We can only receive when we make space to receive. Last week I was at an African dancing and drumming …
Reiki, Yang Shen, & Shugyo
Shokei Matsui, Kyokushin Shugyo, and the hyakunin kumite. Early on in my Reiki days, I understood Reiki to be something …
Being Human
I often hear people say that when they get angry, worried or fearful that they are just “being human,” that …
More Than One Teacher
Many of the students and/or teachers of old had more than one teacher for their spiritual development. This is because …
Reiki On – Reiki Off
The other day I heard someone say that when we do hands on/off healing on ourselves, we switch “Reiki on” …
Let Go of Labeling, Distinguishing, and Judging
The more we try to interpret an experience and clothe it in words, the more we remove ourselves from it. …
Earth, Heaven, Connection, and Emptiness: The Mystic Path of Evolution
Spiritual seekers like yourself constantly come across references to the cultural teachings of old: the Yogis, the Native Americans, the …
Reiki at the End of Life (Part 4)
MY ANIMAL REIKI EXPERIENCE I would like to end by sharing one more story. It is about an animal Reiki …
Reiki at the End of Life (Part 3)
MY VNA EXPERIENCE I took a sabbatical in 2002 after my heart surgery and during that year I heard of …
Reiki at the End of Life (Part 2)
MY AIDS EXPERIENCE After this training, I was a chaplain at two hospitals in Syracuse, NY from1980-1984 and then spent …