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BEing InJoy

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Are you feeling the quickening more and more? Does it feel like everything in the world accelerates and expands at phenomenal rates? When was the last time you said, “I’m bored”? Ha! These are remarkable times and it’s time to embrace spiritual stamina, if you haven’t already.

I’m reminded of how important it is to have balanced energy, giving and receiving, if we are to remain healthy and abundant. Getting regular Reiki sessions keeps me filled up so that I can keep offering workshops and sessions from an overflowing, joyful fountain and still have energy for other fun things. I don’t always remember until my body reminds me, and of course once upon a time it had to give me a HUGE reminder!

DanaMeister and I just returned from spending a week-plus at Harbin Hot Springs… hiking, soaking in the pools, hanging out with beloved friends, meditating, eating glorious cuisine, reading, napping, and just chilling at camp. The love and joy vibrations at Harbin always feed my soul and spirit so big. And since we live in the high-desert with abundant earth, air and fire energies, it’s so balancing to spend hours enjoying the sounds and sensations of water-water everywhere. Our visit there reminded me of how simple things, like reading a spiritual book, fill my spirit so utterly and completely. I sometimes forget to make space for these in my rich and purpose-full life, and I cherish the reminders to InJoy life more fully and slowly at times.

As we integrate once more into our lives at OdaBe, our humble sacred sanctuary we call home, I feel that we are anchoring in those love and joy vibrations that we re-connected with even more deeply in our self-nurturing times at Harbin, and that we’re expanding and anchoring them in at OdaBe, for sharing in community with all those who choose to come to visit. We even quite spontaneously added a vegetable garden at OdaBe on Sunday after years of procrastination! We will love sharing the organic, love-grown bounty, if it’s meant to be.

When you feel low energy, I encourage you to think about what fills you up – body, mind, soul and spirit – and go for it. You deserve it!

And if you are ready to kick-start or re-energize your spiritual path, we welcome you to join us for our Sacred Weekend Retreat for Reiki Certification in Levels I & II.  Also, please save the date of August 2, as we’ll be sharing our Sage Spirit Summer Soirée with live blues from The Rick Hammond Band to warm your heart and tease your feet. We already have the event up on facebook. We hope you join us for one or both!

What can you do to nurture yourself today?

What simple pleasure have you been denying yourself?

What BIG joys are you willing to embrace now?

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Healed Healer

Reiki Master Teacher Workshop, April 12, 2014

Reiki Master Teacher Workshop, April 12, 2014

This past weekend, we hosted a Reiki Master Teacher workshop on Saturday, bringing four more Reiki Masters into the world. Congratulations to all! On Sunday we hosted a Sacred Reiki Healing Circle, exploring the significance of past lives and setting aside time for sharing Reiki blessings and prayers on behalf of one another, our friends and families, our community, the broader world and Universe, as well as to specific causes that call to our hearts. As our Reiki community grows stronger, and even more conscious and loving, I celebrate each and every person who has been called to learn Reiki with us. More than eighty have participated in Reiki events offered through Sage Spirit. Eleven have studied to the Master Teacher level, and most have attended multiple events. What an honor when our existing students come to audit classes they have already taken or continue on with their Reiki studies, enjoying the learning while connecting with supportive spiritual community. I love being witness to the many beautiful friendships that form.

We have a small, special Reiki I Workshop on Monday, April 28 from 10am to 6pm. You can find more information here. Let me know if you’re interested in joining us. And don’t forget our plans for a weekend Reiki Retreat, with levels one and two offered together. We’ll be scheduling this soon, for either June or July, so let me know if you would like me to consider dates around your vacation times.

Healed Healer

Healing is different than curing – healing is a deep shift in mind, body and/or spirit to a place of release and acceptance. It may or may not result in a cure or total absence of disease. Healing can allow for a shift or attenuation of dis-ease in any situation. Trusting the Reiki energy is a journey of letting go of the need to control or releasing the need for the ego to be in charge. ~ Robin Fuerst, “Reiki and the Labyrinth,” Reiki News Magazine, Spring 2010.

In our last blog post, we invoked the energies of “healed healer” at the end. Want to fast track that? Spontaneous healing, while always a possibility, isn’t always the best solution for our soul-development. Unless it’s done well, it can also be traumatic on the body. Sometimes our descent into dis-ease is a slow journey of ignoring one intuitive hunch after another. The path to vibrancy doesn’t always mean returning to life as it was before. If we had self-destructive patterns that our bodies wouldn’t tolerate before, we will probably never be able to tolerate them again.

I’ve learned many things on the healing path, for myself and as Conscious Evolution Coach for others. Whether the journey back is from the flu, loss, trauma, or a life-challenging condition, we must first be willing to be well. We must also be willing… Continue reading

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Path of the “Wounded Healer” and New Age Abuse

Photo by Dana Nollsch, www.PhotoZen.us

Photo by Dana Nollsch, www.PhotoZen.us

The archetypal path of the “wounded healer” may be painful and frightening, but the gifts when they come are always remarkable. I use “wounded” in quotes because I regard us all as naturally creative, resourceful and whole, regardless of circumstance. I use “healer” in quotes because I believe we are each responsible for our own healing. Nonetheless, the wounded healer archetype packs lots of power. What I have learned…

There’s something deep and soul-full happening just about every time a person receives a life-challenging or life-threatening diagnosis, or when his or her doctor suggests a medical mystery. Has your doctor ever told you: “Well, we’re not exactly sure what this is, but we’ll prescribe this and see what happens,” or “We’re not quite sure what to do to help you”? In such cases, there’s a call to deep discovery of the interior landscape, of perseverance, and of great wisdom and compassion wanting to be birthed. It’s also a darn good time to explore energy healing.

I know about these challenging and questioning verdicts from doctors, having been through several of them in the course of my life. Each one, even from the earliest encounter in childhood, taught me much about the art of healing from within, through surrender and will, and through consciousness. I also learned about the power of my thoughts and of focusing my awareness on positivity. Back then, as a child, we had no words for it that I knew of. Now, today, the Law of Attraction grows into a household, or mainstream, concept. I am a true believer in the Law of Attraction, and yet I’m not. Continue reading

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Reiki Effectiveness & Science

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Greetings Beautifuls!

My Reiki Journey of late has been particularly beautiful and expansive. Our community of Reiki students, practitioners and masters has been coming together monthly for discussion, activities and ceremony. The level of sharing has been so insightful, powerful and transformative. I feel so blessed to be connected to so many wonderful Reiki-Angels and to be the connector that brings them together. I am also preparing for the first and second Reiki Clinics. There are still spaces available for the second on April 23. Let me know if you’re ready for a one-on-one session that will nurture and strengthen you, mind-body-soul. These can be offered on site in Reno, or at a distance. Here’s a little piece on Reiki Science that I thought would be helpful for Reiki students and clients alike.

Reiki Effectiveness & Science

In our Reiki Certification trainings and in our monthly Sacred Reiki Circle Gatherings, we enjoy integrating the art, spirit and science of Reiki. There are many documented research studies of the effectiveness of Reiki,  other energy healing modalities, and healing prayers. Just a few highlights include:

  • Accelerated recovery from surgery, with improved mental attitude and reduced negative effects (such as depression, pain, organ rejection) when Reiki is shared during surgery
  • Increased relaxation, less pain, better sleep, increased appetite and better patient cooperation in hospital patients who receive Reiki
  • Reduced heart rate and blood pressure with Reiki
  • Enhanced immune system by increasing white blood cells with Reiki offerings
  • Improvement in red blood cells for those attuned to Reiki
  • Improvement in red blood cells for those with significant illness receiving “laying on of hands”
  • Faster healing of minor wounds when treated in-person or by distance through a “trained healer”
  • Healthier outcomes and extended life for AIDS patients through distance prayer

Through advances in physics and medical science, the blending of science and spirit in healing becomes more and more understood. We are learning how much the environment and non-physical world (trauma, toxins and thoughts) impact our physical health. Through epigenetic research, which I’ll talk about below, we are learning that physical health is within our power to create, and Reiki sessions and/or training can help. Continue reading

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Where We Gather

Quadruple Selfie by Dana Nollsch, www.PhotoZen.us

Quadruple Selfie by Dana Nollsch, www.PhotoZen.us

I wish to express great gratitude to all those who attended the “Reno Spiritual and Wellness Expo” last weekend. Also, special thanks to Karen Lang, Kelly Aguilera and Dana Nollsch for co-creating such an awesome community within the community. We enjoyed amazing times with deep conversations, crystal Reiki sessions, Tarot and Oracle readings, and so many fun times. Many people came to tell me of the transformation energies they’ve experienced over the last several months since the last fair. One friend in particular had a huge release when I shared Reiki with him last time, and he has since regained his health in remarkable ways. I feel so blessed to do this work, to be the hollow bone for Spirit to work through me in service to so many wonderful angels-in-earthsuits.

Through the last few years, I’ve enjoyed several partnerships at the fair. As my friends, partners and I prepare for each spring and fall event, we always set the intention to be channels of healing and wisdom, in service to those embracing transformation. We intend that we and all others experience joy, love and abundance in the space. We always enjoy profound experiences. Here’s just one of them. Continue reading

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The New Science of Personal Responsibility – A Guest Blog Post by Bishop Alluvia Love, J.D.

Photo by Dana Nollsch, www.PhotoZen.us

Photo by Dana Nollsch, www.PhotoZen.us

The only evil is your own oppression of your divine creative nature. ~ Alluvia Love

Today we have a guest blog post from Alluvia Love, who has an extraordinary story of returning from the brink of death. You know how the magic and synchronicity of the Universe conspire and tickle us…

I heard about Alluvia for several years before finally meeting her. We have a few common friends, and her name came up in passing on several occasions. She’s studied shamanism from The Four Winds Society, which makes her somewhat unique in our community (and me too, I suppose). When I discovered that, I held the quiet intention to meet her someday. About a year ago I heard that she was transitioning. A mutual friend asked for my support with Reiki prayers. Then “poof.” I heard nothing more. I assumed.

Fast forward to December 2013. I saw Alluvia’s name in a facebook group, and I requested friendship, feeling really curious about what might be up. She friended me, appearing to be quite alive, and then a few days later I coincidentally met her in person at a holiday party. We’ve since stayed connected on-line and grown into a soul-siStar sense of one another. A couple of weeks ago, I invited Alluvia for tea, and she shared her healing story with me in depth. So remarkable!

Alluvia is a beacon of light. Her body feels so deeply committed to the healing journey, of coming into alignment with the light of her spirit at exactly the right pace. Her love light shines so brightly, and I know that the healing work she’s courageously engaged serves us all. I am excited for more of her story to come forth, for the greater-good-of-us-all.

Without further ado, I share thoughts from Alluvia, with gratitude, love and joy… If you would like to stay in touch with Alluvia through facebook, you’ll find her here.  I also welcome your comments below, as always. Continue reading

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Intuition Best Practices

 

Socha Channel DeniseI’ve been teaching many popular workshops on the use of intuition for creating a life of ease. As my dear friend and coach, Laura Plato, says, as explored through her coach training, “life doesn’t have to be easy, but we can embrace it with ease.” Accessing intuition is easy, right? Well… um… even for those who feel fairly intuitive, many things can get in the way – chief among them is the almighty ego, often disguised as the powerful, rational mind. Mostly ego’s role is to talk us down, to lead us on a completely different path, the safe one, the boring one, the one that will bring survival but not necessarily thrival. But we want more from our lives, right?

In my workshops and private sessions, I teach the use of multiple creative, spiritual tools for stepping beyond the limitations of the rational and into the world of magical possibilities and probabilities. These are useful to dive deeper into our experience of what is here now in our lives, how we are showing up in this context, and how we can best utilize the energies present in any given moment to maximize our potential in a life-fully-lived. Some of tools I include in my life and teaching are: Continue reading

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Reiki Ethics, Roles & Responsibilities

Photo by Dana Nollsch, www.PhotoZen.us

Photo by Dana Nollsch, www.PhotoZen.us

Though I originally intended to write this article for our Reiki students, I actually think that the principles here can be thought-provoking to anyone, and may be of value to those looking for a Reiki practitioner for sessions or a teacher for Reiki studies. In my former career around community health and prevention, I created and taught many ethics courses. What I learned is that guidelines can seem relatively clear on the surface, and then suddenly come to life in fascinating ways when groups gather to explore the deeper implications and applications to the real world. What I propose may not serve as definitive Truth to all. I may not have perfectly demonstrated them in all moments of my being. And I reserve the right to edit them as I explore, learn and grow. They may, however, initiate some depth of thought as they apply to ourselves and the way we live, knowing all that we think, say, do and be impacts many others in addition to ourselves.

Ethics is important in ensuring that above all, we do no harm. As such, when I teach Reiki workshops, I include some or all of these ethical principles in my teaching: Continue reading

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Events!

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A quote for your pondering, as a follow-up to last week’s blog post:

If you know on a deep level that the person you’re attracted to is a mirror of yourself, you cannot be overly dependent on him or her because you know that everything you see in your partner is also in you! You recognize that one of the main reasons you’re in the relationship is to learn about yourself and deepen your connection with the universe. So, healthy relationships are based on the passion and excitement of sharing the journey into becoming a whole person. ~ Shakti Gawain

 We have been offering so many fun events since the beginning of the year, including seven weekend events to date. We have several other Reno-area events coming up, including those below. Please let me know if you would like additional information about any of these events, as I would love to welcome you.

Intuition & Creativity: A Workshop for Inviting a Life of Ease and Creative Expression” held all day on Saturday, February 22, partnering with Katie Packham of Copper Cat Studio

Peace, Prosperity and the God/Goddess Box” held all day on Saturday, March 8, partnering with Katie Packham of Copper Cat Studio

“Sacred Reiki Healing Circle” on Sunday afternoon/evening, March 9, including a potluck, distance Reiki/prayer circle, discussion group and shamanic fire ceremony

“Reno Psychic Fair” all weekend on March 22-23, held at the Reno/Sparks Convention Center where several community partners are holding a fair within the fair, offering Reiki, Tarot readings, crystals and more

“Chakra Theory & Healing Energy Workshop” held on Saturday, April 5 in partnership with Pure Yoga Boutique Studio

In addition, we have the following Reiki Certification Workshops to be offered at OdaBe Acres, our sacred Reiki retreat center:

  • Reiki Level I Certification on Saturday, March 29
  • Reiki Level II Certification on Saturday, April 26
  • Reiki Master Teacher Certification on Saturday, April 12

 

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Living and Loving our Divine Feminine and Masculine

Photo by Dana Nollsch www.PhotoZen.us

Photo by Dana Nollsch www.PhotoZen.us

Each of us has male and female energies within us. I believe that one of the most important challenges we have in this world is to develop these energies fully, so they can interact in harmony with each other. ~ Shakti Gawain

My last several blog posts explored relationship in some depth. Of course, our relationships with others are monumentally important in our life-paths, in terms of happiness, self-discovery and more. We have relationships with ourselves, which are vitally important as well.

I recently came upon a useful visualization in Shakti Gawain’s Living in the Light: A Guide to Personal and Planetary Transformation. Much in keeping with the higher wisdom of the Universe, it became useful, not just for me, but in several client sessions over the past few weeks, as well as in a workshop I offered, “Living the Life of Intuitive Ease” at Pure Yoga. I thought it may be useful to share it here, for your own integrative journey, with a brief overview to orient us all to the process.

Enduring discoveries and discussions about the energies of male/female, yin/yang, active/receptive, and animus/anima deeply inform our consciousness. Gawain identifies our female aspect as receptive, intuitive, the wisest part of ourselves, “the open door through which the higher intelligence of the universe can flow.” She identifies the male aspect as action, thought, speech, movement, clarity, directness, passionate strength, “the outflowing end of the channel.” “The feminine receives the universal creative energy and the masculine expresses it in the world through action – thus we have the creative process.” Where there is union, there is harmony and creation. For this to work, however, we have to be willing to follow our intuitive guidance “directly and fearlessly.” Continue reading

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