My mum sent me these photos of herself during her last Yoga retreat, so of course I have to publish them :)
THIS is what you can look like when you are a grandmother if you have been doing Reiki for 15 years, Tai Chi for 8 years and Yoga since you were in your 30’s…doesn’t she look fabulous?! I also wanted to write about this topic because recently I have been asked by several of my students why they are not feeling more significant effects of Reiki right after the course. Although I have seen some remarkable immediate effects of Reiki such as eradication of pain, improvement in immune systems, lowering of stress and improvement of a variety of illnesses right after the course, these are much rarer than the cumulative effect of years upon years of taking good care of yourself. With Reiki, as with all things natural, the effects may take many months to manifest.
Firstly the body will take the Reiki energy and deal with important, pressing issues – this might not be immediately noticeable to you in the beginning, but from one year to the next you will begin to see that every year is an improvement over the last. And even if you have a shocking year in terms of trauma or undesirable life events, you will grow through them as opposed to sink under them. You may think you are descending, but assuming you continue your Reiki practice, I guarantee you will look back and see yourself as stronger, more capable, and happier than in the past – that is the cumulative effects of Reiki and consistent self-treatment.
In our fast food/ convenience culture we have forgotten the point of the journey. Our life is not to rush to some undetermined goal or finish line (um, that would be death, ultimately), but to savour the journey and to enjoy it fully present. This Economic Crisis has brought it home even more powerfully – so many people slogging their guts out in jobs they hate, in lives they can hardly tolerate, just so they can pack away enough money to live ‘their real life’ – and now, for many, it’s all gone up in smoke. Much better to live each day deliciously and fully and then when if it all comes crashing down, at least you’ve had a damn good run!
To enjoy fully means listening fully too. Listening to your body, to your emotions and to your intuition. Looking after yourself, nurturing yourself, and doing what you need to do to fulfil whatever it is you want to fulfil. Step by step, year after year, small steps add up to massive improvements, as these photos attest toWell, I’m off to do my Reiki, I’ve got big shoes to fill J
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