3/1/2020 Anya van Til Last night I brought my 12 year old daughter to bed and had to comfort her. She was upset about some critique she got from her brother. Even though the critique was valid, she felt too upset to fall asleep.I had to help her out “It’s not about what someone says”, I …
cooking Reiki
5/18/2018 Anya van Til In the kanji of Ki (in Rei-ki) you can see the steam of the boiling rice.The Ki, therefore, is the energy that a Reiki practitioner radiates just like steam.We as Reiki practitioners are so called cooking Reiki.But is Reiki the same everywhere? Rice exists in almost every kitchen. It is just …
are you creative?
2/27/2018 Anya van TIl “What do you do with your creativity?”, asked the woman who was reading my toes at a Feet workshop.“My creativity? You mean like singing or drawing?”Hmmm, I had two toddlers at the time and the Feet workshop was an attempt to get away from the Pampers. Says enough, right? This was years …
how do we really learn Reiki?
1/5/2018 Anya van Til According to the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), which made a research on existing learning methodologies, there are 5 universal aspects of development, which we go through in the process of learning something. These are:• Intention• Attention• Repetition• Instruction• Reflection The IONS claims that if you manage to cover all these …
Reiki and Aikido
10/26/2017 Anya van Til Aikido and Reiki are the two opposite ways of training in my opinion, which in the end teach you the same:Do not anger,do not worry,be true to yourselfshow compassion to yourself and others.Reiki teaches you to integrate these precepts through a calm meditation.And if something arises you have the choice to …
letting the Reiki precepts flow
5/14/2017 Anya Van Til Would you like to study the precepts in a simple way to get a better idea of how Reiki or our True Self is depicted in the precepts? The translation of the precepts used for this purpose is the following: Do not bare anger for anger is an illusionDo not worry, …
Reiki precepts for today
12/9/2013 Anya van Til The precepts of the System of Reiki form its basis.They are the material to contemplate upon and to eventually embody. Therefore they provide the intellectual aspect of the System as well as the practical method of how to get an insight into our true nature (reiki).The statements of the precepts are interconnected and …
lessons of nature in Reiki precepts
6/30/2012 Anya Van Til Have you ever closely watched the life of the plants, animals, fish, birds or insects? If yes, then you have probably paid attention to how they are content with what they are? However all they are busy with is sustaining their own lives and giving a chance to new life continually. …