martes, 2 de noviembre de 2010

Solucionar la depresión

Solucionar la depresión

Reiki "recarga las pilas" del paciente y como tratamiento inicial de emergencia es sumamente eficaz. Esto es debido a que una depresión suele tener como resultado una bajada de los niveles energéticos de la persona.
Desde el punto de vista de Reiki, una depresión no es causada por un problema, sino nuestra actitud frente a ello o nuestra manera de verlo.

Una persona deprimida se siente cansada, baja en energías, sin ganas de afrontar el mundo. Reiki canaliza la energía que nos rodea hacia el paciente, aumentando su fuerza personal y sus ganas de vivir y seguir luchando. Al mismo tiempo nos equilibra, permitiéndonos visualizar nuestros problemas en un marco mas realista.

A largo plazo, Reiki empieza a trabajar con la causa del problema y no solo los síntomas. Aún cuando la causa parece estar fuera de nuestro control (un problema laboral, por ejemplo), Reiki nos ayuda a cambiar nuestra actitud hacia esa causa.

Entrevista con un estudiente de reiki ( ahora un periodista)

Haciendo reventar píldora a Habitantes del oeste lo encontramos difícil de desviarse de la norma. Para muchos, solamente la palabra 'la meditación' evoca una imagen de sesión de gente " el hierbajo fumando el hippy " cruzó legged en el suelo, tarareando fuerte.

But why is it that, if you collect crystals and balance your chakras, you are seen as different or eccentric? What's the difference between treating yourself to a deep tissue massage or a Reiki healing session? Some may argue that spending around £35 for someone to hover their hands in the air doesn't deliver quite the same 'value for money'.

But more and more people are awakening to the delights of alternative therapies like Reiki, acupuncture and reflexology. Such treatments are becoming more widely recognised by patients and doctors alike, and even practised in hospitals.

And, if Juliet Duquemin, from the Reiki Research Foundation in Gillingham, gets her way, they will soon be available on the NHS. She and husband, Kim, have developed their own little gem called Psychodynamic Reiki Counselling and are currently in talks with the Primary Care Trust.

The new therapy combines a double whammy of counselling - based on the Freudian technique - with Reiki. Now that is value for money.

The pair catapulted into action after reading Lord Layard's The Depression Report, which states that crippling depression and chronic anxiety are the biggest causes of misery in Britain today.

It reveals that more people now claim incapacity benefit - due to depression and anxiety - than the number of unemployed receiving job seeker's allowance. (Well, at least there's finally something that can't be blamed on the credit crunch).

The report also highlights the huge lack of therapists with waiting lists of over nine months in many areas, forcing patients to visit their GPs, who will inevitably prescribe medication.

But Juliet believes we are losing faith in conventional medicine.

"People aren't happy to just take a pill any more. They want to take responsibility for their actions," she says.

"They are starting to realise that medication can mask the underlying problem and after a while it may come back. What they actually want to do is talk."

She explains that the Psychodynamic element of the new therapy focuses on the client's unconscious processes and resistance towards past emotional issues. And by adding the Reiki, the client is able to relax quicker which allows childhood experiences to be easily accessed.

"You take people into a meditative state and use the blockages to guide you to the areas that need healing, like a map," says Juliet.

"Relying on certain types of medication can be like wrapping someone in cotton wool so they can cope with life.

"People can even learn to read their own bodies, each part signifies a different meaning for example legs relate to childhood issues, shoulders can signify parental issues."

Reiki is a method of healing, developed by Dr Mikao Usui in Japan in the early 20th century. The Japanese word Reiki means 'Universal Energy', which, in simple terms, means the invisible energy that flows through all living things.

In a typical Reiki treatment, a practitioner places their hands gently on or over the body in a sequence of different areas known as chakras. The recipient automatically draws in only as much Reiki as is needed. Some may say it has a mind of its own.

Every treatment is unique, from laughing or crying to tingling sensations, some may even feel nothing at all. So it's a bit like having too much to drink then?

Reiki Master, Jason Ritchie, teaches courses in England and Spain. He explains that Reiki can be used as a tool for self development and not just for healing a certain illness.

"Many only see it as a healing method but it isn't, it's a path, a way of life," he says.

"Those who engage on the courses are there to help others, as well as and most importantly, themselves.

"Reiki clears the chakras that have been clogged up with experience and trauma. They are cleansed and empowered with unconditional love.

"Everyone deserves to connect to the energy. It does not matter what you have said or done in your life, we are all needed on this earth to learn from each other. Reiki is unconditional love and it knows no boundaries."

He adds that Reiki assists prescribed medication and that we should have a healthy balance between the two. No over-doing the Reiki then.

"I have seen some people who live for the alternative lifestyle and they still are ill or unhappy. I have seen both sides of the coin so I think it's all about balance. Enjoy what you do, laugh and be happy. Happiness is the key to loving the self and others," says Jason.

One of Jason's students, Tracey Ann Edwards, describes her experience of studying Reiki.

"It was intense, emotional, enlightening but above all a beautiful experience that you cannot truly appreciate unless you go through it personally," says Tracey.

She believes Reiki has helped restore her confidence and self-esteem after suffering from on-going panic attacks.

"On the Wednesday, three days after the course, I received an email from the Guinness Book of Records to do the hair and makeup for them at a celebrity photo shoot in Spain, the following weekend.

"Once I was at the shoot it all went fantastically well, so much so that the client wants me to work with her again.

"In a nut shell, Reiki 2 has been the platform for me, from where everything can grow. Like a house needs foundations, Reiki is my foundation."
So maybe we can all learn something from the peace, loving hippies. Whether you feel inspired to bond with nature or stick on some relaxing music, maybe it's time we started listening to our bodies.

So don't be flushing those pills down the toilet just yet. And remember, next time you have a headache, before you reach for the paracetamol, have a think about what your body is trying to tell you!

Entrevista con Reiki Guru Frank Arjava Petter 2008

Interview with Jason Richie, January 28, 2008

Question: What happened within your life to receive the calling to the Reiki path? What is your Reiki Lineage?

Answer: I came across Reiki accidentally, if there is such a thing. From age sixteen I was exposed to meditation, yoga, mysticism and the oriental healing arts. When I learned Reiki, many years later, it clicked instantly.

But I did have to overcome a few obstacles. The first Reiki treatment I ever received was boring and did not touch me at all. Yet I did not loose my interest. My first Reiki Teacher, my brother, was found out not to have taken a teacher’s training himself. That disappointed me, but I accredited that to human nature, and not to Reiki. In fact, this made me hungry for the origins of Reiki: I thought it marvelous that Reiki had been used and abused in so many different ways, and yet it had retained its original purity, its essence. And this essence was what I was interested in.

My second teacher was an old friend, Agehanand Popat, who had learned from someone (Peter Gilgen) belonging to the Reiki Alliance. What I learned from him was wonderful, but still it felt incomplete. Five years before I met with Reiki I already lived and worked in Japan, knowing its culture, its people and its fragrance. I was married there and ran a language school. This first hand experience made me look deeper for the roots of Reiki. I knew that what I had learned was a delicious New Age cocktail. To put it lightly, Reiki History and Teaching at that time (1993) was filled with questionable “truth”. So I made an effort to research both.

After one year of teaching, one of my students “found” a ninety- year old Japanese gentleman, who was one of the few teachers of the original Reiki Society. He was kind and taught us some of what he knew, but before I could formally train with him, he passed away.

Six years later, I met my third Reiki Teacher, Chiyoko Yamaguchi. She was 78 when I met her, having practiced Reiki since she was seventeen. What I teach today is mostly what I learned from her.

Question: What was the distance between you taking Reiki 1 to Reiki 2 and then furthering to Reiki Master and Teacher?

Answer: Chiyoko Sensei (respected teacher) as we called her, taught Reiki One and Two together on five consecutive days. This is how her teacher, Chujiro Hayashi, taught her.

She allowed me to begin the teacher’s training after two years under her guidance. Just before I finished my training she passed away in 2003, so I completed the training with her son, Tadao Yamaguchi in 2004.

Question: What are your feelings about the way in which Reiki is taught around the world today?

Answer: Reiki is such a beautiful spiritual path. It is clear and simple in its essence, but so many artificial flavours have been added to it. It is time to look at what the essence of Reiki really is, and to peel of all the layers of what was added later on. Simple is Best. The reason why so much has been added is to avoid the inner insecurity, the inner lack of trust that one has in oneself. If this issue is properly addressed and solved, life can be lived in simplicity.

On a practical level Reiki is a serious healing art that needs to be treated with devotion and respect. Devotion and respect need time to grow. In Japan Reiki is seen as a way of life, a love affair with existence that never ends. I have witnessed so many healings on all levels when Reiki is practiced seriously.

One of the main subjects in the original system is to learn how to find problem areas in the body with your hands. You are taught how to increase your perception, and how to understand the body’s inherent healing process. Once you know how to do that, you can successfully treat your clients. Before you do, you are fishing in the dark.

Question: Do you feel there is a right way and a wrong way in teaching Reiki?

Answer: Absolutely. The only right way to teach Reiki is to live it. If the teacher does not incorporate the teaching into his own personal life, it has no meaning. So in a way I would like to rephrase your question.” Is there a right or a wrong man to teach Reiki?” If the teacher walks his talk, he is worth studying with. Someone whose being radiates love and compassion can teach you something- just by being in his presence. Someone whose mind and heart is filled with all sorts of junk, is better to be steered clear of as a teacher. I am not saying that a Reiki Teacher must be a saint, but the fragrance of the process of awakening must be felt in his presence.

Reiki is not about curing a headache. It is about finding yourself, and not everyone can teach you that.

Question: What are your feelings about the many off shoots of Reiki, eg Angel Reiki, Wiccan Reiki, Rainbow Reiki etc...

Answer: We can do without most of them… During Mikao Usui ‘s time he word “Reiki” originally meant “Soul Energy”. I find it amazing that someone may think that he can improve upon that! As I said earlier, one reason for wanting to improve upon “Soul Energy” is insecurity. Another one is financial. Both are to be examined and let go of if you want to proceed on the path.

Question: Are you aware that Reiki in Spain is widespread?

Answer: Spain is one of the very few European countries that I have not taught in yet, so I don’t know your Reiki Community intimately. Perhaps this will change soon.

Question: How has Reiki changed your life?

Answer: Usui Sensei Reiki called Reiki “ The secret art of inviting happiness, the spiritual medicine for all illnesses”. This is exactly what it has done to me; I have become happy and content with what is happening inside and outside of myself. In the first part of my life- before I met Reiki- I revolved exclusively around myself. Reiki has shown me love and compassion…

Question: What are your aims and reasons for coming to Spain? Why have you waited until now to connect with the source in Andalucia?

Answer: Reiki is my boat. Wherever it takes me, I go. I don’t know why the wind did not blow this way before, but I feel it in my hair now…