b'6 PaysoncaresLINDA MAI I Singing Bowls & ReikiA deep feeling of serenity.Music always has been an importantLinda said adding singing bowlsHe said it was so profound and very part of Linda Mais life, so it isto Reiki promotes an even deeperrelaxing and gave him something to no surprise that she turns to thefeeling of serenity. focus on and listen to and drew him soothing tones and vibrations ofIt brings me to a place of calm andinto the moment. Tibetan singing bowls along withpeace and a sense that everything isLinda knows cancer patients can relaxing Reiki during her treatmentgoing to be okay, no matter what,feel they have no control and can for metastatic breast cancer. she said. I feel myself falling into abe anxious every day about their Now, the retired music educatorplace where I feel held in comfortdisease and treatment. Her goal is to and Reiki master combines theand love and that feeling is healingpromote healing and move patients relaxing techniques as a volunteerin and of itself. to more pleasant thoughts.to help other cancer patients out ofIts a feeling she shares in face-to- I say Your job is to just lie there and gratitude for the care she receives atface sessions, sometimes placingrelax and try to open your mind and Concord Hospital Payson Center forbowls on a patients stomach orheart to the possibilities of goodness Cancer Care. chest so they can feel relaxing of whatever can happen that is Linda, 64, of Webster, wasvibrations as she taps them. Duringgood, she said.diagnosed with breast cancer inthe pandemic, she performedShe feels her own experience with 2008. As her treatment continues,distance Reiki sessions by phonecancer and her positive approach she is impressed at the number of placing her phone among hercan help others.volunteers who give their time andsinging bowls and focusing on a talent to help patients like her withphoto of the patient while creatingI refuse to let it bring me down, guided imagery, Reiki sessions andthe bowls tones.she said. Sometimes I have a pity peer support, so when she retiredThe patients have headphones onparty, but its a limited engagement from a busy career as a musicso they will hear the pure sounds ofpity party, then I get back to the educator in 2015, she wanted tothe singing bowls, she said. business of living.give back.It feels good to do something toHer \x1c rst distance Reiki patient said help make somebody elses life ahe felt the bowls vibrations all the little bit better, Linda said. I knowway down to his toes, Linda said. how profoundly it helps me, so I wanted to do something to help someone else. Reiki is a method of complementary healing in which practitioners place their hands lightly on or just above a person, intending to direct energy to help the persons healing response. Tibetan singing bowls are inverted bells that vibrate and produce rich, deep tones when tapped or when a wooden mallet is moved on them. For centuries, Buddhist monks have used them to promote relaxation and healing through sound and vibration.'