This Rainbow Tree exercise is an active, standing meditation that lets kids balance their chakras and clear their energy. They get to have some fun while they are grounding, filling up their chakras and aura with light. At the end, they feel safe, protected, and balanced. Their natural sweetness rises to the surface, and they [...]
Consider a time when you took a leisurely stroll through a park in your city or town. You were embracing and experiencing the sights and sounds of Nature and letting her speak to your soul. Now think about other times you walked in the same park, same conditions, and all you could experience was the [...]
Everything that you have, accomplish, own, or do, begins with an intention. Whether it is aloud, or not, whether it is known or not, whether it is a conscious choice or a subconscious one, intention is the force that moves energy. The goal of most self development work, and Reiki is no exception, is to [...]
The fifth Reiki Ideal is “Be kind to your neighbour and every living thing”. Often I find that people in my classes do not need any help in being kind and compassionate to others. They offer their love and support and time to anyone and everyone. Except one. Themselves. There is something about being kind [...]
What's Going On - Marvin Gaye I recently went through our vast music collection. I wanted to put together a few songs that lifted my heart and made my toes tap. Maybe even a few that make me shimmy and shake. I put together an Uplift Mix. What a lovely meandering through my past. Each [...]
Rest in peace is a blessing we say for our dearly departed, but I have begun to ponder its deeper meaning. I have weathered my share of grieving in the past few years and I will be on my way to another funeral for a family member in the next few days. We wish them [...]
I love Reiki. I love teaching it, self-healing with it, and helping others with it. The list of ways that it has substantially improved my life is a long, long, long list. One of the most profound aspects of Reiki is the Reiki Principles or the Reiki Ideals. They have been so helpful to me [...]
Disbelief. Grief. Worry. Sadness. Helplessness. These are just a few of the emotions I felt watching the waters of the Bow and Elbow Rivers rise rapidly over the last few days. How rapidly? Like nothing we have ever seen in recent history. My scientist’s brain leapt to the data and I saw some staggering hydrographs [...]
This weekend was the eighth and last class of my first Level I Reiki course, which is an eight lesson course. I developed the longer format for teaching after learning that Master Usui would train his students for years before attuning them to Level I. My intent was to infuse the discipline that comes from [...]
Held in loving hands. A babe takes its first breath. First step. Tumble. Fall. Strong and wise The young one reminds, Falter does not equal fail. Pass through the veil Back again. Because death does not equal end.
