I knew I wanted the Japanese kanji characters for Reiki against a heart background for my I Love Reiki section. While I was playing around with the shape of the heart, the kanji went over the edge and I liked what I saw. It OPENED THE HEART which is exactly what happens during the Reiki I class during the attunement process.  Letting go of my worries also makes my heart feel that much more open, as well as opening my mind to new possibilities.

Exploring the concept of the open heart put into mind the seven chakras and their colors…and so came a variation on the theme. This has been a lesson in blessings for me, and why I love reiki so much in the first place. I’ve been blogging about it for two years now, and one of my first designs I did for the Reiki Artist Store was the I Love Reiki design.

When I first opened my little store, I had no idea how much it would grow over the past year and a half it’s been going.  Or how much I would enjoy coming up with yet another design for Reiki enthusiasts out there. Heck, I had no idea how I was going to write about Reiki in the blog and keep it going. But I have managed to keep the blog up since March of 2007. Other blogs have come and gone, blogs that I loved to visit, and I’m still tip-tapping away at the keyboard.

Sometimes I run into people and I had no idea they’d read my blog. Keeping an open mind when it comes to the wide-reaching effects of Reiki is a very good idea. The path you think you are on often changes direction and takes you to incredible places. All from the comfort of a reiki table.

• Reiki table – check
• Table cover – oh darn there’s cat hair all over it, oh well! check
• Blanket – ahhhh, I’ll cover the cat hair with this…check
• Incense – Oh which Shoyeido incense will I bring? The top is off of this one and the sticks will go everywhere. Ah! Kyoto Autumn Leaves…check
• Honey will you grab the thing on the thing for the stuff? It’s right there! (Incense holder-check)
• Candle – check
• Framed Reiki Tile – check
• Business cards – check

Hey wait-a-minute…the clock in here says it’s only 9:00, not 10:00…Darned Automatic Daylight Savings on the VCR!!!! >:(  Not in such a rush after all, so we got everything loaded into the car and pulled out of the driveway with enough time to get a Grand Slam breakfast at Denny’s before heading over to Eye of Horus for my Reiki Sunday.

I forgot the boom box for my ambient music!!!

• Drive home on the way out from Denny’s – check
• grab boom box – check
• grab CD – check
• and go directly to Eye of Horus, do not pass go – check.

I arrived in plenty of time for set-up, light incense, light candles, fill the room with Reiki using the First Reiki Symbol CKR…ahhhh. Then I shut the door and laid down on the table in the Twilight Room and gave myself some much needed Reiki.

When I came out I was told that my 2:15 appointment couldn’t make it, but they would call back and schedule their Reiki session for another time. I thought cool! I had a 2:15? I knew about the 1:00 appointment, so I was glad to hear that I’d had another one scheduled, even if they cancelled.

Then, just before my regular shift started a gal wanted to give Reiki a try. So with a 15 minute Aura Session we concentrated on clearing her Chakra’s and giving her a nice Reiki charge for her performance in a play later that day.

I browsed through the store until my 1:00 showed up, we had been emailing back and forth and this was her first Reiki Session, and she wanted The Grande. We did quite a bit of Aura Cleansing, as well as releasing some chords (a Pranic Healing technique) from her past so she could move forward more freely. All this as well as complete head-to-toe Reiki on both the front and back body. It’s fun pulling out all the techniques I’ve learned to give somebody the full Reiki Energy Tune-up! The session went very well, and my clients both walked away happy. That’s all I can ask as a Reiki practitioner.

I brought my journal and a book to read, so I spent some time doing that, as well as wandering around the store. Later that day the Eye of Horus staff that was at the Rock and Gem show returned with their purchases. Some beautiful amber pieces came in which Jane showed to me, and then we talked a bit about the upcoming Psychic Saturday, where I will be doing ten minute Reiki Sessions. She said that nobody had signed up for the Reiki yet, just readings…gee, I wonder why…The AD:

No mention of Reiki…so here is the new and improved version of The AD:

Sure there are 6 readers and only 1 reiki master, but nobody would know there was the reiki going on at this shindig. It’s up to me to take the bull by the horns and let everyone know, so that’s what I’m doing right now!

CALL 612-872-1292
TO SCHEDULE YOUR MINI REIKI TUNE-UP
ON PSYCHIC SATURDAY NOW!

Each time I tell someone about reiki they have a unique point of view and experience to ask questions from. This is one of the funnest ways to learn about reiki, because when I tell my story and understanding of where reiki came from and how it works, everyone relates to it differently. But my favorite way of learning about reiki is actually doing it, and getting feedback during and/or after a reiki session.

Everyone is unique in their own experiences, and what they bring when they first receive reiki. My first experience receiving reiki was during my attunement to Reiki I, and it was wonderful and moving and I felt filled with light at the time. Now it is a cherished memory, and as you can guess it changed my life dramatically.

I had a tarot reading done not too long ago as I was having worries about how I was going to build a successful and meaningful practice in my spare time. I was reasurred that I was a healer and an empath, and that deep down I knew what I was here to do. Why else during my first big art show was I placed next to the Pranic Healing booth? And I has a miserable cold at the time? That was my first step into energy healing in 2004 when I took the Beginner’s Pranic Healing class, but I often need something larger than a 2×4 across the forehead to get the message to sink in.

It has sunk in now finally, and I’m looking forward to a wonderful Spring of 2009 learning, sharing, and teaching reiki. My Upcoming classes include:

• Reiki I Shoden – First Teachings – Sunday May 24 2009
• Reiki II Okuden – Inner Teachings – Sunday May 31 2009

Now that I have a regular gig at Eye of Horus, the 1st and 2nd Sundays of each month, I hope to be able to share Reiki with more and more people. I’ve also devised a variety of services so that no matter what you’re budget, you can get some quality energy work done.

Reiki Artist Services Menu:

Aura Clearing . . . .$15.00 1/4 hr
Petite Session . . . . $30.00 1/2 hr
Full Session . . . . . . . . . . $60.00 1 hr
Grande Session . . . . . . . $75.00 1 1/4hr

Locations:

In Minneapolis on the 1st & 2nd Sundays of Each month at:

Eye of Horus Metaphysical
2717 Lyndale Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55407

Call (612) 872-1292 for your appointment
(walk-ins also welcome when there’s time)

According to Namaste.org, namaste is:

 ”A Sanskrit word meaning The Light of God in Me recognizes and honors The Light of God in You and in that recognition is our Oneness.”

Paired with the lotus blossom, I even bought the tracksuit with the design in a nice rosy pink for my personal use. I’ve learned more about how to design for the CafePress family of products, so now I’ve added a version that works well on black and dark colored t-shirts in pink, green, and purple.

They say that nothing succeeds like success, so I figured rounding out the selection would be a good thing. Now I just need to decide which one I want to order for myself!