Reiki – A Catalyst for Self-Healing

When I first decided to learn Reiki, I had no plans on starting a practice and certainly no thoughts on becoming a teacher. Yet, here I am doing just that — and finding it to be extremely fulfilling. Days that I have clients/and or students are days that are filled with light, joy and satisfaction. […]

Animal Reiki – Assessing the Situation and the Space When Treating Small Animals

One of the most essential keys to an effective Animal Reiki session is to have the mindset of being truly open and flexible. Each session and each animal can be so completely different. With people Reiki, it is much more routine — a client shows up, lays down on the Reiki table and receives a […]

Reiki – The Newly Trained Practitioner

You have taken your First Degree class and learned all the Reiki basics — you leave class as a full-fledged “officially” certified Reiki Practitioner. You are feeling quite good about your accomplishment and might even be on an energy-high after your attunement. So you go home — and what’s next? How will you use your […]

Reiki Circle – Sharing Healing With Others

Whenever you learn any new skill, the more you practice, the more comfortable and experienced you become. It is the same with Reiki — and a healing circle is excellent way to learn more about the energy and the benefits of this modality.

This group healing event is also sometimes called a Reiki share, because […]

Animal Reiki – Sessions for Pets at the End-Of-Life Stage

I do get numerous calls from clients right when their animals may be preparing to make their transitions. Reiki is a very gentle and peaceful modality and so is beneficial for supporting animals who are very ill and/or very old. These are animals who may be spending their final days, weeks or months with their […]

Reiki Training – What Qualities to Look for in a Teacher

So you’ve decided to take your first Reiki Level I class – and now it’s time to find a teacher. What are the qualities and qualifications that one would seek in a Reiki Teacher? And how would you find one?

I’m sure most people would certainly prefer someone kind and knowledgeable, someone who is an […]

Animal Reiki – Begin With a Hands-Off Approach

I recently received an email from a potential student, with a link to a video showing a demonstration of Animal Reiki. Though it was through a Reiki Center that works with shelter animals, the method shown looked more like the way we do Reiki for people. The Practitioner was demonstrating Reiki only in a hands-on […]

Forgiving Others – Letting Go of Anger on All Levels

“Forgiveness is a gift we give ourselves that allows us to get on with our lives instead of being trapped in the past by resentment.” ~Rick Warren

Forgiveness is a complex emotion and something we all relate to in different ways. But who, reading this, does NOT have someone to deeply forgive? Everyone has faced […]

Take Responsibility for Your Life – Let Go of Defending Your Point of View

Sometimes a little book can have a very profound and powerful influence. I just finished reading The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra. Though written in 1994, the book is filled with timeless wisdom and guidance about how to live one’s life with success, empowerment and kindness toward others.

One particular concept that […]

Love – Cultivate the Feeling Within and Let It Flow Globally

With all the global change, unrest both man made and as a result of natural disasters, there has been much attention to tragedy, war, and disaster. As humans of curiosity and concern, we are of course drawn to the media coverage of this. Sometimes we are glued to the news broadcasts, both on TV and […]