New Covid Update. Going exclusively online!

In earlier posts I have discussed how remote/distance energy works and compared how using a hands-off approach compares to hands-on. The main difference is.....there is no difference! This is because energy is universal and we are all part of the woven network that constitutes our human experience.

In the world of energy healers, working remotely is one of the trusted methods we have been using for decades. We now have the added bonus of using online tools, like Zoom, to be face--to-face in real time. The quality of the healing is just as powerful and we are connected to Spirit in the same profound way as during an office visit.

Classes are also online and the only change is a new format for attunements. Rather than receiving your attunements all together in a group I now give each student their attunements individually with a private, one--on-one online meeting for each attunement. Attunements involve a powerful energy download and receiving your attunement individually provides a more focused and personalized method for receiving energy.

Feel free to contact me for more information or for appointment scheduling. paula@reikiarts.net

Gathering of Eagles Elder, John Palmer's, Vision

When I received this email I asked John whether he would agree to let me share it. It is with great gratitude that I am able to offer this soul-level information! If this speaks to you, you have permission to share in the spirit it is given.

Vision in Ceremony 17^th March 2020

In my spiritual practice I work with guiding spirits from the spirit world. In my 25 years of doing this I have had 3 visions/communications that really stood out, both in their clarity and impact and truth.

The first one saved me from death, the 2^nd changed my life and this 3rd one, I was urged to share with you.

Covid – 19 virus

I asked my guides for some clarity and deeper understanding of the virus pandemic spreading across the globe at this time. I made this request as I laid down in bed for the night. This is what followed as I closed my eyes.

The Grandfather of the East came to me and gave me understanding in a non verbal communication that is not of this mortal world, but delivered with intense clarity.

His long hair flowed in the breeze signifying his representation as the Element of Air.

He communicated this;

“Love this virus, he is a Divine Messenger. It comes to you as a messenger from the Tree people, your closest relatives. They are your closest relatives because without trees, you cannot live. The basic requirement for a human to live is oxygen “breath of life” The trees give us that.

Herein lies the message of our relative the virus. You are destroying the lungs of the planet and in doing so you have manifested the destruction of your own lungs, through this virus.

Your own unconscious state of mind has created this virus. All viruses are messengers telling us that we are doing something destructive to our environment. We are polluting our Mother the Earth.

It is one of the 7 Universal Laws of Creation. “As above, so below” or “Whatever you do to the macrocosm (the planet) so it is with the microcosm (the human) (Study the teachings of Hermes/Thoth regarding the 7 laws and if you understand them, really understand them, then you will know the secrets of the Universe)

The whole reality we have created on this planet is an illusion. Man is incapable of creating anything of true power. When something so small you cannot see with the naked eye brings the whole planet to it’s knees in a few weeks, it shows we cannot create anything that is real.

It is time for humans to realise we are only part of nature, not above it. We are subject to the Laws of Creation just like the rest of our relatives, the trees, animals, insects, birds, everything.

Now is not the time to gather in groups. Now is the time to go out in Nature by yourself. Sit with a tree and listen, really listen. Not with your head, but with your heart. Re-establish your lost connection.

I was then led to a doorway. There was no sign on the doorway, but I knew it was a portal into the next age, the Age of Aquarius. There were 2 sentinels guarding that doorway. They said, “Nobody is coming through this doorway until you understand the abuses you have created on this planet. There is not much time left for you. Your true Mother, the Earth is readying herself to pass through this portal, with or without you.”

This is the fork in the road of the Hopi prophecy.

Do not despair for the ones that are losing their lives as a result of this virus. Know that those souls willingly agreed to leave at this time to reinforce the message to the rest of us that we are all connected,(the virus clearly shows us our connection) and if we don’t work in harmony with the Creation we are part of, then we create upheaval in the rest of Creation.

You cannot be part of something and behave as if you are separate. This is what creates ‘dis-ease”

What if the virus was Love, let us infect everyone with that and see how your world looks then.

Aho

Mitakuye Oyasin

Healing Takes Place During the Pause

The Covid19 upheaval has offered all of us an opportunity to pause, whether we are ready or not. It has taken me a few weeks to respond publicly to the pandemic because I knew I needed time to process.

I've been going through many of the stages others are experiencing: denial, frustration, righteous indignation, and anxiety. I've emerged into the light of acceptance and even a kind of embracing of the dark. Within this darkness my spirit is light, I feel upbeat and hopeful for the future.

I'm not in deep denial. Rather, I have allowed myself time to grieve for the weaknesses and lack of love this pandemic has revealed about how we treat each other and our Mother Earth. We can only change once we identify that there is a problem and that process unfolds differently for each of us. I have come to understand that this worldwide virus is a symptom of our disregard for the way we should be living on this planet. We have been taking indiscriminately and with an eye to amassing wealth and so-called security. There is a balance, but we have ignored it. The message I have received is that we need to Do and Be differently. If ever there was a call to action, this is it.

Healing happens during the pause at the end of each breath. Now we find ourselves in the midst of a global hiatus, the healing pause. We are being told that the action we need to take starts in stillness. My hope is that we will each emerge from this experience authentically changed in our ideas about our fundamental needs and values. That we will possess a deeper commitment to the connection between the world's people and our Mother, the Earth.

There is never a wrong time to start at the beginning, or, it is always the right time to begin with a good intention. We have always had the opportunity to be our authentic selves while engaging in nature- this is an opportunity, no one is going to bother you from any closer than six feet away, and probably not even that close! Choose a tree and invite it into your heart. Feel the patch of ground beneath you and thank it. Ask what you need to know relating to the pandemic. Be open for an answer, especially one you never saw coming.

If you want to, respond to this post or email me about your experience. We can keep this discussion going if it seems right.

Face-to-Face Distance Treatments

Covid 19 Update
The need for staying balanced and upbeat is greater than ever at this time. In response, I'm offering 30 minute tune-ups via phone or Zoom for $30. My schedule is very flexible!

The only down-side to a distance treatment has always been that we cannot interact while I'm working on you. Those days are over!

We can now be connected via our computer or phone screens so that no matter how far away you are from Fort Collins, you will receive all the benefits of a hands-on session. The 'strength' of a distance treatment is the same as an in-person one.

Why might you prefer a distance treatment?

> you just had surgery and are not mobile
> you live far away
> you are not feeling well and need to stay home (thank you!)
> the weather is not conducive to traveling
> it's just makes sense for you

How it works: It's simple. Download the app onto your device. I will send you a link ahead of time and then at the time of your appointment you click it, enter the password, and we're connected.

Please contact me with your questions or to schedule!

Tap Your Way to Better Quality Sleep

My clients love to learn techniques they can use at home. It helps to have a toolbox that includes ways to strengthen your energy field, ground yourself, or reduce stress at the very moment you need it.

I've recently finished my certification in Emotional Freedom Technique, EFT, also known as Tapping. You may have seen past posts here in 2015 about using this super effective method for re-patterning our emotional responses to triggers.

Now, if you are like a lot of people, you have bouts of insomnia and find yourself laying awake at night staring into the darkness. Your mind may be a rollercoaster or you might experience a repetitive worry loop, "Why did he react that way when I said his dog looked a lot like him?"

Next time you're in this situation, tap the outside edge of your palm, the karate chop side, with the fingertips of your other hand. You can stay with the same hand or switch.

State the problem while you tap:

P. Harrison, 2016

I'm awake or I'm lying in bed fully alert.
I'm worrying again.
I'll be tired tomorrow.
This is boring!
I just can't relax or I don't know why I can't relax.

You should find yourself relaxing and drifting into sleep before long. Use your own words and be as honest as possible. Stay focused on the sleep issue. It is tempting to go off on a tangent and that will simply keep you awake longer!

You are activating meridians on the side of your hand that help to take the edge off and ease stress. This is a basic technique that can be used for any kind of agitation. If you find that this does not help you at all, then you will want to address the underlying causes of your sleeplessness. I'd be happy to help you in person if you're in the Fort Collins area or by phone.

Contact me at paula@reikiarts.net and we can get started!

Learn Reiki with Your Friends!

There's a new class format at Reiki Arts that will make attending classes easier and more convenient. If you and some friends are interested in a Reiki class, ( Level I, II, or III ), simply email me at paula @reikiarts.net. We will set up a convenient time and place. If you are hosting, you get a 50% discount. If you're on your own, I will add you to the next available upcoming class. Easy-peasy!

Unconditional Love Amidst Global Unrest. Yes, You Can!

Often I come across amazing articles from other energy practitioners or spiritually oriented authors or organizations that really speak to me. I especially like those that give practical steps for accomplishing the goal. This article from heartmath.org is sensitive, informative, and timely. Enjoy!

Heart Qualities

For Re-Setting Our Lives

Increasing numbers of people are commenting about a heightened attunement in their hearts and minds, to the need for increasing their care, kindness and willingness to co-create peacefully. People are feeling that the timing for heart-based cooperation is in alignment with the changes Earth and humanity are experiencing. Many of us believe that the global waves of chaos and tension can be repurposed into expanding our collective awareness of the need for unconditional love to help resolve our differences.

Spiritual practices that explore the deeper benefits of unconditional love and compassion are increasing. There is also a rising interest in learning to connect more with our heart’s intuitive wisdom for higher choices and guidance. This is a giant step forward. Along with a little practice, people are finding it easier to sense their heart’s intelligent suggestions for navigating life’s situations with clearer discernment and much less stress.

The Increasing Collective Heart Awakening

Many are commenting that in the last few months, they have noticed themselves feeling kinder and much more accepting of others than usual. From different parts of the world people report they are feeling less desire to hold onto old hurts and distresses from the past. These and more are positive symptoms of the collective heart awakening to the need to get along with each other for the greater good – regardless of the ongoing resistances and separations taking place on the planet.

This growing momentum of increased heart awakening, many believe, will eventually become the baseline for a paradigm shift from separation to compassion and cooperation. It feels like an obvious time in our evolution to be kinder and more openhearted to each other, while working together to find solutions for global challenges to create a thriving world. Many of us feel that living from our heart is the "overlooked" yet most practical approach for increasing individual and global peace, being that we’ve tried most everything else already. The world picture may not reflect these possibilities in the present moment, but more people are sensing that it can be done.

Practicing kindness, unconditional love and heart-based interactions can increase our personal joy and fulfillment now, in the present, however long it takes for the whole of humanity to shift. Practicing heart qualities assists humanity by creating a supportive energy field that makes it easier for others to feel and respond from their heart. Some of the primary heart qualities are unconditional love, care, compassion, connection, kindness, forgiveness, gratitude, patience, acceptance, cooperation and many more we all know, yet they often slip from our awareness when needed the most. We own these heart qualities but it’s our job to awaken them and begin to show up as who we are.

Below are a few reliable practices for lifting your spiritual vibration and opening your heart more to others. Many of you are probably familiar with these exercises, but for these heart qualities to become instated, we have to remember to consciously re-boot these practices for a while. Rebooting is fundamentally important for establishing a new baseline.

Practicing Heart Qualities

Commit to three or four days of looking for opportunities to practice genuine kindness to others, and sincerely connect with people, including some that you don’t usually connect with.
During these days, also find a few minutes of quiet time to radiate genuine compassion to people suffering across the planet. Remember to radiate compassion to yourself when needed and don’t see it as selfish – see it as an intelligent choice.
Next, consciously radiate genuine appreciation to friends, family, work associates, etc. Sometimes we adapt to and take for granted the people close to us and we forget to feel just how much we do appreciate them.
Also, forgiving someone and releasing old hurt feelings can do wonders for lifting our vibration and taking a load off. This releases stuck energy in our heart, and helps to heal things we can see and things we cannot.

You can do these same exercises with other heart qualities, like patience, connection, acceptance, cooperation, and more. Genuine is the action word in all of these practices if you want to experience the deeper benefits.

Doing the practices a few days in a row creates a cumulative effect that encourages the increased use of these empowering qualities. If you go most of a day without practicing, then add on another day so as to dignify your commitment.

People report life changes in their interactions, and share how much they feel like their true self when doing these practices. Even if we already practice heart-based attitudes, it’s helpful to add a day or two each month of conscious exercises to refresh and strengthen our forward momentum.

Practicing the qualities of the heart can be viewed as advanced common sense, and it doesn’t require being religious or on any particular path – however this practice is included in many religions, cultures, self-help, self-care and other systems.

We appreciate you deeply and hope you experience happiness and wellbeing through 2017. Let’s remember to hold compassion in our hearts for the hardships people are experiencing through these transitional times. Much suffering across the planet can be reduced when more of humanity deeply understands that, Love matters.

Written by, Sara Childre, Pres. of HeartMath Institute and Doc Childre, HeartMath Founder

Your New Energy Practice for a New Year

Happy New Year and a New You!

Let's start with Two Basic Truths About Energy

Energy Truth #1
Positive thoughts are positive energy. Positive thinking and action creates a sense of ease because positivity is a higher vibration; there is no residual negative emotion pulling you down. Over a short time, this ease creates personal strength and empowerment within. Positive energy works better than negative in every case to help navigate through the world.

Energy Truth #2

You are in charge of your own healing and power.

What feeds your spirit, feeds your body.

We have the ability to choose health and happiness, but we give our power away for a myriad of reasons: feelings of duty, loyalty to others, fear of change. To create healing, we have to take action, positive action. Doing the thing, changing the thoughts and attitudes about ourselves or about others. We need to draw on our inner resources, connect to our strengths and weaknesses and make change where needed.

Now the Good Stuff!

How to build your inner energy resources to harness these Energy Truths in your daily life.

Let's say you've tried over and over again to have a meditation practice and it hasn't gone well. There are endless reasons (excuses, justifications) that keep you from making time for being alone with yourself and your thoughts, just being.

We will not use the m-word here. This is not that.

Your new practice is an energy awareness time. A time to connect with the high vibration, the spirit energy, that resides within. You can feel it! No need to focus on letting it in, it's already there. (This point is actually another Energy Truth and for some can be a key to creating your energy connection!) Trying to keep your mind thought-free only creates a wall. No mental effort is needed and will actually make it harder to make an energy connection.

Is this done like a seated meditation?

It can be, especially for the five or more minutes per day practice. It can look like an action meditation too, such as gardening, making art, or walking. Connecting to your innate high vibration happens spontaneously, too. Have you ever suddenly felt a rush of genuine love for all of life, even while driving or washing the dishes? In my experience, it happens when I'm otherwise engaged. My left brain is busy with a task, freeing up my right brain for this holistic experience. This is spirit awakening and can happen anytime, anywhere when you are in a state of allowing. And then, when you are in this timeless moment, notice it and then step away without analyzing what you are feeling in order to fully experience it.

Every time you experience the energy connection, you are building your resources for positivity and health. However brief your initial experience, each connection strengthens your energy grid, making positive thought and action more accessible in daily life situations - Positive Thoughts are Positive Energy. And the more you intentionally raise your energy vibration, the more open the energy flow becomes. Finally, each time you respond from a place of high vibration, a place of compassion and mindful engagement, you reinforce your energy grid. It's a positive high vibration energy loop. And don't forget to give yourself credit! This is another way to build appreciation and love for yourself.

Try these practices to bring the flow of happiness and love into your life more consistently:

Connect to your energy grid with intention every day. Do you need a special place or time? No, but it will help you to be consistent if you do.

Start with a 5-minute energy practice daily and gradually build it up to 20-30 minutes. If this is new for you don't do more than 5 minutes to start in order to avoid burn-out.

Feel the physical sensation of energy moving and flowing within. Don't push it. Allow.

When thoughts arise, step back and see them as thoughts. You can think them later. If it helps, notice your breathing in order to stay grounded.

Experience the connection to spirit, it's there waiting for you.

Don't give up on yourself. You are bigger than you know.

Wishing you a year filled with love, light, and peace!

Does Your Mother Give You a Pain in Your Neck?

The short answer is no. You give it to yourself and your mother is the catalyst to help you work through your issues. Thanks, mom! Really.

Clients often come to see me with either a physical or emotional issue they would like to resolve. Sometimes they know that their neck pain, for example, has an emotional counterpart especially if there is a specific time or event that precipitated it, such as a divorce, or a death in the family. More often it takes an energy session or two to peel back the layers, making it possible for the client to recognize previously hidden mind/body connections. For instance, severe stomach pain linked to a dysfunctional relationship in the past or an unrecognized fear of abandonment linked to chronic shoulder pain. Conscious recognition of the physical-emotional connection, with support from energetic clearing, helps create lasting change.

It can seem miraculous, but that’s how energy alignment works. Energy therapy clears blockages so we can recognize and correct the energetic disruptions that underlie emotional and physical discomfort.

Examples of the emotional conditions that energy therapy can help improve.

∞ Complex feelings within relationships

∞ Fear, anxiety, stress

∞ Low self esteem

∞ Grief, sadness

∞ Anger, resentment

∞ Worry, depression, guilt

∞ Self-limiting values

The pain in your neck could be related to your maternal relationship, but don’t blame your mother!

Level I Reiki Class Just Added!!

A couple of people have contacted me asking about the next class, so I've added one for June! Registration is now on for the June 11&12 Level I Reiki class! All it takes to set up a class is a few interested people, so if you and some friends would like to set a date to learn Reiki Levels I, II or III just contact me! Learning Reiki expands your mind-body-spirit connection and gives you practical techniques for maintaining your health. Additional dates are posted at http://www.reikiarts.org/p/class-registration.html.

Upcoming Level I and Level II Reiki Classes

April 9&10 Level I and April 23&24 Level II

Learn the basics of working with your energy system with Level I or continue your study with Level II. Reiki is the most direct way to learn how to access life force energy for self and others. More information about classes here- http://www.reikiarts.org/p/class-registration.html

Whole-Hearted Spring Cleaning

Clean house!

During the months of March, April, and May 2016 recharge your meridians with a complete meridian flush. Clearing out the excess chi ‘clutter’ increases flow and strengthens your meridians capacity. You’ll feel refreshed and rejuvenated.

Combine this treatment with a dietary cleanse at home and you will be absolutely purring!

90 minute session, $65.

paula@reikiarts.org

New Year Affirmations Support Your Goals!

Make a daily affirmation your resolution for the coming year. Affirmations move positive energy within body and mind, supporting your intentions and setting you up for positive results! Choose one from the list below, or create your own.

How to: Affirmations are best when in the present tense Upcoming Level I
and specific. When you repeat your affirmation to yourself Reiki weekend
notice how you feel. Do you feel comfortable and confident? January 9 and 10
If saying your affirmation feels dishonest, take a moment to
reflect on your true feelings. For example, “I am perfect in every way” will most likely not ring true, but “I forgive my shortcomings” or “I trust my good intentions” might touch your core beliefs more fully. Mindfully repeat your affirmation anytime you can fully engage with the energy of it, such as in front of the mirror in the morning or at the end of your meditation.

The three offered here are well suited for new beginnings and fresh starts. They correspond to the central meridian, the heart and the lower hara. These energy intersections in turn govern thought patterns, self worth, and creative action. Using your hands while you repeat your affirmation several times helps to ground your intention even more fully.

Thought patterns- Place your palms, pinkies touching, over your face with fingertips at your hairline. Say aloud or silently several

times, “I follow through with what I set out to do”

or “I am flexible during changing circumstances”.

Self worth- Place your overlapping palms at heart center. Say aloud or silently several times, “I am enough” or “ I am grateful for who I am/how I am”.

Creative action/Decisiveness- Place overlapping palms so that thumbs are below your navel. Say aloud or silently several times, “ I love being alive” or “ I am motivated by challenges”.

Best Wishes for

a Wonderful Start to

Your New Year!!

Coping with Senseless Tragedy

Events such as the horrific shootings yesterday in Paris, fill us with a range of emotion- fear, helplessness, anger, worry. In order to comprehend events such as these, we can always turn to the peace, calm, and compassion found at heart center. Nurturing our heart energy gives us the mental perspective that together help us deal with the overwhelming and confused emotions of senseless tragedy. By cultivating the love found at our core, we are much better able to help ourselves cope with senseless tragedies such as these. As importantly, we are empowered to be more effective in helping those around us by supporting them with love and light.
Here are several energetic and tapping practices that will help bring clarity and peace during times of senseless tragedy. Use the ones that seem best for you right now and anytime you begin to feel the distress of being out of balance. Feel free to send to friends, family or anyone that you feel needs help dealing.

Making the Heart Connection- link heart energy to heaven and earth energy. Done daily, this practice will strengthen your central core energy.

One palm over the heart and the other over the forehead. Hold for ten breath cycles. Then move the forehead hand so that index finger is three finger widths below navel. This is the hara, earth center. Keep heart hand in place. Hold for ten breath cycles.

Crown Stretch- releases stagnant mental energy, the build-up of which creates the feeling of being overwhelmed. Once this is released, you are more open to spiritual inspiration. Calms the nervous system, aids mental clarity.

Place fingertips on forehead so that pinkie is at eyebrows and index is at hairline. Fingertips are parallel to each other. With gentle pressure, press and pull fingers apart out to your temples as you stretch the skin. Repeat.
Move fingertips so that pinkie finger is where index was at hairline. Press and pull apart over to the side of the head. Repeat and continue along centerline of skull and all the way down the back of your neck.
Finish by letting your hands rest on your shoulders for a couple of breath cycles.

This is an EFT tapping technique which uses meridian pressure points combined with affirmations to move energy.
KC- Karate Chop point located on outside edge of palm in the middle.
EB- Inside end of eyebrow
SE-Outside corner of eye
UE-Center point below bottom eyelid
UN-Under center of nose
CH- Center of chin
CB- inside edge of collarbone
UA- place palm on your side.under opposite armpit. Where your pinkie ends up is UA.

Tapping Script for Senseless Tragedy

KC: Even though I don't understand this senseless tragedy
KC: Even though I can't believe people would do such a thing
KC: Even though I can't believe this is happening
KC: I deeply and completely accept myself
EB: I can't imagine the things that happen in the world
SE: I can't believe we live in a world in which such things are a possible
UE: Why would anyone do such a thing?
UN: It doesn't make any sense
CH: It doesn't make sense to hurt other people
CB: It doesn't make sense to cause such suffering
UA: It doesn't make sense to cause such violence
KC: And even though all this violence and suffering makes no sense
KC: I deeply and completely accept myself
[Repeat while taking three deep breaths and tapping the KC point]

Fall 2015/6 Class Schedule

Beginner and advanced Reiki classes and workshops

Reiki Levels I, II & III, advanced teacher training, and private classes

provided by Paula Harrison, Reiki Master Teacher and Practitioner.

Offices at 109 W. Olive St, Fort Collins, CO 80521

Reiki Arts classes provide a solid foundation of knowledge.

how energy works to strengthen or deplete your bio-field.
connections between energy and emotion.
concepts Reiki shares with other energy systems.
chakras, dantien, and the body's major energy centers.

Class details at http://www.reikiarts.org/p/classes.html

You learn time-tested techniques to create strong connections to your innate abilities and gain energy awareness.

grounding and strengthening your bio-field.
muscle testing and working with inner guidance.
practice and practical uses for the symbols.
advanced methods for working within the human energy grid.

Registration: http://www.reikiarts.org/p/class-registration.html
Class details at http://www.reikiarts.org/p/classes.html

Upcoming Workshop: Muscle Testing 101, Sat. Sept 19 12:30- 3:00.
Workshop information at http://www.reikiarts.org/p/workshops.html

Fall/Winter 2015/16 Class Dates
All classes are held on weekends, 10am to 6pm.

Shoden, Level I October 17&18
$175.00        November 21&22
December 12&13

Okuden, Level II   September 12&13
$225.00    November 14&15
December 5&6

Shinpiden, Level III   September 26&27
Master, $250.00   November 7&8         January 9&10

Thoughts on the Nature of Time

The concept of time has been popping up for me lately. Time to pay attention... The late poet and philosopher, John O'Donohue, in an interview with Krista Tippett has the following to say about the nature of time and human perception of it.

"I'd say seven out of every ten people who turn up in a doctor's surgery are suffering from something stress-related. Now, there are big psychological tomes written on stress. But for me, philosophically, stress is a perverted relationship to time. So that rather than being a subject of your own time, you have become its target and victim, and time has become routine. So at the end of the day, you probably haven't had a true moment for yourself. And to relax in and to just be. Meister Eckhart, whom I love said “you know so many people come to me asking how I should pray, how I should think, what I should do, and the whole time they neglect the most important question, which is how should I be?” And I think when you slow it down, then you find your rhythm, and when you come into rhythm, then you come into a different kind of time. Because, you know the way in this country — there's all the different zones. I think there are these zones within us as well. There's surface time, which is really a rapid-fire Ferrari time…

... and stolen from you, thieved all the time. And then if you sit down, like, Dan Siegel, my friend, does this lovely meditation: you imagine the surface of the ocean is all restless and then you slip down deep below the surface where it's still and where things move slower.

I think if you take time not as calendar product, but as actually the parent or mother of presence, then you see in the world of spirit, time behaves differently. I mean when I used to be a priest it was an amazing thing, you’d see someone who would be dying over a week maybe and had lived maybe a hard life where the world had knuckled into themselves. Where they were hard and tight and unyielding and everything had to air and assuage to their center. And suddenly, then, you’d see that within three or four days, you’d see them loosen and you’d see a kind of buried beauty that they’d never allow themselves to enjoy about themselves surface and bring a radiance and spirit to their face.

... suddenly there was a recognition that the time was over and that their

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way of being could no longer help them with this. And that another way of being was being invited from them, and when they yielded to it, it will become transformative and it just means that actually when you change time levels, that something can transform incredibly quickly. I mean I always think that that is the secret of change. That there are huge gestations and fermentations going on in us that we’re not even aware of. And then sometimes when we come to a threshold, crossing over in which we need to become different, that we’ll be able to be different because secret work has been done in us of which we’ve had no inkling."

more at onbeing.org

Fall Reiki Class Schedule at Reiki Arts, Fort Collins

Beginner and advanced Reiki classes and workshops

Reiki Levels I, II & III, advanced teacher training, and private classes

provided by Paula Harrison, Reiki Master Teacher and Practitioner.

Offices at 109 W. Olive St, Fort Collins, CO 80521

Reiki Arts classes provide a solid foundation of knowledge.

how energy works to strengthen or deplete your bio-field.
connections between energy and emotion.
concepts Reiki shares with other energy systems.
chakras, dantien, and the body's major energy centers.

Class details at http://www.reikiarts.org/p/classes.html

You learn time-tested techniques to create strong connections to your innate abilities and gain energy awareness.

grounding and strengthening your bio-field.
muscle testing and working with inner guidance.
practice and practical uses for the symbols.
advanced methods for working within the human energy grid.

Step 6: Give yourself an energy treatment

If you have training in energetics be consistent in your daily energy routine. Intuition builds cumulatively over time. Whether you have your own practice or not, go to a good energy therapist for a session. By having a practitioner with a different set of skills and abilities clear your energy pathways, you are able to gain insights and perspective not available to you on your own.

Step 5: Learn to trust your feelings.

They may manifest through a physical feeling, a hunch, a visual image, sound, memory or an ah-ha moment. Start a list of intuitive insights you have had in the past. This will help you gain confidence and to see your progress over time. Add to this list any and all hunches. Then after some time has elapsed check the accuracy. Remember though that your interpretation of an intuition is based on your past experience, so be open to different interpretations when connecting the dots. For example, you wonder whether you should talk to your boss about a raise. After weighing the pros and cons and making a list of why you deserve a raise, you realize that you still have a nagging voice inside that is holding you back. You have been at the company for six months, although you have learned a lot you have not actually been given any added responsibilities or a supervisory role. Should you listen to your inner voice or forge ahead and speak to your boss? Is that inner voice correct, or do you just doubt yourself? You decide to ask your boss for a review and feel the waters rather than focusing on the raise. As soon as you make this choice, you feel a sense of ‘rightness’ and calm settling over you. This is your inner guidance system signaling that this decision is solid and correct for you at this time.

Step 4: Learn to Listen

Thoughts are noisy and tend to block our inner voice from being heard. This is very obvious the moment we sit down with determination to still our mind, as we do during meditation. Our thoughts seem to demand even more attention! Thinking is normal and human, but there is a wealth of experience in between the thoughts (and emotions). You can access the stillness that resides at your core through an energetic practice such as Reiki, a mindfulness practice, meditation, or connecting with nature. By doing this everyday, even for a few minutes, you will begin to hear your inner voice. It might come as a sound or as a word, or as a gut feeling. You may see an image in your mind's eye. However you receive the message, be open and trust that this is inner wisdom you have asked for.

Step 3: Develop Awareness of Your Life Force Energy

Becoming sensitive to the internal and external energy fields of the body connects us to ourselves in a deep and profound way. This connection supports our awareness of the interrelatedness of body, mind, and spirit which, in turn, builds intuitive capacity. We can build this capacity through meditation, yoga, qi gong, tai chi, reiki, and many related energy techniques. There are so many different methods to use, that I suggest trying many in order to find the one that fits you best.

Step 2: Develop Body Awareness

The body is an antenna for intuitive information. Start with developing awareness of your physical body. When you sense your intuition kicking in where do you feel it physically? Is it a skin sensation, a muscle pressure, a physical wake-up in part of your body? Many people have a sensation in their gut or their heart center to alert and guide them. At other times, where do you hold tension and when do you feel it most often? By learning to hear what your organs and muscles are telling you, you can tap into your body's innate sensing system.

Step 1: Observe your belief patterns.
When and how often do you have a positive attitude toward new information? Try saying ‘YES’ when your inclination is to dismiss. Being open mentally has a profound effect on your physical system; neurochemicals are programmed by your beliefs.
Energy follows thought. You think about an upcoming test and your stomach clenches. You remember an amazing encounter with a special someone and you feel the glow all over again. But can you think yourself to stronger intuitive abilities?
Yes! Intuition is on a deeper level beyond mental processing, but we can develop ways of thinking that will help our intuitive nature shine through. We can make a conscious choice to be open to seeing connections between thoughts and events. Does the same name keep coming up in conversations day after day? Do you just happen to bump into the same person for a few days running? These are things to pay attention to. And Enjoy the Journey!