I see it in the sparkle returning to their eyes. I see it in the ease in their voices. I see it in the softness in how they hold their shoulders. Tiny and grand, I see people returning to the essence of themselves. Such is the power of Reiki.
Affirmations are powerful. They are palpable vibrations that immediately begin shifting matter. Speak them aloud, and you will actually create form. Sound waves compress and decompress the air in front of your lips. The vibrations of vocal cords, nasal cavities, and even bone and brain. This is profound sound healing. […]
Travelling is wonderful. The challenge of the journey creates a present, mindfulness that sharpens your experience. The trick is to keep the same attentiveness in your day to day life that you would if you knew that you only had two weeks left on the vacation clock. Ticking away. The truth is... you don't really know. You [...]
There are moments in receiving a Reiki session where you stop trying to record all the information and just fall silent. The conscious mind stills. A slack tide in the midst of it all. In that space that opens up, pure energy falls in and fills your intention to fullness. In these moments of letting [...]
Yeah. So. Vulnerability sucks. (Can I get an amen!?) It is the rough and tattered edge of what we previously thought was possible for ourselves. It would be easier to be comfortable with the status quo. “Don’t ever change anything!”, shouts our ego. But if we enjoy breathing, change we must. Either way, life will [...]
Letting go of anger is a process. It is difficult when we are overwhelmed with emotion to jump right to a positive, happy thought. Peace may feel light-years away. With the Affirmation Ladder process in my book The Secret Art of Happiness: Change your Life with the Reiki Ideals, you don't need to get to [...]
each night I put some time aside to set time aside
We were talking in class the other day about how much time we spend focused in the present moment. It was actually one of my favourite classes in Master Level where my students teach me the class. The discussion was brilliant and I was left pondering this odd sensation of our attention swinging like a [...]
As a Reiki Teacher, I see firsthand the power of the Reiki Ideals to transform our lives. I get inspired to create more ways of sharing the magic that happens in a Reiki class with more people. One of the biggest questions I get is about the Reiki Ideals, which prompted me to write a whole [...]
The second Reiki Ideal is to let go of worry. Which sounds great, but can be a daunting task. When worry takes over, it is nearly impossible to see anything beyond it. What is on the other side of worry, its antidote, is faith. Faith in yourself, in kindness, in possibilities, in the Divine. By reaching [...]
