RCGW News for September 2005 (Vol. 3 No. 2)

RCGW News
– The Opt-in Newsletter of The Reiki Center of Greater Washington

Vol. 3, No. 2 – September 2005

Welcome to this issue of RCGW News, a monthly opt-in publication of The Reiki Center of Greater Washington (RCGW) in Rockville, Maryland. We are sending it to our community by email and giving it out at the Greater Washington Reiki Conference. If you would prefer not to receive this publication in the future, please click on the link at the very bottom of this email OR email us at dgleekel@reikicenter.info. You can always check our offerings by seeing our main website: www.reikicenter.info for our Reiki Classes OR www.reikivacations.com for our Retreats in Power Places OR www.innerhealercenter.org for our Crystal Healing Classes.

Please note that archival issues of our newsletter can be found at our NEW blog: http://www.reikicenter.blogspot.com


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CONTENTS
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*Director’s Column
*New Accreditation Program at RCGW
*Second Annual Greater Washington Reiki Conference
*September & October Class and Events Calendar
*Reiki “Technique of the Month”
*September Specials
*Reiki Table Packages
*Rock of the Month


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Director's Column
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August was surprisingly busy for the practice. First, please let me congratulate our three newest Sekhem-Seichim-Reiki Master Teachers: Antonia Feldman, Janet Neigh, and Luz Ortiz. They earned their titles at our Rehoboth Beach SSR Master class the week of 8/13-8/20/05. It was a beautiful week and everyone left a bit more relaxed and energized than when they came.

We also taught successful Usui Reiki I and II classes during the month and saw several new and returning clients. One usually expects the end of Summer to be a relaxing time; instead for me it was a time of working to fill in as much energy work as I could. I continue to be grateful for all the wonderful support the universe continues to bring me.

In the coming months, we will be expanding the practice with additional practitioners and, we hope, an Office Manager, who can help us deliver on our mission of high quality professional Reiki classes and sessions to our community. Please see more about this in the article that follows on our Accreditation Program.

Reiki blessings...

--David Gleekel


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RCGW Accreditation Program

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Starting in October 2005, RCGW is beginning our new Accreditation Program. This program will allow our students to develop the skills necessary to practice Reiki professionally as either a Practitioner or Instructor at the Center.

**Accredited Practitioner**

The program will allow up to four students who have completed either Usui Reiki II or SSR I-II to enroll in it each quarter. Each of those enrollees will commit to doing a minimum of 11 documented hands-on sessions and 11 documented distant sessions per month, both at the center (in assisting at sessions, Reiki Student Clinics or Reiki Shares) or outside the center

After a student has completed 11 of each type of session (hands-on and distant), he or she will receive an Accreditation Certificate from RCGW with the title of Accredited Reiki Technician I.

After a student has completed 22 of each type of session (hands-on and distant), he or she will receive an Accreditation Certificate from RCGW with the title of Accredited Reiki Technician II.

After a student has completed 33 of each type of session (hands-on and distant), he or she will receive an Accreditation Certificate from RCGW with the title of Accredited Reiki Technician III.

After a student has completed 44 of each type of session, he or she will receive the title of Accredited Reiki Practitioner If the student has also studied SSR, he or she would also receive the title Accredited SSR Practitioner, if he or she has completed 44 of each type of documented session (hands-on and distant).

Accredited Reiki Practitioners and Accredited SSR Practitioners will be able to see their own clients professionally at RCGW. The center will charge a fee of $15 per hour for this service. Space will be available on a first reserved first used basis.

**Accredited Teacher**

After a student has completed either Usui Reiki III or SSR VII he or she will become eligible to apply for our Accredited Teacher program. The program will allow up to two students to co-teach the type of course(s) that he or she has studied at RCGW. Co-teaching includes assisting in the presentation of the information for the class and participating in giving at least one attunement per student during the class.

After a student has completed co-teaching of three Usui Reiki I classes, he or she will receive an Accreditation Certificate from RCGW with the title of Accredited Reiki Teacher I.

After a student has completed co-teaching of three Usui Reiki I classes and three Usui Reiki II classes, he or she will receive an Accreditation Certificate from RCGW with the title of Accredited Reiki Teacher II

After a student has completed co-teaching of three Usui Reiki I classes and three SSR I-II classes, he or she will receive an Accreditation Certificate from RCGW with the title of Accredited SSR Teacher II.

After a student has completed co-teaching of three Usui Reiki I, II and III classes, he or she will receive an Accreditation Certificate from RCGW with the title of Accredited Reiki Master Teacher. The student will be responsible for his or her own lodging and food costs, if this is a retreat cost.

After a student has completed co-teaching of three SSR I-II classes and three SSR Master classes, he or she will receive an Accreditation Certificate from RCGW with the title of Accredited SSR Master Teacher.

Once a student has attained the level of Accredited Reiki Master Teacher or Accredited SSR Master Teacher, he or she may act as a lead teacher professionally at RCGW at a mutually agreed-upon rate. We estimate that four courses per year will be assigned to our Accredited Teachers once they have reached this level.

To be considered for our Accreditation Program, please submit a letter of intent with a listing of the courses you have taken as well as any additional experience you have in healing to David Gleekel at the address below. The deadline for our first Accreditation Program quarter to begin January 2006 will be November 30, 2005.
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September and October 2005 Calendar
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Wednesday, September 14 – Preparing to be a Reiki Master: a Share/Development group for Usui Reiki and SSR II students. Free for all. Open only to RCGW students. This event will be open to our Reiki Master students as well.

Saturday, September 17 and Sunday, September 18 – Usui Reiki I – Cost is $175, if prepaid by 8/17 or $200 thereafter.

Wednesday, September 21 – Reiki Student Clinic – Cost is free for students and clients of RCGW, $5 for others. Only RCGW students may participate as practitioners.

Friday, September 23 through Tuesday, September 28 – Usui Reiki III Master – Cost is $1,325, if prepaid by 8/23 or $1,350 thereafter. There are two spaces available for this retreat.

Wednesday, September 28 – Reiki Master Share – Massanutten Resort. Open to all RCGW Masters.

Friday, September 30 – Integrated Energy Therapy ™ Basic – Taught by Diane Ruth Shewmaker at RCGW in Gaithersburg. Cost is $155, if prepaid by 9/9 or $200 thereafter.

Friday, September 30 – Integrated Energy Therapy ™ for Animals – Taught by Diane Ruth Shewmaker at RCGW in Gaithersburg. Cost is $110, if prepaid by 9/9 or $135 thereafter. Prerequisite: IET Basic.

Saturday, October 1 – Reiki Share at RCGW Rockville. Cost is free for RCGW students and clients, $5 for others.

Saturday, October 1 – Integrated Energy Therapy ™ Intermediate – Taught by Diane Ruth Shewmaker at RCGW in Gaithersburg. Cost is $200, if prepaid by 9/9 or $225 thereafter. Prerequisite: IET Basic.

Sunday, October 2 – Integrated Energy Therapy ™ Advanced – Taught by Diane Ruth Shewmaker at RCGW in Gaithersburg. Cost is $200, if prepaid by 9/9 or $225 thereafter. Prerequisite: IET Intermediate.

Wednesday, October 5 – Healing Drumming Circle at RCGW Rockville. Cost is free for RCGW students and clients or $5 for others.

Saturday, October 8 through Monday, October 10 – Karuna Reiki ® Master at RCGW Gaithersburg. Cost is $825, if prepaid by 9/8 or $850 thereafter. Prerequisite: Reiki Master training and 1 year experience.

Saturday, October 8 and Sunday, October 9 – Karuna Reiki ® Practitioner at RCGW. Cost is $375, if prepaid by 9/8 or $400 thereafter. Prerequisite: Reiki Master training and 6 months’ experience.

Wednesday, October 12 – Reiki Master Preparation Group – RCGW Gaithersburg.
Saturday, October 15 and Sunday, October 16 – Usui Reiki I at RCGW Gaithersburg. Cost is $175, if prepaid by 9/15 or $200 thereafter.

Wednesday, October 19 – Reiki Student Clinic at RCGW Gaithersburg.

Saturday, October 22 and Saturday, October 29 – Usui Reiki II at RCGW Gaithersburg. Cost is $225, if prepaid by 9/22 or $250 thereafter. Prerequisite: Usui Reiki I.

Sunday, October 23 – Natural Healing Expo (sponsored by Pathways). RCGW will be an exhibitor. If you are a Level Two practitioner or above, we could use your assistance in giving sessions at our booth (no. 54). Holiday Inn Express, Bethesda, MD.

Wednesday, October 26 – Reiki Master Share at RCGW Gaithersburg.

Sunday, October 30 – Talk on Reiki at Thrive Yoga in Rockville, MD – 4-6pm.

Paste the link below into your browser to see our complete calendar:

http://www.reikicenter.info/pages/662511/index.htm


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September Specials:
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$25 off your next session or class if you refer a new client to RCGW.

$25 off your next session or class, if you purchase a Gift Certificate worth at least $120.

$25 off a Session Prepayment Plan of at least $200.

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Reiki Technique of the
Month: Evaluating Temperature to Determine when there is an Energy Deficit or Surplus
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In Reiki I, students begin to sense that there is energy present in people, plants, animals, and crystals around them. The energy may feel like warmth, coolness, tingling, or just magnetism.

As our senses develop, we begin to notice that the energy we work with has a variety of feelings: it may change from a usual warm flowing to a cold stillness or back and forth or to something unrecognizable to us. We may also occasionally feel shapes in the aura or notice that the energy changes among the various levels of the aura.

What does this mean?

Clients may have a variety of problems for which we are treating them. They could have a chronic condition or blockage in the energy. They could have a recent injury, such as a fall, scratch, broken limb, or sickness.

In the case of a long-term or chronic condition, the energy would appear blocked. This might result in exactly the opposite feeling in the chakra that immediately precedes it. For example, if we are feeling the left side of the body (in most cases), we might notice a surplus of energy at the second chakra, but a blockage at the third chakra. This is because the energy is flowing up the left side of the body. The effect of the blockage at the third chakra causes a surplus at the second as a damming effect develops. The chakras would be reversed at the right side of the body as the energy moves downward.

Now, the $10,000 question is what various temperatures mean. A good way to find this out with you is to work with another practitioner in tandem to test with a pendulum. When you find a blockage on each other, notice the changes in temperature at that location. This will let you know how that energy feels for you. When you find a surplus as described above, notice the same thing. In my working with the energies, I feel blockages as warm and surpluses as cold, but this is different for everyone.

As you enter Reiki II or SSR I-II, you begin to notice that you can use the Mental/Emotional symbol or second Power Symbol for the areas of surplus and the Power Symbol for areas of deficit. This allows you to focus the energy and balance it across chakras.

I hope this helps those of you in Reiki I (or contemplating taking Reiki I) get a better idea of how we who practice do our energy sensing.


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Reiki Tables at RCGW
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**Athena Pro Package - $588, plus shipping and tax (shipping is $47, for tables up to 31” in width; tax is for tables delivered in the State of Maryland.

This package is great for practitioners who want a good table to use in their practice. It includes an Athena table with a lifetime warranty from
CustomCraftworks. It also includes Posi-tilt Face Rest, a Deluxe 3-Pocket Carry Case, an Ankle/Knee bolster and three flannel Face Rest Covers, as well as the Reiki easy access end panels. This is a savings of $139 over the regular price for these items. The table is available separately for
$500. We have a new purple Athena on-hand for demonstration.

**Featherlock Student Package - $499, plus shipping ant tax (shipping is $47 for tables up to 31” in width; tax is for tables delivered in the State of Maryland.

This package is for students who want a good lighter weight table to take with them to clients or to use at home for sessions. It includes a Featherlock table with a lifetime warranty from Custom Craftworks. It also includes a stationary facerest, an ankle/knee bolster, and a carry case). We have also included the Reiki easy access end panel for you to allow you to sit at the ends of the table during sessions. Our price is a savings of 10% over the suggested retail price.

We can deliver the table right to your home or office at no additional charge. The table is available separately for $409.

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Rock of the Month - Aquamarine
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Aquamarine is a light blue soft stone. Its primary role in healing is to release energy from the throat chakra, but it can help one to understand the emotions that are being released as well. The stone assists in transmuting anger and other strong emotions into useful action. RCGW has a few very nice pieces of Aquamarine available for sale with prices varying from $12 to $15.

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Reiki Center of
Greater Washington
9059 Shady Grove Court
Gaithersburg, MD 20877

Web Site:
http://www.reikicenter.info
E-mail: dgleekel@reikicenter.info
Phone: 1-866-59-REIKI / Fax: 301-942-7853