Reiki, healing for horses!

JFTD said:
Not a paywall, just a login, my mistake - sorry... Would rather not sign up really though - y'never know what they'll do with your details. Might try and convert me using their reiki wizardry...
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Don't be ridiculous, we only practise our wizardry when on the Reiki Initiated annual holiday at Hogwarts!
 
tazzle said:
hmmmmm perhaps you can liken it a little like ultrasound waves / energy at the wavelength used for looking at babies etc... that does no harm at all and it is also used by the medical and sports injuries sectors to enhance the healing process.
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In fairness ultrasonic waves can be dangerous - I should emphasise, not the sort (intensity / wavelength) that they use in prenatal scanning - much higher intensities are used to kill / destroy bacterial cells in some industries (and if it can disrupt bacterial cells, it can do the same to mammalian cells), and high levels cause hearing loss / ultimately death etc...
 
JFTD said:
In fairness ultrasonic waves can be dangerous - I should emphasise, not the sort (intensity / wavelength) that they use in prenatal scanning - much higher intensities are used to kill / destroy bacterial cells in some industries (and if it can disrupt bacterial cells, it can do the same to mammalian cells), and high levels cause hearing loss / ultimately death etc...
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Actually, this reminded me of something really interesting. I went to a lecture with a man calling himself The Geopathic Stress doctor (he exists!), a man who did some pretty impressive work with energy and ley lines. His idea of healing was simplistic (in my opinion) in that it was "blue" energy. For him, the different colours he perceived energy at meant different frequencies. He describes some as inconsequential to humans, others badly damage and depleat or overload our own energy. He advised the room that we should spend no longer than an hour a day receiving healing energy, as it was a strong energy and could be harmful if we spent longer in it than that.

My Reiki Master (a much loved and respected person with many years of experience and testimonials coming out of your ears) was mortified at the incinuation that healing energy could be bad. This was countered and successfully agreed on by all, that it is the intention behind the healing which means it can do no harm - as in, every time a healer (reiki or otherwise) tunes into that frequency, they ask for it to be beneficial to, and if not at least not harmful to, the recipient and themselves. Attunements are done with the same intention (as far as I understand). I'm sure that there are healers out there who simply channel strong energy, which too much of can be a bad thing. It is my belief (no science here) that it is the intention that Reiki is handed down and used with, that makes it safe for anybody.

I recently had my eyes opened to the use of energy in martial arts. Energy can indeed be used in combat, and to harm others. It was something that I tried, and failed to feel comfortable with, even knowing that it was only used in competiton with two consenting parties or in self defence... the whole idea of using energy to attack and deliberately harm, even temporarily, another being sits at the exact opposite of everything I have been taught and use.
 
' Naturally' By dissecting my post like you did, you now have me even more convinced it's quack medicine.

If anyone does feel the energy and the force. Perhaps they should consider becoming a Jedi master. May the force be with you.:p:p:p
 
I don't know why people are so closed minded when it comes to things like this... Energy Healing comes in different forms all over the world and is widely used and accepted. Even religions accept that its a powerful thing.

It's even used by sceptics like lazybee without her even knowing it... anyone can tap into the thought-bank at anytime and I bet everyone has done it without knowing...

Phone rings... you know exactly who it is before picking up.
You "feel" somethings wrong.... it is!
You have "a good feeling" about something... it turns out ok!
PMA - positive mental attitude!

Simplistic I know, but the sixth sense we try and shut out is always there.

"Jedi" was actually used by the author of Star Wars from energy healing on Earth which he knew existed. So perhaps, being a Jedi master is not out of the ordinary after all.
 
juliette said:
Anyone recommend someone who does it in my area? I'm between Halstead Essex and Sudbury Suffolk
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I am a reki practitioner, unfortunately I do not have the time at the moment. My reiki 'master' (which I do agree sounds daft :D) Jenny lives in Essex and she may be able to help you. PM me if you like and I will give you her number.

My brother also lives in Halstead, it's nice there. :)
 
Sceptics will always be sceptics until they experience something that proves there may be something else!

Reiki is a very 'physical' energy, most (but certainly not all) who experience it can 'feel' something. This is partly why I like treating horses in particular, I can usually predict their reaction, whilst hands on, within a few moments of it happening, head dropping, total relaxation and dozing off, they also 'tell' you when they have had enough. I treated a friend who was dying of cancer many years ago, his experiences were mind blowing (probably more because of his relaxed state putting him into a state of meditation), I didn't treat him to cure him, he was beyond that, it was to help with the pain and it did help him immensely. 2 hours before he passed very peacefully he asked me to stop, he had taken enough and was prepared for his passing, his parents had 'come to accompany him' on his way and he wanted to be left with them. It was the most emotional experience of my life and the few weeks between his diagnosis and his death convinced me that Reiki is something worth being attuned to when you can 'give' so much to someone you love.

What the energy does is encourage the body to kick start it's own healing ability, rather than the Reiki doing the actual healing. It is brilliant in a pain situation as it can stop pain dead within a few minutes giving chance for pain relief to work without being in agony waiting for it to be effective. It can also be used to slow or stop bleeding in an emergency. The main thing about it is that you don't have to believe for it to work for you, it is not like 'faith healing', you just have to be willing to receive it. The term Master is just something that has stuck from it's ancient roots, referring to a someone who is a master of their craft. It means that the person has proved their ability to both treat and teach others at a high level.
 
Just a word of warning. If you open your mind too much your brain falls on the floor.

PS I'm not a skeptic. I think it's complete nonsense. To claim to influence someones heath by hoovering your hands over them or gently touching is ludicrous.
 
lazybee said:
Just a word of warning. If you open your mind too much your brain falls on the floor.

PS I'm not a skeptic. I think it's complete nonsense. To claim to influence someones heath by hoovering your hands over them or gently touching is ludicrous.
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LOL, my brain was a lost cause a long time ago, so no worries there:D

If we all thought the same then the world (and, more importantly, this forum ;)) would be a very boring place! I respect your non belief, and understand it too, it does all sound very far fetched and perhaps those that believe just need 'something' to believe in.
 
used to have it done on a previous horse by a friend but she wont do it on taz as he tends to relax so much he falls over, 17.2hh horse tumbling towards her is not her idea of fun :( fair enough really :o
 
A few years ago when my horses were in livery a lady got a communicator in to see her horse. The communicator brought her friend with her who is a reiki master. Now every horse, including my tb completely chilled out, some even laid down in their stables (which a couple of their owners had never witnessed!!). My tb was a bit stressed before they arrived as he was still in as I couldn't turn him out alone, however as soon as the lady came onto the yard he just chilled! Was incredible! I'm definitely going to get one out soon to see my two!
 
I'm a little sceptic but had a rather strange experience on the yard one morning. A livery who does Reiki, was walking by while I was training a youngster to stand still at the mounting block. The lady watched for a few minutes and then offered to help.
She spent a few minutes quietly touching her and then ran her hand from her rump down along her hind legs. Stood back and said, 'she's ready now'.
To my surprise, the youngster stood stock still and once I was in the saddle, she turned her head to touch my boot with her nose. 'There', she said, 'I told her you hadn't disapppeared, you are still there with her.'

The next day,alone, I stood her by the mounting block and once more she stood completely still, checked my foot in the strrup with her nose and waited for permission to move off.

She has continued to be perfect to mount, even from the ground on hacks.
 
Don't knock it til you've tried it, I say!! My youngster has benefited hugely from Reiki, which has been performed by a friend's mum who won't take money but does it for the love of it. Horse is very clear about how much she will take and this week she fell asleep while her whole spine was 'done', lovely to see!:)
 
Reiki healing energy and reiki treatments used on horses reduce its Stress, pain, improves confidence, energy level, help them to gain peak performance and recover from trauma.

Reiki energy is being used on competitive race horses as well as on horses that have gone through emotional traumas.

Horses like all animals are very sensitive to energy and are very intuitive. They will take as much energy as they desire, and when they have had enough they will move away. The length of a session varies according to the needs of the animal. Even ten to fifteen minutes can go a long way.

How horse might behave after the energy treatment?
  • They will be more Relaxed.
  • They Have boosted energy
  • Drink or eat or both.
  • They Appear very calm.

To Know more how reiki can be shared with your horse on a daily basis visit:
http://www.thehealingpages.com/reiki-energy-healing-treatments-for-horses
 
Im Reiki Master and my horses love it.....on of the even asks for it when he needs it by nudging my hands and nuzzling a bit on his body where he wants it.
Its def worth getting yourself attuned as not only can you treat your horses but any other pet and yourself too.
Xx
 
My friend did a reiki healing for my horse when she had her stroke and was poorly, dunno if it was coincidence but from that night on along with good veterinary and personal care although initially it didnt look like vet treatment was working she came back with a vengance :D that was over a year ago and she still runs out up the field bucking and cantering as she did today.
Id def use again
 
I am a reiki practitioner. Those that have experienced reiki value it. Those that poo poo it, your loss.
I NEVER try to persuade any one of the benefits. I will explain it to anyone interested and give it to anyone that asks for it.
For those that are very very sure it is nonsense without any possible way of knowing that, as I said, their loss.
 
I recently had an accident on the horse I share, we were both very badly shaken and I am still recovering from cracked ribs. Since the accident he has seemed 'different' and not himself, and slightly aggressive sometimes. His owner had a communicator/healer who also does Reiki come to see him. Although I am a little skeptic I am really interested in this. It will be interesting to see what happens. I am thinking of having Reiki on myself to try to help the healing of my ribs. I'm desperate to get back in the saddle!

The stories on this thread are really interesting.:)
 
When my youngster was poorly I'd noticed a couple of days where he'd perked up a bit. It was only when I spoke to the landowner who we rent from that he admitted he'd tried some Reiki on him and that he'd not said anything in case we objected. We said that we thought it was lovely and that it couldn't just be a co-incidence that he'd seemed a lot better.

However it was short lived as we lost the horse a couple of weeks later so I'm not sure I'm a total believer :( Had he survived I would've been.
 
A racehorse in the yard I worked at had been lame for a long period, I wasn't involved with any diagnosis but apparently his xrays showed arthiritis in his lower for limb.

He was such a stressy boy and always looked like a deer in head lights. I snuck into his stable and knelt down by his leg, and held my hands around it (not touching) it whilst trying to send loving thoughts to him. I'm not sure if it was reiki but after a few minutes he lowered his head almost to the floor, occasionally reaching around to touch and blow on my head gently (I had a hat on.) He was the most relaxed I'd ever seen him and I felt no fear knelt in his stable next to him where I could easily have been kicked or stood on.

Of course he was still lame but I like to think he experienced a little bit of peace for a few minutes which is rare in a racehorses life. Whatever it is called, thinking loving thoughts whilst around horses has a good effect.

Over the last few days Fred has gently put his head in my chest when I've been thinking how much I love him and have missed him in the three months between leaving his yard and buying him, and it has almost brought me to tears....maybe horses heal us too.
 
EMC said:
A racehorse in the yard I worked at had been lame for a long period, I wasn't involved with any diagnosis but apparently his xrays showed arthiritis in his lower for limb.

He was such a stressy boy and always looked like a deer in head lights. I snuck into his stable and knelt down by his leg, and held my hands around it (not touching) it whilst trying to send loving thoughts to him. I'm not sure if it was reiki but after a few minutes he lowered his head almost to the floor, occasionally reaching around to touch and blow on my head gently (I had a hat on.) He was the most relaxed I'd ever seen him and I felt no fear knelt in his stable next to him where I could easily have been kicked or stood on.

Of course he was still lame but I like to think he experienced a little bit of peace for a few minutes which is rare in a racehorses life. Whatever it is called, thinking loving thoughts whilst around horses has a good effect.

Over the last few days Fred has gently put his head in my chest when I've been thinking how much I love him and have missed him in the three months between leaving his yard and buying him, and it has almost brought me to tears....maybe horses heal us too.
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Sounds wonderful and very much like you have been giving and receiving healing with your horse. :)

If you feel drawn to it, get yourself attuned. The attunement is there to help you to discover and use the energy more powerfully, and to protect you.
 
Does it actually "heal" though?

I know a healer/equine behaviorist (not specifically reiki but I figure its near enough to be relevant) who my family have used on a few ponies and a human wrist and back injury. I've seen her have an effect, and all have been situations with nothing to lose so "why not" IYSWIM, but I'm just not convinced that energy waves (or whatever) and some sensations actually cause anything broken to work, or damaged to mend. If healing worked you'd see it, wouldn't you, on visible injuries? Like if you had a scratch on your hand and your mate was a healer, you could get them to channel their energy waves and see the scratch heal up, if not immediately in the not too distant future? That doesn't happen or healers could go "look", show us and prove themselves, but they can't or they would have. You could even do a scratch on each hand and heal one but not the other and see how long they both took to get better. Just thinking out loud, really. :o

So, yeah, I believe there's something going on with energy healing, but as far as I can tell, its not healing, its just energy and maybe nice feeling.
 
Flame, they can and they do demonstrate it. My friend does regular demonstrations at a hotel so an audience which varies from very keen to all cynics, and she has had people walk out without the sticks they needed, a huge increase in range of motion and so on. Of course how much of that is placebo effect we don't really know, and its hard to get anything which involves inflicting wounds or not treating half of a group past an ethics comittee (ok how do you spell that?!). It has been proven that reiki can get the metrics of stressed rats back to normal faster than a control group.

The research is young, but fascinating. :)
 
Im pretty open about thigns like this now Im older (never used to be!) but havent ever know quite what to think about things like Reiki - but my friends sister does it, and she is coming to see Red on Sunday afternoon, will be interesting to see what happens (if anything)

certainally I find it all very interesting....
 
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