Again - I'm looking for input as to doing the breathing while working with a client. On the video it shows Richards doing it without any noise - then there are times when he is explaining the process where he really gets into the breath. I guess I'm concern that the client will find it odd. Is there a more subtle way of doing the breath work. I am using the 2-6 breath. Thanks for your input.

I had that concern at first until, like you, I noticed it wasn't particularly noisy when Richard did it. I mostly do 4-4, which is very easy to do with very minimal sound, but after working for a while with that, found I was able to do all the breaths without significant noise except the fire breath. If you're breathing rhythmically, it's like "white noise" after a little bit anyway. As I said on another thread, you can alleviate any concern about what the client will think simply by saying, "in this style of work, you'll hear me breathing a bit; every once in a while, I may do a fire breath for half a minute, which is a little noisier." And warn them just before you do the fire breath so it doesn't startle them.



Many years ago, when I was first learning shiatsu, I had an Intermediate level class wherein we were instructed that it was a good idea to have an audible, even breath, which would help entrain the client's breathing. What a wonderful idea! I dutifully learned to work this way.



I moved on to Intermediate Level 2. Working on a client with my audible breathing, the instructor whispered, "You shouldn't breathe so loudly. It distracts the client!"



Similarly, I have learned in one class, "It doesn't matter if you tell the client to turn over or change position, they're in a hypnagogic state anyway and aren't that aware of it." In another class: "You must learn how to move the client onto his side, back etc., without their involvement - otherwise you will distrub them." I learned in another class, "You must NEVER move the client into another position or ask them to move, it will disturb their relaxed flow of energy."



"You must have a varying rhythm to the session, some fast movements, some slow, some deep, some light, or the client will get bored." "The session must have the same rhythm all the way through it or the client will be disturbed."



Etc.



From this experience, I learned that there is no magic way a particular session is supposed to be. Understand the internal logic of what you're doing, tell the client what you're going to be doing and why, and if you accept it, they will accept it.

Jocelyn - Thanks for your feedback. I don't know why I worry so much. It has been my experience that when I'm working with reiki- every client I work on falls asleep anyways. I always allow them to sleep - and sit beside them until they wake. I have had great benefits with using the QT. It took care of one woman's fibromyalgia and another gentlemen's carpal tunnel. They were very excited. No more physcial therapy, no more medications, no more hand splints.The QT is a wonderful blend with the Reiki.

Re: Sitting them until they wake - it's wonderful you have the time to do that, but if you need them to get up, you might try having a sweet-sounding chime on hand that you can gently strike to wake them.