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A Guided Tonglen Meditation by Pema Chödrön
Pema Chodron And The Human Heart
“So war and peace start in the human heart. Whether that heart is open or whether that heart closes has global implications.”
~Pema Chodron
Take good care of yourself in these times of great change. We are all connected.
Jeri Lawson has a full-time healing practice in Oakland, California. She is available for Healing Touch, Reiki, and Clarity Breathwork Monday through Friday. 510-601-9632 jerilawson@mac.com
The Gift That Keeps On Giving: Healing Touch Level One Class February 10th and 17th, 2024
There is so much energy and support available to every one of us. Support that can restore ease and harmony to our bodies and lives. Hands-on healing can help you live a more balanced and conscious life with less physical pain and stress.
If you are curious about energy work for yourself, would like to support a family member, or even to share professionally, this is the class I would recommend.
Laurie Ratto, HTCP/I, QM, RN, BSN, CCA, will be teaching a Healing Touch Level One beginning class next February and I will be one of her assistants. It is so exciting to watch people tune into their natural healing abilities! In my healing practice, I use the techniques she will be sharing in every session. This class will change your life.
The workshop is on February 10th & 17th, 2024, 8:30 am – 6:00 pm Pacific Time. Location: Hillcrest Congregational Church, 404 Gregory Lane, Pleasant Hill, CA.
I hope to see you there!
Jeri Lawson has a full-time healing practice in Oakland, California. She is available for Healing Touch, Reiki, and Clarity Breathwork Monday through Friday. 510-601-9632 jerilawson@mac.com
A Brief History Of Breathwork
The practice of circular breathing to experience higher states of consciousness was practiced in the ancient cultures of India, China, and Tibet.
In the self-awareness era of the late 1960s and early 1970s, two main styles of Breathwork re-emerged in Western Culture: Rebirthing and Holotropic Breathwork.
Rebirthing was discovered and developed by Leonard Orr. He was sitting in a sauna experimenting with ‘conscious connected breathing’ when he experienced his own birth. Leonard credited Shri Mahavatar Babaji for inspiring him at his Ashram in the Himalayas.
One of Leonard’s first clients was Sondra Ray, who went on to teach Rebirthing worldwide. Sandra is often referred to as the ‘Mother of Rebirthing.’
Leonard wrote on his website about Rebirthing sessions:
“People experienced the peace that surpasses all understanding,”
Stanislav Grof founded Holotropic Breathwork. Dr. Grof had worked with many people therapeutically using LSD before it became classified as an illegal drug. In these psychedelic sessions, Grof noted the breathing pattern, especially at the end of the session, prolonged the influence of the drug. Stan and his wife Christina began to research breath and breathing patterns and found that achieving non-ordinary states of mind with the breath was deeply and profoundly healing.
I have also heard that Grof was influenced early on by a Breathwork session with Frederick Lehman.
– From the Grof® Legacy Training Website
There are many styles and schools of Breathwork now, so it is easy to find a practitioner and practice that resonates with you.
Clarity Breathwork was the first Breathwork training I received. Even after experiencing many other schools and breathwork practitioners, I still feel it is the most powerful format to facilitate for my clients. That said, the woman I breathe with regularly is a Transformational Breathworker and studied with Dr. Judith Kravitz.
Breathwork is my number one life-centering practice. There is nothing more exciting and satisfying than sharing this healing with others.
Jeri Lawson has a full-time healing practice in Oakland, California. She is available for Healing Touch, Reiki, and Clarity Breathwork Monday through Friday. 510-601-9632 jerilawson@mac.com
Healing Touch For Body Pain
Good morning! I am still feeling the effects of the healing which is amazing! Wednesday evening I was able to get on the floor and get up without any help from my upper limbs! And no pain! Pain is starting to creep up again but could be because we’re on vacation…
– Client after a session
Energetic healing is so good for the physical body. So often, clients come for a session to address stress or navigate a significant transition in their lives and find they feel so much lighter in their bodies after the session.
For physical tightness and discomfort, sometimes one session can create a state of ease in your body. Your body remembers what it is like to be relaxed. Sometimes, a series of three sessions may be needed to clear the blocks to your life force energy.
Energetic healing can also bring clarity and guidance for what you need next to keep feeling better: a regular exercise program, a visit to a physical therapist, or a phone call to the doctor.
It’s all connected.
Jeri Lawson has a full-time healing practice in Oakland, California. She is available for Healing Touch, Reiki, and Clarity Breathwork Monday through Friday.
510-601-9632 jerilawson@mac.com
The Miracle Of Breath Livestream Event
I will be giving a short testimonial for the free Miracle of Breath Livestream on September 22, 2023, ~ 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM California Pacific Time.
My Clarity Breathwork teachers, Ashanna and Dana, have asked me to speak about how Clarity Breathwork has helped my clients heal themselves of physical issues such as back pain, migraines, and vertigo.
Here is the link to find out more: https://www.claritybreathworkcourses.com/a/2147648246/2D9ShXhu
I am so excited. With Clarity Breathwork and my first Breathwork Practitioner Maggie Ostara, I healed the intense and frequent migraines that had overtaken my life. It had gotten to the point where I couldn’t go away for a weekend because I always became violently sick. I have been headache-free ever since discovering this amazing modality, and for the last seventeen years, I have helped many of my clients do the same.
I love my work! I can’t wait to talk about this incredible practice.
Jeri Lawson has a full-time healing practice in Oakland, California. She is available for Healing Touch, Reiki, and Clarity Breathwork Monday through Friday.
510-601-9632 jerilawson@mac.com
Healing: The More I Receive, The More I Can Give
I had to develop my self-care receiver skills to become an effective and grounded energetic practitioner.
I am continually surprised at how much learning to receive teaches me about giving.
Having sessions with other healers is one of the most beautiful ways I keep my heart open and stay in energetic alignment. Self-Reiki and doing Breathwork on my own are profoundly supportive (even life-saving), yet having another human hold space for me is a whole other level of receiving and releasing.
Receiving was only an innate potential that took me a long time to cultivate into a skill. Opening to receive connects me with higher states of consciousness, where I find greater creativity, healing, and guidance.
Investing time, money, and energy into my personal Breathwork and Healing Touch sessions is the best investment I make for myself and my clients.
Jeri Lawson has a full-time healing practice in Oakland, California. She is available for Healing Touch, Reiki, and Clarity Breathwork Monday through Friday.
510-601-9632 jerilawson@mac.com
Healing Sessions For Scanxiety
“I’ve been going through some intense scanxiety – cold fear of a looming scan…”
One of my clients had a very important scan coming up, and she wrote a deeply moving email describing her experience of scanxiety.
What an amazing word. The perfect description of what I have always thought of as one of the most difficult phases of healing from cancer: waiting for the next scan.
“I recognize some of the fear as the residue of past traumas – every scan I’ve had before this has revealed our worst fears… Some fear is rooted in love of self and life – a reminder of how much I want to protect my life, how much I want to live.”
Healing Touch and Reiki treatments have helped my clients stay sane and a little more grounded until the results come back. My clients are my heroes, and I am honored to be a part of their healing journey.
I am extremely happy to report that this client’s scan came back with very, very good news.
Jeri Lawson has a full-time healing practice in Oakland, California. She is available for Healing Touch, Reiki, and Clarity Breathwork Monday through Friday.
510-601-9632 jerilawson@mac.com
Want to Know More About Hands-On Healing? Book A Session For Yourself!
A great way to learn about energy is to get a healing. A tangible, practical experience of what energy work can do for you.
There is so much energy and support available to every one of us all the time. All we have to do is tap into it. Many things in our world appear to be breaking down, yet energy is moving faster than ever. I am witnessing more people healing from diagnoses and conditions that used to be considered… well, ‘unhealable.’
I began showing people how to support themselves energetically because it was so helpful for clients healing from cancer. Doing a daily self-chakra connection is profoundly comforting, calming, and empowering.
Many of these clients went on to learn Healing Touch, Reiki, and other modalities in established accredited programs. Several have become very successful practitioners in their own healing businesses. Most people have integrated hands-on healing into their self-care and meditation practice with beautiful results.
I tend to think of myself as an energetic jump-start teacher.
If you are interested in learning how to heal yourself and even learn how to heal others, schedule a session. I will show you a few simple meditations and techniques to jump-start your self-care practice.
Jeri Lawson has a full-time healing practice in Oakland, California. She is available for Healing Touch, Reiki, and Clarity Breathwork Monday through Friday.
510-601-9632 jerilawson@mac.com
Energetic Healing Can Help Highly Sensitive People Feel More Comfortable In The World
Energic healing can make it possible for highly sensitive people to feel more comfortable in the world.
Over the years, I have worked with many clients who have Sensory-Processing Sensitivity. According to Elaine Aron, SPS is found in 15 to 20% of the population. She began researching high sensitivity in 1991 and has written many books on the subject.
Highly Sensitive People are often overwhelmed when in large groups of people, agitated by loud noises, and find themselves continually aware of other people’s emotions.
Often these clients feel bad about themselves, how they never fit in as a child and were labeled antisocial. They may have been told that they were too emotional. When they come to their first healing session, they talk about feeling like something is wrong with them, instead of understanding that they have a gift.
Experiencing their body in a calm, deeply relaxed state begins to rebalance their nervous system. So many of my clients have learned to self-regulate their energy and navigate their lives with more joy… and the world needs more joy.
Even one healing can make a huge difference.
Jeri Lawson has a full-time healing practice in Oakland, California. She is available for Healing Touch, Reiki, and Clarity Breathwork Monday through Friday.
510-601-9632 jerilawson@mac.com