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Reiki
This is a form of healing that uses the life energy force from the hands of the practitioner to the client. It originated in Japan and was brought over to the U.S. as a holistic form of healing. Reiki does not replace conventional medicine, but works with it to help the body feel better. Typically done lying down, the healer is able to work with the energy from different parts of the body. When healing near the stomach, where the emotions tend to be pent up, the healer turns the hands counterclockwise. This calms down anxiety because the body’s energy naturally wants to turn clockwise.

Chakra Balancing
Chakra balancing uses tone, vibration and sound to channel the energy we are comprised of and use it to create physical harmony. This also allows emotions to escape or enter, and focuses on the seven centers of energy in the body. This is one of the most popular requests at the Anam Cara Wellness Center because itallows pent up emotions to escape from the body. Not only does balancing your chakras help to create harmony, but it also helps get one’s energy levels back up to par. This ancient form of holistic healing also originated in Japan. Crystal therapy is one method used in chakra balancing because it is a very powerful method of healing.

Tarot Cards
This is not the same as fortune telling or predicting the future. The cards are simply images used to evoke specific patterns or behaviors in the client. Each person reads the tarot cards differently and picks up certain feelings or emotions from the images. This, combined with the person’s body reactions to the images, helps the practitioner unlock potential emotional problems or trends. The interpretations are more based on psychology and human behavior than they are in predicting future events of a person’s life. Depending on what one draws out from the cards, it may help one realize choices to make that can strongly change one’s future.

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Dream Interpretation
Some believe our dreams are the bridge between our unconscious and conscious mind, helping us resolve problems and deal with situations that seem overwhelming during our waking hours. There are many types of dreams including unconscious, when one is asleep, and conscious ones, when one is awake, like daydreaming. A precognitive dream is when you see something happening before it actually occurs. These can be some of the most powerful dreams when listened to because they can save lives or stop something bad from happening.
A recurring dream is very different from a regular one. Try to examine exactly how you feel in the dream and what emotions are triggering you to have the dream. Contrary to popular belief, a nightmare is actually a good thing because it reveals a problem or calls attention to something potentially distressing in your life in your subconscious.

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    NganFeb 2, 2011 at 8:04 am

    This all looks so fun especially the chakra balancing since it sounds so interesting with the crystal therapy and energy channeling. I’ve never heard of these before i read this article.

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