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
Reiki for COVID-19 Test Anxiety
This is a multimedia post about how well Remote Reiki worked with a client who had high anxiety, regarding a screening for COVID-19 prior to surgery. Recent posts have addressed the undeniable value of Reiki in a global pandemic, but
Comprehensive Reiki for Complex World
The global COVID-19 pandemic shows just how comprehensive Reiki is, and how it has deep and flexible resources to be effective on multiple fronts. Reiki is ideal for an uncertain world with multiple, complex threats. Read on to learn how
Quarantine Reiki
I’ve been teaching for years in my Reiki classes that we’re a touch-deprived society. Immediately reinforcing that Reiki self-treatments, also when others receive Reiki are the exact antidote to this and much more. The power of touch is real. Since
The Practice of Suiseki Art Stones
Suiseki is a deep Japanese practice where natural stones formed and worn in certain ways by nature, are recognized by the artist or more accurately the practitioner as depicting a landscape. Noticing and recognizing that a seemingly ordinary rock depicts a natural scene takes a lot of presence. What’s beautiful to me about suiseki is that it keeps us close to nature. It also produces beauty and meaning. Reiki, similarly, increases awareness, beauty and meaning…
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