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My clients and students have been getting the message this week and especially today that I’m now working remotely, offering circles and workshops by webinar, sessions by phone or Skype. I can’t ethically put them or the public at risk when the public health division of your city and county issues the statement: “If you […]

Tonight the Reiki Fellowship connected around the shared experience that is the ‘new normal’ in the Seattle area. We talked about ways to maintain good health, including exercising at home or going for walks/runs/biking vs. going to the very public gym. We commiserated over the mob mentality at Costco and other stores and how public […]

Today was not an ordinary day in Seattle. I turned on the news in the morning and the first story I heard started off with the death toll and active cases of COVID-19. Of course by now, all the local officials are declaring states of emergency in reaction to this medical crisis. That news, well, […]

A few days ago during a break in the weather, I went for a walk in the nearby woods of suburban Westcrest Park in-between appointments. I had 40 minutes of ‘free time’ so I could take a stroll and let go of the stresses of the day to be more fully present in the counseling […]

The light from each candle defined the dark perimeter of the nearly thirty foot labyrinth painted on the floors of Arcadia studios. On this rainy and very soggy night of Winter Solstice weekend, it seemed a fitting ritual to partake in such a contemplative walk and reflect inward on the turning of this season toward […]

Expanding consciousness is so much fun! Every 4th Wednesday for the last year and a half we’ve been diving into the ancestral realm before beginning to practice Reiki. The ‘results’ of this exploration have yielded much healing and insight for myself and circle participants. Over the last few months I’ve been ‘giving myself permission’ as […]

From our monthly 4th Reiki Circle last night. We opened by calling in the energy of all the directions. Then, I began the meditation: Envision a great tree magnificently standing at the edge of a field. As you approach it, you are humble to it’s enormous trunk and branches. This tree is ancient and has […]

Here is the audio and below, is the written essay of my talk at Everett Unity church a few weekends back. Enjoy! Flourish in Life! I used the word ‘flourish’ because it implies that regardless of what is going on in your life, you can learn how to come through it with grace and ease […]

Over the weekend, several Reiki Fellowship members and myself attended the 35th annual NW Reiki Gathering in Breitenbush, OR. It was the first time our group had attended. Spread out over 4 days, over 90 participants came from around the world to connect, learn and exchange healing energy and ideas. The founders of this gathering […]

I wrote this last year and am posting again because the ritual is quite strong. To transform old energy, I am writing down on slips of paper the things that were obstacles, challenges, frustrations and disappointments. They go into the pile to be burned. I’m not saying that I didn’t learn from those things, and […]

The angels on your Christmas tree start giving you advice. You open all your Christmas gifts and realize you aren’t attached to any of them. When you wear your Santa hat you actually start to channel him. You wake up thinking you are ‘seeing the light’ and then realize it’s just your neighbor’s holiday light […]

Every client without exception I have been seeing this week has had some respiratory effect from the smoke in the air from the wildfires. Most have developed a cough, runny nose/eyes and fatigue. One client who had still been recovering from a month-long hospital stay for complications with congestive heart failure came in for her […]

In the news and online lately, much is being discussed about freedom of speech. I am grateful as a writer I can speak my mind and instantly communicate via this blog or other social media posts. It’s truly self-expression revolution. Sharing thoughts, feelings and impressions through public media has become the way in which the […]

This past week I’ve been ruminating on the challenges and difficulties of past relationships. There hasn’t been any particular reason why I’ve been reflecting on these memories (like when you hear a song and it reminds you about a certain time in your life). They have just come up, emerging like gas bubbles released from […]

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I was recounting to my friends on my recent trip back to Philly that when I lived there in 1997, I answered an ad to be a telephone psychic working for the Psychic Readers Network with Miss Cleo. They encouraged me to write this blog about the adventure. When I first moved to Philadelphia, I […]

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After an intense and activity filled weekend cruising through Philadelphia and Bucks County, I am happy to return to the Pacific Northwest. I have lived on the West coast almost as long as the East coast. They are both such a part of who I am and contributed to the work I do. I can […]

My development as a Reiki teacher and community leader was birthed in gritty and vibrant Philly. I ‘came out’ as a Reiki teacher here. No way else to really describe it. New Jersey is where I learned Reiki but it was this city where I first publically taught from 1997-9 before moving to Seattle. I […]

After completing both my masters in Reiki and in counseling, I moved to the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia. This was the fall of 1997. I was 27. I found employment as a counselor with organizations that shaped how I have helped clients and students grow throughout the years. I worked in a domestic violence […]