Category Archives: holistic health

Best Self-Care Ever Become a Reiki Master

We often speak about self-care especially as we navigate this troubled planet. And self-care comes in many forms from eating healthy, to taking a yoga class, and getting a massage. But what about adding becoming a Reiki Master to that list? Here are 5 Benefits to Learning Reiki When we practice Reiki on ourselves weContinue reading “Best Self-Care Ever Become a Reiki Master”

Clearing a Space with Reiki & Sound

In 2021, I took an online Reiki class on clearing a room or even an entire house. While I haven’t practiced Reiki space clearing for a while, I felt a strong urge to write an article about it. We are living during a time where shadowy and dark energies prevail. We absorb those energies intoContinue reading “Clearing a Space with Reiki & Sound”

5 Tips for Self-Nurturing When You are Shelter-less

The last thing you think of when you’re in the survival mode is self-care. However, it’s the first practice that comes to mind for people who are living in between homes. Yet, it’s a challenge to eat healthy (eat at all sometimes), get rest, and meditate. I’ve lived between homes three times since September 2014.Continue reading “5 Tips for Self-Nurturing When You are Shelter-less”

Bonding with Your Pet Through Mindfulness

In recent years when I fostered a dog, I wish that I had practiced mindfulness. If we desire calm and centered pets, then we need to show up as calm and centered humans. If we are ungrounded, suffering from anxiety, or hyperactive, then our pets mirror that back to us. And it’s not enough toContinue reading “Bonding with Your Pet Through Mindfulness”

Reiki for Animals (What’s in it For Them)

When I first studied Reiki I had a choice to start a practicing on humans or to focus on the animals. I decided to focus on the animals. Prior to taking the Reiki course, I had already made that choice. I had fostered a dog who experienced chronic health problems that caused him misery. IContinue reading “Reiki for Animals (What’s in it For Them)”

5 Childhood Wounds That Keep You Enslaved to Others

While I’m not a psychologists or mental health counselor, I’m a recovering co-dependent who has been in the process of healing childhood wounds. And the wounds showed up for me as difficulties with interpersonal communication, attracting people with personality disorders, and inability to fully commit to anything due to self-worth issues. During the past twoContinue reading “5 Childhood Wounds That Keep You Enslaved to Others”

5 Benefits I Received From a Reiki Practice

Even though I’ve known about Reiki since the 1990s, I didn’t train as a Reiki practitioner until the spring and summer of 2020. Some practitioners and masters say that Reiki finds you and at the right time. I found that it is a mistake not to continue the self-Reiki practice that begins with the firstContinue reading “5 Benefits I Received From a Reiki Practice”

5 Gemstones for Sleeping, Dreaming, and Astral Travel

Did you know blue apatite solves insomnia but also will leave you feeling groggy the next morning? And labradorite and amethyst help with dream recall? Blue kyanite and lepidolite are also good stones for healing insomnia and falling deeply into la-la land. Lepidolite–When I searched for polished blue calcite to resolve anxiety, a store clerkContinue reading “5 Gemstones for Sleeping, Dreaming, and Astral Travel”

5 Overlooked Gemstones (With Super Abilities)

While some people flock to sporting events, and others festivals, my favorite gathering (when I still went to gatherings) were gem shows. As a metaphysical practitioner gemstones are part of my healing kit. But even before that, when I was still a novice, I hung out in the Nature Company store in Seattle (1980s) learningContinue reading “5 Overlooked Gemstones (With Super Abilities)”