Barbados Reiki Association

You can improve your life with Reiki. Reiki is Japanese for Universal Life Force Energy, an ancient system of hands-on healing that is as simple as the touch of a hand.

• It is a healing technique for self and others.
• It is a tool for personal growth.
• It is a spiritual discipline.

Reiki can:

• Ease pain and discomfort
• Reduce the effects of stress
• Induce calmness and balance
• Accelerate the body’s natural healing process
• Encourage personal growth

Next Reiki Level I Class
Friday, 03 July 2009: 6.30 p.m. to 10.00 p.m.
Saturday, 04 July 2009: 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Sunday, 05 July 2009: 9.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m.

Cost: $300.00

For further details please contact:
Kathleen Hurley, Reiki Master/Teacher
Touch of Light
60 Sunrise Drive, Southern Heights, Christ Church, Barbados
Tel: (246) 428-4186 (H) or (246) 426-5071 (W)
E-mail: touchoflight [at] gmail [dot] com

The entire family can experience complementary health treatments at their best when the Barbados Reiki Association holds its annual Complementary Health Day Sunday, June 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Ursuline Convent School Hall.

As usual, the focus will be on energy healing, with Reiki, DNA activations, Quantum touch, acupuncture, reflexology and different types of massage therapy all playing starring roles. A number of health practitioners will be on hand to share their expertise, while demonstrations in T’ai Chi, Qi Gong and Oriental dance will take place at various points throughout the day.

Botanical and Feng shui material and wholesome snacks will also form part of the day’s offerings.

Acting President Kathleen Hurley explains that the event, which has been running for a number of years, has grown to from strength to strength.

“More and more people are becoming interested because they are seeing the benefits of Reiki and other complementary modalities and are taking responsibility for their own health. They are taking courses to treat themselves and their families, and maintain optimal health.

“I’ve also noticed that some members of the medical profession have become more accepting of Reiki … (and) we are really looking forward to the day when we can work side by side with more of the medical community.”

For further information, contact Kathleen Hurley at 428-4186 or 426-5071 or Michael Rudder at 435-2506.

About Reiki
By Tami Brady

Reiki is an ancient healing technique that makes use of energy to heal and regain balance within the body, mind, and spirit. Some say it is the basis of that used by Jesus and other spiritual healers throughout the ages. What is commonly called Reiki today was discovered, or rediscovered as the case may be, by Mikao Usui in the beginning decades of the 20th century. Over the course of the last century, his techniques have been adapted and added to make up dozens of Reiki variations. Many of these variations are interpretations made to better suit particular belief systems. Reiki in and of itself is not connected to any particular faith.

To gain a better understanding of what Reiki is, we need to take a deeper look at into the philosophy of illness. Contemporary medicine sees the body as a machine. When a part of the system breaks down, it needs to be either fixed or replaced. Thus, drugs or surgery are often used to treat illness. Essentially, one problem equals one solution. Have a headache take a pain reliever.

Holistic medicine takes a different approach to health. Practitioners see the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of a person as part of a whole. In this way, when one part of the body isn’t working properly, it tends to affect other parts of a person’s life as well. Thus, chronic back pain may increase pressure on the hips or shoulder as the individual tries to compensate for the pain. He or she might also suffer mentally and emotionally as activities they used to love have to be put aside or when money becomes tight because the injury results in job loss. All of these issues need to be addressed.

To do so, the root cause of the problem has to be located. Fortunately, the body leaves a bread crumb trail of symptoms that leads the way. We all know that our bodies are built to survive. If we are in danger from a bully or a wild animal, our brain automatically sends out the message to fight or flee (or tend and befriend for women) as appropriate. What we don’t often realize is that our body also sends out other little warning signs. If we are stressing ourselves beyond what it can handle, we might feel tired, overwhelmed, or moody. If we don’t pay attention to these signals, we may eventually get a cold, have chest pains, or even suffer a heart attack.

Reiki practitioners follow these clues. Then, use Reiki energy to release or heal that issue. Finally, once that symptom has been cleared, practitioners encourage the individual to make changes that will assure balance and health in the system as a whole. In this way, the problem won’t simply return or reappear after a time.

Dr. Tami Brady earned a BA and MA in Archeology and Heritage before turning her interests to alternative medicine (RP, RM, DD), largely due to her own experiences with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia. Today she provides Whole Health Therapy sessions to help people with Fibromyalgia. She is the author of nine books. The latest of which is Strategies: A Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia Journey.

More information about Tami, her Whole Health Therapy services, and her various publications can be found on her website at http://www.tami-brady.com

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Chakra Balancing the Reiki Way
By Silvana Rosati-Capizzano

Chakra is best described as one’s life force energy. It is our physical, mental and spiritual self. We absorb energy around us while at the same time transmit energy back into the universe.

Essentially there are 7 main chakras in the body. They run through the central line of the body, from the bottom of our spine to the top of our head. They influence your body shape, glandular processes, chronic physical ailments, thoughts and behaviour. If one a chakra is blocked, weakened or disrupted through such things as trauma (physical or emotional), injury, negative thoughts or feelings, fear, worry, anger, anxiety, depression, destructive relationships or neglect, it will result in an imbalance that will manifest itself in other area’s of our life.

Chakra #1: at the base of the spine represents - survival, instinct, support, peace

Chakra #2: at the sacrum and represents - desire, pleasure, emotion, yin/yang of existence

Chakra #3: at the solar plexus representing - will, purpose, energy, ego, power, freedom

Chakra #4: located in the heart representing - love, divine spirit, compassion, life, relationships

Chakra #5: located at the throat, representing - expression, truth, voice within

Chakra #6: located at the centre of the forehead, representing - vision, insight, imagination, clarity

Chakra #7: located on the crown of the head, representing - no limits, infinite awareness, wakefulness

Reiki with its gentle process through touch or touch-less therapy and pure in energy form, can balance chakras achieving stress reduction and deep relaxation. It triggers the bodies natural healing ability improves mental and physical health and maintains it. It gently balances our life energies and brings health and well being of the entire physical, emotional and psychic body.

Chakra balancing the Reiki way is truly a system of attaining and promoting wholeness of mind, body and spirit.

When we are relaxed, we are stress free and we are better able to naturally heal ourselves. With regular therapy, one will increase the bodies built in defences to fight or prevent illness, feel more confident, think clearly, feel grounded, feel in harmony within one self and become better equipped to handle stress, anxiety, depression and life’s surprises and disappointments.

Regular Reiki treatments, while relaxing and calming also bring balance to chakras so that one feels refreshed and renewed mind, body and spirit.

© 2007 Silvana Rosati-Capizzano

Silvana is a well respected Interior Decorator, International Feng Shui Expert and the Principal of the Award Winning Home & Life Design Firm: Blue Avalon. Along with her years of study in Home Decor and Feng Shui, she has the unique ability of being able create luxurious interiors with balance and optimum energy flow thus creating a beautiful environment of positive energy, balance and harmony. Silvana devotes some of her time to her passion in the field of Energy Work as a Reiki Master and Certified in Reflexology. She is well respected and sought after in this field through her work in providing Holistic Therapy through Reiki, Reflexology, Indian Head Massage and Hopi Ear Coning.

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