Last week New York Times columnist and social activist Nicholas Kristof gave a presentation across the hall from our monthly JCC Reiki Clinic. As the clinic wound down, I ducked into the balcony for a few minutes, and heard the starfish story for the first time.
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Reiki and Starfish
May 13th, 2010
Reiki and Money
May 8th, 2010
Hawayo Takata always said, “Reiki brings us health, success, happiness, and long life.” When she talked about these qualities, her voice held a wonderful lightness and wisdom. Part of the “success” she talked about certainly had to do with money.
Reiki Blog Birthday
April 28th, 2010
May Day marks the first year of Reiki Central, and what a ride it’s been! Please celebrate with me on Saturday May 1–free webinar to discuss your questions.
Choosing Your Reiki Words
April 22nd, 2010
Reiki practitioners often ask me, “How can I get people to open up to Reiki?” This is a curious question to me. I find people to be very open and interested in Reiki. And honestly, I don’t see it as my job to open people up to Reiki. My job is to reach the people who are already open to Reiki (even if they don’t know it)…
Reiki and Baseball
April 15th, 2010
The competition in major league baseball is fierce, but players stay focused on their own practice and maintain respectful, cordial relationships with opponents on the field. Reiki practitioners are colleagues, not opponents, yet they often sideline themselves in meaningless rivalries.
As Common as Aspirin
April 6th, 2010
“I want Reiki to be as common as aspirin.”–Hawayo Takata
Reiki-as-common-as-aspirin means Reiki available mainstream, maybe not at your local pharmacy, but available where the mainstream public hangs out. You could help make that desire a reality. Are you with me?
Reiki & Pain: One Woman’s Story
April 3rd, 2010
This week we have a guest blogger sharing how Reiki transformed her relationship with pain.
Hospital Reiki in the News
March 26th, 2010
Balanced journalism covering Reiki is hard to come by, for many reasons. This week, the Syracuse Post-Standard published a piece we can work with. Let me be clear: I don’t agree with everything in this article. Regardless, I encourage the Reiki community to rally behind it.
Evaluating Reiki Research
March 18th, 2010
Reiki practitioners wanting to champion Reiki in health care understandably look for studies that prove Reiki.
Let me save you some time: there are no such studies.
Nor is it necessary to prove Reiki in order to communicate the value of Reiki treatment in health care.
Reiki Classes: What’s Right for You?
March 11th, 2010
Public interest in Reiki treatment and practice is rising rapidly, leading many to wonder, What’s the best way to learn to practice Reiki? Here are some points to consider.
Reiki is a healing practice to balance you and your life.
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