In my two decades of Reiki healing, I have observed a consistent pattern in relationships: our connection with others is either driven by the Solar Plexus or the Heart. While they may sometimes overlap, they are fundamentally distinct and reflect different levels of emotional and energetic awareness. This distinction applies to all types of relationships—romantic, familial, friendly, and professional. Solar…
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Upgrade Your Relationships With this Simple Exercise
Yin Awakening: Reiki & the Hidden Magic of Lunar Energy
Why Yin Energy? Do you ever feel pressured to always be active, productive, and available? Does this sometimes leave you feeling exhausted, restless, or irritable? I’ve been there too. Like many people, I spent years in a high-performance mode, basing my self-worth on my achievements. However, as a highly sensitive person, I had to learn that rest and pauses are…
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Self-Care Practices for the Reiki Practitioner ~ Clearing Out the Day
One of the most powerful exercises that can be helpful for honoring your feelings and letting go of challenging days, is “clearing out the day” or “emptying the trash.” We all know how important it is to feel our feelings, honor them and then release them. Unexpressed emotions can build up in the body, mind, and spirit, throwing you off…
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Coming Home To Yourself – Reiki Calendar April 2025
This month you’re being guided back into deeper alignment with who you truly are. Whether you’re speaking to yourself with Reiki-charged words, releasing old guilt, honoring your own pace, planting new intentions, or daring to make empowered choices, every action becomes a new stone on the path back home. And this path is not linear. You will forget. You will…
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Ten-minutes Can Change Lives
At the Reiki Brigade, we have offered more than 7,500, 10-minute Reiki sessions to high-stress communities in Chicago, including homeless veterans, first responders, incarcerated youth, at-risk communities, etc. People are often surprised that the sessions are so short and wonder what benefit, if any, recipients can experience in such a short time. The answer might surprise you. Impressive Results We…
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