SIMPLE • EFFECTIVE • TRANSFORMATIVE

We are all going to die, great leader or homeless person, from natural causes, outside forces, or your own hand. The tragic deaths of Phillip Seymour Hoffman and L’Wren Scott, which have been rattling around in my brain, spring forward. The reasons leading up to their deaths may be complex but I wonder if one's preparation for death could lead to something beautiful. I think about Mikao Usui, the founder of Reiki, who was a spiritual seeker throughout his life. He searched an

"Let me recognize the problem." That was my mantra for the day - let me recognize the problem. “I think I've got a pretty good handle on it actually,” I thought to myself. “I’ve got a herniated disc in my neck.” What’s your problem? I woke up with a stiff neck that morning and it was causing a low level headache. I’d not done any exercise in the weeks prior either. That's never good for me but I’d had a hard time getting the motivation to do anything in the cold, cold winter

13 years old?" I asked surprised. "Yes, I knew she was the one for me even at 13 years old," responded Mike. “In fact, I believe that even at such a young age, or probably because it was such a young age, I was really open to what was meant for me." It was a great story. I had just met Mike and was interviewing him as a vendor for an event that we were planning so I really wasn't expecting this kind of story. He told us that at 13 years old he met the ‘woman’ of his dreams an

"What do you mean they were slicing and dicing?" I asked my friend, Doris, who was describing the Reiki Master Class she recently completed. She described to me a particular process her teacher had added to her Reiki teaching even though the process itself is not actually found in the Reiki practice. This is not the first time that non-Reiki practices have been added to the Reiki teaching. I have participated in classes incorporating crystals and drumming with Reiki practice,