Whole Living Today

“But the best way of knowing the meaning of life is by learning from one’s student. A teacher can only make us aware of our capabilities but finding the right path is up to the student.” ~Paulo Coelho

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“A Reiki master holds no lordly power over his or her students. A Reiki master is simply a person who has chosen to take the next step into mastership by accepting a greater level of responsibility for his or her life. He or she openly accepts the effects of causes which are self-created. By accepting this responsibility, the Reiki master is empowered to use specific processes to assist others in further empowering themselves.”  ~Paula Horan

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“The true teacher defends his pupils against his own personal influence.  He inspires self-distrust.  He guides their eyes from himself to the spirit that quickens him.  He will have no disciple.”  ~Amos Bronson Alcott

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“The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.”  ~Kahlil Gibran

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“A teacher is one who makes himself progressively unnecessary.”  ~Thomas Carruthers

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“The Master gives the student nothing he or she does not already have, nor does the Master take away anything that is not already present.” ~Phyllis Furumoto

I’ve almost finished reading the book Sixty Seconds, One moment changes everything, by Phil Bolsta. Phil sent a copy of his book for me to review. My final review will be coming shortly.

Phil’s book is a collection of inspirational, uplifting, heartfelt stories from prominent people who openly share intimate moments that have been a turning point in their lives.

If you are someone who has been following my posts, you know how important synchronicities are… to me or to spiritual growth.

Here’s my personal, intimate story from today…

My brother (my only sibling) had heart surgery a couple days ago. To get his heart back into rhythm. The rhythm didn’t happen. Another procedure (cardioversion - ”the process by which an abnormally fast heart rate or cardiac arrhythmia is terminated by the delivery of a therapeutic dose of electrical current to the heart at a specific moment in the cardiac cycle.”) was performed yesterday, twice. Didn’t take. Another one was scheduled for Monday.

Not his first. He just turned 45. At 20, my very fit, athletic brother developed an aneurysm on his aorta, right next to the heart. This part is a long story… he got flown to Houston; his aorta was replaced along with a heart valve. This was way back before technology developed to what it is today…

So, his heart keeps falling into fibrillation. The heart races, without a regular pattern as well.

After driving up to New Hampshire this morning and visiting with my brother for a while, I learned the ‘normal’ heart beats somewhere in the 70 beats per minute range. Athletes and yogis more in the mid to upper 50’s. His monitor showed between 110 & 124. And the pattern on the monitor looked more like someone was playing with an “etch-a-sketch,” there was no pattern to visualize.

Sitting in the visitor chair across from the bed, I started Reiki. My brother closed his eyes and just relaxed. Within 2 minutes the numbers on the monitor started dropping rapidly. When it hit 68 beats per minute I told him to look. It kept dropping… he smiled. The rhythm changed into a perfect pattern. We went to a 52 BPM and he experienced the meditative state.

We visited for hours, his heart stayed in rhythm, for the first time in a very long time.

Sounds like he’s being released tomorrow. Doesn’t need another cardioversion on Monday.

He wants to become Reiki certified. To help himself.

Before I left tonight he wanted to drop his heart beat back down to the 50’s, maybe to show my parents? maybe just because? It held it at a steady 54 before I said goodnight and I drove back home.

So, this is 60 seconds times 2.

We are living in such difficult times now, to have faith and hope in all that is good… is all that matters. 

With love & light,
~Tania

And I offer my sincerest thanks to my Reiki friends who sent distance healing to my brother last night. And the wonderful doctors and nurses at the New England Heart Institute.

During my Reiki sessions I receive intuitive messages for my clients. Today I received my most vivid, detailed vision that I feel is important to share with my readers as well. I haven’t seen or heard of this process of expression anywhere before. But, it sounded very cool to me.

I saw a brand new box of 24 Crayola crayons. I could even smell the crayon scent. I also saw wide-ruled notebook paper, single sheets, not a notebook. The message that I received was as follows:

Take a couple deep breaths and relax. Choose a crayon that corresponds to the color which matches how you are feeling. Use your first instinct without any thought behind it. It is also important to use crayons instead of pencil crayons, (can’t explain this part but this was part of the message as well but I’m sure that it has to do with creative expression vs worrying about details). Now, start writing or drawing on the wide-ruled paper whatever flows. Again, don’t think about it, just let the process unfold. If you feel like changing colors part way through, go for it. If possible, this exercise should take place on a daily basis. Using individual sheets of paper rather than a notebook is because each paper is an individual expression and should be respected as such. You can date the pages or not but keep them in order in a three-ring binder. These pages do not have to be read again if you don’t want to, but it will be interesting for you to observe the color changes as you look back on each day. This is a process of creative release.

I would love to hear your thoughts and experiences with this technique.

Blessings,
~Tania

This is a decent overview of Reiki healing. Reiki Jin Kei Do translates to Reiki as a path. I will be writing future posts on Reiki healing.

Through the years, Christmas has grown into more of a sad time; disappointed at the materialism, the pressures, the general depression in people, the loss of hope.
I wasn’t brought up religious. It hasn’t been until the last couple years that religion has been slowly intertwining itself into my spirituality, a gossamer thread. Although Reiki is not a religion, it is very spiritual. I’m not going to explain Reiki in this post but just want to mention an aspect of it. There are many terms that can be used for the energy that is channeled during a Reiki session; chi, prana, Divine Love, God, Spirit, God Consciousness, etc. Starting out as a Reiki practitioner, I preferred to use the term chi, seemed more acceptable to others as well as myself. I’ve had some very enlightening experiences with Reiki, sometimes the love that I feel is overwhelming enough to bring tears of intense joy. I work with guides during a Reiki session. During one of my Reiki meditations, a new guide came to work with and through me, Jesus. This was not something I asked for and definately didn’t expect, remember, I wasn’t brought up with religion. My Reiki sessions have changed as he works with me. I now refer to the Reiki energy as Divine Love, seems more appropriate to me now.

Here’s a piece of an email a friend sent to me this morning:

“I hope you have a Blessed day.
We must always remember the reason we celebrate Christmas.”

That statement went right to my heart. I did feel Blessed. And I truly felt the spirit of Christmas.

 And because synchronicities are reminders, this song played shortly after on the radio, with a totally different meaning for me.

Have I told you lately that I love you
Have I told you there’s no one above you
Fill my heart with gladness
Take away my sadness
Ease my troubles, that’s what you do

Oh the morning sun in all its glory
Greets the day with hope and comfort too
And you fill my life with laughter
You can make it better
Ease my troubles that’s what you do

There’s a love that’s divine
And its yours and its mine
Like the sun at the end of the day
We should give thanks and pray to the one

Have I told you lately that I love you
Have I told you there’s no one above you
Fill my heart with gladness
Take away my sadness
Ease my troubles, that’s what you do

There’s a love that’s divine
And its yours and its mine
And it shines like the sun
At the end of the day we will give thanks
And pray to the one

Have I told you lately that I love you
Have I told you there’s no one above you
Fill my heart with gladness
Take away my sadness
Ease my troubles, that’s what you do

Take away my sadness
Fill my life with gladness
Ease my troubles that’s what you do
Fill my life with gladness
Take away my sadness
Ease my troubles that’s what you do. ~Van Morrison

Blessings to All,
~Tania