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A space for Jerry’s musings about Reiki, yoga, veganism, spirituality, and the adventures of life in general. Look here for guest posts from her students about their experiences with Reiki.
The Pause: After 14 Years…
And like that, 14 years have come and gone.
I turned in my keys to my Chicago apartment just an hour ago, a place I had called home in East Lakeview. (Note: I will still be teaching Reiki and maybe yoga classes in Chicago – check my schedule for upcoming dates!)
We Do Not End When We Die
This past year has been quite the ride in loss and creating space. My father passed away suddenly of a heart attack in September of 2016. While he was in his 80s and he’s been gradually slowly down in the last decade and he was in rehab for weakness following a hospital stay, the death was sudden, raw and jarring. He was due to come home on Monday and he passed suddenly on Saturday, just 2 days before he was to get his biggest wish, to be at the home he built with my mom and had lived there for 49 years. But he got the next best thing, he passed quickly with my mom, his wife of 56 years, at his side.
My Reiki Life: Jen G.
My Reiki Life by Jen Gerenraich
A couple years ago, I was going through a really tough time in my life. My business took a massive nose dive south and I didn’t really know what to do with myself. I went into a bit of a depression and I was trying to find my “true self.” I know everything happens for a reason and I have been a dedicated meditation practitioner for many years but, I couldn’t shake this funk I was in. I started to look inside myself and really ask “what gives me joy? What do I really want to do for the rest of my life?”
Winds of Change: Holy Fire Reiki
Hi all! Jerry here. I have an announcement that will affect all of the Reiki classes I will teach from here on out. I was introduced to Reiki via the Usui tradition 2010 that was given to Dr. Usui in the 1920s and I have been teaching this style since 2013. My time...
My Reiki Story: Brenda K.
As an ardent receiver and practitioner of Reiki, I find myself attempting to explain the practice to those in my life who have not yet experienced it in a way that captures its essence and power without scaring off those adverse to “new age” or mystical practices. I have heard Jerry describe Reiki as a massage for the soul, other friends and colleagues describe Reiki as the channeling of a healing energy, a practice that activates the receiver’s inner healing powers that have been deactivated by adverse experiences and states such as trauma or injury, and others speak to the balancing of the chakras and cultivation of life force – prana, qi, barakah. All of these things resonate with me. When someone asks me what Reiki is I generally mention various pieces of these explanations, emphasizing that it is a gentle, noninvasive practice, and offer them a Reiki session. People are always amazed at how relaxing, comforting, and healing a Reiki session is.
The Power of Intention with Reiki
As a teacher, the Reiki Level 1 can be one of the most challenging of the Reiki attunement classes, but it’s also the most fun. Walking in the students want to access the wondrous and healing Universal Life Force Energy that is Reiki, but they’re very disbelieving that THEY, mere mortals, can access and use something so seemingly intangible as Reiki. And it’s so amazing to show them that they can access this power on their own.
My Reiki Story: Guest post by Stacy A.
My Reiki Story: Stacy Armistead
When I heard there was this ‘form of healing’ that didn’t require touching someone, I thought “how can that do anything?” I was so intrigued I had to test the waters myself, so I signed up for a course. That led me to Jerry with whom I have since completed Reiki Level I and II.
New Event! Introduction to Reiki!
On Wednesday June 8th, I will be leading an experiential workshop about Reiki at Universal Wellness Source in Lakeview, Chicago. Reiki is an energy balancing modality that induces a state of peace and joy in the body, mind and spirit. It is so relaxing that just one...
10 Day No-Complaining Challenge Reflections: Day 4
Today is the 4th day of my No-Complaining Challenge. I haven't been perfect, but I've slowly become more mindful of all the little ways I sneak in complaining into my life. Yes, I'm still complaining! I like talking, anyone who knows me that if you give me 5 minutes...
10 Day No-Complaining Challenge
I recently had a private Reiki clients where I shared the energy for the first time with a set of twins. After the session, we started talking about Reiki, energy, positive vibrations and living the live you want, and they shared that they were doing a year long...
Oh Mercury!
In the last week, the following has disappeared from my possession: a USB drive containing files of my Reiki manuals, my favorite black top that can easily transition from casual to slightly dressy if the need arises, and some vitamins that I had spent a pretty penny...
Iceland: Earth Magic
*Disclaimer: This blog entry will cover topics that seem like fiction to some, but it is my own unique experience of the world that is real to me.* I recently went on the trip of a lifetime. Iceland! This tiny island country as always been on my radar ever since I...
