Awareness Asks Something of Us

Awareness Asks Something of Us

I have been quiet lately. It’s funny. I recently reread something I wrote in May after the Bliss Retreat about how energy needs expression—and how important it can be to share our heartfelt experiences and vulnerabilities. And while I still hold that as truth, lately...
Energy Needs Expression

Energy Needs Expression

In May two pivotal experiences reminded me of something profoundly important that I wanted to share: Energy needs expression. The first was our Bliss Retreat here at Aruna. Normally, I feel deeply committed to empowering participants with the transformational Energy...
Peaks, Pits & Plateaus…and a New Coherence Grid

Peaks, Pits & Plateaus…and a New Coherence Grid

“Understand there are peaks, pits and plateaus of sadhana (spiritual path)!” my Teacher passionately cautioned early in my journey, more than 35 years ago. This came to mind sharply these past few weeks, as I navigated them one after the other. First we...
Sloth Speaks: Cultivating Sacred Spaciousness

Sloth Speaks: Cultivating Sacred Spaciousness

Sloth Speaks I just returned from a writing retreat in Costa Rica, where we visited a wildlife sanctuary. I knew I had to meet a sloth in person… but I wasn’t prepared for what happened when I sent Reiki to a baby sloth who was very sick. There were three...
How to Use Reiki for Space Clearing

How to Use Reiki for Space Clearing

Spring is a perfect time to do a space clearing ritual. It is a wonderful way to  reset your home or room for new beginnings and new growth. Have you ever gone somewhere and immediately felt that the space felt stagnant, or brought you down and made you feel tired,...
Reiki Healing: If Hurricanes Could Talk

Reiki Healing: If Hurricanes Could Talk

Over the past 30+ years, I have followed my calling to share Reiki healing.  It started with people, then animals and plants, and eventually extended to healing nature and the elements at times. This past week was one of those times, as a second major hurricane...
BLOG Mind Wandering is an Essential Part of Meditation

BLOG Mind Wandering is an Essential Part of Meditation

In Reiki training, you learn a simple form of meditation called Gassho. When you are doing Gassho (or any meditation) you may find that you are wrestling with your mind constantly wandering and feel very frustrated. In Gassho, you are instructed to gently bring your...
How to Tactfully Share Intuitive Info in Reiki Sessions

How to Tactfully Share Intuitive Info in Reiki Sessions

A Reiki treatment is form of energy medicine that facilitates greater awareness on all levels, which can include intuitive understanding of WHY someone is blocked, or sick, or stuck. While there is nothing wrong with a regular Reiki session, and it can be profound and...
I AM LIGHT…and SO ARE YOU

I AM LIGHT…and SO ARE YOU

Sometimes it is all too big for words. But I’ll try. I just heard that in a Course in Miracles, there is a peak moment called a “holy instant” when we slip into alignment with the divine. Well, in our weekend Bliss Retreat that ‘holy...