First Hand Experience Sarah Hayns, an NHS ultrasound specialist speaks of her visit to a Reiki master after getting a back injury doing Taekwondo. "It was
strange. The Reiki master asked me to lie down on my front and simply placed her hands on my body through my clothes. She had never met me before, and although I had told her I had a back injury, I didn't tell her how I got it. She spent a few moments in quiet examination and then told me that she had detected that I must do a lot of sport, since I had a lot of wear on my ankle and knee joints. She then told me that I was feeling some aches because it was my period. I have no idea how she knew that. She also told me she had detected damage to a muscle in my back. She put her hands over the area and I felt intense warmth coming from her hands, and a feeling of wellbeing. My back was much better after that. Although there's no scientifi c evidence, I'd say there must be something to it. On the other hand, Reiki people also talk about being able to affect people at a distance, and that I think is too big a leap of faith for me!"
Ki Energy Exercise You can experience the basics of Ki energy by performing a simple meditation. Sit in a comfortable position, and pay attention to your breathing, as you inhale and exhale through your nose. Breathe from the diaphragm slowly and steadily, allowing your mind to clear as the meditation calms you. Gently hold your tongue against the gum at the base of your upper front teeth and continue calmly breathing in this way, through your nose. Now, with each breath in, visualise inhaling energy in through your nose and down the middle of your body to the base of your tummy, behind your bellybutton. With the next breath in, imagine the
same energy moving under your body to the small of your back. Now imagine it going up your spine
and down your arms, jumping over across your hands travelling back up the arms and meeting at the spine between the shoulder blades. With your next breath, take it over the centre line of your head and down around your body, taking in more energy as you go, with your next breath in. Do this for twenty minutes, and notice how energised you are. This is the starting point of learning how to control your Ki Energy, and is drawn from the Ancient Chinese art of Chi Kung.
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