This is a class for those who want to know more about Reiki and want to begin to practice it as a healing art for self and others.  First level attunements will be given at the training (there are three levels) and all who attend will be able to practice Reiki on themselves and others when they leave.  There will be several “souped up” additions to the original form that come from the practical and technical experience of Jacob Kelly, the founder of Euphoria Massage and Energetics who has been practicing Reiki and other forms of energy work since 2004.

Those interested in attending this training please e-mail: jacob@euphoriabodywork.com to receive more information as it becomes available.  Please call or click Jacob to set an appointment for bodywork or Reiki as well.

is to relax deeply (in my humble opinion as a professional bodyworker).  I work daily with people who suffer from the effects of tension and stress buildup in their bodies, resulting in lack of mobility and energy, pain and fatigue.  I work to balance these energies by educating them and giving them some experience into what is possible as far as letting go and relaxing in their own body and mind.  I also get “into it” -working, shifting and helping release the energetic restrictions on all levels of being with passive bodywork.  That is: I am doing it for you, mostly.

I think, however, that even though what I do can help greatly to bring consciousness to and work with the release and repatterning of these stressful conditions and effects, what is really needed, as well, is a healthy active practice of exploring your own body’s energy through movement, relaxation and awareness.  I do offer this in some sense while you are on the table, but it is not the same as learning to actively move into it, like we move in life, and to build a bridge between the practice of relaxation and awareness, and your practice of living.

So, what I am getting to with all this

is that I highly suggest to everyone, clients of mine, professionally, friends and family and random strangers on the street (when the opportunity presents itself), that you find a form of awareness and relaxation training that works for you.  What I am talking about, of course, is Tai Chi Chuan, Yoga and Chi Gong.

These three are what I specifically suggest to everybody because, #1, I have personal experience with them and know first hand how beneficial they have been in my life for general stress relief, connectivity and flexibility in the body and movement and even injury rehabilitation.  And #2, because they are different than what we typically have thought of as exercise in the West.  These forms of highly intentional movement with emphasis on deep inner stillness and awareness throughout the body and mind are precisely the kind of medicine that we have moreover been lacking for our whole existence.  There are reasons that these practices have been around for millenia and they are still just as valid as they ever were for helping people to maintain and improve their health.

If you would like to learn more about these amazing, self-healing arts, please see Michael Paler (an amazing resource for such things in this area) at Tai Chi Colorado Springs and please join him at the free World Tai Chi and Qigong day, April 28th 2012 at Colorado College (and in cities all over the world).  The local Wisdom healing Qigong community will be there as well, representing this very powerful form of healing Qigong.  Wisdom Healing Qigong has a variety of teachers and practice times available at such places as the Movement Arts Community Studio (MACS) and at Shove Chapel on the Colorado College campus.

Thanks and Peace -Jacob Kelly, Euphoria Massage & Energetics

What I want to share is that we are all here to be with each other from the pure space of our being, really be here. When we can recognize the pure space of being within ourselves and others when we are with them -recognize the silence in the sound, the space in the form, the completeness that we are, inherently- we amplify that pure light within in the group and in the individuals that make up the group, as well as throughout the entire universe.

Here is the REALLY IMPORTANT PART: the way to really be here is to be CONSCIOUS of the fact that we are already pure and complete and to just rest and abide in that and to speak from that and to move from that and live from there.  It is simple but not necessarily easy.
We are familiar with being in the conditions of our lives and identifying with those conditions. When we realize the space within our beings we are present with something bigger than those conditions, it is bigger than ourselves, though it is the very base of ourselves; the base of ALL existence.  What we need to do to change our view and be able to live from this space in every aspect of our lives is to practice being in that enlightened space (regular meditation helps greatly).  We start in the stillness and silence outwardly, in a setting where you will not be disturbed by outer conditions so that you can see the inner space clearly.  We contact this space within and rest and abide there.  This is the way that we become more familiar with the pure space of being, our own true, enlightened nature.

If we practice being in the pure inner space enough, then real shift in our outer world can and does occur.  But do not take my word for it.  Develop shraddha, the faith of experience by experimenting, testing it, and see if it actually works for you.  This is the path of Dzogchen: you have to do it, to experience it, then draw your conclusion.  This practice has taken a while for me to actually accept because it was so foreign to me at first, but with time and familiarity that was cultivated through practice, this path has really changed my life for the better and I am convince that if given a chance, it can really work for anyone who allows themselves to open to it, it’s a process.

The changes that have occurred within myself and my life are immeasurable and I understand that just saying that does not even come close to expressing the truth of the experience that I have had.  I hope that it at least conveys some iota of the experience that I have had so to compel you forward on your own path.

For those of you who are still reading, this wisdom that is very real and effective (from experience; shraddha) comes rootly from the Bon tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, the oldest wisdom tradition of Tibet and the original spiritual tradition there.  Dzogchen has much to offer, it is the highest path in the Bon tradition in that it has its base in pure experience. It emphasizes that we are already complete, we are all already buddhas (awakened ones), we have but to let our attention and view shift to be able to see and realize this.

If you want to know more you can contact my teacher, Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, at the Ligmincha Institute.  You can also check out his many books such as his latest: The Tibetan Yogas of Body, Speech and Mind.  I highly recommend that anyone serious about making big change in their lives seek help.

We can only go so far on our own and to have a sangha, a spiritual support group or community is invaluable.  If you would like to know more about local sanghas in Colorado Springs here are some links.  There are many traditions of Buddhism, not that your sangha has to be Buddhist to be effective.  It is my belief that all traditions of spirituality have something to offer and if followed deeply and truly, you will find God, or the pure essence of being.  Know that even though I say this I do not support any kind of fundamentalism, that is where war and hatred come from -I denote this by saying “followed… truly” above.  Any tradition that does not recognize the merit of others is not true in my view.

As we find our way into this new and exciting time, may we all find our own ways to usher in the light even more -because, make no mistake, it is our responsibility to do so and to share it with the whole universe.  Oh, and please remember that receiving bodywork (massage and energy work) especially the kind of bodywork that I give, (because of my intention to connect with pure space at the beginning of and throughout each session) can be a very effective way of coming back to the essential and pure nature of all being.  It deeply relaxes and connects the individual, allowing for deep release of stress and tense energy from the body and mind.  Once in this state it is the perfect opportunity to abide and rest in the completeness that we already are, to get more familiar with it.  This can very well be spiritual practice.

In love, light and completeness,

Jacob Kelly

If you are interested in Sound Healing, come find your Sangha (spiritual community) in Tibetan Sound Healing on Sundays at 12noon -every Sunday (check schedule for exceptions). The group meets for an hour and a quarter at the Movement Arts Community Studio at 525 E. Fountain Blvd, Ste# 150, Colorado Springs -80903.
There are so many great things happening at the MACS that you should really check out their website…

http://www.movementartscs.com/

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Thank you and Happy Holy days (by the way what better gift than the gift of massage -and I do have Gift Certificates available),

Jacob w/ Euphoria M & E