Treating Depression with Reiki

Discover-Reiki 7 Part Reiki Master CoursePart 1 -chemicals were being used, she subsided once more
Treating Depression With ReikiReiki Masters believeinto indifference. Slowly and visibly she began to relax.
that thought is energy vibrating at a very highShe soon fell into a deep sleep and began to snore.
frequency while the human body is energy vibrating atAs the round of treatment was over, we let her
a lower frequency. Vibrations produce actions andsleep.Day 2: Ms.L was waiting for me. She looked
actions produce reactions at grosser and grosserrelaxed and calm. On enquiry, she replied, "I slept
levels of frequency in a ripple effect!While positivedeeply and dreamlessly for the first time. I feel well".
thoughts are universally acknowledged to manifest asShe then went willingly and lay down on her bed. After
health, negative thoughts are held to produce diseasechatting with her for some time on a variety of topics
or lack of ease. Mental disease is manifested as(she did not reply), I started the treatment. While doing
depression, depressive psychosis, mania or evenReiki, I continued to chat and Ms.L replied in
schizophrenia.Reiki deals with depression as negativemonosyllables to the questions being addressed to her.
energy. Negative energy manifests at the aura levelAt the end of the hour she remarked, "That felt
as imbalance in the Chakras or energy centres and isnice".Day 3: Mrs. L was ready for me. She was lying
visible to the Reiki practitioner as grey or black spots indown and eager to start the treatment. She began to
the aura. Imbalance of the energy centres causestalk about the weather all the time keeping an eye on
reactions at a physical level, for the energy centreme. When I agreed that it was hot, she began telling
governs the health or disease of the organs andme how the heat was affecting her and how she
endocrine glands located within its purview.The Chakracould not eat as much as she used to. I made
System and DepressionThe Chakras that are usuallysympathetic noises to encourage her. She seemed to
blocked in a person who is depressed are thefeel reassured and gradually opened up--almost as if
lower--the root chakra, the naval chakra, and to someshe were talking to herself and occasionally asking me
extent the solar plexus chakra, which is part of thea question. Then, her tone changed and she became
middle group.The Root Chakra anchors the person tomore emotional and personal. She poured out her
the earth. It represents the physical will and isfeelings. She insisted that she was very depressed
associated with the spinal column, bones, teeth, nails,because God had taken away her husband and her
anus, rectum, colon, prostrate gland, blood and thechildren had all flown away to distant lands and
building of cells. The Suprarenal glands, which producenobody cared for her. She said she had hated God
adrenalin and influence body temperature, arefrom the day he had taken her husband and she had
governed by condition of the root chakra. The personnot gone to church or prayed for a long time. Since
whose root chakra is out of balance cannot acceptshe had been very religious, she felt guilty that she had
life or enjoy physical existence. The creative energy offorsaken God but, she hated him and she did not want
such a person is low and self-expression is notto pray to him. She then began weeping and ranting at
considered necessary. The person will have aGod and exclaiming that she should not be doing it!
tendency to overindulge in sensual pleasures such asThis emotional outburst lasted for almost an hour,
overeating, alcohol, sex etc. He or she becomesduring which I continued the treatment, unfazed. Finally,
selfish, self-centred. Physically the person becomesexhausted by emotions and relaxed by the Reiki, Ms.L
overweight and suffers from constipation. Whenfell asleep.Day 4: Ms.L was waiting for me--a little
challenged the person becomes irritable, aggressive,shamefaced and diffident. She greeted her with a
upset, violent and displays a complete lack of trust. Ifdefiant "I was carried away a little yesterday. I am
the Chakra is completely blocked the person will lacksorry". I assured her that it was ok and that she must
physical and emotional stamina and will be filled withnot hold back her emotions and that I do not mind her
feelings of uncertainty.The Naval Chakra is thetalking to me about anything. She then, asked me a
creative and reproductive centre of the being. It islittle suspiciously 'Do you think your treatment is making
associated with the pelvic girdle, kidneys, bladder andme unbalanced?". Well that was a tricky question at
all liquids such as blood, lymph, gastric juices and thethis stage and I was not very sure whether I should
regulation of the female menstrual cycle. The glandsadmit to the fact or assure her that it was not so. I
associated with this chakra are the Prostrate, gonads,intuitively felt that it would be better to explain to Ms.L
ovaries and testicles. If this energy centre is active andand so I told her that Reiki dives deep into the psyche
free of blocks the person exhibits freedom inand stirs up emotional blocks for release. I explained
self-expression and life appears interesting.that what she was experiencing was the release of
Interpersonal relationships are regarded as beautiful. Aemotional blocks and it was nothing to be alarmed
disharmonious chakra induces the person turn offabout. It would help her come out of her lethargy and
sensual messages and display low self-esteem,feel more enthusiastic about life. She was silent for
emotional paralysis and sexual coldness. Life does notsome time and then said that she was glad that I had
seem worth living and suicidal tendencies manifestbeen honest with her. She only requested that
themselves.The Solar Plexus Chakra is the powerwhatever she said to me should be kept confidential. I
centre of the being. A harmonious Chakra gives theagreed and she said she was looking forward to the
person a feeling that he has the power of shapingtreatment. As we went through the various hand
things. It is associated with the lower back, abdomen,positions, she started asking me about Reiki and what
digestive system, stomach, liver, spleen, gallbladder andit was all about. I explained to her about energy
the automatic nervous system. The organ that iscentres and how imbalances in energy caused illness.
governed by this Chakra is the Pancreas. The bodyShe expressed eagerness to learn it herself. I told that
absorbs solar energy through this chakra. This nurturesit could be easily arranged. She then began to talk to
the ethereal body and energizes and maintains theme about her husband and the wonderful man that he
physical body. Emotional energy is also governed byhad been and how cancer had eaten into his insides
this Chakra. Personality traits and social identities areunsuspected. She described the shock they had
determined by it. Since it is located between the lowerexperienced when the disease was diagnosed at a
and higher chakras it has the additional function ofterminal stage. She described the trauma of waiting for
purifies the basic instincts and directing the creativedeath to part them. She re-lived the pain she had felt
energy to higher values of life. It is also connected towhen he went to the hospital for the last time and she
the astral body and helps us integrate our feelings,could not be with him during his last minutes, as she
wishes and experiences harmoniously. A block solarwas laid up in bed at home with a fracture. She felt
plexus chakra deprives the individual of the zest forshe had let him down and was guilty of continuing to
life. The person feels gloomy, unbalanced and moody.live when he had died such an agonizing death. She
Negative vibrations impact the individual through thisthen sobbed quietly till she fell asleep exhausted by her
chakra. The person is restless and attempts toemotions.Day 5: Ms.L was looking very anxious when I
manipulate everything in accordance with his or herentered her room. She immediately piped up "Do you
own wishes. There is a persistent feeling ofthink God is cruel?" I cautiously replied "No". She then
inadequacy, which drives them to ceaseless activity.asked, "Do you think I should begin to pray to him? Do
The person gets easily threatened and tends to feelyou think he will hear my prayers now? I have abused
dejected and discouraged. The person insists thathim so much!" I was impressed. I said, "Yes, you should.
obstacles are preventing them from realizing the trueGod is very forgiving and he is always happy to
goals of life.It is clear that the symptoms of a person inwelcome his children, however abusive they have
the grip of acute depression are as much physical asbeen!" She was content with my reply and got ready
emotional and psychological. A block will exist in thefor the treatment. While I worked the hand positions
root chakra, the naval chakra and the Solar plexusshe continued telling me how much she loved God and
Chakra. The creative energies of the person will be athow she had missed her conversations with him. She
an all time low and the person will avoid situationsthen told me she is convinced that her husband was
where he or she has give expression to his or herwaiting for her in heaven and she would join him when
feelings. He is self indulgent, selfish, self-centred andGod felt that it was time. Meanwhile she had a lot to
suffers from a large number of ailments related to thedo. She had written to her son and asked him to come
stomach and has a tendency to put on weight. He orback home to keep her company and was in hourly
she will lack physical stamina and will be moody,expectation of hearing from him. She then began
irritable, aggressive and defensive. He will have nothanking me for the wonderful treatment that I was
interest in life and will refuse to socialize. In extremegiving her and she was convinced that God had sent
cases he will attempt suicide.If you are serious aboutme to her when she was most depressed.Days 6-21:
learning Reiki, check out Study:Ms.L, an obese womanFollowed with the patient very enthusiastic and
(she weighed 180 Kgs), had not stepped out of hercooperative. She gradually left off her walker and her
front door for the last ten years. She was convincedposture improved and she stuck to mealtimes with
that she could not walk without support and that shedetermination. She even consented to step out of her
would fall down if she tried. She spent entire days inhouse and take short walks in the corridor with her
the house, refusing to talk with visitors. She had asister. A month later she attended a course in Reiki
compulsive need to eat and would cook and consumeand even visited a textile showroom to select some
huge quantities of Chicken, eggs and meats at odddress material for her. She invited me over for a party
times of the day. She had tried anti depressant drugsshe held to celebrate her Son's return home. (The boy
and other methods of treatment that includedhad left his job to take up one closer home to be with
Homeopathy, acupressure, acupuncture and anythinghis mother). She was bubbling with energy and
that was recommended to her by her sister andextremely enthusiastic about life.
brother in law. She was convinced that she was bornA quick scan of her chakras revealed that the energy
unlucky and she would never be normal again. Shelevels were normal and the grey spots in her aura at
would begin a treatment with lukewarm enthusiasm,the root and naval chakra had disappeared. The Solar
but would soon slip into lethargy and refuse to go onplexus Chakra was also open.Combining Reiki With
with the treatment. When Ms.L was referred for Reiki,Other Therapies.Many Reiki practitioners combine
she had convinced herself that she had not long to livecrystal therapy with Reiki to stimulate the chakras.
and had told her sister not to be surprised if she foundLimonite, Lapis Lazuli, Pietersite, and Turquoise are
her dead one-day. Her sister-- alarmed--rushed to theused to stimulate the sacral Chakra Wardite, Mesolite,
Reiki clinic for help.Day 1: Since the patient would notJasper, and Jet, help the base chakra open up. The
come to the clinic, I decided to visit her home. It wasSolar Plexus Chakra is stimulated by chrysanthemum
clear from Ms.L's posture that she was in the grip ofstone, gypsum, jasper, obsidian and rutilated quartz..
acute depression. She was seated on a sofa with herWadeite is used to stimulate all the chakras. I
feet up on a footstool. Her body limp, her head bowedpersonally, combine Reiki treatment with Bach Flower
and her shoulders drooping. Her arms lay lifelessly attreatment and crystal therapy as I find that it
her sides. She seemed lost to the world and did notaccelerates the healing and gives the patient a
even look up when we entered the room. She merelypsychological satisfaction.As is evident from the above
lifted her eyes to look at us without enthusiasm whencase study, that Reiki brings about immediate and
she was talked to. An aura scan revealed that herdramatic improvement in condition of persons suffering
root chakra and the naval chakra were completelyfrom depression. It is also evident from countless
blocked and her solar plexus chakra was partiallytestimonials that persons who have come out of their
blocked.With a lot of persuasion from her sister anddepression by using Reiki have not had a recurrence
myself, she got up and went to lie down on her bed. Iof the same. Many hospitals round the world are
noted that she used the walker even though she wasrecommending Reiki as a parallel system of treatment
perfectly able to walk without it. She seemed to clingfor persons suffering from depression. The efficacy
to it as a means of support. I kept up a general chatterand impact of Reiki is best understood when it is
as I started the treatment. She continued looking at thepersonally experienced.If you are serious about learning
ceiling blankly. After some time, she started to pay aReiki, check out regards,Peter Tremayne
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