Barbados Reiki Association

Verity Dawson – Crystals and Feng Shui

Verity Dawson is a certified Louise Hay teacher and Life coach, a Reiki, Sekhem and Karuna Master and a graduate of the Western School of Feng Shui. She is also certified in Guidance and Counselling (UWI). Verity is a former President of the Barbados Reiki Association.

Verity explains that crystals have been used since time immemorial to create healing energy – whether it be for personal physical healing or the environment.  Certain crystals are essential in the practice of Feng Shui – which is about creating a soothing energy flow in your home or environment.  Essentially crystals are tools used for focusing attention by intention on a desired outcome.  In and of themselves, they are quintessential reminders of the hidden beauty within this Earth.

Verity’s businesses include the Reiki School of Natural Healing and Feng Shui Matters.

Trevor Davis – Lomi Lomi Massage

A qualified accountant for the last 35 years, Trevor Davis is also a Doctor of Metaphysics and a Reiki Master with a keen interest in all complementary healing modalities.  In addition, Trevor is a certified massage therapist specializing in Lomi Lomi, an ancient Hawaiian massage practice so revered that it was originally used exclusively for the Kings and Queens of Hawaii. At that time a session would last about 8 hours; however, the practice has since been adapted to fit in with Western customs and a session now lasts for the usual massage period of 1-1¼ hours.  Lomi Lomi is a holistic treatment meant to address concerns of the whole human being – physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. It also works to balance the chakras. Lomi Lomi is a gentle, non-invasive healing that can best be described as a loving, caring experience.

This is part 2 of an article which originally appeared in our Healing Hands newsletter. If you missed it, click here to read part 1.

Over the years, the event has moved from the Future Centre Trust, to Bayshore Complex in Bay Street, to the Main Guard (Clock Tower) in the Garrison to its home for the past three years at the Ursuline Convent, growing in popularity, as well as in the range of modalities on display. To reflect this growth, the name of the event was changed from Open Day to CHD in 2009.

“Reiki, of course, remains our main focus,” said Kathleen. “In addition, reflexology and different types of massage are offered and over the last several years the CHD has included such treatments as Acupuncture, Chakra Readings, Digital Infrared Thermal Imaging, DNA (Life) Activations, Emotional Freedom Technique, Etheric Healing, Feng Shui, Body Detox Foot Bath, the AM (Zero Point Energy) Wand, Quantum Touch and Voice Bio Analysis. Products such as crystals, Kangen (alkaline) water, different herbal supplements and preparations, botanical toiletries, Aloe products and Anion napkins are on display and available for purchase. Demonstrations of yoga, tai chi, qi gong and oriental dancing take place at intervals throughout the day and books on health, healing and healthy living are on sale. Also available are healthy and great-tasting snacks and desserts,” she said.

Treatment costs are deliberately set low to enable patrons to sample the various therapies, with the maximum contribution requested being $20.00. The entrance fee of $10.00 entitles visitors to have a chance to win a range of amazing prizes and a gourmet vegetarian lunch is available at a reasonable cost, though advance booking with the Association is necessary.

This year’s event promises to be bigger and better than ever, so if you want to take charge of your own health – body, mind and spirit – with gentle, healing therapies, don’t miss CHD 2011 and sample as many modalities as you can. It may change your life.

This article originally appeared in our Healing Hands newsletter.

It has its origins in the remarkable recovery of one of the founding members of the Barbados Reiki Association through Reiki group healing sessions and the desire to let the general public know about the healing power of Reiki and how accessible it is to everyone. Now, in its 13^th year, the Association’s annual Complementary Health Day (CHD) has become a “not to miss” event for everyone interested in holistic health and healing through complementary therapies and products. This year’s event, slated for Sunday, June 19^th, 2011 at the Ursuline Convent, will be held under the theme “Healing Body, Mind and Spirit” and promises the usual smorgasbord of alternative healing modalities.

The Association’s President, Kathleen Hurley, in reflecting on the origins of CHD, recalls that while still a fledgling organisation, one of the major activities of the Association was arranging group healing sessions for its members who were unwell. “One of the people who benefitted from this was Janice Chin who was experiencing a major health challenge. Janice had been initiated into Reiki in 1995 and when she experienced a crisis in 1997, she automatically turned to Reiki as her preferred method of healing. The Association arranged several group healing sessions for Janice and she experienced an amazing healing. As a result, Janice was anxious to let the general public know about Reiki and this is how CHD, or Reiki Open Day as it was originally called, began in 1998,” Kathleen explained.

Check out part 2 tomorrow.

It’s only 19 days (if you count today) till our annual Complementary Health Day and this year we want to give you even more information about the day in advance. Over the next  two and a half weeks, we’ll be posting regular updates on the CHD, including the history, therapist profiles and much more. Don’t miss out!

To start the ball rolling, here are a couple of articles that recently appeared in the Barbados Advocate.  The first is a general article on Reiki.

The second shares information about the CHD: