Reiki not for cats....

Yesterday no Reiki-instruction: Sarah called in sick. I'll simply continue with what I've learned, and will wait untill she gets in touch. It's hard to find the right time, and a good location in my house for my exercise. So far I've done it every day, and really like doing it. But noises still tend to distract me, and also the cats seem to think I should do anything else but Reiki. Even when they're sound asleep....it seems like they have a built-in antenna, because as soon as I reach the 4th or 5th Chakra Ben or Coco starts meowing loudly, or Joris bites my feet (he's a foot fetishist). I've decided to just continue and sort of integrate their antics in my exercise.


This is so typical: Joris and Coco are eating with gusto, with Ben between them...sound asleep.

Last night I decided to check Ben's weight because he looks skinny. Beginning of april - when his BP was taken - he still weighed 7.2 kilo's. Both the vet's and my scales were good because they gave the same weight. Also in the beginning of april I started to switch Ben from Hill's k/d to Royal Canin Renal with very small success. He ate, but not enough. And the scales confirmed my suspicion: he lost a pound of body weight. So the Royal Canin is out the door !!!

Reiki

Yesterday I was sort of floating around, but today I've come down a bit and am able to tell you about Reiki. Individual instruction at the home of Sarah, the Reiki-master. I was welcomed by Julie, a darling little dog, and in no-time we were friends. I had to tell about Ben, the reason for being there, and I started to cry a bit. Immediately Julie stopped jumping up and down, and laid down with her head on my foot.......

What can I say ..... it was a great morning, very intimate and relaxed. I learned how to do a meditation exercise ( never done that before), and was initiated. During this procedure, with my eyes closed, I was amazed to see a bright/ocre colour moving slowly back and forth and later a deep violet. I also saw a form, square with rounded corners, and a lot of smaller ones forming a flower all together. I can only tell you what I saw, and it almost scared me a bit.

Next I learned how to give myself Reiki, and after that Sarah and I would give each other Reiki. She suggested I would work with Julie the dog instead, so I went to ahead. Julie right next to me on the couch, me with my eyes closed. Eventually I heard Sarah get up, go to the kitchen and open the door of the fridge (like so many times that morning, because I'd been treated to cake, fruitjuice, strawberries and lunch). Then something strange happened: Julie - who normally jumped up and almost dove into the fridge - now just lifted her head, and then laid it down again, staying very relaxed and enjoing the Reiki. I thought that was very special. Of course she's used to receiving Reiki, but still....I was a stranger to her....

My own Reiki-treatment was relaxing. Sarah later told me that my head felt very hot... that evening I realised that maybe it was the facial neuralgia that she felt? (I'm trying to think along the lines here....) Afterwards on the way home I felt awful, and dead tired for hours. Coming wednesday wse'll do the second part of the Reiki-1 course, in my house.

For the next 21 days I have to give myself a Reiki treatment. So this morning I Reikied with myself :-) Had reached the 3rd Chakra (of the 7) when I suddenly -laying on my exercisemat, well earthed - heard this eardeafening yell of this cat called Ben right next to me. I thought he was sound asleep ... I must have sent out vibes....
Afterwards I felt so nice and relaxed, so I must have done it right....

Time flies

Time flies.....I have hardly any energy left to write in my weblog when I've answered the endlessly incoming emails. And I love to write in my weblog..... But you can type only so many words in a day. Sometimes I'm emailing about 4 different cats at the same time, and have to be very careful - and read back earlier emails - so as not to mix them up.

And then there's the chronic fatigue caused by the Tegretol. Have trouble remembering things sometimes. Last week I talked on the phone to a colleague in another division than where I work, and found out that she also uses Tegretol. Not like me for a facial neuralgia, but for epilepsy. We found out we had a lot in common using that medication, and that my problems are not unique.

On june 16 I told you that I was going to do Reiki-1. To learn to "create" some peace and relaxation between Ben and me in a crisis situation. From the moment I called the Reiki-center and made the appointment, the relationship between Ben and me has improved significantly. He no longer runs away from me, is no longer locked up in his own world, and is again in touch with me like allways. When I talk in a very sweet voice he startes to wriggle his long body ands doesn't know which way to turn. All this since I decided to do Reiki: from that moment on I felt more relaxed and Ben reacts to that. Or ...could it be that a few friends are secretly sending us Reiki ??? ah...I forgot..
I don't believe.