{"id":2807,"date":"2009-11-01T01:10:31","date_gmt":"2009-11-01T06:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=2865"},"modified":"2009-11-11T16:41:45","modified_gmt":"2009-11-11T21:41:45","slug":"reaching-reik","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2009\/11\/01\/reaching-reik\/","title":{"rendered":"Reaching Reiki"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">with  ReikiAwakening.com\u2019s Alice Langholt<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">Welcome to this month\u2019s Reaching  Reiki column. This month\u2019s topic is <strong>Patience.<\/strong> Patience is very  hard for most of us, because we want to plan, control our destiny, shape  our lives. We have a desire to know what\u2019s coming and prepare for  it, because doing so helps us feel more confident and ready. I know,  because I am very much like this in personality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">I envy those who can easily  surrender, having faith that things will work themselves out, and that  the Universe has a plan in motion. This is a wonderful state of being,  just living in the present, without the anxiety of trying to second-guess  what\u2019s coming and figure out how it would be handled. Those without  patience use their thoughts in the present to try to predict what\u2019s  coming and get ready for it by trying to decide now what to do if this  or that should happen. The ironic thing is that instead of making us  feel more prepared and calm, trying to predict and plan creates anxiety  as we sit on the edge of our seats waiting to see what will actually  happen. Then we\u2019re living in a state of anxious worry, finding it  hard to relax. Meanwhile, our friends who have decided to \u201cgo with  the flow\u201d are calm, serene, and capable in the face of whatever life  presents them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">So how, you might be asking,  how does one who is not accustomed to having patience go about attaining  that patience? How does one surrender to the present? How does one keep  from going to that place of \u201cwhat if\u201d and trying to plan for this  and that outcome? I will tell you that it isn\u2019t easy. It\u2019s hardest  in times of transition, for instance, between jobs, or when waiting  for a significant event to occur. Here are some suggestions for finding  that quiet place within that can bring about the patience that can change  your life:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"DISC\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\"><strong>Meditate<\/strong>.    This doesn\u2019t involve long stretches of time sitting in the lotus position    chanting OM. Not that there\u2019s anything wrong with that, but most of    us who are unaccustomed to lengthy meditation don\u2019t feel ready for    that yet. Instead, try five minute stretches, or even still, take a    moment, several times a day, for a mini-meditation. A mini meditation    involves stopping, and taking 10 slow, deep breaths with your eyes closed.    Just be in the moment, breathe and clear your mind. It\u2019s short, but    it has amazing effects on calming you and bringing you into the present    moment. When you feel your mind drifting to that state of \u201cwhat\u2019s    going to happen next?\u201d just stop and breathe.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\"><strong>Mindful presence<\/strong>.    This means really working on staying out of that anxious zone where    you try to plan for every possible outcome. When you find yourself going    there, grab your thoughts and bring them to the present again. Really    make an effort to be here, now. Living in the present moment instead    of the future or the past means you only have to deal with what is happening    to you right now. The future will get here, and you will deal with it    when it does. There is only now, after all. Live that way, and you\u2019ll    find yourself calmer, more balanced, and happier. You won\u2019t be spending    all of your energy planning the future, but instead you will be able    to enjoy what\u2019s happening in the present.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\"><strong>Manifestation.<\/strong> Use whatever means of visualizing the way you want things to unfold,    and really see it in your mind. Then, let it go. You may, if you wish,    send positive energy to that vision, using Reiki or whatever method    you personally find meaningful. For me, it\u2019s Reiki, of course. If    you want to learn how to channel Reiki energy to yourself, others, or    a goal, just get in touch with me via my website \u2013 ReikiAwakening.com.    I\u2019m happy to teach anyone who wishes to learn. Others may choose to    write their goals down on a list, and then put it away. The next, very    important step is to let it go and let the Universe take care of setting    the details in motion. That is the key to manifestation \u2013 putting    the idea out there and then avoiding dwelling on it afterward. Surrender    it to Source and watch it start to unfold. Trust that it will. You will    cultivate patience by doing so.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;\">I am learning patience right  along with you, and doing my best to incorporate these methods into  my life. It takes work, so don\u2019t think it\u2019s effortless. But make  the process yours and see the impact it can have on your overall happiness,  stress levels, and peace of mind.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>with ReikiAwakening.com\u2019s Alice Langholt Welcome to this month\u2019s Reaching Reiki column. This month\u2019s topic is Patience. Patience is very hard for most of us, because we want to plan, control our destiny, shape our lives. We have a desire to know what\u2019s coming and prepare for it, because doing so helps us feel more confident and ready. I know, because I am very much like this in personality. I envy those who can easily surrender, having faith that things will work themselves out, and that the Universe has a plan in motion. This is a wonderful state of being, just living in the present, without the anxiety of trying to second-guess what\u2019s coming and figure out how it would be handled. Those without patience use their thoughts in the present to try to predict what\u2019s coming and get ready for it by trying to decide now what to do if this or that should happen. The ironic thing is that instead of making us feel more prepared and calm, trying to predict and plan creates anxiety as we sit on the edge of our seats waiting to see what will actually happen. Then we\u2019re living in a state of anxious worry, finding it hard to relax. Meanwhile, our friends who have decided to \u201cgo with the flow\u201d are calm, serene, and capable in the face of whatever life presents them. So how, you might be asking, how does one who is not accustomed to having patience go about attaining that patience? How does one surrender to the present? How does one keep from going to that place of \u201cwhat if\u201d and trying to plan for this and that outcome? I will tell you that it isn\u2019t easy. It\u2019s hardest in times of transition, for instance, between jobs, or when waiting for a significant event to occur. Here are some suggestions for finding that quiet place within that can bring about the patience that can change your life: Meditate. This doesn\u2019t involve long stretches of time sitting in the lotus position chanting OM. Not that there\u2019s anything wrong with that, but most of us who are unaccustomed to lengthy meditation don\u2019t feel ready for that yet. Instead, try five minute stretches, or even still, take a moment, several times a day, for a mini-meditation. A mini meditation involves stopping, and taking 10 slow, deep breaths with your eyes closed. Just be in the moment, breathe and clear your mind. It\u2019s short, but it has amazing effects on calming you and bringing you into the present moment. When you feel your mind drifting to that state of \u201cwhat\u2019s going to happen next?\u201d just stop and breathe. Mindful presence. This means really working on staying out of that anxious zone where you try to plan for every possible outcome. When you find yourself going there, grab your thoughts and bring them to the present again. Really make an effort to be here, now. Living in the present moment instead of the future or the past means you only have to deal with what is happening to you right now. The future will get here, and you will deal with it when it does. There is only now, after all. Live that way, and you\u2019ll find yourself calmer, more balanced, and happier. You won\u2019t be spending all of your energy planning the future, but instead you will be able to enjoy what\u2019s happening in the present. Manifestation. Use whatever means of visualizing the way you want things to unfold, and really see it in your mind. Then, let it go. You may, if you wish, send positive energy to that vision, using Reiki or whatever method you personally find meaningful. For me, it\u2019s Reiki, of course. If you want to learn how to channel Reiki energy to yourself, others, or a goal, just get in touch with me via my website \u2013 ReikiAwakening.com. I\u2019m happy to teach anyone who wishes to learn. Others may choose to write their goals down on a list, and then put it away. The next, very important step is to let it go and let the Universe take care of setting the details in motion. That is the key to manifestation \u2013 putting the idea out there and then avoiding dwelling on it afterward. Surrender it to Source and watch it start to unfold. Trust that it will. You will cultivate patience by doing so. I am learning patience right along with you, and doing my best to incorporate these methods into my life. It takes work, so don\u2019t think it\u2019s effortless. But make the process yours and see the impact it can have on your overall happiness, stress levels, and peace of mind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2807"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2774,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2807\/revisions\/2774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}