Re: Lana - re Grounding and Centering

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 4/30/2004 1:49:04 PM Eastern Standard Time,

EDSLana@... writes:

> One thing I was taught when I went thru my Reiki training is to

create a protective " bubble " around yourself so you don't recieve bad

energy/vibes/etc from the outside.....

I do this too, Bonnie, but I usually do it when I/we travel to

protect us. I guess I never considered it as " being grounded " .

During my Therapeutic Touch training, we were also taught to feel as though

we had somewhat of a " protective shield " around us, with a period of, I would

call it, complete relaxation beforehand. The relaxation part is what I

personally, would refer to as getting myself " centered " / " grounded " . And then

after

" wiping " the pain/problem away from the client, we actually " shook " our hands,

as though we were shaking off any pain/problem that was " removed " from the

client, so that it didn't, so to speak, " stick to us " .

I think basically, it's all pretty much the same thing, just done in

different manners & given different terminology. but all ultimately for the

same

purpose: To assist in removing any pain/problem the individual is/was

experiencing.

WOW, is this going to one energy filled conference, or what?

C Ya All in Buffalo!

[Guest guest]

Mike

I love the rock in the stream thought. And I can't wait for July, I'm

practically nutso. Gosh, I canceleld the ankle fusion (I'll be OK, it can wait

until afterward). As for 2005, I'm outta control.

In a message dated 4/30/2004 3:33:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, mike@...

writes:

During my Therapeutic Touch training, we were also taught to feel as

though we had somewhat of a " protective shield " around us...And then

after " wiping " the pain/problem away from the client, we

actually " shook " our hands, as though we were shaking off any

pain/problem that was " removed " from the client, so that it didn't,

so to speak, " stick to us " .

I think basically, it's all pretty much the same thing, just done in

different manners & given different terminology. but all ultimately

for the same purpose: To assist in removing any pain/problem the

individual is/was experiencing.

WOW, is this going to one energy filled conference, or what?

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Another " trick " I was taught was to visualize yourself as a rock in

a stream with the flow of any negative energy just washing around

you and continuing on its way like the stream does, as opposed to

being a " dam " with it backing up on you. I do know that doing stuff

like this is absolutely vital for some practitioners to avoid

energetic drains.

Like I said earlier, I personally don't have a problem with it and

it has never been an issue for me. On the other hand, I have also

been told by several people that I have a very strong personal

energy field and it is a distinct possibility that my own field

provides that " protection " automatically for me where someone else

with a weaker field needs to do something to bolster it.

And you are right, it is all the same thing, just different names

with variations of techniques, but all for the same purposes.

Energy filled conference? Considering what I have on my slate in

the way of classes through the end of this year and the first half

of next year ... just you wait until 2005!

And I am not really joking on that point. My personal " energetic

development " started less than two years ago, summer of 2002. I can

sit here right now and look back at how it has gone, how the various

classes as an example have each in succession ratcheted it all up

for me. I can then sit here and project forward, thinking about the

classes that I currently have scheduled. I have no idea where this

path will ultimately take me or if the rate of change is going to

slow down, stabilize, or accelerate. The only thing I know is that,

whatever it is that I am capable of doing today, I expect to be

capable of doing even more a year from now. Don't have a clue what,

just more and different. I try not to think about it too often

because thinking about it sometimes still scares the bejabbers out

of me.

[Guest guest]

Lana - re Grounding and Centering

" The big issue is whether you are able to adequately ground and

center yourself while working. "

Mike, what exactly do you mean by this, and how do you go about it?

~~~~~~~~

One thing I was taught when I went thru my Reiki training is to create a

protective " bubble " around yourself so you don't recieve bad energy/vibes/etc

from the outside.....

Whenever I work on someone I envision myself with this bubble around me - my

" white light bubble " is how I imagine it.

[Guest guest]

> I prefer to think of it in terms of achieving a sense of inner calm

> or stillness where my attention and intention is completely focused

> on what I am doing, where I am blocking out extraneous

> distractions. When I first got into the massage program, I used to

> refer to it as mentally " going within. "

>

> Grounding is somewhat a figure of speech similar to the term

> grounding with electricity. But with bodywork/energy work, it means

> more of an anchoring, stabilizing, connecting with your immediate

> working environment. To a certain degree, grounding and centering

> are used interchangeably and mean the same thing.

OK, DUH, I should have been able to figure this out - I've done

enough reading on this type of thing...but for some reason, it just

didn't connect for me that way. Thanks Mike!!!

Love Lana

[Guest guest]

> I prefer to think of it in terms of achieving a sense of inner calm

> or stillness where my attention and intention is completely focused

> on what I am doing, where I am blocking out extraneous

> distractions. When I first got into the massage program, I used to

> refer to it as mentally " going within. "

>

> Grounding is somewhat a figure of speech similar to the term

> grounding with electricity. But with bodywork/energy work, it means

> more of an anchoring, stabilizing, connecting with your immediate

> working environment. To a certain degree, grounding and centering

> are used interchangeably and mean the same thing.

OK, DUH, I should have been able to figure this out - I've done

enough reading on this type of thing...but for some reason, it just

didn't connect for me that way. Thanks Mike!!!

Love Lana

[Guest guest]

> I prefer to think of it in terms of achieving a sense of inner calm

> or stillness where my attention and intention is completely focused

> on what I am doing, where I am blocking out extraneous

> distractions. When I first got into the massage program, I used to

> refer to it as mentally " going within. "

>

> Grounding is somewhat a figure of speech similar to the term

> grounding with electricity. But with bodywork/energy work, it means

> more of an anchoring, stabilizing, connecting with your immediate

> working environment. To a certain degree, grounding and centering

> are used interchangeably and mean the same thing.

OK, DUH, I should have been able to figure this out - I've done

enough reading on this type of thing...but for some reason, it just

didn't connect for me that way. Thanks Mike!!!

Love Lana

[Guest guest]

> One thing I was taught when I went thru my Reiki training is to

create a protective " bubble " around yourself so you don't recieve bad

energy/vibes/etc from the outside.....

I do this too, Bonnie, but I usually do it when I/we travel to

protect us. I guess I never considered it as " being grounded " .

Love Lana

[Guest guest]

> One thing I was taught when I went thru my Reiki training is to

create a protective " bubble " around yourself so you don't recieve bad

energy/vibes/etc from the outside.....

I do this too, Bonnie, but I usually do it when I/we travel to

protect us. I guess I never considered it as " being grounded " .

Love Lana

[Guest guest]

> One thing I was taught when I went thru my Reiki training is to

create a protective " bubble " around yourself so you don't recieve bad

energy/vibes/etc from the outside.....

I do this too, Bonnie, but I usually do it when I/we travel to

protect us. I guess I never considered it as " being grounded " .

Love Lana

[Guest guest]

I do this too, Bonnie, but I usually do it when I/we travel to

protect us. I guess I never considered it as " being grounded " .

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One of my (better) massage school teachers (and the one who first

seriously introduced me to Reiki) does the same thing. And speaking

of Reiki, it is one of the techniques I use myself when I feel the

need for whatever reason to REALLY go within. I don't use Reiki

much as an actual treatment modality but I frequently use it for my

own self centering and grounding. I guess in a way I am doing a

combination when I do.

I do know, however, that when I do it, I feel an immediate shift

internally, much like those self-hypnosis word triggers.

[Guest guest]

During my Therapeutic Touch training, we were also taught to feel as

though we had somewhat of a " protective shield " around us...And then

after " wiping " the pain/problem away from the client, we

actually " shook " our hands, as though we were shaking off any

pain/problem that was " removed " from the client, so that it didn't,

so to speak, " stick to us " .

I think basically, it's all pretty much the same thing, just done in

different manners & given different terminology. but all ultimately

for the same purpose: To assist in removing any pain/problem the

individual is/was experiencing.

WOW, is this going to one energy filled conference, or what?

----------------

Another " trick " I was taught was to visualize yourself as a rock in

a stream with the flow of any negative energy just washing around

you and continuing on its way like the stream does, as opposed to

being a " dam " with it backing up on you. I do know that doing stuff

like this is absolutely vital for some practitioners to avoid

energetic drains.

Like I said earlier, I personally don't have a problem with it and

it has never been an issue for me. On the other hand, I have also

been told by several people that I have a very strong personal

energy field and it is a distinct possibility that my own field

provides that " protection " automatically for me where someone else

with a weaker field needs to do something to bolster it.

And you are right, it is all the same thing, just different names

with variations of techniques, but all for the same purposes.

Energy filled conference? Considering what I have on my slate in

the way of classes through the end of this year and the first half

of next year ... just you wait until 2005!

And I am not really joking on that point. My personal " energetic

development " started less than two years ago, summer of 2002. I can

sit here right now and look back at how it has gone, how the various

classes as an example have each in succession ratcheted it all up

for me. I can then sit here and project forward, thinking about the

classes that I currently have scheduled. I have no idea where this

path will ultimately take me or if the rate of change is going to

slow down, stabilize, or accelerate. The only thing I know is that,

whatever it is that I am capable of doing today, I expect to be

capable of doing even more a year from now. Don't have a clue what,

just more and different. I try not to think about it too often

because thinking about it sometimes still scares the bejabbers out

of me.