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June 12th, 2011

What is a Distant Healing Session ?

It is receiving an energy flow from a fellow Energy Healing or Reiki Practitioner (either across the room, or across the globe).

How it’s done:

In Reiki Level II, we learn about using symbols to connect to any point in time and sending universal life force energy to that situation, person, thing, etc.  It is a way to focus energy using a symbol to transmit the energy (universal life force energy–Reiki).
Through years of practice, I don’t always use the symbol and I can tune in to the person as if they are right in front of me.

The only difference in distant healing is that the person receiving isn’t in the same room with me.   I begin as I always do, creating a safe and sacred space, then I imagine the person lying in front of me and I begin the session by scanning the body with my hands, connecting with the person’s energy, and holding the space for helping the person getting their energies flowing in the proper direction for that particular person.  It is a beautiful experience and amazing since we aren’t in the same room together…it can change your perspective about time, space and consciousness.
I would do the same thing if you were in person, releasing stagnant energy…maybe I am guided to use sound, crystals, aromatherapy….

Why get a distant healing?

When someone can’t come into to see me, it’s because they are a) on the other side of the world, b) their car broke down c) are incapacitated, d) cannot receive hands-on.  These are some of the reasons people might opt for a distance Energy/Reiki healing session.

DO NOT DISTURB

Usually, a person will inquire with me about a distant healing session, and we will discuss creating a quiet space, to put a do-not-disturb sign on the door and to create a comfortable place where you are sitting, reclining or lying down.  I will advise you to make sure to not have any heavy or sugary foods before the session as you might not be comfortable during your session– you know how you feel if you eat something that is heavy, caffeinated, or surgery,  certain foods can make us feel bloated, lethargic and/or jittery. The calmer you are, the more you will be able to receive the Energy that you asked for.   Just like if you came in to see me, I always ask if you need to use the bathroom before hand.  This is done to maintain a connection during your sacred appointment

How much time does it take?
75 min for the energy work, and perhaps an extra 5 minutes on the phone before the session starts and 15-20 minutes after the session is finished to discuss any insights and discoveries. Or if you don’t have time after the session, we can email each other.

What happens for you:

If you have had  Reiki or Energy Work before, you might feel the same things you feel during an traditional hands-on healing session.  You might notice other things coming up for you, and feel the energy re-organizing and/or releasing.  You will feel deeply relaxed and expanded just as if you were in my healing room.

Afterward, make sure you drink plenty of water and give yourself some time to integrate yourself, just like you would in a traditional hands-on healing session.

Are we on the phone?

I will call you before the session begins, to answer any questions and to remind you to get comfortable, use the bathroom, etc.  I don’t like to keep us on the phone because the electro-magnetic frequency generated from cordless phones and wireless phones create more imbalances, plus speakerphones end up being a hindrance because often we aren’t able to hear each other correctly.

It’s probably a good idea to turn the phones off or turn off the ringer, or set an alarm so that we can speak after the session.  I will wait for you to call me and we can talk about all the wonderful things that we experienced together.  It’s such a fun process of discovery for the both of us, often people have told me how much they could feel my presence as if I was in the room and experience things I was experiencing.
It is so empowering to experience that we are all connected and we communicate with one another beyond our modern machines.

For someone who hasn’t experienced Reiki and Energy Work before, I would suggest an in-person session.  If you would like to set-up an appointment for distance healing or come in for a session with me feel free to email me or call, info@ojareiki.com or 805.669.7299.

Of course if you have any questions, contact me.

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Donna Eden Energy Medicine Tips!

May 16th, 2011

Hello old friends and new ones!

After months of consideration, procrastination, excitation, jubilation and finally direction, I am committing myself to writing a blog again, updating it once a week.

My old travel/travails/inspirational/spiritual blog that later turned into different musings I had on the process of being human, is still around, I had basically abandoned it because the deep process of figuring out what I was going to do with life was solved and I didn’t have anything to else to say….

Well, I am bringing back the Process of Being to my website and making it a part of my life’s work to talk about tips to help us throughout the day when we feel overwhelmed, under-loved and stressed. Having a blog again was  something I wanted to think about doing, and then just wanted to do and finally, I’m doing it.

Without further adieu (see a pattern here?), here’s a couple of helpful things to do during as the year comes to a close, the days are shorter and we (in America) go crazy as to what products to buy for our loved ones and peers, we put even more pressure on ourselves during this time more than any other time!

MODERATE THAT PLATE!
So, it’s the holidays, hey it’s only comes once a year, I can stuff my face right? Well, yeah, but how does that make you feel afterward?  Do you feel good? Do you feel non-guilty?  It’s that guilt that makes us not enjoy what we just ate no matter what the quantity was.

Here’s a cool trick I learned recently, I am using this application to food.  When you head to the office party, or family gathering or potluck with friends or you got invited to Guy Fieri’s holiday football extravaganza event to this before going, and if you feel like you want to be stronger, do it while you are at the party (again, go into the bathroom, study or bedroom).

Sit or lie down comfortably.  Close your eyes (remember eyes create a large amount of stimulation, so that’s why we close them when we connect with our inner self).
Take a nice deep breath in and out, do this as you settle in to the seat that you are sitting in.  Feel the object you are sitting on or lying on.

Breathe in slowly and exhale slowly.  Now imagine the food you want to eat less of or the food(s) that you aren’t ingesting.
Image that it’s in front of your face, you are looking at it, does it have a scent? Can you see the texture? Notice the feeling in your body as you look at this object in front of you. Now bring it to where it’s touching your nose, how do you feel now?

Now imagine it’s on one of those ziplines as it zips, zips, ziippppppppppppppps away from you getting smaller and smaller into the distance. Notice any scents? Notice any textures?  Notice the feeling in your body?  Can you see this object?  Is there something loving and positive you want to say to this now distant, out-of-mind object? Maybe you can thank that object for giving you the space to enjoy yourself at this party and eating a tablespoon amount of that object or not eating that object it all.

Of course you are breathing as you do this visualization.  And remind yourself that whatever object you imagined during these moments of forgiveness for over eating meditation, you know that once you step back into the festivities, you will be free to enjoy tablespoon size portions or pass over the object(s) you don’t want to put in your mouth.  And know that when you see the food on the table you will only see tablespoon portions and the food that you aren’t going to eat doesn’t exist anymore.

Now, feel your feet touching the ground or your heels touching bed or couch and take a couple of deep breaths in and out again, stand up and have fun at the party enjoying in moderation!

Tap it!

This is great for when you feel overwhelmed, upset, unsure, or any other self-doubting, self-defeating thought. You will also get a nice energy shot without having to drink a nastaay-tasting high fructose corn syrup, high caffeinated drink.  You can tap this as many times throughout the day.  Wake up your system and feel ALERT and ALIVE!

There are two spots, under your collar bone, the notch (clavicle notch) below your throat.  Put your fingers on the notches on the collar bone, and move about an 1 inch down.  Now massage very hard or tap hard.  Do that a couple of times, and BREATHE while doing it.  This is K-27 or Kidney meridian 27th point.  Think of it like a reset button for your energy, when you massage or tap these points you are getting your energy to flow in the right direction, and you are changing your state of mind.  Found this great guide online see below.

The area I am describing is #1 in the diagram below.  This is taken directly from Donna Eden’s Energy Medicine book (which I have and you should have!).

The 3 Thumps

This brings me to the next tip, which is great for:

  • giving your immune system a boost
  • STIMULATE w/o CAFFEINE or other stuff that will make you crash minutes later
  • Get MORE strength and vitality, FEEL ALIVE

Just like in the first tip, TAP IT, you can massage or tap HARD, in a vigorous motion each of the spots that are shown in the very handy diagram above.

Point #2: Thymus
This is in the center of your chest, where your heart chakra is, located on your sternum.  Again, breathe while tapping or massaging, do if for the time Donna recommends or do it for as long you feel necessary, or short, we are all different so you decide just how much Energy Medicine you need!

Point #3: Spleen Neurolymphatic

For us gals, depending where your nipples are, follow the line straight down from your nipples, to your bra line and move about an inch down from.

For you guys, again, follow the line from your nipples and travel about an inch below.

For most people these are a bit sore, if you do these regularly, it will be come less sore.

Breathe as you tap or massage this spleen neurolymphatic point.

If you feel self-conscious and are in a public setting go into the bathroom and do this, or in your car or out in the open so people will see what you are doing and will come up and ask what you are doing and then you can show them.  There, you just spread some positive energy, you’ve just done the most humanitarian task: you showed how someone can love herself or himself!

But, what if I’m not doing it right?

But what if I’m not doing it in the right place??

Just like Donna Eden says, and like I say, it’s not about right or wrong, it’s about intention.  You are intending to increase your health, so don’t freak yourself out MORE by WORRYING about tapping or massaging the right spot, where every you tap, you are hitting the spot that needs it. Know this.  Own it! Do it!

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Helping Our Japanese Family

May 16th, 2011

Yes, it’s a devastating time in the world, how one thing in a seemingly far away country has a direct effect on us.  What can we do about it, other than donate money, clothes or other helpful items?  Well, in addition to that send your unconditional love.

“But how?” you say, “when I feel so sad and helpless and bad for them?”

Find something that you are grateful for.  It can be anything.  Can’t think of anything?
Here are some suggestions:

  • Be grateful for being able to read this blog. How many years have you been able to read and write and comprehend the English language?  Now that is something to behold and have gratitude for!
  • Be grateful that you have the ability to smile.
  • Be grateful that you can breathe on your own.
  • Be grateful that your body knows how to function automatically, that your body knows how to break down the food in your body,
  • If you know how to drive be grateful that you know how to drive.

Get the picture?

Now, notice how you feel in your body.  Do you feel a sense of calmness and gratitude, and also, wait, what is that feeling, a feeling of appreciation, a feeling of love?

Now you can send that love to support people in Japan.

You can visualize a bubble of the color of your choosing and see it float over and pop like love-rain on the country or have the country encapsulated by the love-bubble.

OR

You can use breath to send that love to Japan, imagining your own jet stream of love reaching and gently and easily infusing Japan and our brother and sisters that live there with that jet stream of love.

Find the method that works for you, what I wrote above are a few suggestions.  These are just one of the many ways we can give our unconditional love and support to our world family in Japan.

And by the way, you can use this technique on yourself or for someone else.  Finding what you are grateful about in your life can open up the pathways and unlock your place of unconditional love.  More love yourself, more peace in your world, which means you can make the world a better place.

I hope this post leaves you with a smile on your face and in your heart.

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The Fifth Way–An indepth intrepretation about the Mayan Calender 2012

May 16th, 2011

My friend sent this to me, it was probably from a newsletter from SERI-Worldwide, a website dedicated to the study and information regarding subtle energy.

I find this information to be aligned with what I have always felt about the new era of Aquarius/2012 Mayan prophecies.  Evolution has come in waves and I never believed in the doomsday theories although if you were to look at the world we are seeing what you might think are of ‘end of days.’  Part of it, I believe is a self-fulfilling prophecies of religious leaders and their  government decision makers, creating their own version of ‘end of days’ to convert and control people to these religious dogmas that currently dominate our world.

It is an end of days, not of armageddon, but end of days as we know it: society’s structure is getting a massive make-over, the economic system that we have put in place is no longer supportive of the world we are living in. We are going to make decisions based unconditional love, this Fifth Sun or as I was taught, the Fifth Dimension.  This is an expanding awareness where unconditional love resides, where non-duality resides, where even what I am writing about ceases to exist because there are no labels, words, thoughts…just the frequency, the energy of openness….

That’s why I do this work, to spread my open, human heart, to emanate the compassion I have always felt and still cultivate..it’s always a on-going process, and I choose to make decision on love rather than lack of love (fear).

The earth has always had it’s way of cleansing itself, earthquakes, floods, etc., there are just more people on the planet that are getting hurt.  Life is transitional, yet there is  something beyond this dense form we live in.   You are always supported and loved, please take the information with a lot of deep breathing and openness.

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Carlos Barrios, Mayan elder and Ajq’ij (is a ceremonial priest and spiritual guide) of the Eagle Clan. Carlos initiated an investigation into the different Mayan calendars circulating. Carlos along with his brother Gerardo studied with many teachers and interviewed nearly 600 traditional Mayan elders to widen their scope of knowledge.

Carlos found out quickly there were several conflicting interpretations of Mayan hieroglyphs, petroglyphs, Sacred Books of ‘Chilam Balam’ and various ancient text. Carlos found some strong words for those who may have contributed to the confusion:

Carlos Barrios: “Anthropologists visit the temple sites and read the inscriptions and make up stories about the Maya, but they do not read the signs correctly. It’s just their imagination. Other people write about prophecy in the name of the Maya. They say that the world will end in December 2012. The Mayan elders are angry with this. The world will not end. It will be transformed.”

“We are no longer in the World of the Fourth Sun, but we are not yet in the World of the Fifth Sun. This is the time in-between, the time of transition. As we pass through transition there is a colossal, global convergence of environmental destruction, social chaos, war, and ongoing Earth Changes.”

He continues: “Humanity will continue, but in a different way. Material structures will change. From this we will have the opportunity to be more human. We are living in the most important era of the Mayan calendars and prophecies. All the prophecies of the world, all the traditions are converging now. There is no time for games. The spiritual ideal of this era is action.”

Carlos tells us: “The indigenous have the calendars and know how to accurately interpret it — not others. The Mayan Calendars comprehension of time, seasons, and cycles has proven itself to be vast and sophisticated. The Maya understand 17 different calendars such as the Tzolk’in or Cholq’ij, some of them charting time accurately over a span of more than ten million years.
“All was predicted by the mathematical cycles of the Mayan calendars. — It will change –everything will change. Mayan Day-keepers view the Dec. 21, 2012 date as a rebirth, the start of the World of the Fifth Sun. It will be the start of a new era resulting from and signified by the solar meridian crossing the galactic equator and the Earth aligning itself with the center of the galaxy.”

At sunrise on December 21, 2012 for the first time in 26,000 years the Sun rises to conjunct the intersection of the Milky Way and the plane of the ecliptic. This cosmic cross is considered to be an embodiment of the Sacred Tree, The Tree of Life, a tree remembered in all the world’s spiritual traditions.

Some observers say this alignment with the heart of the galaxy in 2012 will open a channel for cosmic energy to flow through the Earth, cleansing it and all that dwells upon it, raising all to a higher level of vibration. Carlos reminds us: “This process has already begun. Change is accelerating now and it will continue to accelerate.

If the people of the Earth can get to this 2012 date in good shape without having destroyed too much of the Earth, we will rise to a new, higher level. But to get there we must transform enormously powerful forces that seek to block the way.”

The date specified in the calendar Winter Solstice in the year 2012 does not mark the end of the world. Many outside people writing about the Mayan calendar sensationalize this date, but they do not know. The ones who know are the indigenous elders who are entrusted with keeping the tradition.

Carlos tells us: “The economy now is a fiction. The first five-year stretch of transition from August 1987 to August 1992 was the beginning of the destruction of the material world. We have progressed ten years deeper into the transition phase by now, and many of the so-called sources of financial stability are in fact hollow. The banks are weak. This is a delicate moment for them. They could crash globally, if we don’t pay attention. Now, people are paying attention.”

The North and South Poles are both breaking up. The level of the water in the oceans is going to rise. But at the same time land in the ocean, especially near Cuba, is also going to rise. Carlos tells a story about the most recent Mayan New Year ceremonies in Guatemala. He said that one respected Mam elder, who lives all year in a solitary mountain cave, journeyed to Chichicastenango to speak with the people at the ceremony. The elder delivered a simple, direct message. He called for human beings to come together in support of life and light.

“Right now each person and group is going his or her own way. The elder of the mountains said there is hope if the people of the light can come together and unite in some way. We live in a world of polarity — day and night, man and woman, positive and negative. Light and darkness need each other. They are a balance.”

“Just now the dark side is very strong, and very clear about what they want. They have their vision and their priorities clearly held, and also their hierarchy. They are working in many ways so that we will be unable to connect with the spiral Fifth World in 2012.”

“On the light side everyone thinks they are the most important, that their own understandings, or their group’s understandings, are the key. There’s a diversity of cultures and opinions, so there is competition, diffusion, and no single focus.”

Carlos believes the dark side works to block unity through denial and materialism. It also works to destroy those who are working with the light to get the Earth to a higher level. They like the energy of the old, declining Fourth World, the materialism. They do not want it to change. They do not want unity. They want to stay at this level, and are afraid of the next level.

The dark power of the declining Fourth World cannot be destroyed or overpowered. It’s too strong and clear for that, and that is the wrong strategy. The dark can only be transformed when confronted with simplicity and open-heartedness. This is what leads to unity, a key concept for the World of the Fifth Sun.

Carlos said the emerging era of the Fifth Sun will call attention to a much-overlooked element. Whereas the four traditional elements of Earth, Air, Fire and Water have dominated various epochs in the past, there will be a fifth element to reckon with in the time of the Fifth Sun — that element is ‘ETHER’.

The dictionary defines Ether as a “hypothetical substance supposed to occupy all space, postulated to account for the propagation of electromagnetic radiation through space.” Perhaps it could be defined as the “space between space”. I would suggest it could be manifest as the alignment of charged particles from our solar system (Sun), and our galaxy (Milky Way) surge. The Ether element represents spiritual energy.

“The element of the Fifth Sun is celestial. Within the context of Ether there can be a joining of the polarities. No more darkness or light in the people, but an uplifted unity. But right now the realm of darkness is not interested in this. They are organized to block it. They seek to unbalance the Earth and its environment so we will be unready for the alignment in 2012.”

“We need to work together for peace, and balance with the other side. We need to take care of the Earth that feeds and shelters us. We need to put our entire mind and heart into pursuing unity and unity now, to confront the other side and preserve life.”
“We are disturbed — we can’t play anymore. Our planet can be renewed or ravaged. Now is the time to awaken and take action. Everyone is needed. You are not here for no reason. Everyone who is here now has an important purpose. This is a hard but a special time. We have the opportunity for growth, but we must be ready for this moment in history.”

Carlos says: “The prophesied changes are going to happen, but our attitude and actions determine how harsh or mild they are. We need to act, to make changes, and to elect people to represent us who understand and who will take political action to respect the Earth.”

“Meditation and spiritual practice are good, but also action. It’s very important to be clear about who you are, and also about your relation to the Earth. Develop yourself according to your own tradition and the call of your heart. But remember to respect differences, and strive for unity. Eat wisely — a lot of food is corrupt in either subtle or gross ways. Pay attention to what you are taking into your body. Learn to preserve food, and to conserve energy. Learn some good breathing techniques, so you have mastery of your breath. Be clear. Follow a tradition with great roots. It is not important what tradition, your heart will tell you, but it must have great roots.”

“We live in a world of energy. An important task at this time is to learn to sense or see the energy of everyone and everything — people, plants, animals. This becomes increasingly important as we draw close to the World of the Fifth Sun, for it is associated with the element ‘ether’ — the realm where energy lives and weaves. Go to the sacred places of the Earth to pray for peace, and have respect for the Earth which gives us our food, clothing, and shelter. We need to reactivate the energy of these sacred places. That is our work.”

“One simple but effective prayer technique is to light white or baby-blue colored candles. Think of a moment in peace. Speak your intention to the flame and send the light of it on to the leaders who have the power to make war or peace.”

Carlos reminds us this is a crucially important moment for humanity and for Earth. Each person is important.

He said the elders have opened the doors so that other races can come to the Mayan world to receive the tradition. “The Maya have long appreciated and respected that there are other colors, other races, and other spiritual systems. They know that the destiny of the Mayan world is related to the destiny of the whole world.”

“The greatest wisdom is in simplicity. Love, respect, tolerance, sharing, gratitude, forgiveness. It’s not complex or elaborate. The real knowledge is free. It’s encoded in your DNA. All you need is within you. Great teachers have said that from the beginning. Find your heart, and you will find your way.”

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Reiki and Energy Medicine, how many times should I go?

May 16th, 2011

People have asked me this question, how many sessions of Reiki and Energy Medicine should I have?

And I always respond, “That depends on you.”

And then the person looks at me very surprised.

Yes, it depends on you and your needs.

What is it that you want to have happen, what expectations do you have?  What is it that you want to achieve?  What are the depths that you willing go to create a new reality for yourself?

It takes commitment, willingness to be open and real with yourself, –no hiding and if you are still hiding from yourself (denial, or low sense of self) then it might take some time before you are ready to reveal what is is you are hiding from.

Whatever the case maybe, you can get ‘results’ instantly, it seems to happen sometimes with the people I have worked with in the past.  But often, some clients are new to changing their reality, they want to go in stages to make lasting changes.  Creating inner harmony is a process, a life long process of acknowledging, accepting and releasing (not necessarily in that order either.)  Occasionally, we need guidance from others and seek out Energy Medicine healing practitioners, such as myself for support.

Let’s say there is someone that is working on their deep anxiety, which creates panic attacks.  It might take 3 or 4 sessions for a person to release these deep fears and realities in order to over come them.  I will give you homework, simple, EASY exercises that you can use for the rest of your life.  I can give you tools during the session to help you in your daily life.  Some sessions will be interactive, some sessions might be mostly passive for you.  You will learn how to love yourself unconditionally, all of  your parts, the parts you don’t want to love, the parts that you think don’t deserved to be loved, –believe me, you can learn to love those parts too.

How frequently should I go if I got 4 sessions of Reiki and Energy Medicine healing?
Again, depends on you.  How urgent is it for you? You can do twice a week and spread the rest of the remaining session over a couple of weeks or days or months.  Perhaps after one session, you might want to wait a week to integrate the new energy flow patterns that you have established and work with those new patterns by doing some homework.  Conversely if you are really excited and motivated you might want to return the next day.

That’s the beauty of Energy Medicine healing, it’s fluid–you can make up any rules as you go along, it’s up to your comfort levels and the time you want to commit to yourself.

You might be inspired to learn Energy Medicine healing through Reiki so you can give yourself a good dose of Energy Medicine in between sessions and also as a means of self-support and self-care.

Maybe you don’t have anxiety, maybe you have a goal you want to work toward or gain more inspiration for a project or just in general.  Maybe you just want to experience it once a week to balance your energies and flow.

You can make the decisions since it is your life, so it’s completely up to you to decide how many Reiki and Energy Medicine healing sessions to have.

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