Embracing Change

My husband and I took our son for his first official haircut when he was 15 months old. The trauma of the event was not significant, but the energy exchange during the event was decidedly intense. My son went from sitting on my lap and enjoying the process while my husband entertained him to the opposite end of the spectrum, screaming and struggling to be let down. As you can imagine, it was an emotional roller coaster for all three of us.

For several months I’d been hearing from various "experts" on the issue things like, "He needs a big boy haircut!" or "I love his hair; the curls are adorable," or "She’s precious! Oh, sorry! He’s so beautiful I just assumed he was a girl." Geez! So despite the fact that I loved my son’s hair longer with curls peeking out from under the cap, I knew it really was time for a haircut. Still, something inside me desperately desired to keep my son as a baby for as long as I possibly could. The haircut was representative of the first apron string to be cut.

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Your Aura's Energy

Energy is a word from which most people draw the definition of electricity, gas or some other form of power to produce movement or change. In the context in which we use it here, these definitions really aren't that far off from how practitioners like me would describe or explain energy. But what is an aura, you ask? Simply put, your aura is the space surrounding your physical being; it extends outward and upward and is approximately the length of your arms. You might refer to your aura as your own personal airspace, and you are the flight commander with regard to what gets in and what doesn’t.

We all understand as humans that we are walking energy sources. The heat we produce keeps us warm when the air is cool, and the sweat we produce when the air is too warm functions similarly. Our metabolism is a form of energy that uses the food we consume as its fuel, and we carry a certain amount of electricity in our bodies. The electricity can affect our heart rates, breathing rates and CranioSacral rhythms. Add electricity from an outside source – you know, when you shuffle your socked feet on the carpet and "zap" your friend or sibling — and a few things can occur: your heart can actually stop or go out of normal rhythm. More likely, however, nothing at all will happen except your friend becomes focused on getting you back.

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Visualization and Intent in Reiki

Visualization and good intent are two elements that, if combined with Reiki, can make the therapy all the more powerful. Visualization is a very powerful exercise on its own, and conjuring up a mental image of what you want helps your body and mind focus on accomplishing the goals you have set for yourself. When you visualize Reiki healing the body parts you are channeling energy to, you end up using two complementary techniques to heal the same part, thereby making the therapy even more effective.

Even when visualization techniques are used while healing someone else, they help in amplifying Reiki’s power. Reiki practitioners are the channels through which the energy flows, so when a practitioner conjures up mental images of the energy healing the body parts of the recipient (of Reiki), the energy becomes stronger…

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Intuition and Body Talk

Can our body really talk? Can it actually react intuitively to situations and people? The answer is yes! All you need to do is pay close attention and you will be able to hear and interpret the subtle language of your body’s signals and signs while learning its unique language.

How to Listen to Your Body
Awareness, faith and practice are what you need to understand the intuitive guidance of your physical body. Our bodies react to the energies around us, and if you pay close attention you will notice your body feels relaxed when you are surrounded by natural beauty. People often tend to feel calm and at peace when they visit a place of worship. Similarly, places with negative energy—for instance, an old prison, fort or castle rooms that have been witness to torture or murder—tend to create feelings of discomfort in our body.

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A Woman, a Pioneer, an Inspiration: Caroline Myss

Caroline Myss

If you have benefited from any treatments based on Energy anatomy, or are even if you are contemplating trying them, you have Caroline Myss to thank for it! Caroline is an internationally renowned speaker who has written several bestselling books based on holistic healing practices.

Myss is a naturally intuitive healer and is known to be able to profile a person’s emotional, psychological and family histories if she’s given his/her name and age. Building on her intuitive skills, Myss did extensive research and developed the field of Energy Anatomy, a holistic healing philosophy according to which all our diseases are related to our emotional, psychological, spiritual or physical stress and anxiety patterns.

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Understanding the Energy of Your Aura

When you hear the word “energy,” the first thing you probably think of is gas, electricity, or something similar that produces change or movement. In truth, this definition is very similar to how practitioners like myself would describe energy from the perspective of our work with auras. “Aura” refers to the space surrounding your physical being that extends upward and outward in the basic reach of your arm span. People often think of their aura as being their “personal space” in which they determine what gets in and what’s excluded.

Human beings are living, breathing sources of energy. Think, for example, of the heat our bodies produce when we’re cold or the perspiration we produce when we’re hot. Similarly, our metabolism is another form of energy that converts our food from simple nourishment to fuel.

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Finding Your Balance Amidst Chaos

We have a great new blog entry about finding and maintaining your personal balance up on Beauty Forever Network. Click here to learn more about how establishing and maintaining a ritual or routine, along with regular journaling, can help you find balance.

Understanding Tarot

Are you curious about the history and use of tarot cards? Click here to go to our website to read our new article about understanding tarot.

Energy: Spiritual, Religious, Scientific?

Within my coaching practice I embrace the energy of my clients, support them to release the energy that's not in their best interest, and balance their energy so they're in a position to positively move forward in their life’s journey. But what does this really mean? It sounds great, but how do I know what I say I'm doing is really what I am doing?

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The Passage Of Time And Its Effect On Life

It's hard to believe it is Friday already. These last few months I cannot tell you where the time is going, but it certainly is not on my side. Just when I think I have gotten caught up I look at my to-do list and realize that it actually wasn’t complete, so I add another few items to it along with any new tasks which have been passed onto me.

We have scheduled our first event of the year – Introduction to CranioSacral on March 4 at 7 p.m. It will be fun, but I realize by scheduling it I also have given myself a cart load of new to-dos. The balancing act continues to get refined between self, work and my family. I am fortunate that I have a very supportive husband and a nine month old who thinks it is just great I work from home.



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Reiki - What is Reiki?

I thought I would give everyone a really quick overview of what Reiki is; this is one of the three elements which make up each coaching session for our clients. The following information is found throughout the internet.

Reiki is the Japanese word for Universal Life Force Energy. There are two components which make up the word Reiki - Rei = is universal, transcendental spirit, mysterious power, essence and Ki = vital life force energy. Depending on the training received there can be at least 8 hand positions and as many as 15; the practitioner will spend a varying amount of time at each position. During the session there is no need for the client to remain awake and often clients will fall into a deep meditative state and wake feeling refreshed. We always recommend after receiving a treatment for the client to drink plenty of water to help flush out any toxins which have been released during the treatment.

Some of the benefits which our clients have commented back to us with are they feel more energized, have more clarity on life's mission, and more in balance with themselves and their surroundings.

The following are two most frequently asked questions:
Q: Is is like a massage where I need to disrobe and do you put your hands on me?
A: No, you are fully clothed on the table. Sometimes my hands hover over your body, sometimes they are placed using a very light touch - think of a penny, and sometimes they are put under your body. It really depends as to what is happening within your body and system.

Q: How long is a session and how often do I need to have a session?
A: A session for Reiki lasts between 45 and 60 minutes. How often you need a session again is personal to you and is different for each client. Some people come weekly, some bi-weekly, some monthly, and some just a few times a year.

You can learn more about Reiki on our website - www.therapyintransition.org by clicking on the Reiki Presentation link on the right hand side of our website. Or you can always email and call us too!

It is important to remember the Reiki practitioner is only a facilitor and does not impose any 'healing' or changes on you and your body but only empowers the body to take advantage of the safe environment in which to heal itself. There of course are not guarantees with any type of treatment and practitioners are quick to recommend medical support when a client feels there is something greater or deeper happening within their bodies.

Thanks for reading and until next time ... embrace your inner wisdom.

Namaste,
Karen

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Karen Kleinwort
Therapy in Transition LLC
www.therapyintransition.org
info@therapyintransition.org