Welcome to the ReikiMastery News!

May 2007

In This Edition:

I bring you an update on my book and videos, including some reactions to my book, plus some ideas for experimenting with the affect of light on your energy, and recommendations for using thermometers to measure the affect of Reiki on body temperature.

Healing Night & Class Schedule

Healing night in Pasadena/Sierra Madre this Thr (tomorrow)& Mon and Reiki 1&2 class this week still has space available.

Look at the left hand margin of this page for my upcoming class information and healing nights. I have upcoming classes in Santa Monica and Berkeley, as well as Pasadena/Sierra Madre.

Kurama News

My book, Reiki's Birthplace: A guide to Kurama Mountain has been birthed into the world. It is now available on Amazon.com, as well as through me (signed copies) and through the publisher (especially if you want 5 or more to resell.)

VIDEO NEWS

Film Maker Mo Abersheid and I have been so pleased by the response to You Tube and Current TV videos that we have plans to do more. On YouTube Part 1 and Part 3 have about 5000 hits each, and Part 2 has about 8000 hits. (I suspect some people like to repeat listening to the overtoning I do on part 2)

We are finishing up a video intro on the book.At the moment this is the link, but it may change.. (If the link is broken when you try this, look in right panel of this page for the update, or just go to any of the videos on the right and look for all videos by the same film maker.)

COMING SOON

This Years Japan Trip

I am working with a new agency on the Kurama, Japan trip.

mountain. I am still negotiating costs and dates, and trying to verify that people who go will not only be able to go to the mountain, but also be able to study with Japanese Reiki Master Tadao Yamaguchi if they choose.

Right now the trip is scheduled for Oct 24 to Nov 4.2007. I will send out an update as soon as I know more.

Kurama Corner

If you have read Reiki's Birthplace, a guide to Mt Kurama, please consider writing a review of it on Amazon.com, and showing it to your local book store and encouraging them to carry it. Also I would love to get it reviewed in different publications, newslettters and websites. Your help in this books's success is deeply appreciated.

Bringing my book to Kurama

I got the following from my friend Linda Crawford, who has often been my 'voice' when going to Kurama, and wanted to share with you her trip to bring my book up to Kurama temple.

At long last I got up to Kurama today, and gave your WONDERFUL book to Sato San, who was all smiles looking at it. She said in effect that "We've never taken pictures like these! It's beautiful!" She looked all the way through it while I drank my cherry blossom tea and cakelet. I told her that it isn't out yet, small publisher, and she said 'yes, Arizona, right? I said Oh, you remember it well. I told her that you wanted Kurama (her/ the temple) to have the first copy, and she said thank you. She smiled the whole time! I pointed out that you put in all the gods, and Sonten, which she could see as she went along. She was surprised at the bus schedule and the picture of the toilet. She said that you are very kind to help people so much. She said that you have everything on the mountain in the book. I said that even people who can't come to the mountain can get a real idea of it, and the book will make people want to come to the mountain. At the end I sort of thanked Sonten, and her, hands together.

A Book to Sleep On

I got the following two responses from my book that really surprised me. I knew there was a lot of ki energy in this book, but I had no idea. Let me know if you have any similar tools.

...Speaking of the book.......I have been trying to sleep with it under my pillow. However, it tends to keep me up as wrenches my neck. The healing effect though makes me want to try alternate positioning. I might try putting it under the mattress tonight. I've been having interesting dreams since I've been sleeping with it in the bed. Mind you it must be in the bed. When its under the pillow I can feel the energy coming of it enveloping me. Very cool.

C.B

Please feel free to send Reiki to I.G. who sent me the following:

>The past few weeks have been extremly stressful but I am hanging in there.
> We had a major computer worm attack on our production servers
> (almost putting us out of business); I want to help my son
> through College; I am supporting as many loved ones as I can and a >>one legged guy at the local Starbucks who got mugged
> by homeless people. They broke his arm. He can't get his check from
> the Social Security because he was at the hospital for several weeks
> and they won't give him money). Most of my employees have serious >family problems affecting their performance
> as well; but the bottom line is: I am not running a charity. I am running
> a company who is supposed to make money and I need to keep money for myself (at times). Why do people think that I
> am Mother Theresa? I am not.
> I had no money for lunch for three days and I was feeling really
> sick; my stomach was so swollen that I looked pregnant; I was in
> pain but silently taking it (not that I had much choices). I started
> reading Jessica's book and before I realized it the pain was gone
> and the stress disappeared; I was in peace again; like after a Reiki
> session." I encourage all of you to read it and give us feedback it
> you feel the healing energy as you read. The book is next to my bed
> when I sleep; and I sleep like a baby).
> Enough whining....

I.G

Good Ideas

These are a couple of the experiments that we did during the recent Reiki Explorer Weekend.

What kind of light for your house?

How do different light sources affect the amount of Reiki energy between your hands. We used 3 lamps: one flourescent, one incandescent, and one a 'full spectrum' lamp. We draped a table, and put the lights underneath so one person could change which light was on, while the other checked the amount of energy in their hands. The person testing their energy did not know which light was on.

The biggest surprise was that different people had different experiences. Some found that flourescent was better, some found incandescent better, one found darkness was best. It seemed very individual.

How hot are your hands?

We live in an age of wonders. As part of the Reiki Explorer retreat, we did an experiment with measuring the heat generated by Reiki with digital thermometers. I used the Vicks Professional Model with an extendable probe, but any digitial thermometer you find should do..Ideally you want 2 or 3 of them.

(I got mine at Walgreens, click on picture for link on Amazon)

We did this experiment with different groups of people. In some cases the practitioners hands were a few degrees warmer, other times the body was 2 to three degrees warmer. However at the Explorer retreat, while we all felt the Reiki it was not as dramatic a temperature affect as some people feel when working on clients that really need the energy.

I recommend getting yourself a few of these thermometers and having them at hand to use during a healing session to measure what is happening if there is a strong temperature affect.

First, spend some time familiarizing yourself with the Thermometer. Take a bunch of temperature readings. (and get used to the annoying beep) This particular themometer cant just be rested on the surface of the skin, it needs some pressure. While the oral temperature is often aroun 98.6, skin temperature, especially at teh extremities is typically cooler.

I found it took up to about 5 minutes for the temperature in a given location to stabalize. To take the temperature at the undarm, i held the thermometer between my arm and my body. The termperature at this location started at 97.3. I took readings off and on over the next 10 minutes and the readings went up to 98.6, up 1.3 degrees.

One of the things i liked about this thermometer was the probe is extendible, which made it easier to take measurements without having to pick up the thing to look at it..

I suggest doing Reiki through a folded up towel so you can measure the temperature at the clients skin and at the practitioners hand.. In an ideal world you should also know the room temperature, and take temperature readings inside the towel.

Then put a folded towel on the table in front of you and measure the temperature in your hand as it rests on the towel. Once again just place your hand on the towel a bit and do nothing.. perhaps watch tv or some other thing. You dont want to be focusing on Reiki. My readings for this started at 95.5 and went up to 97.4, or just about 2 degrees over the next 5 or so minutes.

When working on clients during the retreat, hand temperature went up from 3-8 degrees while measurements were taken, the clients body temperature went up 1 to 3 degrees. However interesting, i dont regard these temperature differences as that accurate, because we were all just learning.

Over the coming months I hope to have better data for you. In the meantime, try this yourself and tell me what you discover.

Jess