So excited to make the next step in my journey

I am very happy and excited to announce the opening of my private Reiki practice. I will be setting up a fantastic space in my home that is an ideal area for providing Reiki healing. I will be renovating a walk-in basement studio apartment in my house that is currently our exersize room. It's a fanastic space with it's own private 3/4 bath, a kitchenette, cable, phone and windows facing the rising sun from the eastern skies. There's ample room for yoga, meditation and of course a Reiki table. I also plan to have a small office desk and sitting area for consultations and coaching. I've selected the paints and general decor and will be replacing the flooring. I hope to have a grand opening in the next few months, but will take sessions on a soft opening basis.

Connections continue

I saw a co-worker Alison walking in the hallway . She looked really stressed out so I decided to ask her to join me for a tea break. Over tea in our small office kitchenette, I started to talk about Reiki. I mentioned who I took my training from (Libby Barnett) and that she even co-authored a book. Then Alison says, "Is the other author named Maggie (Chambers?)" I replied, "Yes."

So it turns out that Alison is good friends with Maggie's daughter and personally knows Maggie.

HA!

So we finally meet

Today I met my half-sister Maureen. I was nervous, excited and a little anxious, but when she arrived, it was lovely. The first few moments were surreal. Right away I noticed that her wedding band and engagement ring were extremely similar to my own. She dressed in the same fashion as I would wear (blue jeans, a nice shirt, clogs and a scarf. I have the same scarf, but just in a different color.) There's so much to share, but I'll just touch on a couple things.

So, she saw my Reiki certifications and noticed that Libby Barnett was my instructor. And Maureen says, "Libby was my instructor too!" Seriously!? Come on!!!

We started to talk about theta brain waves and holistic healing. I was talking about my appointment with April Adams yesterday and learning about dropping into theta during meditation. Maureen is very familiar with this and mentioned some other meditation specialists (forgetting the name right now.)

We talked about our families and shared some childhood stories.

Although we only met today, she and I had a lot of similar mannerisms and her husband was laughing when I made a comment, it was something she said often to him.... (again, forgetting what I actually said...)

I'm really looking forward to creating this new bond with my sister. It's so amazing to connect with someone over metaphysical philosophies AND have it be my own sister.

Great little story

The other night during my children's bedtime ritual of making up little stories before lights out, my 4 year old daughter told this story;

"Once upon a time there was a book named Bob and he could read himself. It was really great because he was a story and he could read his own story to himself....."

And she went on to tell us his little adventure.

Later on I couldn't help but think about those first lines... he could read himself. What an excellent metaphor. If people were books and we could read ourselves..... Know your own story. Sometimes I think we get so distracted by life, we forget our own story. I don't mean, what we ate for lunch, but what we're really doing here on Earth. What is the story we need to know about ourselves?

Something to think about.....

Absent Reiki

I've been practicing absent Reiki on my mother-in-law since my Reiki II attunement. Last night I asked my husband if he talked to her lately. He had not. So I said, if you talk to her soon, don't say anything and see if she mentions how she's feeling lately. I kid you not, this morning was her FB post;

"did yoga tonight! Felt great! Went back to work in my classroom until 8:30???? Crazy!"

Just flippin' fantastic

My mother had a daughter we never knew about until a few years ago. I have never met her or talked to her, but this afternoon I finally asked my mother to give me my half sister's information so that I could contact her. We just had a fantastic conversation. And you know what?! She's Reiki II certified and a holistic nurse practitioner! The "Healer" gene at work! He lives nearby and hopefully we'll get to meet face to face soon. I am so happy I finally reached out to her.

Very smart insight

My 4.5 year old daughter came into my bedroom this morning and told me that she knew where her bad dreams came from. So I asked her where. "They come from my right brain. And my good dreams come from my left brain." My reaction, "How do you know that?!" And she said, "I've known it since I was two." Just matter of factually. Beautiful.