



| Alicia's Labyrinth |
| I am working on other offerings, including a Pentacle of Healing, Working with the Wounded Healer, and Exploring the Bardic Realm. For now, these are the available classes: Reiki A gentle form of "laying-on-of-hands" healing that uses channeled energy, Reiki means "universal/spiritually-guided life-force energy." Though similar to a massage session in a visual sense, there are distinct differences: clients are fully and comfortably clothed when on the massage table and the practitioner’s hands are still, moving only with the shifts in the flow of channeled energy. An amazingly simple technique to learn, the ability to use Reiki is transferred to a student via an "attunement," or "empowerment," given by a Reiki Master- Teacher. The student can then tap into an unlimited supply of "life-force energy" to improve health and enhance quality of life. I teach Usui Shiki Ryoho, passed via the lineage Mikao Usui - Chujiro Hayashi - Hawayo Takata. My particular lineage: Mikao Usui - Chujiro Hayashi - Hawayo Takata - Phyllis Lei Furumoto - Phillip Morgan - Robert Vaughan - Linda Nickel Vaughan - Lawton Smith. Much of the original concepts have morphed over the years since its "rediscovery" in the early 1900s by Usui, so I am making no claims - right now or in the future - that I teach and attune students using original material and methods. Usui Reiki Certification Level One: Topics include the Reiki definition, history/mythos, objectives, and uses; the five principles; hand positions for the treatment of self and others; the chakra system and its relationship with the endocrine system; and ethics. Students receive "attunements," which open their energy systems, and necessary practice time for hands-on learning . Usui Reiki Certification Level Two: Topics include learning the three Reiki symbols, how to use them to deepen personal development, and how to use them with clients; distance healing; the precepts, ethics, and fundamentals of starting a practice. Students receive "attunements," which further open their energy systems, and necessary practice time for hands-on learning. Usui Reiki Certification Mastership: Students recognize and acknowledge their intuitive call to become a Reiki Master, furthering personal growth and change on all levels. Though this level is tailored to their needs, they will receive the Master "attunement" and symbol. They are also taught how to administer "attunements" for all levels. Shadowing classes and mentoring are made available if they so choose. Just Remember: A Reiki Master is someone who has decided to continue studying and practicing Reiki at a higher level of training, with a lifelong commitment to help other people along their Reiki paths. Being a Master does not confer authority, for that person has more of a desire to continue, develop, and share the Reiki tradition in classes. A Master is always learning from this healing art, so that person has simply reached a point in study and development to teach and attune other people to various degrees of Reiki, as well as continuing regular hands-on sessions. |