I have a large finished basement with a separate entrance that I have used in the past for holding workshops.
It's a well-lit space with 2 large treatment rooms, a greeting/sitting area, and an area for workshops and classes. I have held a few classes there in the past and I have an alter here where I have meditated many times.
Basically, it is a wonderful space that I haven't done too much with. I have tote after tote stocked with the most awesome little things - crystals, buffalo teeth, deerhide, corn husks, sinews, turtle shells, leaves, seashells, musical instruments, glue guns, glitter, bird feathers and more. I even have a full drum set down there, with a mic and a space where we can hold Family Music Nights. I also have all of the tables, chairs and supplies necessary to host workshops of up to 15 people comfortably.
I used to want this area of my home to be a space where I could practice with clients- with the 2 big treatment rooms and so much privacy, it's perfect. But, I haven't felt called to build a business around my energy healing practices - Reiki, shamanism and crystal healing. At least not in the traditional sense anyway. I am mostly interested in working with nature and applying what I learn to global issues. I like research. I'm fascinated by the science of all of this stuff we call Universal Life Force. I am a student, as well as a researcher and teacher.
I would like to design my basement around these passions, and this is what I had in mind...
When you walk in, you are in a sitting area with comfortable chairs, an alter with pillows around it and a small stage with musical equipment. This area is naturally sunlit and a wonderful place to sit and meditate.
The windows and door open up into a small forest with a creek running through it. From inside, you can hear the babbling brook in the woods. There is often deer spotted here, as well as the sound of the birds and squirrels that fill the area. There is a large woodpecker that calls this backyard home. He can be heard throughout the whole neighborhood, wearing his beak out on all of the trees.
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| A pic from one of my workshops in the past. That was a happy day! |
Beyond this room is another small sitting area and a large separate treatment room. This is where I would like to setup what I'm calling an "energy lab." This is where I'd put a desk, a computer and the equipment for taking photographs of the bioelectric fields of people, objects and environments. I'd also like to have a Reiki table on the center of the room and a small alter.
The sitting area just outside of the energy lab could be used for clients to relax before or after a scan and/or treatment. I would like to set up gentle lighting here and a table with water and the supplies for hot tea.
The other separate treatment room is off of the sitting area. I think I will keep all of my personal crafts and things in here - sewing machine, personal alter, my desk, my books, my favorite chair and things like that. I want to suspend a large silky cloth on the ceiling and paint a darker color on the walls. With the right lighting, some pillows and a nice rug on the floor, I think I can make this a place I will always want to be.
So, while I've never really wanted to have Reiki clients perse, I still would like to share my work with people by researching and teaching them. Part of that involves providing them Reiki treatment.
I already love to teach, so holding workshops should come easy. Those classes, along with offering aura scans, would enable me to pay for the equipment and for the design of the basement as I have envisioned it. At least I hope it would pay for it. I guess I'm curious if people would really be interested to coming to one of these classes, or receiving a bioscan in my basement. On one hand, this idea sounds really cool and totally doable. On the other, it gives me anxiety, thinking that no one would actually be interested. :(
But, I figure this - how about I give it a shot. Like my friend told me the other day, even if I never pay back any of this investment, it was still worth it, if not just for the sheer fun of doing it. "Look at it like a few trips to Europe worth of fun." I think I may just follow her advice and do it!
So, be on the lookout for an energy lab, there may be one coming soon near you. If you're in the Atlanta area anyway, I'd say that it's more than likely to be true in the near future.
An Open Call for Ideas:
Have an opinion on this energy lab thing or researching and treatment with Kirlian photography? Would you be interested in receiving a scan or attending a workshop?
Have an opinion on this energy lab thing or researching and treatment with Kirlian photography? Would you be interested in receiving a scan or attending a workshop?
Please shoot me an email and let me know about it. I'd love to hear your input.
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Pictures from previous workshops I've help in my basement
