One of my happiest memories from
the summer was spending an evening on the beach in
Daily self treatment with Reiki
has increased my sensitivity to what my body needs. It’s a daily check-in with how my physical
and mental balance is doing. As a result
I’ve been able to address a few health challenges before they became more
serious.
Alec needed to be completely
present and focused to make the rocks balance – something that’s also necessary
when bringing the body and mind into better balance. Paying attention to what I eat, how much exercise
I’m taking and how I’m managing my mind so I don’t get stressed all require
presence of mind and attention. Changing the old habits that cause imbalance
can also require a lot of consciousness.
I have found that Reiki practice
has helped me to be more patient with my body as it changes. Having discovered something that is out of
balance my mind wants things to be different instantly. In the real world it doesn’t work like that:
change in the body and even the mind takes time. Unhelpful habits can be difficult to let go
of, making overnight change impossible.
Once better habits are established, cells need time to divide and grow to
create new healthier tissues. Changes in
body rhythms can take a while to get established. Receiving Reiki helps my mind to slow down,
accept reality and gain more patience while changes take place.
The Reiki Principles also help me
– reminding me not to worry about any change I’m looking for or how fast it
will be achieved. Not becoming frustrated
or angry about how slow change can seem is also essential – if Alec had been
annoyed with the rock for not standing up it would have made it even less
likely that he would find its point of equilibrium. Similarly if I get annoyed that my weight
has not gone down today it only creates stress, which never helps balance to be
restored!
I would say that Alec honoured
the rock, being totally present with it to find its true nature and balance-point. Honesty is also vital when finding balance in
myself: self deception about how much I
was exercising, for example, was the cause of unhealthy imbalance. Taking time to be grateful for Reiki, my
food and all the other elements that help me to achieve better balance with the
natural world and my place in it, is an essential part of my practice, inspired
by the last principle.
Once the rocks were balanced
there was a wonderful feeling of achievement and a joy in seeing them stand
there in that wonderful environment, balanced between earth and sky. They were like a wonderful representation of
yin and yang. All the times the rock
fell over were forgotten. There was only
the extraordinary miracle of a rock that looks as if it should not stand up,
resting in stillness and balance.
Finding balance in my own body and mind feels similar – quite miraculous
at times, all the times of falling over forgotten, just the sense of
achievement, joy and wonder!
