Thanksgiving 2012

It’s Thanksgiving. It’s always good to review the reasons to be grateful around this time. Funny, but it’s really good to do this daily. I even saw a trend on Facebook with some of my friends to post something every day that they were grateful for. In the Reiki Precepts, gratitude is one of the five things […]

Mazel Tov…and now what do I say?

This weekend is my 13 year old daughter, Rayna’s Bat Mitzvah. (For any readers not sure what that is, it’s a Jewish Rite of Passage for kids turning 13 in which they lead prayers, and read a passage from the Torah – that’s the “Old Testament” – a …

In the Fire

Last night I attended a Fire Ceremony. A man named Ljubomir Rozic has these Shamanic ceremonies at each new and full moon. There’s a bit of learning about a healing concept, a meditation, and then the fire. He teaches everyone to touch the fire an…

Now I Know Why

At the end of August, I had the wonderful opportunity of teaching Practical Reiki at the Lily Dale Assembly in Lily Dale, NY. It was a fantastic time. The class was the largest number I’ve ever taught in one group. Their ages ranged from 19 to about 80…

Mercury Retrograde, Angels and the Grill from Lowe’s

This is a true story. This is not my grill. Mine was worsebut I didn’t stop to take a pic! At the start of this summer, I caught my grill on fire. Yes, really. Not just a little. It was on fire from the ground up, a pillar of flame that melted the entire grill […]

Stigma and Cred

I first learned Reiki in person from a teacher, and took the Master/Teacher level in a class, in person. It was traditional Usui Reiki training. I found that my training left some things to be desired. There was no instruction on intuition, for example, or chakras. I was not taught how to feel and experience […]

The Practical Reiki Companion is HERE!

In response to student request, I’ve created a workbook for Practical Reiki students and teachers. It’s called The Practical Reiki Companion, and it’s now available! I started out writing this workbook to offer students a way to log and keep track of their practices and healing experiences. But, as things often do, it became so much […]

Time to Read

The last week in May, my family went on vacation, and stayed in a quiet little beach house in Sandbridge, VA for a week. It was lovely to be by the ocean and have some time away. I had brought my netbook, in the hopes of blogging and getting some other writing done a little […]

Can Reiki Help Me Get a Job?

Q: Can Reiki help me get a job? A: Yes. This question could mean lots of different scenarios. But Reiki can help with each one, so let’s look at two of them. You lost your job and need to find … Continue reading

Gratitude Paid Forward

I’m writing today to extend thanks to some special people who have been supportive to me in many ways behind the scenes and alongside me. By sharing their awesomeness with you, I hope that you’ll also check them out. They can help, and the connections will be a win-win for you and them both, as […]