All the world is a ball of energy

Mimi did Reiki Therapy for me over the weekend. Essentially it's an energy treatment. The therapist aligns your body's energy, breaks up any blockages and creates balance in the body. This is about an hour long Hands-on session.

Problem #1--I twitch! When I lay down on the massage table, my body started twitching uncontrollably, everywhere--my toes, my shoulders, my legs, my abdomen. Afterward I discussed this with Mimi. I often start twitching when I fall asleep, like my body doesn't want to let go and relax. This is a breathing issue, she said. I don't take time to breathe deeply, into the diapraghm. Yes, that sounds about right. Throughout the day I do a lot of yawning and "ha-rumphing", which I've come to associate with a need to take deep breaths and get more air. So, according to Mimi, due to lack of oxygen, my nervous system is all out of whack, and I am to spend several uninterrupted minutes a day concentrating on deep breathing.

Problem #2--Mimi became very emotional and when she was dealing with my right arm and hand. Being a writer, I assumed maybe I was feeling guilty about not working on my current project! But while I was sharing the comment with Matt, I realized it was probably related to my shoulder. I tore my rotator in my shoulder exactly a year ago this weekend. For three months I wasn't allowed to lift my arm, else I risked having to go for surgery! This was really the beginning of the end of my time at Nordstrom. The injury occurred at work because I was short-staffed and trying to do too much by myself. And frankly, I just never recovered emotionally. The shoulder is healed now, but still very sensitive--warning: don't try bowling!

Problem #3--The back of my head. I have been plagued by nightmares forever, often waking up with a soaking wet blanket and bed, or else waking myself up with shouting and yelling. Then it has always been a problem to wake up thoroughly--like the dreams would keep ahold of me for a while before I could shake the sleeping off. However, since the reiki I've noticed I wake up much clearer and much more quickly in the morning.

Things that I saw: Sometimes people will have images come up during reiki therapy or chakra-balancing. I did not really see images, just colors. Especially when she was treating my 6th chakra (third eye)--I felt this sense of speed and then this purple tunnel encapsulated my body and mind. When she moved to the 7th chakra (crown) it changed to a the image of a swirling green and purple ball that kept reappearing and then fading into the distance, looking something like a yin-yang, which turned out to be interesting since reiki is meant to balance out your chi.

Things Mimi saw: She said the image of the Virgin Mary kept occurring. I am not Catholic or Orthodox, though because of my Ukrainian roots, I have been to Orthodox services and am familiar with icons of the Virgin. Mimi asked me to contemplate what the meaning of her appearance during my session may be.

Reiki is meant to draw you into tune with the energy of the universe. The Blessed Mother represents Benevolence and Submission. Acceptance in life is sometimes a struggle, and I try to remember to be grateful and accepting of my life path everyday (we are where we are needed...), so I think perhaps it was a reminder of how to live life everyday.