Elaine Grundy: looking for Urban Enlightenment

What Group Healing Space Launched!

I am so happy, excited and grateful to see such a successful launch last week of my new studio, the What Group Healing Space!  Thank you to all my friends, Reiki students, fellow therapists who attended and brought such lovely gifts, goodwill and love with them, I was in shock and awe :)

The studio is where I will be holding all my Reiki classes, coaching and healing sessions, and it is also open for bookings for any other therapists interested in using the space for classes, workshops, meditations and healing groups.  Click for for more details: http://www.whattherapy.com/whatstudio.php

Afew of the familiar faces below!
 
Dayah, our fabulous webmaster on www.whattherapy.com - what would I do without Dayah!?  Clarice, my revered Feng Shui Master and fellow Reiki Master, big hugs!

Rebecca, my wonderful Kundalini Yoga teacher and designer of the fabulous Chakrama range of jewelry.  If you can feel the love, be assured I have plenty of it in the studio, come and have a browse of this fabulous jewelry as it really does help you manifest, grow and empower your chakras - I never go to a teaching class without my throat chakra malla!

Kate,Karen,Thom & Jane!  Thom is a caring, genuine hypnotherapist and really one of a kind, Karen is also a hypnotherapist and a nurturing Reiki healer, don't they all look so beautiful together?!

Ah!  Three of my favourite people! Lynelle runs Innate at Camden Medical Ctr and is phenomenal, love love love!  She also set up and runs the All One Foundation that I support through both my Reiki and What Therapy website by tithing 10% of our revenue to Lynelle's work.  Its really worthwhile to find a charity like this as it gives so much more meaning to your work.  Emma, my dear friend, and not to forget my darling husband and PR Genius, Ian!

Many others came and didn't get a photo snapped (or not one they would have thanked me for!), but love to you all and thank you again for making this evening so special.

More photos on my facebook: click here

Universal Healing Tao Course

Awaken the Healing Light of the Tao

The Universal Tao, also known as Tao Yoga, was founded by  Master Mantak Chia, a Thai of Chinese parents. The author of numerous books on the subject, he is the first to initiate those in the West to the ancient methods of Taoist inner alchemy  which integrates body, mind and spirit.  He has trained thousands of Universal Tao Instructors who teach this system all around the world.

Universal Tao is a practical system of self-development which enables the individual to complete the harmonious evolution of the body, mind, and spirit.  It is not related to any religion. Through a series of ancient Chinese meditative and internal energy exercises, the practitioner learns to increase physical energy, release tension, improve health, and gain the ability to help oneself and others.

Tao Yoga - Basic Course

The Inner Smile – a powerful relaxing technique. By learning to smile inwardly to the organs and glands, the whole body will feel loved and appreciated.  Stress and tension will be counteracted, the flow of Chi increased and  negative emotions  will be transformed into positive thoughts, creating vitality.

The Six Healing Sounds - to clean, cool and regenerate the principle organs and help to improve the energy flow within them, enhancing their performance.  Vital to those practising  meditation, martial arts or sports in which there is a tendency to build excessive heat in the system.

The Microcosmic Orbit - the key principle of the Tao.  By increasing the energy flow through the two main meridians we eliminate blockages and improve life-force, thereby building inner strength and vitality Opening the 3 Tan Tiens to the 6 Directions - which lets us connect with the forces of nature, refine and replenish our inner energy, promoting good health and encouraging harmony.

Healing Love - Advanced Course 

Seminal and Ovarian Kung Fu - the conservation and transformation of sexual energy for spiritual development.  We will explore ancient techniques of cultivating male and female sexual energy for health, healing and harmonious sexual relations.  These techniques (which can be practised solo or with a partner) help alleviate sexual problems, difficulties with menstrual cycles and symptoms associated with menopause.

Iron Shirt Chi Kung 1 – a powerful system of standing meditation which develops our rooting ability, incorporating simple breathing exercises which build our immune system. With regular practice, Iron Shirt training roots the body to the Earth, strengthens the vital organs, changes the tendons, cleanses the bone marrow, and creates a reserve of pure Chi energy.  As the internal structure is strengthened, the problems of poor posture and circulation of energy are corrected.

 Prerequisite:  Tao Yoga – Basic Course.

About the Instructor: Jorva Hamilton

Jorva was born in Xiamen, China, and moved to Hong Kong in 1949.  She has enjoyed a full professional life (government servant, administrator, company director) and personal life (husband, daughter, two sons and 7 grand-children) and has lived and worked in a number of different countries.  Her early interest in yoga and meditation blossomed in the 1980's to include Life Dynamics, Tai Chi, acupressure, and herbal medicine.

In the late 1980's, Jorva's mother was suffering from a lingering illness which encouraged Jorva in her search for a better way of living, and health.  She began an active interest in Reiki in 1992 which on moving to Portugal she advanced; bringing in Reiki Masters, organising seminars, spreading the word, until she herself became a Reiki Master in 1997.

Jorva's interest in Universal Healing Tao developed through a meeting with Master Mantak Chia in Singapore in 1998.  Jorva has since studied the Universal Tao system as taught by Master Chia in Singapore, Portugal, and at the Tao Garden in Northern Thailand.  She is a qualified Universal Tao instructor who now travels extensively and teaches both Reiki, and Tao Yoga, in Portugal, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.

Jorva is in Singapore to teach both Basic and Advanced, 28-29th March and 4-5th April 2009

282D River Valley Rd
For enquiries and bookings booking@elainegrundy.com
10% discount Early Bird, before 9th March
Usual price $350 Basic, $350 Advanced (further 10% discount if both are booked together)

Chinese New Year Clear Out!

Chinese New Year is a great time for a good old clear out!  I had lunch with a dear friend months ago and he mentioned to me that the best advice I had ever given him was about clutter, ie. get rid of it!  I am a BIG fan of decluttering because I am a firm believer that your environment reflects your state of mind.  Clearing space works on many levels.  Physically, living in a clear and organised environment actually saves you loads of time and energy because you know where everything is.  But it also energically clears room for new opportunities and new things to enter your life.  A cluttered and full home with 'stuff' bursting out of every drawer and overfilling onto counters and floors leaves NO space for anything new to enter your life.  You will get stuck and suffocated by all your 'old stuff'.  Get rid of it!

If you are totally overwhelmed by the amount of stuff you have, I recommend starting small.  Tackle ONE thing, the underwear drawer in your wardrobe, or the kitchen drawer that everyone has that just has 'things' in it.  Or if you are piling things on your desk then just do that.  I promise the amount of releif you will feel by doing just one thing will ignite your passion to keep going.  It is truly liberating to chuck stuff out.

Once a year I make Chinese New Year my excuse to declutter.  I make sure I go through my wardrobe and throw out or donate any clothes I have not worn that year.  I go through my children's toys and we donate at least one big box of toys they have outgrown, I go through my filing cabinet and recycle or archive.  Its so wonderful to start the New Year with space for all the great and abundant things coming my way!  Of course if you are following the customs, make sure you do all this before the actual new year.  The symbolism is to start the year as you mean to continue, so do all your spring cleaning before the new year begins and then you can relax over the holidays!

Gong Xi Fa Cai!

Reiki Healing Session

What is a Reiki Healing session?

A healing session is when a Reiki practitioner gives you a Reiki treatment whereby energy passes through their hands and into your body, providing you an energy boost.  The general uses would encompass anything from general stress relief and revitalizing to treatment for serious ailments, pain, or disease patterns.  Treatments can last from half an hour to one hour depending on the situation and the healer.  After a treatment you can expect to feel very relaxed, calm and rejuvenated, though this varies from session to session depending on what is going on in your body at the time.  For those in pain or suffering from specific ailments, a series of treatments will be required to see significant results, we generally suggest a series of three treatments within a week to kick start your immune system.

A note on Detox:  For most clients, a Reiki healing session results in feelings of calmness and peace and a general improvement in their symptoms.  However, it must be cautioned that in a minority of cases the body needs to detox in order for proper healing to take place.  This is especially true if the body has been neglected, or the issues have been ignored or suppressed for a long time.  This is an important point to note as detox can sometimes produce uncomfortable symptoms such as headaches, stomach upsets, aches and pains, tingling in limbs, stiffness, rash or skin inflammation, heightened emotions or emotional releases.  Detox symptoms of course are rare, and are a natural process of the body healing.  I always think of these symptoms as great signs (better out than in!) that the body is releasing toxins that could otherwise cause disease later on. 

The process of 3 successive treatments is specifically designed to ensure any detox is supported through the Reiki treatments and the shift happens as smoothly and quickly as possible. 

The following practitioners trained with me and I highly recommend them:

Karen Michelle Taylor, Tel: 9666 4322
Karen has trained in Usui level 1 and 2 and is a Kundalini Reiki Master.  She is also a trained Hypnotherapist and has a wonderful manner and caring nature.  A very nurturing and competent Healer.  Her treatments can be mixed with hypnotherapy and fine tuned according to your needs. 1 hour $100.

Agnieszka Czarnowska, Tel: 9101 3185
Agnieszka has trained in Usui level 1 and 2 and Quantum Touch, she is a very dynamic Healer.  Agnieszka has a grounded and practical approach (definitely no fluffy airy fairy here!).  Her fabulous treatments are $72 for an hour session.

Dara Inoue, Tel: 9644 1986
Dara did her Reiki Master's training in New York and we met during her Kundalini Reiki training with me.  She is a real gem with wisdom and joy oozing from every pore! Dara studied whole foods healing/macrobiotics in NYC and is training to be a yoga teacher.  She also has the wonderful benefit of speaking fluent Japanese!
1 hour $100.

Jacqueline, Basic Essence, Tel: 64684991
Jacqueline trained with me many years ago and is a very experienced Reiki 2 therapist.  She also does Angelic Reiki, massage, specialized Tibetan healing and is an accomplished Yoga teacher.  She is the co-founder of Basic Essence and has great wisdom and mindfulness.  I hour $85.

Had a great experience with one of these Practitioners?
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Write your Ideal Scene and increase your Attraction!

Several years ago I was on a year long Law of Attraction course with Eva Gregory, Attraction Coach Extraordinaire.  I learnt lots of fantastic tips from her and the rest of my year long coaches but my favourite is the 'Ideal Scene'.

Its so simple and so effective.  The first time I wrote this I was living in Long Island, New York.  To be honest I wasn't in a very good space mentally, physically or emotionally.  I had spent the past 3 years at home with my two babies, and was exhausted, and certainly not in flow.  It was a desperate lurch to get myself back into the groove and out of the funk I had allowed myself to sink into, so I had an 'all or nothing' approach to it, and with hindsight I think that's why the first year was so phenomenal for me - I had a huge list of things I wanted to turn around including the continent I lived in, the work I was doing, my relationship with my kids, my husband, myself, my diet and well-being, my emotional state, my community....a pretty long list!

So I just went for it, I figured, I have nothing to loose - its only paper and ink :)

What you do is write the date a year ahead at the top of the page, ie Jan 1st 2010, then you begin "What an incredible year its been!..." or something similar.  Then you write about all the different aspects of your life that you would like to see change, it could be your 'perfect home', your 'perfect relationship' or your 'perfect job' and ideally should cover all aspects of your life that are important to you - run into several pages and make it as rich and juicy and exciting as you dare!

Here's the synopsis of how much stretch I put into mine: (bear in mind I was living in the USA at the time I wrote this and we were settled in a home we owned, my husband was working for a multi-national, and Singapore was nowhere near our discussion list, neither was leaving the US)

1. I wanted to live in Singapore
2. I wanted to celebrate my 40th birthday in Bali with ALL my family, and siblings
3. I wanted to be teaching regularly again
4. I wanted to be doing something worthwhile with my brain again
5. and a whole bunch of personal emotional and relationship balance stuff.

In one year, I achieved all that.  Some aspects were different to what I had imagined, and some took slightly more than a year to actualize, but in all cases I saw massive progress.  So you can see why I now do this every year!

I think part of the magic is in focusing yourself on what you want, and being honest about what aspects of your life are far from ideal.  For example, if you write 'I had a wonderfully nurturing year with my husband and our relationship just grows from strength to strength' and you choke on your tea as you write this - then you know you have some work in this area!  The same goes for anything you write, 'my job fulfills and excites me, I created so much value this year with my projects and connections with my team that my boss gave me a substantial raise! I can't wait to see what this year holds for me'...etc.  Just go for it, whatever makes you excited, passionate, whatever would make you deeply fulfilled and happy, get it all down on paper and create some energy around it.

Eva asked us to be very specific, eg, my boss gave me a raise of $20,000! but I have to say that personally I find such specifics limiting, I prefer words like 'huge' or 'substantial' or 'bigger than I could imagine!'  I also focus more on the kind of feelings I want, rather than the type of 'behaviour' I want, eg. I would prefer to write "my children and I continue to develop a loving and fulfilling relationship based on deep respect for each other" as it helps to be my guiding light - when I am shouting at my kids to 'hurry up' I can do a quick check, is this 'loving' or 'fulfilling' or 'respectful'?  This is much more effective at changing behaviour then writing 'my children are incredible, they are so polite and obedient all the time' which sort of sets you up for failure right there and then :)

Once you have your Ideal Scene,then just move towards it, one step at a time, you'll be amazed at what you can achieve in a year!