About a week ago, a really amazing lady gave four hours of her time, to offer me and 8 other ladies (who were struggling with money due to discrimination that has been full on here in Australia) a free Reiki 1 workshop, which we were all so grateful for.

What is Reiki?

Reiki is a type of energy healing. It comes from the Japanese words "Rei" - meaning Universal and "Ki" - meaning life energy. This type of healing helps the flow of energy and removes blocks in a similar way to acupuncture and acupressure.

I've tried Reiki before and it always had a really positive effect on me. It helped me relax on a deeper level and it made me feel mentally and emotionally so much better - lighter. Like a heavy burden was all of a sudden lifted. As some of the services that I offer in my business, is life coaching, counselling and massage therapy, I feel like Reiki would be an amazing thing to ad. It can do such wonders for people, who are dealing with emotional stress, traumas, anxieties and depression.

My experience in the workshop was something I really didn't expect. Throughout the entire time, I felt the flow of energy. Even though it was a hot day, I kept getting shivers and goosebumps. I already knew I could feel the energies before - even other people's energies - but this made everything a lot more intense.

After the workshop, I was experiencing headaches throughout the day. I'm on day 5 of my 21-day detox, and first few days my energy levels were very low and my head felt heavy. It became a lot better after 3 days and now it feels a lot more normal. But as I give myself Reiki daily (which is part of the detox), I can feel more and I've been noticing interesting events happening. As I went to a complete stranger to meet their cats to take care of when they are away, the cat that is apparently extremely shy and never comes to people, (especially strangers) came straight toward me and let me pat him. The whole family couldn't believe it.

The other thing that happened - twice now - was a bee landing on me all of a sudden when outside and just wouldn't wanna fly off. I didn't do anything , I just let them bee ;) For some reason, those animals felt comfortable around me. Lots of good energies shifting I feel.

But those cute bees made me think of a really amazing story I read the other day, that made me grow even more respect for these amazing creatures. The story is true, not mine, author is unknown and I will just use my own words. It is very uplifting and makes me really think, people should learn a lot from bees.

Her dad has bees. One day she went to his house and he showed her all of the honey he had gotten from the hives on that day. He took the lid off of a 5 gallon bucket full of honey and on top of the honey there were 3 little bees. They were covered in sticky honey, struggling, fighting for their lives, drowning. She asked him if they could do anything to save them and he said he was sure they wouldn't survive. I suppose in his many years of experience, he knew what to expect. She asked him again if they could at least get them out and end their lives quickly, to save them from suffering, at least (it is also what he had always taught her). He finally agreed and scooped the bees out of the bucket. He put them in an empty container and placed it outside. Because he had disrupted the hive with the earlier honey collection, there were bees flying all over outside. They put the 3 little bees in the container on a bench and left them to their fate. Her dad called her out a little later and showed her what was happening. These three little bees were surrounded by all of their sisters and they were cleaning the sticky nearly dead bees, helping them to get all of the honey off of their bodies. The family came back a short time later and there was only one little bee left in the container. She was still being tended to by her sisters. When it was time for her to leave, they checked one last time and all three bees had been cleaned off enough to fly away and the container was empty. Those three little bees lived because they were surrounded by family and friends who would not give up on them, family and friends who refused to let them drown in their own stickiness and resolved to help until the last little bee could be set free

What can I say? It is a story that really shows true powers of the amazing animal kingdom. Bees have always been known for their hard working nature, their incredible connection to their family and working together in a team, not to mention the importance of bees for our own survival. So we all need to treat them with so much respect.

So if they ever land on you, don't stress, don't panic - they don't want to die after they sting you - so they won't. Unless you threaten them somehow. So, instead, observing them and giving them a quick thank you for all they do in our mind, is more than enough for them.

Bee cool, bee calm and let them bee !

Thanks for reading, see you next time Hive tribe.

Kat