Reiki - The Healing Power of Love

BY Anil Kumar PROAG, RMT  

I have come to realize during my years of practice as a REIKI HEALER that true emotional and physical healing can only come about as a result of an individual's ability to experience Love.  

In fact a corollary of this is that any illness is the direct result of an individual's inability to Love. I know that some might find such statements to be bold and unsubstantiated. After all, they might ask, can we even define Love from a scientific perspective let alone measure it or its effects? 

In spite of such challenges I would like to offer an operational definition of Love and then show how it can be applied to the measurement of health outcomes. So from a strictly practical standpoint I would like to define Love manifesting as any intention that is clearly and exclusively beneficial to the individual who holds such an intention. 

Hold a baby in your arm and you say it automatically... I love you. Hold a friend relative or neighbour in your embrace; you feel there is an exchange of love in the form of good reiki energy. For example, the intention to eat healthily would be classified, according to this definition, as a manifestation of Love.  

Interestingly, having an intention to treat others respectfully is also a manifestation of Love because it indirectly makes the person holding such an intention feel good about them and this is clearly beneficial to that person. Reiki is beneficial to all, the giver and the receiver. 

So with this tool in hand let us move on to consider how it might play a role in healing. In order to address this I would like to address an example of a situation of a person who is not able to fully Love. So what does it mean to be unable to fully Love. It essentially means that the ability to hold intentions that benefit one is impaired. In other words, one finds oneself inviting intentions that are "not beneficial" into one's life. 

This leads to that person allowing, yes allowing, undesirable outcomes into their life. By undesirable, I mean something that is unpleasant and unwanted. An example of something undesirable would be say, the feeling of guilt. If you feel the experience of guilt for yourself you will, I feel, find it to be an unpleasant experience. If you then ask yourself whether you enjoy or genuinely desire having such an unpleasant experience you will likely say no. 

Now I know that, for whatever reason, you will try to justify to yourself, reasons why "it is necessary" to hold on to such an unpleasant experience. For instance you might say to yourself things like: the feeling of guilt helps to make me a moral person, it helps to steer me along a virtuous path, it therefore helps nurture a sense of self esteem and self worth, it therefore makes me feel like a good person and therefore makes me feel good about myself. 

So notice what you have just concluded i.e. that guilt makes you feel like a good person. So if that is so, why do you feel so bad about yourself whenever you allow yourself to feel the guilt? If you are feeling a bit confused by what appears like an apparent contradiction it is because you are just beginning to become aware of it, perhaps for the first time in your life. 

Are you noticing that you have bought into a lie about the feeling of guilt? You have believed, without challenging it that having the intention to invite guilt into your life actually was beneficial to you i.e. a manifestation of Love. In other words, that something that is unpleasant and makes you "actually" feel lousy about yourself would be beneficial to you. 

Well buying into such a lie, is clearly detrimental to you, is it not? So you now have an awareness that allows you to make a choice about this unpleasant thing called guilt. If you truly wish to experience Love then you can simply ask the guilt to no longer intrude on your life. Yes, I know it may sound too simplistic, but if you have a sincere intention around this you may find interesting things happen for you emotionally and physically. 

So rather than my having to convince you of the health benefits of Love I ask you to measure the results of this experiment for yourself over time. After all, isn't this the only proof that anyone would really respond to? 

Within each one of us resides the divine healer. All healings come from within and not outside. Once the healer within is set in motion the healing takes effect. 

When did you last hold someone to your heart and said, I love you, or I miss you, or I like you? Try it!

Reiki Healing and the Performing Artist

Our active and sometimes stressful lives can often deplete or interfere with the flow of "Ki". Ki is the life force energy that flows in every living thing and is the source for maintaining health. When Ki is low our ability to function at our best becomes compromised and we are more susceptible to illness and injury. Reiki energy is directed by the "Higher Intelligence" and infuses the spiritual and physical body with rejuvenating life force energy.

 While all of us can benefit from the healing power of Reiki the actor, singer, dancer and musician face unique challenges. Performers rely upon their physical bodies for their creative work and financial support. The highly competitive life style of a performing artist can be very demanding.  Getting to that next performance, rehearsal or audition takes motivation and personal power. To be spiritually empowered is an integral aspect of personal growth and having physical health is not even an option.  As a preventative and complimentary treatment Reiki offers a system that helps you to release stress, build your immune system and develop inner peace. Reiki also helps the actor or singer to centre their voice and maintain vocal clarity. Dancers and musicians receiving treatments have decreased joint and muscle pain and stiffness. The deep state of relaxation Reiki induces assist in increasing your mental focus as well as your ability to connect to the "higher self".

 Health and wellness is desired by everyone. Having optimum health requires balancing the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual bodies. Achieving that balance brings wholeness and fulfilment to our lives.  A regular Reiki treatment works to create harmony in body, mind and spirit. Staying strong and well fosters success and brings your creative dreams into reality.

Reiki in the Community 

by Jude Brown 

If you are an expectant mum or have recently given birth, you may be interested in a new community project offering Reiki treatment at a time when you may appreciate some TLC for yourself and your baby.

I was lucky to be offered the opportunity of a Reiki treatment when my son, Stanley, was 7 weeks old. I also have a daughter, Jessie-Rose who is 4 and although I was feeling fine, the opportunity for me to relax was one I was not prepared to pass by!

My appointment was with Mamta Nanda – a fully qualified Reiki practitioner. Mamta will be working with her colleague Lucy Paterson to introduce Reiki to mothers and babies who, it is felt, can benefit enormously from one or two sessions. They will be running a drop-in Centre every Tuesday afternoon at St James’ Community Hall in Balham.

Reiki is a system of energy healing which works on all levels of a person: mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually with the aim of restoring a balance within our health and well-being. Clients
are fully clothed while the practitioner places their hands around the energy field of the body.

Reiki also claims to help unborn babies who will sometimes follow the practitioners’ hands around their mother’s body during treatment! An interesting and - I am assured - a safe way to begin bonding with your new baby!

During the treatment I could feel a certain amount of heat – but most interestingly – I experienced a tingling in my leg which I had last felt during my pregnancy. A cold I had been suppressing for a few days surfaced and disappeared the next morning – and I felt fine. I fell asleep during the treatment – which is not hard when you are not experiencing normal sleep patterns – but when I awoke I felt completely chilled out and very relaxed.

Stanley appeared to enjoy every minute of his treatment smiling and flirting with Mamta and a few nights later slept from 10pm – 5am!! It may be a coincidence but I think a baby certainly benefits from a relaxed Mum – and this was one very relaxed Mum!!

If you would like to experience a Reiki treatment why not drop in to St James’ Community Hall, off Ouseley Road, SW12 8EB. Tuesday afternoon @1.30 -3.30pm. £10 per session with organic refreshments provided.
Mamta Nanda: Tel - 8673 9738, Mob - 077 8216 1477, Lucy Patterson: Tel - 8598 1767, Mob – 079 3945 4354