Usually as and when people bring ailments up in conversation... its just as simple as reaching out and doing it.

Its similar to a sense i have for peoples' emotional tempraments - i might go so far as to say its more or less the same thing.. just one is passive and the other is active.

Hi All

Reading this months Metamorphosis reminded me that I wanted to post something on this thread...

This is from my Reiki book - A Guide To Reiki by Cass and Janie Jackson

The Five Principles of Reiki

* Just for today, I will not worry.

* Just for today, I will not get angry.

* Just for today, I will honour and respect all living things.

* Just for today, I will earn my living honestly.

* Just for today, I will give thanks for my many blessings.

Yes, good principles to live by, aren't they? Just one a day would make a lot of difference.

I have suffered from 2 dislocated ribs for 5 years now. After the company I was working for sloughed off the workman's comp claim that they made me file (by delaying the process so long that I eventually had to work INJURED in order to provide for our family), I became a pretty unattractive commodity on the labor market.

As a bonus, because of my uninsured status, I've been unable to get any doctor to call it more than "muscle strain." (One suggested that it was the build up of nitrogen in my muscle tissue that was causing this intense pain. Ignoring the missus, our son and myself who all had popped the ribs in on numerous occasions..only to have them pop back out.)

I gave up on doctors after about..7 different visits. 1 chiropractor found them and relocated them, but they popped out shortly after that. Now I just drink beer before bed and smoke copious quantities of herbal remedy during the day to maintain.
All bad for me..and messing with my moods.

My question is, can Reiki help my condition, and if so, in what way? Would it be a matter of providing pain relief? Or actually relocating the ribs and providing them with the healing energy they need to relax, and begin rejoining my spine again?

I don't know anything about it..it sounds like that thing Mr. Miagi did in the Karate Kid. At this point, any hope is better than none.

Thank you so much for your time,

daf

Hey Daf,

I don't know if Reiki can help with your problem or not, maybe Chahlie or Eagle can answer that for you, but I can tell you that continuing treatment with your Chiro should do the trick. Sometimes ribs (or whatever is out) pop back out, especially if they have been out for awhile, and it takes several adjustments before the problem is fixed. My husband is a Chiropractor, so I know about this, and see this kind of thing all the time. I know it can be costly, but you may be able to find one that will work with you. Best wishes for finding the right solution for you.