Reiki (Usui Shiki Ryoho) since 1994 and also teaches workshops on the Reiki principles and on Reiki and intuition. She is a certified hypnotherapist and has worked as a clinical therapist. The author of The Complete Book of Traditional Reiki, Traditional Reiki for Our Times, Intuitive Reiki for Our Times, and Reiki for the Heart and Soul, she lives in Pennsylvania.

". . . fills a gap in Western training, examining the foundations of the intuitive experience and how it translates to healing. . . . Essential for any Reiki healer." Diane C. Donovan, California Bookwatch, Sept 2006