Reiki has been instrumental in my life in cultivating a Mindful practice and way of living. While reclining on a lounge chair under a palapas type covering for shade, I was enjoying reading on Amberge Caye in Belize. I felt the gentle breeze on my skin, the vacation type paperback in my hands and the peacefulness and sense of pleasure in my heart. I suddenly looked up and not only saw the beautiful clouds over the sea interspaced by the blue sky piercing in between the cotton white shapes, but I noticed how the beautiful lighting of the sun was exquisitely reflecting down into the water. Excitedly I moved to the shoreline to take some photos; they were magnificent even on my I-phone. Seeing a local worker cleaning the leaves, I mentioned to him about the beauty that I felt privileged to see and record. He stopped, looked at me and said: I don’t usually see those things. It made my heart dance that with Mindfulness I had not missed what for others had become routine.
Some days later in another part of Belize near San Ignacio I went zip lining. Truthfully I had been fearful of doing this activity and sent Reiki to the goal of having a safe, comfortable and enjoyable experience. Once I was there, I brought Mindfulness to how the equipment felt, the lushness of the environment, the platforms we stood on, and the movements of the guide ahead of me. With this type of focus, the activity was filled with joy, pleasure in the movements, sights and sounds. My primary sound was of ‘hooting’ in the exuberance of it all!
