Distance Reiki to Help Others

June 7, 2017 by Yvonne

Distance Reiki

Sometimes it’s a good idea to send distance Reiki to help others, rather than give in-person Reiki. The following situation is just one example of this.

Distance Reiki from Any Place

I was in an apothecary when I noticed an older woman talking to an employee. Immediately I saw the energy around the woman’s right leg was not flowing from her thigh to the calf. The energy flow cut off at the top of her knee. It was as if her lower leg didn’t exist energetically. I thought it amazing how she could even be up and around with her energy like that. My heart went out to her, knowing something wasn’t right.

I made a mental note to offer distance Reiki when I got home. Then I took my newly purchased item and headed for the door.

Suddenly, I heard a crashing sound behind me. I turned to find that same woman on the ground. She’d fallen and all of the vitamins on the shelves near her had tumbled to the floor. She tried to get up but her right leg wouldn’t work. A customer rushed to help her and she was soon back on her feet.

Then I turned to go once more when I heard another crashing sound. She had fallen again. More vitamin bottles spilled down in a cascade at her feet. People huddled around her. Clearly, her right knee kept giving out, though she repeatedly tried to stand. I heard her say, “I’m all right. I’m all right,” though she couldn’t stand. The crowd pressed in around her.

Since there were already way too many “helpers” around her, I made the decision to leave. Once back in my car, I pulled out of my parking spot and quickly found a parking spot in a quiet area near a tree. I was a bit shaken by what I’d just seen; and I wanted to help this woman. I decided this might be a good time for some distance Reiki.

I went through the required permissions and preparation process and began to hold the distance Reiki space for her highest good, if she was open to receiving it. Afterwards, I waited a few moments. Nobody came out of the store.

Although a part of me wanted to go back in and see how she was doing, I trusted the Reiki would go to where it needed to go for the highest good, if it was the right thing for her. Then, I drove away, thankful for the opportunity to be in “the Reiki moment”.

When to Send Distance Reiki

Distance Reiki is like a bridge connecting the Practitioner to the recipient, no matter how far apart they are from each other.

Distance Reiki can be sent to the recipient as far away as another country. The energy will travel and Higher Power will know where the practitioner is intending for the Reiki to go.

A practitioner always needs to get permission first, either directly from the recipient or from the recipient’s higher self. Practitioners sometimes send Reiki to themselves and just invite the recipient to come and partake of the Reiki if she wants to, for her well-being.

Distance Reiki Can Be Sent To:

Friends or family in hospitals or ICU if the practitioner can’t be there in-person
Pets who are in a kennel or vet overnight
A friend in another state or country
A neighbor in their own house, down the street

Those who have received distance Reiki can sometimes feel the energy and the comfort of the Reiki being sent to them. Sometimes there is a sense of simple peace. Still, sometimes, they find things start to go more smoothly in the days following a distance Reiki session.

Distance Reiki for Pets

Many practitioners, including myself, give distance Reiki to pets. I’ve found that the distance sessions are just as effective, if not more so, than in-person sessions. Animals are receptive, in general, to the Reiki and they don’t need to receive it in-person, or hands-on, in order for it to work.

Some pets may want a mix of hands-on and hands-off or distance Reiki. It is up to each unique animal.

Distance Reiki for Deceased Loved Ones

Practitioners can send Reiki to loved ones who have already transitioned to increase their bond and to send “good will”.

This also works for animals who have made their transition because, usually, animals are already so receptive and sensitive to energy in general.

Distance Reiki for Future Events

Reiki can be sent to any planned future event or appointment to help it go well. Practitioners send Reiki before events such as:

Business meetings
Speaking engagements
Doctor’s appointments
College mid-terms or finals
Business trips
Vacations

Distance Reiki can also go to events in the past to help people heal how they feel about a certain event. It might be a traumatic event or an event that left them feeling uncomfortable.

Distance Reiki to Higher Power

Once practitioners have gone through the training and they’ve learned how to give distance Reiki, although there are steps to the process, often they find that distance Reiki can be a very creative process with different ways of giving it.

Some practitioners also send Reiki to Higher Power or the angels and guides they work with, just as a way of saying “Thank you for being there!” So, distance Reiki can act as an “unconditional love note” to the Universe!

Many distance Reiki blessings to you!

Yvonne P. Gleason, RMT

Reiki Sanctuary of Northern Virginia

Reiki for Relaxing Holidays

November 28, 2016 by Yvonne

Have a Relaxing Reiki Winter

Feeling stressed out this winter? Many people decide to take a relaxing “Reiki rest” to help them rejuvenate and find their calm center once again.

Holiday Gift: A Reiki Session

Two years ago, a snowstorm had been predicted. Everyone was flooding the stores for shovels and bags of “snow-melt”. Store parking lots were jammed, and car horns were honking. Impatience filled the air.

Like many others, I had begun to get caught up in the stress of not just the holidays, but end-of-year budgets with the added prospect of possibly needing a new car. The house needed some attention as well. And holiday time was upon us, yet I hadn’t even emailed or snail-mailed one Greeting card. I was starting to feel like a Grinch. What happened to that old childhood spirit of winter snow and fun? Catching snowflakes on my tongue? Making snow angels? Giving and receiving gifts? My joy was missing.

So, I turned to the one thing that re-balances all of me: mind, body, and soul. Reiki!

In a quiet room with the sound of a trickling water fountain, I lay on the Reiki table and felt the warm Reiki gently wafting into my energy fields and physical body. All that was important, was in the here and now. Just the state of “being” was enough. And not only was it enough; for me, it was vital for sustaining my inner strength and inner balance.

As the session progressed, I began to see the familiar colors of my own chakras streaming outward; something I realized I hadn’t seen for a couple of weeks. My stomach began to release tension, and other areas of my body relaxed where I’d been holding tension that I didn’t even consciously realize at the time.

The wind picked up just outside the window and I knew the temperature was falling, as predicted. Yet, I was ensconced in the warm sheltering of the Reiki itself. I drifted in and out of sleep. I felt safe and unconditionally loved by Source.

By the end of the session, I felt renewed and ready to return to “the world” again. Yet, I would not have to return to the state of being stressed. I had “recharged my battery”, or more precisely, re-ignited my inner light. It was just the winter gift I had needed.

As I stepped outside into the first falling snowflakes, for the first time that year, I felt the childhood excitement of a “winter wonderland” that would soon be upon us. Maybe this year I would even make snow angels.

Reiki Treatment Sessions

Winter is the time of year when many people schedule a Reiki treatment session to renew their energy and restore their inner calm. The trees let go of their leaves and a more barren landscape appears along with cold air. Friends and family take the chill off by receiving Reiki, which often feels like a warm blanket enfolding them. Many times, as they relax on the Reiki table, they fall asleep. Falling asleep while receiving Reiki, is good because it lets the immune system function at a deep level.

Relaxation is restorative and very natural. Sometimes we forget about this “natural” state of being and we forget to relax, as if relaxing was a chore. Relaxing is a gift we can give to ourselves, even in the midst of holiday stress. And one way of doing this is through Reiki.

So, as the trees’ canopies become sparse, and the outside temperature drops, allow yourself to enjoy the warmth of the season with some holiday Reiki; and Reiki all winter long!

Reiki Shares for Holiday Parties

Some Reiki practitioners host a “Reiki Share” for their holiday party. The guests bring food, and just like a regular party, everyone eats and chats for a while. Then they all lie down on Reiki tables. If there are more people than tables, two or three practitioners can give Reiki to one recipient on the table.

Not only does healing and balancing take place during Reiki shares, but lots of learning can take place too! And of course, lots of relaxation, as the layers of stress dissolve under the gentle flow of Reiki. This is a gentle gathering of gratitude and giving.

Tips for a Great Reiki Share

Know who is coming so you can plan for how many tables you’ll need. (guests can bring tables)
Have a table or counter for food that guests will bring. (Give them some ideas of what to bring before the share.)
Keep an eye on the time so that once the eating part of the party is over, there is plenty of time left for everyone to receive Reiki.
Have a gentle alarm on hand to sound at intervals so that each person at the share has an opportunity to receive Reiki.
Put a sign on the door saying “Please do not disturb” so that once the Reiki part of the share begins, the doorbell won’t be ringing.
The host can prepare the room for everyone before the Reiki begins. Each practitioner can prepare their own body and set their intention.
Play relaxing music.

After the Reiki Share, everyone goes home much more relaxed and renewed!

Ten More Ways to Keep Calm

Choose which parties or party invitation you want to accept.
Bake Reiki cookies with some friends (give Reiki to the cookies before baking them).
Give Self-Reiki every day or every night before sleep.
Walk in nature or a relaxing place. As you walk, place your hand over the heart chakra or solar plexus, for grounding and feeling calm.
Surround yourself with calm pictures, or items from nature.
Have a “Reiki Retreat” room in your house or apartment where you go to relax.
Choose to spend time with someone instead of buying gifts for each other. Give them some Reiki as a gift. Giving Reiki can relax the “giver” too.
Spend time doing a creative hobby: i.e. meditative coloring books.
Listen to relaxing music.
Prepare food ahead of time and as you do, give it some Reiki with the intention that the nutrients fully support everyone who partakes of the food.

We have a choice as to how much or how little we want to do this season.

So, instead of winding up and spinning out into a vortex of stress, we can intentionally wind down and let Reiki help us enjoy an easy-paced winter.

Choose your pace with Reiki; choose your path to relaxation this season and all year through!

Happy Reiki Holidays and Many Reiki blessings,

Yvonne P. Gleason, RMT

Reiki Sanctuary of Northern Virginia

Reiki for the Whales

October 3, 2016 by Yvonne

Reiki for Open Ocean Whales

Giving Reiki to the Whales in the open seas, among the freighters and other boats, can be beneficial for whales as well as for the relationship between sea life and humans.

Reiki for the Humpback Whale

He lifts his body straight up into the air and lands in a slam-splash before submerging, leaving a brief crater on the surface of the ocean. Then again, the humpback propels himself skyward, and down again. Over and over he breaches, as if he knows we want to see more. Then he rolls onto his back, exposing his underside, before rolling onto his stomach again.

Out here at sea, our boat rocks with the wind, the motor silenced so that we may watch the beauty and grace of the humpbacks, without disturbing them. We learn that this particular humpback often can be found here, and while it’s wonderful for us, it’s not without risk to the humpback, since this is a shipping channel.

When I hear this news, immediately, I begin beaming Reiki to the humpback, holding out my hands to him. He stays for a while and I try to savor every moment of his movements, treasuring the experience. Then, the humpback dives down a final time.

Silently, I thank the humpback for his visit. I continue to give Reiki as he swims away. Then I give Reiki to the whole shipping channel for the safety of all the whales, among the boats that need to pass through the channel. I give Reiki with my eyes and hands, emitting a soft mist of energy that comes from Source. I bathe the whole area in loving light for the well-being of the whales. And I ask for the Reiki to expand, for the well-being of the dolphins, stingrays, porpoises, and all other sea life.

Just as I set my intention to include all of sea life in the Reiki, a bright yellow crab appears on the surface of the water, then slips past our boat. The little crab is given some Reiki too.

After our afternoon of watching whales and giving Reiki to them and the other sea life, we turn back and head for shore. Then, as if to say “thank you”, two dolphins arc out of the water and into the air, right beside our boat. They stay with us for a while, then dive under one last time as I give them a “Reiki-wave goodbye”.

Reiki for a Greater Future

Since that memorable day, often, I spend time sending distance Reiki with the intention of developing a more conscious relationship between people and whales.

We can give distance Reiki to Whales by:

Visualizing the whales in the sea as healthy and whole
Imagining a beautiful white, healing light around oceans
Allowing the healing light to include all sea creatures
Giving Reiki, intending for all people and whales to respectfully co-exist

Reiki for Dolphins in Sanctuaries

Even in sanctuaries, where dolphins may be in a semi-captive environment, we can send Reiki. In certain semi-captive environments, the dolphins are free to swim into the open ocean, if they want, and stay there. They can always come back for some playful human interaction by making trips back and forth from the open ocean to the sanctuary. These dolphins often act as diplomats where people can see them up close.

We all can give Reiki toward a common understanding that the lives of whales and dolphins are important, and that perhaps we can find a life-affirming way to co-exist. Then, maybe one day, there won’t even be a need for animal diplomats. We all will already understand and respect animals.

Until then, we can give the whales, and all animals, the Reiki, which comes from a divine Source that is both patient and understanding.

Many Reiki blessings on your journey,
Yvonne P. Gleason, RMT
Reiki Sanctuary of Northern Virginia

Giving Reiki to the Trees

April 16, 2016 by Yvonne

Reiki and Trees

Giving Reiki to the trees, even when they are healthy and green, can help keep them healthy and happy all year long.

Reiki and the Neighborhood Pine Tree

Years ago, an old pine tree stood not far from our house. Our neighbor, a little girl, used to spend many quiet afternoons sitting under that tree. Often, I saw her looking at the tree with love, as if the tree was a grandfather she respected and looked up to for solace. For years, she shared a quiet relationship with the old pine. Then she and her family moved away. The pine stood steadfast and, often, I sent it Reiki from my window. I watched as the energy around the tree changed and expanded whenever I gave it Reiki.

Because it was such a tall tree, it never went unnoticed by other neighbors passing by. Indeed, the tree seemed like a sentinel, keeping watch over our small neighborhood.

Then one night a storm plowed through our area and the winds buffeted the old pine so that it fell with a loud crash like a resounding bass note.

The next morning the tree lay on the ground, having fallen in a direction away from our homes, so no damage was done to our housing. There the tree lay, and I reached out and touched it, then began giving it Reiki, thinking that it still might be partly alive.

As the days passed, other neighbors “paid their respects” to the fallen tree. And one afternoon, as I came back from retrieving the mail from our mailbox, I noticed an older man standing before the tree, with his hat in his hands. He turned to me and said, “Fallen soldier.” Then he turned back to the tree and saluted it respectfully.

I knew the HOA would soon learn of the tree and call a company to saw it up and haul it away piece by piece. I dreaded that day, knowing it would be hard for me to hear the horrible squeal of the chain saw cutting through the tree’s trunk. But the area needed to be cleared.

One day, as I was driving back from the grocery store, I wound up right behind a truck with tree-cutting gear in the back of it. And I knew. They were coming for our pine. How I ended up right behind that truck on the very day, I didn’t know.

I parked and watched the two men get their saw and equipment ready. I knew they’d be there for a few minutes, so I went over to the tree for the last time and whispered, “Go to the light. Thank you for being here for us all of these years.” Then I gave it Reiki one last time.

The men started walking my way, so I turned and walked toward the house. But before I went inside, I turned once more to the tree, and what I saw amazed me. A layer of energy much like the ectoplasm we have come to associate with spirits, rose gently upward from the tree trunk and disappeared into the air. It was very light and soft.

Then I stepped inside the house. When the chain saw started up, I went into a room at the farthest part of the house so I couldn’t hear it. I meditated and gave myself some Reiki. As I did, silently, I wondered if the energy of the old pine could see me as it passed over our rooftop, rising higher into the sky.

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Start your Reiki Practice with Trees

Some Reiki practitioners begin their journey by giving Reiki to their favorite tree rather than to people. Trees aren’t judgmental, and therefore may seem less intimidating for a first-timer who just wants to slowly wade into the experience of giving Reiki.

Since all living things are energy, trees can respond to the Reiki when it’s being sent from a distance, as well as when it’s being given hands-on. For those of you who may have been too young to join the “tree-hugger” generation, now you can hug a tree with the intention of giving it Reiki. Practitioners are easily able to learn what the flow feels like as it goes to the bark on the tree trunk, or to a leaf or a bud, or even to the barren winter branches that hold the promise of buds deep inside.

Just like with people who don’t need to feel sick in order to reap the benefits of receiving Reiki, so it is with trees and plants. Reiki can be given to a healthy tree in all seasons. In the summer when the tree is all leafed out, giving it Reiki is a way of saying “Thank you for providing oxygen and shade.” In the Spring, Reiki can help coax forth the new leaves in a welcoming soft layer, which in turn will provide a nesting place for birds who will soon be needing those nests for their babies. In autumn, Reiki can help the tree transition as leaves release their hold on the branches. Most of all, no matter what season, giving Reiki to a tree sends a message of unconditional love and appreciation which may be felt on an energy-level by all of the other plant life around it. There are other situations when giving Reiki to a tree may be beneficial.

When to Give Reiki to a Tree

When a sapling has just been planted or transplanted from one location to another
Before and after pruning limbs
When a tree has fallen
Before a tree is cut down, and to the stump and felled tree afterwards
When a tree is diseased
When a tree experiences climate or weather changes
Before a storm

We know that plants thrive when classical or uplifting music is played around them. Music is energy. You may have read how plants also grow and respond when we quietly and caringly talk to them. Our words and emotions are energy too. Reiki is Universal energy. When it’s sent for the good of the plant or tree, it responds to the Reiki in a positive way.

Giving Reiki to Other Forms of Nature

Giving Reiki to trees, plants, ponds and streams is a respectful way of honoring the earth we temporarily inhabit. There are some Reiki practitioners who feel a real calling to give Reiki to nature, and in that way, become stewards of the earth. Some are even called to give Reiki to land that has been torn asunder by war, or oceans that have been tarnished by oil spills.

Some Reiki practitioners feel embarrassed about giving Reiki to a tree in a public place where others can see them, so they send the Reiki with their eyes in a soft gaze, allowing the Reiki to flow softly to whatever plant or tree they feel guided to reach out to in that moment. And they trust that the Reiki will be received for the highest good of the tree or plant.

If you see energy around plants, it’s fun to watch their energy respond and change whenever they are given Reiki. I’ve experienced the energy field around a leaf reaching out to touch my fingers as I gave it Reiki. Definitely a moment of awe for me! Some say the whole atmosphere around the tree that receives Reiki changes to a more uplifted feeling with a less dense quality. Even if we can’t see it, like our breath, the energy is there.

I think the earth as a whole benefits from the Reiki it receives from so many practitioners across the globe. And, in turn, we benefit from a healthy planet. Perhaps, somewhere, an old pine or a maple sapling is just waiting for you to give it Reiki!

Many Reiki blessings on your journey,
Yvonne P. Gleason
Reiki Sanctuary of Northern Virginia