Ok, so I am going to ask you a very simple question here: How do you loose weight?  The answer, in its most basic form is to eat less and exercise more.

Yet so many of us still struggle to loose weight.

In the answer above there is one more component that needs to be added and that is your mindset.  The way you think is how you are the way you are in all areas of your life, not just with your weight.   Our mind is chatting to us 24/7 it never shuts up.   It gives us the good, the bad and the ugly.  Do you know what we generally listen to – the bad and the ugly.  When we focus on the bad and the ugly more bad and ugly show up.   You just can’t seem to get rid of it – have you ever noticed that?  But have you ever also noticed that when you are focused on those good, positive thoughts, everything flows smoothly.   You barely have to think about what you need to do things just kind of happen.  The more you focus on the good stuff the more good stuff you do.   You start to take care of your health and well-being, you start to become aware of the world around you once more and things are happy. This is the place where we need to practise being in more often.

Here is a simple exercise to do when things feel like they are a little out of hand

1. Stop and sit down if you can, you can’t do this while you are driving.
2. Close your eyes and take a few deep breaths in through your nose and out through your mouth.
3. Focus on your breath.  Nice, deep and even. Feel your body start to relax.  Keep focusing on your breath, letting everything else go.
4. Let all the stress and tension go, all the worry, it no longer serves you, release it now on your next breath out … breath in and out.
5. Do this for a minute or two or longer if you have time.
6. When you are ready to come back, start to wriggle your fingers and your toes, have a big stretch and say thank you.

Notice how you feel.  Do you feel more connected with yourself, able to take on the world a little more.   You can do this exercise as often as you like.  Become aware of the changes in yourself and your environment the more often you do this exercise.

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Animals can easily be treated and comforted with Reiki energy. It is hard to tell how animals experience Reiki, but they do relax during a session. Animals tend to become still and seem to sense that something special is taking place, and they often help by moving their body to show the practitioner where to put their hands. Pets, especially cats and dogs will often remain lying down during the Reiki session for as long as they need the healing. When they have had enough they will move away. Around 20-30 minute session is ample for an animal.

Reiki works the same whether you are treating, animals, children, a stranger or a family member; the Reiki energy flows just the same in all cases. Since animal and human anatomy is similar, the practitioner can judge hand positions fairly easily when they are trying to treat something specific. Reiki is especially easy to administer to animals who are used to regular grooming such as cats, dogs, horses etc. But even animals that are not usually groomed such as fish or birds can benefit with distant Reiki. Animals respond well to Reiki, and like humans, Reiki can be used for all types of illnesses and injuries and even emotional and behavioural problems. An interesting side-effect of performing Reiki on sick animals, is that it helps their human companions too

Reiki can help accelerate the healing process, ease pain and improve their quality of life. Reiki can also delay the onset and progression of certain diseases and can help revitalise older animals. For animals who are dying, Reiki is a gentle way to provide comfort, relief from pain fear and anxiety and ease the transition.

Ideal times to give Reiki to animals are:

• When they are ill: Reiki helps the healing process and works with any type of medical intervention.
• When they are young or old: You can use Reiki on an animal of any age or situation. But the young and old have special needs, which Reiki can be beneficial for.
• When they have been through a trauma: It can be obvious like an accident, a move, abuse or loss. However, even if you don’t know exactly what the problem, is you can use Reiki to help.

Have you used Reiki on your animals? How did you know it was effective? What was the issue that you were trying to help with? If you have a pet that would benefit from Reiki, please get in touch, I would be honoured to help.

I am often asked the following questions:

• So what are the benefits of Reiki?
• What do you use Reiki for?
• How do I know when I need Reiki?

I found a great summary here of 14 Reiki Benefits:

1. Reiki works on the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels, and can help you enhance every aspect of your life. For example:
2. Reiki calms. It reduces stress, and provides deep relaxation, comfort & peace. It supports good health and vitality.
3. Reiki may bring spiritual clarity.
4. Reiki offers relief during emotional distress and sorrow. Reiki helps in the grieving process. It cleans and clears the emotions from being so draining and offers perspective.
5. Reiki relieves pain.
6. Reiki can improve good blood circulation and stop small bleedings.
7. Reiki can cleanse organs (liver, kidneys, arteries, spleen, gall bladder, lungs & heart).
8. Reiki is safe to treat sympthoms of imbalance: chronic and acute conditions, stress related disorders, conditions related to sinus, menopause, migraine, cystitis, asthma, chronic fatigue, arthritis, back sciatica, insomnia and depression – to name a few.
9. Reiki speeds up recovery from surgery or long-term illness. As it tends to reduce side-effects, it helps in adjusting to medicine/treatment. For example, Chemo-therapy patients who received Reiki noticed a marked decrease in side effects from treatment. Reiki can also be put directly in medicine (as well as food and water).
10. Reiki purifies environments, and can facilitate the removal of bad energy or pestering spirits from an office, house, garden, room, etc.
11. Reiki helps athletes to heal faster from injury faster and to perform better.
12. Reiki is for everyone: it helps heal adults, elderly, babies (on mother’s stomach), toddlers, children and pets.
13. Reiki for pets? Yes, pets may be helped in their recovery from stress, separation anxiety, trauma, and illness. Treat your pet with a dose of distant healing following doctor’s treatment.
14. Reiki is fantastic emotionally and spiritually. It can encourage letting go of tension, fear and anxiety or other negative emotions. This is why it has been called ‘a secret art of inviting happiness into your life.’ This alone can be life changing for some people. Reiki also assists in the purification and the cleansing of the energy pathways; the meridians, nadis, chakras as well as the aura. It is also very beneficial to people who are working on personal and/or spiritual growth.

So you can see there are many, many benefits of Reiki, I find it hard to believe there would be someone it doesn’t benefit.

If I can assist you in any of the above or in any other way, I would be honoured.

Is Reiki some kind of new healing ‘voodoo’ that only the gullible fall for?

The short answer is no, it can’t heal you directly like taking panadol for a headache. It can’t heal a specific issue like cancer or MS. Reiki should be considered more like an additional support to other methods of therapy. Reiki helps the body to aid itself in releasing stress and tension by creating deep relaxation. It can help accelerate healing and assist the body in cleansing toxins.

In addition, Reiki is not ‘new, nor a ‘fad’, it has been around a long time, Reiki was developed in 1922 by Japanese Buddhist Mikao Usui.

Is it some kind of weird offshoot of Tai Chi?

Tai chi is a martial art, it is gentle exercise that tends to encourage calm and peace with your self and the world. All the while gaining strength, balance, and flexibility. Reiki on the other hand is a hands-off gentle approach which yes, like tai chi works with chi, or life energy, but there are no moves or postures involved.

Is Reiki a religion?

This is a common misconception. No, Reiki is not a religion, nor a sect. There is no god in Reiki, no deities, no prayers. Reiki is about moving energy and thus, it’s no religion at all. You can use Reiki while practicing any religion you choose. It can, however, open your spiritual practice.

Is Reiki some fancy massage treatment?

I can see how it can be confused for massage, as hands move over the body, but the practitioner barely touches you . The Reiki Practitioner directs the energies by holding their hands above the body or only touching lightly. The practitioner does not knead, rub or prod you in the slightest.

So there you have it, do you you have more of an idea of what Reiki isn’t? I have been a practitioner since 2007 and would be honoured to work with you. So tell me, what have you heard about Reiki compared?

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Reiki can provide the connection with these energies and can bring harmony, balance and better coordination as well as, relaxation, and strength.
For children these are crucial components to creating resilience. It can also provide them with an alternative way to deal with stressful situations, sickness, fear, upset and disharmony, among other things.

Like our parents, and grandparents before us, we all aspire for our offspring to make the right choices in life. We call them Principles.

The Five Reiki Principles
BY DR.MIKAO USUI

I – Just for today, I will not be angry.
Anger at others or oneself or at the whole world, creates serious blockages in one’s energy. It is the most complex inner enemy.
Reiki is an excellent tool to remove anger blockages which have accumulated in the body over years, but it cannot remove the residue of current anger which occurs daily.
Letting go of anger. brings Peace into the Mind.

II – Just for today, I will not worry.
While anger deals with past and present events, worry deals with future events. Although worry is not always a negative phenomena, endless worries may fill one’s head, and each one bores a small hole in one’s body and soul. While anger requires a focused Reiki treatment to remove obstacles, worry requires the energy to be spread throughout the entire body.
Letting go of worry, brings healing into the Body.

III – Just for today, I will be grateful.
Be grateful from your heart inward. Inner intention is the important element in this principle. Simple things as thanks, forgiveness, smile, good words, gratitude can improve others life and make them happy.
Being thankful brings Joy into the Spirit.

IV – Just for today, I will do my work honestly.
Support yourself and your family respectably, without harming others. Earn a respectable living, live a life of honor.
Working Honestly brings Abundance into the Soul.

V- Just for today, I will be kind to every living thing.
Honor your parents, honor your teachers, honor your elders.
Being Kind brings Love into the World.

Reiki Music Video
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Sit back and relax as Bronwen Stiene of the International House of Reiki guides you in a musical healing journey with The Breath of Reiki

Enjoy
Be Well
Melinka

Affirmation:
Life is very simple.  What I give out comes back to me.
Today I choose to give Love
xxx

Here in New Zealand we are in the middle of Spring.  Our daylight hours have gotten longer, the temperatures are warmer, though it can still be terribly wet and windy.

As we prepare our minds for the long days of summer at the beach we start thinking about how our bodies are not in shape.  We start looking at shredding those few kilos before Xmas so as not to disappoint our families and friends.

So we deprive our already stressed bodies of food and exercise harder.  For most people particularly at this time of the year are already stressed, there is tension about Xmas – have we got enough money to buy the presents this year, what and who are we going to buy for, where are we going to spend our holidays.  Then at work things are crazy and we are trying to get things sorted before the end of the year, but things somehow seem to get busier.  There just doesn’t seem to be enough hours in the day does there?  Can anyone relate to this scenario?

So what do we do about it?

We generally don’t do anything about it and just carry on thinking only a few more weeks to go, it will all be ok.  But our bodies are suffering for it.  We are not as productive as we should be cause our minds are not clear and our energy is not balanced.

So here is my advice to you:

Every couple of hours or so during the day just take a few minutes and close your eyes, take a few deep breaths and connect with your inner being, connect with your heart, learn to see/feel how what is going on inside you.  You will feel calm for doing so.

So remember to breath, drink plenty of water to keep your body hydrated.

Everything is all about balance. 

And make sure you come and have your regular Reiki session.  You will be left deeply relaxed, at peace with a renewed sense of energy

Check out my website http://www.tranquilityhealing.co.nz

Have a magical day

Melinka

Answer the following questions truthfully:

• Do you feel tired/sluggish

• Do you get sick alot

• Do you have hunger cravings

• Do you put on weight easily

• Do you lack motivation

• Do you avoid going to the doctor

How did you go?  Did you answer yes to alot of them or some of them?

Let’s take the first one do you feel tired/sluggish?

What do you do when you are like this?  Do you stop and take care of yourself or do you keep on going?

Our lives are so busy we are always on the go, there is never time to stop, but if we don’t stop for at least a few minutes every day our bodies will eventually make us stop. 

Did you know that it can take up to two years for our bodies to manifest signs of stress?  Amazing aye, that we just carry on thinking it will go away, and it does but then it comes back in different forms, so we still carry on thinking it will go away Until our bodies really make us stop and then we wonder what’s going on.

When your body starts to feel sluggish take a few minutes just to listen to your body to find out what it needs.  Close your eyes, take a few deep breaths and listen.  It may seem silly to do at first but you will start to hear what your body is trying to tell you.  It may be as simple as a glass of water, a walk outside in nature..

Start listening to your body today it will Thank you for it!!

Have a magical day

Melinka Granich

Tranquility Healing

http://www.tranquilityhealing.co.nz

I am so very excited to introduce to you my very own FREE Live Webcast happening on Wednesday 14th September at 8pm – Live from your computer – listen to it in the comfort of your own home.

On this call you will learn how Reiki can help you enjoy life, help you increase your energy levels, stop those hunger cravings, loose weight, stop smoking, decrease stress, and put that Spring back in your step! 

Also a special package will be revealed for those serious about gaining back their Health and quitting those addictions.

Please go to the following link http://www.tranquilityhealing.co.nz/events to sign up for this very exciting event.

I look forward to having you all on the call and getting some Spring back into your Life!

Have a great weekend!

Melinka