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Reiki Gets a Glimmer of Olympic Silver

Saturday August 16, 2008
Olympic Silver Winner Hayden Roulston New Zealand cyclist Hayden Roulston wins the silver medal for the Olympic men's 4000m individual pursuit. In a pre-win interview (video interview) he recognized Reiki as the reason he was able to recover from a serious heart condition in 2006.

In response to the interviewer's question How did you fix something the medical fraternity said was life threatening? Roulston's response was:

Through Reiki actually. It's Japanese healing technique. It's a hands-on treatment which transfers energy from one person to another. There was once upon a time I use to focus on just the mental and the physical, now it's the emotional and the spiritual, four very different components that's going to win the gold medal. If I walk away with the gold medal knowing I performed to my utmost best I”ll be happy, but if I walk away with silver or bronze or fourth the better man won on the day...
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Thanks to Janet Dagley Dagley at The Reiki Digest for blogging this bit of exciting news and bringing it to my attention.

image credit: Cameron Spencer / Getty Images Sports

Comments
August 18, 2008 at 7:07 am
(1) Janet Dagley Dagley says:

Hayden Roulston has just won a second Olympic medal, this time the Bronze for the men’s cycling team pursuit.

August 18, 2008 at 12:41 pm
(2) phylameana says:

A Bronze too for Hayden! Thanks Janet for the update.

August 21, 2008 at 12:19 am
(3) Jillyan Baldwin says:

Thanks Hayden, It is due to your successful healing with Reiki, your comments and your wonderful achievement winning silver & bronze that I have a couple booking accommodation & Reiki this weekend. Waiotemarama Hokianga Healing Space.

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