The Ups and Downs of Healing Work

Views towards home photo by me Lisa

Good morning everyone! It is a blustery day here today on this beautiful island where I live. Myself and one of my dogs Tikaani got very wet this morning when we went out on our walk, but well it was refreshing and if we weren't awake before we went out we certainly were when we got home! lol. The wind was blowing a hoolie off of the sea today and the rain was going sidewards, luckily Tikaani was sheltered most of the time due to the hedgerow.

As you may know if you have read my profile I am a healer. It isn't something that I brag about, it is just something that I am. I do not have special or magical powers that allows me to heal, no, more that I am a tool that can be used to channel healing/energy to the person in need of help. That's all that I am...a tool. Anyone can do it if they can focus, and well as you know focus for me can be a little hit and miss.
 I have learnt a few different forms of healing including Reiki but I found it confused a few things in my head and made me start doubting my previous healing experiences from when my kids were small. I would perform healings on them when they were ill or in pain and I was comfortable and it was just what I did with the help from 'The Powers That Be'. Like other parts of my life, I never felt that I had to put a label on it or that I needed training but when the chance came up a couple of years ago to learn Reiki I decided to go for it. Just before that, other experiences and comments said and ones I had read online poo pooed anyone performing healings that haven't had proper training.
 I started questioning what I had been doing and thinking that I had in some way been adversely affecting my kids with my healing. It took awhile for those feelings to go and now I am back to my own very simple form of healing and I'm happy with that. I would be quite willing to try other forms in the future but they will only enhance what I already do now, not replace it.

Lovely picture called Pathways I think and all I have on the artist is jdaelkeplinger. I did Google but came up with nothing.

Another thing I learnt was that as I have already mentioned I am just a tool, a conduit for the energy to pass through me to use in healing. I am not the one doing the actual healing. If you allow your ego to think that you are then there is a risk that you can take on some of the illness and pain from the person/s you are working with. I know it is something that I have done in the past but it was a painful lesson learned, so I'm hoping that other people can learn from my mistakes before they get that far.

Trust in your intuition, your inner voice, your instincts. If it feels right for you then it most probably is, and if it feels wrong or uncomfortable then don't go there. It's all supposed to be a positive experience. The more you practice the easier it becomes and the more at ease and confident you feel to work on people in a wider circle than just family and friends.
 There are a lot of places out there now where you can get advice, something that wasn't around when my kids were small so make use of them, they can be really helpful and supportive but again trust your instincts!

Picture by unknown artist- If you know the artist please let me know so I can give them the credit that they deserve.

Also if you are seeking healing, then some of the above advice goes too. Don't do and allow anything to be done to you that you are not comfortable with. If you feel any discomfort at any point as the person to stop. Not everyone feels happy with every form of healing, go with your gut instincts.
 Just because someone may have a big glitzy ad or anything like that it doesn't mean it is better than the less obvious and quieter ones. Friends may be able to point you in the right direction but it is what feels right for you.

Lastly DONT stop any medication or treatment without speaking to your doctor, be aware that if you are going down the root of herbal medicine, aromatherapy etc some people may be sensitive to different things and have a bad reaction. Some herbs/oils etc should be avoided by some people and they can also have an adverse affect when you are on medication so again talk to your doctor first.