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Shalandra Abbey's Story:
At the age of fourteen, I remember watching my mother die in the hospital. Day after day as I went to visit I couldn’t help myself from thinking, “There has got to be another way to heal.” This experience planted a seed deep inside of me. A seed that wouldn’t sprout and grow until much later in life.
My introduction to Reiki began in 1988 as a series of synchronistic events that would forever change my life. After many years of working for a living, I felt I had accomplished all of the goals that society promised would bring happiness. I was astonished to discover that something was missing. While searching for this “something,” a co-worker at IBM suggested I make an appointment for a Reiki treatment. Not understanding anything about Reiki Natural Healing, I was surprised when something deep inside of me validated that the timing was right to experience Reiki. This something did not allow me to use the analytical mind that I had become accustomed to using in my corporate workplace. This felt new but incredibly okay to me.
After the one hour Reiki session, consisting of a gentle laying-on of hands, I was relaxed and peaceful and amazed at the healing abilities of the gifted practitioner. I remember thinking how lucky she was to have been born with such healing hands.
Several treatments later she explained that anyone of any age can learn to do Reiki after just twelve hours of training. In a state of suspected disbelief, I quickly registered for the next class. Since that first class encounter in 1988, my life continues to be healthier, happier and filled with exciting, and sometimes even, surprising events.
For the past twenty years I have been living an extraordinary life of Reiki Natural Healing—one I never would have dreamed of while sitting in my office as an IBM executive in the 1980s.
While each of the three degrees of Reiki takes a student into deeper levels of internal healing, it also creates immeasurable external benefits. As each new day unfolds amazing things often happen that I wouldn’t even think about, and all I can do is fasten my energetic seat belt and hold on.
In 1991, after I quit my corporate job and became a Reiki Master, there were only a handful of books on the subject. Today, you can find Reiki books everywhere, yet I still have not found anyone who has shared what it is truly like to live the life of Reiki. This to me is the real pearl in the oyster of our practice. Using Reiki on a continual basis throughout each day helps keep us connected to the source energy flow of life. This is where magic, in the form of improved health and happiness occurs, and along with it comes diverse forms of never-ending abundance.
What you are about to read regarding this ancient healing art, which I offer from the deepest part of my heart and soul, is a personal sharing of my long journey as a practicing master that is designed to move you step-by-step towards the next phase in the Reiki growth process.
It may be helpful to realize that this book is not a manual to learn this practice, but rather to give you a deep understanding of it and to prepare you for training. Reiki, as originally brought to the West, is an oral tradition and the ability to fully perform this ancient healing art can only be received from a Reiki Master in direct, physical contact with the student.
I have found that some of the more recent books on the subject seem to teach a derivative of the original practice handed down through a lineage of Grand Masters for more than 100 years. I respect these works for what they are, and also want to distinguish that there are differences in their modern approach compared to what I share in this book.
Within these pages you will find a comprehensive study on Usui Shiki Ryoho (Usui System of Reiki) and a path towards greater health, love and harmony in your life. And if you are already a Reiki practitioner, you will find helpful reminders and new ways to utilize more fully the precious gift of healing in your hands.
This book will not only provide more awareness of possibilities available through Reiki, but can easily become a reference book for making positive lasting changes in all areas of your life.
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Living a Life of Reiki (paperback)
by Shalandra Abbey
$17.95
ISBN-13: 9780984174409
Published: Healthy Life Publishing,
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