FOUR STEPS TO HEALING: HOW REIKI CAN HELP
The hardest part of being an energy healer is helping people realize, acknowledge and find the truth of their root cause for their unhappiness. As a Crystal Reiki and Usui Reiki Master, I scan the energy fields of my clients and see their emotional, physical and even mental pain.
Most of the time, this pattern will show up as “avoidance.” Avoidance in a field is when we don’t directly want to look at something. Instead we pass it by perhaps in hopes that it will change. We ignore it and pretend it will go away.
In the root chakra, this may show up as finances. For example, receiving a bill in the mail and you toss it aside because you know you have “financial” issues and you can’t be bother with that now.
In the sacral chakra it may show up as a relationship that you know you are having difficulties but you may not want to deal with that right now either. It will pan out, you may say. This suffering is temporary.
In your solar plexus chakra it may show up as a mental defeat. Perhaps you feel powerless or have lack of feeling in control and you ignore your gut feelings and don’t move on.
These are just examples, there many many more incidences you could use. One chakra will often affect another chakra too. Perhaps you are having a hard time with communication (throat chakra) because you are avoiding what your gut has been trying to tell you for years. Maybe your third eye chakra is in avoidance because you are so clouded by not seeing a way out of a situation, that it doesn’t receive anymore juice to it. Your bottom three chakras, the chakras of your primary life can affect your spiritual chakras.
In healing any situation physically or emotionally, I turn to the four step healing process to see where I am so I may move forward. In all situations, we want to connect our subconscious with our conscious reality. Many people want to know how to heal and move on, this will help you start your journey.
STAGE 1: Acknowledgement
In this first stage, you will want to acknowledge that you are in need of a healing. Many people are in denial that they need help or have a problem. If we don’t get to Stage 1, the process of self-healing can’t begin. We deny because we don’t want to see that we may have a physical problem (for example, don’t go to the doctors in fear of what it may be) or deal with an emotional problem (like that partner who you know is not in alignment with you but you stick with him, its just been so long….)
Avoidance. Again, its easier to bury or ignore a problem to push it out of the way. However, when we ignore problems for a long time not only are they clogging up our auric field, they can manifest in the physical body. And if they already manifested physically, then you will really want to come through this first stage. Problems don’t just go away, energetically they will take form from outside the body to inside.
When I’m scanning clients and I see something or hear a word of an emotion a person is holding onto, I most often get a shrug. Yeah, so what? On the contrary, it is most important to acknowledge these emotions that are coming up. Be curious to them!
Now I will admit, even I can be extremely stubborn. I want to do everything myself and not accept help from anyone else. I have a belief that if I put myself in a situation, I am the only person who can get out. The truth is, some of our beliefs work for us and some of them are outdated. In each situation you will want to look at the beliefs you have created and see if its true. Ask yourself, “What is holding me back from looking at this problem?” Only when we acknowledge that we have a problem, can we begin to heal and do the work.
STAGE 2: ACCEPTANCE
Accepting the reality of where you are now is the next step. For this example, I will take you on my own personal journey. I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease and in complete denial. (See stage 1! ) For six months I was asked by friends and family what I was going to do. What medicines am I going to take? What avenues of health was I going to do? Six months in, my husband said, “Knowing you have this autoimmune disease, you haven’t done anything. Not made one single change Amber. You can’t just sit on it!” Only then did I realize I was standing behind a wall unable to improve my situation because I wasn’t taking the steps to do anything.
I had to come to terms that this is my new reality. I have no other way around it. Its here, stop ignoring it and find peace. I say find peace because even though I loathe experiencing this health situation, at this point, it’s still present. How could I possibly find peace you may ask?
Being an energy healer, I saw the imbalance in my auric field for months before I was diagnosed. I choose to ignore it over and over again. I’ll look at it later, it’s not bothering me, I would say. When I was officially diagnosed I was mad at myself as if I did it to myself. I had a lot of anger and resentment for not stopping my busy life to take care of me. With this self-anger, I couldn’t move forward on the steps of healing. I couldn’t even begin to find peace. I finally learned to accept when I surrendered. By surrendering, I shifted my perception of not needing help previously to becoming aware of my current state. I wasn’t in denial anymore.
My reality, as of now, is that I experience my autoimmune in some way every day. I may have blurry vision, can be extremely fatigued, have tingles through my body and physically be unpleasant. My normal may not be the same as it was, but I’m okay with that. Because I finally acknowledged my health, I was brought to the next stage.
STAGE 3: AWARENESS
Its funny how a health challenge can bring light and growth to the soul. Since I was diagnosed, I have found out so much about myself. By taking a good look at who I am and everything in my life, I started to really take accountability for my happiness and the things that I attract.
Becoming curious of your situation will bring forth answers that you seek. Some questions could be:
- What is the emotional problem that is connected to my physical issue?
- What were the steps that got me to this point?
- How does this problem help me grow?
- If I was coming from the perspective of my Higher Self, what would I say to the physical me?
The hardest part is listening and acknowledging what is coming up. You are in an essence bringing the dark to the light. Releasing judgements that come forth and listening to wisdom. You may be pushed outside your comfort zone, but allow the information to come through. Be honest and gentle with yourself.
I went through a period where I googled the heck out of everyone and their health situation to see what they did to improve. But I know that this is my journey. It doesn’t matter what anyone else did. I sat for hours looking at the perfect diet, exercise, medicines etc. What I learned is that I need to do what’s best for me and not what is told of me to do. The process of awareness has brought me into the final stage.
STAGE 4: ACTION
Eye-eye-eye! We are human beings who do not like change. Am I right? Sometimes it takes an intervention for us to really get with the program. This final step is about actually doing the steps of change. The actions you were taking before to lead you to these circumstances must be changed in order to have a different outcome. Remember, same steps lead to the same results. Different steps will change the outcome.
This one may take time to integrate into your life. You may need to make changes in your career, relationships, health to take away stress. You may need to make changes in your dietary lifestyle to assist a health problem. Remember to be easy.
At any point, you may fall back. Not completing the steps that need to be taken. At this point, find out what stage you went to and work through them again. Remember to be easy with yourself. Continue to support an love yourself each step of the way.
HOW CAN CRYSTAL REIKI HELP?
No matter what stage you are at, crystal reiki can assist you. This beautiful energy brings in earth energy and spiritual energy combined to move, balance and shift energetic disturbance.
If you are attuned to crystal reiki, you can place any or all of the symbols into your hand chakras. Then place them into prayer position and move towards your heart chakra. Say the name of the symbol you wish to activate three times. Visualize it going into your auric field or to a physical location. Sit with this energy for a few minutes to allow the symbols to activate.
Visualize your aura becoming larger like a bubble with these symbols inside. And when you are ready, come back to center.
The more often you do this, the stronger the symbols and vibrations will become. You will also start to repair any holes or damage in the auric field.
This is a great way to begin your journey. As you clear out the clutter in your fields, it will also prove you with clarity on the inside for answers.
DON’T BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR HELP
As I mentioned at the beginning, I am not one to ask for help. I find a way to do everything. But what I found is that getting a reiki session can assist you in many ways. When you go to someone who is not part of your life, they may pick up energies that you overlooked or didn’t recognize. Because they don’t have judgement on your situation, they will find loop holes you didn’t know exist.
I highly recommend trying a session out and start becoming aware of your energy fields. They will really help assist you on your journey and in every aspect of your life.
