As I Am Naturals: The Energy of Things...

     My neighbor asked me the other day how my Reiki practice relates to my natural skin care line. We were already discussing the health and safety of mainstream skin care products and this question segued into a whole other exciting area.  I responded with a short sentence that is borrowed from the ideas of quantum physics and Einstein “everything in the universe is made up of energy."  It is...you, me, the thoughts we think, the words we say, our food, a smile, a feeling, a gesture, kindness, love, everything. All these things vibrate at their own frequency too.  Some things vibrate at a higher frequency and others at a lower frequency.   Higher and lower vibrations feel differently from each other and affect us differently too.  Higher vibrations are lighter, where lower vibrations will feel denser and heavy.

     Many ancient cultures believed that each person has a life force energy.  It can be called by different names like Prana or Chi.  Reiki is a form of energy healing that is guided from a universal wisdom through the practitioner to the recipient and helps keep the energy of the recipient in balance. When we are in balance our energy is strong and we feel better.  Things with higher vibrations support this balance and strengthen our own energy. We can support our energy and health in many ways.  One way, I believe, is to use natural things in our daily routines.  As our skin is our largest organ, it is important to remember the quality of what we use and absorb through the skin.  Using pure, clean products is a way of keeping our bodies free of the lower frequencies that come with synthetics, chemicals and preservatives.