The Usui System of Natural Healing Reiki on!

Just for Today do not worry!

2011-10-13T00:46:00.001-06:00

Just for today do not worry - a Reiki 2nd degree self treatment and resultant reflection from a elderly student in San Diego.

For much of my 75 years I have worried or been anxious that nothing will turn out right, that I will not do it right-- that I'll lose it, or get lost. It is time to stop- I haven't gotten lost, and I've done it right. I can give love. I can receive love. Nobody, nothing is perfect--so what! I've been given much joy and happiness. I've found Reiki. Most of what I've worried about never happened. What has happened is not what I've worried about.

Ady shared her wisdom and humor up to the end of her life. We miss her in our 2nd degree reviews.

Honoring the Usui System teaches us to honor the people in our lives.

2011-05-31T19:48:00.005-06:00

Today is a very reflective day in my life. I have been treating myself mostly mentally and emotionally for my arrival home to El Paso. This day marks the beginning of a entirely different approach to living in El Paso. This is a time frame that changes my life and my relationship with my home. I am in relationship with my house. We usually don't think about it in those terms, but the fact of the matter, it is so!

In April, my twin, Hira Reid came for our birthday. She was gifting me her help in painting the living and dining rooms. In deciding which color to paint the outer walls, I had several colors strips painted but still couldn't decide. Then I realized the house needed to say what it wanted. I, then sent a distant treatment to the rooms. I opened my eyes and gazed at one strip. That is the color now and it is so beautiful. Thank you Hira for your painting and detail skills.

I come and go on a very frequent basis as I have done for the past 15 years, since living here after my moving from Hawaii. I am gone teaching Reiki to all the many locations and the providing continued support to the Reiki communities that I have created. I am gone more than I am here. The reason I have been able to do so much traveling, is because I have had Lupe in my life. I inherited Lupe from my Mother. She has been our house keeper for 30 years. On my Mother's deathbed, she made me promise that I would always take care of Lupe and that she would be employed. She has been so loyal all these years. She has cared for the plants, the patio, the water fall, and all the many beautiful things that are in my home. As I come home and walk into the patio, everything is beautifully cared for. It is such a wonderful feeling of support and welcoming.

Today ends her coming! Lupe is 75 years old. Traveling the difficult crossing of the bridge no longer allows her to come. It is a reflective day of honoring all the time that has passed. In her own way of doing things there was always a mystery of why each item in the house had its' own special place that couldn't be changed. I would watch her as she cleaned the sacred objects in the house, lovingly caring for them and always singing some song. When she leaves each time, she passes my Saint Frances of Assisi statue on the patio by the gate. I have observed her kneeling down and touching his head, talking to Poncho, as she and my Mother called him. I asked one time what she said to him, and she answered, "she was praying to him for my safe travels and my safe return home."

I have taught Reiki in my Mothers home since 1990 when I first became a Reiki Master. This is truly a Reiki house. I remember I told Lupe how I wanted the house set up for the first class. I never had to to tell her again, the chairs were in place, the photos of the Lineage were placed on the Japanese chest and the tables were brought out of the closet. She has done the arrangements automatically ever since that first class. Hundreds have come to receive their training and begin their journey with Reiki and hundreds more come for treatments. Everyone talks to Lupe as she is usually ironing in the kitchen. She welcomes everyone and knows them by name. She has watched the miracles of Reiki. She usually responds to me when people leave: they look more rested, or they aren't limping, or she can tell they are stronger than last month. Nothing goes without being noticed. When Phyllis Furumoto came to the house the first time, Lupe immediately acknowledged, as I was introducing her, "oh si, ella es la Grande Maestra de Reiki."

Today ends my sacred contract I made with my Mother and Lupe. I awoke this morning and sent my Mother a distant treatment and shared with her that my agreement ended today as Lupe is unable to come any more. I held that agreement for 15 years. I walked out and touched Pancho's head and prayed for her safe travels and that she is cared for now by her family in her aging years. My life will change. I hope the house makes it's transition from Lupe to me. I will have to go out and buy a mop as I know I am not doing the floors on my hands and knees as Lupe chose to do. We bless and honor this passage of Lupe. Her simplicity of her life reminds me of the simplicity of Reiki and we are always touched by its' true nature. Thank you Reiki for supporting me through this time and helping me make the transition of never seeing Lupe again. I know she will receive all the benefits of Grace for being the loving housekeeper of this Reiki home.

Reiki At Santo Nino Project, Anapra, Mexico

2010-11-06T12:31:00.003-06:00

6 November 2010
Another year has passed of traveling the most dangerous border crossing of our country. The escalation of corruption, death and extortion caused by the drug cartels is staggering. It is reported there have been 50,000 “narc-children” left orphaned in Mexico, of which 10,000 children live in the small community of Anapra, Mexico. Innocent children are being stalked down and murdered. Shootings are now taking place at the El Paso-Juarez border crossing killing innocent people and gun fire has crossed our border hitting our UTEP campus office buildings.

While all this goes on and surrounds the Santo Nino Project in Anapra, the Sisters of Charity and their band of volunteers continue to make this crossing several times a week. The mothers bring their disabled children to this safe haven for treatments of assorted therapies and Reiki. The group of mothers that have received their Reiki training support each other and the children coming to the clinic. It is this time of year that Sister Carol and I plan my Reiki year-end review at the clinic. It is a time of gathering to celebrate our journey of Reiki, we all treat one another and share their Reiki experiences. We make a practice of writing an experience of Reiki, wrapping it up and sharing this gift with another person. This simple practice of Reiki has brought comfort and safety to the children and Mothers. We end the time together with a wonderful meal. I end my year of teaching with these mothers, who walk daily in the dangers of death, embracing their Reiki practice, the Spiritual Precepts and giving service to a clinic that holds a place of safety in their war-ravaged lives. “Just For Today, Do Not Worry” takes on a depth of meaning that most people will never know.
Remember us on December 17, 2010.

This clinic runs on donations only... Please consider and send donations to:

Sisters of Charity

260 Sombra Verde

Anthony, NM 88021

Specify Santo Niño Project

Also, you may view their beautiful website: http://www.proyectosantonino.org/.

Revisiting the Kalapana vent after 20 years

2010-09-29T11:45:00.003-06:00

The 6th in a series of my 20th Anniversary: Fire and the Goddess Pele.

I had been initiated 20 years ago when the Kalapana vent had opened up and the lava was over taking the housing areas and eventually the town of Kalapana. I remember going to the edge of the flow each night and watching the lava flow destroy everything in sight; trees, housing and the road. Helen, Johanna, Joyce and I would return in the morning and where we had stood the night before was gone and no longer accessible. The night before my Initiation, we visited the flow. The Hawaiians were chanting and dancing. There was so much energy in the air. I stood mesmerized as I gazed into the fire. I, then saw a shimmering in the fire, a scintillating energy appearing as a form of a woman. She spoke, and said, "are you ready to walk into the fire with me." I saw my bodies leave my physical form and walk into the fire of purification. I knew I would never be the same. My outward initiation came the next morning with Helen. My life was never the same.

In April 2010, as I was preparing for the events, I was surprised to hear that the Kalapana vent had opened again for the first time in 20 years. The energy of fire was going to be again flowing on my revisit. By the time we had arrived in Hawaii, the flow had again crossed the road, was overtaking houses and was marching towards the ocean. We had limited access to close proximity, but you could walk about a mile out onto the old lava fields and get to the see the fire at night. There were hundreds of people from all over the world viewing this spectacular sighting. It is such an experience to feel the energy of life's creative forces, in its destructive, sustaining and creative nature. I felt the fire of purification burning through my legs as I walked. I felt Reiki meeting me in my experience and merging into this ancient primal energy.

I have been so blessed in my life on this path of Reiki Mastery, filling me and calling me to explore this System of Natural Healing. It has embraced me with all of its Aspects and Elements. I thank all of my students and the students of Helen Haberly, who have been in my life since their initiation. They have brought forth a united remembrance of our desire to be whole and a dedication of embracing this simple practice. Their presence has gifted me community and the sharing of our practice.

Since my return home, from being with my sponsors and celebrating, I have settled into a very quiet and nurtured space. I feel as though I am in a cocoon, suspended and waiting for the next segment of my journey to reveal itself. Join me along the way!

A full day at my Initiation site.

2010-09-24T23:10:00.000-06:00

The 5th sharing in the series of events of my celebration.

Kathleen, Chris, Rosemary ready for the day!

Jean and Hira

Each day of our event activities, early in the morning before breakfast, Hira Reid was busily making sure that there was plenty of water, drinks, snacks and lunch, and ice in all of the coolers and the cars packed up. Chris Piper saw to the details of our dinner being prepared by the kitchen and that it was also packed up. This was our longest day with many far away places to visit. Thank you,
Hira and Chris so much for making it easy for all of us to have what was needed on our outings. Thank you Johanna and Kim for hauling so much in your trucks.

Sitting in my initiation seat of lava

This was the day I had planned for long ago.... my 20th anniversary of being a Reiki Master. Had 20 years already passed. Was I really going to get to show all these people my secluded place where I sat for my Initiation? I had only shown it to a few people over all these years. Was I really going to sit in the same place and wait for wisdom to fill me once again and set out on another unknown journey? Every cell of my body was buzzing. I am so ready for this experience!

Joyce Winough

I had sifted through all the known details of my life, as a Reiki student and Master; my initiations of 1st, 2nd and Master degrees; living and teaching in the Hawaiian Islands: Maui; Hawi, Kamuela, Keaau, Kohala Ranch, Volcano, Big Island; and Honolulu. Remembering the specialness of my first class, which was a 2nd degree class, taught with

Helen following my Master initiation and my first student, Joyce Winough. My Reiki practice in Honolulu, was of 5 years standing, at the time of my master initiation. It was easy to make the shift of a full time commitment of treatments and teaching Reiki. Completing a full circle, I took Reiki into the traditional medical setting and treated all the children with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis.

I remembering feeling the excitement of meeting the Grandmaster, Phyllis Furumoto in Spain and traveling to the Reiki Masters meetings throughout the world, meeting other Masters through the Reiki Alliance all became parts of the fabric being woven into a tapestry. The presence of continued support of Helen Haberly during those years as I was expanding my Reiki wings and then, dealing with the incredible loss of Helen, as my Master and the loss to the Reiki Master community.


Painting of Helen by Rose Brown

Teaching at Kalaupapa, Molokai

Expanding my teachings to far away locations to Cusco and Lima, Peru, Mexico and in the ashram in New York and India. Going 6 years to Kalaupapa, Molokai, where the Colony for Hansons disease patients reside and the incredible teachings that Reiki revealed in working with the spirit realm. The tapestry enlarges as other Reiki experiences lead me along the way. My classes expanded to Huntington Beach, Jamul and San Diego, Ca; New York; Denver Co, El Paso, Pecos and San Antonio, Tx; Las Cruces and Taos, NM; Gig Harbor, Puyallup, Vashon Island and Seattle, Wa; and Anapra Mexico. As this explosion of being in so many places occurred, it opened the door for my developing relationships with students who stepped forward to be my class sponsors. They have filled this space to touch others seeking support in their lives and directing them to the Usui System of Natural Healing. They have become the stepping stones for me to do my life work and to move into completion of my life. How can I ever thank them! This is our celebration together, those present and for those who couldn't join us.

Rosemary Goto sponsor Honolulu

Sponsors, Ca, Hawaii, Wa, Denver, NY

Creating community in my locations have been important over the years. I saw that I eventually needed to narrow the places I taught in, so I could sustain and support the more long standing communities. 1st and 2nd degree reviews were created and have given these communities continued support for the last 15 years. I can always say, "I have never missed a review yet." I donate this time for our gatherings to support my communities. It is very special to me to experience the many years of dedicated Reiki students seeking Reiki as their healing practice.

Poster for the workshop

The guidance to follow through and create The Healing your Bodies Workshops 1, then 2 and now the newly debut of 3, for my sponsors at this celebration leaves my footprint of healing onto this path. It is a mark of surrender to this simple practice, Reiki. This journey of 20 years of Mastery has filled me with wisdom and compassion. It created space for thousands of people to come forth and be in my life, to walk the path of healing, and to experience Reiki as our teacher. Doubt has never been an experience for me on this path!

Having been a health practitioner, as a physical therapist and a Reiki practitioner over the past 45 years, the wisdom has revealed untold secrets that have led to wellness, wholeness and balance. I sit at treatments tables with a full time practice in many locations, in constant witness of Reiki

A very Happy Day for me!

Receiving

Honoring Helen

The time is now, we are at the initiation site. So much has been planned and yet there is the energy that is always in command. It is felt but not seen and it is honored! The details of the astrological reading for the latitude and longitude of where we are, is given. I always plan ahead to have this information available to prepare what this time frame is about and its

impact on us. It opens our awareness to the great energetic surroundings. There is an astrological alignment which will allow us to release all emotional pain and trauma. This will bring forth the galactic grid and change our DNA. We did Reiki, including a mental emotional treatment on ourselves. There are sharings that validated a long history of support from when I turned 40, which marked a major development on my spiritual path.

We backtracked to the ponds, which are heated from the lava flows underneath going to the ocean. We stayed for a couple hours swimming, floating and sharing of the days activities. It was wonderful to be in the ocean water. It was so cleansing and relaxing. We are no where near finished with our days excursion. We still have to go to the Kalapana vent that has opened and is flowing to the ocean. Viewing has to be done after night fall. Check the next posting for those details. For now, I think I will hang out in the pond for a while longer.

A visit into the past of Hawayo Takata living in Hilo.

2010-09-22T12:19:00.022-06:00

The 4th sharing of my celebration in Hawaii!

What a great day we all had together sharing points of interest of Hawayo Takata's past in Hilo, Hawaii. I have a long time history in visiting Takatas home, the Buddhist temple where she worshiped and where her ashes were kept for years. It was very special for me to share this history with my long time students.

We arrived in Hilo in the morning and went to where Takata had lived and had her clinic for years. It is a lovely old home and for the longest time it has remained a chiropractic clinic.

In Helen J. Haberly's book, Reiki Hawayo Takata's Story, Takata tells how she purchased this house. "In 1939 at the invitation of 2 teachers, Takata traveled by boat to Hilo for a short vacation. She was picked up by one of the teachers and drove into town to do an errand. When they entered the property, she noticed a sign that the property and land was for sale. When the owner, an old man was introduced to Takata, he heard she was from Honolulu and thought she had come to buy his house. He threw the cards he was playing into the air, rejoiced that she was buying his home. The teacher was embarrassed and did not know what to say. Mrs.Takata said she did not bring a down payment as she was not planning on buying property. He said,"who is talking about a down payment?" All he wanted was a monthly sum to provide him income."

"The 1 acre property was beautiful and had a well built 4 bedroom house with half basement separate maids quarters and a garage. As she looked around, with repairs and remodeling it would be large enough for a Reiki Center. She could bring her parents and other family members from Kauai. With her 2 daughters, she moved from Honolulu to Hilo. She remained there for a decade of treatments and teaching."

We were allowed to enter and go upstairs where there is a reiki clinic today. There is memorabilia in the corner with ads that Takata had placed and an old sign about her clinic.

We had an appointment to go to the Buddhist Temple where Mrs. Takata attended services.
It is a landmark building in Hilo. We meet with the priests and they join us in explaining the different parts of the temple. They guide us with instructions of offering incense. We each take our turns to offer the incense. Some are moved to tears in seeing our honoring of the practice. We sit in quiet and send distant treatments to several people.

I had asked Phyllis Furumoto to send me a reflection and sharing of the time when Mrs. Takata's Masters gathered in Hilo in 1982.

Phyllis shares: "The Hongwanji Temple in Hilo is a marking place for me as the Masters who gathered on the Big Island in 1982 went there to attend a memorial service for Hawayo Takata. They wished to honor and to remember her and her gift. The minister at that time spoke some words about her and her life. He said that she lead people through a dark forest with the light of Reiki. The light illuminated the path so people could find their way. Her life was dedicated to this purpose.

As you know Japanese people often speak poetically, it is the nature of the language, and there are deeper meanings that keep emerging. These words the minister spoke touch me deeply and I have been inspired and reassured by this image all these years. Especially during the last months of treatment when it seemed more could be happening. But there was always the illumination of the path as long as I looked forward. This was a great lesson for me. The past is our foundation and our future, our dreams. The present is our expression of living."

We finish the day at the Hilo open market and have a wonderful lunch in downtown Hilo. My twin, Hira Reid hooks up with a cute old lady selling ukuleles. They serenade me with a song, "You are my sunshine. "

A gift in honor of my Anniversary

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The 3rd in a series of sharing for my celebration.

Reiki working through a Ceramic Artist, Alan Goto in Honolulu, Hawaii

Rosemary and Alan Goto host me in their home in Honolulu for Reiki gatherings, trainings and giving Reiki treatments. Their house is a flurry of activities when I am there. I am most grateful for all their love, support and generosity to the Reiki community and to me. This generosity of support to Reiki is understandable, as his parents were trained in Reiki by Hawayo Takata and he was raised with Reiki. He travels often to Japan and other countries to study the old ways of making pottery. He and Rosemary are going this fall to Taos and Santa Fe, New Mexico to see the Indian arts of pottery.

Alan is a ceramist and creates a huge variety of beautiful bowls, Japanese plateware, small and large pots and the front yard is full of these colorful balls. In late 2009, when I was staying with them, I asked Alan to make me a special request for my 20th Anniversary. Would he make me a special ball with the Reiki Kanji writing on it? His deadline would be my gathering on the Big Island, July 2010. I thought I was asking a simple request, "could you make me this ball with Reiki written on it". It would remind me of the transparent bubbles that came before Dr. Usui and gifted him Reiki.

The request is handed to the artisan, then I quickly see how detailed this simple project becomes for him. Do I want the kanji raised, or carved in, or will it be inlaid? Over many visits, I get to see the variety of prototypes that are being worked on. He works in his open garage, looking down Pauoa Valley to Punchbowl. The tradewinds blow through and the gentle morning rains cool the valley and his workspace. I get to see the progress over time and see the artisan at work.

Some are broken in the drying or firing process and some disappear in the kiln. I see the time, effort and honoring that is given to this special gift and request. I wonder which one will actually be my gift. Alan gifts the final Reiki ball to me the morning of the Healing your Bodies Workshop. It is so beautiful, the kanji raised in rough texture and the ball having a shiny finish of rust colors that drip down the sides.

Thank you Alan for you, your gifts of creativity and Reiki working through your art. My reiki ball now sits on my coffee table for all my El Paso students to see.

Continuation of my 20th Anniversary Celebrations.

2010-09-20T14:39:00.016-06:00

The 2nd in a series of sharings of my celebrations.

In 20 years of teaching Reiki, 1st and 2nd degree classes, I have been asked thousands of questions. Many of these questions are similar and asked all the time, some have been asked several times and some have been asked only once. I have noticed the patterns of questions and even down to similar questions from different body types. It has always been fascinating. Looking at a person, I usually know what kind of questions are going to be asked. The most fascinating thing I have noticed: there is one question that has never been asked.

Let us go back to the history and story of Dr. Usui sitting on Mt. Kurama, hoping to receive the teachings of how to use the symbols that he had found in the Yoga Sutras. On the 21st morning, before dawn, he sees a bright light that is coming towards him. He knows it is going to hit him and he sits still and the light hits him in his forehead. There is a bright white light that fills his head, the colors of the rainbow pass through him. Then a transparent bubble with one of the symbols of healing appears and is suspended before him. It remains and the teachings of that symbol were given to him. After putting it all to memory, another bubble with another symbol appears and the teachings are given. One by one, orally he receives the teachings of all the symbols. These gifts are known as the Usui System of Natural Healing.

In thousands of my students, no one has ever questioned that part of the story, no one has ever asked what is a transparent bubble, where did it come from and what does it mean? The story is told over and over. Is it that no one ever hears that part, do they hear it and it is far beyond their understanding and can't wrap a question around it or is it just accepted without question, as truth? The answer is, all of the above.

Today, all over the world, people are seeing transparent bubbles in their photos. They are called Orbs. They are seen now by the naked eye. They appear everywhere. Their appearance is a validation of how the teachings where given to Dr. Usui. There is wisdom in the Orbs. They are energetic teachers. It was not a surprise when we gathered the 1st night and there were 2 orbs that were revealed near Rosemary and around her hand.

The mysterious sightings of Orbs continued to appear throughout the week of our activities. We were hiking through the Lava Tube and there was 1 in a photo on the wall of the tube. We all went to edge of Halemaumau crater and gazed into the total darkness deep into the pit, then we started seeing orbs in our photos with varying numbers depending on where we were shooting into the darkness.

When these photos are blown up you can see faces, holes, designs and some move through space and you can follow their paths. We are at the site of a major volcanic creative force. What is it we are looking at? We are looking into consciouness, it is in us and all around us. We are seeing the earth in its development. It feels so ancient and I am pulled into it like merging into a vital life force. It's like the familiarity of Reiki, it is known and not known! We are being lifted into the realms and seeing beyond the known. What will be revealed during the next days?

My 20th Anniversary of Reiki Mastery Volcano, Hawaii July 27, 2010

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This is a first in a series of sharings from our week of celebrations July 23-27, 2010 Volcano, Hawaii in honor of my 20 years of Mastery.

A visit from the Night Rainbow!

I sit in witness of 20 years of experiences since I sat on a seat of lava with my feet on a lava shelf that overhung a drop off into the Pacific Ocean. My hands were by my heart, my eyes closed and Helen invoked the Sacred Symbols of Master Initiation. I was propelled on a journey and a life commitment of sharing this Gift of Reiki with others and experiencing it's impact on my life. My destiny was unknown to me in that moment but only known to the light that was instilled in me. 20 years have passed and I again sit in the same place! What else will be revealed to me? I return to celebrate over the week of July 23-29, 2010. I am joined with my invited guests. They are long time Reiki students and sponsors of mine, who have continued to support Reiki and me, as a Master. We gather in celebration, in honoring our teachers, this system of healing, of my journey as a Reiki Master and our life with Reiki.

We have come to Kilauea Military Camp in the Volcano National Park, Volcano, Hawaii to remember and share. Many are being at an active volcano for the first time. Driving into the park, passing the steam vents, fumes and fauna leads everyone to a place of unknowing. We gather together before dinner for everyone to meet and get oriented. Dinner is a Hawaiian Luau with wonderful music and a Halau of dancers and chanters.

We are greeted in the early morning by the Night Rainbow, as the full moon is setting. It graces the beginning of the newly prepared Healing your Bodies 3 Workshop that will be presented to the group for the first time.

There is legend about the Night Rainbow. I share the writing about it from old Hawaiian history that was included in our booklet from years ago of our first time at clearing the Spirits with Reiki at Kalaupapa, Molokai.

Kalaupapa Reflections
The night rainbow is calling the Reiki circle
together again.
“Lest we forget,” it says.
“Remember the stormy moonlit night
that illuminated our walk into the unknown.
We laid down our fears and opened our hearts and hands
and the Reiki healing journey began...
with energy flowing to the land, to the people
and to the spirits
that make Kalaupapa Moloka´i home.”
The rainbow is calling us to gather and tell our stories.
It is a time to share the experiences of this Reiki circle...
Stories that have been held in our hearts for over 6 years
and need to be recorded for other hearts to hear.
We sit in humility as we gather.
You are invited to come sit in our circle with us
and listen to our stories.
Listen from a deep place, a place beyond hearing,
as we begin to tell the ancient Hawaiian story of the
Tale of the Night Rainbow.
It is calling us once again to remember!

This is an oral history as told by
Kaili´ohe Kame´ekua 1861 -1931
on Kamalo Moloka´i
written in a book, Tales of the Night Rainbow.

“There are many kinds of rainbows - the night too has rainbows. One, the encircling ring around the moon, is only a weather sign. The other night rainbow, Na Po Mokole,
is seen only by a few.
It is the Spirit Rainbow. It holds our ancestors.
When it is seen it is a great blessing
from our family who has gone out of flesh.
Many healings take place at this time,
for our spirit family knows our needs and tries to help.

There is no greater blessing on earth
than the Blessing of the Night Rainbow.”

The Night Rainbow blessed us the first morning and again the morning of leaving the Volcano. The Night Rainbow has appeared several times during my life. The energy of Reiki is present with it's sightings. It always points to my remembering how blessed I am. It takes me to a place of gratitude that my ancestors are always with me and I am loved and supported. I feel embraced by the Reiki Spiritual Precept, Honor your Parents, Teachers and Elders. My awareness is brought beyond my seeing and it fills my heart. This experience and photo of hundreds of Orbs were seen looking into the darkness, at the rim of Halemaumau Crater, the night of Gurupurnima. The wisdom of this system and the mystery of Reiki revealed what usually can't be seen.

Aloha!

My Reiki Master Initiation occurred at
Kalapana, Hawaii by
Helen J. Haberly July 27, 1990. Refer back to my posting ( July 28, 2008) for details.

Hira Reid, my twin shares of the passing our Matriarch.

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Monday, April 12, 2010
Babe Mueller- Our Matriarch Passes On
Texas Blue Bonnets From Babe's Yard

This was taken from Hira Reid's blog: http://reikireid.blogspot.com/

Our wonderful family member, Babe, excarnated on Sunday morning, 11 April 2010. She passed during the early hours of the morning, while sleeping. She was loved and will missed by many. The matriarchal torch is now passed to her daughter, Georgia Ann. Again, Reiki helped Babe in many ways, but the most significant is always in the pain management realms. She was never in any pain, only discomfort when being moved or turned. Dying without pain is the hallmark of compassionate care and Reiki is the beacon of light which comes from the universe to soothe our suffering in our final days. How fortunate we are to have Reiki in our lives and how blessed each act of kindness becomes when we minister to the sick and dying.
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Patty Anderson shares about doing Reiki on her chemo medication and cutting her hair.

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Jean shares that Patty had come to San Diego for a Reiki treatment following her first chemo session. She had commented that it was traumatic seeing her hair start falling out. She had not done reiki on the 1st chemo medication. I reminded her that would ease the effects and to start treating the next session of chemo. I also spoke of how empowering it is when you make a choice around shaving your head and to create ceremony.

Patty shares her beautiful experience:

I had my 2nd chemo treatment today. I asked to be given some time with the 2 IV drip bags that contained my chemo drugs so that I might Reiki them. The oncology nurse asked me why because Reiki is something for people. I told her no, that Reiki is for everything. She wanted to say something else but, agreed to let me have them to Reiki before they were placed in my body. When I first held them, they felt cold and lifeless. As Reiki began to fill them, I could literally feel a free flowing (not of fluids) but of energy contained in the fluid(s). I am home resting now and sending Reiki to my cramping tummy.
My hair loss seemed to have hit a speed warp over the weekend and I followed suit with Phyllis Furumoto. I called my hair girl (a good friend) and had it shaved off yesterday. It was traumatic at first but when I saw myself in the mirror with a half-shaven head, I paused a moment from my tears and then burst out into laughter; it was one of the funniest things I had ever seen! So much so, that I had my friend capture it on camera as well as the mohawk we managed before the final product: BALD. What a fun and liberating experience!!

Thank you Patty for sharing a part of your healing steps and experiencing the support of Reiki.

Our family Matriarch- Babe Adrienne Mueller - Taken from Hira Reid's Reiki Blog

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Our Family Matriarch -- Babe (Adrienne) Mueller

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Growing up she was always called Baby Sister, but Babe (Adrienne) is my mother's cousin, making her our first cousin once removed. She was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1919 and has lived her entire 90 years there. She has always been a special member of the family and known for her kind, gentle and fun loving personality. So when her health started to severely fail this month, everyone high tailed it to San Antonio to assist in Babe's care. We had 5 Reiki trained family members on hand with Jean Ferris, Reiki Master orchestrating care.

With her failing kidneys and rapidly falling blood pressure, she was transferered to an in house Hospice unit.
On one particular evening, I remained at the house, while her son and daughter went back to visit her. They called, as Babe was very restless in spite of all their efforts and asked if I could send a distant treatment. They told Babe what I was doing and in a few seconds, she said quite emphatically,"its not working". They reassured her that it would work and her son stated since the Hospice unit was several miles away and it would take some more time. Her son reported that he was becoming drowsy and thought, in his usual funny manner, that I had missed the target. Then, they noticed in a few minutes, her body started to relax, her tension started to diminish, her eyelids became droopy and she immediately fell asleep. This dramatic response, surprised them and at the same time reassured them, in the mystical power of Reiki. Several days later, while Babe was drifting in and out, she said, "can you tell me what Reiki does?" I answered her as simply as I could.

I'm back home now and feel very happy that I have Reiki in my life to support myself and others. It was an incredible honor to be able to partake in Babe's care; giving back to her all that love she shared with us thoroughout our lives. She is continuing to wear her matriarchal crown with dignity, as she journeys home to her maker. Blessings, Babe, you are loved by so many people and have touched so many people's hearts in your 90 years of joyous living.

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This is taken from Hira Reids blog regarding the death of Angel in Anapra Mexico

2010-02-17T15:30:00.001-07:00

Please go to Hira Reid's blog: reikireid.blogspot.com on the story of Angel and his mother, Isidra in the clinic in Anapra.

Friday, February 12, 2010
Angel Passes to a New Realm

Word has come to me this morning that Isidra's 26 year old son, Angel has been freed of his human bondage. Over Christmas he received blessings from Father Denny and it was on this day that I met Angel. Isidra had pulled him to a standing position so that he could receive the blessing. His severe spasticity allowed this to take place, while the spasticity was markedly the worst I have seen. His legs were severely scissored in a crossed fashion, yet with the love and pride of a mother Isidra made certain that he would stand for this event.

In January, I helped Isidra bathe, dress, stretch out his limbs and give him a Reiki treatment. I watched her treat her son with kindess, gentleness and provide him with lots of love. She spoke to him with a soft, gentle voice, explaining to him what we were doing, encouraging him and sometimes teasing him. On some level, he seemed to understand, while he did not have any speech, he occationally smiled. His lungs were quite congested at the time and apparently they had gotten worse. Pulmonary complications seems to be the number one cause of deaths with the children.

"Remarkable", resounds, when I think of this mother and child. Isidra kept this child alive for 26 years under extreme and sub standard living conditions. It has only been a few years that they have been coming to the clinic, but during this time the quality of their lives has improved greatly, thanks to all the efforts of the Sisters of Charity.

I know in my heart that Isidra is grieving, so I will be sending them Reiki today. May the heavenly dieties bestow their blessings on Isidra and her son, Angel. They have gained much merit in this lifetime and hopefully in Angel's next incarnation he will have a much easier life.

While their lives were very difficult, Isidra was the epitome of living a life full of love. As I comptemplate a "mother's love", I will forever reflect on Isidra and Angel. They have touched my life in a way that no other has done.

Please refer to previous postings on the Santo Nino Clinic to see how you can financially support the mission of the Sisters of Charity or go to their link at the bottom of this blog to see their website.
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Hira Reid, a long time Reiki practitioner is interviewed by Phyllis Furumoto

2010-01-24T11:10:00.006-07:00

Saturday, January 23, 2010
Reiki Talk Show With Phyllis Furumoto and Hira Reid

On Reiki Talk Show, Phyllis Furumoto interviews Hira Reid about Spiritual Lineage on 14 Jan 2010

Phyllis begins:

"We are One"! I remember thinking 30 years ago that this was some airy-fairy idea! In this interview, Hira Reid, a Reiki student of 25 years, assists me in seeing the reality and truth of "being one" with all mankind and the divine. Just as Mikao Usui was a seeker who found and experienced the truth, Hira, weaves the lineage teachings and practices of Reiki, Siddha Yoga, Genealogy and Mitochondrial DNA testing to seek, find the truth and experience the meaning of the "Eternal Thread of Oneness". In reality we are all related to "Mitochondrial Eve", the clan mother who lived in Africa over 200,000 years ago and, therefore, we are all one.

Tune in at http://www.reikitalkshow.com/ to hear the interview.

A special visit with the Grandmaster, Phyllis Lei Furumoto

2010-01-03T14:34:00.022-07:00

The day after Christmas, my twin, Hira Reid, Sister Carol Wirtz and I take off on our spiritual retreat heading for Green Valley, Az. We are in route to support Phyllis and Joyce Winough with Reiki treatments. Phyllis is undergoing chemotherapy and is about half way through. Joyce Winough, a Reiki Master was my very 1st Reiki student. She had been thrown from a horse recently, and still has some sustained effects from that fall. We arrive with our Reiki hands, a car full of food, that was lovingly prepared, to support our bodies during this outing across the desert and our time together.

It is wonderful to be together with everyone and the days are filled with Reiki treatments and sharing of stories. The decades of time of our knowing each other has slipped away, and we embrace the excitement of ending the year and an another decade. We hold onto a vision of wellness and healing for all.

Sunday, December 27, was Sister Carol's birthday. We take Carol for her 1st visit to San Xavier Mission de Bac outside of Tucson for early Mass. It was established in the 1700's. The mission is known for its' healing energy. There is a replica body of St. Frances Xavier in the church. One goes to him and prayers are said for healing. I love doing Reiki on this replica body. It feels as though he is alive and Reiki is filling him. I always drift off into this supportive, meditative place where I float in healing energy. We climb the hill outside to get a vista view and walk in the circle around the hill top.

We return for a full day of treatments and support for everyone. I notice as I am treating, that my diamond ring is missing from my left hand. After treatments we all go through the usual back tracking, hunting in the car, rooms, floor, backpack, jacket but, it is not to be found. We return to the Mission and retrace our steps. There is no ring. I treat the situation of losing the ring and send a distant treatment to my ring. I am at rest, feeling I might have just given a huge donation to someone who might find it. We return to the house to prepare the dinner as guests are coming.

After dinner, we share stories of our Reiki journey. Phyllis, shares of her grandmother, Hawayo Takata always being able to manifest lost items. It always amazed Phyllis. After Takata died, Phyllis said, lost items would suddenly appear and the feeling of her grandmother would be present. I said,"well, Takata, you can bring back my ring if it is to be." After a surprise birthday cake for Sister Carol and more sharing, we left, feeling very full from our days of being together.

Hira, Carol and I return to where we are staying. As we are sharing of our visit and reflecting, I see an energy form enter into the room on 2 different occasions. Hira's diamond necklace falls off her chain onto the counter where we are sitting. This has been a day for diamonds falling off us. Some great magic mystery is happening.

We leave early to go to the Bosque del Apache in New Mexico 6 hours away. This is a huge bird migration winter retreat for thousands of birds. There is magic and order to the daily migration to the fields for feeding and the return at sunset of thousands of snow geese and sandhill cranes.

Our trip ends back in El Paso with a phone call from Phyllis and Joyce. My diamond ring had been delivered to the house in the very early morning. It was found in the doorway of the bathroom. Was this a magical surprise visit from Hawayo Takata?
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I believe in Reiki and its path of mystery! I give my thanks to Takata and the universe for this returned gift.

Phyllis has a new blog for her journey into her healing. Please reference this for direct updates on her path. http://phyllisfurumoto.blogspot.com

Proyecto Santo Nino -- Christmas Blessings

2009-12-21T18:09:00.043-07:00

19 December 2009

Hira Reid shares:
Jean and Hira start their day and discover Sister Carol's passport in the car. Oh dear! She is at the clinic in Anapra, Mexico hosting the Christmas party for the 40 families. She won't be able to get back across the bridge without it. Jean calls and our plans suddenly change, as we head for the Juarez bridge to cross. Nobody is going to Mexico these days, so we drive through without any wait.
We can see a steady stream of people(Saturday shoppers)walking across to El Paso, though.

We fall in behind 3 police trucks, each with 4 ninja dressed officers clad with machine guns. Nice to have an escort in the most dangerous town in north america. They are headed to the Anapra area, so we just tag along. Suddenly, they pull off and we are on our own. Not to worry as there is no one on the road, or streets. The Lone Ranger and Tonto head north to Anapra.

We find our turnoff and head up the dirt street towards the clinic.

We see a mother with children in tow approaching the Clinic

Sister Carol is waiting for us at the steps.

The party is in progress and Father Denny is blessing each of the children.
We enter the main room and this is a sight to behold. All the families are seated with their children, quietly and patiently waiting for their beautiful blessing. I am brought to tears.

I see Isidra with her 26 year old son, who is severely handicapped. My heart melts as I realize the love she has had to care for this child for so many years and now she has Reiki and the clinic in her life supporting her and her family. After his blessing I bend down to meet him and gently place my hands on his head. Isidra is pleased and she greets me with a smile and a big hug. I just met her yesterday and I feel we are long lost friends.

Father continues to work his way around the room blessing each child, while a young girl holds the doll-like figure of Santo Nino. Sister Carol watches each blessing from the side. Another beautiful young mother and daughter wait patiently for their family blessing.

On the other side of the room a young girl finds her way over to Maestra Jean. She can't take her eyes and hands off and Jean is loving this moment. It doesn't get much better than this. The sisters state that this is unusual behavior for this child. Unusual, maybe, but in India they call this "Namaste", which means "I see the light of God within you, that is the same light within me."

Father blesses Jean's hands so that she may continue with her mission of Reiki.
Meanwhile, Sister Carol brings me an angel baby to hold and feed. Her mother is only 15 years old and this is her first baby. It seems quite unusual to have a Down's syndrome baby at such a young age. I'll consult with our Pediatric PT in Washington, Dr. Jane Sweeney. I have fun holding her and doing Reiki on her back. By now the turkey, potatoes and corn is being passed around. Little angel baby eats some potatoes, but ends up cuddling on my chest for little snoozes.

Hira watches Sister Janet(an M.D.) receive her blessing. Hira also, received blessings to her hands.

Sisters Peggy(a nurse) and Carol gather around for last minute session expressing our gratitude and laugh about that passport getting us back to the clinic to experience a beautiful and touching day. A young boy with spinal bifida and club foot was given a bike so he could get around better. I'm told he can go to the corner store very fast now and is getting stronger with all the exercise. This has been such an amazing and miraculous day. The sisters have accomplished so much in 3 years and we were very fortunate to see the fruits of their prayers and visions. The Miracle In Anapra....lives on in all our hearts.

Go to www.proyectosantonino.org for more wonderful and loving stories.

Anapra, Mexico Clinic year end Reiki review

2009-12-20T09:06:00.008-07:00

In the year end review in Mexico, we have as a tradition to write up a Reiki experience and gift it to someone. We sit with our gifted experience, do reiki on it and then each mother reads her new experience. It is then translated for the group.
The experience below is the one I gifted. As the photo of my grand daughters was being passed around it, it came to Sister Carol, who was holding one of the severely
retarded children. The young girl pointed to the pictures and she got all excited and full of smiles. She looked at us so happy. Always, Flora and Georgia bring light and happiness to everyone who comes into contact with them.

"Feliz Navidad,

My daughter, Erin was never supposed to have children according to the doctors. If she did get pregnant she would never be able to carry a child to full term.

Reiki knew different!

My 2 granddaughters, Flora and Georgia are Reiki babies. They
received Reiki from so many students, from family and from their Mother and Father. Reiki healed my daughter’s cervix and strengthened it when Georgia was in utero. She was a full term baby. On the 2nd pregnancy with Flora, my daughter fell and hit her abdomen, yet Reiki supported her in holding the baby to full term while being on bed rest in the hospital for 3 months. Many students sent Reiki to the babies and to my daughter.
Our family is so very grateful to have Reiki support these 2 babies. They came to us in the breath of light and they continue to bless everyone that comes in contact with them. They will carry on our ancestral lineage after we have gone."

Proyecto Santo Nino -- Love Is In The Air

2009-12-19T19:37:00.023-07:00

18 December 2009
Written by Hira Reid

In the midst of the violent drug wars in Mexico, the small ASARCO contaminated burrow of Anapra, Mexico continues to produce children with alarming birth defects,
inspite of the fact that the smelter, which lies across the Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas, has been closed for decades.

3 years ago Sisters of Charity; Carol, Janet and Peggy created a small clinic for the children out of a two room hut. It has been expanded twice now and provides support for 35-40 families with handicapped children. Today, Jean Ferris Reiki Master, Sister Carol, Eva Dominguez and Hira Reid are venturing across the border to have the annual Christmas Reiki Review and Christmas lunch with the mothers.

Our festive mood is not dampened at the Santa Teresa border crossing in New Mexico, when the line of crossing cars creeps at a snails pace. We are delayed by one hour, but once through that fence we turn left and begin to travel along the New Mexico/Texas/ Mexico borders and finally reach Anapra and the mothers and a few children are happily awaiting our arrival. The mothers have cleaned the clinic, worn their finest clothes, sport new hair do's,(all provided by the sisters) and are busily writing their Reiki Experiences for the review.

Hira gets a quick tour by Sister Carol. The place is so amazing; a whirlpool bath
was donated and provides a well needed cleansing for the children, treatment tables are available to do therapy and Reiki, photos on the wall display current children and those who have departed this realm,
a small kitchen area is in one corner and parallel bars in the other corner, along with exercise charts.

The mother's have been trained in Reiki, Thai massage and aroma therapy. The mother's used to hide their handicapped children, but now do not hesitate to show them off. This grandmother proudly shows me her grandchild who will have surgery for the cleft palate.

The clinica provides a safe haven for them to be nurtured and to nurture all the children. The mother's are so grateful for the clinica and for all the gifts they have received.

The written experiences are shared and read as Eva(in blue vest) translates them beautifully and gracefully.

Jean, in her master mode, answers each of their questions and supports all their efforts of daily practice of treating themselves to create a balanced foundation for themselves. With this foundation they can manage their lives better and be of service to all their family members. Several mothers share how important Reiki has been in helping all the family members. They all call Reiki a milagro or miracle and cry as they speak about it.

After everyone receives a Reiki treatment, we dine together eating chicken, peanut thai cold slaw, and a festive christmas cake.

During lunch this mother shares: her son had a virus and the doctor states his brain is the size of a lemon. He is amazed by the fact the boy can swallow and eat and is still alive. Both mother and doctor call him a "Milagro". Both mother and grandmother have commited to the Reiki program of treating the children and helping in the clinic for a year.

All the mothers have gifted Jean with a clay molding of a ring of children that they purchased with their meager supply of money. Ah!, so much love. The Gifts of Reiki and the Gifts of Gratitude. They go hand in hand to create this Infinite Circle of Light and Love.

It is clear that the clinica with its gentle, but firm direction from the Sisters, has given this small group of mothers and their handicapped children a new outlook on life. They have moved forward in the last three years with commitment and dedication that is rarely seen in higher socio-economic stratas. Love, is definately in the air, and the heavens are smiling down on Anapra and its special Clinica de Ninos. We depart after many hugs and sweet kisses.
Eva doesn't have to translate all this. Love is the language of the heart and never needs translation.

We ride the high road along the mesa on our newly formed wave of love and find only a few cars at the border crossing.

We are home in a matter of minutes feeling full of love and knowing dreams do come true for all who commit.

What Does Fishing Have To Do With the Usui System of Natural Healing?

2009-06-03T09:54:00.014-06:00

A fishing story that is true and sounds familiar!

My twin sister, Hira Reid and I have spent a great deal of our lives doing 3 things: exploring on the water, fishing and doing Reiki. We have traveled over the waterways and on land gathering experiences and sharing stories. It happened one day on the Sacramento Delta in California, the ultimate fishing experience and story of a “system that works.”

Hira had bought a new boat, a wonderful Albin 25’ cruiser. She had named her “Shatoosh.” We had cruised the expansive oceans together but now she was to begin an inner journey of cruising the 1,000 miles of inland waterways of the Sacramento Delta. I met up with her to go striper bass fishing and explore new areas and gather new stories. We had never fished for the delicacies of striper bass before. They run 2 times a year, coming in from the ocean. “If we just knew how to catch them, if we only knew how to go about doing it, they would provide us with nourishment for the week.”

Hira searched the area trying to find the best fisherman, one with a history of success and proven over time. She listened to the old men tell their stories and checked the internet but it was word of mouth that led her to Don. In great excitement, we boarded his boat
to learn the fundamentals and basics of striper bass fishing and to hear of the history of how he learned to fish this specialty.

I asked him to tell us how he learned the art of striper fishing. He said it was simple.
He bought his boat from an old man that had spent years painstakingly creating a system that always caught fish. The old man shared the details with him, the exact length of leaders, the specific swivels, the special colors of worms and the exact angle to hook them on to the leadheads and the broken back Rebel lures. He made the leadheads himself and taught Don in the same way.

Don showed us the basic form of setting our rigs up. We got underway and he then shared the details of the current and flow of the tide, the speed to troll, the depth to drop the lures and the exact relationship of length to depth ratio. We worked with Don and started catching fish immediately. We had caught our limit by 11 am! Not only that, Hira caught the largest striper bass creating a new record for the fall season!

He told us about his frustration of sharing something that worked and then over time seeing how people would start changing everything and then they didn’t catch fish anymore. Don was content not to change the system.
I asked Don if he fished for any other types of fish? He answered, “no, I specialize only in striper bass. I just stick with what I was taught.” We left that day confident and knowing we had come away with all the tools we needed to catch striper bass. Now the true test, “could we repeat the process on board Shatoosh”? We got the boat set up for fishing, rigged our lines and got the exact lures from Don and off we went for the week. After eating many fish dinners, we can say from our experiences over time, that the system we were taught does work and we repeat it season after season, cruising the Delta on board Shatoosh.

I often reflect on our experience that day with Don, were we fishing or were we hearing about a system that works? I had heard throughout the morning correlations to this system of fishing and the Usui System of Natural Healing. It was simple! There are the Aspects and Elements! There was a tendency to stray from the system and add other things or perhaps delete elements! Repetition of form existed to experience the wisdom of the system. Oh yes, it was learned through oral tradition and discovered by others through word of mouth. We came away with our own experiences. Lineage existed in his system, his teacher taught him and he taught others. Payment was given for the teachings and we didn’t get a special deal because there were two of us taking it together. The last correlation, speaks of truth, as this is not a story of a fish tale. It actually happened. Of course, that day was also about being again on the water with my twin and doing what we know best: exploring on the water, fishing and sharing Reiki stories in whatever form they come to us.

This system we know as the Usui Shiki Ryoho, the system of Natural Healing has its Aspects and Elements. Refer to the blog on the left side where these are listed and defined by the Lineage Bearer, Phyllis Furumoto. They are parts of the whole, This system is of Oral Tradition and handed down through Initiation to support humanity in this great time of healing and need for balance. Explore this system and receive the friuts of treatment.

Jean C. Ferris, Reiki Master
Teaches in Texas, California, New Mexico, Washington and Hawaii
Written for The Reiki International Magazine

My House holds Memories

2009-05-29T14:22:00.013-06:00

My house holds memories. They are in organized places waiting to be pulled out in times of remembrances or sometimes they might fall out of a drawer or slide from a shelf hidden before viewing eyes. They all wait to have their turn in being viewed once again.

The viewing stations are all like eyes, flickering in subdued lighting, deep within me or hanging on the walls in paintings and photos.
They store the recorded past; the past history of people, places and things. They all have one thing in common, a blending of Reiki working over time to create a tapestry of memories of people and experiences.

My house is full of people.
The criteria for entering is, you have sat with your feet on the floor, hands by your heart, eyes closed and you had Sacred Symbols drawn onto you by me. This allows entrance into a domain that lasts a lifetime. I marvel at the memories, often invoked from an asking question in an email, a call for help in need of Reiki, or a message left on my phone regarding my next visit.

If these walls could talk? Yes, indeed they do! The source of memories has blended an interesting array of events in my life, flowing over time, holding truth to be honored. The mystery is, I never know when they will reveal themselves. The magic is, their appearance will lead me on a journey. The path I am led down is directed by the unknown and by wisdom. I am guided through this maze of memories, being released from the burdens, so that I can remember the truth of the journey. We all sit in memories, some bind us and some elate us and yet we can all be freed.

My house holds the potential to be freed through this simple practice of Reiki. “Just do it”, said Hawayo Takata. The memories are held suspended in time to be cleansed, cleared and released in this magical process. The viewing has been transformed through the crystalline facets of Reiki energy. I sit in the release and little by little I become the crystal. Helen Haberly spoke of this in the 80’s when a student asked, why do some Reiki practioners put crystals all over you when they do Reiki? Helen answered, “ Oh they think they can make Reiki more powerful, but if you just do Reiki, you will become the crystal.

I sit in both the physicality and metaphorically of my house and the physical form that house my bodies. Yes, there are experiences in both of those domains and both domains are filled with Reiki energy. I sit in quiet this afternoon doing Reiki on myself, preparing me for the class tonight in El Paso and the rooms are also filled with Reiki to support those who come. Yes, the people and their experiences they will bring and have in the class will once again bring another wave of memories that will settle in and reveal themselves over time. It happens when an email comes thru, when a call is answered, or when I am doing Reiki. Some experiences are with me a short time and others journey with me indefinitely. I am blessed to experience all the people and all the memories in my lifetime and reflect on the fullness that each brings.

I have to go now and finish the placement of the photos of the Grand Masters on my beautiful bamboo carved oriental chest. Once again the memories of this Lineage will be told in Oral Tradition. Who will listen and hear tonight?

My day in El Paso reflecting on Reiki classes, memories and getting ready for the next group of students. Jean C. Ferris, Reiki Master

Pilgrimage To Mt Kurama, Kyoto, Japan

2009-05-01T16:56:00.027-06:00

Rosemary Goto shares her recent pilgrimage to the mountain where Dr. Usui received the teachings of Reiki:

"For the last seven years, I have been sponsoring Jean Ferris’ Reiki classes in Honolulu. As one of the benefits of doing this, Jean has invited me to sit in on all of her classes. By doing so, I have been listening to our lineage story of our Reiki Grand Masters on numerous occasions. Each time she spoke of Dr. Usui’s life, I wondered about the mountain where he sat for 21 days in meditation and received his spiritual transmission. Then, in Oct. 2008, my growing curiosity and interest finally brought my husband, Alan and I to this famous mountain, Mt. Kurama(Kuramayama) near Kyoto, Japan.

My intention initially was to climb Kuramayama and find the exact spot that Dr. Usui meditated and perhaps even re-live some of his experiences. So it was with this expectation I began my journey at this special place.

We arrived at Kurama Train Station where we were greeted by a huge red tengu mask which I recall seeing pictures of as a child. I learned that this mountain is known to the Japanese as the place where Minamoto Yoshitsune(1159-1189) a famous warrior trained with this mysterious tengu. Kuramayama also holds ancient temples and has become a place of pilgrimage for a certain Buddhist sect today. After searching the area, I was a bit disappointed when I could not find any signs indicating where Dr. Usui spent his time.

From the train station, we took a cable car ride to a main temple and found ourselves amongst many tourists. People were busy posing for photos and voices were heard everywhere. I was eager to trek further to the mountain top to escape the chatter of the crowd.

The climb was steep but manageable. Soon it became more quiet and I could begin to feel the silence of the mountain. We walked under towering cedar trees and felt the fresh air gently blowing. Only the sound of singing birds and footsteps breaking tiny branches on the pathway was heard. It is no wonder that Dr. Usui would choose such a tranquil setting to sit and meditate.

We came across the famous cedar tree roots that jut out of the ground making the pathway arduous and challenging. We had to focus on our footing and carefully stepped over and around the roots. I imagined that this might have been where Dr. Usui stumbled and severely injured his toe. We stopped to honor and send a reiki treatment to this section, as we felt that it had a place in our historical lineage. Gradually the life of Dr. Usui had become real and alive for me.

I felt the peacefulness as we quietly walked down the mountain. After crossing a tiny bridge at the bottom, we walked directly into the little town of Kibune. There we saw many eating places and inns with low tables covered with red cloths. The lineage story was alive again, as I could imagine Dr. Usui eating his first meal here and giving his first Reiki treatment to the inn-keeper's daughter.

We completed our day by walking back to the Kibune train station. My heart felt full as we walked next to a flowing stream, admiring the tall, aging cedar trees above us. Reflecting on this day, I was no longer disappointed in not finding specific signs or markers of Dr. Usui. Just having the opportunity to trace Dr. Usui’s footsteps on Kuramayama made me feel that the ENTIRE mountain was special.

I treasure my trip to Kuramayama for it has given me an opportunity to listen to the lineage story with renewed interest and deeper appreciation of Dr. Usui's journey and his gift of Reiki."
Rosemary Goto, Honolulu, Hawaii

Animals Love Reiki

2009-02-12T11:58:00.060-07:00

Hira Reid of Puyallup, Washington recalls treating several animals in the wild:

Several years ago I was house sitting on a small island in the pacific northwest. After gazing into the beautiful pasture for several minutes I noticed a mother deer hunkered down in the tall grasses with her twin fawns, which were several days old. Later in the day she ventured higher in the pasture and I noticed her hind quarters were covered in loose fecal material and watched as she eliminated more liquid fecal matter. The following day she appeared near the garden area with fawns and another mother deer who also had a set of twin fawns.

I silently asked her permission to send her a distant treatment of Reiki and she agreed to it by coming up into the yard area and lying down on the grass. She was very relaxed, as I treated her for about 15 minutes. During this time, the other mother with her set of fawns started walking down the pasture. The newly birthed fawns followed them exiting the pasture on the far side. The new mother did not seem concerned that her new fawns had disappeared from her sight. She remained still, relaxed and soaked up the energy of Reiki. I was surprised when she didn't get up and follow her babies, but then she was being supported and protected by universal healing energy. She allowed herself to receive this energy and was giving herself time to heal.

I saw her several times after that, sending her short treatments as she walked throughout the pasture each day, but she never laid down again. I was so touched and moved by this experience of communicating with a wild animal and having a confirmation of her wanting to receive a Reiki treatment. The mystery and miracle of Reiki always unfolds in unexpected ways.

Spencer Falls From a Swaying Palm Tree
24 June 2001

I find Spencer, who is less than a week old, hairless, on the grass by the pool area at Oxbow marina on the Georgiana Slough in the Sacramento Delta. My first thought was he was dead, all splayed out on the grass. I touched him with my foot and he moved. I picked him up and his body is boiling hot from the sun and the wind blowing. I decide to take him back to Shatoosh, my boat. He may not live long but at least he will get lots of Reiki and not die in the heat. Spencer is a baby bird, probably a sparrow.

I make a nest in a margarine bowl and line it with the softest toilet paper I have. I mash up some turkey and rice and feed it to him. He eats it and is peeping. Perhaps he will live a few hours. I return to find Spencer really hungry, so more food goes into his gullet. His skin is so thin that you can see the food inside his gullet. You can see his intestines. He is pooping and peeing so systems are go. If he lives thru the night I will buy some worms. I treat him with Reiki throughout the day and before I go to bed.

25 June: He is slow to wake up but eats a few bites and then goes back to sleep. I get some worms and by 1000 he is peeping and trying to crawl up the side of the nest. He gobbles up parts of the worm. I put in a call to my bird friend, and she tells me that it will be rare if I can keep him alive for the 2 weeks it takes for him to learn to fly. In the afternoon after his lunch I put him out and let him stumble along the carpet. It is fascinating to watch him try to move. He crawls using his legs and wings and will try to come to my hand. If I put my finger under his jaw then he will try to stand on his legs and flap his wings. He has no control over his claws yet. I notice there is some new hair coming on his legs. The main strip of dark hair is from his crown to his sacrum, wings and tail. Some fuzz on his head and the rest is naked. This evening after I returned from eating with the gang, Spencer started stretching his head out and peeping for his dinner. He gobbled up the rest of the worm and some rice mush. He is holding his eyes open longer and will lift his head when I whistle at him. I let him crawl around on the table with some paper on it, as I know he will poop and he does.

It is so fascinating to watch his motor development. He was able to balance on his legs, keeping his head up and his butt off the ground for a few seconds for the first time. If he falls over on his back, he can right himself. After his exercise he finds his way back inside my hand and tries to nestle his head between my fingers. He likes to rest his chin in an elevated place to sleep. He is fast asleep in seconds. I heat up his blanket on the light bulb and he is set for the night. This little baby, listens to classical music, Om Namah Shivaya, Raga Taranga and Rama Ragava and gets Reiki at bedtime. NO way was he going to die in the hot sun. It just wasn’t in his chart.

26 June: Spencer is not a morning bird. He isn’t eating much this morning at 0600, just like yesterday. I clean his nest and off to sleep in seconds. Its now 0730 and he is still fast asleep. At 0830 he ate some but not like yesterday. Then he was hungry at 0900 peeping for food. I watched him lift himself balancing some on his hind legs with his bottom resting slightly off the bedding. I put him on the rug and he is beginning to work his long toe and hind toe claws. I notice that you can see the cranial sacral pulse in conjunction with his breathing. When he breathes in his sacrum flexes and his sacrum extends when he exhales. When I whistle he always opens his mouth. I put him on the aft cabin to hear the birds singing and he turned his head towards the sounds. In the afternoon he spit up the 3 pieces of worm that I gave him. He doesn’t look as strong today, falling asleep within seconds of eating. By late afternoon, he is failing. I hold the butter dish and am doing Reiki on him and he is taking a lot. He lifts his head to look up at my hand. Perhaps he feels the energy, but it was an acknowledgment of something. At 1830his breathing is very slow, I hold him and continue to do Reiki. I have a sense that he is about to die, so continue to hold him and do Reiki. I warm his blanket and cover him up, his little head is resting on the fluff of the toilet paper, just like he liked it. He is very particular about how he likes his head placement. After visiting friends, I returned at 2030 and he was dead. I placed the lid on his butter dish nest and placed him in the dumpster.

What a cute little bird he was. I really enjoyed having him onboard my boat and liked taking care of him. He was fascinating to watch him move about in his nest trying to get himself just where he wanted to be. To see how he developed motor wise in a few days and how his hair started to fill in. Each day was new. I’m glad he didn’t die in the sun and that he was surrounded by lots of Reiki, love and nurturing..what better way is there to depart this earthly plane!

Linda Fortune of Tacoma, Washington shares: Regal, My Cat, Benefits Greatly from the Healing Art of Reiki.

I had been initiated into Reiki about 18 years before Regal was diagnosed with kidney failure and, at the time, did not have a clue as to the benefits that this Healing Art would ultimately bring to both my treasured cat and me.

Regal was 13 ½ years old when her symptoms, decreased affection and urinating outside the litter box, manifested. Of course, as soon as I realized there was a problem, I immediately got her to her vet. The blood work analysis revealed that Regal’s Creatinine and BUN levels, which indicate kidney failure, were very high. The normal level for Creatinine is 1-2 and Regal’s level was 6.2. The normal BUN level is 10-35 and Regal’s was at 75. With the severity of the problem, my vet immediately prescribed injections of an electrolyte solution that included vitamin B. This simple procedure alleviated the dehydration problem that occurs with kidney failure and the fluids started the process of removing the poisons and wastes that had accumulated in her body. I learned how to use a syringe and gave her these subcutaneous treatments at home.

One day, I came upon Regal sleeping on the headrest of my chair. Remembering Reiki, I simply came up behind her and put my hands on her kidney area. I could immediately feel the flow of energy through my hands. They were buzzing and Regal accepted Reiki for about fifteen minutes. This started my daily routine of Reiki treatments whenever I was near her and she would accept it for awhile before moving. Reiki treatments happened anywhere we were together i.e. on the couch, my chair, or at night as she cuddled in sleep. My hands were all over her whenever we were close.

Regal’s Creatinine numbers dropped from 6.2 to 3.4 and her BUN levels dropped from 75to 47 over a three month span. To say the least, we were all thrilled with this improvement and the vet and her clinic were ‘a buzz’ with surprise at the improvement. As I talked with my vet later, she said that such improvement was very rare and she has come to recognize that Reiki played an important part in Regal’s improvement.

For the next three years, we continued Regal’s treatment, working in concert, giving Regal the best of Western medicine and Reiki. Because of our successes, I had Regal for three more wonderful years. During that time we became even closer, we had profound experiences, and I returned to a regular practice of Reiki. Much to my delight, my vet accepted my gift of a Reiki treatment from Jean. She later described it as “I felt energetically ‘washed’.”

At the beginning of March of 2006, Regal stopped accepting Reiki. If I put my hands on her when she was on the couch or chair, she would look at me and growl softly. If she were on my bed, she would very consciously just be out of reach. When I had a session with an animal communicator, Jasmine Indra (www.kindredsouls.net) and in response to my question “Why won’t you accept anymore Reiki?” she told Jasmine that “Linda is trying to heal me and it is not to be.” I knew then that she knew her time was near and was at peace with it. I, too, accepted this and simply provided all the love and care that I could give her during her final two weeks.

For the wonderful biography of this magnificent cat being and further information regarding kidney failure and my thoughts regarding pet food and the role it played, please read my new book entitled:Regal: An Intimate View of One Magnificent Feline. It is an uplifting, beautiful story. www.catacumen.com

Linda Fortune’s new cat, Tux ‘the pistol’

Tux ‘the pistol’ came to live with me at the age of 14 ½ as Margie, her owner, was facing her final transition of life. Tux was known for not being very friendly, would scratch without notice, always disappeared when company arrived, and did have some problems with urinating in the house. I have to say that I did not want to take this cat on but a shift happened as I spent a week trying to catch her so that we could take her to the animal sanctuary. At one point as I reached my hand under the bed to let her get familiar with my smell, she dove her head into my hand. Surprised, I exclaimed in my mind “She wants to be touched!” With my heart engaged, a shift started within my being and eventually I ended up bringing her home.

It was late afternoon when I picked her up from the sanctuary. I had already set up her litter box and food area in the recreation room. I had decided to leave her in this room until she got comfortable with me. When I brought her in and opened the cat carrier, she immediately ran and crawled under a piece of furniture that gave her only 6 inches of space. If startled, she would hide there or under my chair. Any noise would put her on the run to her hiding spots.

Just before I went up to bed, I turned on my Ipod to play the sacred chants of my meditation tradition. I played them continuously for the next two weeks. When I awoke in the morning, I decided to meditate in the rec room with Tux rather than stay the meditation room. As I settled into my chair, Tux immediately jumped up and curled up on my lap. I immediately put my Reiki hands on her and this has become our daily morning routine. I can feel her body draw the Reiki energy through my hands and she has not only accepted it but stays for long time.

With all the love, Reiki, and respect for her as a precious cat being, Tux has relaxed and her sense of safety has increased. I am witnessing her transformation and all of her issues are disappearing. She does not urinate outside of her litter box, she does not run and hide, she lounges around with the utmost confidence, and she lets others approach without moving. I was even aware of the time that she made the choice not hurt me with her claws. She might still bat at me with the soft of her paws, as if to say “stop that”, but her claws are withdrawn. Her trust is mounting and if I say, “it is ok Tux”, I can see her visibly relax. All of this is a very beautiful thing to witness and I feel blessed for having her in my life. This is turning out to be a beautiful experience/relationship for both of us.

One last thing, as I prepare her to go to the vet for a checkup, I have been sending her distant Reiki healings. I invite the Reiki energy to help her let go of fear and be relaxed. Haven’t gone to the vet yet but I have seen another very clear shift in Tux. It was like day and night. She was almost immediately, visibly, more trustful and relaxed after my first session with her. It was beautiful to behold!

Check out her evolving story on my blog http://petstoriesblog.com.

Glenis McDonald, Lives in San Diego and is the aunt of Zoe

I’ve been taking care of Zoe, a standard poodle since she was 6wks old. After a few years she had some serious health challenges. Once I took my first Reiki class 5 1/2 years ago I started treating her on a regular basis and from the beginning she loved it, I now only need to put my hand on her and if she wants Reiki she will move so the part she wants treated is under my hand.
She is now 14 ½ and spends her winters in the mountains. She loves running in the snow and during the rest of the year takes long walks at the beach. Along with loving care, Reiki has helped her be a very happy and healthy dog.

Gratitude For Reiki in 2009

2009-02-03T11:53:00.006-07:00

Sue Lane from El Paso, Texas writes about her gratitude for Reiki.

My journey with Reiki is truly a blessing-indeed it is a great gift. Our Reiki Master, Jean Ferris is professional, supportive, dedicated and a true healer. So, Reiki has brought me two gifts. How fortunate and grateful I am.

This beautiful photo was taken by Sue Lane at the Magic Hour on Lake Powell. May it bring you peace, Namaste.

Year End Reiki Gathering in Anapra, Mexico

2009-01-14T15:12:00.023-07:00

December 5, 2008 was a very special day for the Reiki students: Mothers and care givers of the the disabled children, who have been apart of the Santo Nino Clinica. This was their 1st Reiki review for them, a day for all the classes to come together and celebrate their gift of Reiki. It was the end of the year of receiving this incredible support system, Reiki. Their lives were all different and their children's lives had all changed. They had an assignment: to write down an experience of how Reiki had changed their life. We would put them in a grab bag and each would draw from the experiences. There was great excitement as they gathered that morning in the clinic. Sister Carol, Eva Dominguez(translator and my El Paso Reiki Sponsor) and myself were addressing the questions of how to share one experience from the many they could choose from. As they drew from the bag of experiences, they were asked to put the gift in their hands, to Reiki the experience and to embrace it as their own. The circle of sharing began to unfold as each person sat on the edge of their chairs to listen, to learn and to receive from this magic place of Oral Tradition.

One lady shares, "4 years ago I had 3 tumors in my womb. I did not know what was to become of me. Day after day, I felt very bad. The doctors said my womb needed to be removed and they knew not if the tumors were malignant. I had my period 3 to 4 times every month. I did not have the money for the operation or any insurance. I thought I was going to die.

Then a miracle occurred. A teacher came to offer Reiki and I was invited to take the training. I felt that I was the most fortunate woman on earth. For it was at the moment that I practiced Reiki, I felt something very special. Our Reiki teacher mentioned, if we work on ourselves daily, we would heal even if it was little by little but we would heal. I began by giving myself Reiki in the morning and in the evening every day. Five months went by and I went to have an ultrasound. The doctor told me I had only 2 tumors left and it seemed strange to him. I was supposed to have 3. He told me he needed to see me again in 3 weeks. He needed to give me a treatment in order to operate. I agreed.

Three weeks went by and I did not go to the doctor because I did not have any money. I continued practicing my Reiki and 4 months passed. I felt well and my bleeding stopped. I then went to get another ultrasound and the same doctor was the one administered it. He got after me because I had not returned when he had asked me to. I explained I did not have the money. He asked me what had happened to me because I no longer had any tumors. He could not believe it, nor could I. I did not know what to tell him. It was a gift, Reiki. Merry Christmas and thank you Master Jean!" Later, she had shared that she had seen Hawayo Takata come to her several times in her treatments.

Several of the babies were with us, as the other children were being cared for in a nearby house. A 2-year boy sat next to his baby sister who was cradled in a bouncer. He was totally attentive to the group and in the caring of his sister. He periodically would start up the bouncing to quiet her. Grandmother was nearby sharing her wonder of Reiki. Our gathering is surrounded by people being killed, beheaded and shot in restaurants by drug lords who are on the rampage against humanity. This is not Iraq, this is right across from where we live. Yet, we all sit in this beautiful sharing of Reiki, listening to the truth of our experiences, thrilled at being able to have community together and to share Reiki with each-other.
The tables were set up and soon were filled with people eager to get on and receive and give Reiki. Eva, Carol and I wandered throughout the room giving Reiki to the kids and answering questions of their many experiences.

I brought our celebration meal of fried chicken, homemade Thai peanut cold slaw, and our special Reiki cake for dessert. They consumed the entire 100 pieces of chicken and every little morsel was saved for them to take home. They felt they had been served a feast for Kings and were ever so grateful.

We ended with Reiki being shared to Eva, myself, and Sister Carol. We all leave filled with Reiki, carrying stories of miracles and our hearts swollen with gratitude of receiving our year end Reiki gathering, despite the surroundings of the destruction of Mexico. We all hold on to the truth of our experiences and go out to join the New Year.

Where is my Reiki Certificate?

2009-01-07T22:02:00.019-07:00

Where is my Reiki certificate? How often have I heard that phone message or email from a student?
My first response is to say, "Just for Today, Do Not Worry?" The second response is, "Just for Today, Do not Anger!" The third response is, "Treat the situation".

Let me share some history with you on this topic. When Hawayo Takata started teaching there were no certificates. You don't need a certificate to do Reiki. The westerners were at a loss, they had to have a certificate. Like it was some kind of proof you could do Reiki. See how the mind messes things up. After a while she did start giving certificates to those who wanted them but she charged $ for them. Over time everyone got a certificate. By the time I got my Reiki training, certificates were given out to everyone without charge.

Some Masters used the certificates from the Reiki Alliance and others created their own. Helen Haberly had always created her own. Because I was her first Master, she had not designed a Master certificate. I waited and waited patiently, knowing she was traveling so much , it would have been hard to create a new certificate. After 1 year, I finally asked her if she had my Master certificate. She said no, but because I had been so patient, she would order one for from the Reiki Alliance Office. So, I finally received my certificate about a year and a half after I had been Initiated as Master. It is viewed on the Blog site at the beginning.

"Why can't I have my certificate right away? I want it on Sunday as I finish the class", students sometimes ask. Well there is a lot that goes into the making of your certificate. I have just finished the year 2008 certificates and they were mailed for the holidays.

For years, I would do the certificates every 3 months. I would tell everyone, that is about the time you are getting lazy in doing your Reiki. Then magically the certificate arrives. Over the last few years, I started doing them 2 times a year because of my increased time away from home. I remember a long time ago, I was almost a year in getting a certificate to a mother in India. I felt a little guilty until I got a response that the certificate had arrived on her birthday and it was so well timed and such a gift. After that I knew Reiki was in charge and I didn't have to worry about the certificates arriving at a self appointed doctrine time.

I have tried various ways of getting this ongoing task at hand done. I like being home when I do the certificates. There is an ease of not hauling the letters, the class lists, the certificates, the Hon from the Reiki Alliance, the ink, the seals and the seal crimper. Are you beginning to get what this picture looks like! Sometimes I have had to do them while traveling. Then,I have to make sure the certificates are wrapped in cardboard so they don't get damaged.

I enjoy creating your certificate privately. On rare occasions, I have had students participate with me in the completion of the process. It is an incredible opportunity when this has happened. Like I said, I did this year end certificates during the holidays with my twin, Hira Reid in the Pacific Northwest during the snow bound days before Christmas.

Here is the process that reveals why I can't just get them out to you right away: the area of where I am going to do this is first energetically cleared. The names of all the students are in the computer and the class lists are imported into a program that correlates to my printer. These names, addresses, phone numbers, and etc are correlated back to the original class list for errors before they are printed out.

Copies of each class list are printed out for each student. The first and second degree letters are printed for each student. I now use my own certificate that was especially created. Each of these are printed out with your name, class date and my name. The next step is the hardest-the time of cleaning and then inking the Hon- finding the right cushion for the Hon to be clearly read and then the time in putting it on to the certificate.

Each gold seal has to be embossed with the Usui Shiki Ryoho and Master name. These are then put onto the certificate.

Each certificate is treated with Reiki.
After all that is done, the class list is pulled out to make sure each student has a certificate and the large envelopes are put together including the certificate, letter and class list.
Finally there is the trip to the post office and the certificates are sent along the way to each of you. This entire process takes me 4 to 5 days to accomplish.

The time spent in this process allows me to be with each of you energetically through all the steps. It is time of remembering you and your classmates and a time of reflection of how Reiki touches our lives and changes us. I ask you to honor my time, as a Reiki Master in completing this process and reflect on what this certificate means to you. It is not just a mere piece of paper that states you have taken this class but an energetic reflection of the gift you have given yourself. Do you need to have this to do Reiki? No, nor was it ever meant to be. It is a reflection of our shared journey with Reiki as our teacher. This gift of a certificate is given to you from me. Honor it in the same way it has been created for you. There is a $10 fee to duplicate your certificate and you will have to wait for the next time the certificates are created.

2008 Year end Reiki Message

2008-12-14T16:13:00.006-07:00

This year has been about giving Reiki to deficient cervixes, umbilical cords, placentas, to births of Reiki babies, and birthing a Reiki blog. My teaching schedule, having reviews and treatments sessions in all the communities keeps my life very full. I have witnessed Reiki being a support to everyone’s life. This has been the most stressful year for people. One student, who is challenged with a health crisis stated, “ Reiki is an anchor in her life. Reiki keeps her in the present moment.” We are all blessed with this gift.

We welcomed Flora, my grand daughter into the world October 1, after a very long pregnancy of bed rest and 2 months of hospitalization. I thank all the people who sent Reiki to my daughter, Erin and baby $hide, as the baby was known at that point in time. I include Flora’s umbilical cord, as it is remarkable in the realm of cords. Many of you perhaps haven’t seen umbilical cords before. All the doctors and nurses remarked on the luminescence of the cord, stating they never see such a vascularized cord before. Most cords are rather spindly. This is what happens when Reiki is supporting the baby, mom is on bed rest receiving 3 meals a day, and totally hydrating herself and the baby. All this added up to a healthy, well nurtured baby.

The Reiki blog has been created for everyone to enjoy, to be informed and to participate in sharing your own experiences. It has a life of it’s own and will continue in evolve as time goes on. Here is the Blog Message:
The Usui System of Natural Healing Reiki on!
The circles of Reiki are expanding and creating a tapestry of healing energy that surround and embrace all of us. This blog site offers you an opportunity to share within the circles. Sit in stillness, listen and share of your experiences. The voices will reveal the depth of this Tradition. Enter into the realms of experience and join me!

I was recently in Gig Harbor presenting a Healing Bodies Workshop 1 for 2nd Degree students. I read what I had written in a previous time but it is so timely for all of us now, that I want to share the message with you. I had sent a distant treatment to the Usui System and this is the voice that responded:
“As the energy vibrations increases to humanity, your vibrations will also markedly increase. It is important to stay connected to the tools of Reiki: self treatments, giving and receiving from others, the Precepts and the symbols of 2nd degree. This system of healing has additional knowledge that will be gifted over time. All students need to strengthen their relationship with the system. Hold on to the truth of your experiences and not let yourself be influenced by false information. Merge into this system, become the system and experience the essence of this system.”
When we experience Reiki it connects us to the source of this energy and we don’t get lost in the confusion of the turmoil of our mind, our emotions, or our life. Stay anchored in Reiki, it is a true path of balance and healing.
Thanking you, Jean C. Ferris, Reiki Master

Rosemary Goto, my Reiki sponsor in Honolulu shares her incredible Reiki experience.

2008-10-22T00:17:00.009-06:00

Thank you, Reiki!

It has been 3 years since I joined an already existing program of Healing Touch and Reiki (HT/R) volunteers who offer treatments to patients at the Kapiolani Women’s Childrens Hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii. We offer daily treatments to patients in the Surgi-Center (pre/post), women in the Cancer Center receiving chemotherapy, babies in the NICU and PICU and women and children in private rooms of the hospital.

So, it was on Sept. 24, 2008, on my regularly scheduled volunteer day that I experienced something unforgettable. When I was checking in at the nurse’s station and confirming our referral list and room numbers, a nurse approached me and requested treatment for a young mother of 32 yrs. who was going to be discharged that day. She went on to tell me this was a very delicate situation in which the patient had just lost her newborn.

Upon entering the room, I asked the young mother whether she wanted a Reiki treatment. She nodded, so I proceeded with my routine of setting up the cd player, washing my hands and asking her the standard question of whether she was in pain or discomfort anywhere.

She answered softly, “Yes”…my heart…it is broken.”

Then, with tears in her eyes, proceeded to describe the events of her situation and the subsequent pain she was feeling. She said, “ if my baby was alive, I would have come to the NICU every single day for 3 months, but instead, we will have to bury the baby next week”. Her incredible pain and grief was felt as she cried through her discourse.

I proceeded with the treatment by placing my right hand on her abdomen and my left hand on her right shoulder. We stayed quietly like this for a few minutes. I soon noticed that her breathing was slowing down and a few minutes later, gentle snoring. I felt her becoming more and more relaxed with Reiki.

As I stood at this place of silence, I suddenly heard myself talking to her baby, asking for help so this mother could deal with her pain. My hand physically moved to the right side of her belly and the baby said, ”this is where I was and I want to say thank you to my mother for protecting and caring for me for the past few months. Tell her that I love her.” Then the baby who was filled with light and complete joy snuggled onto the mothers heart, with its’ head tucked under her left chin. I could almost feel the comfort that the baby was extending to this pain stricken mother.

I then opened my eyes and saw that the mother was peacefully sleeping.

So now I was faced with a dilemma on what to do with what I had just experienced. It is hospital protocol that the HT/R volunteers say very little to the patients to avoid misleading them with inappropriate suggestions, false hopes or unwanted diagnosis. Yet, this experience was so real, that there was a part of me that wanted to tell her about it.

I struggled with this situation for the next 10 minutes and finally decided that if she is sleeping when I leave the room, I will not say anything to her. But, if she wakes up, I will tell her what I had experienced with her baby..

So, upon completing the treatment, I quietly packed my things and was tip-toeing out of the room.

Suddenly, I heard her say, “Excuse me…I need to tell you something.”

I walked back to her bed and she shared her experience of seeing colors for the first time. She saw blues and purples and repeatedly said she never experienced anything like this before. She asked me what it was and I told her it is the Reiki energy…some people experience it with color. She went on, now talking in an animated and louder voice as she further explained the fantastic “color show” that she saw and how beautiful it was.

When she finished, she looked into my eyes and I knew it was time to reveal the message from her baby. I shared what happened and we both cried together. She thanked me for telling her the story and said it had helped her tremendously.

As I was leaving the floor, the same nurse that referred this mother to me approached me to check whether a Reiki treatment was done. The story that I shared with her brought her to tears, as she commented that it is still difficult, even if she experiences situations like this almost daily.

As I walked away, I was reminded of how Reiki has shown me another aspect of healing and human caring. Reiki has been my teacher, showing me, guiding me and exposing me to the richness of life. Yes, I am so very grateful to have Reiki in my life.

Thank you, Reiki!!

A Tribute to Helen J. Haberly, my Reiki Master Born October 23, 1928 - June 25, 1999

2008-08-30T16:38:00.010-06:00

Helen J. Haberly gave me a Gift of a Lifetime. She gave me a "winning ticket" to the Usui System of Natural Healing. The fruits of that gift are forever bearing. She said, I would come to know those fruits with great intimacy, as I would walk with them and embrace them. This gift would meet me in all the places that needed to be healed, and it would support me in going to all the places I needed to explore. I began by putting my feet on the floor, placing my hands by my heart and closing my eyes. I did not really know where this ticket would take me, I only knew where she had been.

As I looked at her hands in my Reiki class, I had only one question: "are my hands going to get as big as yours?" She laughed and said "no, my hands were always large and I never was comfortable with their size". During her Reiki class, her teacher, Hawayo Takata said "my, what wonderful Reiki hands you have!" Thereafter, Helen was always comfortable with her hands.

Helen said that the journey of Reiki is simple. "Put your hands on...Reiki on; take your hands off.... Reiki off!" Her stories and words rang the truth of her Master, Hawayo Takata. Having been a physical therapist for twenty years, it seemed like a miracle to hear something so simple. "Are you sure this is all that I have to do, I asked”. Helen responded in Takata’s words, "yes, just do it; just do it; just do it, and then you shall know". I, then began the practice of doing it. I began my journey of knowing: knowing myself, knowing my bodies, and knowing others in a way, I had not known before.

As she traveled deeper into the system, her experiences served as a guide in my own exploration of Reiki. Second Degree initiation opened the doors to the sacred symbols. Helen told me to take these gifts and make them companions along the way. "These gifts are an answer to your prayers and are guides to take you into new dimensions. Always draw them with the sacredness with which they are bestowed. They will support you along the way."

The truth of the system was revealed in the wisdom of the symbols. Helen said to trust, for the symbols will support me in my own healing. In my business as a yacht broker, I found Helen's teachings supportive to the hundreds of wounded boats that came for healing and reconstruction and also to the incredible healings in my Reiki practice.

Helen exhibited a quality of steadfastness to the system, both as my teacher, and also as a student. Her undying commitment to service was expressed as she began to travel, to extend service to the world Reiki community of masters and students, and to co-create the master vision seminars.

Helen was the bearer of gifts. The gifts I received began with doing; then I walked with wisdom and non-doer ship. The path of being, then came into focus. I was led into mystery and mysticism. As I journeyed through the aspects and elements of the system, the open path of mastery was revealed. We embraced deeply this journey together, with Reiki as our teacher, We walked with the wisdom of the system guiding our path and explored the intimacies of mastery.

My initiation was nine years ago on the Big Island of Hawaii, July 27, 1990. This was a time when the volcano was in a very eruptive stage, overtaking the town of Kalapana and the famous Black Sand Beach. Refer to the blog posted July 27, 2008 for details of my initiation.

How can I thank this lady, this mother, this grandmother, this great grandmother, this teacher, this master, my Reiki Master, Helen J. Haberly? She is my link to the system and to the lineage. I look at the gifts that Helen gave me and see the magic and the mystery. The greatest misuse of Reiki today, is not honoring the gifts our masters have given. I thank you, Helen, by doing the practices that you taught me: self treatment, treatment of others, self inquiry with the symbols and precepts, honoring the system and lineage, allowing wisdom to bear its fruit through teaching and initiation of students, and to continuously walk the path.

Today we stand before the spirit of Helen J. Haberly, in sorrow that her physical form is no longer present, but jubilant that she has expanded to realms in which she has journeyed throughout her life. The difference today is that she no longer has to return to this plane. We will now meet her in the realms that she has always known as home. Helen, may you always reside in the realms of the universe. You have traveled the path of the Usui System of Natural Healing. We are grateful that we could walk with you.

Your "First Born Reiki Master", Jean C. Ferris
Written and read at her Memorial Service in La Conner, Wa - July 5, 1999

Honoring my Mother, Marjorie P. Hicks

2008-08-29T11:35:00.022-06:00

My mother lay in bed, dying. Although she was often alert, she sometimes drifted off into the spaces that she visited in her dying process. She shared her experiences of those otherworldly places with me, asking me questions to help her differentiate between the real and the unreal. As time went on, the real became unreal and the unreal became real. She spent more time in the "unreal" space, as the time of her passing grew closer.

One night, as I was giving her a Reiki treatment, she became very clear and joyful. She said, "Tell me again, in every detail, how you will disperse my ashes." She had always wanted to have her ashes spread over the ocean off Diamond Head in Honolulu from my boat, Namaste.

I carefully described exactly how we would carry out her wishes. "Namaste's mast, both fore and aft, will be garlanded with nautical flags. The Hawaiian flag will fly off the starboard spreader, the American flag off the stern, and the 'maile lei' will lace around the stern pulpit. We will place your ashes on the cockpit table, and we will cover them with fragrant and colorful Hawaiian flowers.
Before we disperse your ashes into the waters, we will have a special service in which all of us who know you and love you will be able to share. The best part, Marjorie, will be when we all give you your last 'hands-on' Reiki treatment. Our hands will surround your ashes, and the energy will bless your form one last time. Thousands of rose petals will be spread out over the waters. We will offer your mothers lace handkerchief along with all the favorite leis you have enjoyed on your travels to the islands over the years.

As I described the details, I could see that she was pleased. She smiled and said,"It will be more beautiful than I could have imagined." She made one final request,“Would you all go fishing for me-one last time?" That added the final touch to her day. After that she rested in contentment.

I will always cherish the circle of hands that blessed my mother's ashes that day aboard Namaste.
However, my journey in treatment with her didn't end the day we scattered her ashes. Reiki had changed my mother. We had made another agreement: after her passing, whenever she wanted Reiki, she would let me know somehow and I would send a distant treatment.

Sometimes I feel her presence, or her special fragrance lingers in the air. At those times, I send her a distant treatment and I can sense her freedom from the form I once knew. The treatments I send her bring me to a special awareness of how deeply she has allowed herself to receive Reiki. For this I feel blessed.

We did go fishing for her, one last time and won the Fishing Tournament with a 1,000 pound Marlin. My Mother loved to fish and this was her huge send off, gifted from the ocean.

Written for the Reiki International Magazine, printed December 2001/January 2002 issue

Honor your Parents, Teachers and Elders

2008-08-24T11:52:00.040-06:00

When I became a Reiki Master and started teaching in 1990 and offering the gift of Reiki to others, I was flooded with thank you notes from new students. I have saved them all, as my heart had been filled with gratitude, upon reading them. I knew someday I would do something with them. Today, starts the expressive journey of sharing the beautiful and grateful words from students who have been moved, touched, supported and healed from the generous gift of the Usui System of Natural Healing.

Let us hear from Loralda Cheang Mei Ling Po McKay of Las Cruces, NM, as she expressed herself with her creative artwork and beautiful words, this spring 2008:

Jean, my Reiki Master,
Thank you with all my heart for your wise words of strength, your gentle look from the far reaching vast deep oceans blue, your painting pictures with words, so I may find my bearings since losing my way, floating and flowing in Reiki reminding me of the promise at Initiation: opened always to the Source!
Love, Peace, Blessings,
Nam-myoho-renge-kyo,
Mei Ling

Hira Reid, my twin, also received her Gift of Reiki in 1985 by Helen J, Haberly in Tacoma, Wa. She is a devoted student of Reiki who has shared her gift with hundreds of people over the years. Her talents of creative expression in words and in Sumi artwork has led many to explore their healing paths and get in touch with their inner places of expression.
Hira shares a moment of her expressive thoughts and her original artwork. For you to view, click on artwork to enlarge:

Jean Ferris shares her gratitude for the creative process of Reiki in her life and her computer paintings drawn on the Big Island in the 1990's, while teaching in the Volcano Rainforest Retreat Center:

Reiki touched me with a creative power I had not known before. It put me in touch with possibilities, as opposed to the mundane approach. That creative process continually has led me through my life. It is like a river that meanders thru the banks of my life. Sometimes it overflows and I find myself in new terrains of unknown places where I am pushed to expand my awareness of who I am. When this happens, I find myself in gratefulness of this process. I am supported and not apprehensive to the new journey. I sit in this creative process of being refreshed by the river of Reiki flowing in my life.

Years ago, I was gifted this beautiful original drawing of the Spiritual Precepts by Ellen Storm. She lived with her husband, a minister at Kalaupapa Leper Colony, Molokai, Hawaii. She is a gifted artist and shared her talents with the patients. As I always look at this, it is a portrayal of seeing the Precepts with single vision and looking into them to have their wisdom revealed. I thank you, Ellen Storm, for your wisdom of seeing the Precepts and sharing your gifts.

Happy Birthday Phyllis Lei Furumoto 60 years old!

2008-08-21T12:01:00.005-06:00

How time flies! One minute you are 30 years old and in a moment of blinking one's eyes, you discover you are 60 years old.

That is what is happening to Phyllis Furumoto tomorrow, Friday August 22, 2008. How has she chosen to celebrate this grand event? I was on the phone with her, this am, to wish her a Happy Birthday and to hear her speak of her plans. Phyllis shared a story, when she was 30 years old, some 30 years ago, and she was in Winter Park, Co. She was trying to decide what to do with her life. She wanted it to be meaningful. It was at that time, her mother called her to come home and begin traveling and helping her grandmother, Hawayo Takata. She said, she wasn't sure if that was what she wanted to do. A friend said to her, if you don't like it, you can always come back to Colorado. The rest is history, as we know it. Phyllis began the journey with her Grandmother, became a Reiki Master and began teaching with Takata.

She is celebrating in Winter Park, Co, returning to the place she sat 30 years ago. There is a lot of Reiki history in the blinking of those eyes. In a reflective glance, yes, there has been meaningfulness in her life. She has been of service to the Reiki world and communities and we have all been a part of those years. This is time for great reflections of her past 30 years.

She said, she will go into the mountains, with an old friend that does backpacking trips for hunters. She wants to be alone, to do Reiki, contemplate her time as Lineage Bearer, wisely look into the future and be gifted wisdom from this System. How does it want to be seen in the next 30 years?

Tomorrow, sit with your eyes closed for a moment and hold that space for Phyllis, send her birthday blessings and well wishes. She has asked for all to send her Reiki during this time in Winter Park Co.

Happy Birthday Phyllis Lei Furumoto from all of us on this blog!

New ultrasound of Baby$hide #2 and Erin

2008-08-16T08:02:00.004-06:00

Erin shares with us the latest news:

I just got back from the ultrasound. I went in and announced that I thought the baby would weigh 4lbs 9oz and they said the high 3s would be more realistic. So, they checked and it was 4lbs 9oz. I love being right!

Also, the baby in no longer breech. The head is down and I got to see it's hair. It looked curly, but it could be that it was in fluid. Stay tuned for early October!
Posted by Erin Ferris at 11:34 AM

Also, the doctor stated Erin is doing so well, that she can go home maybe next week, but still remain on strict bedrest.
Thank you all for the reiki sent to both of them. Erin has just done beautifully with the order of bedrest. She keeps herself relaxed, comfortable and yet busy in a very balanced way!

Hira Reid shares her update on caring for Georgia ....
While Baby $hide # 2 is growing. Georgia is picking up the pace on ambulation. She now walks and pushes her stroller from the valet parking to Erin's room. She is very good about maneuvering the stroller and waits patiently for the elevator and the car to arrive. She hands the attendant the money for parking and tip. It is a total parade of people stopping and talking with her. She jabbers back, smiles and strides onward down the long halls. She is too adorable. Today at the grocery store she rode in the shopping cart which looks like a car. She loved it and so did eveyone else.
The meat section folks stopped their work for a photo op.

She is walking on her own about 7 feet, but this morning she walked on her own accord coming into the kitchen from the dining room while I was fixng her lunch.

She has stopped drinking from a bottle and is using a cup and straw and is even picking it up herself and holding it on her own.
Miracles continue.

It rained all day, but the weather didn't seem to make our routine harder. Georgia just smiles through everything and I continue to repeat my mantra: be flexible and have fun.

August 15, 2008 6:11 PM

My Reiki blog has been launched!

2008-08-04T09:08:00.008-06:00

I have spent the last 2 weeks here in El Paso playing catch up and creating my Reiki blog. This is a totally new experience to do this, but I was up for it, because I was inspired with what my daughter, Erin had done with hers. The layout was simple to execute but it took a little adjusting to become aware of the buttons and whistles that make it work.

Writing has never been my strong gift and I have spent a lot of my life sweating over papers in high school, college and physical therapy school. My father, Bob Reid, graduated from Columbia University with a Masters in Journalism. Where are his genes in all of this picture? Why don't I have his talent? I finally decided, they all went to my twin, Hira Reid, when the egg split in half. There are all these words, like nouns, verbs, adverbs, adjectives and they have all these rules. I, eventually enjoyed the creative explosions of words onto paper, that seemingly flowed without thought or effort. But, then, there were the editors that came forth and changed it all to fit into a format. I would sit, reading the finished product, feeling disappointed in the loss of feeling the energy that flowed so easily thru me. Where had it disappeared to? My life eventually led me into the Usui System of Natural Healing. I was excited to hear that one of the Aspects, is Oral Tradition. I had permission to express myself orally. I, then got my Masters Degree in this System of Healing, one of Oral Tradition. A far cry from my Father's journey with his Masters.

I do want to honor all those editors, you know who you are! They have had to hand fed me over the years, many times wanting to pull their hair out or maybe mine. I have come a long way, as I don't kick my feet as much or dig my heels in around the suggestions of change. Thank you for your time and patience over the years.

Now, I find myself with this blog thing in my lap and it is waiting for some expression to be organized and written. I am about to write my first blog. What will I say? Can inspiration flow through me in this new form? I sit quiet and do Reiki and wait for the magic to express itself. I am relieved, when I hear the Spiritual Precepts come forth. I think this is great! They have long ago been written for us. I don't have to write anything. They gifted their-self for the blog. It doesn't even have to be edited.

Once, a 2nd degree student, at her first review, stated, "I think I am going crazy since I took 2nd degree!" I asked her, "why?"
She said, "I just want to go around and draw the first symbol on everything." I, replied, "oh, that is the Spiritual Precept: Show gratitude to every living thing working through you. Just enjoy what the energy of the precept wants to show you." Sometimes we don't realize they are present working on us until we stop and contemplate what we are experiencing. The Precepts enter us in the class and continue to support us in our lives. Call upon them when you are in need, as in worrying or when anger comes up. There are times, when you are completely surprised when they show up, all on their own, with their wisdom to teach you.

The 2nd blog is a continuum of the Precepts and instructions for 1st and 2nd degree students to explore the Precepts. Check them both out. They are no longer on the first page as they have moved along. Go to the bottom of the page, where it is written, older posts and click on it. Then, you can later return to the home page.

Some tips:
There is a comment section, so add your comments to the blog. That way everyone can read them and join into the discussion or elaborate on the sharing. Please don't email your comments to me because that creates another step to add them to the blog.

I have shared my healing process with you over writing. I have come from a place long ago, of feeling inadequate in my written expression, to an inspired place of creatively expressing myself, for all to see. I, thank Reiki for the path of healing. Join me with your sharing.

Miracles happen at Proyecto Santo Nino in Anapra Mexico

2008-07-31T23:59:00.055-06:00

Miracle #1: There were once 3 Sisters and they lived in a house; it is called the Mother House in Cincinnati, OH. They belong to the Sisters of Charity, a Catholic Order of Nuns.

The 1st nun is a doctor, her name is Sister Janet. The 2nd nun is a massage therapist, her name is Sister Carol. The 3rd nun is a nurse, her name is Sister Peggy. They came to El Paso many years ago to set up a health clinic for mothers and children in the Colonias, an area of poverty in the east part of the desert outside of El Paso. As stories go, they eventually were lead to Reiki and received their training. They implemented Reiki and massage in the clinic. Amazing healing stories started to happen.

Miracle #2: They continue running the clinic, but they were, also, guided to Anapra, Mexico across the border from El Paso. There, with the help of a priest, they started a clinic for disabled children.

This is an area of extreme poverty with people living in make shift houses built out of wooden pallets. There is no sanitation or running water for most of the area. The disabled children started crawling out of the wood works from every where to come to the 1 room clinic for help. The tiny clinic was overflowing with children and had to be expanded. A new addition thru donations, allowed a large area to be built in straw bale construction. Children from all over come for Reiki treatments, Thai massage, aroma therapy and hydrotherapy. The clinic has become a center of support to the mothers, who care for the children and also provide food, medications, pampers and clothing for the children.

Miracle #3: Their vision of having a clinic to help children was unfolding into something much larger than they could have imagined.

Volunteers come from all over to stay for a period of time with the Sisters and to help in the clinic, as well as, provide home visits. While they are volunteering they also get their Reiki training. The clinic is a place where miracles truly happen! The children responded so well to Reiki and the other treatments that stories have spread across the surrounding borders:
a) A retarded 16 year old girl was found outside living in a boxed area living like a caged animal. All she did was scream and yell.
Over the years of Reiki, she is now able to demonstrate calm behavior, has learned to take care of her toilet needs and is able to feed herself. Her mother died last year leaving her alone and the loving hands of the Sisters embraced her and became her custodians. Two of the widowed Reiki mothers share the duties of housing and caring for her.

b) A baby would cry all night, every night and had seizures. In the hospital, the doctor told the mother that her baby needed Reiki. The mother couldn't afford the cost of treatments but she knew Reiki would help her baby. The baby also suffered from constipation. Nothing would give the baby relief. The mother eventually found the clinic and took her Reiki training in the 2008 class. She started doing Reiki on her baby and now the baby sleeps through the night, doesn't cry, isn't constipated anymore and the seizures have subsided by 90%.
c) Many changes have occurred over time with Reiki: children who once were isolated, now have socialization skills and are able to play with others; spasticity and contractures of limbs are greatly reduced; fussy babies and children exhibit emotional changes and stability in feelings; and children who never have walked are learning to take beginners steps.
d) Mothers who were closed, exhibited low self esteem and were incredibly shy are now open, able to display their strengths and share their inherent gifts that have been revealed.

Miracle #4: Faith swells in the hearts of these Sisters:

There was a real need to find a home for the nuns in El Paso as they needed to have a closer access to the clinic via Juarez. Reiki was sent to the situation and another vision was manifested when land and money were gifted. The architect donated the drawings and the builder came forth to offer a new construction type of living green technology. Over time, Reiki cleared the property, land, and building and in October, 2005 the Sisters had their wonderful, blessed home and convent in an incredible setting looking towards the mountains of Texas and New Mexico.

Miracle #5: The inquiring mothers could see their children responding to this unknown treatment called Reiki and eventually reached out with wishes for treatments to also be given to them. The time came when they also wanted to learn Reiki.

Sister Carol and I set out with a plan. In 2007 the 1st Reiki class was taught in the clinic with 5 mothers and 1 father. There is a benefactor in Denver who donated the class fees for them to receive their training. In exchange for this gift, the mothers have to commit to giving Reiki to the children and mothers for a year. As more children came, more mothers wanted to be a part of the clinic and also to learn Reiki. In June 2008, we had the 2nd Reiki class which included 11 new mothers and 3 who audited the class. Now, the clinic is full of Reiki mothers and lots of children receiving Reiki. The clinic is now run and supported by this large, grateful group of mothers, who never had a support system for themselves or for their children before meeting these 3 Sisters.

The Visions continue and Miracles lay waiting to be manifested from Spirit:

1) Educational needs. The children never have been allowed in school.

2) Splinting and orthotics. None of the children have been evaluated for these devices.

3) Adaptive equipment. Many things are improvised, like the 5 gallon buckets used for assistive seating and feeding stations.

4) Medications are costly. The clinic tries to cover the costs of the seizure meds - approx. $500/month

Walk in the footsteps of these Sisters and experience their vision, their dream filled with faith, prayers and Reiki that have led to a full manifestation of the Proyecto Santo Nino They are always open to donations, as this is the only way of support to the clinic. Contact Sister Carol Wirtz, 260 Sambra Verde, Anthony, NM 88021 and view their website: Proyecto Santo Nino.org or email: cawirtz@juno.com

As a Reiki Master, teaching there is a refreshing blessing for me. The classes are translated, and I have that expanded experience of coordinating all the teachings to be easily translated. I wish to thank Eva Dominguez and Jose Robles for their skills of translation and support to this project.

There is a long awaited anticipation and an incredible sense of gratitude from the mothers, as they enter into the class. They sit and listen from their hearts and do not have the ongoing shatter of their minds. They all have incredible visions of Saints, Jesus and other great Beings during the Reiki class while giving Reiki to each other. During the 1st and 2nd initiation, one woman experienced me putting seeds into her folded hands. "What are these seeds you are giving me, she asked?" I told her," these are the seeds of Reiki and they will bear friut in your life." Later, Sister Peggy told us that The Saint of Farming in Spain and Mexico is Saint Isidro. The lady who had the experience of receiving seeds is named Isidra (feminine for Isidro).See below the photo of Isidra and her 26 year old son.

When the mothers receive their certificates at the end of class, they jump up and down, cry and hold each other. They gaze at the certificates filled with honor, as they have never been given anything like this gift before. The Gift of Reiki lasts a lifetime and these women, mothers and care givers can experience the miracle of life, like they never have known before. I drive back across the border to El Paso filled with the gratefulness of being the bearer of this gift of Reiki. My life is blessed, and I am filled with the Miracles of Proyecto Santo Nino.

Jean celebrates her anniversary date July 27, 1990 of Master Initiation

2008-07-28T11:42:00.032-06:00

The Spiritual Precept: Honor your Parents, Teachers and Elders awakens me this morning.

I find myself drifting into the lovely fluid space that I know as Reiki energy. I am wondering what day is today? I, then find myself at the retreat site on the Big Island, near the town of Kalapana. The volcano is erupting and flowing down the road overtaking the vegetation, the land, homes and eventually the entire town of Kalapana. We have come here for my Master Initiation in The Usui System of Natural Healing. I am joined with Helen Haberly, my Reiki Master and my dear friends, Joyce Winough and Johanna Tilbury. It is July 27,1990.

There is an energy charge of Pele, The Goddess of Fire, as she does her thing of destroying, cleansing and creating right before our eyes. We go each day and night to the volcano edge where the Park rangers have set up a blockade. Hawaiians, kahunas and local folks all are there to offer blessings to the fire. Chanting rings in our ears. The sounds of crackling fire, trees falling around us and the smell of burning asphalt all add to this magical time in my life. Each morning visit revealed where we had stood the night before was gone and no longer existed.
A life changing event is about to happen to me. I watch the fire and lava flow the night before I am to be initiated. There in a mirage of flames, a form that I recognize as my meditation teacher appears and says to me, "Can you come under the barrier and walk into the flames with me? " I then, see this shimmering shape leave my physical form and walk into the fire to be consumed. The next day, Helen and I embark, on this most auspicious day, to find a secluded water fall site that I thought would be lovely for my initiation site. We never find it and are taken off into a dimension that is unknown to both of us and lasts for 2 hours. Our collaborative sharing of this time period were the same in visual and energetic experiences. As we return to the road and discover we can't find the waterfall, we begin to search for a new location.
We make our way to an isolated park on the edge of an old lava flow overlooking the ocean. There is actually a shelf created by lava that makes a wonderful seat for me to sit on. There before me has already been placed a flower lei and Ti leaves stuck in the cracks of the lava, gifted by the unknown, awaiting our arrival.
I sit with my feet on the ground, my hands folded, my eyes closed and Helen draws Sacred symbols on me. I am not the same, I am not the same. I am a Reiki Master!

We drive back to the retreat site to get Johanna and Joyce to take them to the site of my initiation and share the details of the morning. We have lunch and rest for the big afternoon. There is a 2nd degree class arriving. Joyce is taking her 2nd degree along with Kalavati (Julie Kinney), her parents, Gloria and Milton Staackman. My life of teaching begins immediately, as Helen and I teach the class together. She initiates Kalavati and her parents and I initiate Joyce. Filled with the day's experiences, we go into Hilo town to celebrate. We go to the Buddhist Temple, where Mrs. Takata's ashes are interned. We Honor our Teachers, Elders and this system that serves us, guides us and supports us.

Yes, I am not the same, as all of you are in my life because of that day and that experience. Would I have, at that time, thought I would be writing a blog? The last Spiritual Precept: Show gratitude to all living things, has taken me on this experiential trip in time, only to remember and share my life with you. Thanking my teachers, my life and all of you for the richness that fills me. Signing off for now, in this desert town of El Paso that has been carried off in torrential rain and flooding by hurricane Dolly... 18 years later, I once again sit in the tumultuous place of change. What does Reiki have in store for me?

Oh, one interesting note to share with you... over the years, as I revisited that site of my initiation, everytime there was a lei and Hawaiian ti leaves stuck in the crack of the lava, waiting for me! Somethings just give you goose bumps.
Stayed tuned to this blog!

Hira Reid of Washington shares of her treatment of Jeanene

2008-07-27T15:17:00.003-06:00

I had asked Hira if she could share of her treatment of Jeanene during the services.
This is her beautiful response:

My Reiki Treatment to Jeanene while the Memorial Service Began:
I sent her a distant rx and immediately I felt the energy going to her. It was very gentle, peaceful and loving. I have felt this before, as though it was the loving kindness of Jesus. I could feel a great presence in the room and lots of love mixed with sadness of her friends, family. At the end of the rx, there was another rush of greatness and love.
I could feel her presence hovering atop the carved magestic image of St Francis in the ceiling .

July 26, 2008 12:57 PM

Jeanene Laegreid's Memorial Service

2008-07-25T20:35:00.009-06:00

Hira shares her experience:
I just returned from Jeanene's Celebration of Life: It was touching to see hundreds of people from all differnt associations; medical, musical,high school students,friends,Reiki,church,charitable organizations. Jeanene also funded 2 non-profit organizations, Classy for the Cure, which supported research for GIST cancer, and Project Happy Toes, which provided shoes and socks for children in need in the Highline School District. It was held at St. Francis Church in Burien Wa. and there were 4 priests, 2 alter boys; communion was given for those who could take it, no mass was said, but many prayers and offerings were said. Several people spoke and at the end, the song Makumatatata was sung as we exited. There was a huge reception with lots of food to eat. Kathy Anderson read Jay's List of Things Cancer Has Taught Me, which was beautiful. This list can be found on her Caring Bridge Journal and can be printed out. http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/jlaegreid (page 4 Feb 2008). Then came a slide show of her life put to music. You could see how fun she made life and she always had a smile on her face. It ended with "Iz" singing Over the Rainbow. If you have never heard this it is the most beautiful rendition done of this classy song. Several Reiki folks were there and it seems like everyone I spoke with will be signing up for the Nov class. It was lovely and I sent Jay a rx during the church service.
Hira

July 25, 2008 8:03 PM

Erin's report from the ultrasound today!

2008-07-24T20:17:00.003-06:00

So, I just came back from the ultrasound and there is no change. 7.5-8mm, so that means no more testing. It's basically stayed steady for 3 weeks, so they feel that from this point, there's no reason to keep checking. They will for sure keep me here for at least 5 more weeks, which I was prepared for.

The good news, is that the baby weighs 3.1 lbs! From this point, an average of a pound every 2 weeks is expected. That said, we should have at least a 6-pounder if we can make it 6 more weeks, and if we go to 36 weeks, a baby should gain up to 1 lb a week, during the last 4 weeks. By my calculations, we could have a 10-pounder!

Victor goes back home July 8th in Seattle

2008-07-23T13:59:00.008-06:00

For 3 weeks we have been sending distant treatments to Victor Leeman age 3 in Seattle. His hospitalization involved a series of difficulties with his feeding tube and unable to digest his proteins, bizare rashes with swelling and trials of seizures. His parents spent many long days and nights caring and over seeing his medical treatments and general overall care of support and love. He was released back home July 8 and is doing so much better. We thank the Wa Reiki group for all the treatments.

Laura has updated Vic's blog and will continue to do so - if you want to follow this little guy- check in on what's up. He always likes to swing and because there were no available handicapped swings, Laura went to work on the behalf of Vic and other special needs children and there are now handicapped swings in the Seattle area.

Please save Vic's blog to your favorites: http://vicsmiles.blogspot.com/

We are glad everyone is home and thank you Laura for your support in keeping us updated.

The passing of our Reiki sister and friend, Jeanene Laegreid

2008-07-23T08:13:00.003-06:00

Dear Reiki students and friends of the Seattle/Tacoma group,

It is with great feelings to send out this notice of Jeanene Laegreid's transition and passing to the realms that gifted her spirit, joy and love of life. She left with friends and family surrounding her and Reiki gifting her access to a peaceful transition on Saturday night around 1030pm.

It always touches me so when a Reiki student makes this journey to the infinite source of our beginnings. Jeanene embraced Reiki with the gusto and determination that she met all aspects of her life. She was so aware of the energy and the continued practice of Reiki's loving support to get her through the many aspects of her journey and healing of the deep levels of her being.

I sit tonight with my hands holding her, reiki continuing to support her along the way and I think of the 1st time I met her in the Reiki class. Her spirit is so uniquely different. It is like a breath of the Divine enters your space and you take notice of the importance of this life's meeting. I was blessed to initiate her into the energy that breathes the balance of life from its source. These moments are never to be forgotten. When I saw her name I was startled to realize that my name was in hers. My maiden name is Reid and my first name being Jean. I always felt I was holding her on both sides.

Her journey allowed us to come to her in distant treatments and also hands on Reiki treatments. We were gifted to meet her family and deeply loyal friends. There were so many of you that were friends and colleagues of her profession of physical therapy. You have seen over the years that same dedication and love of life that flowed thru all aspects of her. We had so many incredible experiences of going to John of God and being together in that incredible love and energy.

We have been touched by this beautiful, loving woman, sharing her life with us. Continue giving her treatments during this time period of transition.
We send our love to her family and friends who were there for her and were the tapestry of her incredible life.

Join in with her as her family celebrates her life. Jay’s Celebration of Life Service will be Friday at 3 p.m. at St Francis Church in Seahurst.

Contemplate the Precepts daily

2008-07-22T20:32:00.001-06:00

2nd Degree students: Send a distant treatment to the precept and listen to what it wants to teach you.
1st Degree students: Contemplate the Precept while you are doing hands on Reiki.

The Spiritual Precepts of Reiki

2008-07-22T20:16:00.000-06:00

Just for today do not worry
Just for today do not anger
Earn your living honestly
Honor your parents, teachers, and elders
Show gratitude to every living thing.