Making Time for Reiki

I am a super busy person. Raising a houseful of kids, being a wife, mother, cook, and maid seem to be an all consuming task that drains me physically and emotionally. When I lie in bed at night, hoping to get some rest - I like many others simply begin to replay the day’s events, worry about something I have missed or think ahead to the new day about to dawn and the laundry list of things I am expected to do….

When I was attuned to Reiki it came from one of the deepest desires down in my soul. I never thought twice about it…accepted the gift and right away began to contemplate the usefulness of it. Then reality set in and it seemed that I never had time to calm my mind, or perform the meditations that I read about which would help me to serve as the vehicle through which Reiki energy could run. That led to frustration. I read book after book and it seemed that every time I would try a new method to prepare for Reiki I was distracted. Then one night lying in bed pondering my life I came to the realization that Reiki doesn’t have to be forced, it has to be allowed. As great and useful as the tools I was learning to invoke Reiki were, they weren’t right for me. The Universe is a compromising entity that makes room for our will. I began to turn my attention to ways I could personally fit my Reiki in.

Every morning at 5:30 am I am in the shower. It is the only time of day I am alone. The hot water, the natural rhythm it makes as it beads from the faucet and the cleansing that takes place seemed a perfect spot to begin. So I began my Reiki meditations there. Standing beneath the forging water I imagined Mikau Usui below the infamous waterfall. I relaxed and said my prayers and affirmations and began to actually feel the flow of Reiki as evident as the flow of water all around me. My days and life improved immediately.

Spending several hours a day in the car I implemented the use of Ashantic meditations in the CD player. I quieted long enough to yet again be able to feel the energy flowing through me. The long drives through the rural countryside each day seemed to get more and more beautiful. If a particular spot felt right and I had an extra minute I would allow myself to stop and enjoy the scenery. Seems silly and simple, but it worked right away. After all I had to use the Reiki for myself before I could use it on others.

Cooking dinner was another time when I was busy yet alone. I would stand at the stove carving into fresh potatoes, hearing the flame sizzle and smelling the nourishment being prepared for my family and I would affirm Reiki power. The hum of the washer and dryer is also enough to quiet the mind chatter. Any opportunity I had, I began to use those moments and transform them from things on my to do list to opportunities to do and practice with Reiki energy. My tasks seemed easier, my life quickly became less stressful and my vision of never having time is slowly disappearing. Waiting in car pool lines is now tolerable, because I use those 20 minutes to affirm the spiritual, mental and physical wellness allowed with Reiki energy.

As non-traditional as my ideas are, they have undeniably worked for me. Transforming the hectic moments of my life into opportunities to create my intention and desire to become better at Reiki has given me the power to remain in a state of allowing and receiving. Even drying my hair, putting on make-up or body lotion can be turned into an opportunity to utilize Reiki energy. For some people like me whose minds are so busy, the task itself is enough to quiet and while the quiet is there the energy can flow.

I surmise there is no right or wrong way to go about it. As long as the purest intention and desire is used, Reiki will come, enter our bodies and flow through each cell and pore. I can say without hesitation that when I quit trying to make time for Reiki and instead breached it from a position of allowing time for Reiki - the stress, frustration and hurriedness of my usual life slowed down considerably. I smile more, am happier and feel better than I have in years.