​Although the world-wide COVID pandemic has created many challenges and hardships, there have also been many good things that have come of these circumstances.  And one of the gifts that has emerged is the renewed interest and awareness in holistic practices, specifically in energy medicine.  As Reiki practitioners we will have many opportunities to make a difference in many lives, as we support people through positive change.    One thing we all face is the reality that healing does not always mean curing.  We typically observe so many little moments of magic in our p ..read more

​Although we are all in the same storm we are not in the same boat.  While some of us are able to embrace the time that we have been given to slow down, get creative, contemplate next steps for our lives, most of us find this time of pandemic to be incredibly stressful.  The uncertainty of the future, loneliness that comes with isolation or frustration with being sequestered with others, and financial fears.    Overnight our lives completely changed.  Many have had to adjust to working from home, trying to carve out a space where they can concentrate or have an uninter ..read more

Each Reiki practitioner should devote some time to understanding the body’s energy systems, specifically the chakras.  Originating from the Sanskrit word “wheel” or “vortex”, the chakras are swirling transformation centers, the master programs that govern our behavior, emotions, creativity, learning, and development by transmitting energy that coordinate the reception, integration, and transmission of life force energies.  The chakras are located along the spine from the tailbone to the crown of the head.  They impact and govern the physical organs located near each chakra.&nbs ..read more

​We have all been humbled by the events of recent weeks.  Seemingly overnight our lives have been plunged into tumultuous waters of fear and uncertainty.  We are dealing with the anxiety and foreboding that accompanies sudden and unwelcome change.    And we are suffering from the effects of isolation, trying to move through new and unfamiliar lives when slowing down, staying home, and being present in the moment are required.    For many of us, the prolonged isolation feels suffocating.  Once we complete our busy work, finishing our to do list, we realiz ..read more

Reiki practitioners, as any other holistic healer, are not immune to the fear and insecurity that are prevalent in the world right now.  But we are called to a higher standard because of our practice of energy medicine.  We are charged with the responsibility of being Light Leaders.  We know this when we begin our Reiki training.  But how can we, as Reiki facilitators, be of service right now?  Particularly when we are also having this human experience of tumultuous change?  First, we need to practice self-care.  Practice Reiki on ourselves, and those around ..read more

I hear the term “unconditional love” bandied about as a solution to the increase in racism, bigotry and misogyny that our current administration has brought out in some of our country’s citizens.  And when I hear the term it sometimes gives me a start because practicing unconditional love is a responsibility that needs to be understood in order to apply it.  How do we practice unconditional love for those who have hurt or abused us?  How can we practice unconditional love toward those whose faiths or philosophies differ from our own?     ​ One thing to understand is that while love may uncondi ..read more

We have all had that feeling at one time or another.  Something that shows up in the gut, an inner knowing that cannot be explained, or explained away.  And yet, our mind tells us that what cannot be seen cannot be trusted, so we ignore the feeling of anticipation or foreboding, and we push it way down into the energetic body, where it can no longer disturb us.  How much of our lives are spent engaged in the internal and ongoing argument between the ego and the soul?  And how do we move from a place of human experience to a place of divine inspiration?  We move to a place of divine inspiratio ..read more

Each Reiki practitioner is familiar with Usui’s five precepts; principles by which to live a happy life.  The more we align with the five principles, the more heightened our practice becomes.  And each time we experience a little miracle, a drop of magic, within the practice of Reiki, we deepen our belief and faith in the process. Each precept begins with the term “Just for today”.  This reminds us to stay in the present moment, doing the best we can at any given time.  Regretting a past that cannot be undone or worrying about a future that hasn’t arrived only hinders us and keeps us from liv ..read more

Intention, intuition and integrity are the underlying keystones of Reiki.  Intention is when we turn our attention to channeling Reiki.  We set a deliberate intention to begin the energy flow.  This is necessary as we practitioners must be able to do other work without automatically facilitating the flow of Reiki.  We do not automatically channel Reiki while doing dishes, shaking hands or petting our animals.  We must communicate to Spirit that we desire to access the life force energy.  This is done by setting a clear intention.  One can state the intention out loud, or simply in the mind ..read more

Reiki practitioners have many different reasons to begin the practice of Reiki.  Some become practitioners to be the healer in their family or tribe.  These practitioners typically reach the level of Reiki II and are at peace with a practice where they are of service to those that they love, providing healing energy as a supplement or alternative to drugs or invasive procedures.  Some Reiki practitioners train in the practice of Reiki to enhance their primary vocation, be it massage therapy, nursing, mental health counseling, physical therapy, yoga, etc.  These practitioners use the practice o ..read more