This is a bit higher level for those of you who voted for more advanced Reiki techniques in the recent poll, and no, even though I recently wrote about Michael Crichton, this technique has nothing to do with his book Timeline, rather, it combines Reiki with Timeline Therapy for some amazing results.

What is Timeline Therapy?

Timeline Therapy is a branch of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) developed in 1988 by Dr. Tad James. I had the chance to study both NLP and Timeline Therapy (as well as Ericksonian Hypnosis) with Dr. James, and was certified in all three in 1997. In a nutshell, Timeline Therapy deals with the way memories (both past and future) are unconsciously stored and how our experiences, decisions, perceptions, etc. are influenced by the way we store these memories to create our personality. An understanding of how someone personally organizes their time (internally) can give us great insights into their behaviors, and, using Timeline Therapy, that information can allow us to both predict and change their behavior, in a wide variety of ways.

Some examples of how Timeline Therapy is used are:

• The Treatment of Phobias and Addictions
• Managing Memory
• Handling Trauma
• Changing Attitudes, Beliefs and Values
• Empowering our Future
• Dealing with anger, apathy, depression, sadness, anxiety, chronic fear, etc.

I really couldn’t even begin to scratch the surface in explaining Timeline Therapy, and luckily, for what I have in mind for today I don’t need to. If you are interested in learning more about Timeline Therapy, I highly recommend Dr. James training. There are many teachers out there, but their abilities to both perform Timeline Therapy, as well as to teach it, vary considerably.

Timeline Reiki Technique

Okay, so now that you are all experts in Timeline Therapy, I’d like to introduce you to a little technique I developed for my advanced Hana Reiki students. Instead of teaching you how to do it, I think you might enjoy it more if you actually experience it… and then you will know how to do it. So here goes…

Take a few deep breaths and make this time your own.

Did you know you have a timeline?

Everyone does.

Whether they know it or not.

Your timeline refers to the way you store time.

Think about any random memory from about 10 years ago.

Where is that memory?

Point at it.

Is it behind you? In front of you? Or perhaps off to the side somewhere?

Roughly half the people keep it behind them while the other half keep it in front of them somewhere.

How about your future… where is it?

Imagine any random event 10 years or so in the future.

You don’t have to imagine any great detail, just notice where that “future” memory is.

Is it behind you? In front of you? Or perhaps off to the side somewhere?

Most people have it in front of them, either directly or off to one side or the other.

If you connect those two points, your past and future, that is your timeline.

Easy enough?

Now just relax and free your mind of distraction.

Read until the end of the blue section so that you will know what to do.

Close your eyes and imagine you are looking down on your timeline.

Notice it goes out forever in each direction.

Your past goes back forever, and your future goes forward forever.

Time is limitless afterall.

The higher you go, the more you can see.

Now drift back on your timeline to an event that caused you some emotional distress.

Hover over that event so that you can see yourself experiencing that emotion.

Now reach out and give yourself some Reiki.

Continue as long as you like.

When you are finished, drift back up and come back to the present.

Open your eyes and sit for a few moments until you are reoriented.

Take a few deep breathes and remember that time you visited.

Can you feel the Reiki there? Has the distress changed at all?

Pretty neat, eh? This can be modified in quite a few ways going into the past or the future. And here’s the most wonderful application of all. If you read the above script to someone else, having them go to either a random event or a specific one, once they are there, if you give Reiki to them you are giving Reiki directly to the them at that event as well as to their current self. I repeat… Pretty neat, eh?

Timeline Therapists who are also Reiki Practitioners can, no doubt, think of a multitude of applications, the sky really is the limit. Timeline Therapy offers very powerful, effective and flexible techniques and when combined with Reiki you are dealing with healing abilities of a much higher order. If you don’t believe me, just travel on your timeline into the future and see what it has to offer.. guaranteed you’ll find Reiki there… I know… I’ve been there!!

For further explanation or discussion, your thoughts are most welcome and highly encouraged, please feel free to comment below!!!