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THE ENERGYCYCLEReiki master and scout leaderRani Roloff is in tune withLuxembourg families.

ffani.Roloff gives and receives

Tlpositive energ'y from the worldaround her. The transference of energyis something most people don't spenda lot of time thinking about, but forRani it's a way of life. She derivesenergy from nearly everything aroundher--otherpeople, animals, sun light,plants-and makes a point of sharingit with others. She is a reiki master byday and a scout master in her sparetime. When she's not ministering topeople's interior lives, she addressestheir more immediate physical needsby organising handicraft events, hikingtrips and safety trainings.Reiki is basically a process of healing

with natural energy, and Rani becameinvolved in the practice four years agowhen it helped her confront a seriousillness. The e>rperience opened her mindto a different way of thinking "V\tthreiki you can heal physical, mental,qpiritual ailments," she says. "Most ofthe time, they are interconnected. Somepeople call it alternative medicine, butI don't think it's medicine. It's findingmindfulness, being connected withyourself and the energy around you."

She moved to the Grand Duchy eightyears ago with her husband and twosons, and opened an Indian conceptstore called M6lange. Although she'sincredibly busy B.ani has managed tostrike an envidble work-life balance."That's the beauty of it," she says. "Ilove myjob. It's so peacefirl and satis-flo"g.Although I have a studio that Ipractice in, I also do house calls andvisit hospitals." According to reikiteachings, every human has sevenenergy centres, and it is Rani's job toopen up these centres so her clientscan connect with universal energy Theprocess is called "attuenement". Onceher clients have gone through that

process, she teaches themhow to do it themselvesso they don't have todepend on hen

On the other hand.the Telstar scouts dependheavily on Rani's skills.She's the scout leader forLuxembourg, where herown boys started as Beavers;now one is an Explorer andthe other is a Scout. Telstaris part of the British ScoutAssociation and caters toEnglish speakingboys and girlsaged 6 and upwards. Currently,they have over 200 scouts and40 adult leaders from 2l differentnations, as well as a waiting listof more than B0 young people.

"It's a bit like running a minicorporation," she says. "We havean executive committee that dealswith finance and logistics." Everyyear, Rani and her team coordi-nate the district camp for whichthey organise tents, food, and gearfor around 150 people who join

another 500 or so in Belgium for acamping extravaganza. The workis invigorating. "With the kids, youhave instant energy rapport," shesays. "You go home filled with theirsmiles and happy faces. And thebest part is you are so exhaustedand burning with energy." <

rEts7rRThe group isaffiliated withboth the BritishScout Assoclationand the FNEL(Luxembourg'sscouting federation).Families can getinvolved regardlessof nationality.www.felslar.lu

DELANO December 2015