Had an amazing time last officiating at a Biker wedding for a member of the Toledo Centurian Club. The pictures that I’ll be posting doesn’t do it justice. It was also a full blown Pagan wedding!!! No subtlety needed!

Are you feeling needy or feeling a sense of fear of not having enough, maybe some guilt about sex or a fear of not having enough sex? Do you feel ungrounded and the need to constantly reach for something though you may not know what that something is? These are the signs of an unbalanced root chakra. By incorporating guided meditation, ritual, and hands on experience, Rev. Dawn will show you how to cleanse, balance and empower the kundalini energy of your root chakra.  She will guide you on how to tap into this energetic center so you can balance the effects that stress, trauma, and/or current issues put on our bodies (both physical and energetic). Explore the innate wisdom of your own body, expand awareness, sensation and pleasure, in a safe place. Begin the journey.

Everyone that plans on attending must RSVP even if you have already attended previous workshops.

Thursday July 8, 2010 7pm – 9pm

RSVP to Rev. Dawn at revdawn@revdawnearthsong.com

Visit Mesothelioma.com to learn more about how mesothelioma patients are using Reiki as a form of palliative relief during cancer treatment.  These alternative therapies, along with traditional treatments are being used by quality physicians such as Dr. Harvey Pass.

More Cancer Centers and Doctors Encouraging the Use of Reiki

By Jack Bleeker

April 2010

With groups like the Society of Integrative Oncology, a multi-disciplinary organization of professionals, touting the advantages of complementary cancer treatment and recovery, new methodologies, including Reiki are gaining in popularity. More and more cancer centers and oncologists are beginning to recognize the benefits that these treatments – once dismissed with a snicker by those “in-the-know” – are providing for those who just don’t know where to turn to address issues like the pain and stress associated with cancer and its conventional treatments.

Complementary therapies – not to be confused with “alternative” therapies, which are unproven treatments – have gradually made their way to the forefront of cancer care as well-known oncologists who are lauded experts in their field begin to promote these supportive treatments as a natural part of cancer care. Even the National Institutes of Health operates a National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, researching complementary therapies and then recommending proven ones for integration into cancer programs nationwide, including those associated with mesothelioma cancer.

Lately, the ancient form of spiritual healing known as Reiki (pronounced Ray-kee) has earned plenty of attention as a potential complementary therapy for all kinds of cancer, including mesothelioma. Rooted in Tibetan Buddhism, Reiki was “rediscovered” in the early 20^th century and became particularly popular in the late 1990s as Reiki Masters began to teach non-Buddhists that life energy flows through all persons, this technique strives to increase the life force energy of a sick individual, therefore helping him achieve better health and happiness.

Like many complementary therapies, Reiki takes a holistic approach – treating mind, body, and spirit – and is safe and natural. Many cancer patients who have tried it note an overall feeling of peace, relaxation, and well-being when the treatment is complete. Totally non-invasive, Reiki therapy involves the laying of hands on the fully-clothed patient by the Reiki practitioner. His/her hands travel through 12 different positions, staying in each place for about 5 minutes for a total of about an hour per treatment. The feeling of invigoration or tranquility results from the fact that Reiki causes the body’s molecules to vibrate at a higher intensity, hence, dissolving energy blockages that lead to disharmony and disease, Reiki masters note. This assists in controlling pain, easing stress, or lessening side effects of traditional treatments like chemotherapy, including nausea and other debilitating problems. It is also believed to improve immune function.

With continuous positive reactions from many cancer patients, prestigious cancer centers like Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center offer Reiki classes for cancer patients, including Sloan Kettering mesothelioma patients on a regular basis as well as in-service classes for their hospital staff. Other well-known hospitals to jump on the Reiki bandwagon include Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Columbia Presbyterian, the Yale Center, and Cancer Treatment Centers of America. The list continues to grow as patients use tools like the internet to advertise their positive reactions to this ancient healing art, enticing others to give it a try.

References:

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicines (http://nccam.nih.gov/)

Society for Integrative Oncology (www.integrativeonc.org

Chemocare.com, http://www.chemocare.com/complementary_medicine.asp)

The International Center for Reiki Training ( www.reiki.org)

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (www.mskcc.org)

I am currently offering a special rate on Reiki attunements to massage therapists in the Central Ohio area. Reiki would be a great addition to the service that is already offered by massage therapists.

The discount is for those that have me come to their office to be attuned.

More details to follow.

In September, I will be conducting a healing ritual at the Columbus Pagan Pride Day event. The theme is ‘ancestors’, so the healing ritual will either be focused on healing the ancestors or calling our ancestors to help us with the healing ritual.

http://www.paganpridedaycolumbus.org/index.html

This website is almost complete. I’ve been adding pictures in the gallery of various weddings I’ve done over the years. I’ve also been adding in the actual scripts that have been used for these weddings. If you are looking for ideas for your own wedding, you can look through the actual scripts, or the generic scripts that I’ve found from various resources. — Rev. Dawn

On Saturday, January 24th, I will be at the ‘Upside down Pride Festival’. The Festival will be located at BOMA in Columbus, OH. It opens at 2pm and runs til 8pm. This event is a fund raiser to support the upcoming 2009 Pride Festival.

I will be offering Reiki, along with some other local energy and wellness workers.

10 minute Healing Attunement = $10

I was honored to be asked to do a wedding for another Reverand, here in Ohio. It was beautiful and reflected the holiday season.

So, just what is a baby blessing?

In a nut shell, it’s welcoming the new baby into the world and asking the God and Goddess to watch over them.

I usually welcome the baby, present the baby to the God/dess, ask for the God/dess’s blessing, ask the family members to welcome the baby and promise to protect the child, ask for the God/dess’s protection of the baby, and formally present the child with their name.

It’s a beautiful ritual and is very special to the family members.