SIMPLE • EFFECTIVE • TRANSFORMATIVE

I’ve been thinking about Reiki as a spiritual practice for a while now and wanting to write about it. But life got in the way, with the most recent in a long line of interruptions being the visit of my sister last week. We are only eighteen months apart in age, have similar builds though she is slimmer and more toned, and sound very much alike when we speak. Most people know we are sisters right away and while we get on great now it was not always the case. Maturity, forgiven

What do you do when you are on day seven of a pain flare up of your chronic condition that is so bad it is described as "too serious for numbers" on the pain chart? By that time all of the possible medication has been used, many complementary therapies too, not to mention a good old-fashioned hot bath or sauna, all to no avail. What next? My first reaction as I read that Facebook post was to ask if the person had tried a Reiki healing session because that has a way of calming

The picture frame in the photo is empty and the caption says, “Procrastination. I’ll find a picture for that later.” I had posted this photo on my Facebook page a few weeks ago and got a response I wasn’t expecting from my friend Barbara. She said, “We're always where we're supposed to be when we're supposed to be there. We always do what we're supposed to do when we're supposed to do it. Our higher self knows how to time things for us perfectly! Some things we thought we wer

Reiki is not energy? The morning I woke and thought I was paralyzed – what a defining moment – I struggled to get out of bed. The days, months and years following I struggled with a lot of things: the chronic pain, anger, frustration, and finding the words to describe how I was feeling to those who asked. As I searched for healing, I found new ways, more positive ways to talk about my reality. I worked hard not to be complacent in my chronic pain. It’s come up again – chang