Self Change Playbook 2012

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PLAYBOOK PREPARED BY IGOR BREZHNEV


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This is the second edition of the playbook

printed on 06/09/2012 in Phoenix, Arizona

at Impact Printing (www.impactps.com)

Please contact Igor Brezhnev

by email at [email protected]

or visit www.selfchangetools.comfor an updated version of this playbook as

it will change as playshops progress.

Thank You!


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THIS PLAYBOOK IS YOUR FIRST TOOL!

Even before we get to our playing, you have your

first toolthis playbook. I have made it so that wecan relax and not have a dictation or memorization

lesson. All of us had plenty of those in schools.

Most every concept that is covered in our playshop

is written about here and if it is not, you will find the

Resources section filled with sources of further

information. To make life even easier a constantly

updated electronic version of the playbook is always

available on the playshops website.

There are many blank spaces and pages for you to

make notes, but doing so is optional. We will have

plenty of practice and get to play with all the tools!

There is no wrong way or no right way of changing

self. So lets have fun and play!

Thanks!

Igor Brezhnev


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HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE PLAYSHOP!

Whats a playshop? Its like workshop, but we drop all

the heaviness we have around the word work, and

add all the excitement that the word play carrieswithin it. All the old rules are gone, and new ones are

made up only to fit the present moment.

The first question that always comes to my mind

when considering presenting an idea is how can I can

I make the experience as simple as possible? How

can complexities be reduced to the simplest forms

that can be easily followed from any point of view?

How could I make the learning process as playful and

as exciting as possible?

The objective of this playshop is to make the process

of using conscious self-change tools simple and easy.

In the first half of the playshop we will explore some

new definitions and ideas and in the second half well

take a closer look at our tools and play with them to

experience self-change right there and then.

How much fun can we have changing our selves?

What else is possible once we have a knowing of our

selves? How does it get even easier than it already is?


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DEFINING OUR WORDS AND IDEAS

Words are very interesting, in the fact that while

they are supposed to convey the same meaning

every time they are used, but in reality they very

often do not. Words are also not experiences or

experiencing, instead they are pointers towards things

and processes. Nevertheless, they are very usefulfor observation and change. That is why our first

exploration has to do with defining our words and

ideas for this playshop.


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CONSCIOUS & UNCONSCIOUS

For the purposes of our exploration let us defineConscious as deliberate and intentional and

Unconscious as automated and reflexual.

SELF

Let us define Self as the total sum of both consciousand unconscious thoughts, emotions, actions, energy,

experiences and possibilities.

CHANGE

Change in our context is something becomingsomething else, even if the difference is minute.

TOOL

Humans look at a tool as a thing that extends their

cability of action. Let us extend that definition to any

energy, idea, process or thing used in any pursuit.

CONSCIOUS SELF-CHANGE TOOLS

Now let us assemble all the words together:

Conscious Self-Change Toolsare any energy, idea,

process or thing used in the active, intentional and

deliberate process of any thoughts, emotions, energy,

experiences and possibilities becoming different.


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WHY WOULD WE DO AND BE ALL THAT?

One of my favorite answers to Why? questions is

another question Why not? At times that is reason

enough. Most people come to explore change either

from a point of view of intense suffering or intense

curiosity. Good news is even if the exploration comesfrom suffering it changes to curiosity in time: Oh

look, these skills I used to have that I did not like are

now replaced with skills that I like to use. What else

is possible? We can see who we are in the mirror of

our perceived reality. That is one of the reasons for

using conscious self-change tools: if you change yourself, your reality changes, the more you change, the

more of that the wonderful mirror reflects.

Isnt that amazing?

A LOOK IN THE TOOL SHED:

Now we come to our fine range of tools that we can

use to initiate change. The first tools are very simple

and in all likeness we are using these tools already.

There is no wrong way to use these tools, your tools

become as unique as you are through use. Feel the

freedom to change any tool to suit your Self.


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AWARENESS TOOL

The next tool that we can use is being aware of ourperceived reality and in doing so being aware of who

we are. In a way this lets us know whats there to

change and in what way. Question yourself:

How do I feel right now?

What am I thinking?

What am I looking at in my story?

What does my reality look, sound, feel and

taste like right now?

What would I like to change?


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QUESTION TOOL

We have already been using this tool quite a bit.We cannot help but question that which we are

aware of: a myrriad of why, how, what and when

questions appear when we become more aware.

Question is wonderful inventionit opens up multiple

possibilities. Having immidiate and precise answers

closes the possibilities down. If you are askingquestions and using this tool, be prepared to listen, to

be aware of answers showing up around you.

What questions would you ask your self if you your

aim was to change Self?


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CHOICE TOOL

Awareness and Question are followed by Choice.Choice is not a decision. Decision is this process that

our minds like very much: assessing all the data we

have access to, figuring it all out, weighing everything,

measuring it and then arriving at a conclusion.

Conclusions tend to be very heavy things, with plenty

of nice and sturdy judgements in them. Choice on theother hand is a split-second determination of whether

you choose to do or be some way or not. Once you

made the choice you are on the path that it opened

up. Theres no conclusion in choice, just the fact that

you have made it, and so choice can be made again

and again and again, until it is the choice that opensthe path you want to travel on.

What choices of changing your self do you see that

you would like to play with?


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Before we move on to our featured tools, Id like to

show and define a few more concepts that will help

us along the way with practicing use of any tool ofconscious self-change.

YOU: BODY, MIND, EMOTION AND BEYOND

In the stories about you there are stories of your

body, of your mind, of your emotions, of your actionsand surroundings and this sense of a beyonda

possibility of being this or that way. In most ancient

days we have come across of a knowing that we do

not end at our bodies, that somehow we were more

than that. Today our observational science shows us

that same fact. Our body emits many electromagneticfields that extend outward with unique signatures.

Our heart makes waves, our brain makes waves,

we emit heat, we even emit light. Our scientific

equipment is not sensitive enough yet to allow us to

see how far we extend, but eventually I venture to say

well know that those fields keep on going retaining a

unique miniscule signature of who we are into infinity.

An emotion-mind-body state can be viewed from so

many points of viewphysical, chemical, energetic,

subatomic, quantum and perhaps some points of

view we havent defined yet scientifically. In your

mind you can choose to travel to the moon and to

the center of the galaxy and toward the smallest

subatomic particle. Your emotion has an intensity


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that can be ignited or dimmed by choice. Your body

can emit more or less heat depending on action you

choose to take. Amazing. So you are not your bodyor mind or emotion. You are emoting, thinking, acting,

but you are a beyond that makes choices meshed

with body and surroundings. A fun idea to consider

when changing self.

ENERGY & BODY

Most of our energetic understanding of the body

comes from Far East and India. How they got there

we can only speculate, although there is some ease

in knowing where your energetic centers are and

how energy flows. Todays observational scienceshows that theres something that happens when

acupuncture and acupressure are used - we dont

quite know how yet from sciences point of view.

Most energy tools are based on that understanding

of Chi, Qi or Prana subtle energies and give us a

way to interact with that energy. There are extensive

books and studies written on this subject, so we will

leave the in-depth study of what those energies are

and how they work outside of the workshop. There

is no wrong or right way to play with energy, if you

are using awareness, choice and question in your

experiments you will be surprised by results.


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EFT & REIKI INTRODUCTION

Well use two sets of tools in particular: EFT andReiki. EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) is an

energy psychology tool that blends playing with

emotion, energy, body and thought patterns in order

to craft the change you desire mainly focusing on

emotions. Simply put EFT is a tool that allows you

to become more aware and exercize choice in youremotions.

Reiki has been described as energy healing or

spiritual practice. It gleams even further than EFT into

ideas of energetic aspects of human body, emotion

and thought. I find that practicing Reiki tools allowsme to be aware of energy.

Lets begin with some background information and

demonstration and then selecting some changes in

your lives that wed like to initiate today.

REIKI INTRODUCTION

There are many books on both Traditional and

Transformational Reiki, where you can learn more

about its history, people involved, various techniques

and symbols. In our playshop we are going to

look at a brief overview of Reiki history, principles

and techniques and depending on time available

experiment with a Reiki I attunement so you may use


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the first Reiki I symbol and the energy as your tool

for self-change. If you choose to learn more about

this toolset there are many paths to take to attain thatknowledge.

Reiki is a practice developed in 1922 by Japanese

Buddhist Mikao Usui in Japan. The word reiki ()

in Japanese literally means mysterious atmosphere,

which derives from the Chinese loanword lngq () meaning supernatural influence. It compounds

the words rei (: spirit, miraculous, divine) and ki (

gas, vital energy, breath of life, consciousness).

The ki (better known as Chinese qi or chi) in reiki is

understood as meaning spiritual energy; vital energy;

life force; energy of life. In the West Reiki has beendefined as universal life energy.

Mikao Usui () developed the system of Reiki

in 1922 whilst performing Isyu Guo, a twenty-one day

Buddhist training course held on Mount Kurama. It

is not known for certain what Usui was required to

do during this training, though it most likely involved

meditation, fasting, chanting, and prayer. It is claimed

that by a mystical revelation, Usui had gained the

knowledge and spiritual power to apply and attune

others to what he called Reiki, which entered his body

through his crown Chakra. In April 1922, Usui moved

to Tokyo and founded the Usui Reiki Ryh Gakkai

( in Traditional Mandarin, meaning

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order to continue treating people on a large scale with

Reiki.

Reiki is not a religion, and while its origins are in a

spiritual realm, it is a number of mind, body, emotion

and energy tools used to facilitate desired change.

We will take a look at some of the tools from Reiki

that we can play with and facilitate self-change.

THE FIVE PRINCIPLES OF REIKI

The secret art of inviting happiness,

The miraculous medicine for all diseases.

At least for today: Do not be angry,

Do not worry,

Be grateful,

Work with diligence,

Be kind to people.

Every morning and evening, join your hands in

meditation and pray with your heart.

State in your mind and chant with your mouth.

For improvement of mind and body.

Usui Reiki Ryh.

The founder, Mikao Usui.


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In these five principles we can see a number of tools

for suggested use. Lets take a look at each one ofthem.

REIKI PRINCIPLE TOOL: INVITE HAPPINESS

Invite Happiness: how do you do or be that? Letstry it: do you remember a feeling that you define

as happy? It would be an experience that you have

enjoyed, a light feeling of expansion and inclusion.

Can you remember how that feels like? Can you tell

where in your body do you feel that feeling? Great.

You just invited happiness. You have successfullychanged the way you feel right now.

REIKI PRINCIPLE TOOL: AT LEAST FOR TODAY

At least for today, at least for this present moment:

this is a wonderful idea that we can use to focus our

attention on the present moment and affect change

in it. It removes the weight of planning for the next

twenty years, it allows the space of change in small

and yet very potent time: now. So what other changes

could you have just for now?

REIKI PRINCIPLE TOOL: DO NOT BE ANGRY

Anger is a very interesting emotion, it is immensely


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useful when faced with a sabertooth tiger (you might

live five minutes longer.) It could be defined as a

feeling of projecting yourself into conflict aimed toprotect you from losing something you perceive

as your property. It is also the starting point for an

emotion of potency. However unless you are faced

with the said tiger or are playing with achieving a high

vibration emotion of potency chances are that state

will wear your body out and your reality would be anangry one. So we can use Awareness and Choice

and choose a different emotional state.

REIKI PRINCIPLE TOOL: DO NOT WORRY

Worry is this low level fear-like emotion that projects aconstant looking at worst-case scenarios in unknown

present or yet not experienced future. Once again

we can use our Awareness and Choice tools, first

be aware that we are in the state of worry, second

choose to change that state.

REIKI PRINCIPLE TOOL: BE GRATEFUL

In this principle there is a suggestion of creating a

thought-emotional state of gratefulness. How does

that translate into our emotional language? Do you

have a memory of being grateful? Have you received

something you desired and were you thankful for that

gift? What if everything, all life, was that gift? How

would that feel like? Once again through Awareness


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REIKI PRINCIPLE TOOL: MEDITATION

Lets define meditation as very simple state: sit still,take a break, breathe deeply and just be - if a thought

occursthink it but do not follow the train of thought,

if emotional state arisesfeel it but do not focus on

it. When you get the hang of this process, you can

point your mind gently towards tasks of observation

without judgement and greater awareness. There canbe more to it, but in the beginning that all it takes.

REIKI SYMBOL TOOLS: SYMBOLS

Symbols are pointers, ways to recollect a feeling or

thought of a certain energy. A word is a symbol, apicture is a symbol, even an action can be a symbol.

In Reiki symbols are used as focal points, as tools

that bring your attention to certain concept and

allow the energy to go through you. There are four

traditional Reiki symbols that are used, and many

more transitional Reiki symbols. The key is not the

shape of the symbol, but what it means and the

energy it points to.

In essence a practitioner of Reiki forms a mental or

physical picture of the symbol and focuses on its

meaning, while becoming more aware of the energy

flow within him or her. Then a practitioner may place

his hands on or above the body to let the energy

move through the areas that require movement in


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order to facilitate change that is sought.

Remember that symbols are pointers, there ismore than one pointer to an idea. Do not take it too

seriously, focus on the intent of what you are doing

and less on form and shape. Those will come with

practice.

REIKI SYMBOLS: ATTUNEMENT

In practicing Reiki you will come by a funny word:

Attunement. Traditionally, a Reiki Master Teacher

Initiator would drop the symbols in your energy

vibration when you are ready to receive them. That is

done with focus and clear intent. However, you canattune yourself to any symbol by meditating on its

shape and intention, and then use it like using any

other Reiki symbol.

REIKI SYMBOL TOOLS: CHO KU REI

Cho Ku Rei symbol resembles

a spiral and its intent is to guide

the flow of energy. Think of it

as a master key to all flow of

energy through and next to you:

it can be close flow or open

flow or more flow or seal

flow. However you relate with

perceiving energy - whether you


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can see it, hear it, feel it or any mix of those, this

symbol can serve as a focus for you.

To feel the energy use your Awareness tool. Youalready have the answer most of the time. I feel

bloatedwonderfultranslate it to language of

energy: there is too much energy in this area of

my body and use your symbol tool with intent to

open flow and release the energy. I feel tired and

depletedhurrayput more energy in you. Thisplace looks dangerousamazingseal it with

energy and use energy to expand your awareness of

what really is.

Where does the energy come from. From everywhere

and everywhen. We can define it further and givenames to it, but the energy is simply all around you all

the time, always ready to be be transformed. When

you feel, see or hear the energy connect with the top

of your head, when you can perceive the movement

of it to your hands and back into your bodyyou

are becoming aware of another possibility of being.

Thats rather fun.

REIKI SYMBOL TOOLS: SEI HE KI

Sei He Ki is defined in Reiki as a symbol

for mental and emotional healing,

protection, purification, clearing and

balancing. The key word for this symbol

isbalancing boundaries. Use it to clear,


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to protect things, to balance or to direct flow.

REIKI SYMBOL TOOLS:

HON SHA ZE SHO NEN

Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen is described very

often as the distance symbol. In Reiki

it is used to use other symbols within

distances of time and space. Think of itas a bridge that closes the gap in your

awareness between here and now and

there and then. It is the feeling of realizing

that I am in me is no different than

I am in you.

REIKI SYMBOL TOOLS: DAI KO MYO

Final symbol in traditional Reiki practice

is Dai Ko Myo. It is called a Master

symbol. Think of it as a representation

of the light in you. It is a symbol of

assuming greater ability to respond.

A Reiki Master is someone who

by practice of intense self-change

becomes available to others to enable

more self-change. Master symbol also

connects you to your environment in

a greater way: you are now someone

to who even Earth can turn to for

assistance.


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EFT: INTRODUCTION

EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) is an energypsychology modality developed by Gary Craig in

the early nineties. It has its roots in TFT (Thought

Field Therapy) developed by Roger Callahan. As

anecdotal story goes, Dr. Roger Callahan, a clinical

psychologist, was working with a woman that had

intense fear of water, to the extent of being physicallysick if water was present. Dr. Callahan at the time

was exploring acupressure techniques and when his

client has stated during the treatment that it made

her sick in her stomach to think about water right

there and then, he asked her to rub the meridian

point associated with stomach. They proceededto have their usual session talking about the fear

and its origins, but suddenly the woman got up and

ventured outside towards a pool. Roger went after

her, but she told him: do not worry I am not going

to get in, I am not an idiot I know I cannot swim,

but I am no longer afraid of the water. Dr. Callahan

then looked for possible connections between these

stuck emotional states, their affects on physical

conditions of the body and created, at the time, a

complex system of determining which points and in

which order one needs to stimulate in order to let

go of these strong emotional states and connected

physical manifestations. Enter, engineer and minister

Gary Craig. His question was Can this be easier?

If in essence we are shaking the energy system to


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clear blocks and let usual movement restore couldnt

we shake the whole system and remove the complex

determination of what is stuck where? So EFT wasborn. I have come to know about EFT from my good

friend Thomas H. Bleasdale, an excellent reflexologist

and body worker as well as eternal consciousness

student. I have practiced EFT for many years now

and a few years ago employing it to such degree that

I saw even greater potential for change in using thistool. Another person you might want to look up is

Robert Smith. He came up with FasterEFT with NLP,

he integrated NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming)

into his version of EFT (or tapping as it is sometimes

referred to) and made a drastic shift in the point of

view of why we are making the change and whatexactly we are working with. His premise was: what

if it is not a problem but a skill? what if nothing is

broken, but rather works just fine, you just no longer

want the result of that process and thus want to

change it? History of EFT is somewhat longer than

the actual application method, it is interesting to know

where these tools come from.

EFT: TAPPING TOOL

Tapping is an action of slightly hitting or rubbing a

point on your body with your fingers while being

focused on the state you want to change. Words

could be used to clarify the intent.


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EYEBROW

SIDE OF THE EYE SIDE OF THE EYE

UNDER THE EYE UNDER THE EYE

COLLAR BONE

WR IS T

TOP OF THE HEAD

SORE SPOTS

UNDER PECTORALS

POINTS USED IN FASTER EFT

ADDITIONAL POINTS US ED IN TRADIT IONAL EFT


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Determine the emotional or body state youd like to

change. For example: I have a headache, or I am

intensely angry or call up a fear youd like to workwith.

Feel the state youd like to change, reach into it and

give a relative intensity measure - on a scale from 0

to 10, where 0 is no state and 10 is very intense state

present.

We are using FasterEFT method of less points, but

any point on your body if you feel a draw to it will do

in addition to those points. Heres the sequence of

points and some words you might use:

tap the eyebrows point,

say I release and let go of this feeling

tap on the side of the eye point,

say it is safe to let go of this feeling

tap on the under the eye point,

say this feeling has served its purpose and I can

release and let it go

tap on the collarbone point,

say i am safe, and i release and let

go of this feeling

tap or hold your wrist, take a deep breath, go to a

pleasant and peaceful memory and say peace

Examine your emotional or body state - has the

intensity changed? has the state changed?


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Continue until a 0 state is reached.

Thats how simple the method really iswe willdiscuss a few other ideas and types of statements

that can be used. But really you cant do it wrong.

All the while that you employ EFT you practicing

awareness and choice. You are becoming aware that

your emotions do not emote you, you emote your

emotions, your thoughts do not think you, you thinkthem, your actions do not happen to you, you act

your actions. You are bringing out your emotional,

action and thought skills that have been automated

and you are consciously changing them to that which

you desire. Thats the point of it.

EFT: OBJECTIFYING EMOTIONS TOOL

There are times that we are so automated in some

areas of our life that we are not aware what exactly

is going on. Emotions are not cognitive or logical,

and the societal paradigm we live in thrives in the

idea that they just happen. So it may take a bit of

exploring to become aware. First wonderful thing to

know is that emotions always happen in your body.

Feeling butterflies in your stomach, or anxious feeling

in your chest, or constricted breathing of fearall

that points to a feeling. Explore what your body feels,

move a little, if you do not have a definition for your

feelingits probably because there isnt one in our

languageit could be a delightful mix of excitement-


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fear-sadness-anger with something we dont have

a name for. You can always say this feeling in my

chest. Remember that you are talking to your selfand self knows its stories even if you are not aware

what they are. If you cant quite measure the intensity

in numbers, give your feeling a shape, a color, a

temperaturesome quantification that the mind can

connect to. Once again the first thing that comes to

your mind is the answerWhat color is this feeling?Orange. It makes no sense, nor it is supposed to.

What is interesting is that after you used tapping and

looked at the state you are changing again it may

have a different color or shape or size thus giving you

a perspective on change.

A FEW OTHER TOOLS:

These are just some of the tools that you can easily

use to enable self-change. During our playshop we

may enjoy tools from a few other toolsets. Feel free to

look them up on your own.

ACCESS CONSCIOUSNESS

Theres an amazing tool set that I have found to

be of immense valuethe system calledAccess

Consciousness. One of the best places to start is

reading a book Being You, Changing The World by

Dr. Dain Heer.


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TAKE A BREAK

One day while I was enjoying a cup of coffee in myfavorite coffee shop in Phoenix, I heard a man telling

people left and right to take a break. Eventually, I

got to talk to him. His name is Howard Johns and

he has been a student of consciousness for quite a

while. He has a whole system of tools and principles

that he shares with people, but he always begins withtaking a break. So next time, when you feel like

you would like to change something, before you take

action: take a breakand I mean really take a break

let go of whatever you are looking at so intently or

doing so vigorously, relax, appreciate that which you

can appreciate in your circumstances. You would besurprised with what might happen next.


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RESOURCES: BOOKS

The Big Book of Reiki Symbolsby Mark Hosak andWalter Luebeck (ISBN: 9780914955641)

EFT Manualby Gary Craig (ISBN: 9781604150308)

Monsters and Magical Sticksby Steven Heller,

Ph.D.and Terry Steele (ISBN: 9781935150633)

Being You, Changing The Worldby Dr. Dain Heer

(ISBN: 9780984508815)

RESOURCES: WEBSITES

Traditional EFT website: www.emofree.comTraditional EFT website: www.eftuniverse.com

FasterEFT with NLP website: www.fastereft.com

FasterEFT YouTube Channel:

www.youtube.com/user/HealingMagic

RESOURCES: PEOPLE

These people are a great resource for further play

with EFT and Reiki tools.

Nicole Duran (Reiki Master Teacher):

www.nicole-duran.com

Thomas H. Bleasdale (EFT/Access Consciousness):

www.thbleasdale.com


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