This post could have been called Reiki and Ecstatic Body Postures as those are the types of postures I am referring to. I’ve been playing around with them recently, although my interest in them goes back several years. Alone they are quite fascinating… when combined with Reiki they become simply amazing.
Ecstatic Body Postures largely stem from the work of anthropologist Felicitas D. Goodman who noticed that in several “caveman” drawings or the most ancient cave drawings, the figures were in similar physical positions. Certain modern day shamans make use of similar positions for entering certain trance states. Each position tunes into a different state much like different antenna positions tune in to different channels (for those of you who are old enough to remember antennas… i.e., pre-cable days).
An entire field of study has developed around these positions and many similarities have been discovered between seemingly unrelated groups of people and the states that certain positions are linked to. More than can be called mere coincidence and a large subset of these positions deal with healing… as in the bear position pictured above. This is the part that initially caught my eye.
Two books I recommend if you are interested in learning more about this awesome field are Ecstatic Body Postures: An Alternate Reality Workbook
It has been my own experience that Reiki enhances the body position to deliver more of whatever state is intended. Reiki has also helped me to reach the meditational level necessary to activate the positions in the first place. Furthermore, a study of Reiki can increase subtle awarenesses and help you to notice subtle energy changes and variations which is quite helpful in studying these positions.
Simply get in position, apply Reiki and enjoy the journey!
For further explanation or discussion, your thoughts are most welcome and highly encouraged, please feel free to comment below!!!
One response to “Reiki Body Postures”
great find, i will investigate this further