Another great Reiki Share has come and gone… although I must admit, Doi Sensei does seem to be getting a bit wordier as the years pass. Reiju was given though, so it was well worth the price of admission. At any rate, here is my report on yesterday’s Reiki Konshinkai in Ashiya (that’s in Japan for all the newcomers).
It was hot, and humid, stiflingly so. Hmm… sounds more like a Mickey Spillane Detective Story than a Reiki report… I guess I could’ve completely left out the whole hot and humid part… this is Japan after all and such a thing should be expected long about this time of year. Just seems a bit more so lately… especially the last couple of days. I left the house at about 10 am and after a 3 or 4 minute walk to the train station I was already drenched in sweat. Being no newcomer I was well prepared… a change of clothes in my backpack and I was fresh as a daisy when I arrived. Well, relatively speaking I guess. I did keep on the Japanese bandana though; the Gendai Old-timers thought it was cool.
After a brief introduction sorting out the newcomers from the practitioners, we dove straight into some Jiko Joka Healing, which is an energy recycling and refreshing exercise. The same guided recording was playing that I enjoyed at my first Gendai Koryukai about 8 years ago. Jiko Joka is always a pleasure and while I was pretty tired after the travel to Ashiya, the exercise left me quite alert and refreshed.
Following the Jiko Joka Healing, Doi Sensei led us in a guided meditation which serves as both an introduction to Reiki for the newcomers and a Reiki meditation for the rest. I don’t catch most of what he says as my mind generally drifts into a deep meditation where I remain until I sense it’s time to return.
After the meditation Doi Sense filled us in on all the changes in the Reiki world from the previous month, things he’s learned or discovered, scheduling changes and/or adjustments and anything else he finds interesting at the moment. Recently these monologues seem to drag on, but it does present another opportunity to meditate.
One note of interest is always his travel plans. He announced that he will be in Toronto, Canada this year from 10/28 through 11/6 where he will be teaching and enjoying the sights. For those of you unable to get to Japan to take his classes I highly recommend them. He is definitely one of the world’s leading authorities on Reiki and his knowledge on the subject is awesome.
If you can’t make it to Canada this year you might want to pencil in some time in March of 2010 for a trip to Trieste, Italy (exact dates to be announced) where Doi Sensei will be bringing his expertise and training to the Continent.
When the monologue was finished the mike was passed around and everyone had a chance to introduce themselves. As usual there were a few people who took advantage of the spotlight and gave what seemed to be their entire life history… starting in the womb… exciting stuff… another great chance to sink into a deep meditation.
After that we took a break and came back to some solar imaging training and a new energy exercise which proved most interesting. I’ll call it the A-I-U-E-O Exercise as I’m not sure there is even an official name for it. In Japanese the order of the vowels is A-I-U-E-O, as opposed to the A-E-I-O-U of English. This exercise, after connecting to Reiki uses the resonance of the sounds to focus the Reiki on different areas of the body. I haven’t worked out all the steps and details yet but it will sure to be included in this year’s 30 Day Reiki Challenge scheduled for later this year.
With these new energies out of the way it was Reiju time, which is the main reason I travel to Ashiya. The other stuff is good, but I really love getting Reiju from these guys. Especially Doi Sensei, his Reiju always hits me like an energetic cannonball right between the eyes. I’ve been getting them for years and they never fail to leave me shaky in the knees and hungry for more. No other Reiki Master’s reiju has the same effect. I generally can sense its Doi Sensei even before he gets to me, his energy precedes him wherever he goes. Then all I can do is brace myself for what’s to come. One of the interesting things is that his reiju only lasts a few seconds whereas most people spend more time. He is there and then just as quickly he is gone, but I’m generally quite fuzzy for some time afterwards.
Finally we formed a big Reiki circle and did the Reiki version of Kumbaya… the Reiki Mawashi. We also sent Reiki to a hospital in Tokyo at the request of one of the practitioners.
Generally, I attend the konshinkai (after Reiki Share gathering) but as it was Father’s Day, my children were waiting to take me to dinner so I had to scoot on off home. Needless to say, I had a great time, got to make some new friends and got to catch up with some old ones.
If you are ever in Japan, be sure to schedule the third Sunday of the month for one of Doi Sensei’s koryukais. They are certainly not to be missed.
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