Self-Reiki is a simple “well-being at-your-fingertips” technique. Yet it is powerful. Reiki’s “magic touch” sets things in motion. It attracts a process of change --self-change. This process of personal growth starts with one’s self and moves outward, a blossoming that then touches family and friends, communities and even the world.

Part of the “magic” of this simple but powerful tool for self-change, is the spontaneous appearance of entirely fresh ways for relating to and with others.

Self-Reiki practice is like your mirror. Once you take stock of your personal hobgoblins and gremlins in that mirror, those outmoded attitudes and wranglers lose their clout. And, once you inspect the obsolete masks reflected in the looking glass of Self-Reiki practice, reexamine faulty beliefs that stem from an attitude of lack, (such as the world is here for us to use) you come to see yourself in relationship to/with others. This frees you to get beyond the past, to the process of your own remarkable unfolding . . . in each present moment. . . and into the future. . .with a clearer sense of your place in the larger picture.

At our very core, we all want to inspire greatness in ourselves and others. Indeed, every life has at its core a dream that quietly asks to be fulfilled . . You and I are in an on-going relationship with, and are interconnected with, and in that common "dream". Part of the magic of the practice of Reiki is that it celebrates your dream, your purpose. You can exercise your talents, enjoy the rewards, get what you want, and not give it away, but share it wisely. Here is a new way of relating to yourself and to others based on integrity. Indeed, woven into the formula for individual well-being is a need for supporting the global community...bringing our human endeavors into alignment with a partnership model of reality. This means that everybody wins. Although based on self-interest, everyone's actions contribute to the greatest good. Native Americans refer to this extended sense of community as "all of our relations." All of our relations are touched . . . our fellow human beings, the animals, plants: the rocks, mountains and seas, the deserts, swamps and wetlands, the great plains and wild forests.

The wellness of "all of our relations" flows in the river of interconnectedness. It unfolds through understanding and through assimilating and growing into universal law...in a deep healing partnership...an empathic resonance between healer and the one to be healed . . .and between nature and humankind.

In the practice of Self-Reiki, where we are focusing upon our own wholehearted well-being, letting it flow through our lives and out to others. Even though this action starts with ourselves, we open the possibility for manifesting a wholesome change for the entire global community.

janeAnne Narrin, M.A., C.S.W. longtime Reiki Master is an educator, cultural anthropologist and the author of books of poetry and nonfiction concerning essential resources for change including, One Degree Beyond: A Reiki Journey Into Energy Medicine (Little White Buffalo Publishing, 1998) a current Book-of-the-Month Club/ One Spirit Catalog selection. Narrin who founded Applied Integral Dynamics™ and the One Degree Beyond NEXT STEP Project™ (http://www.onedegreebeyond.com), a research and education organization, facilitates online webshops which explore how individuals can create change with compassion. Webshops: http://www.onedegreebeyond.com/nextsteponline.htm.

Narrin lives in the mountains in Asheville, North Carolina.