Kurama Yama and Minoh attunements. . .

One thing that I failed to point out for people in English was the explanation for the latest pictures.

We had two people travel all the way from Nagano to get their first levels in Komyo reiki. One was Japanese and the other was an Australian. The Australian had gotten his first level through another style so we agreed to teach him his first and second in the same week. He wanted to do his atunements on Kurama Yama so we set a time and as luck would have it, it was one of the coldest rainiest days of March. But it was still amazing to do the atunements where everything all got started.

We did the first one in the basement of the main temple where you can see the 3 main symbols for reiki. Behind the statues was a truly amazing energy. I found it to be the most profound of the day. The next three we did near the big cedar tree at the top of the mountain. It was rainy and cold, but still a very powerful experience for all. The bad weather also made it easier to give the atunements in private.

Because of the bad weather, we decided to postpone the plan for the Australian's second level on Kuramayama that day. Instead we did it on the following Thursday. It turned out to be a wonderful choice. It was a beautiful night before the full moon- a little cold, but totally clear. We did the first 3 attunements under the moonlight on the grounds of Ryuanji Temple just 15 minutes walk from the station up the Minoh Waterfall road. The first attunement left me swooning it was so strong.

We did the final attunement next to a river which also had a special energy of its own.

Misa has done some research and it turns out that two of the demi-gods from Kuramay ama are also found in Minoh's Ryuanji as well as sharing the same tengue (the mythical creature with an extra long nose in Japanese Buddhism.

Ryuanji is one of the oldest temples in Japan. It's own wonderful energy, mixed with its parallels to Kuramayama, and also the wonderful energy spots found along the Minoh river, make me feel very lucky to have it near me.

If you are interested in outdoor attunements either in Minoh or in Kuramayama, please contact us and let us know. It is our ongoing project to experiment with this new idea and hopefully develop it into some kind of organized option as far as getting reiki levels.

Until next time. . .

April 29th Reiki Share

What an exciting night it was! Doing Reiki on a holiday definitely has it's perks. We had 3 new faces tonight. It was a very dynamic group tonight. Everyone enjoyed each others company very well.

4 of our regular members have decided to get their 2nd level in the middle of May so that is exciting news as well. Future congratulations.

We managed to start the night almost on-time with a 10 minute meditation, followed by a Reiki Circle and short atunements.

At the tea break we did a long distance healing for the uncle of one of our regular members. He has cancer. She is looking forward to getting her second level this month so that she can give him long distance healings by herself and whenever she wants to.

So we are a growing group both in numbers and in friendship.

Let's keep up the good work :)

Until next time. . .

April 23 Reiki Circle

We got a late start due to everyone's busy work schedule, but it turned into a nice evening. We have finally gotten away from the comfortable, but noisey tatami room next to the music practice hall.

It was nice to have peace and quiet finally during our healing session.

Our students have started to get to know each other so the recent reiki circles have been a perfect mix of quietness and lively conversation. I guess that fits the personality of it's teachers.

I was yet again reminded of the unexplainable and undeniable power of reiki to heal. My legs had been so sore from going hiking over the weekend that I could not walk normally before the reiki circle. As it drew to a close, I started to notice that they felt a little better. By the next morning, the soreness had almost totally cleared up. Also Misa told us that her mother had been suffering from a ringing in her ears that had persisted for over a month. The next day it had totally stopped. So reiki made a strong impression on her as well.

So life is good. Today is the full moon, so if you get a chance, try the full moon meditation outlined on our site. There will be an English translation soon, I promise :)

Until next time. . . .

Gassho

March 15 Reiki Share

Tonight was a small, but cozy meeting. We welcomed our long time Mr. Reliable back from being tour guide for 2 weeks with his friends visiting from Australia. Also, Misa's mother blessed us with her friendly and inspiring presence. For a woman of 80, it is truly inspiring to see someone so spry.

We shared some good stories and did a long distance healing for each of the same two people from the week before. My friend reported feeling much more grounded and loving after his treatment. He said that his thoughts all of a sudden moved into more peaceful topics.

It appears that many of our students will be soon moving up to Chuden level so we look forward to welcoming them into the full world of healing others through reiki.

Until next time. . .

Gassho

March 8 Reiki Share

We had a wonderful meeting this night. So many of our new students came and welcomed our traveling student, Jess, who came all the way from Hakuba to get his Shoden and Chuden in Komyo Reiki on Kurama Mountain.

Due to bad weather, we had to postpone his Chuden level for another day so we had another amazing atunement in Minoh's Ryuanji and along the Minoh River. Thank you so much Jess for opening our eyes to the less traditional methods of doing attunements and classes outside in nature. It was a very powerful and eye-opening experience.

We did two long distance healings. One is for a current student who hopes to get Chuden soon and do long distance healings of her own for her Uncle who is battling cancer. And the other was for a friend of mine who asked me to put him on the list. I have not ask our student how her uncle is doing, but my friend said that he experienced a great feeling of relief and support from our healing session.

All in all it was a very nice meeting. We all continue to grow closer and get to know each other more which makes for a friendlier more close knit group. I am enjoying watching how things are evoving.

Until next time. . .

Gassho

April 1 Reiki Share

This was a great meeting! After Misa and I had our Sunday refresher course with Hyakuten Sensei, we had a lot to share with the group. Everyone at the Reiki share this time was one of our Shoden students so we were able to talk about some of the finer points of clarification that Hyakuten Sensei made on Sunday.

It was nice to see a few new faces. It was all students who are just finishing or just finished their 21 day of practice after getting there Shoden. They seemed to have the bright eyed reiki "glow" that so often comes with new students.

It was a very enthusiastic and inquisitive group. We are really enjoying everyone's eagerness to learn and practice what they have learned.

It will be fun to watch our new students as they grow in confidence and skill. From what I see so far, it looks like it will be a sharp learning curve.

Good Job Folks!!

Until next time. . .

Gassho