Reiki All Day Long

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Reiki All Day Long

by Sandy Walden

If you had met me as little as five years ago, you would have met a

hard-working, level headed, successful owner of a faux finishing

business, wife and mom. My feet were very firmly in what I called 'the

real world'. I have always had firm faith in my God, held the belief

that all things are possible and that a positive attitude was necessary

for success in the world. Together with my husband I raised three level

headed sons and truly believed that life in the real world meant

dealing with events head on just plugging through. I also thought that

those who were interested in anything new-age lived in the 'woo-woo'

world. If you had asked me my opinion I would have patiently explained

that these folks just didn't get it.

What a difference a few years makes. My hard work ethic led to a

torn rotator cuff in my shoulder and pretty much put an end to my faux

finishing business when surgery resulted in a partial recovery. At

around the same time I was experiencing incredible stress in my

personal life for a variety of reasons. Enter Reiki.

The first time I experienced Reiki I did so to pretty much shut up

one of my sons. He was of course aware of the shoulder pain and

stresses in my life and he knew how I felt about taking medication,

which was pretty much that I avoided it unless absolutely necessary.

My first Reiki session resulted in great pain relief and a general

relaxed feeling of well being. I was so surprised and pleased that I

told anyone who would listen about my experience. I continued to go and

soon realized that there was something to this 'woo-woo' stuff. I won't

pretend that I understood how or why it helped me, but it did and that

was good enough for me.

Fast forward a few years. I continue to receive Reiki as often as

possible. I have become a Reiki master and added Reiki to my business,

so that many of my clients receive not only holistic life coaching but

Reiki as well. This benefits me, my clients and everyone that any of us

associate with on a daily basis.

I have come to realize that those people I had always thought just

didn't get it, did indeed get it much better than I. I have learned to

appreciate and respect the positive attitude that always came naturally

to me, for I now know that same positive attitude and belief in a

positive future is what creates that wonderful future. I have always

trusted my gut, but I didn't know why. I now realize that instinct and

intuition; gut responses, are gifts that we all have and that our lives

are generally much better if we trust them. My new friends and

colleagues are not out there as I always believed; in fact they are

generally some of the most grounded people I've ever met.

Reiki has now become something that I use all day, everyday. I offer

Reiki to my gardens when I am outside, planting or simply walking

through the path. My dog Indy receives Reiki several times a day. It's

become second nature to offer Reiki to anyone who is feeling less than

well, to offer Reiki to my husband when he stubs his toe or has a

headache. In fact it now feels completely normal to offer Reiki to my

husband as we fall asleep at night and first thing in the morning. I

send distant Reiki to my grown sons living far away, to family and

friends on a daily basis and to the world at large for peace and health.

I will always have a foot firmly planted in what I used to call the

real world, that's my background, my personal history and it helps me

to connect many of my clients, family and friends. I truly appreciate

and am grateful for that. This new-age world that I am coming to

appreciate more each day is not new at all. These friends and

colleagues help me to embrace and appreciate the past, my present and

my future.

Reiki has helped me to appreciate both my old and new friends. I am

so grateful. I now say with great love and amazing respect that I do

embrace the woo-woo and I encourage others to do the same.

Warmly, Sandy

About the Author

Sandy is a Holistic Life Coach and Reiki Master, living and working in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.