Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Energy Healing, Cords and Relationships


You may have heard of cords, or that we can call on Archangel Michael to help us cut them. Cutting energy cords enables us to let go of attachments that hold us back, whether it is to a person, to a situation or even to something we are scared of. 

This is one way of looking at cords. In the coming weeks we'll go through a meditation that can be used to release baggage that holds us back. Today I would like to discuss relationship cords and how we can heal them to improve our connection with others. 

But first, what is a cord?

Cords are currents of energy that connect us to others. When we meet someone new, our Heart Chakra opens up and we form a bond that allows for the passage of friendly vibes. This makes it easier for us to understand each other without having to say as much. We're on the same page. These cords are thin to begin with and if you never see the person again, it will fade away. The more you interact, the stronger it becomes and the more energy it holds. More history. 

Relationship cords can lie dormant for days, weeks or years until we think of the person on the other side. Energy follows thought, and the cord activates. We ping them energetically. This is why friends or family might be thinking about each other before one of them picks up the phone to call. It's like messaging on a telepathic or energetic level. We have cords (or personal bonds) with our friends, family and colleagues. Anyone you interact with on a regular basis. This is natural. People who aren’t able to connect this way find it harder to form deep relationships. 

Most cords are positive to begin with, but they can be affected by the tension that comes with everyday human interactions: including misunderstandings, friction, tension and jealousy. By clearing and healing a cord we aim to clear the energy in the relationship so that the people involved can communicate without bringing all of their history to the table. It helps to turn a leaf with old friends. 

Sometimes, we need to look at the dynamic between two people, for example, is it a co-dependent relationship? In that case, the cord and the energy between them will feel like a crutch. They are using the relationship to prop each other up, to feel safe. The energy in the cord is the result of their dynamic and rather than cut the cord, what we want to do is allow them to heal themselves. Find their own strength and slowly start to change their behaviour. You can also cut the cord, but the foundation needs to change first. This can happen gradually. First we tune into the cord.

Whether you’re looking at yourself or at a client, what you see will give you an idea of the status of the relationship. Let your imagination and your intuitions bring it to life, for example: what color is it? Is it made of rope, steal, light, or barbed wire? You do see some funny cords! Does the energy flow in both directions, or is one person doing all of the giving? And in that case, does the giver have trouble receiving from others? Or did the meet a strong person who has a tendency to take. It's funny how people gravitate each other, teaching us lessons or accommodating for our quirks. 

Whenever we see an unhealthy or unbalanced cord, both parties are equally responsible. Though usually, it takes one person to realize their mistake and change their behavior so that the relationship can become balanced again. In some cases, that might lead to the end of the relationship, but more often it’s about both people evolving and becoming stable and well rounded individuals.

To sum up, we can: 

  • Cut cords to people, situations and beliefs/fears that hold us back. We can cut unhealthy cords to refresh relationships that we want to maintain, OR, cut cords to people and situations that we want to release. 
  • Clear a cord to put the past behind us and stop fighting over things that may have happened. Turn a new leaf. This can be really helpful, especially in passionate, intense or long standing relationships. The Heart-to-Heart cord is given care & maintenance. 
  • Tune in clairvoyantly to get a read on the relationship. Is the energy balanced, do both people share and carry equal weight, etc? In these cases we would use this information to adjust our behaviour. 
You can work with a qualified Healer or a Reiki Master to heal or cut chords. The very first energy healing class I ever took was on cords and how to heal them. We started with a self-healing meditation and then went on to group work, where we would sense each other’s cords, discuss them and cut them if necessary. It's amazing how how vibrant the energy can be! 

Reach out on social media to book a healing session with me. Here is a script, but these are best done in one-to-one energy healing sessions. The healings are very deep and move our foundations, emotionally & energy.








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Regina Chouza is an energy healer, angel medium and the author of A Personal Guide to Self-Healing, Cancer & Love and Chakra Healing & Magick. Blogging at Diary of a Psychic Healer since 2010, her passion is bringing the qualities of love, joy and empowerment to healing pursuits. Read her books to unlock your intuition. 






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Sunday, July 27, 2014

Working Through Your Fears

Last week I had technical difficulties with my radio show. Skype malfunctioned and I had to cancel at the last minute. We ended up running the recording from my first show. It's only been a couple months since I started, and I was bummed to miss it. The funny thing is that, had this happened one month ago, I would've been secretly relieved to be off the hook for the night. 

Being on air can be scary at first. It took 5-6 weeks to get past the stage fright. Now I am finally enjoying it. The main reasons I took this gig were that: a) hosting a radio show would be fun, and b) I was terrified by the idea. Speaking in public has never been one of my joys. At least on the radio, you don't see the audience and that makes it easier. Doing a weekly show is good practice. 

A couple years ago, I took a class at the Kabbalah Center in London. One of the things they mentioned was how our fears became bigger whenever we run away from them. Say you are scared of skydiving. An opportunity presents itself, and even though you'd love to jump from a plane and plummet to your death float through the sky on a parachute, panic sets in. You wimp out. For a second you feel relieved. Then the adrenalin goes down and you start to feel disappointed in yourself. The next time you have a chance to skydive, the weight of that "failure" makes it even more daunting. It's only when you take the leap that your fear loses its grip on you. Skydive a few more times and you will find yourself enjoying it. The fearsome hurdle disappears. 

It's also said that our greatest fears stand in the way of our greatest joys. I don't know if my joy is on the other side of this radio show, but I am enjoying myself a lot more every week. I was really disappointed to miss the show. And not the least bit relieved to be "off the hook" for the night. My first goal is done: I got past the fear. Now it's time to enjoy the show, hopefully you will too! 

Reiki hugs, 

Regina




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Regina Chouza is an energy healer, angel medium and the author of A Personal Guide to Self-Healing, Cancer & Love and Chakra Healing & Magick. Blogging at Diary of a Psychic Healer since 2010, her passion is bringing the qualities of love, joy and empowerment to healing pursuits. Read her books to unlock your intuition. 

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Healing Attunements with Extra Oomph

Last summer I gave healing to a family friend who had just been diagnosed with cancer. We both felt the energy strongly. My hands burned like never before. I was particularly drawn to the Solar Plexus Chakra where we hold the energy of fear, and to the Heart Chakra which, in one way or another, opens the door for us to heal every aspect of our lives. As the healing drew to a close I realised that he would need a lot of sessions. I also got the impression that he needed to heal himself. So right then, I improvised and attuned him to Reiki (sort of) by modifying the standard Healing Attunement and extending it to the palms of his hands. Let me explain ... 


Reiki Masters learn to do two kinds of attunements. The most common, the Reiki Attunement, connects you to Reiki in the most powerful way. It kicks off a cleansing process that can last up to a month. It's also for life. Reiki is a way of life, as much as a healing modality, so people have to choose this path (or maybe it chooses them). There are also three levels to the Reiki Attunement, adding more healing tools to the existing connection. A Healing Attunement, on the other hand, brings a gentle stream of Reiki into a person's energy field, especially their Solar Plexus and Heart Chakras. This connection lasts for 2-3 months and we're taught to give it to people with chronic conditions who will need an extra boost between sessions. The standard Healing Attunement doesn't include the person's hands, so they can't use it for hands-on-healing. The cleansing aspect of the Healing Attunement is much softer too. It is better suited to cancer patients, who are already going through a hard time. 

That day I improvised by carrying out a Healing Attunement, and extending it to the hands so that he could give himself healing. In this case, I also intended for it to last as long as it was needed. It has been a year and he is doing well. I haven't given him another healing and honestly, I don't think he needs it (see note below) That's the value of self-healing. I hadn't mentioned this before because I wasn't sure if this was the "right way" to share Reiki with others. For all it's simplicity, Reiki has a lot of rules. And on some level, I was worried about what other Reiki Masters might say. Straying from the original teachings is sometimes seen as a bad thing. Though by now almost everyone has. The branch that I studied, Usui Tibetan Reiki, blends Usui's original approach with Buddhist influences. Its lovely. Personally, I think creativity is a godsend. 

It has also dawned on me that the healing is meant to suit the client's needs, not our thoughts about what it should look like. From now on, I'm going to offer this boosted Healing Attunement to clients with chronic conditions. And maybe to others as well. It's time to put my creative stamp on the Reiki lineage! Though I wouldn't be surprised if someone else has been inspired to do the same thing before. =) 

Reiki hugs, 

Regina 


* Reiki and Energy Healing are complementary to medical care, not alternative. This client is also undergoing conventional cancer treatments.  





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Regina Chouza is an energy healer, angel medium and the author of A Personal Guide to Self-Healing, Cancer & Love and Chakra Healing & Magick. Blogging at Diary of a Psychic Healer since 2010, her passion is bringing the qualities of love, joy and empowerment to healing pursuits. Read her books to unlock your intuition. 





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Thursday, July 17, 2014

Compassion and Self-Healing

Hi There! This is the script from my A1R Psychic Radio show: July 15 2014. 
 
Welcome to Diary of a Psychic Healer. My name is Regina. For those of you who don't know me, I'm a qualified Healer and author. Last week we talked about Energy Healing, what it is, and how we can use it to heal different aspects of our lives: mental, emotional and physical. Today we are going to talk about compassion and the role it plays in self-healing.

Let’s define Compassion: seeing a person’s faults and not punishing or judging them for it. When we’re compassionate with others we give them the benefit of the doubt. We also recognize the fact that we’re all human, we make mistakes and we’re continually evolving and growing on this path of ours. 

Quite a few religions speak of compassion: Christianity and Buddhism both do. The framework I have enjoyed the most is the one Kabbalah uses. If you’re not familiar with Kabbalah, it’s an esoteric understanding of both human nature and divinity. It was originally developed by Christian monks in the middle ages, and has since been adopted by the more mystical side of Judaism. I’m not an expert on Kabbalah or a practicing Kabbalist, though geek that I am, I took a few classes. 

  • One of the topics we studied was the Tree of Life (or the 10 spheres of light). I won’t go into it in too much detail now, only to say that the 10 spheres of light are each said to represent aspects of the Divine, including Wisdom, Glory, Mercy, Judgment and Manifestation, to name a few.   
  • You’ll have to Google the Tree of Life to see an image, but the ten spheres are placed on three pillars of light, with the harsher elements on the left, the more caring elements on the right. For example, we have Judgment on the left, balanced out by Mercy and Compassion on the right hand column.  
  • We need to be Objective, Rational and Discerning, in so far as Judgments are concerned. If however, we lean on Judgment without bringing Compassion and Mercy into the equation, we risk going too far. Both in our personal lives, and on the global scale. So many of the conflicts we see nowadays are due to people leaning heavily on harsh judgments and forgetting to show mercy in their actions. We really need both of these.   

And Back to Energy Healing ... 

Professional healers are taught to be compassionate, objective and non-judgmental. This is the only way to create a space where clients can feel safe opening up about the character traits that they might be self-conscious about. Or even feelings that they might be ashamed of, like jealousy and envy.  

We all have a shadow side: that side of us that we don’t broadcast to the world (and sometimes, we won’t even acknowledge it ourselves). Our shadow side makes us act out of fear, anger, worry or jealousy. And its 100% human. Self-healing involves accepting these ugly bits with the more appealing ones that we show the world. The more we work on our self-confidence and self-love, the easier it is to heal and release the shadow. Even though it will most likely, never be gone. And that’s OK too. It’s all part of the process. With time we’ll start to appreciate the beauty in our imperfections. 

So be kind, be compassionate. Start with yourself and let it spill over to your relationships and the people you meet. It will bring lots of love into the world! 





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Regina Chouza is an energy healer, angel medium and the author of A Personal Guide to Self-Healing, Cancer & Love and Chakra Healing & Magick. Blogging at Diary of a Psychic Healer, her passion is bringing the qualities of love, joy and empowerment to healing pursuits. Read her books to unlock your intuition. 

Monday, July 14, 2014

Eco Friendly Businesses

A while ago I found myself asking the question: What would I do if my books took off and I suddenly found myself making bucket loads of cash (hey! a girl can dream). What would I do with it? Aside from covering my own bills, etc? 

So here it is! ... I like the idea of starting a planet friendly business. On one hand, I want to keep blogging, writing, teaching. Start an online university. I have a feeling that as time goes by I'll have lots to write about. And thanks to my marketing background, I could make that work. I would have to get over my aversion for self-promotion (igghhh). 

My BIG IDEA, though, is to invest in eco friendly businesses. 

I like the thought of a holding corporation where the majority stockholder is nature. Are the businesses, products and services sustainable? Will they leave the earth better off (or at least, not make it worse?). The financial bottom line matters, but not more than the environment. I could see myself owning 10% , my business partners another chunk, and the bulk of it belonging to nature. 

It would be good to have a sustainability expert on-board. Not someone who is militant about saving the earth, but someone who can find a way to make it work in the short and long term. And maybe someone with financial sense to be involved in the day-to-day running of things. I have an MBA but haven't really zeroed in on finance. Maybe its time to read up on my notes from class. 

Imagine what the world would be like if we all invested a bit time, energy and money into planet friendly businesses? That's what I intend for the future =) 




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Regina Chouza is an energy healer, angel medium and the author of A Personal Guide to Self-Healing, Cancer & Love and Chakra Healing & Magick. Blogging at Diary of a Psychic Healer since 2010, her passion is bringing the qualities of love, joy and empowerment to healing pursuits. Read her books to unlock your intuition.