{Writer's note: The Washington Post challenged us to think of what we should get rid of this Spring. Here is my entry.}
We have all seen the news stories with graphic details regarding a young man being beaten because he was gay or the dangling of nooses around trees in the South. These actions against another human are motivated by hate. However, these are not the only crimes motivated by hate or its many gradations.
Bullying, beating or terrorizing a person doesn’t cause the recipient less panic just because he is the same ethnicity as the assailant. These crimes stem from the idea that the other person is lesser than or not as worthy to have the same liberties as the bully. The crime manifests from the fear that the recipient’s influence on people, systems and governments may upset the balance of power.
This applies to white collar crimes as much as to violent crimes. The possibility that racism and other “hate” crimes are the only ones motivated by hate diminishes our need to look to the root causes for other crimes. Take the current economic situation. The motivation for the actions, some criminal, is hate; total contempt for the effect our actions have on one another.
Why call one action a hate crime and not the other? Society is trying to assuage its guilt and shame for participating in, condoning or ignoring when certain groups had their rights, freedoms and sense-of-self abused. To atone for our involvement, whether covert or overt in these heinous crimes, we want to stand on the bully pulpit, declare that the actions of the new perpetrator is above the pale and punish them more harshly, just to prove our point.
This spring, let us rid ourselves of the collective misperception regarding hate crime terminology. Let us remember that all crimes are a motivated by a lack of compassion and love toward our fellow humans.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
Evolutionary Reiki Information
Evolutionary Reiki
Reiki is an ancient healing modality that was “re-discovered” in the late 1800’s by a Japanese man named Mikao Usui. His followers brought Reiki (which means Universal Energy) to Hawaii and the West around WWII.
Scientists tell us that matter is energy, which can’t be created or destroyed, just changed. Reiki harnesses this universal energy surrounding and in all of us as a healing force.
In Evolutionary Reiki, we capitalize on the higher energy and frequency levels that we all feel now in the 21st century. We honor and teach the traditional aspects of Reiki updated with the higher energy and frequency levels in mind.
In Evolutionary Reiki I, we teach the basic principles and background of Reiki and the Reiki I hand positions, and how to do an Evolutionary Reiki hands on healing session.
In Evolutionary Reiki II, we teach the Reiki II symbols and the powerful combination of symbols for hands on healing and for sending the energy distantly. We also discuss the universal law of cause and effect, as well as other principles.
In Evolutionary Reiki III, we teach more symbols, how to access higher levels (levels 4 – 13) of Reiki Energy and how to pass attunements.
Each student is passed an attunement to activate the power of the energy at the end of each class. Certificates of completion are provided.
For those interested in the healing aspects of Reiki but do not wish to take the classes, I am available for hands on healing or distant healing sessions.
Lori Rock
Evolutionary Reiki Master
LARock.Namaste@comcast.net
703 837 0049
Reiki is an ancient healing modality that was “re-discovered” in the late 1800’s by a Japanese man named Mikao Usui. His followers brought Reiki (which means Universal Energy) to Hawaii and the West around WWII.
Scientists tell us that matter is energy, which can’t be created or destroyed, just changed. Reiki harnesses this universal energy surrounding and in all of us as a healing force.
In Evolutionary Reiki, we capitalize on the higher energy and frequency levels that we all feel now in the 21st century. We honor and teach the traditional aspects of Reiki updated with the higher energy and frequency levels in mind.
In Evolutionary Reiki I, we teach the basic principles and background of Reiki and the Reiki I hand positions, and how to do an Evolutionary Reiki hands on healing session.
In Evolutionary Reiki II, we teach the Reiki II symbols and the powerful combination of symbols for hands on healing and for sending the energy distantly. We also discuss the universal law of cause and effect, as well as other principles.
In Evolutionary Reiki III, we teach more symbols, how to access higher levels (levels 4 – 13) of Reiki Energy and how to pass attunements.
Each student is passed an attunement to activate the power of the energy at the end of each class. Certificates of completion are provided.
For those interested in the healing aspects of Reiki but do not wish to take the classes, I am available for hands on healing or distant healing sessions.
Lori Rock
Evolutionary Reiki Master
LARock.Namaste@comcast.net
703 837 0049
Magnified Healing Workshop Information
Magnified Healing is a divinely simple and powerful healing technique introduced to this planet by Ascended Master Kwan Yin in 1992. This healing was previously used only in the higher dimensions by the Ascended Masters to assist themselves and the Masters on earth to lay the foundation for the Ascension process.
When the energies on earth were high enough to allow the use of Magnified Healing in our dimension, Kwan Yin channeled the healing information to Gisele King and Kathryn Anderson. They have shared this gift with tens of thousands of people around the planet, and with Mother Earth herself. After completing the Magnified Healing Workshop, you will be able to use this energy for healing yourself, healing others and healing Mother Earth and her kingdoms, and know how to teach this technique to others.
Magnified Healing not only provides divine energy for the healing of the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual bodies, it truly provides techniques for raising the Light frequencies of the body in Preparation for Ascension, something vital to us all.
When the energies on earth were high enough to allow the use of Magnified Healing in our dimension, Kwan Yin channeled the healing information to Gisele King and Kathryn Anderson. They have shared this gift with tens of thousands of people around the planet, and with Mother Earth herself. After completing the Magnified Healing Workshop, you will be able to use this energy for healing yourself, healing others and healing Mother Earth and her kingdoms, and know how to teach this technique to others.
Magnified Healing not only provides divine energy for the healing of the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual bodies, it truly provides techniques for raising the Light frequencies of the body in Preparation for Ascension, something vital to us all.
New Spring 2009 Workshop Schedule
INCREASE YOUR ENERGY WITH
EVOLUTIONARY REIKI and
MAGNIFIED HEALING®
Evolutionary Reiki: Honoring the Traditional and Non-Traditional Reiki healers and in recognition of the higher frequencies on the planet, we offer EVOLUTIONARY REIKI classes. These classes combine the traditional healing powers of REIKI updated with additional healing techniques. Advance Materials required (not included in class fee.)
• Evolutionary Reiki I: $75, June 21, 1 PM to 5 PM,
Register by June 15
• Evolutionary Reiki II: $125, March 29, 1 PM to 6 PM,
Register by March 22
• Evolutionary Reiki III: $150, May 17, 1 PM to 6 PM,
Register by May 10
Magnified Healing® is a divinely simple and powerful healing technique introduced to this planet by Ascended Master Kwan Yin in 1992. This healing was previously used only in the higher dimensions by Ascended Masters to assist themselves and the Masters on earth to lay the foundation for the Ascension process. Pre-registration required ensuring materials, included in class fee. (Class Workbook, Practice CD and Essence.)
• Magnified Healing I: $111, March 22, 12:30 to 6:30 PM,
Register by March 9
LARock.Namaste@comcast.netor 703-837-0049 to register / classes in Alexandria, VA
EVOLUTIONARY REIKI and
MAGNIFIED HEALING®
Evolutionary Reiki: Honoring the Traditional and Non-Traditional Reiki healers and in recognition of the higher frequencies on the planet, we offer EVOLUTIONARY REIKI classes. These classes combine the traditional healing powers of REIKI updated with additional healing techniques. Advance Materials required (not included in class fee.)
• Evolutionary Reiki I: $75, June 21, 1 PM to 5 PM,
Register by June 15
• Evolutionary Reiki II: $125, March 29, 1 PM to 6 PM,
Register by March 22
• Evolutionary Reiki III: $150, May 17, 1 PM to 6 PM,
Register by May 10
Magnified Healing® is a divinely simple and powerful healing technique introduced to this planet by Ascended Master Kwan Yin in 1992. This healing was previously used only in the higher dimensions by Ascended Masters to assist themselves and the Masters on earth to lay the foundation for the Ascension process. Pre-registration required ensuring materials, included in class fee. (Class Workbook, Practice CD and Essence.)
• Magnified Healing I: $111, March 22, 12:30 to 6:30 PM,
Register by March 9
LARock.Namaste@comcast.netor 703-837-0049 to register / classes in Alexandria, VA
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Yellow Submarine - AWAD
Ok - so I am now I'll be humming The Beatles' "Yellow Submarine" all day. Just this morning I was reminded what great teaching we can learn from many of their songs. Here is the background!!
I have been a subscriber to the free weekday email service called “A Word A Day” (http://wordsmith.org/awad/) for years. The publisher takes an English word, tells the word origin, pronounces it and quotes where it has been used in a newspaper or magazine. I have been a subscriber for a decade; long enough to remember when it used to be sent 7 days a week.
Normally, there is a theme to the week’s worth of words. The week of January 19th, the publisher focused on words that now US President Barack Obama has said in speeches or his books. There was quite a bit of feedback on some of the publisher’s comments that accompanied those words and the publisher shared those comments with the readers in the weekly “Compendium of Feedback.” That is what has sparked my blog entry today.
Some of the feed back was on Mr. Obama’s use of words which makes sense considering the forum. Plus, there was feedback in favor of the new President and others expressing displeasure at the unveiled support of Mr. Obama’s presidency that the publisher shows.
My favorite visceral comment was from a reader who doesn’t agree with Mr. Obama’s fiscal policies. This AWAD reader’s comments included a derisive tone that it wasn’t rational for a policy to be based on “each should give according to his ability and take according to his need…” It is not my intention to discuss whether this reader is correct in her summation of Mr. Obama’s policies nor indeed whether I agree with said policies.
Instead, there are many universal truths that we could debate in this one statement, "each should give according to his ability and take according to his need." One of these pearls of wisdom might be that Divine Responsibility and Divine Compassion can be used in the same sentence as examples of principles for which we all should strive. But my immediate response to the statement was to hearken back to the lyrics from the Beatles song, “Yellow Submarine”.
“As we live a life of ease
Every one of us is all we need, (is all we need).”
What a great sentiment! The line doesn’t say that we all HAVE all we need. It says that we ARE all we need. WOW. What a wonderful way of remembering the essence of what is truly important; not the having, not the taking, but the being. And in the being, we are all we need.
Couple this concept with a previous stanza of:
“And our friends are all aboard,
Many more of them live next door,
And the band begins to play.”
We start to see the benefits of viewing this earth as a place where we all live and thrive together; only not just living and not just thriving. We are living and thriving in joy. I would find in nigh impossible to listen to this song and not have loving joyful thoughts for my shipmates and those living next door.
Here is to a life of peace and ease where we rely on all and none! Let the band begin to play! Namaste.
I have been a subscriber to the free weekday email service called “A Word A Day” (http://wordsmith.org/awad/) for years. The publisher takes an English word, tells the word origin, pronounces it and quotes where it has been used in a newspaper or magazine. I have been a subscriber for a decade; long enough to remember when it used to be sent 7 days a week.
Normally, there is a theme to the week’s worth of words. The week of January 19th, the publisher focused on words that now US President Barack Obama has said in speeches or his books. There was quite a bit of feedback on some of the publisher’s comments that accompanied those words and the publisher shared those comments with the readers in the weekly “Compendium of Feedback.” That is what has sparked my blog entry today.
Some of the feed back was on Mr. Obama’s use of words which makes sense considering the forum. Plus, there was feedback in favor of the new President and others expressing displeasure at the unveiled support of Mr. Obama’s presidency that the publisher shows.
My favorite visceral comment was from a reader who doesn’t agree with Mr. Obama’s fiscal policies. This AWAD reader’s comments included a derisive tone that it wasn’t rational for a policy to be based on “each should give according to his ability and take according to his need…” It is not my intention to discuss whether this reader is correct in her summation of Mr. Obama’s policies nor indeed whether I agree with said policies.
Instead, there are many universal truths that we could debate in this one statement, "each should give according to his ability and take according to his need." One of these pearls of wisdom might be that Divine Responsibility and Divine Compassion can be used in the same sentence as examples of principles for which we all should strive. But my immediate response to the statement was to hearken back to the lyrics from the Beatles song, “Yellow Submarine”.
“As we live a life of ease
Every one of us is all we need, (is all we need).”
What a great sentiment! The line doesn’t say that we all HAVE all we need. It says that we ARE all we need. WOW. What a wonderful way of remembering the essence of what is truly important; not the having, not the taking, but the being. And in the being, we are all we need.
Couple this concept with a previous stanza of:
“And our friends are all aboard,
Many more of them live next door,
And the band begins to play.”
We start to see the benefits of viewing this earth as a place where we all live and thrive together; only not just living and not just thriving. We are living and thriving in joy. I would find in nigh impossible to listen to this song and not have loving joyful thoughts for my shipmates and those living next door.
Here is to a life of peace and ease where we rely on all and none! Let the band begin to play! Namaste.
Monday, November 24, 2008
The Times In Which We Live
(Author's note: I wrote this is July hoping it would be published this fall in a holistic magazine. Please enjoy the energy and sentiments of it, now. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, giving gratitude for all that is.... And May you feel the love, joy and abundance of the universe, within you, always. Namaste. Lori)
As a practitioner of energy work, I have had occasion to discuss these seemingly terrifying times in which we live with like minded entrepreneurs. As disposable incomes become more disposed on fuel and food, and vacations become “stacations”, holistic entrepreneurs and purveyors of healthy foods and lifestyles are wondering whether our services and products will be the next trend to go the way of the SUV and boating holidays.
Are our services nice-to-haves that promote peace, health and long life, but something that can be put on hold until the economy is stronger? Or maybe our clients might find a different method for what ails them that is covered by their medical insurance.
Others may wait for a new administration to feel secure enough to trust a more holistic approach for their troubles. Maybe our clients, friends and fellow practitioners can wait another half year to learn new techniques for relaxation and better health. It is only a half year, right? How much harm can we do to ourselves by waiting until we feel more secure?
Light workers truly see our responsibility and service to Mother Earth and Humanity as self growth, holding the space for others to evolve and creating the infrastructure for all of us to move together. For us light workers, these times that seem so channeling and wrought with potential for terrifying actions and outcomes are really just the opposite. To paraphrase my teacher, Kris Duffy, these aren’t terrifying times; these are terrific times.
These times are terrific because of the opportunity we have to step out of our hiding places onto the path where our services and voices will do the most good. It is time to step out in the faith that we have trusted so many times before to hold us, it is time to walk the talk of no fear. It is time to walk the talk of universal love, universal energy, and universal brotherhood. It is not time to fall back on the divisive ways of recession, digging our heels in, building our barricades, stocking our shelves, bolting the doors, arming the alarms, waiting for the potential thief to come to us on his terms. If divisive ways worked, we would be home by now. We would already All have reached Nirvana, if divisive ways worked. They don’t. Those of us who know this must re-double our resolve to break down the barriers between ourselves and others. But, most importantly, it is time for us to redouble our efforts to remove the barriers within ourselves.
How do I do this, you ask?
First, we all need to look at how we spend our time, not just our money. Does the time we spend further us on the path we seek? Or are we simply waiting for the clock hands to move to the next position that we prefer…the evening cocktail hour? The weekend? Don’t get me wrong. I think Miller Time is a divine time of the day. But, so is oatmeal time, service time, walking time and devotion time.
Do we use our time to further our efforts or thwart them? Can we, in good conscience, say that a force outside of ourselves is hindering us from moving forward? Or do we remember that all pressure and power is within? The trouble with realizing that all the power is within us is that we then only have ourselves to blame (or congratulate, for that matter) for our situation.
Thus, we need to spend more time on the actions that affirm ourselves and our path and eliminate those that don’t. Then, as the old phrase goes, follow your bliss and the money will come. Once you sort out how you spend your time and whether you are doing the things that thrill your soul, you will prioritize how financial resources are spent and obtained.
Secondly, we need to remember that true abundance doesn’t have that much to do with financial security. Try this exercise. Make a list of what makes you feel truly abundant. I bet the items on the list will look more like “smelling the warm grass on the community greenbelts”, “sitting in meditation” and “quietly contemplating the unlimited abundance of the universe” than it does “saving for the larger house complete with maid service” or “billing an extra 3 hours a week”.
Finally, consider how you feel about your own security. Do you feel secure in your daily activities as they exist today? If not, waiting for a new administration, a new protector or a new rescuer won’t help the matter. The answer to our troubles, indeed to the condition of the country and world as a whole, is where it has always been; inside each one of us.
Inside each one of us, individually and collectively, is the security we seek, is the abundance we crave, and is the love we desire. We only need to remember the vast unlimitedness that is our true self and work toward merging with this energy daily. Inside each one of us is the power to create and destroy our own plight and our own pathway. Reach for the invitation that the universe offers us. Inside our daily practice to grow and evolve, to help our fellow man, is the power to change our situation from terrifying to terrific.
As a practitioner of energy work, I have had occasion to discuss these seemingly terrifying times in which we live with like minded entrepreneurs. As disposable incomes become more disposed on fuel and food, and vacations become “stacations”, holistic entrepreneurs and purveyors of healthy foods and lifestyles are wondering whether our services and products will be the next trend to go the way of the SUV and boating holidays.
Are our services nice-to-haves that promote peace, health and long life, but something that can be put on hold until the economy is stronger? Or maybe our clients might find a different method for what ails them that is covered by their medical insurance.
Others may wait for a new administration to feel secure enough to trust a more holistic approach for their troubles. Maybe our clients, friends and fellow practitioners can wait another half year to learn new techniques for relaxation and better health. It is only a half year, right? How much harm can we do to ourselves by waiting until we feel more secure?
Light workers truly see our responsibility and service to Mother Earth and Humanity as self growth, holding the space for others to evolve and creating the infrastructure for all of us to move together. For us light workers, these times that seem so channeling and wrought with potential for terrifying actions and outcomes are really just the opposite. To paraphrase my teacher, Kris Duffy, these aren’t terrifying times; these are terrific times.
These times are terrific because of the opportunity we have to step out of our hiding places onto the path where our services and voices will do the most good. It is time to step out in the faith that we have trusted so many times before to hold us, it is time to walk the talk of no fear. It is time to walk the talk of universal love, universal energy, and universal brotherhood. It is not time to fall back on the divisive ways of recession, digging our heels in, building our barricades, stocking our shelves, bolting the doors, arming the alarms, waiting for the potential thief to come to us on his terms. If divisive ways worked, we would be home by now. We would already All have reached Nirvana, if divisive ways worked. They don’t. Those of us who know this must re-double our resolve to break down the barriers between ourselves and others. But, most importantly, it is time for us to redouble our efforts to remove the barriers within ourselves.
How do I do this, you ask?
First, we all need to look at how we spend our time, not just our money. Does the time we spend further us on the path we seek? Or are we simply waiting for the clock hands to move to the next position that we prefer…the evening cocktail hour? The weekend? Don’t get me wrong. I think Miller Time is a divine time of the day. But, so is oatmeal time, service time, walking time and devotion time.
Do we use our time to further our efforts or thwart them? Can we, in good conscience, say that a force outside of ourselves is hindering us from moving forward? Or do we remember that all pressure and power is within? The trouble with realizing that all the power is within us is that we then only have ourselves to blame (or congratulate, for that matter) for our situation.
Thus, we need to spend more time on the actions that affirm ourselves and our path and eliminate those that don’t. Then, as the old phrase goes, follow your bliss and the money will come. Once you sort out how you spend your time and whether you are doing the things that thrill your soul, you will prioritize how financial resources are spent and obtained.
Secondly, we need to remember that true abundance doesn’t have that much to do with financial security. Try this exercise. Make a list of what makes you feel truly abundant. I bet the items on the list will look more like “smelling the warm grass on the community greenbelts”, “sitting in meditation” and “quietly contemplating the unlimited abundance of the universe” than it does “saving for the larger house complete with maid service” or “billing an extra 3 hours a week”.
Finally, consider how you feel about your own security. Do you feel secure in your daily activities as they exist today? If not, waiting for a new administration, a new protector or a new rescuer won’t help the matter. The answer to our troubles, indeed to the condition of the country and world as a whole, is where it has always been; inside each one of us.
Inside each one of us, individually and collectively, is the security we seek, is the abundance we crave, and is the love we desire. We only need to remember the vast unlimitedness that is our true self and work toward merging with this energy daily. Inside each one of us is the power to create and destroy our own plight and our own pathway. Reach for the invitation that the universe offers us. Inside our daily practice to grow and evolve, to help our fellow man, is the power to change our situation from terrifying to terrific.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Winter Workshop Schedule; Evolutionary Reiki and Magnified Healing
Evolutionary Reiki: Honoring the Traditional and Non-Traditional Reiki healers and in recognition of the higher frequencies on the planet, we offer EVOLUTIONARY REIKI classes. These classes combine the traditional healing powers of REIKI updated with additional healing techniques. Advance Materials required (not included in class fee.)
• Evolutionary Reiki I: $75, February 22, 1 PM to 5 PM,
Register by February 15
Magnified Healing® is a divinely simple and powerful healing technique introduced to this planet by Ascended Master Kwan Yin in 1992. This healing was previously used only in the higher dimensions by Ascended Masters to assist themselves and the Masters on earth to lay the foundation for the Ascension process. Pre-registration required ensuring materials, included in class fee. (Class Workbook, Practice CD and Essence.)
• Magnified Healing I: $111, February 8, 12:30 to 6:30 PM,
Register by January 26
Private Sessions AvailableLARock.Namaste@comcast.netor 703-837-0049 to register / classes in Alexandria, VA
• Evolutionary Reiki I: $75, February 22, 1 PM to 5 PM,
Register by February 15
Magnified Healing® is a divinely simple and powerful healing technique introduced to this planet by Ascended Master Kwan Yin in 1992. This healing was previously used only in the higher dimensions by Ascended Masters to assist themselves and the Masters on earth to lay the foundation for the Ascension process. Pre-registration required ensuring materials, included in class fee. (Class Workbook, Practice CD and Essence.)
• Magnified Healing I: $111, February 8, 12:30 to 6:30 PM,
Register by January 26
Private Sessions AvailableLARock.Namaste@comcast.netor 703-837-0049 to register / classes in Alexandria, VA
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