Lessons From the Journey

Understanding our attachment styles can help us bypass destructive strategies and find a more authentic connection. 

Life is a solitary exploration for meaning. We may get caught up in the short story, but there is a much longer story waiting to be revealed.

If there is a chronic issue in the family, it may be connected to some unspoken or unacknowledged missing piece.

We think that the brain is the center of consciousness. But what if what we think of as our mind or soul is really inside and outside our body?

When we let go of the mind’s constant chatter, judging and assessing, we can lose the sense of limitation and become one with all around us.

Difference feels suspect to us, but we are not so separate as we think. We are one in a field of energy called Love.

Life is neither created nor destroyed, but merely transformed. The challenge is to figure out how to make sense of the loss so that it becomes a source of light.

At this time of the year, when we take the opportunity to review life with eyes of gratitude, let us not forget all those who have helped us grow and heal.

Reiki is a humble practice; the healing energy comes through us, not from us. When we focus the energy, it will move to the source of imbalance in body, mind or spirit.

The systemic order of love, “Everyone belongs and has a rightful place,” points us to the need to accept one another, and to recognize that each group has had a history of Trauma that continues to live in their bodies to this day.

Principles called “Orders of Love” direct us in exploring how symptoms that upset our sense of well-being make sense when viewed through this broader lens.

We don’t necessarily even need to know the details of our family’s past to take on their unfinished business.

What do our “Protectors” look like, and how can we identify and acknowledge them to make them the helpers they were intended to be?

If we see our life as having meaning and purpose, we may access courage we didn’t know we had, hold onto hope, ask for help, or take healthier risks.

Examining the depth and dynamics of societal issues through the lens of family of origin work.

When we feel secure in our right to belong, it becomes the bedrock upon which we can build a life.

Maybe what we know from our five senses isn’t the whole story—maybe we should slow down and listen to what our heart tells us.

When we go through serious challenges, we often become hyper-attentive to everything around us. We are in the midst of one of the most challenging times in our lived experience.

We have been told for decades that we create our own happiness. So, why are hundreds of thousands suffering from an anxiety that zaps our self-esteem and our energy?

My physical symptoms were the only way I could give myself permission to look more deeply at the big questions

Exactly where do we experience the most common mental health issues in our society—are they symptoms of the body and/or the brain, or are they somewhere in between?