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reiki heals energy! It can assist in the release of blockages and allow life's energy force to freely flow, enhancing your own body's natural healing ability!
Reiki (pronounced Ray-Key) is a Japanese spiritual practice of energy healing developed in 1922 by Mikao Usui. The Usui Natural Healing System's technique, commonly called laying of the hands or healing touch, is a form of alternative medicine. It was found in ancient writings in Tibet, the keys to healing with touch and channeling energy to the client from the outside environment’s energy source. Through the use of this technique, practitioners transfer healing energy in the form of Ki through the crown, heart and palm chakras to the client.
Stress, worry and cellular memories of past emotional traumas are all held in the mental and emotional bodies. These things can block or imbalance your energy source, affecting your relationships, your jobs, your health and your overall well-being. All of these things will help to manifest aches, pains and even disease in the physical body.
Reiki can assist in the release of these blockages and allow life’s energy force to freely flow, enhancing your own body's natural healing ability. This is complete and whole body healing at its finest!! Reiki treatments stimulate the body's natural healing processes, and there can even be an instantaneous release of a specific pain or health problem. A series of three or more treatments is usually recommended if a chronic condition is being addressed, and regular treatments on an on-going basis can be used for maintaining a sense of complete well-being. Reiki is administered the same in a distant session, as Reiki knows no time or distance.
Stress, worry and cellular memories of past emotional traumas are all held in the mental and emotional bodies. These things can block or imbalance your energy source, affecting your relationships, your jobs, your health and your overall well-being. All of these things will help to manifest aches, pains and even disease in the physical body.
Reiki can assist in the release of these blockages and allow life’s energy force to freely flow, enhancing your own body's natural healing ability. This is complete and whole body healing at its finest!! Reiki treatments stimulate the body's natural healing processes, and there can even be an instantaneous release of a specific pain or health problem. A series of three or more treatments is usually recommended if a chronic condition is being addressed, and regular treatments on an on-going basis can be used for maintaining a sense of complete well-being. Reiki is administered the same in a distant session, as Reiki knows no time or distance.
what is rkmri medical reiki and how can i benefit
RKMRI Medical Reiki is a specific protocol in the practice of Integrative Medicine. This practice is governed by Raven Keyes Medical Reiki International, LLC, and is based on the Gold Standards and Best Practices for bringing the healing power of Reiki to patients before, during in the OR, and after surgeries or any other medical treatments, such as chemotherapy, childbirth, and even those on Hospice Care.
RKMRI Medical Reiki is the practice of bringing the energetic healing power of Reiki into an operating room by a Certified Medical Reiki Master. Medical Reiki Masters have been attuned to and trained to give the healing power of Reiki in a medical environment or during surgery, while working safely and unobtrusively with a surgical team. Reiki has been shown through clinical results to relieve stress, reduce pain, less pain medication being needed as well as a speedier recovery, so its every patients right to receive this powerful healing. Every patient deserves to have a Certified Medical Reiki Master on their surgical or medical team of healers.
Raven Keyes is the pioneer for this work and has been internationally recognized as the Reiki Master Teacher who based the Gold Standards and Best Practices of RKMRI Medical Reiki Training with her many years of working with top surgeons across the United States, such as Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Sheldon Marc Feldman. Raven is the only Reiki Master to have been invited into the operating rooms of these prestigious surgeons.
Raven Keyes Medical Reiki International, LLC, founded by Raven, is the only teaching body training Reiki Masters in the Gold Standards and Best Practices of working in medicine. Once trained, Certified Medical Reiki Masters are submitted into a Registry of Certified Medical Reiki practitioners who can intern in the OR or are sent out to assist patients as needed.
Integrative Medicine, Energy Medicine and Complementary and Alternative Medicine is the wave of our future, and every patients right.
RKMRI Medical Reiki is the practice of bringing the energetic healing power of Reiki into an operating room by a Certified Medical Reiki Master. Medical Reiki Masters have been attuned to and trained to give the healing power of Reiki in a medical environment or during surgery, while working safely and unobtrusively with a surgical team. Reiki has been shown through clinical results to relieve stress, reduce pain, less pain medication being needed as well as a speedier recovery, so its every patients right to receive this powerful healing. Every patient deserves to have a Certified Medical Reiki Master on their surgical or medical team of healers.
Raven Keyes is the pioneer for this work and has been internationally recognized as the Reiki Master Teacher who based the Gold Standards and Best Practices of RKMRI Medical Reiki Training with her many years of working with top surgeons across the United States, such as Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Sheldon Marc Feldman. Raven is the only Reiki Master to have been invited into the operating rooms of these prestigious surgeons.
Raven Keyes Medical Reiki International, LLC, founded by Raven, is the only teaching body training Reiki Masters in the Gold Standards and Best Practices of working in medicine. Once trained, Certified Medical Reiki Masters are submitted into a Registry of Certified Medical Reiki practitioners who can intern in the OR or are sent out to assist patients as needed.
Integrative Medicine, Energy Medicine and Complementary and Alternative Medicine is the wave of our future, and every patients right.
what to expect during a reiki session - in person or distantly
In a typical whole-body Reiki treatment, I would instruct the recipient to lie down on a massage table, and relax. Loose and comfortable clothing is usually worn during the treatment. I ask a few questions about certain areas of concern, then take a few moments to enter a calm or meditative state of mind and mentally prepare for the treatment. The treatment is then usually carried out with or without any unnecessary talking depending on the needs of the client.
I proceed with the treatment by placing my hands on or slightly above the recipient in various positions. Using a non-touching technique depends on the clients comfort level, where the hands are held a just few centimeters away from the recipient's body for some or all of the positions. This is equally effective. The whole treatment lasting anywhere from 45 to 90 minutes, depending on the clients needs.
Every recipient feels Reiki differently while being treated, even when a non-touching approach is being used. A state of deep relaxation, combined with a general feeling of well-being, is usually the most noticeable immediate effect of the treatment. There are also times when emotional release of cellular memories can also occur during the session. The release of old memories of the past emotional, spiritual or physical wounds allows the client to move forward living in the now moment.
Reiki treatments stimulate the body's natural healing processes, and there can even be an instantaneous release of a specific pain or health problem. A series of three or more treatments is usually recommended if a chronic condition is being addressed, and regular treatments on an on-going basis can be used for maintaining a sense of complete well-being. Reiki is administered the same in a distant session, as Reiki knows no time or distance.
Distant Sessions
You can experience the same benefits of Life Healing Energy distantly as you would in person. If a client is unable for one reason or another to come to my office for a healing session, I would recommend distant healing.
During a distant session, Nicole with Life Healing Energy can send Reiki, balance your chakras and energy field, provide grounding as well access your inner child so that you may begin healing emotionally as well as to assist in your negative physical manifestations.
With Life Healing Energy, I am able to assist in the restoration of the clients own innate healing ability, as well as provide tools of continued healing for the client to use in their daily lives after their session.
I proceed with the treatment by placing my hands on or slightly above the recipient in various positions. Using a non-touching technique depends on the clients comfort level, where the hands are held a just few centimeters away from the recipient's body for some or all of the positions. This is equally effective. The whole treatment lasting anywhere from 45 to 90 minutes, depending on the clients needs.
Every recipient feels Reiki differently while being treated, even when a non-touching approach is being used. A state of deep relaxation, combined with a general feeling of well-being, is usually the most noticeable immediate effect of the treatment. There are also times when emotional release of cellular memories can also occur during the session. The release of old memories of the past emotional, spiritual or physical wounds allows the client to move forward living in the now moment.
Reiki treatments stimulate the body's natural healing processes, and there can even be an instantaneous release of a specific pain or health problem. A series of three or more treatments is usually recommended if a chronic condition is being addressed, and regular treatments on an on-going basis can be used for maintaining a sense of complete well-being. Reiki is administered the same in a distant session, as Reiki knows no time or distance.
Distant Sessions
You can experience the same benefits of Life Healing Energy distantly as you would in person. If a client is unable for one reason or another to come to my office for a healing session, I would recommend distant healing.
During a distant session, Nicole with Life Healing Energy can send Reiki, balance your chakras and energy field, provide grounding as well access your inner child so that you may begin healing emotionally as well as to assist in your negative physical manifestations.
With Life Healing Energy, I am able to assist in the restoration of the clients own innate healing ability, as well as provide tools of continued healing for the client to use in their daily lives after their session.
the many benefits of reiki
Some of the many health benefits of Reiki:
~In creating deep relaxation, Reiki aids the body to release stress and tension.
~Reiki accelerates the body’s self-healing abilities, acute or chronic problems, as well as the recovery process from a surgery or chemotherapy.
~Reiki is conducive to removing energy blockages, adjusting energy flow of all of the different systems in your body, which can bring the whole body into balance and harmony.
~Reiki can help reduce blood pressure.
~Reiki can aid in better and more restful sleep.
~Reiki helps relieve daily aches and pains and/or chronic pain.
~Reiki assists in clearing toxins from the body.
~Reiki raises the vibrational frequency of the body.
~Reiki helps support the immune system.
~Reiki helps with spiritual growth as well as emotional cleaning and clearing of trauma.
~In creating deep relaxation, Reiki aids the body to release stress and tension.
~Reiki accelerates the body’s self-healing abilities, acute or chronic problems, as well as the recovery process from a surgery or chemotherapy.
~Reiki is conducive to removing energy blockages, adjusting energy flow of all of the different systems in your body, which can bring the whole body into balance and harmony.
~Reiki can help reduce blood pressure.
~Reiki can aid in better and more restful sleep.
~Reiki helps relieve daily aches and pains and/or chronic pain.
~Reiki assists in clearing toxins from the body.
~Reiki raises the vibrational frequency of the body.
~Reiki helps support the immune system.
~Reiki helps with spiritual growth as well as emotional cleaning and clearing of trauma.
Distant Reiki
You can experience the same benefits of Life Healing Energy distantly as you would in person. If a client is unable for one reason or another to come to my office for a healing session, I would recommend distant healing.
During a distant session, Life Healing Energy can send Reiki, balance your chakras and energy field, provide grounding as well access your inner child so that you may begin healing emotionally as well as to assist in your negative physical manifestations.
With Life Healing Energy, I am able to assist in the restoration of the clients own innate healing ability, as well as provide tools of continued healing for the client to use in their daily lives after their session.
During a distant session, Life Healing Energy can send Reiki, balance your chakras and energy field, provide grounding as well access your inner child so that you may begin healing emotionally as well as to assist in your negative physical manifestations.
With Life Healing Energy, I am able to assist in the restoration of the clients own innate healing ability, as well as provide tools of continued healing for the client to use in their daily lives after their session.
CALL TO SET AN APPOINTMENT TODAY: NICOLE LAWLER 484.390.0525 15 Minute Free Consultation or Buy Now! Reiki Healing for Relaxation, Stress Relief, Chronic Pain and Illness or Disease
This is a Reiki Treatment that is an hour long. During this session we will work on determining the root cause of chronic pain which is sometime emotional in origin. We will work on clearing energetic blockages, and assist in the emotional attachment and release of the initial stress or trauma creating the pain or illness. This may take two or more sessions as emotional trauma or stress runs deeply within your cellular memory. 1 Hour Reiki Session / In-Person - $80
1 Hour Reiki Session / Distantly - $80 Gift Certificate - 1 Hour Reiki Session - $80 Reiki Healing & Chakra Cleansing for Relaxation, Stress Relief, Chronic Pain and Illness or Disease
This is a Reiki Treatment along with Chakra cleansing, harmonizing and balancing that is an hour long. During this session we will work on determining the root cause of chronic pain which is sometime emotional in origin. We will also work on clearing energetic blockages with chakra cleansing and to assist in the emotional attachment and release of the initial stress or trauma creating the pain or illness. This may take two or more sessions as emotional trauma or stress runs deeply within your cellular memory. 1 Hour Reiki & Chakra Balancing Session / In-Person - $95
1 Hour Reiki & Chakra Balancing Session / Distantly - $95 Gift Certificate - 1 Hour Reiki & Chakra Balancing Session - $95 |
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in the same environment that made you sick." Allow me to help you heal! We drink the poison our minds pour for us & wonder why we feel so sick.
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Reiki Healing for Relaxation, Stress Relief, Chronic Pain and Illness or Disease
This is a Reiki Treatment that is an hour and a half long. During this session we will work on determining the root cause of chronic pain which is sometime emotional in origin. We will work on cleansing and balancing the chakras, and assist in the emotional attachment & release of the initial stress or trauma creating the pain or illness. This may take two or more sessions as emotional trauma or stress runs deeply within your cellular memory. 90 Minute Reiki Healing Session / In-Person - $120 |
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Medical Reiki for Surgery or Any Other Medical Procedure – Before, During and After Surgery, Cancer and Chemotherapy, Childbirth, as well as Hospice Care Patients
Nicole has completed Medical Reiki training, a new protocol in the practice of Integrative Medicine, taught by and developed by Raven Keyes, and is now a Certified Medical Reiki Master. Raven has brought Reiki into the operating rooms of surgeons such as Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Sheldon Marc Feldman for the past 20 years. Certified Medical Reiki Masters are trained to work safely and unobtrusively with surgical teams, or in any medical environment.
This work is practiced according to the Gold Standards necessary to practice Reiki as:
Energy Medicine, Integrative Medicine as well as Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
Having been certified by Raven Keyes, Nicole is on the approved registry of New York-Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. She can now provide the healing power of Medical Reiki before, during in the OR and after surgical procedures and any other medical treatments such as chemotherapy, childbirth, or even during hospice care. Reiki will assist in the healing, pain reduction, and physical trauma the body experiences during such procedures or events. Clinical results have shown stress relief, pain reduction and less pain medication is needed after receiving Reiki.
Not all doctors will approve, but every patient deserves a Certified Medical Reiki Master during surgery or any medical procedure. It is you right! All patients can request a Certified Medical Reiki Master accompany them to any such procedure. Contact Nicole, 484-390-0525, for information and pricing on this type of Reiki treatment. For more information on Medical Reiki, go to Raven Keyes Medical Reiki International.
Nicole has completed Medical Reiki training, a new protocol in the practice of Integrative Medicine, taught by and developed by Raven Keyes, and is now a Certified Medical Reiki Master. Raven has brought Reiki into the operating rooms of surgeons such as Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Sheldon Marc Feldman for the past 20 years. Certified Medical Reiki Masters are trained to work safely and unobtrusively with surgical teams, or in any medical environment.
This work is practiced according to the Gold Standards necessary to practice Reiki as:
Energy Medicine, Integrative Medicine as well as Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
Having been certified by Raven Keyes, Nicole is on the approved registry of New York-Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. She can now provide the healing power of Medical Reiki before, during in the OR and after surgical procedures and any other medical treatments such as chemotherapy, childbirth, or even during hospice care. Reiki will assist in the healing, pain reduction, and physical trauma the body experiences during such procedures or events. Clinical results have shown stress relief, pain reduction and less pain medication is needed after receiving Reiki.
Not all doctors will approve, but every patient deserves a Certified Medical Reiki Master during surgery or any medical procedure. It is you right! All patients can request a Certified Medical Reiki Master accompany them to any such procedure. Contact Nicole, 484-390-0525, for information and pricing on this type of Reiki treatment. For more information on Medical Reiki, go to Raven Keyes Medical Reiki International.
A story about the amazing Grace Jones and her healing journey of colon cancer with Reiki provided by me during her surgery. She was and will always be an inspiration to me!
While sitting a table with my sister at what I was told was a health fair in mid-September, we met a truly amazing woman. As it turned out, this was clearly not a health fair and Grace Jones was the only person to stop and talk with my sister and I that day. One might think that it was just a silly coincidence, but I’m not a believer in coincidence. In my heart, I know that we were meant to meet that day, and I’m so grateful we did.
Grace stopped to comment on how she loved my black shirt with purple butterflies on it...sharing with me that purple is her favorite color too. As she looked at the things on my table that I was selling, she asked some questions about Reiki and the crystal healing pouches I had created. This quickly transpired into what seemed like a conversation with an old friend, and she shared with me her story of having been diagnosed with colon cancer and that the surgery was scheduled for the end of the month. This is a story that Grace had decided not to even share with her family. I felt honored that she felt comfortable enough to shared her story with me. In talking with Grace, I quickly got a sense of her soul, listening to the incredible amount of positivity that came through to me in talking about her life while speaking with her.
Thinking back to the diagnosis of cancer that came to me in my life, I remember the vast array of emotions that flooded me daily, none of which were positive or even remotely healthy for me. But the woman standing before me exuded strength, positivity, love and such light. Simply by the way she spoke, and the passion for life in her voice, I might never have known what she was going through had she not told me. I could feel the brightest light in her soul. Even while speaking about her diagnosis, she knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that she was going to find the rainbow at the end of it all, and come out an even stronger and brighter Grace than before. What a truly amazing woman, and I feel blessed to now call her my friend.
A few days after meeting Grace, she called to talk with me about Medical Reiki and asked about all of the healing benefits of Reiki before, during and after surgery. Grace asked that I Reiki her during her surgery, and I felt honored to be a part of this beautiful woman’s healing journey. I immediately sent a post to all of my Certified Medical Reiki Master sisters to be with us on Graces surgery day in spirit with healing and thoughts of love and light. Due to the short notice, I would not be able to be physically in the operating room with her, but we planned a two hour Reiki session for during her surgery, and I provided a Reiki drip for the next few hours after her surgery so that she could hopefully be out of recovery quickly and find herself in her balloon filled hospital room resting and beginning to heal. Prior to her surgery, Grace arranged for herself, a room that would look and feel like a celebration was happening while she was there. This is how Grace lived her life and it shined through at every turn. Even after her surgery, she wanted to be able to see fun things of light and happiness surrounding her while healing in her hospital room.
Grace had given her daughter my phone number so that we could touch base after her surgery and I was so happy to hear all of the updates of her miraculous milestones after each day had passed. After a few days, Grace was emailing me herself with wonderful updates on how she felt, and was getting completely back to her true and happy self. Three weeks later, Grace and I met up for brunch and boy did she look absolutely stunning. Again, with such light in her heart, I would have never guessed all she had been through because this beautiful woman was just glowing. And this to me speaks volumes of her person. I learned that day, that she, like most of us has a story with some less than wonderful things that she’s endured in her life. Sitting across from me was this amazing Grace, who through her own trials and tribulations in life, would not let any of that darkness penetrate into the light of her mind, body and soul. In fact, to celebrate life in the upcoming weeks, she had planned an amazing trip to London with her daughter. Such an amazing soul she is...truly an inspiration to me!
Grace, I thank you for allowing me to be a part of and share the story of your healing journey after your cancer diagnosis and surgery. It is my hope that everyone, including myself will realize life’s many blessings around us, and continue to see that we all have bumps in the road of life. It is truly how you handle those bumps that makes all the difference in our lives. From the little bit I’ve learned about Grace, I know that she continuously sees the light of the sunshine, even through the rain. This my dears, is truly living life and what life is all about. If we all learned to do this, the world would most certainly be a brighter place. Grace, to me, you are and will always be Amazing Grace, and I feel blessed to know you. xoxo
This is the healing time period recap post that I sent to all of my Certified Medical Reiki Master sisters who sent their love and light to everyone involved in Grace’s surgery:
Thanks for all of the thoughts sent our way while I did distant Reiki for a truly inspirational woman of positivity having had colon cancer surgery. I wanted to share a wonderful recap of miraculous healing. Post Surgery I received reports from her daughter that her surgery was a success. On day 3 my client emailed me while in the hospital of doing well and in great spirits. On day 4 my client hit all milestones and would be released the next day. She reports of doing great and to the surprise of all doctors on her healing progress. On day 6 my client reports no pain from surgery - only back pain from the awful hospital bed. On day 10 my client is well enough to go to the beach to heal in her happy place, and reports of getting stronger every day. On day 12 she met with her doctor to receive the news that the surgery revealed stage 2 colon cancer. They got it all out and it had not spread, so no radiation or chemotherapy needed. She reports that she’s healing very nicely and feeling great! Her body is functioning back to normal and her appetite is good! I feel truly blessed to receive such fabulous news as well as to have been able to support her in this journey of healing. Wanted to thank all of your for your thoughts of healing and support as well as to deliver absolutely amazing news in healing.
Please share this story with anyone you know that it may help or could simply use a message of inspiration in their lives.
While sitting a table with my sister at what I was told was a health fair in mid-September, we met a truly amazing woman. As it turned out, this was clearly not a health fair and Grace Jones was the only person to stop and talk with my sister and I that day. One might think that it was just a silly coincidence, but I’m not a believer in coincidence. In my heart, I know that we were meant to meet that day, and I’m so grateful we did.
Grace stopped to comment on how she loved my black shirt with purple butterflies on it...sharing with me that purple is her favorite color too. As she looked at the things on my table that I was selling, she asked some questions about Reiki and the crystal healing pouches I had created. This quickly transpired into what seemed like a conversation with an old friend, and she shared with me her story of having been diagnosed with colon cancer and that the surgery was scheduled for the end of the month. This is a story that Grace had decided not to even share with her family. I felt honored that she felt comfortable enough to shared her story with me. In talking with Grace, I quickly got a sense of her soul, listening to the incredible amount of positivity that came through to me in talking about her life while speaking with her.
Thinking back to the diagnosis of cancer that came to me in my life, I remember the vast array of emotions that flooded me daily, none of which were positive or even remotely healthy for me. But the woman standing before me exuded strength, positivity, love and such light. Simply by the way she spoke, and the passion for life in her voice, I might never have known what she was going through had she not told me. I could feel the brightest light in her soul. Even while speaking about her diagnosis, she knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that she was going to find the rainbow at the end of it all, and come out an even stronger and brighter Grace than before. What a truly amazing woman, and I feel blessed to now call her my friend.
A few days after meeting Grace, she called to talk with me about Medical Reiki and asked about all of the healing benefits of Reiki before, during and after surgery. Grace asked that I Reiki her during her surgery, and I felt honored to be a part of this beautiful woman’s healing journey. I immediately sent a post to all of my Certified Medical Reiki Master sisters to be with us on Graces surgery day in spirit with healing and thoughts of love and light. Due to the short notice, I would not be able to be physically in the operating room with her, but we planned a two hour Reiki session for during her surgery, and I provided a Reiki drip for the next few hours after her surgery so that she could hopefully be out of recovery quickly and find herself in her balloon filled hospital room resting and beginning to heal. Prior to her surgery, Grace arranged for herself, a room that would look and feel like a celebration was happening while she was there. This is how Grace lived her life and it shined through at every turn. Even after her surgery, she wanted to be able to see fun things of light and happiness surrounding her while healing in her hospital room.
Grace had given her daughter my phone number so that we could touch base after her surgery and I was so happy to hear all of the updates of her miraculous milestones after each day had passed. After a few days, Grace was emailing me herself with wonderful updates on how she felt, and was getting completely back to her true and happy self. Three weeks later, Grace and I met up for brunch and boy did she look absolutely stunning. Again, with such light in her heart, I would have never guessed all she had been through because this beautiful woman was just glowing. And this to me speaks volumes of her person. I learned that day, that she, like most of us has a story with some less than wonderful things that she’s endured in her life. Sitting across from me was this amazing Grace, who through her own trials and tribulations in life, would not let any of that darkness penetrate into the light of her mind, body and soul. In fact, to celebrate life in the upcoming weeks, she had planned an amazing trip to London with her daughter. Such an amazing soul she is...truly an inspiration to me!
Grace, I thank you for allowing me to be a part of and share the story of your healing journey after your cancer diagnosis and surgery. It is my hope that everyone, including myself will realize life’s many blessings around us, and continue to see that we all have bumps in the road of life. It is truly how you handle those bumps that makes all the difference in our lives. From the little bit I’ve learned about Grace, I know that she continuously sees the light of the sunshine, even through the rain. This my dears, is truly living life and what life is all about. If we all learned to do this, the world would most certainly be a brighter place. Grace, to me, you are and will always be Amazing Grace, and I feel blessed to know you. xoxo
This is the healing time period recap post that I sent to all of my Certified Medical Reiki Master sisters who sent their love and light to everyone involved in Grace’s surgery:
Thanks for all of the thoughts sent our way while I did distant Reiki for a truly inspirational woman of positivity having had colon cancer surgery. I wanted to share a wonderful recap of miraculous healing. Post Surgery I received reports from her daughter that her surgery was a success. On day 3 my client emailed me while in the hospital of doing well and in great spirits. On day 4 my client hit all milestones and would be released the next day. She reports of doing great and to the surprise of all doctors on her healing progress. On day 6 my client reports no pain from surgery - only back pain from the awful hospital bed. On day 10 my client is well enough to go to the beach to heal in her happy place, and reports of getting stronger every day. On day 12 she met with her doctor to receive the news that the surgery revealed stage 2 colon cancer. They got it all out and it had not spread, so no radiation or chemotherapy needed. She reports that she’s healing very nicely and feeling great! Her body is functioning back to normal and her appetite is good! I feel truly blessed to receive such fabulous news as well as to have been able to support her in this journey of healing. Wanted to thank all of your for your thoughts of healing and support as well as to deliver absolutely amazing news in healing.
Please share this story with anyone you know that it may help or could simply use a message of inspiration in their lives.
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Articles on Healing: by Nicole Lawler
how internalized emotions turn into physical pain
We all internalize things, situations, or even people differently. My new mantra lately is: “You cannot pour from an empty cup!”. My husband has been continuously telling me this because it was such a difficult lesson for me. It's still a difficult less for me and most days I have to make a dedicated effort to remember it. Most of my life was spent putting the needs of others before my own. I was always proud of the fact that I cared so much about others, because in my mind, that meant that I was a good person and could look myself in the mirror every day and feel good about me.
Now lets look at the other side of the spectrum...looking at other viewpoints of a situation is so very difficult because most people only want to see one side of things. Some, because they feel so passionately about their side that they cannot be open enough to at least try to see another viewpoint. Others, because seeing another viewpoint would show another a very uncomfortable truth that they may not be ready to see.
Here's what I mean: I used to truly believe and be happy with who I was; taking care of and making sure everyone I loved was ok. Now, mind you, I'm not saying that this is not a lovely way to be because I believe it is. But, in taking care of everyone before myself, can you guess, who didn't get taken care of? While making sure everyone else was ok, all of my time, effort, money, and love was spent on another person. At the end of the day, the week, or even the month, I didn't make much deserved time for me. At the end of the day, I internalized it as me being not as important as everyone else in my life.
I've spoken a lot about the Law of Attraction and I believe this to be true. Our brains are much more powerful than we can even comprehend sometimes. It is your brain that can and will dictate what comes our way just by our thoughts. And not just our thoughts, but our perceptions. Just as like attracts like in thoughts, if you perceive these thoughts to be negative, your attracting more perceived “negativity” into your life.
Did you ever notice a situation unfold with two very different people and two very different, opposite reactions? Maybe one person reacted calm, cool, and collected; the other person would fly off the handle and create a snowball effect of negativity in their world that day. Here's an example: One person sitting in traffic that is seriously not moving, is very angry and gets themselves in a bad mood, and now for the rest of the day, that negativity snowballs and grows as other things negatively happening, such as the copier being broken when you get to work, or your food being cold when you get it. Meanwhile, the other person takes the stand still of the traffic and enjoys their alone time for a bit. This person understands that there is nothing they can do about it so maybe dancing and singing it out to their favorite song is just what they do. Taking a negative situation and putting a positive spin on it is so very difficult, but also very liberating.
It's really not about who in that situation is right and who is wrong, but for you to see that your brain can and does internalize everything. And your brain does also internalize things perceived by you as right or wrong. If we could just stop with the judgments of ourselves and others, and allow each experience we have in front of us to help us grow and become more grounded, we would then gain better health. Just as your brain attracts to you what you internalize, without your even realizing it, so does your body. Your body is no different. Your body gives you little signs that something is wrong on a daily basis also. Most people are so used to ignoring these signs, that they can't even see them now. When you internalize these negative emotions and keep them there, they sit in your body as aches and pains. Eventually after your body has been screaming at you for quite a bit, it begins creating disease.
Any aches, pains, or tightness in certain areas in the body, often have to do with the emotions your holding on to within yourself. This may sound very silly, but it's because most people are just not in touch with what goes on in their body's. I can tell you beyond a shadow of a doubt that this is most certainly true as I've experienced it personally. It was through much counseling and reading and wanting to heal myself that I realized this to be true. Growing up in a home where the kids were to be seen and not heard, one might internalized that their voice and opinion didn't matter. That same child may just learn to live quietly, and never have an opinion, for most of her life. It's that very child that would end up later in life with Thyroid Cancer. That child was me.
Now some might choose to look at the right and the wrong in that situation, in judgment, but again, the judgment is not necessary, nor is it the point. Others may just choose to have a better understanding and seeing the bigger picture; that any negative emotion internalized, will breed aches, pains and even disease if internalized long enough. Being that child I just talked about, I make a dedicated effort every day now, to speak my truth, no matter how I feel it will be received. I choose not to live in the right or wrong of a situation in judgment, but to learn the lesson and know my self-worth. This is a difficult task, not just for me, but for many.
Here are some pains that are directly linked to emotions that we can acknowledge and help ourselves heal:
Head Pain
Often times, head pain signifies being overwhelmed. If you were to just acknowledge being overwhelmed and find a healthy, constructive way to move past it, you would easily move past it. Do you love to cook, write, dance, or paint? Do one of those things that you love and give back some much deserved time for your relaxation. Take some time for yourself to do some relaxing meditation. Let yourself know that you deserve it and your worth it!
Neck Pain
Physical symptoms of neck pain have to do with disc disease or osteoporosis. Whenever these symptoms appear, you may be holding on to an emotional fear of life or an insecurity. Maybe these emotions are helping you to be stubborn and inflexible. If this is something that you recognize, try to make a conscious effort to see the other side of a situation and understand that there is no right and wrong, only lessons that help you grow and be more grounded and healthy.
Shoulder Pain
Physical symptoms of shoulder pain can be telling you that you are holding the weight of the world on your shoulders, and not taking the time for self care. Shoulder pain may show up because it represents our personal ability to carry life's experience with joy and gratitude; not a burden. Try to learn the lesson and grow. Take the time for yourself and the well-bing of your mind, body, and spirit!
Upper Back Pain
Upper back pain usually represents itself as feelings of lack of emotional support. The feelings of being unloved, or not loved enough show up and this is a reminder that we are in charge of our own happiness. We need to remember that at the end of the day, WE are responsible for our own happiness. Go and get what it is that you want, no matter how uncomfortable this may feel. Because you deserve at least that much and much much more!!
Middle Back Pain
Middle back pain usually represents itself as feelings of guilt or just plain being stuck in the past. Again, this is a reminder to see the situation, not placing guilt, or right and wrong, but for the growth of your own happiness in this moment.
Lower Back Pain
Physical symptoms of lower back pain may show as sciatica, pelvic disorders, kidney stones, or colon issues. These symptoms may appear when your are in fear or lack of financial support. Any pain in this area may keep you in a constant state of fear, because now you may think, “What if I can't work because of this?” See this snowball? It could be catastrophic if you are the person that will let it. Again, listen to your body, and find the source of this pain. Take care of you to do what needs to be done, so that you can release these emotions that are bringing your body pain.
Knee Pain
Knee pain shows up when we have an inability to bend or become inflexible on certain topics, feelings or emotions. Again, remember there are two very different types of people in the world and three sides to every story; at the end of the day, none of these things truly matters. It doesn't matter who's right or wrong or even what has happened. Our happiness is what truly matters. It's only what we take and learn from these situations, and how we love ourselves in the end that will keep us healthy and whole.
Hip Pain
Hip pain is a sign of indecision; being afraid to make a major decision and move forward. First and foremost, think about the very worst possible thing that could happen if you make the wrong decision. You may need to start over. This may be something huge for some, but for others it's a great learning experience, because they were able to remain positive. Its all a matter of perception. Make it a great learning experience for you and learn to trust your gut. In most cases, you'll find that you had the correct answer the whole time, but didn't trust yourself enough to take the first step. Fear is one things that will keep us in a state of imbalance which is what creates disease. Love you enough to trust in you!
Ankle Pain
Ankle pain denotes emotions of inflexibility and guilt. This is a direct representation of the ability to receive or not receive pleasure. Again, sometimes we just simply need to remember how very important our happiness is. We need to remind ourselves daily to take the well deserved time for ourselves and our well-being.
In the beginning of this blog, I started with “You cannot pour from an empty cup!”, and while I believe this to be true, I still have to work every day to remember this and try to continue to undue some of the negativity I've allowed to stay in me and in my body. This is a work in progress for myself to continuously move beyond my definition of each experience and use those experiences to move into a state of awareness, so that I may keep myself and my body grounded in the here and now and stay healthy. Old habits do indeed die hard, but all we can do is learn from experiences we've had and do the best we can for ourselves each and every day. Learn and work every day to keep your mind, body, and spirit in a state of balance! This is what keeps you healthy and whole~!
"If someone wishes for good health, one must first ask oneself if he is ready to do away with the reasons for his illness. Only then is it possible to help him." ~Hippocrates
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
~Eleanor Roosevelt
Nicole Lawler
Now lets look at the other side of the spectrum...looking at other viewpoints of a situation is so very difficult because most people only want to see one side of things. Some, because they feel so passionately about their side that they cannot be open enough to at least try to see another viewpoint. Others, because seeing another viewpoint would show another a very uncomfortable truth that they may not be ready to see.
Here's what I mean: I used to truly believe and be happy with who I was; taking care of and making sure everyone I loved was ok. Now, mind you, I'm not saying that this is not a lovely way to be because I believe it is. But, in taking care of everyone before myself, can you guess, who didn't get taken care of? While making sure everyone else was ok, all of my time, effort, money, and love was spent on another person. At the end of the day, the week, or even the month, I didn't make much deserved time for me. At the end of the day, I internalized it as me being not as important as everyone else in my life.
I've spoken a lot about the Law of Attraction and I believe this to be true. Our brains are much more powerful than we can even comprehend sometimes. It is your brain that can and will dictate what comes our way just by our thoughts. And not just our thoughts, but our perceptions. Just as like attracts like in thoughts, if you perceive these thoughts to be negative, your attracting more perceived “negativity” into your life.
Did you ever notice a situation unfold with two very different people and two very different, opposite reactions? Maybe one person reacted calm, cool, and collected; the other person would fly off the handle and create a snowball effect of negativity in their world that day. Here's an example: One person sitting in traffic that is seriously not moving, is very angry and gets themselves in a bad mood, and now for the rest of the day, that negativity snowballs and grows as other things negatively happening, such as the copier being broken when you get to work, or your food being cold when you get it. Meanwhile, the other person takes the stand still of the traffic and enjoys their alone time for a bit. This person understands that there is nothing they can do about it so maybe dancing and singing it out to their favorite song is just what they do. Taking a negative situation and putting a positive spin on it is so very difficult, but also very liberating.
It's really not about who in that situation is right and who is wrong, but for you to see that your brain can and does internalize everything. And your brain does also internalize things perceived by you as right or wrong. If we could just stop with the judgments of ourselves and others, and allow each experience we have in front of us to help us grow and become more grounded, we would then gain better health. Just as your brain attracts to you what you internalize, without your even realizing it, so does your body. Your body is no different. Your body gives you little signs that something is wrong on a daily basis also. Most people are so used to ignoring these signs, that they can't even see them now. When you internalize these negative emotions and keep them there, they sit in your body as aches and pains. Eventually after your body has been screaming at you for quite a bit, it begins creating disease.
Any aches, pains, or tightness in certain areas in the body, often have to do with the emotions your holding on to within yourself. This may sound very silly, but it's because most people are just not in touch with what goes on in their body's. I can tell you beyond a shadow of a doubt that this is most certainly true as I've experienced it personally. It was through much counseling and reading and wanting to heal myself that I realized this to be true. Growing up in a home where the kids were to be seen and not heard, one might internalized that their voice and opinion didn't matter. That same child may just learn to live quietly, and never have an opinion, for most of her life. It's that very child that would end up later in life with Thyroid Cancer. That child was me.
Now some might choose to look at the right and the wrong in that situation, in judgment, but again, the judgment is not necessary, nor is it the point. Others may just choose to have a better understanding and seeing the bigger picture; that any negative emotion internalized, will breed aches, pains and even disease if internalized long enough. Being that child I just talked about, I make a dedicated effort every day now, to speak my truth, no matter how I feel it will be received. I choose not to live in the right or wrong of a situation in judgment, but to learn the lesson and know my self-worth. This is a difficult task, not just for me, but for many.
Here are some pains that are directly linked to emotions that we can acknowledge and help ourselves heal:
Head Pain
Often times, head pain signifies being overwhelmed. If you were to just acknowledge being overwhelmed and find a healthy, constructive way to move past it, you would easily move past it. Do you love to cook, write, dance, or paint? Do one of those things that you love and give back some much deserved time for your relaxation. Take some time for yourself to do some relaxing meditation. Let yourself know that you deserve it and your worth it!
Neck Pain
Physical symptoms of neck pain have to do with disc disease or osteoporosis. Whenever these symptoms appear, you may be holding on to an emotional fear of life or an insecurity. Maybe these emotions are helping you to be stubborn and inflexible. If this is something that you recognize, try to make a conscious effort to see the other side of a situation and understand that there is no right and wrong, only lessons that help you grow and be more grounded and healthy.
Shoulder Pain
Physical symptoms of shoulder pain can be telling you that you are holding the weight of the world on your shoulders, and not taking the time for self care. Shoulder pain may show up because it represents our personal ability to carry life's experience with joy and gratitude; not a burden. Try to learn the lesson and grow. Take the time for yourself and the well-bing of your mind, body, and spirit!
Upper Back Pain
Upper back pain usually represents itself as feelings of lack of emotional support. The feelings of being unloved, or not loved enough show up and this is a reminder that we are in charge of our own happiness. We need to remember that at the end of the day, WE are responsible for our own happiness. Go and get what it is that you want, no matter how uncomfortable this may feel. Because you deserve at least that much and much much more!!
Middle Back Pain
Middle back pain usually represents itself as feelings of guilt or just plain being stuck in the past. Again, this is a reminder to see the situation, not placing guilt, or right and wrong, but for the growth of your own happiness in this moment.
Lower Back Pain
Physical symptoms of lower back pain may show as sciatica, pelvic disorders, kidney stones, or colon issues. These symptoms may appear when your are in fear or lack of financial support. Any pain in this area may keep you in a constant state of fear, because now you may think, “What if I can't work because of this?” See this snowball? It could be catastrophic if you are the person that will let it. Again, listen to your body, and find the source of this pain. Take care of you to do what needs to be done, so that you can release these emotions that are bringing your body pain.
Knee Pain
Knee pain shows up when we have an inability to bend or become inflexible on certain topics, feelings or emotions. Again, remember there are two very different types of people in the world and three sides to every story; at the end of the day, none of these things truly matters. It doesn't matter who's right or wrong or even what has happened. Our happiness is what truly matters. It's only what we take and learn from these situations, and how we love ourselves in the end that will keep us healthy and whole.
Hip Pain
Hip pain is a sign of indecision; being afraid to make a major decision and move forward. First and foremost, think about the very worst possible thing that could happen if you make the wrong decision. You may need to start over. This may be something huge for some, but for others it's a great learning experience, because they were able to remain positive. Its all a matter of perception. Make it a great learning experience for you and learn to trust your gut. In most cases, you'll find that you had the correct answer the whole time, but didn't trust yourself enough to take the first step. Fear is one things that will keep us in a state of imbalance which is what creates disease. Love you enough to trust in you!
Ankle Pain
Ankle pain denotes emotions of inflexibility and guilt. This is a direct representation of the ability to receive or not receive pleasure. Again, sometimes we just simply need to remember how very important our happiness is. We need to remind ourselves daily to take the well deserved time for ourselves and our well-being.
In the beginning of this blog, I started with “You cannot pour from an empty cup!”, and while I believe this to be true, I still have to work every day to remember this and try to continue to undue some of the negativity I've allowed to stay in me and in my body. This is a work in progress for myself to continuously move beyond my definition of each experience and use those experiences to move into a state of awareness, so that I may keep myself and my body grounded in the here and now and stay healthy. Old habits do indeed die hard, but all we can do is learn from experiences we've had and do the best we can for ourselves each and every day. Learn and work every day to keep your mind, body, and spirit in a state of balance! This is what keeps you healthy and whole~!
"If someone wishes for good health, one must first ask oneself if he is ready to do away with the reasons for his illness. Only then is it possible to help him." ~Hippocrates
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
~Eleanor Roosevelt
Nicole Lawler
Reiki can help determine the root of your illness
Having lived a life that was less than perfect like most of us have, I had grown accustomed to holding some negative things in my mind which has made my body very sick at one point in my life. It wasn't until that time that I learned most about mind, body, and spirit, and the power of your thoughts. Illness is created in your mind first with your thoughts!
I grew up in a home where children were seen and not heard. From a very young age, I was taught that my voice didn't count or matter, so I didn't learn to speak my truth or even to have an opinion. From holding in my truth for so long, I successfully developed thyroid cancer. I know I keep coming back to this in my writing, but I want people to realize that when terrible things happen in your world sometimes, it's what you take from those things to grow and learn, that make or break abundant health, wealth, and ultimately happiness in your life.
The physical and emotional healing I've done in my life due to this illness, was bittersweet. While I wouldn't wish anyone to go through the horrific time of healing that I did, today I can honestly say that I was blessed with the lesson. My body screamed in warning to me for a very long time, but I just didn't listen. Of course I would become sick at some point while ignoring the signs, but I had no idea at the time.
It was then that I realized the power of my mind through my own personal healer. Every hardship or trying time that we go through, is simply a lesson, and if you choose to view it as such, you will then begin your own healing journey. This is what I wish for everyone; to truly learn how to heal mind, body, and spirit as one!
I took many different paths and roadways to do my own personal healing. My personal healer was nothing short of what I considered my miracle. She helped me to physically heal my body with weekly Reiki treatments. Continuing on with my healer for quite some time, she was able to help me determine the emotional root of the negativity being held onto which was creating the physical illness in the first place. This is truly where the magic happened!
Healing is always a work in progress! Throughout your entire life's journeys, there will be lessons to learn and healing to do! Think about what negative things your holding onto. This is what truly creates the aches and pains in our physical bodies, that eventually create illness and disease. Take the time to do some healing work on you, and allow me to help you live the happy, healthy, and abundant life you deserve!
Love & Light
Nicole
I grew up in a home where children were seen and not heard. From a very young age, I was taught that my voice didn't count or matter, so I didn't learn to speak my truth or even to have an opinion. From holding in my truth for so long, I successfully developed thyroid cancer. I know I keep coming back to this in my writing, but I want people to realize that when terrible things happen in your world sometimes, it's what you take from those things to grow and learn, that make or break abundant health, wealth, and ultimately happiness in your life.
The physical and emotional healing I've done in my life due to this illness, was bittersweet. While I wouldn't wish anyone to go through the horrific time of healing that I did, today I can honestly say that I was blessed with the lesson. My body screamed in warning to me for a very long time, but I just didn't listen. Of course I would become sick at some point while ignoring the signs, but I had no idea at the time.
It was then that I realized the power of my mind through my own personal healer. Every hardship or trying time that we go through, is simply a lesson, and if you choose to view it as such, you will then begin your own healing journey. This is what I wish for everyone; to truly learn how to heal mind, body, and spirit as one!
I took many different paths and roadways to do my own personal healing. My personal healer was nothing short of what I considered my miracle. She helped me to physically heal my body with weekly Reiki treatments. Continuing on with my healer for quite some time, she was able to help me determine the emotional root of the negativity being held onto which was creating the physical illness in the first place. This is truly where the magic happened!
Healing is always a work in progress! Throughout your entire life's journeys, there will be lessons to learn and healing to do! Think about what negative things your holding onto. This is what truly creates the aches and pains in our physical bodies, that eventually create illness and disease. Take the time to do some healing work on you, and allow me to help you live the happy, healthy, and abundant life you deserve!
Love & Light
Nicole
holistic cancer treatment with reiki
Reiki helps re-balance the physical, emotional, and spiritual body. It aids in the body’s natural healing capabilities. It has now become a widely known therapy for many ailments and diseases. Reiki sessions help restore your sense of wholeness.
Reiki is now recognized for healing cancer and many other disorders, and is promoted by the American Cancer Society as safer holistic cancer therapy. Traditional cancer treatment can be very painful and draining. Because Reiki is a non-invasive procedure, it helps the patients relax, lowers the stress levels, lowers the heart rate, and even reduces intense pain while enduring conventional treatment. Reiki energy goes right where it’s needed combating the pain and helps to promote better health for faster healing.
Reiki can help fight symptoms at each individual stage of conventional cancer treatments. Problems in our lives, illness, and disease come from minor blockages in our mind, body, or spirit. Energy healing restores the balance of the whole person. Sickness often begins in our mind, and it is often in the mind that healing begins, bringing you from a state of dis-ease back to a more balanced state. In the early stages of cancer, Reiki may even reduce tumor size, helping to reduce the number of chemo treatments.
Being diagnosed with Cancer can be very traumatizing to a person. Since chemotherapy/radiotherapy treatments can be quite painful and draining, physically as well as mentally, Reiki can help ease the symptoms and bring balance back to your body. This balance will put your mind and body in a place conducive to your body’s natural healing ability. It is said that accumulated emotional energy may be the original cause of an illness and Reiki can help the patient release this energy.
In the case of terminal care, Reiki is used in focusing on improving the quality of life by reducing the physical and emotional stress often associated with serious illness, especially in hospices. I donated time to a local hospice and helped many in their time of crossing over for an easier transition. Reiki was also a great help to the family who has been emotionally drained from the grieving process of losing a loved one. Reiki has many known benefits during cancer treatments.
It balances the mind, body, and spirit, removing the body of toxins and impurities, allowing the body to regain its natural ability to heal. While rebalancing energy, Reiki enhances the immune system. It brings peace and calmness, reducing stress. It relieves pain and discomfort of treatment, creating comfort. Reiki helps regenerate cellular growth, accelerating the healing process.
If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with cancer, make a difference in their life and introduce them to the healing benefits of Reiki at a much needed time.
Reiki is now recognized for healing cancer and many other disorders, and is promoted by the American Cancer Society as safer holistic cancer therapy. Traditional cancer treatment can be very painful and draining. Because Reiki is a non-invasive procedure, it helps the patients relax, lowers the stress levels, lowers the heart rate, and even reduces intense pain while enduring conventional treatment. Reiki energy goes right where it’s needed combating the pain and helps to promote better health for faster healing.
Reiki can help fight symptoms at each individual stage of conventional cancer treatments. Problems in our lives, illness, and disease come from minor blockages in our mind, body, or spirit. Energy healing restores the balance of the whole person. Sickness often begins in our mind, and it is often in the mind that healing begins, bringing you from a state of dis-ease back to a more balanced state. In the early stages of cancer, Reiki may even reduce tumor size, helping to reduce the number of chemo treatments.
Being diagnosed with Cancer can be very traumatizing to a person. Since chemotherapy/radiotherapy treatments can be quite painful and draining, physically as well as mentally, Reiki can help ease the symptoms and bring balance back to your body. This balance will put your mind and body in a place conducive to your body’s natural healing ability. It is said that accumulated emotional energy may be the original cause of an illness and Reiki can help the patient release this energy.
In the case of terminal care, Reiki is used in focusing on improving the quality of life by reducing the physical and emotional stress often associated with serious illness, especially in hospices. I donated time to a local hospice and helped many in their time of crossing over for an easier transition. Reiki was also a great help to the family who has been emotionally drained from the grieving process of losing a loved one. Reiki has many known benefits during cancer treatments.
It balances the mind, body, and spirit, removing the body of toxins and impurities, allowing the body to regain its natural ability to heal. While rebalancing energy, Reiki enhances the immune system. It brings peace and calmness, reducing stress. It relieves pain and discomfort of treatment, creating comfort. Reiki helps regenerate cellular growth, accelerating the healing process.
If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with cancer, make a difference in their life and introduce them to the healing benefits of Reiki at a much needed time.
reiki is finally on the map of healing modalities
After many decades of Reiki’s validity being disputed and discounted, the holistic energy treatment is gaining an entirely new respect in the medical community. Initially, the very idea of the human body being surrounded by invisible life force energy was labeled absurd. The thought process is that if it is invisible, it cannot be measured by traditional research or scientific instrumentation. William Lee Rand, Founder of the International Center for Reiki Training is changing all of that. In 2005, he created a peer review method for analyzing the current state of scientific studies done on Reiki programs in hospitals, clinics, and hospice facilities throughout the United States, called the Touchstone Process.
William Lee Rand also developed the Reiki in Hospitals Website, which is one of the most comprehensive compilations of hospitals in the world now offering Reiki. There have never before been so many studies of Reiki in a single source.
There have been many controlled studies submitted to peer-journals and the The Touchstone Process for review. All disorders that had favorable outcomes to Reiki treatments include:
pain in chronically ill patients, depression, stress, cognitive assessment in elderly, related to dementia/Alzheimers, pre-operative relaxation, post-operative pain, migraine relief.
It was reported that 83% of the most controlled studies, showed moderate to strong evidence in support of Reiki as a viable, therapeutic healing modality. In a press release dated September 15th, 2008, The American Hospital Association President and CEO Rich Umbdenstock stated, “Complementary and alternative medicine has shown great promise in supporting and stimulating healing. It’s one of the many tools hospitals look to as they continue to create optimal healing environments for the patients they serve.”
In conclusion, as Reiki continues to be a huge asset for the hospitals, The Touchstone Process reports will continue to help people see that Reiki is an effective healing modality first hand.
As a Reiki practitioner, I am very passionate about it because just seeing the client’s sense of wellbeing and calm after the pain has dissipated is pretty amazing. It would be fantastic if all of our healthcare systems helped us by helping our bodies facilitate the healing process the way it’s supposed to. Maybe it’s time to get back to the basics.
Check out some of the Research Reports and Case Studies below:
Clinical trials Reiki (NCCAM)
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?term=Reiki
Yale Research Shows Reiki Helps Heart Attack Patients
http://reikiinmedicine.org/clinical-practice/reiki-heart-attack-reik/
Friedman RS, Burg MM, Miles P, Lee F, Lampert R. Effects of reiki on autonomic activity .
Early after acute coronary syndrome. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Sep 14;56(12):995-6.
http://reikiinmedicine.org/pdf/jacc.pdf
Miles P. Reiki for Support of Cancer Patients. Advances in Mind-Body Medicine. Fall
2007;22(2):20-26. –
http://advancesjournal.com/pdfarticles/miles.pdf
Case Studies with Post Surgery Recovery
http://www.reikireport.com/reiki-case-studies-with-post-surgery-recovery/
Case Studies with Fibromyalgia
http://www.reikireport.com/case-studies-with-fibromyalgia/
Case Studies with Cancer
http://www.reikireport.com/case-studies-with-cancer/
Nicole Lawler
William Lee Rand also developed the Reiki in Hospitals Website, which is one of the most comprehensive compilations of hospitals in the world now offering Reiki. There have never before been so many studies of Reiki in a single source.
There have been many controlled studies submitted to peer-journals and the The Touchstone Process for review. All disorders that had favorable outcomes to Reiki treatments include:
pain in chronically ill patients, depression, stress, cognitive assessment in elderly, related to dementia/Alzheimers, pre-operative relaxation, post-operative pain, migraine relief.
It was reported that 83% of the most controlled studies, showed moderate to strong evidence in support of Reiki as a viable, therapeutic healing modality. In a press release dated September 15th, 2008, The American Hospital Association President and CEO Rich Umbdenstock stated, “Complementary and alternative medicine has shown great promise in supporting and stimulating healing. It’s one of the many tools hospitals look to as they continue to create optimal healing environments for the patients they serve.”
In conclusion, as Reiki continues to be a huge asset for the hospitals, The Touchstone Process reports will continue to help people see that Reiki is an effective healing modality first hand.
As a Reiki practitioner, I am very passionate about it because just seeing the client’s sense of wellbeing and calm after the pain has dissipated is pretty amazing. It would be fantastic if all of our healthcare systems helped us by helping our bodies facilitate the healing process the way it’s supposed to. Maybe it’s time to get back to the basics.
Check out some of the Research Reports and Case Studies below:
Clinical trials Reiki (NCCAM)
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?term=Reiki
Yale Research Shows Reiki Helps Heart Attack Patients
http://reikiinmedicine.org/clinical-practice/reiki-heart-attack-reik/
Friedman RS, Burg MM, Miles P, Lee F, Lampert R. Effects of reiki on autonomic activity .
Early after acute coronary syndrome. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Sep 14;56(12):995-6.
http://reikiinmedicine.org/pdf/jacc.pdf
Miles P. Reiki for Support of Cancer Patients. Advances in Mind-Body Medicine. Fall
2007;22(2):20-26. –
http://advancesjournal.com/pdfarticles/miles.pdf
Case Studies with Post Surgery Recovery
http://www.reikireport.com/reiki-case-studies-with-post-surgery-recovery/
Case Studies with Fibromyalgia
http://www.reikireport.com/case-studies-with-fibromyalgia/
Case Studies with Cancer
http://www.reikireport.com/case-studies-with-cancer/
Nicole Lawler
reiki before, during and after surgery to assist the body in healing more efficiently
Reiki can balance trauma and the benefits of Reiki practice to people undergoing surgery is the same. It will always heal them heal faster, than without it. Our bodies were designed to heal themselves. When your body is traumatized though surgery, Reiki treatments can sooth the shock to your system and optimizes your body’s innate ability to heal itself.
Reiki treatments are ideal before, during, and after surgery. Administering Reiki prior to surgery can help one prepare their mind and body for the procedure. Reiki, helping to reduce stress and tension, places the body in its optimal state for healing.
A Reiki treatment during the surgery will help to reduce stress levels on the body and support the body’s ability to undergo the procedure. This can be done in a distance Reiki session. I’ve performed many distance sessions where I sit in a quiet place and perform the treatment as if the person is right in front of me. I’m still amazed every time someone reports back the results of those sessions.
Anyone who’s had any type of surgery can tell you that the pain you may wake up with can be pretty intense. Reiki treatments after the surgery can help the pain subside immediately and help create the perfect balance in your body conducive to quicker healing. One Reiki medicine article suggests that when you practice on someone hooked up to monitors after the surgery, the benefits of Reiki are often measurable. You may see improved heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation. This is huge, especially when you’re talking about preventing post-surgical complications.
A neighbor of mine went through an adult removal of tonsils surgery. One of her comments was, “It was warm and soothing over my throat/neck area. The strangest thing was that after the treatment, I felt relaxed and pain-free instantly.” Click here to read everything she had to say about her experience. My Reiki experience was shortly after I had my thyroid removed, which brought me awful side effects. Click here to read about how Reiki helped me personally after my surgery.
Do you have an experience of surgery with Reiki that you’d like to share? I’d love to hear about it.
Nicole Lawler
Reiki treatments are ideal before, during, and after surgery. Administering Reiki prior to surgery can help one prepare their mind and body for the procedure. Reiki, helping to reduce stress and tension, places the body in its optimal state for healing.
A Reiki treatment during the surgery will help to reduce stress levels on the body and support the body’s ability to undergo the procedure. This can be done in a distance Reiki session. I’ve performed many distance sessions where I sit in a quiet place and perform the treatment as if the person is right in front of me. I’m still amazed every time someone reports back the results of those sessions.
Anyone who’s had any type of surgery can tell you that the pain you may wake up with can be pretty intense. Reiki treatments after the surgery can help the pain subside immediately and help create the perfect balance in your body conducive to quicker healing. One Reiki medicine article suggests that when you practice on someone hooked up to monitors after the surgery, the benefits of Reiki are often measurable. You may see improved heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation. This is huge, especially when you’re talking about preventing post-surgical complications.
A neighbor of mine went through an adult removal of tonsils surgery. One of her comments was, “It was warm and soothing over my throat/neck area. The strangest thing was that after the treatment, I felt relaxed and pain-free instantly.” Click here to read everything she had to say about her experience. My Reiki experience was shortly after I had my thyroid removed, which brought me awful side effects. Click here to read about how Reiki helped me personally after my surgery.
Do you have an experience of surgery with Reiki that you’d like to share? I’d love to hear about it.
Nicole Lawler
The butterfly effect in healing
The butterfly effect is the idea that something minor can have a non-linear impact on a complex system. This concept is pictured as a butterfly flapping its wings and causing a typhoon. Of course, this is a seriously over-exaggerated image, but any small ripple can certainly serve as a catalyst that acts on something with greater severity to impact in your life.
Letting a snowball roll downhill, will collect more snow and created a larger ball of snow. Similarly, if we hold onto any type of negativity within us, that negativity expands and grows, wreaking havoc in your body. Having lived a life that was less than perfect like most of us have, I had grown accustomed to holding some negative things in my mind which has made my body very sick at various points in my life. It wasn't until I was dealing with the after effects of cancer, that I learned most about mind, body and spirit, and the power of your thoughts.
Here is a very personal example of my own butterfly effect. I was taught very early on that children should be seen and not heard. So from a very young age, I learned to quiet my voice. I wasn't able to speak my truth or able to have an opinion; or so I thought. From holding in my truth for so long, I successfully developed thyroid cancer. Also the poem, “Children Learn What They Live”, by Dorothy Nolte, has taught me so very much. “If children live with shame, they learn to feel guilty”, was the verse that always hit home for me. Growing up in a world of shame helped me feel guilty about everything in life, including if the sun didn't shine. Sadly, that's not an exaggeration.
The physical and emotional healing I've done in my life due to this illness, was bittersweet. While I wouldn't wish anyone to go through the horrific time in my life of healing that I did, I can now say that I was blessed with the lesson. My body screamed in warning at me for a very long time, but I just didn't listen. Of course I would become sick at some point while ignoring the signs, but I had no idea at the time. It was then that I realized the power of my mind through my own personal healer.
I took many different paths and roadways to do my own personal healing. But my personal healer was nothing short of what I considered my miracle. She saved my life! She helped me to heal my physical body and the awful symptoms that go along with having no thyroid with regular Reiki treatments. More importantly, she was able to break down emotional barriers to truly determine the root of the negativity being held on to. This is what created my physical illness in the first place.
At a certain point during one of my Reiki sessions, I realized that all of my issues began with my thoughts and how I treated myself. These negative thoughts about myself had such a ripple effect in my life. I was successfully living in a life without self-love and neglected myself for so long that I manifested cancer. I'm as sure as I'm breathing today, that if that lesson never came to me, I'd have another form of cancer down the road.
I remember feeling so much love during my first Reiki session, that uncontrollable tears rolled down my face. When the session was finished, my healer hugged me with all of her being and I remember thinking that this is a woman who doesn't even know me; how could she have this much love for me? After replaying that first session in my head many times, the light bulb started to flicker with the realization that I don't love me. That's when my healing began. Now, I work on loving me every day!
I know I keep coming back to this, but love yourself! Every hardship or trying time that we go through, is simply a lesson. If you choose to view it as such, only then, will you begin your own healing journey. Try to find the lesson in every experience and use those lessons to learn, grow and heal. It will make all the difference in your life. This is what I wish for everyone; to truly learn how to heal mind, body and spirit as one!
Nicole Lawler
Letting a snowball roll downhill, will collect more snow and created a larger ball of snow. Similarly, if we hold onto any type of negativity within us, that negativity expands and grows, wreaking havoc in your body. Having lived a life that was less than perfect like most of us have, I had grown accustomed to holding some negative things in my mind which has made my body very sick at various points in my life. It wasn't until I was dealing with the after effects of cancer, that I learned most about mind, body and spirit, and the power of your thoughts.
Here is a very personal example of my own butterfly effect. I was taught very early on that children should be seen and not heard. So from a very young age, I learned to quiet my voice. I wasn't able to speak my truth or able to have an opinion; or so I thought. From holding in my truth for so long, I successfully developed thyroid cancer. Also the poem, “Children Learn What They Live”, by Dorothy Nolte, has taught me so very much. “If children live with shame, they learn to feel guilty”, was the verse that always hit home for me. Growing up in a world of shame helped me feel guilty about everything in life, including if the sun didn't shine. Sadly, that's not an exaggeration.
The physical and emotional healing I've done in my life due to this illness, was bittersweet. While I wouldn't wish anyone to go through the horrific time in my life of healing that I did, I can now say that I was blessed with the lesson. My body screamed in warning at me for a very long time, but I just didn't listen. Of course I would become sick at some point while ignoring the signs, but I had no idea at the time. It was then that I realized the power of my mind through my own personal healer.
I took many different paths and roadways to do my own personal healing. But my personal healer was nothing short of what I considered my miracle. She saved my life! She helped me to heal my physical body and the awful symptoms that go along with having no thyroid with regular Reiki treatments. More importantly, she was able to break down emotional barriers to truly determine the root of the negativity being held on to. This is what created my physical illness in the first place.
At a certain point during one of my Reiki sessions, I realized that all of my issues began with my thoughts and how I treated myself. These negative thoughts about myself had such a ripple effect in my life. I was successfully living in a life without self-love and neglected myself for so long that I manifested cancer. I'm as sure as I'm breathing today, that if that lesson never came to me, I'd have another form of cancer down the road.
I remember feeling so much love during my first Reiki session, that uncontrollable tears rolled down my face. When the session was finished, my healer hugged me with all of her being and I remember thinking that this is a woman who doesn't even know me; how could she have this much love for me? After replaying that first session in my head many times, the light bulb started to flicker with the realization that I don't love me. That's when my healing began. Now, I work on loving me every day!
I know I keep coming back to this, but love yourself! Every hardship or trying time that we go through, is simply a lesson. If you choose to view it as such, only then, will you begin your own healing journey. Try to find the lesson in every experience and use those lessons to learn, grow and heal. It will make all the difference in your life. This is what I wish for everyone; to truly learn how to heal mind, body and spirit as one!
Nicole Lawler
why healing symptoms alone won't heal discomfort, pain, illness or disease
The human body is simply the vessel for emotional and spiritual beings that we are. And you cannot possibly heal your physical body alone from symptoms of pain, illness or disease, without also healing your mind and spirit. Balance; it's always about balance. Our well-being or dis-ease is a direct result of the flow of energy of each of these parts equally. This is why treating your symptoms of discomfort or pain doesn't work. You need to heal the part of you that created the symptom of discomfort in the first place.
Our physical bodies were designed to be self-correcting with numerous healing systems of checks and balances. The autonomic nervous system is just one of the systems in our body that shows us this. This is the system in our bodies that is responsible for control of the bodily functions not consciously directed, such as breathing, the heartbeat, and digestive processes. This system includes the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system.
The parasympathetic nervous system, also known as the rest and digest system, is what conserves energy as it slows the heart rate and increases intestinal and gland activity when necessary. The sympathetic nervous system's primary function is to stimulate the body's fight-or-flight response. Fight-or-flight is a physiological response to a perceived harmful even, attack or a threat to survival. This entire autonomic system's design helps prepare the body to cope with stress and threats, as well as returning the body to a resting state afterwards.
Bear in mind that times of the past generations were much simpler. Most families back then consisted of two parents, one of which was usually taking care of the children. Times of today are very different and the challenges of two working parents or in many cases, single parent families are many. Oftentimes, most of us run around scattered most of the time trying to get all of the necessary things accomplished in a day with no time for rest.
Due to this consistent stresses of life during these times, we are generally living most of our days within the sympathetic nervous system. Understand that our bodies were not meant to be in a constant state of fight-or-flight response system. When our bodies don't regularly return to a period of rest afterwards, it wreaks havoc on our organs and systems with all of the hormones being released on a constant basis. Hence, creating aches and pains, illness or even disease. This is our bodies way of telling us to stop, listen and slow down, of which, most of us rarely do.
This is only one of the physical systems of checks and balances our bodies were designed with. Now let's think about our emotions. When you live in a constant state of fight-or-flight, your emotions tend to get scattered and less than positive. The negative emotions of ongoing stress, depression, anxiety, constant excitement and even possible emotional pains of our past are all traumatic emotional energy.
The negative emotional energy also gets channeled into the physical body, showing too, as the aches and pains in our daily lives. This is our bodies way of trying to dispel this energy and in most cases, if you stop and listen to your body, these symptoms ease and your body recovers naturally. It's when you continue to ignore your body, that it creates longer lasting effects such as illness and disease.
So stop treating your symptoms of pain and listen to your body. Take the time to rest. We all need a reset button for ourselves every day to stay healthy. I'm not saying that you can't be Superman/woman and get it all done in a day, because you probably can and most likely do. Most of us have grown accustomed to this daily way of life, but at what cost? Is it worth your health? This is such a difficult lesson for most but think of your loved ones around you. Don't you want to be there for them in a healthy and balanced state for years to come? Because I'm pretty positive that they want that for both of you.
When your feeling imbalanced, not well, or have aches and pains, remember your body is trying to tell you something. And oftentimes, physical issues manifested from a less than positive emotional place. So treat your entire being with balance and rest to help you to determine the root cause, which you can then deal with and heal fully. Throwing medication at a symptom will simply mask it, while the core issue is still very much alive. Core issues grow and fester, and at a certain point, they make you stop and listen.
I'm living proof of that, having had thyroid cancer at the age of 37. My symptoms started when I was 27 but I didn't stop to listen to my body. I send you these healing tips from a place of love in the hopes that you may not have to go through a life altering disease like I did. Again, it's so important to understand that you cannot heal the whole of you, without healing each of the parts.
Take time to do things that are relaxing to you every day. Even if 15 minutes a day is all the time you can spare, aren't you worth it? The correct answer here is yes. Do something just for you, that you love, that makes you happy and whole. Balance and center with some quiet and calm time for you. You'll be amazed what a little you time can do for you. You will slowly but surly start to notice those aches and pains slowly fading away, or maybe you start sleeping better at night. Ah, the magic!
If you would like help in easing the aches and pains of life that is possibly of a deeper emotional energy that needs released, please reach out for a 15 minute consultation. See if Reiki Healing Energy is right for you. Or if someone you know could benefit from this article, please share it so that everyone has the opportunity to heal their life.
Love and light,
Nicole
Our physical bodies were designed to be self-correcting with numerous healing systems of checks and balances. The autonomic nervous system is just one of the systems in our body that shows us this. This is the system in our bodies that is responsible for control of the bodily functions not consciously directed, such as breathing, the heartbeat, and digestive processes. This system includes the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system.
The parasympathetic nervous system, also known as the rest and digest system, is what conserves energy as it slows the heart rate and increases intestinal and gland activity when necessary. The sympathetic nervous system's primary function is to stimulate the body's fight-or-flight response. Fight-or-flight is a physiological response to a perceived harmful even, attack or a threat to survival. This entire autonomic system's design helps prepare the body to cope with stress and threats, as well as returning the body to a resting state afterwards.
Bear in mind that times of the past generations were much simpler. Most families back then consisted of two parents, one of which was usually taking care of the children. Times of today are very different and the challenges of two working parents or in many cases, single parent families are many. Oftentimes, most of us run around scattered most of the time trying to get all of the necessary things accomplished in a day with no time for rest.
Due to this consistent stresses of life during these times, we are generally living most of our days within the sympathetic nervous system. Understand that our bodies were not meant to be in a constant state of fight-or-flight response system. When our bodies don't regularly return to a period of rest afterwards, it wreaks havoc on our organs and systems with all of the hormones being released on a constant basis. Hence, creating aches and pains, illness or even disease. This is our bodies way of telling us to stop, listen and slow down, of which, most of us rarely do.
This is only one of the physical systems of checks and balances our bodies were designed with. Now let's think about our emotions. When you live in a constant state of fight-or-flight, your emotions tend to get scattered and less than positive. The negative emotions of ongoing stress, depression, anxiety, constant excitement and even possible emotional pains of our past are all traumatic emotional energy.
The negative emotional energy also gets channeled into the physical body, showing too, as the aches and pains in our daily lives. This is our bodies way of trying to dispel this energy and in most cases, if you stop and listen to your body, these symptoms ease and your body recovers naturally. It's when you continue to ignore your body, that it creates longer lasting effects such as illness and disease.
So stop treating your symptoms of pain and listen to your body. Take the time to rest. We all need a reset button for ourselves every day to stay healthy. I'm not saying that you can't be Superman/woman and get it all done in a day, because you probably can and most likely do. Most of us have grown accustomed to this daily way of life, but at what cost? Is it worth your health? This is such a difficult lesson for most but think of your loved ones around you. Don't you want to be there for them in a healthy and balanced state for years to come? Because I'm pretty positive that they want that for both of you.
When your feeling imbalanced, not well, or have aches and pains, remember your body is trying to tell you something. And oftentimes, physical issues manifested from a less than positive emotional place. So treat your entire being with balance and rest to help you to determine the root cause, which you can then deal with and heal fully. Throwing medication at a symptom will simply mask it, while the core issue is still very much alive. Core issues grow and fester, and at a certain point, they make you stop and listen.
I'm living proof of that, having had thyroid cancer at the age of 37. My symptoms started when I was 27 but I didn't stop to listen to my body. I send you these healing tips from a place of love in the hopes that you may not have to go through a life altering disease like I did. Again, it's so important to understand that you cannot heal the whole of you, without healing each of the parts.
Take time to do things that are relaxing to you every day. Even if 15 minutes a day is all the time you can spare, aren't you worth it? The correct answer here is yes. Do something just for you, that you love, that makes you happy and whole. Balance and center with some quiet and calm time for you. You'll be amazed what a little you time can do for you. You will slowly but surly start to notice those aches and pains slowly fading away, or maybe you start sleeping better at night. Ah, the magic!
If you would like help in easing the aches and pains of life that is possibly of a deeper emotional energy that needs released, please reach out for a 15 minute consultation. See if Reiki Healing Energy is right for you. Or if someone you know could benefit from this article, please share it so that everyone has the opportunity to heal their life.
Love and light,
Nicole
start recovering now from past trauma or ptsd with reiki
Everyone in their lives at one point or another has encountered a scary situation that we call trauma. Fear is created in the mind from any type of trauma or deeply emotional event, such as an abusive childhood home, being physically or mentally abused, or even the loss of a loved one. Or in the case of PTSD, a fear could develop days, months, or even years after experiencing a dangerous or potentially life threatening situation.
Some recover naturally from feelings of trauma by working through them, while others struggle and fight to simply continue to live a normal daily life. While one fear may seem to be minuscule to some, it could be detrimental to the emotional well-being of another. One can never truly understand the repercussions of trauma unless they've experienced their own or are standing by someone close to them having gone through it. Reiki can be used to find calm and inner peace on a soul level to assist with healing their energetically turmoil.
Trauma affects all of us. You could be dealing with the pain of being the victim of a trauma or you could be the family desperately trying to assist your loved one through the horrific events of that trauma. The end result is the same. We are all affected and these things can make you feel detached, lost, irritable, depressed, anxious or even highly reactive to a very normal daily situation. Trauma doesn't have to define you though. You can choose to change the course of your life by focusing on healing yourself or those pained loved ones around you. Reiki is a healing tool that can be used to calm and nurture the energetic soul.
I found an informative article that I'd like to share: Reiki and Post Traumatic-Stress Disorder by Kathie Lapinski, RN, MSN, CH.
It explains PTSD, symptoms, causes, fight-or-flight response, war, the energetic dynamics of trauma and so much more. Please share this article with anyone you know that could benefit from it, is dealing with PTSD or trauma in their life or the life of a loved one. The more we know about trauma and PTSD, the more we can help. We all could stand to help those in need and be a bigger part of a solution to a life altering situation in our loved ones lives.
People suffering from this horrific illness are all around you. They could be your friends, your neighbors, people in your community. Please share this article with everyone so that we can find compassion, be a support system, empower people in need with strength and help to heal their soul.
Some recover naturally from feelings of trauma by working through them, while others struggle and fight to simply continue to live a normal daily life. While one fear may seem to be minuscule to some, it could be detrimental to the emotional well-being of another. One can never truly understand the repercussions of trauma unless they've experienced their own or are standing by someone close to them having gone through it. Reiki can be used to find calm and inner peace on a soul level to assist with healing their energetically turmoil.
Trauma affects all of us. You could be dealing with the pain of being the victim of a trauma or you could be the family desperately trying to assist your loved one through the horrific events of that trauma. The end result is the same. We are all affected and these things can make you feel detached, lost, irritable, depressed, anxious or even highly reactive to a very normal daily situation. Trauma doesn't have to define you though. You can choose to change the course of your life by focusing on healing yourself or those pained loved ones around you. Reiki is a healing tool that can be used to calm and nurture the energetic soul.
I found an informative article that I'd like to share: Reiki and Post Traumatic-Stress Disorder by Kathie Lapinski, RN, MSN, CH.
It explains PTSD, symptoms, causes, fight-or-flight response, war, the energetic dynamics of trauma and so much more. Please share this article with anyone you know that could benefit from it, is dealing with PTSD or trauma in their life or the life of a loved one. The more we know about trauma and PTSD, the more we can help. We all could stand to help those in need and be a bigger part of a solution to a life altering situation in our loved ones lives.
People suffering from this horrific illness are all around you. They could be your friends, your neighbors, people in your community. Please share this article with everyone so that we can find compassion, be a support system, empower people in need with strength and help to heal their soul.
Learn How to release the tension in your body through meditation
We all hold tension from the stresses in our daily lives within our physical form. Sometimes, we just need a reset and take a much needed break from the craziness of life. Holding tension, can not only be uncomfortable and restricting of our muscles, but sometimes your body tries to let you know it's time to rest showing as daily aches and pains. As we get older might attribute these aches and pains to the mere fact that we're getting older, saying things such as, “The body's not as young as it used to be.”
While that statement may be very true, this is not the case at all. Especially when you read about these 50, 60, 70, and even 80 year old people now taking their fitness to a whole new level and getting in the best shape of their lives. Don't fool yourself...these daily aches and pains are you body's way of telling you to take notice, and take some time to reset. If you keep ignoring it, you will soon wish you hadn't.
One way of releasing the tension within your body is to simply meditate. Meditation is simply bringing together the mind, body and spirit! Time for self love and healing will make all of the different in your physical body as well as your emotional self. You'll find that you are more clear and focused, grounded and centered. You may even find that you sleep better just by taking a bit of time for you to quiet that chatter.
Here are just a few of the many benefits of mediation: assists chronic inflammation, aids in digestion, assists mental stability, assists in overcoming OCD, soothes PTSD, assists with eating disorders, substance abuse, increases mental clarity and better concentration, promotes a healthy heart, reduces symptoms of anxiety, along with many more benefits of greater health and well-being.
I hold weekly guided meditation sessions at The Salt Hut in Oxford, PA, as well as I've created numerous guided meditations in electronic form for those who are not in my area. These meditations are created with the music of my Crystal Chakra Singing Bowls to boost the healing and harmonizing of the Chakras with sound. Each mediation is very different with a different goal in mind. Some are very basic relaxation techniques through meditation and others are for those who are looking for a deeper level of healing and guidance in their journey of life and healing themselves, finding their greater purpose in life, receiving intuition from their higher self, or meeting their guides. There's a taste for the beginners of meditation as well as those who've been meditating for some time.
I've recorded two specific hour long meditations for the body and releasing tension. The first meditation for the body is called body scan. It's a simple scan of your entire body to release the tension where it's being stored. This meditation allows you to just experience and feel your entire body deeply. It will help you to become aware of the parts of your body that hold the most tension and guides you in releasing it.
The second body mediation is called Talk to Your Body – Prompt It To Go Back To Perfect Health. This meditation guides you to speak to your unconscious mind in the reprogramming of each body part, each system, organ, muscle, and cell. Just as you people use affirmations to recondition their thoughts, you can speak to your unconscious mind and tell it exactly how it should function according to your needs.
I particularly like this one, because you are guided to use it for the specific needs of your body. As an example, if you have a terrible memory like I do, you can speak to your unconscious mind, letting it know that it's brain memory should function perfectly. Or in the case of a medical issue, you would reprogram your mind and your body to know the exact way it should be functioning.
Oh, the power of mediation. If we all just took the much needed time for ourselves to reset and heal the way our bodies were intended, we would all be so much healthier. Imagine what more you could accomplish in your life if you just stopped briefly enough every day to practice some self love. Aren't you worth it?
Follow me to see all of the Electronic Meditations I've put together for you to get back to balance!
While that statement may be very true, this is not the case at all. Especially when you read about these 50, 60, 70, and even 80 year old people now taking their fitness to a whole new level and getting in the best shape of their lives. Don't fool yourself...these daily aches and pains are you body's way of telling you to take notice, and take some time to reset. If you keep ignoring it, you will soon wish you hadn't.
One way of releasing the tension within your body is to simply meditate. Meditation is simply bringing together the mind, body and spirit! Time for self love and healing will make all of the different in your physical body as well as your emotional self. You'll find that you are more clear and focused, grounded and centered. You may even find that you sleep better just by taking a bit of time for you to quiet that chatter.
Here are just a few of the many benefits of mediation: assists chronic inflammation, aids in digestion, assists mental stability, assists in overcoming OCD, soothes PTSD, assists with eating disorders, substance abuse, increases mental clarity and better concentration, promotes a healthy heart, reduces symptoms of anxiety, along with many more benefits of greater health and well-being.
I hold weekly guided meditation sessions at The Salt Hut in Oxford, PA, as well as I've created numerous guided meditations in electronic form for those who are not in my area. These meditations are created with the music of my Crystal Chakra Singing Bowls to boost the healing and harmonizing of the Chakras with sound. Each mediation is very different with a different goal in mind. Some are very basic relaxation techniques through meditation and others are for those who are looking for a deeper level of healing and guidance in their journey of life and healing themselves, finding their greater purpose in life, receiving intuition from their higher self, or meeting their guides. There's a taste for the beginners of meditation as well as those who've been meditating for some time.
I've recorded two specific hour long meditations for the body and releasing tension. The first meditation for the body is called body scan. It's a simple scan of your entire body to release the tension where it's being stored. This meditation allows you to just experience and feel your entire body deeply. It will help you to become aware of the parts of your body that hold the most tension and guides you in releasing it.
The second body mediation is called Talk to Your Body – Prompt It To Go Back To Perfect Health. This meditation guides you to speak to your unconscious mind in the reprogramming of each body part, each system, organ, muscle, and cell. Just as you people use affirmations to recondition their thoughts, you can speak to your unconscious mind and tell it exactly how it should function according to your needs.
I particularly like this one, because you are guided to use it for the specific needs of your body. As an example, if you have a terrible memory like I do, you can speak to your unconscious mind, letting it know that it's brain memory should function perfectly. Or in the case of a medical issue, you would reprogram your mind and your body to know the exact way it should be functioning.
Oh, the power of mediation. If we all just took the much needed time for ourselves to reset and heal the way our bodies were intended, we would all be so much healthier. Imagine what more you could accomplish in your life if you just stopped briefly enough every day to practice some self love. Aren't you worth it?
Follow me to see all of the Electronic Meditations I've put together for you to get back to balance!
Be Your own medical advocate
I had been having many medical issues starting at the age of 27 that not any one doctor could really put their finger on and definitively diagnose. I was told by a handful of doctors, what they thought was wrong. I ended up hearing things that ranged from being pre-menopausal to slightly depressed. I even ended up seeing a psychologist to be sure it wasn't depression. How silly is that? In February of 2007 I ended up seeing a surgeon in University of Penn in Philadelphia. I was told I had to have my thyroid removed due to a goiter. Naturally, being in shock, I go home and research the thyroid function and read all the information I can about it. I then begin to research what it will be like living without my thyroid and what the changes in my body are going to be. What I found is that all of the research and all of the knowledge in the world couldn't even begin to prepare me for the journey I was about to take.
For any of you who are not familiar with the thyroid or its function, I'll give you a brief synopsis. The thyroid is one of the largest endocrine glands in the body. It's a butterfly shaped gland that sits in your neck, right in front of your trachea. Its main job is to produce thyroid hormone. These hormones are chemicals secreted by the gland to act like messengers telling specific body parts what to do such as regulate heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, proper brain function, and most importantly, convert food into energy. The function of the thyroid gland is to take iodine, found in many foods, and convert it into thyroid hormones: thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3). Thyroid cells are the only cells in the body which can absorb iodine. These cells combine iodine and the amino acid tyrosine to make T3 and T4. T3 and T4 are then released into the blood stream and are transported throughout the body where they control metabolism (conversion of oxygen and calories to energy). Every cell in the body depends upon thyroid hormones for regulation of their metabolism. The normal thyroid gland produces about 80% T4 and about 20% T3, however, T3 possesses about four times the hormone "strength" as T4.
Without proper thyroid function, you can expect to see these symptoms:
• Fatigue and weakness • Low basal temperature (cold intolerance) • Dry and coarse skin • Hair loss • Cold hands and feet • Weight gain
• Insomnia • Constipation • Depression • Poor memory, forgetfulness • Nervousness and tremors • Immune system problems
• Heavy menstrual periods.
The awful thing about having a thyroid issue, is that all of the symptoms of which I had, could have absolutely been menopause or depression. Any and all of these symptoms go hand in hand with many different issues, but today, most doctors will immediately jump to depression first, without looking deeper into the issues. This is how I was NOT diagnosed for years with a thyroid issue.
I was told that after the surgery by an endocrinologist that I would be able to live a pretty normal life while taking thyroid medication for the rest of my life. Part of the research I had done prior to my surgery was about the different thyroid medications on the market today, most of which are synthetic. I did, however, find that there was one thyroid medication that was natural made from Pig thyroid hormones. In learning all of this during my research, I feel like I know my body and how it reacts to synthetic things and that my only option was the natural hormone. Armor Thyroid, the natural hormone has been used successfully since 1891. In the 1960's, the big pharmaceutical companies were replacing Armor with the synthetic brand, which is very different than Armor in the fact that all of the synthetic hormones are T4 only. What is the problem with this, you might ask? If you recall reading earlier, T3 possesses about four times the hormone "strength" as T4. T3 is the one that puts the spring in your step because it is so potent. So my doctor, like many others, would not even listen to me in the fact that I would like to start out with the Armor Thyroid. She says that first we go with Synthroid, and if there's a problem, then she'll talk to me about Armor. OK, I decide, I'm not the doctor, so against my better judgment, I'll do what she thinks is best.
I proceed for the next year and a half, taking Synthroid, and getting sicker and sicker. Any and all of the side effects of Synthroid AND being hypothyroid were mine to have. Over the course of the next 8 months I gained 25 pounds. I had a lot of muscle pain which I'm sure had to do with the weight gain. I am five feet nothing and was always about 110 pounds after my son was born. With twenty five extra pounds, my body was always feeling physically sick and then I was emotionally sick due to the extra pounds I was seeing. I was still so fatigued that I had grown accustomed to drinking energy drinks to keep me afloat, hence, I'm sure attributing to the weight gain. To make matters worse, I had severe constipation that would make or break each day with discomfort and bloating. I very rarely slept through the night which made my life during the day a struggle to keep it together. I would forget things a lot and couldn't think straight so soon I became seriously depressed because of all of these symptoms and the fact that my doctor kept telling me to hang in there. I was crying all of the time and and control my emotions.
My doctor told me this had nothing to do with the thyroid, but I felt like my body was revolting against me and I had no control over anything. I went through a dose change of Synthroid every three months until we were to get it right. The dose change would sometimes make the symptoms so severe that I just didn't know how to deal with it or myself or my family.
During this period of time while taking Synthroid, I researched and researched things that would help with all my symptoms. It was Rebecca, my healer, who turned me on to a natural product that would help with some of my physical issues. After reading all about this "Holy Tea" I was intrigued and because of its claims, I tried it. I can say at this time, I will never be without it. I have not had the physical slowing down of my GI tract due to this detoxifying tea that, over time, clears out the so-called gunk that builds up in your system. It's been used with great results for many things such as: Crohn's Disease, IBDs, Spastic Colon, Enlarged Abdomen, Excess Stored Fat, Skin Conditions, Allergies, Fibromyalgia, Joint Pain, Insomnia, Low Energy, Loss of Clarity, and Forgetfulness, just to mention a few. This was not a cure all for me, but man how nice life becomes when your body starts to feel like it's functioning again!
After having great success with the tea, I began researching their other products, one of which is Coral Minerals. Without my thyroid it's very important to keep my calcium levels up because in the surgery, most of my parathyroid glands were taken as well. The major function of the parathyroid glands is to maintain the body's calcium level within a very narrow range, so that the nervous and muscular systems can function properly. I've found that Calcium is the most plentiful of minerals in Coral Complex 3. Coral Complex 3 has helped people keep their bones strong, people with tendentious, periodontal disease, varicose veins, and even mood swings. I've been using this as well and it's been a great supplemental boost.
OK, so I found a few things that helped make life a little more bearable, but the next time I was in to see the endocrinologist, I told her that enough was enough. I was ready to try the natural hormone, and hopefully feel better. She finally, after a year and a half, agreed. I can tell you that with-in a two week period of time, all of the aches and pains I was going through were gone. I wasn't so sad anymore. I started sleeping through the night. My head was a little clearer, and things were looking up. I still had quite a ways to go, but at that point life was good, FINALLY!! At this point in my life, three years later, I can say that I'm still struggling because for the past three years, I haven't been able to stay at one dose yet. It looks like I'm finally on that track now, and it was just 3 years in February. I'm sure I will always have some sort of struggle, but I'm on the right track, I can feel it.
So at this point, I finally find the right medication that works with my body and the manufacturer now has the product on national back order. Boy, I was starting to feel like I couldn't get a break. No fear, whenever I have issues pertaining to my thyroid, I always go back to http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com. This is a website that has helped me with many questions that I've had as well as be able to chat with people who have the same issues as me. Every now and again, you learn something from someone that you had no idea would help you. It's a wonderful site, and I highly suggest it for anyone going through these struggles themselves.
Throughout the past three years, I've been able to find many things that have helped me through this struggle. The main thing that has gotten me to the point that I'm at today is my support system. I have the best husband, family, and friends that anyone could ask for. They have helped me get through this time, by listening to me talk through it, or sometimes cry and complain. They've helped me make sense of it all every step of the way. So to all of the people in my life, I have got to say "I love you!" and "Thank You". This doesn't even begin to make you understand how much each of you is an integral part in my life. I treasure all of you and feel blessed that I have so much love in my life to get me through one of the hardest times I've had to deal with. And my husband, God love him, was the best support system anyone could ever ask for. I know during this period of time how awful I was feeling constantly and that I was never easy to deal with. But Dave stood with me, and supported me, every step of the way. What I learned most from all of this and mainly from my husband, is that no matter what, you need to trust yourself, and be your own advocate in this world. You know your body better than anyone... including doctors. They know medicine, but only you know when something is truly wrong, and despite the fact that they may tell you your perfectly fine, you need to stand up for yourself and keep fighting until you know in your heart that all is fine.
Thanks to all for listening, and be well.
For any of you who are not familiar with the thyroid or its function, I'll give you a brief synopsis. The thyroid is one of the largest endocrine glands in the body. It's a butterfly shaped gland that sits in your neck, right in front of your trachea. Its main job is to produce thyroid hormone. These hormones are chemicals secreted by the gland to act like messengers telling specific body parts what to do such as regulate heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, proper brain function, and most importantly, convert food into energy. The function of the thyroid gland is to take iodine, found in many foods, and convert it into thyroid hormones: thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3). Thyroid cells are the only cells in the body which can absorb iodine. These cells combine iodine and the amino acid tyrosine to make T3 and T4. T3 and T4 are then released into the blood stream and are transported throughout the body where they control metabolism (conversion of oxygen and calories to energy). Every cell in the body depends upon thyroid hormones for regulation of their metabolism. The normal thyroid gland produces about 80% T4 and about 20% T3, however, T3 possesses about four times the hormone "strength" as T4.
Without proper thyroid function, you can expect to see these symptoms:
• Fatigue and weakness • Low basal temperature (cold intolerance) • Dry and coarse skin • Hair loss • Cold hands and feet • Weight gain
• Insomnia • Constipation • Depression • Poor memory, forgetfulness • Nervousness and tremors • Immune system problems
• Heavy menstrual periods.
The awful thing about having a thyroid issue, is that all of the symptoms of which I had, could have absolutely been menopause or depression. Any and all of these symptoms go hand in hand with many different issues, but today, most doctors will immediately jump to depression first, without looking deeper into the issues. This is how I was NOT diagnosed for years with a thyroid issue.
I was told that after the surgery by an endocrinologist that I would be able to live a pretty normal life while taking thyroid medication for the rest of my life. Part of the research I had done prior to my surgery was about the different thyroid medications on the market today, most of which are synthetic. I did, however, find that there was one thyroid medication that was natural made from Pig thyroid hormones. In learning all of this during my research, I feel like I know my body and how it reacts to synthetic things and that my only option was the natural hormone. Armor Thyroid, the natural hormone has been used successfully since 1891. In the 1960's, the big pharmaceutical companies were replacing Armor with the synthetic brand, which is very different than Armor in the fact that all of the synthetic hormones are T4 only. What is the problem with this, you might ask? If you recall reading earlier, T3 possesses about four times the hormone "strength" as T4. T3 is the one that puts the spring in your step because it is so potent. So my doctor, like many others, would not even listen to me in the fact that I would like to start out with the Armor Thyroid. She says that first we go with Synthroid, and if there's a problem, then she'll talk to me about Armor. OK, I decide, I'm not the doctor, so against my better judgment, I'll do what she thinks is best.
I proceed for the next year and a half, taking Synthroid, and getting sicker and sicker. Any and all of the side effects of Synthroid AND being hypothyroid were mine to have. Over the course of the next 8 months I gained 25 pounds. I had a lot of muscle pain which I'm sure had to do with the weight gain. I am five feet nothing and was always about 110 pounds after my son was born. With twenty five extra pounds, my body was always feeling physically sick and then I was emotionally sick due to the extra pounds I was seeing. I was still so fatigued that I had grown accustomed to drinking energy drinks to keep me afloat, hence, I'm sure attributing to the weight gain. To make matters worse, I had severe constipation that would make or break each day with discomfort and bloating. I very rarely slept through the night which made my life during the day a struggle to keep it together. I would forget things a lot and couldn't think straight so soon I became seriously depressed because of all of these symptoms and the fact that my doctor kept telling me to hang in there. I was crying all of the time and and control my emotions.
My doctor told me this had nothing to do with the thyroid, but I felt like my body was revolting against me and I had no control over anything. I went through a dose change of Synthroid every three months until we were to get it right. The dose change would sometimes make the symptoms so severe that I just didn't know how to deal with it or myself or my family.
During this period of time while taking Synthroid, I researched and researched things that would help with all my symptoms. It was Rebecca, my healer, who turned me on to a natural product that would help with some of my physical issues. After reading all about this "Holy Tea" I was intrigued and because of its claims, I tried it. I can say at this time, I will never be without it. I have not had the physical slowing down of my GI tract due to this detoxifying tea that, over time, clears out the so-called gunk that builds up in your system. It's been used with great results for many things such as: Crohn's Disease, IBDs, Spastic Colon, Enlarged Abdomen, Excess Stored Fat, Skin Conditions, Allergies, Fibromyalgia, Joint Pain, Insomnia, Low Energy, Loss of Clarity, and Forgetfulness, just to mention a few. This was not a cure all for me, but man how nice life becomes when your body starts to feel like it's functioning again!
After having great success with the tea, I began researching their other products, one of which is Coral Minerals. Without my thyroid it's very important to keep my calcium levels up because in the surgery, most of my parathyroid glands were taken as well. The major function of the parathyroid glands is to maintain the body's calcium level within a very narrow range, so that the nervous and muscular systems can function properly. I've found that Calcium is the most plentiful of minerals in Coral Complex 3. Coral Complex 3 has helped people keep their bones strong, people with tendentious, periodontal disease, varicose veins, and even mood swings. I've been using this as well and it's been a great supplemental boost.
OK, so I found a few things that helped make life a little more bearable, but the next time I was in to see the endocrinologist, I told her that enough was enough. I was ready to try the natural hormone, and hopefully feel better. She finally, after a year and a half, agreed. I can tell you that with-in a two week period of time, all of the aches and pains I was going through were gone. I wasn't so sad anymore. I started sleeping through the night. My head was a little clearer, and things were looking up. I still had quite a ways to go, but at that point life was good, FINALLY!! At this point in my life, three years later, I can say that I'm still struggling because for the past three years, I haven't been able to stay at one dose yet. It looks like I'm finally on that track now, and it was just 3 years in February. I'm sure I will always have some sort of struggle, but I'm on the right track, I can feel it.
So at this point, I finally find the right medication that works with my body and the manufacturer now has the product on national back order. Boy, I was starting to feel like I couldn't get a break. No fear, whenever I have issues pertaining to my thyroid, I always go back to http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com. This is a website that has helped me with many questions that I've had as well as be able to chat with people who have the same issues as me. Every now and again, you learn something from someone that you had no idea would help you. It's a wonderful site, and I highly suggest it for anyone going through these struggles themselves.
Throughout the past three years, I've been able to find many things that have helped me through this struggle. The main thing that has gotten me to the point that I'm at today is my support system. I have the best husband, family, and friends that anyone could ask for. They have helped me get through this time, by listening to me talk through it, or sometimes cry and complain. They've helped me make sense of it all every step of the way. So to all of the people in my life, I have got to say "I love you!" and "Thank You". This doesn't even begin to make you understand how much each of you is an integral part in my life. I treasure all of you and feel blessed that I have so much love in my life to get me through one of the hardest times I've had to deal with. And my husband, God love him, was the best support system anyone could ever ask for. I know during this period of time how awful I was feeling constantly and that I was never easy to deal with. But Dave stood with me, and supported me, every step of the way. What I learned most from all of this and mainly from my husband, is that no matter what, you need to trust yourself, and be your own advocate in this world. You know your body better than anyone... including doctors. They know medicine, but only you know when something is truly wrong, and despite the fact that they may tell you your perfectly fine, you need to stand up for yourself and keep fighting until you know in your heart that all is fine.
Thanks to all for listening, and be well.
raw emotion - healing through writing
Since I was a little girl, I remember my life being about pain; witnessing the physical abuse of my mother from my alcoholic father and the mental abuse coming from my abused mother at her children. As a child it's just so hard to witness all of this and learn that it's not right, first and foremost. The hardest part may very well be the anger and feeling that the only two people in the world you feel you can trust, would seemingly put a child, THEIR child, through this kind of pain. This is gut wrenching emotional pain that stays with you until you can figure it out and learn how to let it go and forgive. So then eventually you learn how to forgive, and move on but the scars left behind within that child never disappear.
Something every day can bring that emotional baggage back to the surface and it haunts you like it was yesterday. Many years later, and having had enough love and good in my world to realize the other side, and what life should be, I am lead to constant healing in my world today. Every day of my life, with it's ups and downs, have been one big process of healing the wounds of the child I once was. Having been that child, I struggle every day with the darkness I've lived and can touch the pain and sadness like it was yesterday.
The child I once was has since learned that I can love and be loved unconditionally in my now world. I no longer need the love and acceptance of the parents who didn't even love themselves enough to be able to show that to another. The periods of growth and healing in my life began when I was 17 with writing as my outlet and the pain as my muse. The outcome... healing! To this day I continue the healing process with my writing. My writing started out as poems to just release these raw emotions that I didn't know what to do with. The release of the emotions help me in a way so that the sadness and pain is just not as open and raw as it was when I was a child.
We all have a story in this world, and as I've said, aside from Reiki healing, writing is my healing process. Every now and again, I'll be posting my poems and some writings that have helped me. Maybe they can help you or someone you know. Or, please, if you have somethings that helps you in your life, please share it. Not only do I continuously help heal myself, but I love to be able to help others as well.
If you are in need of some healing and haven't tried writing, sit with a pad, pencil, an open mind, and see what you come up with. Some of my best healing and most creative stuff has come out this way.
See below one of my first poems that started my writing and pain releasing process in 1990. Throughout the years, my writings have gotten me to a much healthier place...a place of healing and love.
And as always, live, love, and laugh often!
Open your Eyes
Keep your eyes open and never look away,
you never know what might try to hurt you some day.
Keep your eyes open without a second thought,
Never trust, is what I was always taught.
Keep your eyes open and look to your goals,
so you don't fall into any given holes.
Keep your eyes open no matter what tries to stop you,
and the goals you can't reach, will be very few.
Keep your eyes open and never bat an eye,
before someone tries to take what's yours without even a sigh.
Keep your eyes open and never look down,
always be ready to stand your ground.
Keep your eyes open and don't ever be naive,
or someday, a great loss you will grieve.
Keep your eyes open and always look ahead,
you'll never get anything accomplished by staying in bed.
Keep your eyes open no matter what has got you down,
don't give anything the satisfaction of an unpleasant frown.
Keep your eyes open but try not to be cold,
because bitterness is a very sad thing for someone to hold.
Nicole Lawler 5/1990
Something every day can bring that emotional baggage back to the surface and it haunts you like it was yesterday. Many years later, and having had enough love and good in my world to realize the other side, and what life should be, I am lead to constant healing in my world today. Every day of my life, with it's ups and downs, have been one big process of healing the wounds of the child I once was. Having been that child, I struggle every day with the darkness I've lived and can touch the pain and sadness like it was yesterday.
The child I once was has since learned that I can love and be loved unconditionally in my now world. I no longer need the love and acceptance of the parents who didn't even love themselves enough to be able to show that to another. The periods of growth and healing in my life began when I was 17 with writing as my outlet and the pain as my muse. The outcome... healing! To this day I continue the healing process with my writing. My writing started out as poems to just release these raw emotions that I didn't know what to do with. The release of the emotions help me in a way so that the sadness and pain is just not as open and raw as it was when I was a child.
We all have a story in this world, and as I've said, aside from Reiki healing, writing is my healing process. Every now and again, I'll be posting my poems and some writings that have helped me. Maybe they can help you or someone you know. Or, please, if you have somethings that helps you in your life, please share it. Not only do I continuously help heal myself, but I love to be able to help others as well.
If you are in need of some healing and haven't tried writing, sit with a pad, pencil, an open mind, and see what you come up with. Some of my best healing and most creative stuff has come out this way.
See below one of my first poems that started my writing and pain releasing process in 1990. Throughout the years, my writings have gotten me to a much healthier place...a place of healing and love.
And as always, live, love, and laugh often!
Open your Eyes
Keep your eyes open and never look away,
you never know what might try to hurt you some day.
Keep your eyes open without a second thought,
Never trust, is what I was always taught.
Keep your eyes open and look to your goals,
so you don't fall into any given holes.
Keep your eyes open no matter what tries to stop you,
and the goals you can't reach, will be very few.
Keep your eyes open and never bat an eye,
before someone tries to take what's yours without even a sigh.
Keep your eyes open and never look down,
always be ready to stand your ground.
Keep your eyes open and don't ever be naive,
or someday, a great loss you will grieve.
Keep your eyes open and always look ahead,
you'll never get anything accomplished by staying in bed.
Keep your eyes open no matter what has got you down,
don't give anything the satisfaction of an unpleasant frown.
Keep your eyes open but try not to be cold,
because bitterness is a very sad thing for someone to hold.
Nicole Lawler 5/1990
That damn "c" word
“We have two options, medically and emotionally: give up or fight like hell.” ~Lance Armstrong
“Cancer is a word, not a sentence!” ~I don't know who wrote this, but it's my personal favorite!
That damn C Word. It truly doesn't have to be a sentence! Have you had a family member, close friend or anyone near and dear to your heart who's been affected by it? Have you had to watch someone endure the pain during treatments? Have you witnessed this person become a shell of the person they once were? If you have, you know how very difficult it is to hear the word, let alone even think about it. As a cancer survivor, and someone who's watched numerous loved ones lose their battle, I know personally how hard it is. But what we could all fight against it?
As a cancer survivor myself, I can attest that Reiki has saved my life in more ways than one. Sadly, it was through Reiki and my healer that I learned what love truly felt like within my being for the first time in my life. I also learned that mind, body and spirit are all connected. Truly, it wasn't until I got my emotional state of being on board in the healing department, that my body began to heal completely.
Let me explain by saying that all aches, pains, illness and disease begin in the mind. It was the continuous negative self talk that began in my mind, created blockages and density in my physical body, manifesting my cancer. I personally, had ingrained in my mind that I was not worthy of many things, such as being important enough to have an opinion, to be able speak my personal truth, or even being important enough to put myself first. I certainly didn't feel worthy of being loved, let alone, know how to be kind to and love myself. This self talk continued deeply for years and manifested that damn C word within me twice before I realized why.
Listen closely....what are you telling yourself daily? The body was made to self-correct, but when your internal recording continuously repeats negative things, your body listens and holds this negativity as density in the body without the positive flow of energy. The body WILL manifest all sorts of ailments/issue and even disease like it did within me. So first and foremost, notice what kinds of things your telling yourself daily and work every day to break a pattern any negative self talk.
I'm living proof that Cancer can be just a word! There are so many things we can do in an effort not to assist the body in manifesting disease in the first place. But one of THE most important things that I did for myself was to be my own medical advocate, finally. More on that here. The second most important thing I did was to break the negative pattern and change my internal recording. I did this with regular Reiki Sessions and meditation so that I could feel the love within that I was missing. For me was huge. I also carried a rose quartz crystal in my pocket every day for quite a while as a reminder that I was worthy of love. And I vowed to myself that I would do kind and loving things for myself, which was and sometimes still is very difficult for someone who always puts others first. For me, this is a constant daily effort, but today, I am healthy and whole. You can be too and I'd love to help!
If you or someone you know is currently dealing with Cancer, please share this. Reiki is also a great support during such difficult, painful and trying times on your body, your mind as well as your energy. Learn more about Medical Reiki as I'm now proud to be a Certified Medical Reiki Master and can assist in the relaxation and healing process from all of the distress within your body and mind from the treatment cancer and chemotherapy. Reiki can assist with the discomfort and pain of treatments. You can read a great article on Reiki and Breast Cancer here, written by Margaret Dubay Mikus, Ph.D.
See more articles on Cancer and Reiki.
Love and light!
Nicole
“Cancer is a word, not a sentence!” ~I don't know who wrote this, but it's my personal favorite!
That damn C Word. It truly doesn't have to be a sentence! Have you had a family member, close friend or anyone near and dear to your heart who's been affected by it? Have you had to watch someone endure the pain during treatments? Have you witnessed this person become a shell of the person they once were? If you have, you know how very difficult it is to hear the word, let alone even think about it. As a cancer survivor, and someone who's watched numerous loved ones lose their battle, I know personally how hard it is. But what we could all fight against it?
As a cancer survivor myself, I can attest that Reiki has saved my life in more ways than one. Sadly, it was through Reiki and my healer that I learned what love truly felt like within my being for the first time in my life. I also learned that mind, body and spirit are all connected. Truly, it wasn't until I got my emotional state of being on board in the healing department, that my body began to heal completely.
Let me explain by saying that all aches, pains, illness and disease begin in the mind. It was the continuous negative self talk that began in my mind, created blockages and density in my physical body, manifesting my cancer. I personally, had ingrained in my mind that I was not worthy of many things, such as being important enough to have an opinion, to be able speak my personal truth, or even being important enough to put myself first. I certainly didn't feel worthy of being loved, let alone, know how to be kind to and love myself. This self talk continued deeply for years and manifested that damn C word within me twice before I realized why.
Listen closely....what are you telling yourself daily? The body was made to self-correct, but when your internal recording continuously repeats negative things, your body listens and holds this negativity as density in the body without the positive flow of energy. The body WILL manifest all sorts of ailments/issue and even disease like it did within me. So first and foremost, notice what kinds of things your telling yourself daily and work every day to break a pattern any negative self talk.
I'm living proof that Cancer can be just a word! There are so many things we can do in an effort not to assist the body in manifesting disease in the first place. But one of THE most important things that I did for myself was to be my own medical advocate, finally. More on that here. The second most important thing I did was to break the negative pattern and change my internal recording. I did this with regular Reiki Sessions and meditation so that I could feel the love within that I was missing. For me was huge. I also carried a rose quartz crystal in my pocket every day for quite a while as a reminder that I was worthy of love. And I vowed to myself that I would do kind and loving things for myself, which was and sometimes still is very difficult for someone who always puts others first. For me, this is a constant daily effort, but today, I am healthy and whole. You can be too and I'd love to help!
If you or someone you know is currently dealing with Cancer, please share this. Reiki is also a great support during such difficult, painful and trying times on your body, your mind as well as your energy. Learn more about Medical Reiki as I'm now proud to be a Certified Medical Reiki Master and can assist in the relaxation and healing process from all of the distress within your body and mind from the treatment cancer and chemotherapy. Reiki can assist with the discomfort and pain of treatments. You can read a great article on Reiki and Breast Cancer here, written by Margaret Dubay Mikus, Ph.D.
See more articles on Cancer and Reiki.
Love and light!
Nicole
You must experience the darkness before the dawn while in the healing process
While working on healing any issue, illness or disease, difficulties in life begin to come up and are sometimes accompanied by negative feelings. This negativity may be connected to events in the past or with people they are close to. Physical issues can sometimes show up as being run down, cold symptoms, headaches or things of that nature.
Understand that these stressors indicate a deeper level healing that is taking place. When one begins truly healing their lives, oftentimes many parts of their lives were connected to the original issue in one way or another. Understand that when an issue begins to heal, there is a major reorganization that's required which causes the flow of energy to be disrupted in areas other than where the symptoms existed.
As an example, my having thyroid cancer was directly connected to my childhood of being taught expected to be seen and not heard. I learned to stay quiet. Along with not using my voice came feelings of not being worthy of my own opinion or sharing my personal truth. These things were all directly connected but I wondered why I wasn't better when they removed the thyroid cancer. While trying to heal my physical body through Reiki, all of these things and all the old stored negative feelings that I had toward them were activated, brought to a conscious level to be felt and released. Then began the reorganization process of all of these old thoughts and feelings.
Whenever there is change in your life, good or bad, an adjustment period is necessary so that the parts of your life that were connected to the issue can get used to the healthy new conditions. It might even seems as though things are getting worse for them, and not better.
Remember the old saying, “You have to break an egg to make an omelet?” Another example is if your putting new flooring in your home. During the removal process, your home becomes turned upside down with furniture
moved out and of place as well as dirt and dust from the removal process spattered about. This may be super uncomfortable for some to live in. Once all of these things are cleaned up and the new floors are in and your furniture is back in its place, your entire home will look and feel better than new.
Personal healing is no different than re-doing the flooring in your home. Things become scattered and uncomfortable before your healing is complete. Once things begin to settle down, you will feel much better and see a noticeable improvement in the way your life is going.
If you are experiencing any of these uncomfortable things, it is very likely that a major healing is taking place. Soon you will find yourself much happier, healthier and clear. Trust in the work your doing. During this uncomfortable process, surrender to the experience and continue to nurture yourself while releasing negative feelings into the light.
Contact me if you'd like more information on healing your life!
9/7/18
Understand that these stressors indicate a deeper level healing that is taking place. When one begins truly healing their lives, oftentimes many parts of their lives were connected to the original issue in one way or another. Understand that when an issue begins to heal, there is a major reorganization that's required which causes the flow of energy to be disrupted in areas other than where the symptoms existed.
As an example, my having thyroid cancer was directly connected to my childhood of being taught expected to be seen and not heard. I learned to stay quiet. Along with not using my voice came feelings of not being worthy of my own opinion or sharing my personal truth. These things were all directly connected but I wondered why I wasn't better when they removed the thyroid cancer. While trying to heal my physical body through Reiki, all of these things and all the old stored negative feelings that I had toward them were activated, brought to a conscious level to be felt and released. Then began the reorganization process of all of these old thoughts and feelings.
Whenever there is change in your life, good or bad, an adjustment period is necessary so that the parts of your life that were connected to the issue can get used to the healthy new conditions. It might even seems as though things are getting worse for them, and not better.
Remember the old saying, “You have to break an egg to make an omelet?” Another example is if your putting new flooring in your home. During the removal process, your home becomes turned upside down with furniture
moved out and of place as well as dirt and dust from the removal process spattered about. This may be super uncomfortable for some to live in. Once all of these things are cleaned up and the new floors are in and your furniture is back in its place, your entire home will look and feel better than new.
Personal healing is no different than re-doing the flooring in your home. Things become scattered and uncomfortable before your healing is complete. Once things begin to settle down, you will feel much better and see a noticeable improvement in the way your life is going.
If you are experiencing any of these uncomfortable things, it is very likely that a major healing is taking place. Soon you will find yourself much happier, healthier and clear. Trust in the work your doing. During this uncomfortable process, surrender to the experience and continue to nurture yourself while releasing negative feelings into the light.
Contact me if you'd like more information on healing your life!
9/7/18
what if you could control an illness with your mind
Most people are very well-aware of the power of suggestion. There is scientific proof that we have the potential to use our minds to heal us of illness. What was once considered pseudoscience, is no longer. An example of this is the placebo effect.
As stated in an article from Harvard Men's Health Watch called The Power of the Placebo Effect, “Your mind can be a powerful healing tool when given the chance. The idea that your brain can convince your body a fake treatment is the real thing — the so-called placebo effect — and thus stimulate healing has been around for millennia. Now science has found that under the right circumstances, a placebo can be just as effective as traditional treatments.” So in essence, the placebo forms the suggestion that the body can heal, which then creates the intention for the body to heal itself. And everything that we experience in life, begins first with an intention.
I also recently read a great article called Psychoneuroimmunology: Laugh and Be
Well, in the medical news today written by Tim Neman. The field of psychoneuroimmunology, commonly known as PNI, is the link between neuroscience and the immune system. It is common knowledge that continued stress can wreak havoc on your body and induce illness. Conversely, positive thoughts and happy times can lessen our stress and reduce illness. The mind has a huge impact on your health and it has now been proven through PNI, that a self-improvement technique using guided imagery and visualization in a meditative state, creates an increase of the fighting cell T4 in the immune system to bring you back to wellness. This is the use of the subconscious mind at its finest!
If you are interested in gaining the benefits of meditation and finding balance in your life, you can now download two specific guided meditations that I’ve created to help heal your body using the subconscious mind. The first is a Guided Meditation Body Scan - Release of Tension. This will help you to see where your holding tension within your body, so that you can then visualize its release. The second one is a guided meditation called Talk to Your Body - Prompt It Back To Perfect Health. This is a meditation where you can use the power of your mind to reprogram that which is not functioning properly in your body and visualize the body functioning perfectly in it’s Divine state.
Through these guided meditations, you will learn how to relax and release stress, create a conscious healing intention through the use of your unconscious mind, develop deeper concentration in the mind/body exercise to help promote your own personal healing within.
So live, love and laugh every day for better health! And as with all of my articles, please share with anyone you feel may benefit.
10/3/2018
As stated in an article from Harvard Men's Health Watch called The Power of the Placebo Effect, “Your mind can be a powerful healing tool when given the chance. The idea that your brain can convince your body a fake treatment is the real thing — the so-called placebo effect — and thus stimulate healing has been around for millennia. Now science has found that under the right circumstances, a placebo can be just as effective as traditional treatments.” So in essence, the placebo forms the suggestion that the body can heal, which then creates the intention for the body to heal itself. And everything that we experience in life, begins first with an intention.
I also recently read a great article called Psychoneuroimmunology: Laugh and Be
Well, in the medical news today written by Tim Neman. The field of psychoneuroimmunology, commonly known as PNI, is the link between neuroscience and the immune system. It is common knowledge that continued stress can wreak havoc on your body and induce illness. Conversely, positive thoughts and happy times can lessen our stress and reduce illness. The mind has a huge impact on your health and it has now been proven through PNI, that a self-improvement technique using guided imagery and visualization in a meditative state, creates an increase of the fighting cell T4 in the immune system to bring you back to wellness. This is the use of the subconscious mind at its finest!
If you are interested in gaining the benefits of meditation and finding balance in your life, you can now download two specific guided meditations that I’ve created to help heal your body using the subconscious mind. The first is a Guided Meditation Body Scan - Release of Tension. This will help you to see where your holding tension within your body, so that you can then visualize its release. The second one is a guided meditation called Talk to Your Body - Prompt It Back To Perfect Health. This is a meditation where you can use the power of your mind to reprogram that which is not functioning properly in your body and visualize the body functioning perfectly in it’s Divine state.
Through these guided meditations, you will learn how to relax and release stress, create a conscious healing intention through the use of your unconscious mind, develop deeper concentration in the mind/body exercise to help promote your own personal healing within.
So live, love and laugh every day for better health! And as with all of my articles, please share with anyone you feel may benefit.
10/3/2018
awe inspiring reports of reiki healing severe nerve damage
As part of the Medical Reiki Master Community, I’m repeatedly amazed by the healing power of Reiki. This group continuously shares amazing outcomes of the healing capabilities of Reiki in multitudes of medical cases. There are even cases that are oftentimes documented medical issues where the patient is not given a lot of hope from their doctor for a complete recovery. I’ve been given permission by a fellow Certified Medical Reiki Master, Jody Wolfe, to share her own success story along with the success story of her client, that is very near and dear to her heart.
This is Jody’s recap of her own personal Reiki success story:
“I got involved working with a hand therapist because she watched me heal my own hand with Reiki, to her astonishment. I shattered my radius at the wrist in a compound fracture from a fall. My ulnar nerve was so badly damaged that I was told by more than one hand surgeon that I was unlikely to ever regain use of my right hand. The muscles in that hand became atrophied. I did Reiki every day, never giving up on its power to heal. My ulnar nerve spontaneously recovered overnight, and I went from completely unable to use my hand one day to full function the next morning. All my therapist had to do was help me rebuild strength and endurance. She understood that what happened was medically impossible and has been a champion for Reiki every since. Like you, I remember every day the gift of recovery Reiki has given me. How can we not want to bring this gift to others? Reiki on, sister!”
With such an incredible nerve damage recovery of her own, Jody is blessed to now have a certified hand therapist in her corner. She is able to share her gift of Reiki with others’ with a similar personal story.
This is what Jody shared about her clients healing with Reiki:
“I volunteer in a beautiful integrative working relationship with a certified hand therapist. Last week I started working with a long-time client of the clinic with severe Guillain-Barre syndrome. She was completely paralyzed, and after 2 years of hard work in both physical and occupational therapy, she has made minimal progress, with her hands being almost useless to her. While her nerves recently began showing some small initial signs of healing, she still had very far to go. After one short Medical Reiki treatment, her occupational therapy session, normally agonizing, was pain-free, and she spontaneously regained significant range of motion and functionality in her hands. She was able to perform every task the therapist gave her to test her new abilities. The client cried with joy, and the therapist was speechless, even though she was already a believer in Reiki. The occupational therapist did a periodic evaluation with her this week, and she did amazing - completing tasks in record time that she didn’t think she would ever be able to do again. Additionally, with Reiki, her pain during OT treatments has dropped from off the charts (with pain meds) to barely noticeable (with no pain meds). Oh, the wonders Reiki can do for patients! We are so blessed to be part of this important work.”
Like so many others, I am so very grateful every day for the gift of Reiki healing in my own life after thyroid cancer, so I will continue to share the incredible power of Reiki. Today, I am healthy and whole and feel blessed to be able to share the gift of Reiki healing with others. We all deserve to have the gift and grace of Reiki, so please share this with anyone who can be helped by the medical marvels of Reiki Healing.
A special thanks goes out to Jody Wolfe for allowing me to share two very personal and awe inspiring cases of Reiki Healing!
Be well! Love and light to you!
Nicole
10/9/2018
This is Jody’s recap of her own personal Reiki success story:
“I got involved working with a hand therapist because she watched me heal my own hand with Reiki, to her astonishment. I shattered my radius at the wrist in a compound fracture from a fall. My ulnar nerve was so badly damaged that I was told by more than one hand surgeon that I was unlikely to ever regain use of my right hand. The muscles in that hand became atrophied. I did Reiki every day, never giving up on its power to heal. My ulnar nerve spontaneously recovered overnight, and I went from completely unable to use my hand one day to full function the next morning. All my therapist had to do was help me rebuild strength and endurance. She understood that what happened was medically impossible and has been a champion for Reiki every since. Like you, I remember every day the gift of recovery Reiki has given me. How can we not want to bring this gift to others? Reiki on, sister!”
With such an incredible nerve damage recovery of her own, Jody is blessed to now have a certified hand therapist in her corner. She is able to share her gift of Reiki with others’ with a similar personal story.
This is what Jody shared about her clients healing with Reiki:
“I volunteer in a beautiful integrative working relationship with a certified hand therapist. Last week I started working with a long-time client of the clinic with severe Guillain-Barre syndrome. She was completely paralyzed, and after 2 years of hard work in both physical and occupational therapy, she has made minimal progress, with her hands being almost useless to her. While her nerves recently began showing some small initial signs of healing, she still had very far to go. After one short Medical Reiki treatment, her occupational therapy session, normally agonizing, was pain-free, and she spontaneously regained significant range of motion and functionality in her hands. She was able to perform every task the therapist gave her to test her new abilities. The client cried with joy, and the therapist was speechless, even though she was already a believer in Reiki. The occupational therapist did a periodic evaluation with her this week, and she did amazing - completing tasks in record time that she didn’t think she would ever be able to do again. Additionally, with Reiki, her pain during OT treatments has dropped from off the charts (with pain meds) to barely noticeable (with no pain meds). Oh, the wonders Reiki can do for patients! We are so blessed to be part of this important work.”
Like so many others, I am so very grateful every day for the gift of Reiki healing in my own life after thyroid cancer, so I will continue to share the incredible power of Reiki. Today, I am healthy and whole and feel blessed to be able to share the gift of Reiki healing with others. We all deserve to have the gift and grace of Reiki, so please share this with anyone who can be helped by the medical marvels of Reiki Healing.
A special thanks goes out to Jody Wolfe for allowing me to share two very personal and awe inspiring cases of Reiki Healing!
Be well! Love and light to you!
Nicole
10/9/2018
Give the gift of Healing!
It's the best gift you can give for yourself or for your loved one!
It's the best gift you can give for yourself or for your loved one!
