Reiki Shizen

10/06/2025

This is a must share—it’s so beautifully written by poet Mark Nepo. 🙏🌸

A PLACE
UNDER PAIN

There’s no explaining
how things get stirred in
our mind, though they
gentle out in our heart.
I only know that despite
or because of all that gets
in the way, I am returned
to a stillness that waits
under everything.
At the bottom of every
hope and regret, a place
under all fear that is not
afraid, a place under all
pain that is not hurting.
A place we can settle into
like the arms of a loved one
who only utters, “I know.
I know.”

A Question to Walk With:
In conversation with a friend or loved one, describe something solid you stand on when afraid or in pain.

This poem is from my book in progress, To Open Life Between Us.

10/05/2025

Hello October! Join our small group events this month and connect with like-minded people who enjoy exploring and learning about self-care and healing.🌸

🔗 https://reikishizen.com/events -and-training-calendar

09/27/2025

Congratulations to the September 2025 group on successfully completing Reiki 1 this past weekend. Your dedication over two full days to this healing art is commendable—well done! Enjoy the light-filled and vibrant moments ahead. 🙏🩷✨

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09/05/2025

Our September newsletter just dropped!
What's inside?
🌸Reiki training schedule--new class added!
🌸Reiki 3/Reiki Master fall cohort starting soon
🌸Reiki 2 class grads
🌸Peaceful Oneness: Reiki circles
🌸Do Animals Love Reiki?
🌸Rescued Hearts documentary
🌸Equine meditation

Whidbey Island bluff Photo: Susan Horiuchi

09/02/2025

Hello September! Join our small group events this month and connect with like-minded people who enjoy exploring and learning about self-care and healing.🌸

🔗 https://reikishizen.com/events -and-training-calendar

08/28/2025

What a joyful way to conclude our summer learning series, celebrating a new group of Reiki 2 graduates! This wonderful group was eager to practice and receive Reiki, ensuring a smooth and harmonious flow in our two days together. They approached their learning with heartfelt intention, demonstrated openness and vulnerability, trusted the process, and established meaningful connections through the practice of Reiki. Well done!🌸🙏🏼🌀

08/17/2025

Just saw an incredibly moving, amazing, and beautifully executed film!♥️🙏🏼♥️ Congratulations and very well done! rescuedheartsfilm

07/30/2025

Looking forward to this interview. I thoroughly enjoyed Stein’s Alternate Currents.🌸🙏🏼

*CLOSED*

If you’ve ever wondered where Reiki really came from or what’s fact vs. folklore, this one’s for Justin B. Stein - Reiki ResearchStein - Reiki Research, for a special 75-minute session on August 6 at 12 PM PT!

Justin is a historian of Japanese religion and spirituality, Chair of Asian Studies at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, and the world’s leading academic voice on Reiki’s early development. His first book, Alternate Currents, traces Reiki’s evolution across Japan, Hawaii, and North America through the life and work of Hawayo Takata.

In this session, he’ll share insights from historical documents, including rare Japanese texts and Takata’s unpublished autobiography, to explore:

✨ How Reiki developed and diversified in its earliest decades
✨ What the historical records actually say about Reiki’s beginnings
✨ The role of animal healing in early Reiki practice

There’s time set aside for your questions, so come curious!

📖 You’ll walk away with a deeper understanding of Reiki’s roots and its early ethic of gratitude and kindness toward all beings.

Learn how to participate in the comments.

07/23/2025

Our July newsletter just dropped!
What's inside?
🌸Fall Reiki training schedule just released!
🌸Reiki 1, 2, 3, and Master training
🌸Reiki 1 class grads
🌸Peaceful Oneness: Reiki circles
🌸New Moon Sound Bath + Yoga Nidra
🌸Equine meditation

Summer Hibiscus Photo: Susan Horiuchi

07/21/2025

Congratulations to the July 2025 group on completing Reiki 1 this past weekend! Your dedication to learning this healing art shone through your participation, curiosity, inquisitiveness, and sharing. Observing how you support one another shows compassion and the true spirit of Reiki. May you cherish the journey and the vibrant moments that lie ahead. 🙏🩷✨

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06/30/2025

Beautifully said!🌸♥️

TO COME HOME TO YOURSELF

May all that is unforgiven in you,
Be released.

May your fears yield
Their deepest tranquilities.

May all that is unlived in you,
Blossom into a future,
Graced with love.

JOHN O'DONOHUE

From his books: To Bless the Space Between Us (US) / Benedictus (Europe)
Ordering Info: https://johnodonohue.com/store

County Clare, Ireland
Photo: © Ann Cahill

06/26/2025

Come join us for this Saturday’s triple header! Crystals workshop, trail walk to Pickering barn/farmer’s market, and ending with Reiki circle. It will be an energizing day!🔮☀️🙏🏼💫 🎟️ https://squ.re/3NFS1Xv