Dearest Friends:
Happy New Year. I have decided to not produce separate newsletters for Reiki and Young Living Essential Oils this time because most of you are involved with both; thus, one newsletter will simplify for both of us.
I want to make some comments, mention an event at my last Healing Oils of the Bible class last Wednesday night and also, send you some info from Pamela Miles about Alzheimer's and dementia. Pamela is also making a call for more research on Reiki, and I want to remind you that I am always collecting data. Someday I will report on the findings that I have received from teaching Reiki and from the healing experiences of our community. Thus, please share any experiences with me that you find relevant. I'm taking notes!
The Healing Oils of the Bible class last week was amazing. A woman from Provo came to the class and shared a testimonial that was riveting. She was taking 15 different prescription medications and addicted to several of those. Her physicians literally locked their doors and refused to prescribe any further meds. She was ill and depressed that she thought she was dying and even planned her own funeral with her family. She had remembered calling me and talking to me about YL essential oils and decided to take refuge in them. A month later, she is healed and well. From everyone who listened to her story--thank you.
My dream is to someday do a three year meditation retreat--but all in due time, and when the Universe releases me to do that. I am constantly revising and expanding my meditation class. I am actually teaching a meditation class this Saturday (NOON-8pm), January 20, in Salt Lake City, so please consider coming if you haven't taken the class. It's so wonderful to discover methods that tap into the unlimited potential, power, joy, love, compassion and wisdom that is inherent in each and every one of us. There may be dark clouds obscuring the sun, but it is always there, waiting for us to recognize its light and radiance.
Congratulations to 6 new Reiki Masters. In California: Dee Jerge; Linda Whiteside and Mike Simms. In Utah: Ric Reiser, Michelle Clifford, and Jonathan Webb.
Many of you are on the same Mastership path. It is so important to be present in it, and enjoy and savor the journey, which is a once in a lifetime event. I have made a national plea that healers heal themselves. Actually, the newsletter that I wrote to you in the past was widely circulated (so I heard from other Reiki Master Teachers), and it is that newsletter that prompted administrators at Young Living to ask me to expand the topic and speak on it in break-out sessions at their annual convention in September. That talk is available on the Conference DVD's that can be purchased through Young Living. I might add that one's healing is governed by natural laws and according to one's karma, and God nor any being of light will ever demand that you rush through the process of your training or your healing. Many of you understand how healing occurs, layer after layer and usually over a period of time. It is not selfish to focus on one's healing because ultimately it will allow you to have greater clarity and capacity for others. Unresolved issues can easily get in the way--and to one's detriment and the detriment of others. One of the greatest therapists I ever knew had unresolved issues, and without warning, the pathology that had developed as a result of those unresolved issues would surface and project unto others, and everyone who realized it would run and hide. Those who didn't understand what was going on were simply hurt by his behavior. Let's always be mindful that our intention is to facilitate healing in others and certainly not to hurt them or compromise their healing because we haven't done our homework.
And now, some enlightening info from Pamela Miles:
"Can Reiki help people with Alzheimer's and dementia?
I'm often asked about the appropriateness of Reiki for people with Alzheimer's disease or other dementia. Family members wonder if Reiki can calm their loved ones, improve cognitive function, or slow disease progression. Theoretically, since Reiki is balancing, yes to all these possibilities. Anecdotally, I've witnessed improvement in my clients and heard positive reports from other Reiki practitioners and doctors. If someone in your life is suffering from Alzheimer's or dementia, there is no reason not to add Reiki to their treatment plan. But it's important to note that scientific research in this area is just beginning.
The good news is that there is increasing interest in such research. The November 2006 issue of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine included a short report of a study looking Reiki's ability to improve memory and reduce behavior problems for people with mild Alzheimer's or cognitive impairment. For her master's thesis in gerontology at San Francisco State University, Deborah Salach looked at Reiki's effect on depression and anxiety in this population. The number of participants in each study(24 in the first and 8 in the second) is too small to warrant serious attention to the results, and both papers acknowledge weaknesses in design, but the benefits documented are promising. Additionally, the studies are important as feasibility studies, showing that Reiki treatment can be offered to dementia patients in conventional care facilities. This is a vital step toward creating the rigorous research that physicians need to recommend Reiki as standard treatment."
Thank you for your many kindnesses, your love and your support. May the merit of our collective efforts serve to benefit all beings without exception.
Boundless Love and Light,
Carol
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