Els Valkenburg-Walsteijn (1961) is the author of Het ABC van Reiki and a Reiki teacher who has both feet firmly on the ground. During her personal quest for healing she came upon Reiki in 1993. This had such an impact on her (physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually) that she continued to complete all degrees of the Usui system and decided to become a teacher herself (1996).
From the very first moment that she learned about Reiki, she couldn't let go of the subject of "energy" and, apart from teaching, she completed many other courses on the subject, among them:
She has studied the subject of energy extensively by completing these courses and by reading numerous books on the subject.
Again and again she came to the conclusion that energy is simply energy; whichever method or technique you use, we are all talking about the same life force!
For seven years she taught Reiki courses (national and international) to all sorts of people, with a whole range of beliefs and convictions, and she thoroughly enjoyed doing this. Her students were always very enthusiastic about her down-to-earth approach. Like no other she knew how to put someone's feet back on the ground in a respectful way and to remove all the unnecessary extras from Reiki.
Because she hardly recognized her own vision, style and down-to-earth attitude in the many books that are written about Reiki, she decided to write a Reiki book to put her enormous wealth of knowledge and experience into words. But it had to be a book with a lot of added value. And she has succeeded!
With this book, she wants to share her Reiki knowledge and vision with a lot more people than she has done up until now. She wants to be of service to everyone by offering them the answers to the hundreds of questions she has collected over the years. Her students have greatly benefited from her way of working!
Els stopped teaching on 1 January 2004 and is now concentrating on writing. This has resulted in this comprehensive reference book!