Weekly IDGAF Blog Prompt (again)
Have you ever had a spiritual experience that was so amazing it changed you? What happened? How did you feel? How did you change or grow from it?
At first when I read this question I thought, "oh no, how am I going to answer this question, I don't think I've had an experience like that!", and then I thought of my Reiki workshops. You might laugh at me. The reason I decided to do Reiki I was because my sister-in-law was going to a very reasonably-priced local workshop and I thought it would be fun. At that stage I was skeptical about it, and I don't mean I was skeptical about the concept of hands-on healing, but the system of Reiki itself (and there are a few aspects that I am still skeptical of, but that's a whole other blog post).
The workshop facilitator was a Reiki Master named Pascale, and she and I "clicked" right away. The information and healing techniques that I learned resonated with me and I found the whole experience so relaxing and calming, especially when we had the attunements and then walked Pascale's zen labyrinth. I remember feeling like I was aligned with my spiritual purpose and I felt such a sense of harmony with my place in the world. For the first time in a while, I felt hopeful. After my first Reiki workshop the depression I had been experiencing was alleviated and I went through a period of wellness. Now being bipolar, I have experienced a few manic episodes in my life, and I'm always afraid of that symptom coming back. But this wasn't like that, it was a genuine feeling of wellness and happiness that to this day I can't really explain. I remember feeling so positive and feeling like I would never experience doubt again, alas it was temporary and life eventually went back to normal and I do still experience depression from time to time.
So how did this experience change me? Having experienced that incredible feeling of peace and bliss, I now know that it's possible for me to feel that way. When I get down I remember how I felt and I remember that my feelings of depression are temporary and I can (and will) feel good again. It has given me hope and the will to go on.
At first when I read this question I thought, "oh no, how am I going to answer this question, I don't think I've had an experience like that!", and then I thought of my Reiki workshops. You might laugh at me. The reason I decided to do Reiki I was because my sister-in-law was going to a very reasonably-priced local workshop and I thought it would be fun. At that stage I was skeptical about it, and I don't mean I was skeptical about the concept of hands-on healing, but the system of Reiki itself (and there are a few aspects that I am still skeptical of, but that's a whole other blog post).
The workshop facilitator was a Reiki Master named Pascale, and she and I "clicked" right away. The information and healing techniques that I learned resonated with me and I found the whole experience so relaxing and calming, especially when we had the attunements and then walked Pascale's zen labyrinth. I remember feeling like I was aligned with my spiritual purpose and I felt such a sense of harmony with my place in the world. For the first time in a while, I felt hopeful. After my first Reiki workshop the depression I had been experiencing was alleviated and I went through a period of wellness. Now being bipolar, I have experienced a few manic episodes in my life, and I'm always afraid of that symptom coming back. But this wasn't like that, it was a genuine feeling of wellness and happiness that to this day I can't really explain. I remember feeling so positive and feeling like I would never experience doubt again, alas it was temporary and life eventually went back to normal and I do still experience depression from time to time.
So how did this experience change me? Having experienced that incredible feeling of peace and bliss, I now know that it's possible for me to feel that way. When I get down I remember how I felt and I remember that my feelings of depression are temporary and I can (and will) feel good again. It has given me hope and the will to go on.