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libragirllibragirl Posts: 4,632
edited May 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
Does anyone get treatments? Any practitioners on here? I actually found out about it at my work. We had a conference where we offered a workshop about it.

Here's information about for anyone who doesn't know what it is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reiki
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  • chadwickchadwick up my ass Posts: 21,157
    libragirl wrote:
    Does anyone get treatments? Any practitioners on here? I actually found out about it at my work. We had a conference where we offered a workshop about it.

    Here's information about for anyone who doesn't know what it is.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reiki

    my mom studied/studies this type of thing.
    she's into all sorts of uniquely different type stuff.
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  • libragirllibragirl Posts: 4,632
    chadwick wrote:
    my mom studied/studies this type of thing.
    she's into all sorts of uniquely different type stuff.

    Is she a practioner? I think it's really interesting and there seems to be proof it's effective. But I could understand why it would never be popular in the U.S. I ordered a book on Amazon to read more about it.
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  • SwanSwan Posts: 350
    so what, people can learn this technique and heal other by laying hands on them?
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  • libragirllibragirl Posts: 4,632
    Swan wrote:
    so what, people can learn this technique and heal other by laying hands on them?

    Yeah a lot of people are skeptical about it's efficacy. I think you need to have a open mind. But I heard of someone who was on dialysis going for a treatments and they didn't need the dialysis. Makes you think there is something to it.
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  • SwanSwan Posts: 350
    libragirl wrote:
    Yeah a lot of people are skeptical about it's efficacy. I think you need to have a open mind. But I heard of someone who was on dialysis going for a treatments and they didn't need the dialysis. Makes you think there is something to it.

    Yeah, you’re right, as with most everything spiritual you have to have an open mind. I also think it the persons open mind that helps heal them.

    Is this something you’re thinking of practicing?
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  • libragirllibragirl Posts: 4,632
    Swan wrote:
    Yeah, you’re right, as with most everything spiritual you have to have an open mind. I also think it the persons open mind that helps heal them.

    Is this something you’re thinking of practicing?

    I am actually thinking about it. I heard it's easy to learn and if it helps people that's awesome. It's cheesy but I bought one of those "dummy" books to get started.
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  • SwanSwan Posts: 350
    libragirl wrote:
    I am actually thinking about it. I heard it's easy to learn and if it helps people that's awesome. It's cheesy but I bought one of those "dummy" books to get started.

    well, good luck.
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  • libragirllibragirl Posts: 4,632
    Swan wrote:
    well, good luck.

    Thanks.
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  • EvilMerlinEvilMerlin Posts: 1,865
    In school I played basketball with a guy who would get this done. His mom was a practioner of it on the side and new a few people that did it. He would get a short treatment done in the locker room a couple hours before games. It's something he believed in and said it just completely cleared his mind, which in turn made his body feel great, and free from any pain of any nagging injuries, which in turn gave him better energy. He also said it would cool his attitude/temper.
  • libragirllibragirl Posts: 4,632
    EvilMerlin wrote:
    In school I played basketball with a guy who would get this done. His mom was a practioner of it on the side and new a few people that did it. He would get a short treatment done in the locker room a couple hours before games. It's something he believed in and said it just completely cleared his mind, which in turn made his body feel great, and free from any pain of any nagging injuries, which in turn gave him better energy. He also said it would cool his attitude/temper.

    That is awesome. I believe it works. Someone did it on me for a little while and I swear I felt something.
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  • EvilMerlinEvilMerlin Posts: 1,865
    libragirl wrote:
    That is awesome. I believe it works. Someone did it on me for a little while and I swear I felt something.

    Yeah his mom did it for me a few times. I swear I've never been that relaxed...however I stood up and my knee and ankle still hurt like hell. But I was definitely relaxed and my back never felt so loose.
  • libragirllibragirl Posts: 4,632
    EvilMerlin wrote:
    Yeah his mom did it for me a few times. I swear I've never been that relaxed...however I stood up and my knee and ankle still hurt like hell. But I was definitely relaxed and my back never felt so loose.

    Maybe you needed more sessions for you knee and ankle.
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  • EvilMerlinEvilMerlin Posts: 1,865
    libragirl wrote:
    Maybe you needed more sessions for you knee and ankle.

    That's a good possibility.

    It was also messed up pretty bad for two years that I continued to play on it as well...so it was also in my head and not going anywhere. So that could all just be me as well.
  • libragirllibragirl Posts: 4,632
    EvilMerlin wrote:
    That's a good possibility.

    It was also messed up pretty bad for two years that I continued to play on it as well...so it was also in my head and not going anywhere. So that could all just be me as well.

    ah, I see.
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  • you areyou are Posts: 1,651
    the ghost hunters (jason hawes and grant wilson) talk about this on their radio show, Beyond Reality. anyway, i've heard it works but i've never seen or experienced it personally.
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  • JeanieJeanie Posts: 9,446
    Hiya libragirl. :)

    I think most people would consider me a sceptic about many things and I admit to being highly sceptical about reiki initially.

    I have had two different practitioners and several reiki sessions in the past and there were noticable differences between the practitioners.

    Initially I used to see my psychologist for reiki. I think I had maybe 3 or 4 sessions with her? It's a while ago so I don't recall exactly how many sessions but I do remember feeling incredibly relaxed and a general feeling of well being for quite an extended period of time after, weeks and months. Also I feel that those sessions most definitely helped me mentally, opened a part of my brain or something, (difficult to explain :o ) that then allowed me to be more embracing of relaxation, meditation and generally soothed me emotionally and significantly improved my overall well being.
    I most definitely spent a great deal of time after the fact coming to terms with what had happened. I have no idea how she did it and I don't fully understand my reaction to it, but after much internal dialogue I certainly believe that whatever it is or however it works, I have found it very beneficial.

    The second practitioner and most recent is a personal friend and in 2002 we were doing a theatre production together. I arrived at rehearsal with what I know now to be an extremely bad case of L'hermerrette's (sp?). I couldn't turn my head, felt the most excrutiating pain if I tried, like whiplash X1000. It was awful. My friend took me to the foyer area of the theatre and I lay face down on the floor and she performed reiki over my head, neck and shoulders. It was very relaxing. I recall her "flicking away" bad energy and that she had a physical reaction to the energy which at the time I put down to a few things that were happening in my life. Anyway, I felt somewhat better once she was done, but still stiff and in pain. That night I went home and slept after rehearsal and I can remember waking up the next day and feeling like a million bucks!! And for days afterwards I felt this amazing feeling, I felt the best I've ever felt, no pain, ANYWHERE, and a supremely calm and bouyant feeling. I remember commenting that it was the best I'd felt in a very long time. Some months afterwards I discovered I had a chronic medical condition and I truly believe that at that time, my friend was able to stave off a full blown episode. I know that the scientific minded folk probably wouldn't agree, and normally I wouldn't either, but nobody has come up with another theory that makes as much sense to me and I truly do not believe it was random. In recent years my friend has opened a day retreat, and with the way this year has been going I have been thinking about going along. I have actually considered seeing her because I believe she will be able to help me gain equilibrium and a feeling of well being that has been sorely lacking due to toxic influences in my world of recent months. :)

    So yeah, if that's what you want to do, I say go for it! Of course you know I'll probably make jokes about :p it but I really think it's an amazing thing and a great way to heal. :)
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  • libragirllibragirl Posts: 4,632
    Jeanie wrote:
    Hiya libragirl. :)

    I think most people would consider me a sceptic about many things and I admit to being highly sceptical about reiki initially.

    I have had two different practitioners and several reiki sessions in the past and there were noticable differences between the practitioners.

    Initially I used to see my psychologist for reiki. I think I had maybe 3 or 4 sessions with her? It's a while ago so I don't recall exactly how many sessions but I do remember feeling incredibly relaxed and a general feeling of well being for quite an extended period of time after, weeks and months. Also I feel that those sessions most definitely helped me mentally, opened a part of my brain or something, (difficult to explain :o ) that then allowed me to be more embracing of relaxation, meditation and generally soothed me emotionally and significantly improved my overall well being.
    I most definitely spent a great deal of time after the fact coming to terms with what had happened. I have no idea how she did it and I don't fully understand my reaction to it, but after much internal dialogue I certainly believe that whatever it is or however it works, I have found it very beneficial.

    The second practitioner and most recent is a personal friend and in 2002 we were doing a theatre production together. I arrived at rehearsal with what I know now to be an extremely bad case of L'hermerrette's (sp?). I couldn't turn my head, felt the most excrutiating pain if I tried, like whiplash X1000. It was awful. My friend took me to the foyer area of the theatre and I lay face down on the floor and she performed reiki over my head, neck and shoulders. It was very relaxing. I recall her "flicking away" bad energy and that she had a physical reaction to the energy which at the time I put down to a few things that were happening in my life. Anyway, I felt somewhat better once she was done, but still stiff and in pain. That night I went home and slept after rehearsal and I can remember waking up the next day and feeling like a million bucks!! And for days afterwards I felt this amazing feeling, I felt the best I've ever felt, no pain, ANYWHERE, and a supremely calm and bouyant feeling. I remember commenting that it was the best I'd felt in a very long time. Some months afterwards I discovered I had a chronic medical condition and I truly believe that at that time, my friend was able to stave off a full blown episode. I know that the scientific minded folk probably wouldn't agree, and normally I wouldn't either, but nobody has come up with another theory that makes as much sense to me and I truly do not believe it was random. In recently years my friend has opened a day retreat, and with the way this year has been going I have been thinking about going along. I have actually considered seeing her because I believe she will be able to help me gain equilibrium and a feeling of well being that has been sorely lacking due to toxic influences in my world of recent months. :)

    So yeah, if that's what you want to do, I say go for it! Of course you know I'll probably make jokes about :p it but I really think it's an amazing thing and a great way to heal. :)

    Thanks for posting that Jeanie. That's very interesting. Yeah Im just learning. Part of me is still skeptical but when I learned about that person not needing dialysis when they started sessions, well I figured there is something to it. I think there are some resources in the book I bought. So I will see how it goes.
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  • comebackwomancomebackwoman Posts: 7,271
    I don't know much about Reiki, but my ex has gone for cranial sacral therapy, which is also an energy therapy. He used to get horrible migraines...tried everything - nothing worked. Finally he went for 3 sessions and they were really effective. I think he goes for some follow-up sessions every year or 2, but he swears by them.
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  • libragirllibragirl Posts: 4,632
    comebackgirl wrote:
    I don't know much about Reiki, but my ex has gone for cranial sacral therapy, which is also an energy therapy. He used to get horrible migraines...tried everything - nothing worked. Finally he went for 3 sessions and they were really effective. I think he goes for some follow-up sessions every year or 2, but he swears by them.

    yeah i heard of cranial sacral therapy but don't know much about it. But wow, that is something. From all I heard so far, it really seems like it works.
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  • comebackwomancomebackwoman Posts: 7,271
    libragirl wrote:
    yeah i heard of cranial sacral therapy but don't know much about it. But wow, that is something. From all I heard so far, it really seems like it works.
    I think in some ways it's similar to Reiki - you're fully clothed and they apply light pressure to differnt points of the body...i think it's supposed to release blockages, etc. He gets his treatments from a physical therapist
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  • Restless SoulRestless Soul Posts: 805
    I've had reiki done by a friend who is a reiki master. She practised on us a bit. I remember the first time I had it I just felt incredibly chilled out and relaxed and when we went out later I found I didn't have all the usual worries and insecurities in my brain that I usually have.

    I would love to be a reiki master myself one day and study it. I didn't think you could learn it from a book though - I thought you needed a reiki master to "tune" you in or something at a class?
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  • ClariceClarice Posts: 256
    libragirl wrote:
    Does anyone get treatments? Any practitioners on here? I actually found out about it at my work. We had a conference where we offered a workshop about it.

    Here's information about for anyone who doesn't know what it is.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reiki


    My sister made courses about this. For me was great cause she gave me a lot of free treatment for improve her knowledge. It´s very popular here. I liked very much.
  • libragirllibragirl Posts: 4,632
    Restless Soul wrote:
    I've had reiki done by a friend who is a reiki master. She practised on us a bit. I remember the first time I had it I just felt incredibly chilled out and relaxed and when we went out later I found I didn't have all the usual worries and insecurities in my brain that I usually have.

    I would love to be a reiki master myself one day and study it. I didn't think you could learn it from a book though - I thought you needed a reiki master to "tune" you in or something at a class?

    Oh yeah, you definitely need to go and learn from a reiki master. The book is just an overview and it has resources.
    Clara Clareando wrote:
    My sister made courses about this. For me was great cause she gave me a lot of free treatment for improve her knowledge. It´s very popular here. I liked very much.

    Where do you live? Im in NJ and this I just heard about it. I don't think it's popular at all here.
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  • KushikushunKushikushun Posts: 1,263
    In the Netherlands it is quite popular, You can do self-healing as well.
    I remember seeing in a book ways to put your hands on your face to relax and soothe yourself. Funny thing is I usually sit like that to feel relaxed.

    I believe touch is a very powerful tool.

    I went to psychical therapist who did kinetics (something like that). Also had to do with magnetism (...right word? When they use their hands for energy without touching you).
    I had real problems with my knees, but no real help from the doctor other therapist. After the first session, I felt so happy and relaxed. It was indeed like all my worries meant nothing. I felt like I should feel. So free...wow!

    But after a few days it wore off, and reality kicked in hard for me. I saw her for two years though and it really helped me relax and seeing things in a different perspective. Also my knee-problem...still sometimes it comes up, but she helped me reckognize why it comes up. And the moment I realize it and relax the muscles, it is gone.

    I believe a lot diseases come from mental stress.

    And lastly, I would like to do a course like that, but it is quite expensive.

    Goodluck, and once you have it mastered send some reiki over this message pit for all of us to enjoy ;)
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  • ClariceClarice Posts: 256
    libragirl wrote:
    Where do you live? Im in NJ and this I just heard about it. I don't think it's popular at all here.

    I live in São Paulo, Brazil. A lot of my friends has a session of Reiki, as common than acupunture. SP has a biggest japanese colony in the world.

    I found a lot of links of associations, courses, for post to you. But nothing of them has translator service, sorry.
  • libragirllibragirl Posts: 4,632
    Clara Clareando wrote:
    SP has a biggest japanese colony in the world.


    I found a lot of links of associations, courses, for post to you. But nothing of them has translator service, sorry.

    huh..that is interesting.

    Thank you for the thought though :)
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