2020 Hometown Heroes

2020 Hometown HEROES Magazine LINCOLN DAILY NEWS May 14, 2020 Page 109 COMMUNITY: WE’RE IN THIS TOGETHER! After 35 years in the field of social work Joyce Leesman retired and began a new journey. She became a licensed massage therapist specializing in myofascial release and cranio-sacral therapy working at the Lincoln Springfield Clinic. She became a Reiki practitioner in 2010. Reiki is a Japanese method of stress reduction that promotes relaxation, healing and overall well- being. She is a Reiki Master/Teacher and offers Reiki sessions and classes through the Moksha Center in Lincoln. Just for today, I will not worry Our minds are whirling right now with the “what if’s and “I cant’s’”. What if I run out of supplies? What if my loved one gets sick? What if we can’t go on the vacation we have planned? What if…What if…What if…. or I can’t do what I want to do. I can’t be with friends. I can’t go where I want to go. I can’t…I can’t…I can’t… During these stressful times, it easy to fall into negative ways of thinking. We can feel powerless, hopeless, lonely, anxious. Its easy to focus on what might happen or what has been taken away from us. These worrisome and negative thoughts can influence the way we feel. The way we view situations. The way our body responds to stress. Our body doesn’t know the difference between physical stress or mental/emotional stress. Stress is stress and the same stress hormones are released into the body. So, by worrying about things that may or may not happen, focusing on what we can not do versus all that we have, we are flooding our bodies with negative energy and stress hormones that are pulling us down physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. One definition of energy is ‘a person’s physical and mental powers, typically as applied to a particular task or activity’. We are energetic beings. Different parts of our bodies communicate with each other through energetic pathways. Moksha: A Message from Joyce Just for today, I will not worry CONTINUED u