2020! Phew! Am I right?! As we near the end of this highly unusual year, we come to a highlight. This is a personal account of a freshly minted Reiki I student who took my Skype Reiki Class. I believe
Reiki Stories Project 11/18/20
Forest Bathing or Shinrin-yoku
On a recent road trip I intentionally practiced a lot of forest bathing. Shinrin-yoku or forest bathing, also referred to as forest therapy, began in Japan in the 1980s and has since become popular worldwide. The Japanese government explicitly introduced
Healing Culture and Men in Crisis
Men, listen up! This is the bro conversation we’ve been waiting our whole lives for you to have. Right here in this cultural moment. This is your moment, Men! You proud? Feeling good about yourself are you? Because if you
Our Spirituality Double Standard
We have a different standard with our spirituality than any other aspect of our life. One way this shows up is difficulty in even implementing a spiritual practice and being consistent with it. Another major way this standard shows up
Enso the Zen Circle
When I first saw this Ensō, I was very drawn to it. Bankei Yōtaku (1622-1693), Sakyamuni and Maitreya, ink on paper First, what is enso? Zen teachers like to draw circles. Sometimes they draw them around from right to left,
The Journey Itself is Home
This line from Matsuo Bashō (1644–1694) has been a guide for me ever since I first read it: “… each day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.” It’s a profound truth. It also takes all the neurosis out of daily
Simple Happiness
This the second time I’m quoting from this book. The first excerpt is in Sound Mind, Sound Body. These Japanese concepts and life philosophies are both practical and human. They’re so workable because they’re natural truths found in life. Wabi-sabi