I am part of a small Eckhart Tolle study group, and we are currently studying the Tao de Ching. This week we set a collective intention to go with the flow when challenges arise, trying not to offer any resistance. Out on the water I got the perfect opportunity to practice.
Read moreThe Secret to Wellness
I’ve learned the secret to wellness. It is listening to your own inner voice. We all have it. Sometimes it is ignored too long, and it becomes and a garbled little whisper… but it is still there. When we become still, concentrate, and focus on it, we can hear.
Read moreNew Plans for a New Year
As the end of the year rapidly approaches it is time to reflect and plan.
Read more3 Steps Towards Finding Peace
Peace is not an external thing that we will be able to locate somewhere. It is a state of mind. Peace is obtained by finding the quiet space within us and focusing on that. It is only through our inner being that true peace is possible. If you are searching for peace, try following these steps.
Read more3 Tips for Raising Your Vibrational Frequency
When we feel good, we are vibrating at a higher frequency and attracting good, higher frequency experiences. When we feel badly, we are vibrating at a lower frequency and will attract less pleasant, lower frequency experiences. Following are some tips for staying at a higher frequency vibration.
Read moreChoosing to Live my Truth
The only time people got a glimpse of my truest self was when the pressure became too much and I exploded, violently and unattractively, with all the pent-up emotion and suppressed dreams that I didn’t feel I deserved to dream. I made the decision to do my best to start living my truth.
Read moreSharing my Spiritual Growth is my Business
When Reiki did work, when I started feeling better than I had in years and years, I heard God whisper that I needed to share it. I have done my best to listen each time Spirit whispers to me, telling me what I should do next.
Read moreLet Go and Rise Up
The message to let go is a common one during awakening. What I am learning is that it is a continual process. Our ego’s will continuously work to get us to grasp onto the familiar to try to stay in control. We must learn to recognize when we are doing this, when we are drowning ourselves, and remember that if we let go the fight and are quiet and still, we will rise.
Read moreHealing Doesn’t Just Happen – 5 Steps I Took
After being attuned, I did self-Reiki and practiced the Reiki Principles every day. I did not experience instantaneous healing, but I had hope and faith that it would help me and kept it up. Gradually, there was a change in me. Following are the five major steps, or milestones, of my healing journey.
Read moreJust for Today, I will Nurture Myself
How often do you follow your own advice? Do you care for yourself the way you would care for your child or a close friend? Keep reading to learn how I will nurture myself today with self-love and Reiki.
Read moreJust for Today, it is Okay to Reprioritize
Just for today, living honorably means acknowledging that priorities have changed for the time being. It means forgiving myself when business gets put off and the house becomes a mess. It means being grateful for the opportunity to spend my days with my children and sharing this unplanned and unexpected experience with them.
Read moreWhen Challenges Arise, do not Worry, Grow
We are suddenly being faced with some really big changes. I cannot deny that I felt the heaviness of change and uncertainty and a lot of pressure to find my family a new home and get us packed and moved in such a short time. I feel the pressure, but I do not worry.
Read more3 Steps to Turn Your Spiritual Education into Spiritual Practice
One day I realized that my list of completed courses and certifications was growing impressively, but my actual spiritual practice had become stagnant. I was taking in a ton of great information but failing to apply it. I had acquired all sorts of new tools to care for myself and nurture my spiritual growth, but they were just sitting there in my toolkit, unused.
Read moreAre You on the Right Path?
Wherever we find ourselves is where we are meant to be. If it is not exactly “right” it is usually a learning experience that helps us get there or a little detour that may not look the way we expected but will take us just where we need to be. However, there are a few things you can look for to help you determine if you may need to make any course corrections.
Read moreFinding Time for Spiritual Practice
Most people know that their spiritual health is important and that they could benefit from a spiritual practice, but just don’t know how to fit it into the day with everything else.
Read more6 Questions to Help Healers Cope When a Loved One is Not Ready to Heal
It is one of the most difficult lessons of helping people as a lightworker. You learn that you are not a healer to anyone but yourself. Everyone must do their own work. By working on your own self-healing you raise the collective vibrations and make things a bit easier in the world and you are able to lead by example and you are in a position to hold space and inspire hope, but you cannot heal anyone else.
Read moreHow Affirmations Work and 7 Tips for Using Them
Positive affirmations can be powerful tools when we are trying to change our habits or raise our personal vibrations. Keep reading to find out exactly what an affirmation is, how they work, and how to use them.
Read more7 Tips for Handling Worry and Anxiety
Everyone gets nervous or worried sometimes. Anxiety is a natural emotion that puts us on high alert so that we can better deal with tough situations. But, for people who suffer from anxiety disorders, it can become debilitating. Our anxiety can be triggered by everyday things that do not cause a moments distress to someone else. A knock on the door, standing in line at the store, talking on the phone…so many things can become a source of distress for someone with an anxiety disorder.
Read more7 (Mostly Spiritual) Ways I Care For Myself through Depression
I’ve lived with depression as long as I can remember. When I was younger it was debilitating. It affected every area of my life. There were many times I didn’t feel I could go on. Dealing with depression is no longer the struggle it once was though.
Read moreReiki Healing for Domestic Abuse
I’d like to ask you to join me in this mission to help empower victims and help them to understand that it is not okay, it’s not their fault, and they don’t deserve it. I ask you to use whatever tools you choose to direct positive intention and energy at this problem. If you practice Reiki, I ask that you write the situation of domestic violence on paper and hold the paper between your hands and give it Reiki or send the situation distance healing.
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