Within each of us are seven major chakras. If you missed the first three chakras click to learn how to balance the root chakra, how to balance the sacral chakra, and how to balance the solar plexus chakra. The fourth chakra, Anahata is your heart chakra, located in the center of the chest. Anahata holds the energy related to love, respect, compassion, joy and the sense of belonging and it can become blocked by feelings of grief, loneliness or a general lack of self-love.  A balanced heart chakra empowers you with love, balance, and connection. Signs that your fourth chakra is weak or blocked include an inability to trust oneself or others or being excessively needing or clingy in relationships. Learn 3 easy ways to balance your heart chakra below.

3 Easy Tips to Balance Your Heart Chakra

1. Positive Affirmations. Boosting your self-esteem is helpful in promoting positive energy associated with the heart chakra. Practice positive affirmations such as “I forgive myself” and “I completely love and accept myself” as part of your daily routine.
   
   
2. Visualize Green. Meditate to the thought of a green glow filling your chest, healing you from the inside out. Anahata, the heart chakra is the color green.
   
   
3. Reset with Reiki. Reiki helps balance the flow of energy in the body and can be utilized to release energy that is blocking or weakening the heart chakra. Reiki energy is soothing, opens the flow of energy in the body and restores balance.
   
   

Start the new year with a new you! Reiki is a great way to reset your mind and body. Reiki is a gentle technique that promotes healing through deep relaxation, stress reduction, and opening and enriching the flow of energy through the body.

The body’s energy can become depleted or blocked from the everyday stresses of life or trauma. When this occurs, we typically experience sensations of tightness and discomfort in specific regions of the body. If this blockage of energy persists, disease may develop. Through the infusion of calming Reiki energy, the body's ability to heal is enhanced. Release the stresses of 2018 and give your self a fresh start in 2019 with the help of Reiki.

Here are the top three questions (and answers) people have about Reiki:

Q. How is a Reiki treatment given?

A. In a standard treatment, Reiki energy flows from the practitioner’s hands into the client. The client is usually laying on a massage table but treatments can also be given while the client is seated or even standing. The client remains fully clothed. The practitioner places her/his hands on or near the client’s body in a series of hand positions. These include positions around the head and shoulders, the stomach, and feet. Other, more specific positions may be used based on the client’s needs. Each position is held for three to ten minutes depending on how much Reiki the client needs at each position. The full treatment session usually lasts between 45 and 90 minutes.

Q. What does a Reiki treatment feel like?

A. What one experiences during a Reiki treatment varies somewhat from person to person. However, feelings of deep relaxation are usually felt by all. In addition, many feel a wonderful glowing radiance that flows through them and surrounds them. As the Reiki energy encourages one to let go of all tension, anxiety, fear, or other negative feelings, a state of peace and well-being is experienced. Some drift off to sleep or report floating outside their bodies or have visions or other mystical experiences. At the end of the treatment, one feels refreshed with a more positive, balanced outlook.

Q. What can be treated with Reiki?

A. Reiki has had a positive affect on all forms of illness and negative conditions. This includes minor things like head or stomach aches, bee stings, colds, flu, tension and anxiety, as well as serious illness like heart disease, cancer, leukemia, etc. The side effects of regular medical treatments are often reduced or eliminated with the introduction of a Reiki treatment. Reiki can effectively treat the negative effects of chemotherapy, post-operative pain, and depression. It can also improve the rate of healing and reduce the length of a patient's hospital stay. Reiki at the very least helps alleviate the symptoms and discomfort associated with certain health conditions or disorders. In some cases, patients have experienced complete healing following Reiki treatment. These findings have been confirmed by medical tests before and after the Reiki treatments. However, while some patients have experienced miracles, the same results cannot be guaranteed for everyone. Stress reduction with some improvement in one’s physical and psychological condition are what most experience.

SRC: Click to read more: Reiki, Questions & Answers from The International Center for Reiki Training.

 Hello there, Patty Craig here, from Your Sanctuary for Healing.  Before co-founding Your Sanctuary For Healing, I taught middle school in the Gresham Barlow School District. I remember winter break was the perfect time to relax, recharge and refocus. Massage with Reiki can help with all three. For a limited time, educators save $20 on an hour and a half massage with Reiki!

In 2014, the writing was on the wall and due to health concerns, major life changes and feeling led in a different direction, I left my teaching position. I began practicing Reiki - a gentle therapeutic technique that is deeply relaxing and balances energy. In 2015, my hubby and I co-founded Your Sanctuary For Healing, my new professional home. After regaining my health, I returned to school. Only this time, it was to complete requirements for massage therapy.

I have walked through my share of fires. Reiki and massage therapy have helped me:

Manage pain
Handle loss and change
Recover from surgery
Relieve stress 
Parent from a higher perspective
Achieve fitness goals
Balance and boost energy

Now, I get to share the healing gifts of Reiki and massage therapy with others!

Educators give so much, day-in and day-out! There is not a more worthy cause. Although the rewards may be great, there is often a cost. Maintaining wellness is crucial for the service you provide our community. If you are making your way through a challenging time, massage and Reiki can help. Or maybe you are rockin' your A-game this year! Self-care can help keep it that way.  Either way, I would be honored to care for you.

Schedule online or call us (503)492-5606 today
to save $20 on a 90 minute massage with Reiki.

In Gratitude, Patty Craig  M.Ed.  L.M.T.  Reiki Master & Teacher - OBMT #23868

Injuries and emotional trauma are not always immediately recognized after a car accident. Most times it is common for these accidents to result in a minor fender bender or some other type of minor auto damage. Even these minor accidents can have negative health consequences when not tended too. Sometimes it takes multiple days for the symptoms to show, but there will be aches and pains if not taken care of.

What are the benefits of an adjustment after an accident?

1. Pain Relief Without the Use of Drugs
After an accident, people often take pills to subside the pain. These pain pills only mask the pain from these symptoms. Taking pain pills also allows for you to fall victim to addiction. Getting a chiropractic adjustment will offer pain relief without the use of pills or addictive medication. An adjustment will address the injury at the source. This will heal the actual injury instead of masking the pain.

2. Restores Range of Motion
After an accident, it is common to walk away with a neck or back injury. According to Arrow Head Clinic, this will cause inflammation to spread throughout the body. Inflammation in these areas will substantially decrease the range of motion you have. A chiropractic adjustment will realign the spine, which will in turn restore proper motion in your body.

3. Diagnosing of Non-Obvious Injuries
Accidents don’t always yield an obvious injury. In major accidents people could get broken bones, lacerations, or bruises. When it comes to a smaller accident, the injuries aren’t always obvious. Sometimes it could take several days before you feel the effects of a whiplash injury. The symptoms could range from headaches, dizziness, and pain in your back. The best way to deal with an injury such as this would be to see a chiropractor. A chiropractor will pinpoint where the injury is, and allow for a faster recovery time. It is suggested to schedule a chiropractic adjustment before you start feeling the pain.

Receiving a chiropractic adjustment after an auto accident is one of the best decisions you can make. It will help take care of the injury instead of masking the pain, and it is also quite cost effective when compared to other forms of medical care.

Click to learn more about our Chiropractic Care & Car Accident Care.

At Your Sanctuary for Healing, we have a holistic approach to improving health and promoting personal wellness. We have decades of experience with Chiropractic Care and Auto Injuries. Call us today to schedule a chiropractic adjustment. Get the pain relief you need before it really hits.

Almost everyone experiences negative health symptoms such as back pain, neck pain, or headaches. Most people learn to live with these constant pains, but there are actual many different health benefits for getting a chiropractic adjustment. According to Very Well Health, A chiropractic adjustment is a type of manual therapy that helps to realign joint subluxations. Once these joint subluxations are realigned, it is then that these common aches and pains that we endure will start to disappear.

What are the health benefits of getting a chiropractic adjustment?

1. Back and Neck Pain Relief
These types of pains plague 80% of all Americans. An adjustment from a chiropractor can dramatically reduce these pains. Not only does a chiropractor help get rid of these pains, it is also cheaper than other methods of pain relief.

2. Headache Relief
According to USA Today, both tension and migraine headaches can be caused from spinal issues. Misalignment of the spine can trigger these headaches. Getting an adjustment from a chiropractor will align the spine and help prevent headaches from occurring.

3. Reduce Inflammation
Inflammation is a major reason why we acquire the aches and pains we have. Chiropractic adjustments have been proven to reduce inflammation in these problematic areas. Relieving inflammation can also help to prevent other diseases from spreading throughout your body.
Chiropractic adjustments have been proven to give a multitude of health benefits. Click to learn more about our Chiropractic Care & Car Accident Care. Learn more about these adjustments and the pains that they can relieve. Give us a call now to schedule your first chiropractic adjustment.

Within each of us are seven major chakras. If you missed the first two chakras click to learn how to balance Muladhara the root chakra, and how to balance Svadhishthana the sacral chakra. The third chakra, Manipura is your solar plexus chakra, located between your navel and the base of your stomach AKA your solar plexus. This chakra affects your creativity, personality, intellect and ego. Manipura holds the energy related to your self-confidence, identity and personal power and can become blocked by a lack of affection, criticism, rejection, and being ignored or unappreciated. A balanced sacral chakra empowers you to follow your true path. Signs your third chakra is weak or blocked include fatigue, low self-esteem, or poor willpower. Learn 3 easy ways to balance your solar plexus chakra below.

Within each of us are seven major chakras. If you missed the first chakra click to learn how to balance Muladhara the root chakra. The second chakra, Svadhishthana is your sacral chakra, located along your spine just 2 inches below your naval. This chakra affects your self-worth, creativity, relationships, pleasure and sexuality. Svadhishthana holds the energy related to your emotions, intimacy, and creativity and can become blocked by guilt and self-criticism. A balanced sacral chakra provides energy, compassion, grounded intuition, and emotional stability. Signs your second chakra is weak or blocked include experiencing attachment issues, guilt, timidity, emotional volatility, and hypersensitivity. Learn 3 easy ways to balance your sacral chakra below.

 
Within each of us are seven major chakras. The first chakra is called Muladhara, also known as the root chakra, which is located at the base of your spine. The root chakra affects your money, health, and career. Muladhara holds the energy related to your physical safety and security and can become blocked by your fears and insecurities. Having a balanced root chakra provides a solid foundation to build a healthy and happy life upon. Signs your root chakra is weak or blocked include experiencing a general lack of physical energy, a general lack of confidence, or experiencing any of the following physical symptoms on a frequent or recurring basis: eating disorders, adrenal fatigue, foot and leg pains and injuries, rectal or colon problems, immune disorders or bone disorders. Get 3 easy tips to balance your root chakra below.
 
3 Easy Tips to Balance Your Root Chakra

Reiki Training
In this Reiki course you will develop an understanding of the gentle life force energy, Reiki, as well as its origin and history. You will learn to use this Japanese healing art to care for yourself—and others if you choose. Our Reiki training includes the Western style of Reiki (developed by Mrs. Takata), the Japanese technique, and the Holy Fire tradition (introduced by William Lee Rand). We will also share our personal practices developed in our Chiropractic, Massage, and Reiki Clinic located in Gresham, Oregon.

Course Content
All the information and techniques for both levels are covered including:

• The origin and history of Reiki
• The nature of Reiki energy, and how Reiki heals
• The Reiki Ideals
• The human energy system
• The complete hand placement system
• Gassho meditation
• Byosen Scanning - using the sensitivity in the hands to locate areas needing healing
• Reiji-Ho - using inner guidance to know how and where to treat
• Kenyoku - dry bathing, a method to purify your energy field
• Gyoshi-ho - sending Reiki with the eyes
• Sending Reiki at a distance
• Reiki II symbols: their intentions and uses are explained
  
• Attunements for Reiki I and II are given and practiced
  

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Our Reiki course is a combination of lecture, discussion, demonstration, and practice time. Each student will experience the giving and receiving of a complete Reiki treatment at our Gresham clinic. You will learn and practice the traditional western hand positions as well as the Japanese technique for hand placement which will help to develop intuition.

Course Materials
The course includes the following materials:

• Holy Fire Reiki I & Reiki II -  attunements & certificates
  
• Complete manual for Reiki I & II
• “Reiki: The Healing Touch” by William Rand
  

Reiki Instructors
Develop your ability to care for yourself and enhance your service to others through Your Sanctuary for Healing’s Reiki training classes. Your instructors, Bradley D. Craig D.C. and Patty Craig M.Ed., L.M.T., are both Holy Fire Karuna Reiki Masters, trained through the International Center for Reiki Training. They are experienced in using Reiki for personal use to enhance well-being as well as for providing care to clients and in other professional settings.

The weather is changing and if you’re anything like me, so is your mood. When the skies turn grey, daylight shortens, and gloomy weather comes around, I feel myself experiencing the blues. During this time of year many people experience a variety of symptoms such as difficulty sleeping or sleeping too much, lack of energy, lack of interest in things you normally like, overeating, craving sweets and carbohydrates, depression, irritability, anti-social tendencies, and a weakened immune system. Have you ever noticed these symptoms in yourself during or shortly after the change of seasons? That increase of depression and pain during the winter months is often referred to as Seasonal Affective Disorder or SAD.

What is Seasonal Affective Disorder?
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression related to the changes in seasons, beginning and ending around the same times every year. If you're like most people with SAD, your symptoms start in the fall and continue into the winter months, reducing your energy and making you feel moody. Many of the issues with seasonal affective disorder have to do with an imbalance in the body as exposure to sunlight decreases, affecting hormonal changes in the body. Symptoms can also include oversleeping, appetite changes, weight gain, social withdrawal, and tiredness or low energy.

Utilizing Reiki for Seasonal Affective Disorder
Reiki is known to help reduce pain, alleviate anxiety, and calm depression symptoms. It reduces feelings of stress while producing a deep feeling of calm. According to a study by the US National Library of Medicine, National Institute of Health, Reiki significantly reduced symptoms of depression and anxiety both immediately after treatment and 5 weeks post-treatment. With zero negative side effects, Reiki is a great option for coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder.