Tag: mindfulness
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Today only
I recently held a workshop, where my students and I examined the Five Reiki Principles (sometimes called the Reiki Precepts) and discussed how we can find ways to apply them to our daily life and spiritual practice, During the workshop, I assigned a group exercise for the next 6 weeks. We are mindfully working with…
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Life is my monastery
Last night, my husband and I finished watching the beautiful documentary, Into Great Silence, an illuminating look at the lives of Carthusian monks of the Grande Chartreuse monastery in the French Alps. The monks live a simple, ascetic spiritual life, devoted to prayer and silence, Scheduled times are intentionally set aside for walks, conversation and, in…
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Psalm 23 Summer Faith Challenge – green pastures and still waters
He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul. – Psalm 23 This week’s activity for the summer sermon series at our church, Decatur Presbyterian Church, is to take pictures of green pastures and still waters. Today, my daughter and I spent some time walking along the…
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21 Day Practice: Days 12-14 – Discomfort zone
The last few days have been hard. Really hard. Certain aspects of my personal and professional life that are entwined (for better or worse) now require change, at a time when the future of my business seems uncertain. I’ve known for some time that these changes need to be made, but resisted because I needed…
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21 Day Practice: Days 8 and 9 – Source codes, unicorns and rainbows
I spent yesterday facilitating a life coaching workshop and was wiped out when I got home, so I’ve had to combine two days into one. The workshop participants all happened to be my Reiki students as well, so the workshop dovetailed nicely with the 21 Day Practice we’re doing. I talked a bit about the…
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21 Day Practice: Day 7 – Dead space
When I woke up yesterday, the body aches and fatigue were gone, only to be replaced by late afternoon with a deep, hacking cough. I spent a mostly sleepless night, tossing and turning. Oddly enough, it wasn’t because I was coughing a lot. I just could not relax. Every time I attempted Reiki self-treatment, an…
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21 Day Practice: Day 3 – Words and memories
This morning, I enjoyed the opportunity to indulge in Reiki self-treatment while still curled up under the covers before leaving the house for client sessions. I felt clear, energetic, and playful all morning, qualities that have stayed with me throughout the day. This is significant, considering that my husband and I have been cleaning up…
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Spiritual practice isn’t protection from life
Practice can be stated very simply. It is moving from a life of hurting myself and others to a life of not hurting myself and others. That seems so simple–except when we substitute for real practice some idea that we should be different or better than we are, or that our lives should be different…
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Are you ready to be the true dragon?
“As long as our orientation is toward perfection or success, we will never learn about unconditional friendship with ourselves, nor will we find compassion.” – Pema Chödrön I recently received a text from a friend of mine who has been on the spiritual path for several years now, practicing yoga, meditation and Reiki. She asked me,…
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