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Okay, here we go. All about my chakra b&h experience, from beginning to end.
She was late. I understand that this can happen but when I found out that she lives right next door to the business, I was a little annoyed. This was my first time meeting with her and my first chakra balancing experience (she knew this), so I felt that she should have been there waiting for me to put me at ease. She seemed very nice but disorganized and scattered. She didn't have anything set up, so she ran around getting everything in order while I waited some more. Again, very nice but very disorganized. It didn't help me (the client) relax. I try putting these type of thoughts out of my head but I can't help it. When I walk into a business (or any place for that matter) I automatically start seeing what needs to be improved and how it should be done…this is what I do. Soft, relaxing music should have been on. She should have had incense out and ready to go. Candles, mats, blankets, oils, notebook, pen, chakra info, should have been set up. She should have been on time.
Once we got started, I felt a little better. She used a pendulum to check my chakras, made notes. She then did reiki and rechecked my chakras. It was very relaxing. I don't get many chances to relax, and it was nice to shut my mind off for a moment. After she was done, she asked me if I felt anything during the session. Relaxed. I felt relaxed. She briefly went through the chakras with me and what they represented. I was then a little thrown when she realized that she had written the chakras in the wrong places on the diagram. She did correct it but it made me doubt her knowledge on the subject. She then told me what happened when she checked my chakras. I had questions. She could not answer these questions. This was very disappointing and it showed on my face. It would be one thing if I wasn't paying for a service, but I was spending money to have my chakras balanced and I expect the person that is doing it to be able to answer questions about it.
For instance, in my past, I use to read tarot cards for people. I was a natural at it. I would read them for friends, friends of friends, people I didn't know…and people would be surprised at my accuracy. I was even surprised. Now, out of all of these people that I read for (there was a lot) not once did I ever charge anyone for it. They tried to pay me and I would refuse. Why? Because I had a gift that I wanted to share, but I also was not claiming to be an expert on anything. What I knew came natural, but that didn't mean I had all the answers. I didn't study tarot enough to say that I did. Why would I charge anyone for a reading without first knowing everything there is to know about the subject? That wouldn't be fair or honest, regardless of my accuracy. So, yeah. This really bothered me.
Anyhow, I think she could tell that this disappointed me and I felt her energy become very nervous and anxious. She started to repeat herself over and over and began to stutter. I then found myself trying to put her at ease and make her feel better through my energy and body language. It was strange but she did finally relax and we talked for a while about things unrelated to the session.
Regardless of her shortcomings mentioned, she was still a very nice woman and I enjoyed the 45 minutes of mind silence. This is why I think yoga and meditation would be beneficial for me. I do think that the concept of chakras is very real and when clogged, they need to be worked on to achieve balance. But I do not think that this particular person is very good at reading chakras or giving advice on them. Maybe one day she will be with practice, but she needs to learn more about what she is doing before she charges people money for it. I also think my head/eye ache was from the incense. It was overpoweringly strong.
All in all, I don't regret the experience. I liked being able to relax for a moment. I want to learn to practice it on my own so that I can correctly heal and balance myself. This with meditation and yoga will help.
She was a good person with a good heart and I can tell that she wishes she was an expert on the subject, but wishing doesn't get you anywhere if you're not willing to put in the time to truly understand what you are doing.