Touch

Melody's requirement of keeping a hand on our client during a session I found to be very GROUNDING. Although we were not suppose to GROUND energetically I found the constant touch of the practitioner to be GROUNDING.

I find the sensation of TOUCH to be very strong when working with our ENERGY SYSTEMS. When I do Energy Work I DO NOT LAY MY HANDS ON THE PERSON. I keep my hands half inch to 1 inch above the person. Keeping my hands above the person allows me to sense the energy of the Chakra I am working on, plus I can sense the energy flowing from my palms. When my hands are touching the person my sense of TOUCH over-powers my sense of the ENERGY.

Melody's position with the constant TOUCH is not to ABANDON our client. I think "ABANDON" needs to be defined. I am not sure how Melody would think of my practice. When I start a Reiki session I settle the client in position and place my Crystals around the client. THEN I LEAVE THE ROOM OR SPACE FOR 5 TO 10 MINUTES and leave the client alone with the CRYSTALS. I tell the client that I am leaving them alone with the CRYSTALS for 5 to 10 minutes and I want them to relax and to enjoy the ENERGY OF THE CRYSTALS. To say that I ABANDON my client, I would disagree in that I am putting my client in the care of the CRYSTALS.

To me it is important to leave the client completely alone with the CRYSTALS. When we are ALONE we are much less guarded, and in a better position to RECEIVE. The CRYSTAL energy encourages this state to RECEIVE, and being alone with them the client quickly enters into this state. When I return to give the Reiki session the client is very much in a state to RECEIVE the energy. This allows me to give a 30 minute session that would normally require 60 minutes.