May We Set Our Intentions with Love and Conviction
For today’s post, I was planning to write about the first step you take during a reiki session: Setting your intentions. But yesterday’s post about “the Force” in the Star Wars universe got me thinking about the wording of my own mantras, so I’m finding myself reworking parts of the...
May You Remember that the Force is Already Within
It’s May 4th, and you might have noticed a lot of references to Star Wars today, including their most famous line, “May the Force be with you.” As a reiki practitioner, I find “the Force” rather intriguing. Although fictional, the idea is still relevant enough to make me take...
May We Understand Reiki Attunement and If It’s Necessary
In my last post, I implied that everyone is capable of using reiki, even without any training. But Usui reiki has this process called “attunement” that allegedly opens up the path for reiki to flow into you. Saying that it’s not necessary to start using reiki may ruffle some feathers,...
May We Become Aware of the Energy Flow Around Us
Have you ever used reiki or any other forms of energy healing before? If I say to you that you are capable of controling the energy flow around you, even without any training whatsoever, would you believe me? You might answer “no” to the questions above, but I bet...
A Month of Mays: May We Understand Reiki Energy
For some years now, during the month of May, I’ve taken on a project called A Month of Mays, where I write a prayer for the world and expand on it each day. This year, I want to do this with a focus on reiki, in hopes that it...
Sending Distance Reiki to Putin
Hello! I know it’s been a while since my last post. There were a lot of things going on personally, and there were a lot of emotions to process in regards to the Russian – Ukrainian war. I just didn’t know where to start! One very interesting thing came...
We Are Earthlings : We All Are One
How are you handling the events of the past week? Are you feeling anxious? Helpless? Frustrated? Probably all of the above, and many more. My dreams are war-related. I dreamt of a memorial along a fence with toy after toy lined up to represent each of the dead. I...
Before You Give Up on Meditation
Meditation. It’s a word that has become quite mainstream in the last decade or so. Even my kids do breathing exercises in gym class now. But in a world where multi-tasking is a virtue and entertainment fits inside your pocket, meditation takes some time getting used to. I know...
Energy Balance: Balancing Your Inputs With Outputs
As I was finishing up the last post about managing anxiety, my son’s school was engaging in yet another “shelter-in-place” followed by a student walkout. As soon as I found out, I was fighting the urge to go drive by his school just to be near him. I let...
Wisdom Hidden in Japanese Words with 気 Ki
Since I’ve been doing so many journaling prompts, let’s take a break and talk about reiki 霊気. Two Chinese characters, 霊 (rei) or spirit, and 気 (ki) or universal energy, make up the word reiki. In this context, 気 is the Japanese equivalent of Chi or Qi in Chinese...