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My hands are now blessed…
Posted By askgail on May 4th, 2010
This week is National Nurses Week, and yesterday I attended an event at Norwalk Hospital, created by my friend and dharma sister Meg Burdett. Called “Nourishing the Nurses,” Meg gathered healing arts practitioners to offer chair massage, Reiki, singing bowls, acupressure, yoga instruction, reflection & intention writing, and even a labyrinth—all to remind the nurses to practice self-care.
The most moving part of the day for me was when I stood in front of Carol Bauer and her assistant Elaine Sleath, my hands held in prayer position above a beautiful white shell-shaped bowl. Carol asked me what I do. I said I am a teacher. She then poured warm water over my hands and asked G-d to bless these hands that labor for others and shape young minds and hearts. Her words washed over my heart as the water over my hands. Her blessing was so intimate and immediate that I felt it flowing from the universe through her into the water and onto me. And I wept.
Blessing of the Hands
Tags: blessing of the hands, Reiki, self-care
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So true. The blessing of the hands caught me completely off guard as Carol and Elaine (Sleath) reached right through to my tender heart center with their words and touch. Beautiful!