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Thank you for your time and interest in reading this brief history of my life. I hope you enjoy it.
I began studying the healing arts in 2001, and became an Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki Master in 2003. I’ve since been attuned to and learned several different kinds of Reiki, including Pyramid Reiki, Kundalini Reiki, and Gold Reiki, among others. I’ve also learned and been attuned to Christa Healing Method and Rising Star. In addition to my training and certification in 2004 in therapeutic and deep tissue massage, I am certified in hot stone massage and am one of a handful of people in the mid Michigan area who is knowledgeable and experienced at Raindrop Technique.
I have found that my intuition has increased dramatically since receiving my first Reiki attunement, and continues to increase every day. Using my intuition, I combine several modalities during healing sessions, and draw on what is needed at any given time. My sessions always begin with a prayer and invocation. Throughout the session, I use a combination of my knowledge and my intuition. I typically talk in advance to each client about their perceived needs, and focus the session on those needs. Sometimes what a person perceives as their immediate need isn’t exactly the true cause of discomfort or core issue for them. A lot of times we discover a deeper need during the healing session.
Whatever kind of healing you are ready for consciously or subconsciously is what you will receive. You are in control of the healing. I am only a conduit for the energy. You will receive as much energy as you are in need of, or are willing to accept. I’ve had clients that visibly vibrated in front of me. I even had one client for which so much energy came through that the walls and ceiling started making crackling sounds. Her healing was quite significant. She was able to completely release her fear of failure, which brought major relief from anxiety and panic attacks. This was a real turning point in her life.
Many people release these negative energies so strongly that they react physically. The client mentioned above had to pull over on her way home in order to vomit. She felt wonderful after being able to release something so significant not only mentally and emotionally, but physically as well. Other clients may have to urinate what seems like every 5 minutes for several hours. Others may acquire a slight cold for a few days. One client I had developed diarrhea while she was still on my table, but that was an extreme case.
What do you feel during a healing session? It’s always different, and I can only speak to my own experiences and what my clients tell me they feel. You may feel heat, or tremendously cool energy within. You may feel a tingling, or what might feel like electricity (without the pain). Sometimes, you might feel pulsating, a great heaviness in your body, and a great lightness to your spirit. Whatever it is you need is what you will experience.
The main purpose of my healing work is to help people heal emotionally and mentally, so that they can grow spiritually and feel peace and contentment. I help my clients to align their energies with the divine energies of God. That’s not to say that physical healing doesn’t happen. It definitely does. All physical illness begins in the energy field of each person. Negative emotions and thinking have an effect on your energy field and eventually manifest into a physical illness.
Another interesting case I had involved a man who released a tremendous amount of energy in his root chakra. During his healing session, I first began pulling out an energetic rope. Once the “rope” was completely pulled out, there was a fountain of energy spouting from his root chakra. This was an amazing experience that I will never forget. A couple of years later, his doctor was flabbergasted because my client had every sign of prostate cancer, yet he didn’t have it. I honestly believe that the healing session I had with him prevented him from forming cancer on the physical level. We were able to remove it from his energy field before it manifested in his physical body.
My personal experience is also a prime example. My ex-husband and I split up at the end of 2003. I started massage school in January, 2004. During that time I focused on work, school, and my kids. I became very skilled at massage and graduated top of my class with a 98% passing grade. I became adept at hot stone massage and Raindrop Technique, as well as therapeutic and deep tissue massage. I was elected as our class representative at our graduation, and made a speech to about 300 people on behalf of my class. It was a wonderful experience, but during that time I had buried my emotions regarding the break-up of my marriage. I was grieving more deeply than I knew.
In the spring of 2004 I woke up with major chest pain. Every time I breathed or moved, my chest hurt. I thought maybe I was having a heart attack. It was a school day for my kids, and I didn’t think I could drive them to school in that condition like I normally would. I actually tried, but the pain was too intense. I didn’t want to freak them out by having an ambulance pull up and take me away, so I called my ex-husband and had him take me to the hospital. After being shot up with morphine and put through several stress tests, they determined that I had pleurisy (inflammation of the lungs).
We carry our grief in our heart chakra area which is in and around the chest, and is related to all of the organs within the chest cavity, including the lungs. After being released from the hospital I fell into a deep depression. I felt like I was in a black hole that was spinning with no way out. I was crying every day. I couldn’t function. All my life, I never believed in antidepressants, and thought that they were unnecessary for people with depression. That was until I developed depression myself. That was the worst experience I’d ever had. I couldn’t handle it without some help. I finally talked to my doctor who prescribed Zoloft for me and referred me to a psychotherapist. Within three to four months I was back to normal (or at least functional ) and was able to stop taking the Zoloft.
In December of that year, I was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, which is a cancer of the lymphatic tissue. It was located in my neck and my chest (surprise!) Now, we know why it was in my chest. Why was it in my neck? The throat chakra, located in and around the neck, is where we express ourselves. If we hold back expressing ourselves, especially to those that are most important to us, then we develop issues in our throat chakra. My ex-husband and I never really talked about how we felt. I felt too emotional on the inside and couldn’t get it clear in my head what I was feeling. I didn’t know exactly how I felt. I felt love for him and resentment all at the same time. I wanted to leave and I didn’t. I didn’t even understand fully why I was leaving, so I couldn’t very well explain it to him. In retrospect, I now understand, but at the time I was terribly confused. I never really gave him a chance to tell me how he felt either. I didn’t think I could handle it emotionally, and knew that I would have reconsidered leaving him. If that had happened, then I never would have been able to end the marriage. It was too hard.
Interestingly, my ex-husband was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Disease in his neck a year after I had recovered. Non-Hodgkin's Disease is a cancer of the lymph nodes. Apparently, not allowing him to discuss his feelings had a major negative effect on him. He went through hell, and almost died from an overdose of pain medication and dehydration. This was a huge lesson for me. Our actions do affect others even though it is their decision how to react to our actions.
As I went through six months of chemotherapy, I gained more faith than I’d ever had. I also gained a lot more compassion for others, especially those who are dealing with depression. It was difficult for me to do anything but go to work and go to bed. As the Associate Director of a nonprofit, it was important for me to attend meetings, and make sure the work got done. I had a cot set up in my office, so that I could sleep when I needed to. I fell asleep at more than one meeting during that time. The cot was a lifesaver. There were many times that I called in for our board meetings while the chemo drugs were being pumped into my veins. I learned perseverance from this experience.
I no longer see anything as truly good or bad, although I may describe them that way, because that is how we label things. What is perceived as bad is an experience for us to learn from. What is perceived as good is an experience in which we can feel joy. Our experiences make us who we are. I am not the same person I was five years ago. I can now see the innate goodness in everyone, and have learned to enjoy the simple moments in my life. I no longer let others’ actions bother me, and realize that their experiences have made them the way they are. I feel empathy and compassion at a level that I never felt before. I am thankful for my life lessons and know that the universe supports me at every turn in my life. I see the spark of divinity in every person that I meet, and I feel that common connection with each and every one of them. -Karen Kraft
"Karen is obviously very gifted. My back problems completely disappeared after only two sessions with her." -P.C, Mason, MI
"As soon as I had my first energy session, I knew there was something to it but I was pretty skeptical because I’m somewhat of an introvert and didn’t feel comfortable letting someone get into my personal space. I went through a period of high anxiety and Karen convinced me to try another Reiki session. I was desperate enough for some relief that I gave it another try. I am convinced that after that session, my whole attitude changed. I left Karen’s house feeling very relaxed, happy and spiritually awakened. Since then, Karen’s been doing some energy work on me that’s helping me keep my appetite in check. I think it’s working. I’m able to eat smaller portions and for the first time in my life I’m not craving sweets…that’s a very big deal for me." -I. A., Lansing, MI
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