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 a physician who is an integrative pain specialist with an unusually diverse background: he was […]
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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.
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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, and I’ve learned the value of sustained effort over time to improve skills and achieve
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Have you reached the time in life when the natural tendency to add a few pounds in autumn has become problematic? Here’s some help.
Avoiding Autumn Pounds Read More »
What is Reiki? is a question many Reiki practitioners dread. Here’s help.
What Is Reiki? What to do? Read More »
The Boston Globe reports on the American Catholic bishops’ proclamation. What does that mean for the Reiki community?
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What if your job were to take good care of yourself?
Hire Yourself Health Care Read More »
GUESTBLOGGER Deb Hoy, editor of Touch, the magazine of the Reiki Association UK, shares how the Usui Virtual Retreat has been a supportive, gentle catalyst for change.
Retreat Reflections Read More »
GUESTBLOGGER Kimberly Fleisher of the Reiki School + Clinic in Philadephia shares her experience of the Usui Virtual Retreat.
Retreat as Reminder Read More »
If you approach Reiki healing as a technique, you feel anxious to do it perfectly. If you approach Reiki healing as a practice, you simply do it.
Practice Makes Present Read More »
The negativity around us — and our own negative thoughts — don’t have to determine how we feel. Daily practice is the antidote.
A Discipline for Happiness Read More »
Just because something hurts doesn’t mean it is broken. How can we know whether something needs fixing, or not?
Fixing Good Intentions Read More »
Journaling or free-writing helps you engage more deeply in your daily practice. These suggestions will get you started.
Reiki Journal ABCs Read More »
Happy Birthday, Usui Sensei! You live on through us in the form of our Reiki practice.
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I recorded a retreat as a gift to the community in honor of Reiki founder Mikao Usui’s 144th birthday and it remains available to you here any time you want to refresh yourself.
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Daily self-treatment is a mini-retreat everyday, and from time to time, we want more.
A senior resumes her daily Reiki self practice and reduces headache medication by more than two-thirds!
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NFL running back Ricky Williams brings positive attention to holistic healing,
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Even weekend warriors who receive Reiki treatment note that it seems to improve their recovery time. It did much more for Olympic cyclist Hayden Roulston.
Contemplating the Reiki Precepts brings ever-deepening nuances of support. How does that sound to you?
Daily Reiki self-treatment gently expands our awareness into that oneness we can only experience from within.
On July 1, 2009, The New York Times reports that American nuns are under Vatican scrutiny, facing two sweeping investigations. According to the Times’ article, American Cardinal Levada, head of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith, said an investigation by his group was warranted because the Leadership Conference of Women Religious had not been
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It might not be Reiki practice that bothers the American Catholic bishops.
Want Reiki — have nun? Read More »
The Reiki community itself is the source of most of the less credible information about Reiki.
How fast can Reiki treatment help and how much is needed? Most people experience a reduction in pain and anxiety from a single Reiki treatment, a clinical observation that is supported by research. And some people hit the Reiki jackpot. A student practicing daily self-treatment since last month’s First degree class shared the following report: My
12 Years of Back Pain Relieved Read More »
120 women with cancer receive their first Reiki treatment.
Smiles Said It All Read More »
American Catholic bishops use Reiki practitioners’ words to discredit the practice.
Women in treatment for breast or ovarian cancer receive Reiki treatment at the annual JCC Spa Day.
Relief for Women with Cancer Read More »
Five exhausted moms came for Reiki healing. Several are Reiki practitioners and smart capable women who don’t make the connection that care of their families starts with self care.
In 23 years of Reiki practice, I’ve never seen Reiki treatment fail to improve endocrine balance (and it may not be all that is needed).
How much, how fast? Read More »
We cannot exercise ourselves into weight loss, but there is something simple and effective we can do.
Exercise Is Not the Answer Read More »
The conventional approach to weight management only makes sense if you don’t think about it. Here are some points to consider.
