Intuitive Reiki for Our Times: Essential Techniques for Enhancing Your Practice (Paperback)

by Amy Z. Rowland (Author)
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Editorial Reviews

Review
". . . fills a gap in Western training, examining the foundations of the intuitive experience and how it translates to healing. . . . Essential for any Reiki healer."
(Diane C. Donovan, California Bookwatch, Sept 2006 )

Product Description
A guide to developing and using intuitive skills during Reiki sessions to enhance the effectiveness of the treatment

• Focuses on self-training rather than transmission of techniques from master to student

• Designed to assist practitioners at all levels and of all lineages

• Includes interviews with Reiki masters William Lee Rand, Mari Hall, and others

Most Western Reiki practitioners are taught Reiki without acknowledgment of the integral role intuition can play in helping heal a client completely and permanently. Yet in Japan, practitioners must master the skill of using Reiki in an intuitive way at Shoden (entry) level before they are permitted to advance to the next level. In Intuitive Reiki for Our Times, Amy Rowland addresses the need for instruction in how to use intuition as a healing tool by presenting traditional techniques, both Western and Japanese, as well as new techniques that unite Reiki and intuition.

Rowland begins by focusing on the varieties of intuitive experience and the healing purposes such experiences serve. She then helps practitioners inventory their own intuitive abilities in order to establish a personal starting point for further development. Emphasizing self-training rather than the customary transmission of techniques from master to student, Rowland offers fully illustrated, practical exercises and techniques that certified Reiki practitioners and teachers can readily apply in their own practices. She concludes with a series of interviews with well-known Reiki masters--including William Lee Rand, Mari Hall, and Jane Anne Narrin--on how to use intuitive Reiki for the benefit of the client as well as for the practitioner’s own spiritual guidance.


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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Healing Arts Press (June 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594770999
• ISBN-13: 978-1594770999
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #129,886 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the embodiment of a life with Reiki, October 18, 2006

By	Walter Quan "Reiki Book Collector and Reviewer" (Victoria, BC Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

probably my favourite of new reiki books this year. THIS is how reiki should be encouraged in ourselves, our students and in others. Amy (whom I've never met) has written a wonderful book which offers much to think about, much to try and some GREAT approaches in learning to BE reiki and BE the energy. There are a good number of books out there wherein one can learn how to be sooooo Japanese and there are numbers of books which repeat the same old information but this book truly ADDS to the knowledge of reiki in the world... So far, of the over 125 books about Reiki which I own, this is one of my favourites.

32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Much-Needed Resource for Reiki Practitioners of ALL Levels!, November 2, 2006

By	Gina M. Pace "wicce" (Scranton, PA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

So many reiki practitioners are taught how to do reiki, i.e, hand positions, varying symbols and techniques, meditation and so on, but so little time is actually spent helping the student of reiki to actually learn how to be OPEN to the intuitive flow that is essentially a part of true reiki practice. Most teachers, in fact, may not even be aware how to tap into the intuitive flow themselves.

How does reiki actually show us what to work on with a client? How do you learn to interpret the signals and signs you receive while giving a healing treatment? What steps can a reiki practitioner take to become more open to the messages contained within the human energy field and the flow of energy from the universe?

Rowland's book is chock full of *useful* and helpful information designed to teach both reiki students and other teachers *how* to be open and aware of these signs, these messages. Written in a concise, straightforward manner, the book is nonetheless a great storehouse of information that is much needed at this time and particularly in this country, where most of the reiki practitioners are left to sort out for themselves exactly what to do with what they "receive" from a client during a treatment.

Rowland teaches classes in Reiki and Intuition and this book is based on her work with these classes and with teaching students from all levels of Reiki how to tune in to their intuitive processes. As such, it is a great success. Rowland is neither self-important nor does she waste any time in criticism of any other practices or techniques; what is taught here can be implemented into ANY reiki practice, regardless of lineage or style.

I had already intended to take Rowland's class; after reading this book, I am more interested than ever, not because the book is insufficient, but because her writing style is so engaging, that I want to study with her more! I have met her in person and reading her book does sound exactly like speaking with her in person. It's a good read, interesting, and well-planned out. I highly recommend it for anyone who is Reiki.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Top Notch in Every Way!, August 21, 2006

By	Linda J. Schiller-hanna "lhanna23" (northeast Ohio) - See all my reviews

I am blessed to know Amy Rowland, and was even included in
the book with one of my anecdotes. Nevertheless, I was inspired
and blessed beyond my expectations when reading this book.
Amy gave me an extra spurt of energy towards the loving practice
of Reiki and I've been a R.Master for several years, and a
professional intuitive for 25. She puts it all together in
a clear and useful manner. It made me want to do Reiki even
more than I do. I also feel even more comfortable in using my
intuitive style of Reiki work. She makes it OK.
Amy Rowland is a conscientious writer and doesn't include
a lot of meaningless fluff. Every word counts. You'll be
glad you got this book. I'm planning to get 20 of these for
the people on my Christmas list. Its that good!