Reiki Chattanooga News May 2010

Please check the Workshop Schedule for upcoming Reiki workshops.

August 13, 2010. I have added an evening Shoden (Reiki I) workshop beginning Tuesday evening Sept 21. We will meet from 6:30 - 9:00 PM each week for a total of 4 weeks. The evening workshop will include everything we do in the weekend workshop. You will receive all 4 attunements - one each week - and we will cover all the usual Level I material. You will be expected to practice between classes so by the end of 4 weeks you will be well into your personal Reiki practice. Please let me know if you want to take this evening class.

July 13, 2010. Beginning in August, Shoden and Okuden will be two day classes meeting from 10 AM to 4 PM each day at no change in price. Shoden will be offered August  21-22 and October 23-24 and Okuden will be offered September 11-12.

July 8, 2010. I have just added a blog to my MargaretDexter.com website for use with Reiki and Animal Communication. Please click here to check it out at MargaretDexter.com/MyBlog.

Also, last night I published the July Newsletter. You'll find it online under the Newsletters link.

July 2, 2010. Happy Fourth of July, Everyone! I hope you are enjoying your summer.

I have cancelled the ART Workshop that was scheduled for July 10 due to lack of response. This workshop is not a part of the new Japanese approach, but I had offered it in case there were those who had taken I and II and wanted this workshop. I am not sure if it will be scheduled again. If you are interested in taking ART or some other workshop beyond Reiki II - Okuden - but are not interested in Reiki III, please let me know and I'll see what can be arranged.

The other July workshops are as listed below. I have at least one registration for each of these events, assuring that they will occur. My new policy is to offer a workshop even if only one person is registered. I prefer having at least 2 in a workshop so you have another student to practice with, but I am willing to teach a scheduled workshop for one person.

June 28, 2010. There are three workshops and a Reiki Practice Session scheduled for July, so it will be a busy month. As of this time, registration is open for all these events. Registration will close when the maximum number of registrations is reached, so if you plan to attend one of these workshops please register as soon as possible..

ART (Advanced Reiki Training or Reiki III A) is scheduled for Saturday July 10. As of 6/28, no one is registered for this workshop.

Shoden (Level I Reiki) is scheduled for Saturday July 17. There are already several reservations for this workshop. If you are planning to join this workshop, please register soon to assure your place in the workshop. Registration will close when there are 6 registrations.

Okuden (Level II Reiki) is scheduled for Saturday July 31.  I have one registration for his workshop. Please register soon if you plan to attend.

A Reiki Practice Session is scheduled for Saturday July 24. All Reiki practitioners are invited to join us for Meditation, Reiju (attunement) and a Reiki Share. Please register if you plan to attend this event.

Hi Everyone, this is Margaret and it is May 1, 2010. I'd like to share with you what is going on in my Reiki world.

After 25 years practicing Western style Reiki and 15 years teaching Reiki in this style, I am transitioning my practice and workshops to Japanese style Reiki. Reiki originated in Japan almost 100 years ago as a spiritual practice. Usui Sensei, the founder of Reiki, was a Buddhist lay priest and spiritual teacher. He had an experience the Buddhists call satori, which translates as enlightenment, and as a result was given a powerful healing energy. He developed a healing practice using this energy and trained healers and teachers. All Reiki teachers today studied with a teacher who studied with a teacher who ... who studied with Usui Sensei.

Reiki was brought to the western world - Hawaii to be specific - just before the second world war. It was modified to be acceptable in a western culture and many of the founders teachings were lost. Reiki continued to be modified by various Reiki Masters until it would not be recognized by the founder. Some of what has been added is, in my opinion, valid extensions of Reiki. Other things are not. It is my intention to practice and teach Reiki in a way that is consistent with the original philosophy and intent of the founder.

Since the mid 90s, western Reiki masters have been discovering Reiki as it was and still is practiced in Japan and incorporating this new material into their practices and workshops. I have introduced some of these Japanese Techniques into my workshops as I have become aware of them, but I am now making a major change to teach more according to the Japanese philosophy but in a way that is appropriate in our culture. I will continue to teach Animal Reiki, which is not original to Reiki but is one of the things I consider a valid extension of Reiki.

Reiki Practice (formerly Review and Share). I am inviting everyone who has taken a Reiki workshop with me to join me on Sunday May 23 for a day of Reiki. I'll share what is going on in my Reiki life and invite you to do the same. Questions are welcome. I will offer Reiju (an attunement) to everyone and then we'll put up the tables and share some Reiki. The cost for the day is only $50, so come on over and let's share a Reiki filled day. Register now.

Private Sessions. I had a student ask me recently if I offered private sessions. Yes, oh yes, I offer private sessions for both humans and animals. I am now offering Reiju (i.e. an attunement) to all students as a part of a private session. In Japan Reiki teachers offer Reiju to their students every time they meet. I think this is a wonderful idea and so I am doing this.

Sessions for humans continue to be available either in person at my home or as distant healing. Animal Sessions may now include Animal Reiki and/or Animal Communication as needed and are always done as distant healing.

I now offer Reiju to my students as part of a private session. Reiju is a blessing offered by the teacher to the student and in Japanese Reiki Reiju is offered every time the teacher and student meet. The Japanese practice of Reiju has developed into the western practice of attunements. I now have a totally different understanding of what attunements are - and are not - and the reason they are given. It seems appropriate to include Reiju in private sessions for my students and if appropriate with other clients as well, using a form of Reiju that is not intended as an initiation attunement.

Prices for private sessions were changed January 1, 2010 and are based on time - you can purchase an hour, an hour and a half or a half hour of my time and this time may be used for human or animal sessions,  in person or as distant healing. Please visit the Sessions page for details or book a session now.

The Reiki I Workshop. Reiki I now focuses on Reiki for self healing. In addition to hand positions for self healing, it includes several meditations to be practiced by the student between Reiki I and Reiki II develop the flow of Ki and increase the student's sensitivity to the energy. Reiju - attunements - are given four times during the workshop. Animal Reiki is included in Reiki I. Currently Reiki I is offered as a full day workshop, but in future it may be offered as two half days instead. The tuition for Reiki I is $200 which currently includes two books. Register for Reiki I now.

Reiki II Workshop. Reiki II is for students who have taken Reiki I and have worked with the Reiki energy for their own healing and the healing of their friends and family including their animals. Reiki II includes additional attunements and meditations,  the three Reiki symbols and mantras traditionally taught at the second level as well as instruction in healing others appropriate for someone who wants to practice Reiki professionally. There is no required waiting time between Reiki I and Reiki II. Students are expected to practice self healing and the meditations taught in Level I and continue to Reiki II when they are ready. The tuition for Reiki II is $250 which currently includes one book. Register for Reiki II now.

Online Registration is now available for all workshops and events and will soon be available for private sessions. After you complete the form for online registration for a workshop or event, you will be given the option of completing your registration by mailing a check or paying online with PayPal™.

Advanced Reiki Workshops. I have temporarily discontinued  while I concentrate on transition of Reiki I and II from Western to Japanese Reiki. I plan to offer them later in the year. They will also be modified to be consistent with Japanese Reiki.

Special Offer for former Students. Reiki I and Reiki II are totally new workshops. Students who have taken Reiki I and/or Reiki II with me prior to 2010 may want to take these new workshops. So I am inviting former students to take the new Reiki I and Reiki II workshops for half price. Please contact me if you're interested. You can register online and pay the 50% deposit knowing that it is for you the full amount for the course.

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