Leanne Day 7

I had a busy day today. One of those day that I thought my husband is off work,
so I scheduled everything based on being able to share the kid's responsibility.
But, today, he is working.

"No~~~! I have to juggle three kids by myself~!"

12:00pm ~ 2:30pm, Mayu has a Birthday Party which takes 20minutes get there, 
1:00pm ~ 3:00pm, Keith wants to go to the Pokemon card game day, 
3:00pm ~ 4:30pm, I planned Leanne's treatment, 
5:00pm ~ 7:00pm, I am planning to join a Christmas event and offer Reiki sessions.




Good thing I had a slow morning.




Anyway, I managed to juggle the tasks, and I drove into Leanne's drive way. 


When I was walking towards the front door where I usually let myself in,
the door started to open.




I thought,
"Ah, the school is in Christmas break, today is Saturday. Her curious kids must have heard 
my car drove in and opening the door for me."


I leaned forward to see who opened the door, and just about to say 
"Hi guys!", I gasped.


Leanne was the one opened the door.
She was in a zip-up hoodie and jeans. Her hair looked curlier than usual, and her
face looked pinker than usual.




Leanne said,
"Oh sorry, did I scare you?"


I couldn't say anything for a moment but said,
"No... You, just,, touched me."  
In my mind,  "No, no, no, no tears, hold it, Mari."




I was absolutely amazed, and I would not ever thought this will happen
so soon. Because, few days ago, I had a blink moment that I thought,
"One day, Leanne will open the door for me."




I've never experienced the joy of someone open the door 
from inside to let me in.


It really reminded me the moment of the gratitude when my husband (a boyfriend back then) came home from work and said "Tadaima ~!".
It means "I'm home." in Japanese. This particular word is only used for the family
who comes home.
When I heard the word "Tadaima.", I felt a great gratitude that I was not alone anymore.




It is such a simple thing, but we take granted of its beauty.




Someone open the door to let you in, is such a simple and ordinary thing, but
it was out of ordinary this time. 




I could only hold my hand on my chest and said,
"Look at you! My goodness!"


Leanne said,
"I had a shower by myself, standing, I have my hoodie on and 
feels so good to wear jeans!"




After the little conversation, we started the Reiki treatment.
This time, I did not have the strange sensation, but she looked relaxed and peaceful."




Sharing Leanne's progress has become one of the regular conversation in my family.




I came home and said to my children,
"Guess what!"


Keith said,
"What?"


I said,
"Leanne?"


Keith said,
"Let me guess, let me guess!  She was going up-down the stairs?"
"Nop."
"She was playing with her kids?"
"Nop."
"She was cooking?"
"Nop."
"Just tell me, just tell me!"

"Leanne, opened the door for me to let me in."

Leanne Day 6

I knocked on the door and let myself in.


I heard Leanne's joyful voice.


"Good morning! I'm in the bathroom! I am wondering if you can put the note on the door, and the note is on the kitchen table."




"OK!"


I went in the kitchen and found the note.

"Reiki treatment is in session. 

Please do not dusturb. 

Thank you."

Reiki works with or without the disturb. But it is much nicer if she can just fall right
in to the relaxation state. This note is a great idea !




She came out from the bathroom, walking by herself, I could not see 
the walker around her at all. 




The walker was there by her bed, and it seemed like it was not touched 
in the morning. Few laundries were hanged on the walker.

That's a good thing! 

Thank you walker for carrying her laundries!

She is getting stronger and stronger everyday, it is obvious.

I am so grateful to be able to do the Reiki treatment everyday for her.  Reiki brings 
a benefit with just one treatment for a minor ailment like cuts, bruises, burns etc.
But the chronic illness needs the constant treatment.


Especially the cancer treatment needs to be at least 5 times/week, if not everyday.

Today is the Day 6. 

I started the treatment from the head as usual.


Again, I had a strange feeling. My right arm was started to shake so bad, and I am pretty 
sure Leanne was feeling it too.


Every treatment is different, even though when I am woking on a same person, in a same way. Sometime shaking hands or arm happens during the treatment. 
Usually, when the shaking hands happens, it is when the major stress is releasing
from that spot where my hand is.


In her case, the stress was releasing from the base of her scull.
I thought,
"Ah, the stress is releasing from the pineal gland."




She mentioned that she could not fall asleep the night before. Maybe that is the reason
 that pineal gland was under the stress this morning.




It is an uncontrollable shake with lots of shivering feeling in my body that I have to take
few deep breaths. For some people it looks 'weird'.  But I don't care if it looks
weird or not!  It's working anyway!




After the uncontrollable shake was stopped, I moved my hands to her spine and hip.

Well, strange feeling again.

I thought,
"Miss Reiki's busy day today. "




The upper outside parts of my left arm was started to twitch, uncontrollably. It is the exact spot that Leanne has the bone metastasis, but on my arm.


This also happens sometime, and it is usually very uncomfortable.  It is just like the not stop twitches on your eyes, when you are in lack of sleep.




I wondered,
"Why is it happening on my left arm on that exact spot?"
then I thought,
"Oh, this is the exact spot where Leanne has the bone metastasis! Reiki must be
working really hard on her arm now!"

I am curious to hear how she felt on her arm.

to be continued...

Leanne Day 5

I knocked on the door and let myself in.


"Come in!" the happy voice welcomed me, and there she is.
Leanne was standing in a kitchen, I guess she was finishing up her morning shake.

"Where is the walker?"  I thought.

The walker was in a far corner away from her. It looked like looking out for her from the distance.

I thought of how 'the walker' feels.

It works very hard and faithful for the master when the master is in need. The walker

is happy when it is working hard.

The walker is also happy when it is not being used, because it is a good thing when the

master does not need the walker.

Such a humble thing.

Anyways,  before I shared the strange feeling of the Day4 treatment, as if my hand was grabbing onto a big pimple and squeezing a pus out, she wanted to share her experience.




She said that the area where my hand was doing Reiki has been sore and tender. 




I said Reiki is working on your muscle to flush the toxin out, and sometime it causes
a discomfort.  Not to worry !!

Every time when I do Reiki, I learn something new. 

I am learning such a important thing right now.  

Leanne Day 4

Day 4


Do you want to hear how Leanne was waiting for me today?




She was in a kitchen just coming out from the bathroom and finishing up her morning shake, and walking with or without the walker.


She was walking a small distance without the walker !  She still has the walker close by
just in case, but mostly walking on her own !


Do you remember she was not able to put any weight on her one leg just 3 days ago?

This is amazing.

It is such an honour to be able to witness the each improvement.




Past three treatments were bit hard for me as I had to reach to her
body with my body stretching awkwardly. 


So I was more creative this time.
I adjust the hight of the bed few times depends on where I am sitting, also I used
a pillow to support myself.

What a difference!

Why didn't I do that sooner?
I learned, again, that it is VERY important for me to be comfortable while I am
giving the treatment.  Well, I learn in the hard ways, always.




Anyways, I started the treatment from the head, arm, spine and the hip. The treatment
time was about 70 minutes this time.


Well, it was strange.


I slided my hands under her body so then I could reach to her spine and hip. 5~6minutes
after, I felt like my hand that is close to her spine is inside of her body.


I could feel her back muscle and organ were surrounding my thumb and index fingers.
I had to open my eyes to see if my hand is still flat under her body because it really felt
like my fingers were pointing up and trying to grab onto something.


I sometime experience this kind of feeling, but this time was so strong.


It was as if my hand is grabbing something inside of her body, and my thumb and index
fingers were pinching her muscle inside and squeezing a pus out from her body.


At the same time, she was in a deep sleep, too.




I thought,

"Something for sure working right. Let's just keep doing it."

When I finished the treatment, she looked very peaceful just closing her eyes,
so I left her home quietly.




to be continued.

Leanne Day 2~3

Day 2


I met her last night for the first time, and this is the next day morning. 
Only 12hours later.

I knocked on the door and open the door to let myself in.  

It is strange to get into someone's house without waiting for someone to

open the door, but that was our arrangement.

She was sitting up on the chair and waiting for me.


"Oh! You are sitting upright today! How are you feeling?"


"I'm OK."  with a gentle smile.


"How did you sleep last night?"


"I slept good."


Not too much difference from the Reiki treatment last night, but that's OK.
Reiki works from inside, so the last thing we will see is the improvements 
on the surface.


I did not expect too much improvement from just one treatment.  The more serious 
the condition is, the more treatments are needed to see the difference.


She needed some help to settle down in her bed. I held both of her legs tightly, and 
with "1,2,3" we swing her legs onto the bed.


It seems like any twisting or lifting movement hurts her...




I started the Reiki treatment from the head, arm and the hip for total 80minutes.


There were less distraction than last night, so she was able to relax longer.




Day 3


I knocked on the door and let myself in.


Woa, she was standing in a kitchen and having her morning shake.


"Well, its nice to see you moving around!"


She said 
"Just a little bit with the walker. It's so nice to move around a little bit."




She was walking slowly with the walker, and that is a big improvement since 
2 days ago. 
She was not able to put any weight on her right leg, but now she is able to
walk slowly with the support.

Good, good !

I started the Reiki treatment from the head, but spend less time on the head and
more time on her arm, spine and a right hip.


This time, she requested my hands to slide under her spine where the bone metastasis
are happening.


The treatment lasted for 60minutes. A bit shorter side, but that's OK.

I went home with excitement,

"You know what !  Leanne was walking today!"

The best part of Reiki is that the more you do Reiki, the more you see the improvements.

In Mrs. Chiyoko Yamaguchi's DVD, she said,

"I look forward to seeing what will happen the next day."

Oh, yes, this is the exact feeling. 

" What will happen to Leanne next day!"

Leanne Day 1

I had a phone call on Sunday afternoon.




"Hello, my name is Leanne. I got your name from my friend, and both of my children 
go to the same school where your children go.  I am wondering if Reiki works
for my condition."




I can not remember her words in detail, but she seems to be in a serious condition.


- Fighting a breast cancer.
- Just got out from the hospital.
- Isn't able to put any weight on one of her leg, so difficult to walk around.




I thought,
"My goodness, she is facing to something really serious, but her voice is
so calm and peaceful...."


 I had no plan on the same evening, so I said,
"I can come tonight if you would like to ?"


It seemed like a big surprise to her, 
"T, Tonight ???" but she was grateful.


When I got there, she was in the bed, the hospital bed, in their living room. She turned her head towards me and we both greeted each other.
She looked familiar to me as I have probably walked by her when I dropped off/picked up 
my children from the school.


She was in more serious condition than I had imagined. She explained that she is in 
a stage 4, cancer metastasis to the bone, and that is causing the pain when 
she tried to walk.




I explained to her what is Reiki, how Reiki works, and I mentioned to her that
we both need a good commitment for this treatments, everyday, if not 5 days/week.




I started Reiki on her head, and moved my hands on her shoulders.  Her left arm
is being very weak, so I wanted to reach to the spot, but I couldn't.




Doing Reiki treatment in the hospital, or on the hospital bed is one of the big challenge
for Reiki practitioners.  
The hospital bed is,,,
-Hard to go around the bed so easily
-Too wide to reach to the body
-The head/base boards are sticking up high,so it is hard to reach to the head from the head side, or feet side.
-Hard to tuck the knees under the bed, so I have to stretch my arms to the body


These are some of the main difficulties of doing Reiki on the hospital beds.


But there are few good things about the hospital bed.
Automatic recliner, and we can change the hight of the bed, too.


Also, the good thing is, I am flexible !!!
If I can not tuck my knees under the bed, I open up my legs 180 degree to get closer
to the bed!  Hah, my gymnastics background comes handy!




For her first reiki treatment, the phone rang few times, dish washer was going, 
Christmas music was on, her two curious children were peeking
from up the stairs, so she was in-out the sleeping and awaking. 




Anyways, after we finished her 1st Reiki treatment, she was amazed.


She said,
"I could feel the energy going around inside of the body, and hitting the certain spots. 
It sounds strange, but sometime my arm felt achy because of the energy flow. I have never
experienced something like this."

I felt like there is a hope.

continue to Day 2.

Jealous

Jealous.

I think jealous is one of the worst negative emotion that we can have. It can cause

unnecessary arguments and misunderstanding.

Jealous happens, because one thinks the other one is better or has more.

It happens because one compares with others.

I always make a point to my children,

"If you constantly compare yourself with others, you will be either jealous and

miserable because you have less than them, or you will be snobby because you 

have more than them. So focus on what you have and be grateful, OK?"

I'm not sure if they understand or not, but I hope one day they will understand.




I think,,,

Jealous happens because you are forgetting what you have.
Jealous would not happen if you learn how to look at the positive side, I think.








Life is not a competition but contentment.




Just my thought :) .