The Reiki Credibility Challenge
Dr. Oz’s Reiki endorsement on the popular The Dr. Oz Show kindled interest among an entirely new segment of the population. Now what?
Think of the people in your (extended) family who are most different from you (and put aside how many times you tried to talk to them about Reiki in the past). Thanks to Dr. Oz, Cousin Vinny is now encouraged that maybe this Reiki thing will relieve the pain in his arthritic joints. Aunt Sally is hoping Reiki treatment will help her sleep after years of insomnia.
Earn Your Reiki Training
Reiki master Marta Getty remembers Hawayo Takata as a “remarkable woman, clear and very strong,” and shares several delightful stories from their time together.
Peace Work
May we live with the awareness that each time we practice self Reiki, we place another brick paving the road to world peace.
Healing Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
A year after video producer Kate Milliken was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, her MRI came back clean. Reiki is part of her integrative approach to reversing a disease deemed “incurable” by conventional medicine.
Practicing Happy Holidays
What do you think will happen this holiday season? Will you:
Eat too much?
Drink too much?
Get caught under the mistletoe?
Not get caught under the mistletoe?
Toward a More Plausible Reiki Model
The most common model of how Reiki practice works raises questions and objections. We can do better. Here’s a start.
The Science of Biofields
There really isn’t any science of biofields (yet?), but we can still speak credibly about Reiki practice to scientists. I’ve been doing it for 20 years, and here’s how.
With Gratitude, Work Diligently
In practice,
there is much repetition,
and there is no repetition.
Digesting the Holidaze
The season of indulgence is upon us. For many Americans, the frenzy starts with Halloween candy, and gets worse before it gets better. For some, it gets a lot worse. But it doesn’t have to.
What can you do to maintain sanity, health, and self-respect during the holiday onslaught? Here are a few simple actions to consider. Implementing even one will help, especially if it’s the one that keeps you from sliding down your favorite rabbit hole of excess.
Emergency Reiki
You’re at the site of an emergency. What do you do first, call 911 or offer Reiki?
Reiki Is Not a Word
Direct translation from Japanese pictograms into English is not possible. What is lost in translation and what does it mean for Reiki practice outside Japan?
Reiki in the Name of Jesus
Have you met a Christian you thought was uncomfortable with Reiki practice?
Reiki Integrative Healthcare Talk
The Integrative Healthcare Symposium is held annually in February in New York City. I have been asked to give a Reiki presentation twice. The second time, in the name of integration, I invited James Dillard to join me. James is
Reiki Integrative Health Care Talk
I have twice been asked to present Reiki at the annual Integrative Healthcare Symposium in New York City. Here is a recording of the second presentation.
Waiting for…Second Degree
Good things come to those who wait. That was one of my mom’s favorite aphorisms, offered frequently to her impatient, let’s-get-going child — me. Like Mark Twain, I was amazed how much smarter my parents became as I got older,