One Degree Beyond: A Reiki Journey Into Energy Medicine: Your 21-Day Step-By-Step Guide to Relax, Open and Celebrate [Paperback]

Janeanne Narrin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 15, 1998

There is a an unfolding dynamic cosmology developing around the world. This emerging worldview blends some of the knowledge and discipline of modern science with ancient and time honored spiritual beliefs and practices. One Degree Beyond is an excellent example of how these two complementary areas of inquiry can bring humankind to a new and much needed understanding.

Make no mistake. Although it does put some of the more recent trends in scientific inquiry and research in perspective and does establish that the traditional view, which had science and religion at odds, is outmoded and unnecessary, this is not a book about new science. Rather it is an invitation to a personal exploration with global implications. One key to the development of a new consciousness is Reiki, an ancient approach to healing rediscovered and formalized by a Japanese doctor, Dr. Mikao Usui, during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The tradition established by Dr. Usui continues to this day and Reiki has grown in popularity.

The author of One Degree Beyond, Janeanne Narrin, is a trained Reiki Master of the Usui tradition with over ten years experience as a teacher and practitioner of this simple approach to the relief of pain and suffering. Narrin also has an extensive background in management consulting for large corporations and consequently has wide experience dealing with stress and anxiety in the corporate workplace. She is a an experienced and whole systems-inspired practitioner who presents Reiki, the ancient art of "hands-on" healing, in the wider framework of energy medicine, and proposes not only do we have bodies and minds, but we also partake in and embody the very energies that create the universe, moment by moment a new. One Degree Beyond elucidates the very practical relationship between Reiki and modern scientific thinking, and uses the tools of self inquiry to open new doors of perception.

In inviting readers to explore possibilities, or move beyond what is apparent, Narrin is encouraging us to attempt to focus our thoughts and actions in ways which honor both our personal potentials and our connection to all of the other elements and forces of Nature. Thus, One Degree Beyond is a primer for action. It is gentle and wise, does not proselytize, and one needn't be a Reiki practitioner to derive its benefits. It is full of helpful hints, upbeat suggestions, and engaging exercises to expedite a personal journey into health consciousness and heightened spiritual awareness.

Editorial Reviews

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Janeanne Narrin's One Degree Beyond is an engaging introduction to Reiki, the rapidly growing art form that has proven to be an avenue for many to alleviate tension, manage stress, and expand powers of perception. Although One Degree Beyond does not claim to be a course in Reiki, it is designed like a textbook, with sidebars and review questions, making it an easy-to-follow guide to discovering Reiki as both a methodology and a life-force energy. Narrin's anecdotes knit together the metaphysical concepts behind Reiki, and offer a glimpse at a new world waiting to be discovered by those willing to explore one degree beyond the apparent boundaries of our lives. --Brian Patterson

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"Interested in learning more about Reiki? Stress management? Relaxation? Alternative medicine? This book will teach you these things - and more - through exercises and anecdotes quotes and other devices designed to teach you about them experientially... If you are looking to move one degree beyond the apparent to reinvent yourself, to balance your everyday life, to access your creative zest, to deepen your connection to your own life energy, to be something different or something better, One Degree Beyond is a valuable new resource guide." -- John Charnay, Reviewer, Whole Life Times

"Narrin introduces readers to the philosophy and practice of Reiki as a path of stress reduction and enlightenment. [She] discusses at length the nature of "Ki" and the interrelatedness of all beings." -- Intuition Magazine

"One Degree Beyond brings the idea of Reiki into the world of energy medicine. Bringing this old-world healing art into the present world-culture creates an opportunity to discover how the body actually responds to energy. [There are] instructions for discovering and recognizing "Ki" that alive energy that permeates all things. Terrific reading for both the student and practitioner." -- Janey Seavey, Reviewer, Concepts Magazine

"This author clearly uses both sides of her brain. On the purely logical left side she has a background in Industrial Psychology and Business, with a career that spans years in management consulting, while on the creative right she's a writer, a painter, a poet and a photographer. In this book the author describes how the amazing long arm of synchronistic events in her life brought her to the discovery of Reiki (pronounced Ray-Kee), which is described as a gentle hands-on technique. Reiki appeals to both left and right minded mindsets, Narrin explains, for it brings together contemporary scientific knowledge and ties it in with age-old spiritual insights and wisdom. One Degree Beyond isn't an ordinary book. It's a workbook designed for your own personal self-discovery." -- Brent Raynes, Editor, Alternative Perceptions

"What a pleasure to find a book on Reiki that has the ability to bring healing, even by reading it! Janeanne shows integrity and responsibility in the manner of which she presents Reiki; a means of tapping into our life's potential and making it a reality.

Many people are longing for a way to achieve personal growth and development. In this book, the concept of Reiki is outlined, and a plan guiding a 21-day process is included to help you grasp an awareness that will bring you closer to the path you were meant to walk.

The guidance is balanced with poetic and literary writings which leave you with a sense of peace." -- Julianna Joyce Perkins, Book Reviewer, Awareness Magazine

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Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Little White Buffalo Pub Cottage; 2 edition (June 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096585454X
• ISBN-13: 978-0965854542
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #979,935 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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78 of 83 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's about Living Magnificantly, October 31, 1999

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Cyrus J Mehta ([e-mail]) (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) - See all my reviews

This review is from: One Degree Beyond: A Reiki Journey Into Energy Medicine: Your 21-Day Step-By-Step Guide to Relax, Open and Celebrate (Paperback)

Not since Bodo J. Baginski and Shalila Sharmon's book "Universal Life Energy" in 1988 has there been a book that has so much heart. JaneAnne Narrin's *One Degree Beyond: A REIKI Journey Into Energy Medicine* is a unique arrival on the literary scene - and one written directly from Heart.

Taking the methodology, a sublime methodology I might add, called *The Usui System of Natural Healing*, and how it can, with Intent, become one of the most powerful and effective ways to move Narrin, in "One Degree Beyond" shows how to put Reiki to work in one's life, indeed, even change the quality of one's life. For this she won the 1999 Visionary Award.

While the marketplace is awash with books on 'reiki' very few books, if any, explore the matter of personal transformation in conjunction with this simple practice, Reiki.

Narrin points out the place of Reiki in a living partnership with which one begins to have aa fuller and more resonant experience of Being Alive. And she does this in both a practical and eloquent way. In a sense, Reiki practice *is* pure channeling: when one has life experiences and by the relaxed observation of them brings forth insights that spring forth with intuition right from the heart of All That Is.

"One Degree Beyond. . ." is not a book teaching Reiki methodology per se (giving hand positions, and other data is more appropriate and accessible in a workshop setting,) but this book looks instead at the Essence of Reiki.

Having myself taught Reiki for many years, this (the Essence) is of special interest to me. I think whether one is a new or more advanced student, or knows little about this whole field of energetics and integrative therapy, Narrin's work engages the reader, always proposing new ways to look at things, including one's self.

Many,many books about Reiki that are out there these days just describe technical data. They appear to me to have limited ,if any, value - I think that one cannot really learn Reiki from a book. There is such a difference in depth and grace that one derives from the interaction between student and teacher.. .at least that is what my students tell me when they learn *The Usui System of Natural Healing, Reiki in conjunction with a personal transformation program called The ReikiTECH Workshop. After this intensive training, believe me, graduates of the workshop need not be reminded about technical data . . .and if one has not experienced Reiki training, method books are hardly going to attract the man on the street so-to-speak. The man on the street wantscpeace of mind. . .harmony. . .a way of feeling comfortable in his own skin. This is what "One Degree Beyond: A Reiki Journey Into Energy Medicine" is about . . .living an enriched life, plugging into Vital Life Force (which has never been so easy,) dissolving stress at its roots and moving into wellness (wholeness.)

In this regard, readers find Narrin's book to be rich with narrative and insight, and a practical interactive text. This can guide one to realise that, truly, the way forward for humanity is to get beyond "attachment to outcome" (having to always have things your own way) through the practice of Reiki, which engenders deep caring and attentiveness in the present moments of our lives. To 'participate in', rather than to be 'in control of' is a far more healthful and satisfying way of living. To be grateful for each moment as we walk through our lives, is to stand at the gateway to enlightenment. Here we may welcome an era of deep and abiding personal harmony to be enjoyed by each and every human being. So this is about *process* rather than the *results* . . .part of the paradigm shift as we move into the new millennium.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully written and designed, July 18, 2000

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Willliam Lee Rand (Southfield, Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: One Degree Beyond: A Reiki Journey Into Energy Medicine: Your 21-Day Step-By-Step Guide to Relax, Open and Celebrate (Paperback)

I love the attention to detail and the beautiful artwork that this book contains. The layout is well done and I find it causes me to be drawn into the text. The exercises are interesting and unique to most Reiki books. Her descriptions make the practice of Reiki easy to understand and the drawings are helpful. The storys add interest and give a refreshing perspective. Certainly a lot of thought has been given to the creation of this very useful Reiki book.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book builds a bridge of global connections., July 3, 1998

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Songbird (CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: One Degree Beyond: A Reiki Journey Into Energy Medicine: Your 21-Day Step-By-Step Guide to Relax, Open and Celebrate (Paperback)

Having read the first edition of this book with great enthusiasm, I quickly got the second edition. Janeanne Narrin does it again, building bridges connecting many kinds of people, scientists, environmentalists, seekers on the spiritual path, weaving a common thread of thought. Readers are taken directly into the heart of Reiki Energy Medicine, a relaxation technique and transformative experience. Reiki, a down to earth system so simple yet profound. It assists peoples' innate wisdom to aid healing on all levels, a system finding its way into the medical community. If possible, the second edition of One Degree Beyond is even better than the first. It lights a torch revealing paths of exploration through scientific approaches, poetry and storytelling. This book is a gem, a guide for personal and planetary healing.