Taking the Plunge!

I talked about how I got started with a polarity session. Let me tell you a bit about that session. It is a healing touch therapy using the meridian points on your body. I think it was an hour-long session and it was amazing! I think it starts on the head and it does get your spinal fluid to flow. This felt like I was on a boat or floating on water, but at the same time, I could see a blue sky and the clouds floating by. I had never felt energy before, and I was just amazed by how relaxed I felt. I felt like I had just had a great massage. I remember driving home from Morland, Kansas, which was about 20 miles from where I lived. It felt like I was in a dream state. I probably shouldn't have been driving!

Anyway, this is what started my interest in healing touch. Then a friend of mine said she did this other modality called Reiki. So, I was game to try it out, and I set up an appointment with her. This was the game-changer for me. I had to learn more. I really don't remember much of that session, other than I felt my life had just changed. I remember seeing colors more brilliant than I had ever seen in my life. I decided I wanted to take a class. This, of course, led to the next class.

In these classes, you are taught how to give a treatment and which handholds to use on the body. You are also given attunements. These attune you to the Universal Life Force Energy and allow you to give a treatment by using this energy. This life force is Prana, Qi, or Chi and it runs through all of us, helping us to heal on all levels: mental, physical, spiritual, or emotional. It is based on the energy of light and love. This modality helps to release energy that is "stuck" in our bodies. It is a non-invasive technique, and anyone can do it. Most of us use it in our day-to-day lives without realizing it. When we hurt ourselves and rub our muscles, when we pet our dog or cat, and even when we calm our babies, we are using a form of healing touch using our Chi. The best explanation I have ever read is from Natalie Schlute:

"Reiki is an ancient energy healing practice that originated in Japan. It is not bound by any form of religion, but operates within the laws of life force energy that is present everywhere. Life force energy, or Chi (Qi), flows through us, even in non-living things. When energy flows freely without blockage, we experience complete inner control. Reiki restores inner balance and relaxes us in a wholistic level."

During this time, I read as much as I could. I read The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield, which led to reading all of the other books in this series. I had never read anything that had opened my mind to the possibilities as much as these books did. Then I was introduced to Ted Andrews and read his books. I found Dr. Wayne Dyer and Louise Hay. These things I was learning opened me to a world of spirituality that I had never experienced before. There were many more books I read and a few more classes that I took as well.

I knew I wanted to acquire my Reiki Master certification. It took me several years before I was able to take that class. At the time I started, this was a new modality here in my corner of the world, and the cost to take the class was extremely high. But I also think that spirit knew I wasn't ready yet. So, I gave treatments, created my company name, and just kept learning. I was learning what energy was telling me during a treatment. If my hand hurt while I was holding a client's shoulder, then there was pain they were feeling and the energy needed to be released. I learned about Chakras and how they work and affect the body. I also began to see, feel, and hear spirit during these treatments. At first, I thought I was going crazy and wasn't sure I wanted this "gift" I was given. But eventually, I realized that this is part of becoming who I am; a healer.

I did get my Reiki Master in 2017.

Learning this modality was and is one of the best things I have ever done. Not only for myself, but for my husband and clients too. I have been so reluctant to share my story for so many years because of fear. Fear of being judged, rejected, hated... and all the other things. But I decided I shouldn't and wouldn't live in that fear and in that reality anymore.

So, here I am, taking the plunge. Telling the world that not only do I give Reiki treatments, I also channel if asked. I also give healing touch, sound therapy and tuning folk treatments. I also am a Crystal Therapist and have taken a class on angels. I incorporate some and all of these things in a treatment.

It has been a wild and crazy ride and I wouldn't change a bit of it!

So, my advice to all of you is to take the plunge! Do what your heart is telling you. No one has to approve of it, like it, believe in it, or even understand it. Don't live in fear of what others think of you. It really isn't any of our business what they think of us, and it is none of their business what you are doing. As long as you are helping people and not hurting anyone or yourself, find your passion and do it! Life is too short to live in fear of the "what if" judgment of others.

Peace and Blessing,

Jan