The reason why I practice, teach, use and sing the praises of Reiki on a regular basis is …because it works! And it works as a holistic therapy on several levels – i.e. physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. It’s a very effective tool for assisting us to take responsibility for and to manage our own energy, and in my opinion that’s essential in this day and age for everyone on the planet.
At the start, Reiki is a very useful way of helping to work with with one’s own “stuff”, and as a person progresses through the courses and continues to practice Reiki on a regular basis for the Self, it’s a very beneficial part of the process to start to work with other people…friends and family and the like. There is of course the opportunity during the Reiki journey to become a practitioner, though interestingly I note that the majority of people who come to my classes tend to be doing so as part of their own personal self-development programme.
Reiki is more than simply a means of healing or other energy modality. It’s a pathway to greater self-development and thus understanding. I think that it’s a “journey assister” and brings things into your life that otherwise might not have been there…or maybe it simply speeds up the process of bringing things into your life.
If you haven’t had a Reiki session or taken a Reiki course yet, then I have a very simple question for you – why not? And I don’t ask you that question for selfish reasons. Although Reiki is one of the rather splendid ways in which I earn my living, I am always happy to recommend other practitioners if you can’t relate to me peraonally.
Reiki sessions are extremely beneficial for one’s well-being. Reiki works through the subtle energy bodies and the chakras, all of which link to glands in our endocrine system, which in turn governs our immune system. Thus a boost of Reiki does exactly that; it boosts our immune system.
Reiki courses of course give the individual the “power” to do that for themselves. Rather than going to a practitioner and having “Reiki” done for you (though there is always mileage in that), you have the option to give Reiki to yourself whenever you want to…and that;s potentially very empowering…
I am facilitating Reiki courses on a regular basis throughout 2012. All of the courses are reasonably small in size (between 2-6 people) to ensure personal attention.
I have a Reiki I course running on Saturday 7th January 2012 with spaces left
and a Reiki II on Sunday 8th January (though this is almost full)
Subsequent Reiki I courses run at the the end of February and the end of March, and there are usually about 8-10 of these a year in total.
The next Reiki II course will be at on the 25th March 2012 and these tend to run every couple of months or so, again depending on demand,
The next Reiki Master/Teacher course runs 14-15th April and 21-22nd April 2012, and there are usually two of these that run during a year.
For those who have completed their Usui Reiki Master, then there I will be offering the Karuna ® Reiki Master course at the end of March/early April
If you prefer to have Reiki training on a one to one basis then I do offer this for Reiki I and II but it will be at a substantiall higher price – see the website for details -
If you want to “re-take” a Reiki course then I charge 75% of the price if you have done it with another teacher or 50% of the normal price if you have done it with me.
and if you want to ask any Reiki (or related) questions then please don’t hesitate to ask me. If I don’t know how to help, then I hope to be able to point you in the right direction at least.
Love & Reiki Blessings
Doug
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Solutions for the Mind, Body & Soul…Blog
Hello Lovelies,I am having a South African adventure later this month and am going to be faciliating some one day introductory workshops to Regression and LBL in Johannesburg in late November and in Cape Town in early December on behalf of the Regression Academy. These are a very useful and interesting introduction to formal Hypnotherapy and Regression training to take place in SA in 2012 starting in March 2012.
I will also be offering one-to-one Regression and Life Between Lives trainings in both Johannesburg and Cape Town for a couple of days after each workshop.
If you have any friends, clients or contacts that you feel might benefit from or be interested in these workshops or session in South Africa then I would be very grateful if you could pass the word on to them. More info on the workshops can be found on my website here http://bit.ly/oexrgy . Thank you.With love
Doug
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There’s been a lot of information given out about the potentials of the 11.11.11 energies and many wonderful possibilities for our collective spiritual advancement and enhancement have been suggested. However, what does need to be emphasised is that the fundamental principle underlying all of this is the need to really ground ourselves and thus the new energies quite thoroughly over the next few day, weeks and months etc
There’s a few reasons for this. Firstly we humans need to be grounded to the planet – full stop. I’ve been a grounding “bore” for a few years now and I like to think it’s served me and hopefully others well – one of my clients pointed out to me at the weekend that on a previous Reiki course that I had forced her to ground…fortunately this was a spot of language confusion and she was actually quite grateful for the “forcing”. The point is useful though because it is essential to our physical, mental and energetic well-being and without it we can run into really big challenges.
I’ve seen a few unfortunate incidents over the years with people who haven’t been able to or have been unwilling to ground (and I do appreciate that’s their free will choice). However, in the past couple of weeks I’ve noticed an increasing amount of physical and mental “emergencies” with several clients with grounding challenges which are all related to the root chakra/grounding channel and frankly none of these are pleasant experiences. The possibility of these “emergencies” may well become more frequent in the future for those who are unable to get their grounding act together.
And on a more pleasant note, we do need to be of earthly use – and that means that the whole point of these energies is to anchor them into the planet and not just as a one-off thing on a significant date in the calendar; it’s an ongoing way of being and of life. I liken grounding (and protection) to cleaning my teeth; as an energetic being having a human experience, I wouldn’t dream of leaving my flat in the morning or going to bed at night without having done either and that’s how I would encourage others to view it too.
We also need to be fully grounded and anchored to exercise our discernment more clearly than ever from now on. Being grounded empowers us to work productively with and overcome the three “D” words – denial, delusion and dissociation. Our heads and brains are lovely but they are not going to be up to scratch in discerning all the energies of the future. In the world of energy all that glitters ain’t necessarily gold. It’s our hearts and our solar plexus that are going to do the hard yards for use in terms of deciding and discerning. In various spiritual traditions, the solar plexus is the gold, it is the true aura, the centre of power, our incarnational star etc – in short it’s where it’s at….that and the heart. And of course one way of getting those areas fully empowered….is getting grounded.
And grouding should be and is a joy. After all, we are connecting to the energy that sustains and nurtures all life on this planet and that’s certainly a pleasure for me. The “rules” of grounding have been changing for a while now, and are continuing to change…eating, stamping our feet a bit and some of the “lesser forms of grounding” are not going to cut the mustard anymore. We need to be doing active grounding exercises and we need to be doing it several times a day – a minute or so each time is pretty easy to spare when it’s one’s well-being that can be substantially improved by doing it. A proverbial piece of cake.
If anyone reading doesn’t know what the heck I am talking about when I mention grounding exercises then please email me – and I will send you a couple of grounding exercises by email.
Have a fabulous Friday and please do enjoy all the wonderful happenings on 11/11/11 – it is going to be a very special day – just stay connected to our beautiful planet while you are enjoying 
“Be Noble for Your Made of Stars; Be Humble for You Are Made of Earth”
Love & Rainbows
Doug
Hello,
There are a range of Reiki courses running through November in my new abode in Southgate Road, London N1 3JS
Saturday 5th November – Reiki Level I - an easy intro to Reiki, focussing on the basics and offering simple techniques of how to work with Reiki for yourself on an ongoing basis basis after the course.
Sunday 6th November – Reiki Level II – to enhance your Reiki skills and focussing mainly on working with the Reiki symbols and distance healing.
Sat-Sun 12-13th and 19-20th November – Reiki Master/Teacher - a very wonderful course recommended by many people.
Reiki Practice Group – Monday 21st November - ongoing practice, support and fun
To find out more click on the links above and/or read some of the feedback from previous Reiki courses on the testimonials page
I look forward to hearing from you
With Love & Blessings
Doug
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Hello Lovely People,
Inspirational Evening Events…So called because they are…..
Please note all of these events are now FREE….however they do come together with a gorgeous hug which costs £10 in advance or £15 on the night…..still a rather fabulous investment, methinks…for more details checkout the website and/or come and find out for yourself…
The Autumn Equinox – This Friday 23rd September
An Evening of Crystal Magic on Thursday 29th September - proceeds to Charity
An Evening of the Essenes on Friday 30th September
An Introduction to Aura Soma on Wednesday 5th October
Sound Liberation on Friday 7th October
A Talk on Regression Therapy on Thursday 13th October
Greenwich is conveniently located on both the DLR (Canary Wharf, Bank, London Bridge connections) and the mainline Railway (London Bridge, Charing X and Kent)
Click on the links for more details and how to book
Hope to see you soon
With Love & Plenty of Hugs to Spare
Doug
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” Come along and harvest your successes from the summer and prepare to relax into Autumn. “
With Caroline and Doug
The equinox is all about day and night becoming equal, astronomers see it as a time when the sun moves into libra, a sign of balance
The evening programme includes:
Meditation
Chanting
Reflection
Harvesting what we have achieved
Creating balance in our lives
Inspiring creativity
Friday 23rd September – 7-9pm
Overly stressed? …Losing things more often than you like…Always getting lost?
These are just a couple of the symptoms of being ungrounded which is one of the subjects for Saturday’s half day workshop ” Grounding, Protection and Clearing Our Energies”
It’s an essential part of our life/spiritual journey that each of us takes responsibility for our own energy management. At its basic level this involves being able to ground, protect and clear out own energy system ….taking responsibility for our own energy is essentially a very simple task. In Saturday’s workshop I will be introducing you to or reminding you of a few basic techniques for each subject.
Oh… and a couple of benefits of grounding…
An excellent method to start coping with stress; essential for physical and mental health; helps to balance/strengthen the chakras/aura (and thus the endocrine and immune system) and helps to manifest what we are trying to bring into our life…we don’t get what we “want” unless we ground our ideas….and there’s more….
A great investment for you at thrice the price…book your place(s) here
Love & blessings
D
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There’s a very simple reason why I practice, teach, use and sing the praises of Reiki on a regular basis – because it works! And it works rather well. And as it’s a very holistic therapy, it works on several levels – i.e. physical, emotional, mental and spiritual.
It’s a very effective tool for assisting us to take responsibility for and to manage our own energy (and all aspects of it), and in my opinion that’s essential in this day and age for everyone.
If you haven’t had a Reiki session or taken a Reiki course yet, then I have a very simple question for you – why not? And I don’t ask you that question for selfish reasons. Although Reiki is one of the rather splendid ways in which I earn my living, I am always happy to recommend other practitioners if you can’t relate to my energy.