Gordon & Dorothy Bell,

Little Court, Bannerdown Road, Batheaston,

Bath,   Somerset   BA1 7NE

Tel: (in Bath) 01225 852404        Tel: (in Newcastle) 0191 2817442

Email:  GandDBell@aol.com     Web: www.healing-touch.co.uk

Wednesday, 08 March 2006

Dear Friend in Reiki,

 

I wanted to let you know of a few changes.  Since moving to the south-west of England 27 months ago, there have been regular training weekends and support and practice evenings.  The intention had been to continue these as long as reasonably practical.  It now seems that the time is right to make a few changes which will continue to provide the training facility slightly less frequently, and to cease the function of the practice evenings.

 

I am intending to hold training weekends in Jesmond, Newcastle at approximately 4 – 6 week intervals, and continue to utilise the days prior to, and following the weekend for extra training in Reiki and EnerSense as required.  Usually this allows the Friday and Monday for teaching/tutorials, and to lighten the travel load from driving the 650 mile round trip I intend to use the train more.  Hence I will usually be returning early Monday evening.

 

The aim of these changes:

  • To better utilise the visits to the north-east by reducing the frequency of classes to meet the current demand, and to enable more weekends to be allocated in the schedule to teaching in Bath. 
  • To be more supportive of Dorothy through some ongoing health problems by being away from home less frequently and for shorter periods.
  • Using public transport is less demanding on me, the car and the planet/climate.

 

Bearing this in mind, I have decided to discontinue the support/practice evenings which have run since 1995, to help support those who practised Reiki, particularly Reiki Jin-Kei-Do.  Whilst it is not essential to have a practice evening, as we ourselves found for the first 4 years of doing Reiki, it has been very supportive of practice and keeping in touch.  Living over 300 miles away from Jesmond, it is not possible to offer the same service.  However, it is still an open door of support through communication via phone, email, letter and the occasional meeting ‘up north’.   Friday evenings (7 – 9.30pm) prior to a weekend course would be a good time to meet, this will be an open house evening, not a structured meeting or a practice, just to meet and have a chat.  DO PHONE (by Thursday evening on the Newcastle Number 0191 281 7442) IF YOU WISH TO COME TO OPEN HOUSE.  We have also welcomed those who have ventured to the south-west for training or just a chat in passing.  Certainly, we are still quite accessible, and hope that should you want to speak, ask questions, keep in touch etc., that there are no great obstacles to do that.

 

We have encouraged the starting up of practice groups over the years, and I hope that there may be a few more groups materialise.  I hope too that our students who have practised for several years and those who continue to teach Reiki Jin Kei Do in the north-east will be able to provide support and practice at times too.

 

With kind regards,

 

 

Gordon

 

Proposed Dates of Classes:

REIKI  1           Mar 11-12, March 23-24 (Bath), Apr 22-23, Jun 10-11, Sep 2-3, Oct 14-15

REIKI  2           Apr 8-9 (Bath), Jul 8-9, Dec 2-4

REIKI  3           Tutorials: Part A -  (i) Jun 12, (ii) Jul 10;  Part B – (i) Sep 4, (ii) Oct 16

Open House     Mar 10, Apr 21, Jun 9, Jul 7, Sep 1, Oct 13, Dec 1