History with Reiki
The Beginning
My first encounter with
Reiki was in 1979, while on a tour of South East Asia. It has been a part of my
life ever since, helping me through a serious illness and guiding me to
ultimately become a Reiki Practitioner/Master and teacher of those interested in
improving their health.
Teaching
I began instructing private Reiki courses in 2002, and have also been instructing Reiki courses through
Continuing Education Services at SIAST Kelsey Campus in Saskatoon since 2003.
Research
I have been involved in many aspects of Reiki research since 1997 when I co-authored a paper on the
history and trends of Reiki in Saskatchewan.
Throughout 1997 and 1998 I was involved in research on Reiki's effects on breast
cancer patients. The research successfully demonstrated that Reiki could
offset the side effects from chemotherapy and radiation.
In 1999
I participated in a Health Transition Fund research initiative funded by Health Canada. I was the Principle Reiki Practitioner. Within this initiative the guidelines were safety, empowerment, and feminine support through the collective approach. Over a six-month period I experienced the intricate play between safety, empowerment and self healing. I witnessed miracle after miracle as the effects of self empowerment, awareness of balance, and harmony became part of each client's life. This was a truly unique experience.
This experience has become the foundation of my understanding of how Reiki works.
Through my different roles in Reiki research projects I have learned that Reiki empowers people to do their own healing. Reiki helps people detect and alleviate problems of energy flow on the physical, emotional and spiritual level as well as relieving stress and pain.
I am extremely privileged to be a part of this process.
Darlene's Philosophy of Reiki
Your body is already designed to clear and clean itself (it is like a self-cleaning oven!) Reiki supports your body's ability to do this through deep relaxation, resulting in reduced levels of stress.
I am here to facilitate the energy of Reiki to support you throughout this healing process.
To put it simply...
As a practitioner, my job is to let the energy flow then get out of the way to let healing happen!
