Reiki Tales - Story #1
For quite a long time, perhaps as long as we’ve been traveling, I’ve felt the nudge to take my Reiki treatments outside. As part of my Animal Reiki practice, I simply take a seat (in a chair or on the ground) and start sending Reiki to the pets or other animals to receive if they choose to do so. Hands-on contact is entirely up to them. Even without it, they still receive. They’ll usually get close in proximity and fall asleep or show signs of relaxation. The treatment ends when they move away or I feel the energetic connection shift.
The nudge to take treatments outside was borne of wondering what would happen if I just stepped outdoors and did a Reiki “broadcast” for/to whatever may wish to receive it. At the RV parks, there are usually birds and squirrels at the very least. Here in Florida, in Matt’s dad’s backyard at the edge of a canal, there are lizards, iguanas, turtles and birds of all sorts. In the neighborhood, there are groups of deer that roam from yard to yard.
Today, shortly after noon, was my first time giving this a try … not only for the creatures, but also the fish, trees and land in general. I was curious to see what might appear to receive it. Lo and behold, there was an orange-headed Peter’s Rock Agama lizard that made itself present. They are considered an invasive species introduced through the pet trade. I think it just wants to be loved and live its best lizard life.
It was willing to get cautiously close to me but near landscaping so that it had a safe place to flee if necessary. It did a dance for me that looked a lot like pushups but it didn’t appear to be afraid. As is the way of these treatments, it walked away when it had enough.
I was delighted by how it went, but who knows. Maybe it was going to be there in the sun anyway, yet none of the lizards on the property like to be within sight of people. They scamper into hiding with little provocation. I was honored that it was willing to hang out with me for little while, whether Reiki had anything to do with it or not.
All in all, the treatment time was perhaps 20 minutes. A fish jumped out of the water when I started … maybe that was a coincidence. I look forward to offering in this way going forward, while we’re here and once we move on. Why not, right? Hopefully there will be some nice stories to share along the way.
