Do you really believe you can take care of others without taking care or yourself?

Really?

Please think about this for a moment. Does it even make sense? Remember the last flight you took. When the oxygen masks drop down, what are you told to do?

I know you are doing the best you can, and taking care of yourself may seem out of reach.

But it doesn’t have to be.

It could be in the palm of your hand.

Imagine, care for yourself, your patients/clients, and your loved ones, all in the palm of your hand. Imagine caring for yourself and someone else simultaneously.

This reality is about 10 hours away. That’s how long it takes to learn to practice First degree Reiki.

Once you are trained, you can practice Reiki self-treatment in bed, while you’re waking up, or falling asleep-or both.  And you can easily integrate uplifting moments of Reiki touch into your routine care-uplifting for the person you take care of, and uplifting for you.

Caring for others, professionally or at home, is a joyful calling that can also be very draining at times.

Reiki will help you meet the challenge of communicating to your patients that you care on even the busiest workdays.

Since our recent First Degree class, I have been practicing Reiki self-treatment every day, and look forward to its balancing, relaxing benefits. Although I don’t currently offer Reiki sessions to my patients while working as an RN, I notice my Reiki hands during patient care. While pushing chemotherapy to an anxious patient last week, I felt my hands become warm and noticed familiar sensations in my palms. During the treatment, which lasted 20 minutes, my patient fell asleep and I too felt more centered and relaxed. Now, during any patient intervention, I connect to my Reiki hands and am confident that my interaction is more satisfying to both my patient and myself.
Mary-Beth Charno, RN, specialty certified in Oncology and Holistic nursing

Thank you for the wonderful Reiki class you gave at Montefiore Medical Center. I have embraced Reiki in my life. The more I practice, the stronger I become.

I have been having such great results, especially with infants and the very sick. Recently an 11 year-old patient with kidney failure received Reiki and felt so light and free from pain.

When I practice Reiki, it seems easier to pick up patients, my young patients are easier to deal with, and parents are so pleased with the benefits.

I have been a nurse for 28 years. I wish I had had the opportunity to learn Reiki sooner. Thank you again.
Myra Yangis, RN

See the calendar for details of my next First degree Reiki class, or email me to discuss arranging a class at your place of business.

I wrote the Reiki module for Taking Charge of Your Health, the consumer health website of the Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota. It is peer-reviewed and a useful resource for both health care professionals and the people entrusted to their care.