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		<title>Today: Take a breaki for some Reiki.</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>If you&#8217;re reading this, I made it home (mostly) in one piece.  After 3 hours of sleep and 11 hours spent in airports and airplanes, I touched down at Logan with just a few hours before the Blues Run, the first race of this year&#8217;s summer series along the Charles.  Running 4.2 miles while overtired and under-hydrated made for a less-than-Amazing-Race.  At one point I got passed by a geriatric golden retriever.  I am not even sure he was in the race, he may have been out for his afternoon stroll.  By the time I finally crawled into bed Thursday night, I felt like (Texas) toast. I am so grateful to be back in Boston.  Really.  There is no place like home.  Especially when your home sends you emails like this at 6:26 AM: After last summer&#8217;s roller coaster condo hunt, we found our own little oasis in the city.  Although, I think I&#8217;d be happy any place, as long as it was with these two goofballs. Speaking of the boys, while Nick was playing hockey last night, Clark and I went on a little adventure.  The Pawsitive Dog, where we take the Frenchie for training and day school, hosts monthly lectures.  This month&#8217;s lecture featured Linda Crabtree from Circle of Peace talking about Reiki&#8230; for&#8230; um&#8230; dogs. As my mom said, anytime you have a chance to learn about something new and interesting, it&#8217;s a good thing.  I&#8217;m as skeptical as the next person, but I have to say, my interest was piqued, especially after watching how certain dogs responded to Linda.  Here&#8217;s a bit of what we learned last night: Reiki is an ancient Tibetan hands-on method that encourages healing for the whole spiritual, physical, mental and emotional body. During a treatment, the universal life force energy flows through the Reiki practitioner to the animal&#8217;s body, bringing warmth, calm, comfort, and relief of pain. Some of the signs an animal is responding positively to Reiki (all are indications that an animal is relaxing): Softening of the eyes, licking and chewing, lowering the head, yawning, clearing the nostrils, swaying from side to side, falling asleep, stretching, and passing air.  (Hmm&#8230; Clark may be getting beamed Reiki on the reg without us knowing.) I really liked when Linda explained the 5 principles of Reiki and how they&#8217;ve helped her to be a better person.  The principles are: Just for today, I let go of worry; Just for today, I let go of anger; Just for today, I will express gratitude; Just for today, I will do my work honestly; Just for today, I will be kind to my neighbor and every living thing. To the last principle, Linda added &#8220;and myself.&#8221; Still in doubt? Dr. Oz&#8217;s wife is a Reiki practitioner.  And Dr. Oz knows Oprah.  Bazinga! Instant credibility. Also On Tap for Today: We&#8217;re heading up North to visit Nick&#8217;s parents Can you believe LOST ends tomorrow?  Let&#8217;s make some smoke monster popcorn. Ahhh!  A baby hippo! What are your thoughts on Eastern/complimentary medicine?  Is it wacko, or does it worko?</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://ontapfortoday.com/2010/05/22/today-take-a-breaki-for-some-reiki/">Today: Take a breaki for some Reiki.</a> appeared first on <a href="https://ontapfortoday.com">ON TAP FOR TODAY</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you&#8217;re reading this, I made it home (mostly) in one piece.  After 3 hours of sleep and 11 hours spent in airports and airplanes, I touched down at Logan with just a few hours before the Blues Run, the first race of this year&#8217;s summer series along the Charles.  Running 4.2 miles while overtired and under-hydrated made for a less-than-Amazing-Race.  At one point I got passed by a geriatric golden retriever.  I am not even sure he was in the race, he may have been out for his afternoon stroll.  By the time I finally crawled into bed Thursday night, I felt like (Texas) toast.</p>
<figure id="attachment_1635" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1635" style="width: 231px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://ontapfortoday.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/2569130092_01612d92e4.jpg"><img data-recalc-dims="1" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-1635" title="2569130092_01612d92e4" src="http://ontapfortoday.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/2569130092_01612d92e4.jpg?w=231&#038;resize=231%2C300" alt="" width="231" height="300" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/ontapfortoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/2569130092_01612d92e4.jpg?w=306&amp;ssl=1 306w, https://i0.wp.com/ontapfortoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/2569130092_01612d92e4.jpg?resize=231%2C300&amp;ssl=1 231w" sizes="(max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-1635" class="wp-caption-text">Photo source: flickr.com</figcaption></figure>
<p>I am so grateful to be back in Boston.  Really.  There <em>is</em> no place like home.  Especially when your home sends you emails like this at 6:26 AM:</p>
<p><a href="http://ontapfortoday.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/screen-shot-2010-05-22-at-9-31-56-am.png"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1633" title="Screen shot 2010-05-22 at 9.31.56 AM" src="http://ontapfortoday.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/screen-shot-2010-05-22-at-9-31-56-am.png?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C80" alt="" width="300" height="80" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/ontapfortoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/screen-shot-2010-05-22-at-9-31-56-am.png?w=585&amp;ssl=1 585w, https://i0.wp.com/ontapfortoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/screen-shot-2010-05-22-at-9-31-56-am.png?resize=300%2C80&amp;ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/ontapfortoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/screen-shot-2010-05-22-at-9-31-56-am.png?resize=500%2C133&amp;ssl=1 500w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
<p>After last summer&#8217;s roller coaster condo hunt, we found our own little oasis in the city.  Although, I think I&#8217;d be happy any place, as long as it was with these two goofballs.</p>
<figure id="attachment_1634" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1634" style="width: 226px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://ontapfortoday.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/img_3980.jpg"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-1634" title="IMG_3980" src="http://ontapfortoday.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/img_3980.jpg?w=226&#038;resize=226%2C300" alt="" width="226" height="300" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/ontapfortoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/img_3980.jpg?w=2141&amp;ssl=1 2141w, https://i0.wp.com/ontapfortoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/img_3980.jpg?resize=226%2C300&amp;ssl=1 226w, https://i0.wp.com/ontapfortoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/img_3980.jpg?resize=773%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 773w, https://i0.wp.com/ontapfortoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/img_3980.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-1634" class="wp-caption-text">Laser eyes!</figcaption></figure>
<p>Speaking of the boys, while Nick was playing hockey last night, Clark and I went on a little adventure.  <a href="http://thepawsitivedog.com/" target="_blank">The Pawsitive Dog</a>, where we take the Frenchie for training and day school, hosts monthly lectures.  This month&#8217;s lecture featured Linda Crabtree from <a href="http://circleofpeace.com/" target="_blank">Circle of Peace</a> talking about Reiki&#8230; for&#8230; um&#8230; dogs.</p>
<p>As my mom said, anytime you have a chance to learn about something new and interesting, it&#8217;s a good thing.  I&#8217;m as skeptical as the next person, but I have to say, my interest was piqued, especially after watching how certain dogs responded to Linda.  Here&#8217;s a bit of what we learned last night:</p>
<ul>
<li>Reiki is an ancient Tibetan hands-on method that encourages healing for the whole spiritual, physical, mental and emotional body. During a treatment, the universal life force energy flows through the Reiki practitioner to the animal&#8217;s body, bringing warmth, calm, comfort, and relief of pain.</li>
<li>Some of the signs an animal is responding positively to Reiki (all are indications that an animal is relaxing): Softening of the eyes, licking and chewing, lowering the head, yawning, clearing the nostrils, swaying from side to side, falling asleep, stretching, and passing air.  (Hmm&#8230; Clark may be getting beamed Reiki on the reg without us knowing.)</li>
<li>I really liked when Linda explained the <a href="http://www.renewed-spirit.com/reiki/five_principals.html" target="_blank">5 principles</a> of Reiki and how they&#8217;ve helped her to be a better person.  The principles are: <em>Just for today, I let go of worry; </em><em>Just for today, I let go of anger; </em><em>Just for today, I will express gratitude; </em><em>Just for today, I will do my work honestly; </em><em>Just for today, I will be kind to my neighbor and every living thing. </em>To the last principle, Linda added &#8220;and myself.&#8221;</li>
</ul>
<p>Still in doubt? Dr. Oz&#8217;s wife is a Reiki practitioner.  And Dr. Oz knows Oprah.  Bazinga! Instant credibility.</p>
<p>Also <strong>On Tap for Today</strong>:</p>
<ul>
<li>We&#8217;re heading up North to visit Nick&#8217;s parents</li>
<li>Can you believe LOST ends tomorrow?  <a href="http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/lost-finale-recipe-smoke-monster-popcorn-116997?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+apartmenttherapy%2Fthekitchn+%28The+Kitchn%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader" target="_blank">Let&#8217;s make some smoke monster popcorn.</a></li>
<li><a href="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l2pegpk4Nk1qc0liro1_400.jpg" target="_blank">Ahhh!  A baby hippo!</a></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>What are your thoughts on Eastern/complimentary medicine?  Is it wacko, or does it worko?</strong></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://ontapfortoday.com/2010/05/22/today-take-a-breaki-for-some-reiki/">Today: Take a breaki for some Reiki.</a> appeared first on <a href="https://ontapfortoday.com">ON TAP FOR TODAY</a>.</p>
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