Meredith Kendall's Blog, page 133
March 21, 2011
sharing reiki
It's simple.
Isn't that one of the great things about reiki? We don't really do much, and the healing occurs. I mean, we have wisdom and experience, we set our intention to the highest good, we are compassionate and respectful, we focus on reiki symbols and place our hands... but beyond that, which seems so simple, beyond that, it's all spirit, or energy, or whatever reiki is.
What is it again? What is reiki?
Is it universal life force energy? God/Goddess blessings? Angel love? Is it touch prayer? What activates our own innate healing cascades to jump into action?
I don't know. It just works. People like it.
Isn't that one of the great things about reiki? We don't really do much, and the healing occurs. I mean, we have wisdom and experience, we set our intention to the highest good, we are compassionate and respectful, we focus on reiki symbols and place our hands... but beyond that, which seems so simple, beyond that, it's all spirit, or energy, or whatever reiki is.
What is it again? What is reiki?
Is it universal life force energy? God/Goddess blessings? Angel love? Is it touch prayer? What activates our own innate healing cascades to jump into action?
I don't know. It just works. People like it.
March 20, 2011
Reiki online
Can you learn reiki online? Type your credit card number and become a reiki master today?
One can learn the history of reiki online; as well as ethics, principles, and communication techniques. But human interaction is an important part of learning, practicing, and sharing reiki. Verbal communication, body language, and peaceful presence are all aspects of reiki practice. Some online is OK, but there has to be human interaction to truly learn and share reiki.
One can learn the history of reiki online; as well as ethics, principles, and communication techniques. But human interaction is an important part of learning, practicing, and sharing reiki. Verbal communication, body language, and peaceful presence are all aspects of reiki practice. Some online is OK, but there has to be human interaction to truly learn and share reiki.
March 19, 2011
yoga at the Sadhana Meditation Center
This is a picture of The Castle, site ofIt was my first time using yoga props. We sat on blankets, to slightly elevate and tip us forward. Some people used blocks in some positions. I didn't get to try those, as there weren't enough to go around. We used belts to stretch our legs. There weren't enough of those either, but one woman kindly gave me hers. I accepted it, thinking it was extra, wouldn't have taken it if I'd realized she was going without.
We did sun salutations and Warrior 2. We stretched and rolled. We did some kirtan.
Then out in the lobby I ate some fresh pineapple chunks, a vegie dumpling, and some couscous. I couldn't identify the grain, it wasn't wheat- oh! It could have been quinoa. It was served on tiny tender fresh spinach leaves. I chatted with Mr Nalamalapu, and told him about my yogi Arvind Zanje. I talked with some of the other people in the class also.
Then Fluffy and I went for a walk in the park across the street. The park was in the middle of a campus of old brick buildings. I could see the west end of Portland across the tidal flats.
Some children came running when they saw Fluffy. They surrounded her and patted her. It was a family of 6 children. The older ones were tall and thin, the younger ones plump and grinning. The girls' hair was arranged in tiny braids. They all wore brightly colored clothing and warm boots.
They patted Fluff, rubbed her belly, and scratched her ears. They threw sticks and balls for her. They had a soccer ball so we kicked it to each other as Fluff ran around barking and attacking the ball. She loves to play soccer. The smallest girl asked me plaintively, "Will you be here next time?" I said, "I hope so."
'Tis the gift to be simple
Reiki. It's so simple. Anyone can learn it, anyone can do it.
It's so simple that some people wonder if it's enough.
Some practitioners want flash, awe & amazement; so they add flimflam. They build rituals around the reiki. They smudge, dance, gesticulate, and wave magic wands. Smoke and mirrors, intended to impress? Developing and selling your personal reiki package? Or tools towards achieving greater understanding? Almost famous, or simply bringing who you are and all you can do to the reiki table?
We question our own motives, and we question others.
OK, I've done many of these things myself. I'm interested in several healing modalities, and I do like to combine them. I've smudged during house blessings. I'm interested in sound healing and crystals. I usually play soothing music during a reiki session. When I'm not in the hospital setting, I like to use tuning forks to clear blockages and crystals to magnify the energy. I have a crystal pendulum to check chakra energy flow. I like to combine techniques. But I question myself. Is it ego? Do I do this to impress?
Hmmm. I don't think so. Usually the recipient's eyes are closed when I use my crystals, so I'm not impressing anyone. I use crystals as tools to help my understanding of the individual's energy and to magnify the healthy energy. The tuning forks, well I attended a workshop on how to use them. Sound, frequency, vibration, and energy seem so connected to me. I'm intrigued by sound healing. I think sound can stimulate healing on a deep level. So I don't think I use sound to impress, inflate my ego, or gain a following.
I'm much more interested in teaching reiki, than I am in building a private practice. I encourage independence in my students. I like to spread the concept of reiki, of love & light. I like to add sparks to the souls of lightworkers. I see us as candles. I like to imagine a web of light all over the world, raising consciousness, rising to enlightenment.
I like to share reiki, one on one: plain direct quiet reiki.
When I do reiki, I like it to be pure and simple. Just reiki. Dayenu. It's enough.
It's so simple that some people wonder if it's enough.
Some practitioners want flash, awe & amazement; so they add flimflam. They build rituals around the reiki. They smudge, dance, gesticulate, and wave magic wands. Smoke and mirrors, intended to impress? Developing and selling your personal reiki package? Or tools towards achieving greater understanding? Almost famous, or simply bringing who you are and all you can do to the reiki table?
We question our own motives, and we question others.
OK, I've done many of these things myself. I'm interested in several healing modalities, and I do like to combine them. I've smudged during house blessings. I'm interested in sound healing and crystals. I usually play soothing music during a reiki session. When I'm not in the hospital setting, I like to use tuning forks to clear blockages and crystals to magnify the energy. I have a crystal pendulum to check chakra energy flow. I like to combine techniques. But I question myself. Is it ego? Do I do this to impress?
Hmmm. I don't think so. Usually the recipient's eyes are closed when I use my crystals, so I'm not impressing anyone. I use crystals as tools to help my understanding of the individual's energy and to magnify the healthy energy. The tuning forks, well I attended a workshop on how to use them. Sound, frequency, vibration, and energy seem so connected to me. I'm intrigued by sound healing. I think sound can stimulate healing on a deep level. So I don't think I use sound to impress, inflate my ego, or gain a following.
I'm much more interested in teaching reiki, than I am in building a private practice. I encourage independence in my students. I like to spread the concept of reiki, of love & light. I like to add sparks to the souls of lightworkers. I see us as candles. I like to imagine a web of light all over the world, raising consciousness, rising to enlightenment.
I like to share reiki, one on one: plain direct quiet reiki.
When I do reiki, I like it to be pure and simple. Just reiki. Dayenu. It's enough.
Spring into Yoga
Going to do yoga this afternoon. Work on channeling my energy up my chakras and into my Ka body.
I'm headed to the
Today is the last day of winter, and the Super Moon. Woke up to see unexpected snow. Snowing hard, covering everything, a wet & heavy snow.
Yes, a good day to hop on the turnpike, do some yoga, and hang out with lightworkers.
I'm headed to the
Today is the last day of winter, and the Super Moon. Woke up to see unexpected snow. Snowing hard, covering everything, a wet & heavy snow.
Yes, a good day to hop on the turnpike, do some yoga, and hang out with lightworkers.
March 18, 2011
Moon's so bright...
you gotta wear shades
Giant Whoopie Pie: Maine, the Whoopie Pie State
That's right, Coast Radio 93.1 and Wicked Whoopies are going to construct a giant whoopie pie.
It's expected to weigh over 500 pounds.
Why? Because of the whoopie competition with Pennsylvania.
Slices of the giant Whoopie will be sold to raise money-- proceeds will be used to send whoopie pies to Maine soldiers in the Middle-East.
Maine, the Whoopie Pie state.
It's expected to weigh over 500 pounds.
Why? Because of the whoopie competition with Pennsylvania.
Slices of the giant Whoopie will be sold to raise money-- proceeds will be used to send whoopie pies to Maine soldiers in the Middle-East.
Maine, the Whoopie Pie state.
Super Moon
Are you ready for the Super Moon tomorrow? Full moon at apogee, closest to Earth in 18 years.
Do you find it difficult to sleep during a full moon? Wake up and wander around the house in your jammies at 3 am, wondering why it's so bright? Do you squint out the window, dance around the yard, or howl? Prepare to squint, dance, and howl.
The moon is going to appear 10-15% larger. It's going to pull on the ocean, making bigger tides. It's going to pull on your blood and lymph. The light is going to wake you up and make you dance on the fresh spring mud.
Do you find it difficult to sleep during a full moon? Wake up and wander around the house in your jammies at 3 am, wondering why it's so bright? Do you squint out the window, dance around the yard, or howl? Prepare to squint, dance, and howl.
The moon is going to appear 10-15% larger. It's going to pull on the ocean, making bigger tides. It's going to pull on your blood and lymph. The light is going to wake you up and make you dance on the fresh spring mud.
reiki is not massage
Reiki is not massage. I'm happy to see reiki featured in the WSJ, but would like to clarify the practice for those who may be confused. Recipients remain fully clothed, and relax in a comfortable position in a chair or on a reiki table (similar to a massage table). The reiki practitioner places his or her hands on or just above the recipient's body. When I share reiki, I focus my intention on assisting the recipient to achieve the greatest good, or optimal level of health. Most people find reiki to be relaxing; most report enhanced feelings of well-being. 
March 15, 2011
bingo wings
Taught my students a new anatomical landmark today: bingo wings.
They'd never heard the term, and looked confused when I brought it up. We were talking about insulin injections. Most people with diabetes, who self-inject insulin, use sites on their thighs and abdomen. Scar tissue builds up at those sites, altering the absorption of the medication. When these people come to the hospital, and we inject insulin for them, we give those usual sites a rest. We inject in spots difficult for people to reach themselves: the upper outer arm, the fleshy part that droops a bit in older people (like me). Bingo wings.
Think I'll stop writing now and do some yoga. I'm thinking some asanas that will work my upper arms...inchworm: downward dog to upward dog and back, plank...
They'd never heard the term, and looked confused when I brought it up. We were talking about insulin injections. Most people with diabetes, who self-inject insulin, use sites on their thighs and abdomen. Scar tissue builds up at those sites, altering the absorption of the medication. When these people come to the hospital, and we inject insulin for them, we give those usual sites a rest. We inject in spots difficult for people to reach themselves: the upper outer arm, the fleshy part that droops a bit in older people (like me). Bingo wings.
Think I'll stop writing now and do some yoga. I'm thinking some asanas that will work my upper arms...inchworm: downward dog to upward dog and back, plank...
