Reikichat | A Reiki Lifestyle Podcast

What happens when a spiritual awakening looks like a crisis? Allison shares her powerful story of moving through trauma, mystical experiences, and a diagnosis of schizophrenia, into a life of healing, teaching, and guiding others to their inner compass.  This week on the Reiki Lifestyle Podcast, we welcome Allison Batty-Capps, licensed marriage and family therapist, Reiki Master, yoga coach, and author of The Divine Within: Healing Ourselves to Heal the World.  In this heartfelt conversation, Allison speaks about: Her personal journey from spiritual emergency to grounded awakening. How Reiki, mindfulness, and Internal Family Systems therapy helped her integrate mystical experiences. The role of trauma, embodiment, and reparenting in spiritual healing. The difference between empathy and compassion, and why sovereignty matters in energy work. Practical ways Reiki practitioners stay within scope of their practice when their client needs additional mental health therapists Practitioners and clients follow the ad

This is part 3 of our Manifestation series. We discuss and explore how Reiki energy empowers our ability to receive and how receiving is a foundation of manifestation. Before action, before effort, before form, there is listening, inner awareness, and receptivity. Reiki supports this process by helping us receive clarity, timing, ideas, and alignment through the body, the mind, and the soul. This discussion continues our ongoing manifestation teachings from parts 1 & 2, beginning with Reiki and listening, intention, and the Burning Bowl Ceremony. Those discussions and journeys supported letting go of what no longer belongs on your path and recognizing the gifts and talents you are ready to bring forward. In this session, Colleen shares personal experiences from her Reiki and shamanic training, including how learning to receive transformed her spiritual path, her work, and her understanding of creation itself. Receiving is not passive. It is an active state of awareness that allows ideas, guidance, and pra

This guided Reiki journey focuses on receiving as a fundamental force of creation. Receiving is a life force movement. It is part of how creation takes form, just as giving is. In this journey, you are invited to receive Reiki as a creative energy that moves through your body, your biofield, and your consciousness, supporting manifestation through alignment rather than effort. Through breath, Reiki energy, and the presence of enlightened beings and guides, you travel across the Bridge of Light into higher awareness and expanded perspective. In the illuminated realms, you receive color, light, and frequency that empower your intentions, your chakras, and the areas of life you are ready to manifest. This journey supports releasing blocks to receiving, remembering your connection to the universe, and allowing creation energy to flow into your life. You are invited to receive clarity, inspiration, timing, and next steps through listening and inner awareness. There is nothing to do in this journey except receive.

In this episode, Robyn and Colleen welcome Nita Mocanu, a beloved Reiki teacher based on the French Spanish border and a teacher Colleen studied with years ago. Nita shares his journey from classical musician to full time Reiki teacher, weaving together his life in Romania, Sweden, and France. The conversation explores the heart of Nita's Reiki practice, including Kotodama (the sacred sounds of the Reiki symbols), Reiju (Usui's original style of attunement), and how sound can bring spiritual clarity in just minutes, along with his monthly Full Moon distant Reiju offering that supports a global Reiki community through consistent practice and generosity. Episode Highlights ●    Nita's personal journey: musician, Reiki student, and now a Reiki teacher for 30 years, establishing Reiki community in France and around the world ●    How Reiki became a clear calling, and what helped him choose it fully ●    The surprising story of funding his Reiki training through a vegetable garden ●    Why Nita teaches Reiki as a

Welcome to Reiki Lifestyle's annual Burning Bowl Ceremony, a Reiki-guided new year ceremony for letting go and calling in your intentions. In this recording, we create a sacred circle together with Reiki energy, ceremonial sound healing, and a guided journey that supports clarity, release, and the next step you are becoming. This ceremony includes both a Fire Bowl and a Water Bowl (a beautiful option when fire isn't possible). You are welcome to participate with paper and pen or simply receive Reiki where you are, even if you are listening while working or on the go. Colleen Benelli, Robyn Benelli, Danni Smith, and Lauri Shainsky, PhD, ceremonial singer and shamanic sound healer, bring this beautiful ceremony to life! What you'll experience in this ceremony Opening the circle and gathering scattered energy into presence Activating Reiki in Gassho and receiving Reiki as a group Calling in the elements, directions, spiritual guides, and support for ceremony A guided Reiki journey across the Bridge of Light to

Welcome to our monthly Reiki Community Q&A.  Here are a few of the questions and topics from January's Q&A podcast. • Announcements and upcoming offerings • Overview of our Distance Reiki Share, including the format, what we discuss, and breakout room etiquette. What to expect and differences from our Reiki Q&A Podcast. – Held every Tuesday at 9:30am PT  – Free with one-time registration https://reikilifestyle.com/reiki-share/ • Overview of our Reiki Q&A Podcast and how it differs from the Distance Reiki Share – Held once a month on a Wednesday at 9:00am PT https://reikilifestyle.com/podcast/ • Invocation: what it is, why it's used, and examples of how to create or work with an invocation – Including calling in energy and working with symbols without speaking their names – Free sample booklet available in English and Spanish https://reikilifestyle.com/prayers-invocations/ • Discussion of the Distance Symbol and how it supports Reiki practice • Using Reiki to support manifestation through inner

Manifestation begins with listening, not effort. In this Distance Reiki Share, Colleen and Robyn explore manifestation through Reiki awareness, inner authority, and soul coherence. This discussion focuses on how Reiki reveals intentions, how soul history influences what we want to create, and why manifestation works differently for each person. Rather than following a single method or mindset, Reiki supports deep listening, conscious choice, and alignment with your natural way of manifesting. We talk about intention-setting, letting go, action, timing, and how connecting with your future self through Reiki consciousness can help illuminate the path forward. This session is the foundation of our Manifestation with Reiki series and prepares you for the guided Reiki journey that follows. Topics explored in this discussion include: Manifestation through Reiki listening and awareness Inner authority and honoring your natural manifestation style Soul coherence, frequency, and soul history Human needs, deeper value

This guided Reiki journey supports deep listening, inner awareness, and clarity around what you want to manifest in your life. Through Reiki energy, breath, and conscious awareness, you are guided into a state of receiving where your heart, mind, body, and spirit come into alignment. This journey invites you to release the noise of the external world, heal the reasons listening may have felt difficult, and reconnect with your inner truth. You will be guided through the Bridge of Light into the enlightened realms, resting at the River of Life and entering the heart of the Tree of Life. From this place of balance and coherence, you are invited to listen for your values, your intentions, and what wants to be created in your lived reality. This Reiki journey is part of our Manifestation with Reiki series and is designed to help you listen beyond the thinking mind, trust your inner authority, and receive guidance for your path forward. In this journey, you will experience: Receiving Reiki for deep listening and i

How do we create Reiki spaces where people feel safe, seen, and supported? This week, Colleen and Robyn welcome Michaela Daystar, founder of Heartscapes Insight, Reiki teacher, SoulCollage facilitator, trauma-informed practitioner, and co-host of the Reiki Women Podcast, for a deep and thoughtful conversation about healing, personal transformation, and the skill of holding space with integrity. Michaela shares her powerful story of moving from university-level social justice leadership to a full-time Reiki and SoulCollage practice, describing how her own life transitions opened the doorway to energy work, intuitive healing, and a trauma-informed understanding of care. Her insights offer a grounded and compassionate perspective on how Reiki practitioners can build trust with their clients, communicate clearly, and create containers that invite empowerment rather than pressure. This episode also explores: What trauma-informed Reiki looks like in real practiceConsent, choice, language, scope of practice, and w

Activate Reiki, life into the heightened perspective of Eagle vision, the details of Mouse vision, and your Inner vision to choose your path forward. Reiki helps you perceive the bigger picture, understand what is directly in front of you, and listen to your inner guidance so direction, timing, and next steps become clear. This session completes our 5 part Eagle Mouse Vision series. Throughout the weeks, we worked with the Blessing Exchange, Eagle Vision, Mouse Vision, and Inner Vision. In this final week, we integrate all three perspectives to support conscious choice and clear direction. This approach reflects real life. You are a human living in a human world, and Reiki supports clarity without bypassing practical realities. Sometimes the vision will be clear; other times it seems elusive. Reiki energy heightens your higher thought so you can walk your path consciously.   This session can be used at the end of the year, during seasonal transitions, or anytime you are navigating change, beginnings, or endin

This guided Reiki journey helps clarify your path by working with Eagle Vision, Mouse Vision, and Inner Vision together. Reiki supports you in seeing the larger landscape of your life, understanding what is directly in front of you, and listening to your inner guidance so direction and next steps become clear. This journey is useful during times of transition, reflection, or decision-making. It can be used at the end of a year, during seasonal changes, or anytime you want clarity about direction, timing, and choice. Reiki supports both spiritual insight and grounded awareness so your next step becomes easier to recognize. In this guided Reiki journey, you will:• View your life through Eagle Vision, Mouse Vision, and Inner Vision • Release what no longer belongs on your path • Explore possible directions with clarity • Recognize opportunities and supportive timing • Gain insight into your next practical step This journey is part of the Reiki Lifestyle Distance Reiki Share series and is offered as Reiki educati

In this special year-end conversation, Colleen and Robyn sit together for an honest and insightful look at the energetic cycles that shaped their year. This episode explores how personal rhythms, spiritual growth, and the entrainment of Reiki energy flow through everyday life. From Colleen's return from Japan and the deep shifts that followed, to Robyn's grounded presence in the practicalities of family and business, this conversation opens a window into how Reiki supports both the spiritual and the ordinary. Listeners will hear about the Blessing Exchange that arrived through Colleen's integration after Mount Kurama, the powerful invocations that unfolded in their recent classes, and the ways Reiki continues to reveal new understandings of alignment, presence, and authentic living. This episode also looks ahead at the astrological influences of 2026, the Eagle and Mouse Vision journeys, and the possibilities that unfold when we settle into the cycle we are in. This conversation is spacious, real, and fill

In this Distance Reiki Share discussion, Colleen and Robyn Benelli explore Inner Vision as part of the Eagle Mouse Vision five week series. Inner Vision is the perspective that brings awareness inward, where intuition, instinct, imagination, and personal truth live. This conversation focuses on how Reiki helps you hear yourself clearly and perceive your path from within. We explain how Eagle Vision offers a wide view of your life, Mouse Vision brings attention to immediate details, and Inner Vision integrates both by guiding you into the Sanctuary of the Soul. Through Reiki, the Bridge of Light takes awareness inward, unifying the external and internal sources of spiritual insight. Inner Vision reveals gifts, talents, and qualities that have developed across your life and helps you understand what you want to carry forward into new beginnings. This discussion includes reflections on • How Reiki supports inner guidance • The Sanctuary of the Soul as an inner realm of awareness • The role of intuition, instinct

Explore your Inner Vision in this guided Reiki journey with Colleen and Robyn Benelli. This meditation leads you into the Sanctuary of the Soul where your intuition, imagination, instincts, and inner truth come forward with clarity. Reiki supports this inward movement by illuminating your inner world and helping you recognize the guidance already present in your consciousness. This journey is part of the Eagle Mouse Vision five week series. It integrates the wide sight of Eagle Vision and the grounded clarity of Mouse Vision. Inner Vision brings these perspectives together so your own awareness can reveal direction, gifts, and insight. During this journey you will • Cross the Bridge of Light • Release distractions at the River of Peace • Follow the path beside the River of Life • Enter the Sanctuary of the Soul • Engage in automatic writing • Receive a symbolic or energetic gift from your inner wisdom Reiki flows throughout the experience and supports your connection with your Intuitive Self. This journey is

Welcome to our monthly Reiki Community Q&A.  Here are a few of the questions and topics from December's Q&A podcast. Announcements Invocation Blending Reiki with Other Healing Modalities Ordering Your Reiki Manuals Distance Reiki at the End of Life: Bridging Light to Light Animal Reiki Class Recommendations: The Healing Circle Technique Kenyoku (Dry Bathing): A Sacred Cleansing Practice Holy Fire® Reiki: Releasing Ego and Allowing Guidance ✨Connect with Colleen and Robyn 
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What is Mouse Vision? Mouse Vision brings your inner awareness down to the level of daily life, and a grounded way of perceiving your life through detail, presence, and intuitive timing. Reiki reveals what matters now and how to move forward with clarity and steadiness. Mouse Vision is especially supportive when life feels full, attention feels scattered, or you sense movement but are unsure of timing.  Mouse Vision works hand in hand with Eagle Vision by translating expanded awareness into grounded action you can apply right away. This video covers: • How Mouse Vision brings clarity through detail and presence • Why grounded awareness is a form of intuition • How Reiki filters distraction and highlights what matters now • Recognizing patterns, timing, and resources already present • Understanding your next step through practical perception This is Part 3 of the Eagle Mouse Vision 5 week series. Each week builds on the last, guiding you from expanded awareness, into grounded clarity, and toward Inner Vision.

Enter a deeply grounded state of awareness through this Guided Reiki Journey into Mouse Vision. This experience brings your consciousness close to the earth where subtle details, intuitive signals, and the practical steps on your path become visible. Mouse Vision reveals what has been right in front of you and helps you understand what supports your next movement forward. In this journey, you will • Cross the Bridge of Light • Visit the River of Life to let go of scattered energy • Shrink your awareness into the Realm of Mouse • See your path behind, around, and just ahead • Identify what you are releasing and what you are taking with you • Receive a gift of grounded clarity • Return through the Bridge of Light with renewed perception Reiki guides the entire experience, offering a gentle and steady field of light that helps you see the details, rhythms, and resources already present in your life. This journey pairs with Eagle Vision to create a complete perspective of higher sight and close-in discernment. Th

This Best of episode revisits one of our most meaningful conversations with Ann Linda Baldwin, PhD, a scientist, Reiki Master, and pioneer in mind-body research. Ann's work offers a clear explanation of how Reiki supports physiological balance, emotional wellbeing, and heart-centered awareness. Ann is a Professor Emerita of Physiology at the University of Arizona and Director of Mind-Body-Science. She holds advanced degrees in Physics and Physiology, is a HeartMath certified trainer, TRE provider, Bio-Well level 2 certified, and an Equine Assisted Learning practitioner. With over 125 scientific publications and decades of federal research funding, she bridges Reiki energy healing with measurable scientific outcomes. Ann's book, The Vagus Nerve in Therapeutic Practice, is a practical guide for understanding how the vagus nerve influences stress, resilience, and mind-body function. She explains how practices like Reiki, breathwork, and heart coherence naturally support vagal regulation. Her work helps practitio

If you have been sensing movement in your life without a clear view of where it is leading, Eagle Vision offers the clarity you have been waiting for. In this discussion we explore how Reiki lifts your awareness into a higher perspective where direction, timing, purpose, and the next step become easier to understand. This session opens Week 2 of our five week Eagle Mouse Vision series and prepares you for the Eagle Vision Guided Journey that will be released in the next video. Eagle Vision expands perception so you can see the wider landscape of your life. From this view you recognize themes, patterns, strengths, and long range opportunities that are not visible from the ground. Reiki supports this shift by lifting your consciousness through the Reiki symbols and the Bridge of Light and revealing the soul level movement taking place in your path. In this teaching we explore: • How expanded perception creates clarity • What higher awareness reveals about purpose and timing • How Reiki shows the patterns shapin

Experience a profound Guided Reiki Journey that lifts your awareness into the realm of Eagle Vision. This session helps you see your life from an expanded and elevated perspective, where clarity, direction, and long-range understanding become visible. Through Reiki energy, the Bridge of Light, the River of Life, and the spiral ascent into higher consciousness, you access spacious vision and receive guidance for your path ahead. In this journey you will experience: • The flow of Reiki activating clarity and expanded perception • Crossing the Bridge of Light into higher awareness • Letting go of what once limited your vision at the River of Life • Rising through a spiral of light to the realm of Eagle • Seeing your path behind, around, and ahead from an elevated viewpoint • Releasing what no longer belongs on your path and receiving the gifts you carry forward • A visit from Eagle, offering a gift that supports long-range vision • A gentle return across the Bridge of Light with insight and direction This journe