Thank you Leela & PollySis. Polly - I'll definately check out the books/publications! LeelaR - I think it's wonderful you're thinking about starting your own practice!!
I realized last night that I did not have any AF cramps at all!! The only time in my life that I did not have cramps was while I was doing acupuncture. And I think that was only one cycle. Amazing!
I have another question for you ladies. Did anyone experience an "emotional healing crisis" of sorts when first starting Reiki? I have also been taking a custom flower essences formula, and I don't know if it's that either because I started reiki & the flower essences around the same time. But I seem to have different past issues popping into my head. Things I thought I had resolved or accepted. For a time I'd wake up in the morning with a fleeting past hurt, sometimes getting quite weepy, and then I'm good for the rest of the day. I'm also suddenly having very vivid, strange dreams, when in the past I'm lucky if I remember my dreams at all.
I have to say I'm so enchanted by this all. I'm sad I didn't discover this years ago. But then I was just so busy to stop & look within. But I do think DH thinks I'm a bit off my rocker with Reiki.
I can at least be grateful that Dr. Oz on Oprah has brought acupuncture & Qi Gong to the forefront as a form of legitimate alternative medicine.
LeelaR: I have found most of my alternative medicine practitioners by being redirected by Google to Yellowpages.com. I'm pretty sure you can do a free listing. Another unique way is to create a myspace page, and put some informational articles about Reiki and then use the page to promote your own practice. I've come across alot of altern. med. pages on myspace, and they have quite the following.