A few years ago, in the midst of a rather stressful time, I found myself experiencing health issues that 5 different doctors/specialists could not diagnose – no cause, no cure. They tested me for every imaginable disease/disorder with no success. They treated me for things I didn’t have in hopes of finding something to provide some relief from the sometimes unbearable pain and discomfort. They dismissed me and suggested that I go online and Google “Behchet’s Disease”. I did and found that they don’t know what it is, how you get it, there is no way to diagnose it, and no treatment for it. I could self-diagnose by going down a checklist; if I had 5 or more of the 9 symptoms, I may have it. This was very discouraging. It lasted for one and a half years.
Toward the end of this one and a half year period, I had noticed that I was becoming particularly sensitive to others feelings, to the point that, when someone near me was feeling emotional pain or despair, I was having an involuntary response to it with the same level of sadness, as if it was directly related to me. This, too, was very uncomfortable. One day while in a meeting, the sadness became overwhelming and I needed to leave. This wasn’t the first time this had happened, but this particular day a friend followed me out and asked if I was okay. I began to open up for the first time about the empathic experiences I was having. She told me she knew someone that may be able to help me. She said she was a master astrologist and energy healer and I might want to consider having her do a birth chart reading for me. I wasn’t sure how she might be able to help me, but felt compelled to give it a try after many other attempts to feel better. Three weeks later, I met my first Reiki Master and still today, spiritual advisor, Ellen Potter. She assured me I didn’t have Behchet’s Disease but was experiencing an imbalance. She instructed me to take some supplements to help balance my pH and said I might want to consider taking a Level 1 Reiki class she was giving. I had heard the word “Reiki” about 5 years prior but never questioned what it was and never thought about it again. She told me that level one Reiki is about self-healing and she was pretty sure it would benefit my health issues. A few weeks later, I found myself in my first Reiki class. At the end of the class, Ellen strongly suggested that we do (at least) 21 consecutive days of self-treatment to assist with the integration of the Reiki energy. After only one 1 week, I began experiencing a profound healing of this dis-ease that was determined to be incurable by western medicine. Within 2 weeks, I was free of the symptoms and the pain and have been free ever since. I thought, maybe there’s something to this Reiki .….. I felt guided to continue my training in Reiki Level 2. A year later I received a clear knowing that I was not only to practice, but to teach and have since received certifications as Usui Reiki Master and Karuna Reiki® Master. Although I have training in other modalities, the foundation of my practice always comes back to Reiki, a gentle, yet powerful healing energy based on Divine Love & Wisdom.
Today I live gratefully for the place that my pain has taken me.