How many people find something they truly love to do? Something that makes their heart sing and keeps a smile on their faces? I did find what does that for me, and it is Reiki. When I give Reiki to a client or family I love the feeling of sharing something I know is positive and helpful to them, and when I give it to myself I get that lovely Reiki drift that relaxes and energies me.
The more I learn and practice the more I find I don’t know, but I really don’t mind it so much now. I have always craved knowledge and been drawn to schooling of all sorts, but the learning feels different at this point in my life. It doesn’t seem to be coming from books as much as inside myself and from others on spiritual journeys of their own, and that feels right to me. Who would have thought that the same woman who trained to be a Biology teacher and worked in a hospital as a Respiratory Tech would end up with a Reiki practice?
Apparently not too many would have thought it, but Reiki and other energy healing techniques, along with the whole holistic idea of healing and living, feel right to me now in a way that traditional school teaching or working in the hospital wouldn’t have in the long run. The part of teaching that keeps me coming back is the feeling I get when a student “gets” something or breaks out in that grin of “Ohhhh”, and no matter what I teach, whether it is flute (as a teenager), ballet (in my twenties), science, healthy living, Reiki, or reading to my children I feel that thrill when they get what they need from a lesson. The feeling of empowering others is an amazing thing if you have the teaching bug, and the idea that a person come come from a session more able to heal herself and feel connected and balanced is a joy to me as well.
So one of my reasons for starting a Reiki practice and teaching it is for my own satisfaction since it makes me feel content and puts that “Ohh…” smile on my own face, and sometimes I feel a distinct “clink” of a puzzle piece falling into place as I teach or allow the energy to flow to someone. The piece was the one I was searching for in each of the many classes I have taken in my 51 years, and since it has clinked into place I feel I can start my journey on the path I am meant to be on in this life. I can’t think of anything more fulfilling or challenging, and I am blessed enough to have a wonderful family and caring friends to share my journey. To think that each moment of our lives leads us where we need to be when we start listening and paying attention is a powerful message, and I’m glad I finally started listening so I could get on the path that feels right to me.