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Combining
Hemi-Sync and Reiki Healing
by Carol Sabick-Quinn, MBA
I first encountered Reiki at The Monroe Institute.
After watching a brief demonstration, I dismissed the whole idea.
Back home in Spain, a friend persuaded me to attend a course by
an English Reiki master. I went on to take the second degree. My
initiation to the master level, by TMI trainer and Reiki master
Susan Cord, occurred at the Institute. Since then, I've worked with
Reiki intensively and have given about forty courses myself.
The Reiki Center in Jerez has one large classroom
and five treatment rooms. At first, students only worked with immediate
family members. Then, I invited five acquaintances to come in for
sessions. Those five were so pleased that they came back with friends
and family the following week! Now we are working five days a week,
giving twenty-five treatments per day. The fifteen to twenty volunteer
practitioners work in teams of three or four. Sessions last about
twenty-five minutes. There is no charge for this service; those
who can afford it donate $10. Practitioners do not diagnose or prescribe,
and all recipients sign a form stating that they understand this
is an energy treatment, separate from and complementary to other
allopathic or alternative treatments. Both recipients and practitioners
come from all walks and styles of life, ranging from a navy admiral
to housewives, businessmen, and students. They come by referral
rather than advertising, and four more centers are developing in
other locations as news of this wonderful opportunity spreads.
Metamusic was introduced during work with an American
surgeon who relies on energy healing. Her office was very quiet
and some patients were nervous as they waited, so I suggested Metamusic.
They commented on how wonderfully relaxed they felt and some didn't
want to leave! Next, we gave Metamusic Inner Journey to a stroke
victim who improved greatly in only a week. (Using Metamusic resolved
the language difficulty.) Her children were so happy with the results
that I made Metamusic an integral part of Reiki work. At this time,
180 to 200 patients have received Hemi-Sync at the center and forty
to fifty have used it at home. For home therapy Super Sleep, Surf,
and Cloudscapes are used because they are all nonverbal. Originally
Metamusic Artist Volume 1 (Inner Journey and Sleeping through the
Rain) played continuously through speakers in the waiting room and
into the healing rooms. Clients claimed they started relaxing on
hearing the music. Pillows with speakers were later introduced as
an experiment to see if relaxation was enhanced during treatment.
The experiment was very successful, especially for assisting people
coming for the first time into a receptive state. The most popular
tape was Surf, though at times we've used Soft and Still, and some
request Cloudscapes. Children respond so well that one woman was
concerned about her son--he had never been so relaxed. This mother
later purchased several tapes to play at home.
In all Reiki training classes, the CD version of
Inner Journey plays during the meditative attunements in which the
teacher prepares students to transmit Reiki energy. Cloudscapes
plays for practice sessions. As another experiment, practitioners
taking part listened to Inner Journey or Sleeping through the Rain
on a Walkman® with headphones while working. Several mentioned
that it was much easier to stay in a healing mode with Metamusic.
Some later stated that they didn't need it anymore. They had learned
to go into that space quickly and easily and remain there without
difficulty. Others who initially declined due to fear of becoming
"hooked" on it, participated after seeing the results.
Whether or not other Hemi-Sync® states would be even more beneficial
to practitioners and/or recipients for healing purposes remains
to be examined.
Recently, people receiving Reiki for stress-related
disorders, or chronic degenerative diseases--such as multiple sclerosis--have
been given Hemi-Sync tapes as "homework." There are two
reasons: to help them to benefit more continuously from the relaxation
and healing states induced by the tapes and to engage them more
completely in their own health process. Since the 1994 Professional
Seminar, new uses of Hemi-Sync have been introduced into the center.
Plans are under way for a Reiki retreat. Hemi-Sync tapes will be
used to access deeper states of awareness and to achieve the benefits
of hemispheric synchronization--for the practice of Reiki and for
personal benefit. The Introduction to Hemi-Sync tape will be used
to demonstrate the basics. Tape exercises will include Free Flow
Focus 10 and 12 as well as Going Home selections. Despite the language
barrier, we have experimented with Going Home tapes twice on the
Tuesday "practitioner's day" at the Reiki Center. The
center planned for Madrid will allow this work to expand, since
more people will be comfortable with English.
Among new developments, probably the most important
arose from meeting John Garger, co-developer and promoter of the
Institute's Positive Immunity Program, at the 1994 Professional
Seminar. After John's talk, I asked whether he had ever tried methods
such as Reiki with HIV positive persons. He was totally unfamiliar
with Reiki, so I gave him a brief demonstration. John felt the energy
flow and resolved his initial skepticism in talks with me and Letitia
Derieux, a fellow Reiki master in his area. The result: Positive
Immunity and Reiki have joined forces in a pilot program in Richmond,
Virginia. A group of HIV positive individuals are learning Reiki.
They apply it for themselves and their companions as a means of
prompting their bodies to respond to the virus and cope with the
high stress of AIDS.
There is much more to be studied about Hemi-Sync
in conjunction with natural healing methods. My hope is to implement
some of these investigations at the Jerez center or with other Reiki
practitioners.
[The Monroe Institute is not a medical or therapeutic
organization. Hemi-Sync products are intended as a support, not
as a replacement for medical diagnosis or treatment.]
Carol Sabick-Quinn, Reiki master and Monroe program
graduate, operates a center in Jerez, Spain. Carol combines a background
of working with sound through the construction of musical instruments
with more technical training as a lawyer and businesswoman. She
approaches healing with a special interest in using sound technology
and frequencies to assist in personal development and health maintenance.
At her center, Metamusic is a constant support for Reiki sessions.
Studies are underway on Metamusic enhancement of the healing process
for both recipients and practitioners. Other sound modalities in
use include Cymatics, voice analysis, and natural music from a special
monochord.
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