A friend connected me with a Mom [L] who has a 7 year old son diagnosed with Autism. She thought we could support each other. As [L] and I got to know each other better, I asked her if she knew anything about Reiki. She initially said, “No”, but then decided to search the web. Intrigued she came back asking me for more information.
I offered to gift her son [N] 6 sessions. She accepted my offer and I came to her home on a couple of occasions to do Reiki with [N]. She saw almost immediate changes and agreed to let me send Reiki from a distance. I told her that we would set intentions and since Reiki is energy, the energy could travel through time and space. After the series of sessions, she decided to learn how to do Reiki herself.
[L] attended my Level 1 training for Exceptional Parents On April 24, 2010. She reported that things were going well soon after the class. On May 27, 2010 I received an email stating,
“I have to tell you about this. Last night, [N] was wired after I put him to bed. He was rocking back and forth really hard, slamming his head into the pillow, and talking/singing. I kept telling him to lay down, it was time for night night, and he would lay down for 2 seconds before starting up again. So I got the Reiki energy flowing - I could feel that burning sensation in my hands - and then I had [N] lay beside me, and I put a hand gently on either side of his head. I thought he might wriggle away, but within 30 seconds, he babbled a couple more things and then got very calm. Within 2 minutes, he was snoring! I kept my hands on him for a little while longer, and then I put them on myself for a few and rolled over and fell right to sleep.”
This morning (the next day!) I checked my email and found another message in my inbox from [L],
“Wait, there's more! Tonight we were experiencing the same rocking, etc. as last night. I was doing something, but he pulled my hand over to his head. Apparently, it didn't feel right, so he pulled it away again. I stopped what I was doing to invite the Reiki energy in and again put my hands on either side of his head. He almost immediately calmed down. It took a little longer tonight before he was snoring, but I'd say it was within 5 minutes!”
How empowering for [L] to have Reiki available to her and her son. Thank you [L] for giving me permission to share your Reiki success story!
Sleep issues are common among exceptional children. Our daughter had irregular sleep patterns since infancy. She stayed awake until 2 or 5 in the morning. And if she did fall asleep at a descent time, she would wake up at 5 am making her tired earlier. It was a vicious cycle… Not only would she stay awake, but she would vocally stem, kick, cry, scream, pace for hours at a time. I dreaded bedtime; a grueling experience for the entire family that only seemed to contribute to our on-going exhaustion.
In March 2010, something shifted when I started to use brushing and deep compression in combination with the Reiki. Miraculously our bedtime woes almost ceased immediately. We now go to sleep within minutes of laying down and sleep peacefully all night.
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