In Indian philosophy there are 3 guidelines (or gunas) that describe the state of being a person takes on during their lifetime. These various states of being shift and change and people can move from one to another much like a progression. The first and lowest state...

The breath is the most important function we have at our disposal. Breath is the first thing that brings us into this life and is the last thing we do on this earth. Think of when the doctor spanks the baby after birth and someone's final breath before they pass on....

Reiki has been proven by research to aid in boosting mood levels and helping with symptoms of depression. Reiki is not a cure, but can be used simultaneously with any medications and therapies to increase the quality of life of a person suffering from depression. As a...

Training my mind to be one-pointed has made a huge impact on my life. As a former (and let's be honest...current, struggling) multi-tasker and self-proclaimed performance enhancer, I speak from experience! To focus on one thing at a time is a great skill that comes...

To praise and blame is a funny thing. When we are seeking praise, we can’t help but feel blame too. They are two sides of the same coin. We can’t have one without the other. Like the old adage goes “what goes up must come down”.  If we go on seeking praise from...

Reiki restores balance to the body and promotes overall wellness in mind, body, and spirit. Reiki comes from two japanese words - “Rei” which means spirituality, and “ki” which means life force. So it literally means universal life energy. Reiki is a technique...

It's quite amusing to think about the actual amount of control we have over life. On a cosmic scale, we have very little. The seemingly important day to day decisions we make give us the illusion that we are in control but that is simply the ego doing what the ego...

"When I was five years old, my mother told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand...

Did you know your body is made up of 70% water? Also consider this: the earth is 70% water. Do you think that is merely coincidence? I do not. As a nurse, I have seen the effects dehydration can have on the body firsthand - and let me tell you...it’s not pretty. As I...

Today's post comes straight from Eknath Easwaran's "Thought for the Day":   "Just as we live in a physical atmosphere, we are surrounded also by a mental atmosphere. And just as the air we breathe may become polluted, our mental atmosphere can be polluted by...

One of my favorite spiritual teachers, Eknath Easwaran, said it best in his book Gandhi the Man: “Very few of us see life as it really is. Most of us see things as we are, looking at others through our own likes and dislikes, prejudices and predispositions, desires,...

Sleep is one of the most important factors in our overall health. As a nurse and having worked under a Naturopathic Doctor, I have learned that sleep as a foundation of health is vital! If we don’t take sleep seriously, our body (and therefore mind and spirit) will...

Living intentionally is another skill that takes practice. The daily art of setting an intention can cause dramatic shifts in perception and it can improve the quality of your day. This small act helps keep you focused and connected to Source (pure love, God, the...

This posting is inspired by a definition of authenticity I heard recently by Brene Brown. She writes that, through her research, she found this to be the most accurate definition of authenticity: “the daily practice of letting go of who we think we're supposed to be...

Everything in life is cyclical. So, when you feel like you are in the bottom of the vortex, just know it is for a reason (there's some lessons to learn here), and you WILL come out of it. You WILL spiral up to the top and begin again - refreshed and renewed - with...

I truly believe self-care is the most important thing we can do. One of my favorite mantras is “we can’t take care of others unless we first take care of ourselves”. It’s so true! How can we expect to go on giving and providing if we haven't first filled our own tank?...

Abiding in a state of gratitude is one of the most powerful things we can do to attract goodness into our lives. Being in a state of gratitude opens you up to more of that. Remember: “Like attracts like” and the more we say “thank you” the more the universe will...

Mediation is simply the art of stilling the mind. Lots of people say “I don’t know how to meditate” and that’s what keeps them from trying. I’m here to tell you that there is hope. The good news is you don’t have to “know” anything about meditation in order to...

During a meditation several years after developing Reiki, Mikao Usui decided to add the Reiki Ideals to the practice of Reiki. Their purpose is to help people realize that healing the spirit by consciously deciding to improve oneself is a necessary part of the Reiki...

While Reiki is spiritual in nature, it is not a religion. It has no dogma, and there is nothing you must believe in order to learn and use Reiki. In fact, Reiki is not dependent on belief at all and will work whether you believe in it or not. While Reiki is not a...