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Reiki Chattanooga News May 2010
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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.
Please check the
Workshop Schedule for upcoming Reiki workshops.
Please contact Margaret if you would like to be notified of upcoming
workshops.
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