Desert Mariposa Reiki

I have done quite a bit of work with clients who have experienced trauma in a variety of ways, sometimes significantly, and have seen amazing results.

I found this attached article written by Syeda Aysha Aslam, MCP a therapist at Mutual Ground Therapy Group a fantastic overview of trauma, Reiki and the power of Reiki in healing trauma. I hope you enjoy it.

The power of Reiki in healing Trauma — Mutual Ground The concept of “trauma” means something different to everyone. It’s a word that carries an incredibly subjective interpretation. What is extremely traumatic to one, can be belittled, shrugged off and minimized by another, which raises the question, what exactly counts as trauma?

I have personally have seen amazing results from Reiki treatments for clients who have dealt with generalized anxiety.

From my experience, there is immediate relief and an experience of relaxation and calming effect. Also, as we continue to work together, there are insights, revelations and energetic shifts that can result in an overall reduction of anxiety related symptoms.

Generalized anxiety disorder is a potentially debilitating condition that affects millions of people all across the globe. In fact, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, generalized anxiety disorder currently affects 3.1 percent of the U.S. population. Treatments for generalized anxiety disorder vary but often include medication and psychotherapy. Some people struggling with this condition have also added Reiki to their treatment plan in hopes of improving symptoms further.

Some of the specific symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder may include:
• Trouble sleeping�• Tense muscles�• Irritability�• Tiring easily�• Feeling restless or on edge, sometimes to a debilitating level�• Trouble concentrating

Studies have shown that Reiki offers several potential benefits for people with generalized anxiety disorder. Some of these benefits include:
1. Lower stress levels�People with generalized anxiety disorder have higher stress levels than the normal population. Both research studies and anecdotal reports indicate that Reiki may assist to alleviate some of this stress.
2. Relaxation�Having generalized anxiety disorder makes it difficult to relax even when no significant stressor is present. Many people who participate in Reiki sessions report feeling relaxed both during the session and after it is complete, which may be beneficial to someone who struggles with anxiety.
3. Improved mood�Not every person who has been diagnosed with a generalized anxiety disorder will experience depression. However, for many people, these two issues go hand-in-hand. Research indicates that people who participate in Reiki sessions on a regular basis feel less depressed than they did prior to therapy.
4. Better sleep�People with a generalized anxiety disorder may find that they have trouble falling asleep, are unable to stay asleep, or don’t feel rested even after sleeping all night. Reiki sessions may alleviate some of these issues and improve the quality of sleep.

Reiki is non-invasive and doesn’t pose any risk to the client. It also causes no side effects. Thus, Reiki can be used in conjunction with virtually any other treatment prescribed by a physician, including medication and other types of therapy.

(From IARP (International Association of Reiki Professionals)

Among the many, many, MANY ways Reiki supports us, Reiki also serves as a Complementary Therapy for those dealing with Heart Disease.
According to Harvard Medical School, Reiki healing can relax heart patients, and has positive results in patients with heart problems. A recent study found that people who underwent Reiki sessions before cardiac catheterization felt more confident, relaxed, and cooperative.
A study from the American College of Cardiology shows that patients with Reiki therapy within 72 hours after a heart attack were more relaxed, happy, and calm. This energy therapy mainly reduced negative states such as stress, anger, sadness, frustration, worry, fright, and anxiety.
Integrating Reiki into our lives can also serve as a great complimentary preventative tool, as its specific benefits reduce many of the contributors to dis-ease and diseases. 🦋

Love this fascinating information about how Reiki supports those going through surgical procedures. ( I see this in my clients and all of the time!)
Research studies have shown that Reiki offers a number of different benefits, some of which may be beneficial to people who are recovering from a surgical procedure.
Reiki may reduce anxiety before and after surgery.
Reiki may help prevent or reduce depression after surgery.
Reiki may reduce stress levels.
Reiki may improve the quality of sleep.
Reiki may reduce sensations of pain.
One study reported in Science Direct, Volume 19, Issue4, July-August 2023, was conducted to evaluate the effect of Reiki on anxiety, fear, pain levels, and oxygen saturation in open abdominal surgery patients.
The results were that surgical fear, anxiety, and pain levels decreased, and oxygen saturation levels increased in the Reiki group.
Reiki is also completely non-invasive, so it is very safe to do after surgery, (of course always following doctor’s instructions carefully.)
The benefits of Reiki are far-reaching. This is also one of the many reasons that it is very common to find reiki practitioners in many hospital settings, rehab centers and more.
If you are planning to have a surgical procedure, reiki can assist you before, during and after! 👍

Reiki is phenomenal in so many ways. Regardless of what someone may be dealing with, reiki can make a difference.

According to the American Cancer Society, a small research study showed that patients undergoing Reiki treatments during cancer reported less pain overall. These patients still took the same amount of pain medication, but they reported feeling better when Reiki was part of their treatment regimen. Penn Medicine reports that another study conducted by the Abramson Cancer Center’s Integrative Oncology Initiative showed that Reiki can provide many benefits to patients when performed in conjunction with traditional treatments, including a reduction in patients’ perceptions of pain, decreased stress levels, reduced anxiety, and increased relaxation.

The American Cancer Society states that there are a number of patient reports supporting the effectiveness of Reiki with regard to refreshing the spirit and improving an individual’s sense of well-being. Many cancer patients who utilized Reiki have also reported less nausea and vomiting after Reiki sessions taken during cancer treatment.

It is noted that reiki serves as a part of, or compliment to, medical treatments, not as a replacement for them.

International Association of Reiki Professionals. How Reiki Helps Cancer Patients. Iarp.org.

How Can Reiki Help People with Digestive Disorders?

People with digestive disorders may experience a number of symptoms, including bloating, pain, bleeding, constipation, diarrhea, nausea, heartburn, weight changes, and trouble swallowing. Depending on the nature of the condition, these symptoms may or may not come and go on their own. For example, people with irritable bowel syndrome tend to notice more symptoms when they eat trigger foods or experience high levels of stress. People with lactose intolerance, on the other hand, tend to notice symptoms only after consuming dairy products.
Regardless of the specifics of the disorder, participating in regular Reiki sessions may be beneficial in some cases. Reiki helps to provide an environment of stress reduction and relaxation, which in turn may be beneficial for the body to balance and help heal. The idea behind this type of modality is that the symptoms of discomfort and pain within the body, including for digestive disorders, may be related to disturbances in the individual’s energy pathways. Reiki is a non-invasive therapeutic technique intended to support the body’s resolution with these disturbances, to help restore the normal flow of energy or ‘chi’ or ‘ki’ and to help potentially improve the client’s symptoms. A relaxed body with strong energy may very well better handle stressors than one whose energy is frazzled and scattered.

International Association of Reiki Professionals. “How Can Reiki Help People with Digestive Disorders?” 2022.
Sources: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007447.htm, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26343105, http://www.vitalitylink.com/article-reiki-1354-journey-reiki-class-treatment-master-treatments

The traditional definition of reiki is that it is an energy technique which promotes relaxation, stress reduction and healing.
However, it is so much more....
While all of that is absolutely true, it is the type of healing it does, and the way that it does it, that is so profound and truly wonderful.
Reiki has the ability to target whatever area most needs healing and support at any given time to provide relief and results.
Reiki sessions are soothing, comforting and insightful all at the same time. Relaxation and calm within promotes overall healing and insights provided during the session helps one to know what they can do after the session to continue to meet their healing goals. It's phenomenal.
All of this occurs whether the session is done in person or through distant reiki!!

I know what I see daily in myself and in my clients, but I also like reading about studies conducted that validate the same!

A large-scale multisite effectiveness trial published in The Journal of Alternative and Complimentary Medicine, suggests that a single session of Reiki improves multiple variables related to physical and psychological health.

The report states, “statistically significant improvements were observed for all outcome measures, including positive affect, negative affect, pain, drowsiness, tiredness, nausea, appetite, shortness of breath, anxiety, depression, and overall well-being.”

Citation: Natalie L. Dyer, Ann L. Baldwin, and William L. Rand.
A Large-Scale Effectiveness Trial of Reiki for Physical and Psychological Health.
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.Dec 2019.1156-1162.http://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2019.0022

Reiki truly is the gift that keeps on giving! 🦋

One of my absolute favorite things about Reiki is how it helps facilitate each person's own healing abilities, not just physically, but in all ways.
The "Rei" in Reiki stands for universal/spiritual consciousness, and the "Ki" represents the life force energy within each of us, and Reiki is both working together our highest good.
I love doing Reiki and seeing the healing abilities that exist within each person! It is such a privilege and honor to witness the process of healing and transformation.

The moon, Venus and a Laguna sunset….

So so true lol😂😂😂

Oh how things change

I love the ocean!
Pure joy!

It had been at least a year and a half since we’d gone there on vacation, and for months I found myself literally craving ocean/beach time. It was so funny.

In meditation and prayer, images would come of releasing and letting go in the healing, soothing waters.

About three months ago I decided to create a new vision board (I like to expand it for about 6 months, then create next level one😉)

Literally 5 minutes… (FIVE minutes!) after I put beach vacation on my board, George (my incredible partner) suddenly popped his head in and asked if I wanted to plan a summer vacation! Within 10 more minutes, we found a perfect place that is usually booked up but just happened to be available the days we wanted to go!

There were so many magical moments, including how, as soon as we arrived at the beach, I raced to it like a long lost friend and allowed the water to wash over my feet at first, then over my entire body the next two days… it was three days of continuous magical moments.

I’m blessed to have gotten used to more and more of these moments of synchronicity in my life. I am always so grateful for them.

They don’t just occur when everything seems to be going well, but even when the unexpected happens. I always have confidence that in the midst of any day and anything, miracles can happen!

The goal of each of my healing/support sessions is for each client to also experience more of these magical, synchronistic moments and so much more!

Blessings and miracles to you!🦋💖

🦋How would you like to be able to do self-healing that results in:

Greatly improved health, well-being and vitality!
Increased abundance!
Doing work you love and having a career that you enjoy!
Fulfilling, healthy and life-giving relationships!
You name it!

🦋 Reiki is a powerful, yet gentle, life-giving healing process that supports you in experiencing whatever you most need and want at any given time.

🦋 I always call reiki “the gift that keeps on giving,” because that is what it is and has been in my life for the past 8 years and in each of my client’s and student’s lives as well.

🦋 In less than 6 hours, you too, can have this gift for yourself literally at your fingertips!

🦋 Join us for an amazing, fun, life-changing experience on 6/5/22 and 6/12/22 from 9-Noon pst!
The best part is you can experience it in the comfort of your own home from anywhere, via Zoom!!!

🦋 I LOVE to share this amazing healing tool with others!

🦋 Included is a Reiki I welcome kit and your Reiki Healing manual!

🦋 Just click https://linktr.ee/laure.forsberg
Also please feel free to also pm me or comment below if you have any questions!

🦋 Hope to see you there! I promise you will be forever grateful to yourself for giving yourself the gift of reiki!

🦋💖Tons of love and blessings!
Laure :)

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Focus forward. 🦋

Sometimes a part of focusing forward is a releasing of blockages, patterns and even beliefs that have been, unknowingly, preventing us in our moving forward.

There is such a freedom that comes from this releasing process.

The journey itself also provides tremendous insights, awareness and learning that, once realized, is forever life-changing.

It is through this healing and releasing that we emerge so much more our true selves and into the creation of what we want to experience more of in our lives!

This has been my journey.

The awareness, insights and understanding I have now has changed my life forever.

I am so grateful for my life today.

I am grateful for the clarity I have now that was also a result of my healing journey.

What is it you choose to become?

If you aren’t sure, know that too will be revealed to you, as part of the process.
If you do know, what do you need to release, heal or shift to create more of what you choose to become?

This is what my Journey to Self sessions are all about and all the sessions and courses I offer!

How will you focus forward?

Love to see everyone’s intentions and all you are wanting to create!

Love and Blessings,
Laure 💖🦋

“Journey to Self,” is an additional client session I have created.

It is an opportunity to go even deeper, and it is a profoundly healing experience.

Think about what is most important to you right now in your life that, if you could, you would want to make better or different than it is.

The “Journey to Self” sessions are all about creating those differences. It’s all about leaving the “if I could only” behind and creating the life experiences you most want.

These sessions are fascinating and transformational.

I absolutely LOVE doing this work! I love it because I am passing on what has changed my life so much.

I went from being bedridden with neuro Lyme Disease to fully engaged in life and running a successful business doing what I love most!
I went from running on empty to incredible balance in my life that includes daily self-care!
I went from thinking that what happened in my life was up to chance, to the life-changing, awesome realization that I create my life experiences, and because of it, NO MATTER WHAT, I experience successes and miracles on a daily basis.

What is it you most want to create in your life?
Health and well-being so that you can participate in activities you enjoy most?
A career that not only brings you a flow of abundance but you enjoy and fits your lifestyle?
Meaningful relationships that bring you joy?
Fun, play, hobbies, friendships, vacations?
A life filled with purpose?

It IS possible for you and more!

These sessions also provide tremendous insights, clarity and a sense of coming home to YOU!

Just click the link in my bio to schedule a session today!

I look forward to this journey with you.
Always blessings,
Laure :)