Reikichat | A Reiki Lifestyle Podcast

Colleen shares the prayer, “Greetings to the Natural World”,” the Iroquois Thanksgiving Address, Ohenton Kariwahtekwen. Iroquois elder, Jake Swamp, offered this prayer as a “giveaway,” for the people. We give great thanks for this gift. We also want to give thanks to Deb Scrivens and Terry Kem for bringing this prayer to the Lightsong School of Shamanic Studies community.  Colleen provides a written copy of the prayer on her website as part of her Reiki Gratitude Ceremony. The Gratitude Ceremony is beautiful to offer for holiday dinners and prayers. As a giveaway, the written prayer and ceremony can be adapted to accommodate diverse beliefs and the needs of the gathering.  Colleen can be reached at:  Colleen@reikilifestyle.com www.reikilifestyle.com www.facebook.com/reikilifestyle   Instructions for the Gratitude Ceremony: https://reikilifestyle.com/gratitude-ceremony/   Colleen performs The gratitude Ceremony at the Sedona Reiki Retreat:  https://www.youtube.com/reikilifestyle   Sacred items for the gratitu

So your friend you asked to officiate their wedding...where do you start? How do you do it? How do you write it? Colleen and Robyn Benelli, both Holy Fire II Reiki Masters, discuss the steps it takes to add ceremonies to your Reiki Practice. From weddings, to Gratitude Ceremonies, to full Reiki ceremonies, get an introduction on how to create ceremonies. Whether you want to perform ceremonies for your friends and family, or as part of your professional Reiki services, Colleen and Robyn illustrate all of the steps you need to take.  Colleen can be reached at:  Colleen@reikilifestyle.com www.reikilifestyle.com www.facebook.com/reikilifestyle   Robyn can be reached at  robynbenelli@gmail.com (503) 539-4855   Their article "Officiate Ceremonies with Reiki": https://reikilifestyle.com/officiatingceremonieswreiki/   Their presentation "Officiate Ceremonies with Reiki" from the Sedona Reiki retreat: https://www.youtube.com/reikilifestyle   Sacred items for ceremonies can be found at: https://reikilifestyle.com/pro

Meditation @3:15. Today’s special guest Reiki master/teacher, P.T. Rickie Meryl Freedman @12:35. “From Passion to Profession” a former physical therapist, Rickie takes us on her journey to become a full time Reiki practitioner and teacher. She discusses business practices and techniques she uses and mentors others to develop their Reiki practice; her facility in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: ReikiSpace and Learning Place; Kids Reiki; what language to use when introducing others to Reiki. The call continues with listeners discussing more business practices, Reiki volunteering with the VA, and different types of Reiki classes you can offer as part of your practice Ricki Meryl Freedman can be reached at: http://reikibyrickie.com/ Rickie@ReikibyRickie.com https://www.facebook.com/ReikiSpace   The Online Reiki Circle is a monthly conference call where Colleen answers all questions Reiki. Whether from the listeners on the call, or emailed, Colleen discusses the topics you want to know about! Join the conversation at: C

Mindfulness Meditation @10:10. Today’s Hot Topics @32:20. Prayers for Houston, Oregon and the west coast fires, Irma. Sedona Reiki Retreat recap. Receiving the answers to our prayers. Accessing our divine knowing. Listening and following to your heart intention. Reiki Research. Reiki as a tool for mind management. Tools and techniques to help balance in life. Intentional language. Healing opinions with Reiki. Healing religious differences in family. Learning to receive. Definite of purpose. The Reiki Lifestyle Webstore journey. Reiki Lifestyle as a resource. Volunteering Reiki in cancer clinics. Reiki as a complementary therapy not an alternative therapy. Closing prayer for peace and the wellness of the world. The Online Reiki Circle is a monthly conference call where Colleen answers all questions Reiki. Whether from the listeners on the call, or emailed, Colleen discusses the topics you want to know about! Join the conversation at: Colleen@reikilifestyle.com www.reikilifestyle.com www.facebook.com/reikilifes

Meditation @17:10 Today’s Hot Topics @47:45 Eclipse! Eclipse! Eclipse! Viewing the totality of the Eclipse on Aug 21, 2017. Knowing and fulfilling your purpose.  Business practices with intention. The awe and brilliance of Totality of the Solar Eclipse! The Ceremony for the Earth that we participated in including: the Burning Bowl, The Gratitude Ceremony, drinking of the Blessed Living Waters, and the Sacred Earth Elements Bowl, sending our power and blessings to Reiki World Peace Grids. Healing discontent and old stories. Keeping in truth in our spiritual purpose through the distractions of life. Explaining Reiki, in life and medical settings as a stress reduction technique. Usui Sensei, Dr Hayashi, and Mrs Takata and their different Reiki teachings. Reiki giving us access to enlightened energy. Byosen scanning. Our light is always full even when it is Eclipsed and how the Eclipse can teach us much about ourselves and our inner light! The Online Reiki Circle is a monthly conference call where Colleen answers

Meditation @ 10:01. Today's Hot Topics (@22:25): Scattering and fragmentation of emotional, spiritual, and physical bodies and re-centering yourself using Reiki. Gratitude, blessings and healing after loss, one year later. Filling your spirit with the light of creation and consciousness. Reiki and shamanism. Building your Reiki business and using 21st century and successful business practices. Great business advice from William Lee Rand “sustained effort over time, always produces results”. Balancing and clearing the Chakras. Boundaries in your life and Reiki practice. Are you operating from love or fear? The Online Reiki Circle is a monthly conference call where Colleen answers all questions Reiki. Whether from the listeners on the call, or emailed, Colleen discusses the topics you want to know about! Join the conversation at: Colleen@reikilifestyle.com www.reikilifestyle.com www.facebook.com/reikilifestyle   Colleen’s schedule of Reiki classes can also be found on her website at: https://reikilifestyle.com/

Meditation @ 10:33. Today's Hot Topics (@ 23:30): Just let Reiki do it! Reiki in Japan. Intentional language. Reiki: complimentary vs. alternative therapy and western medicine. Reiki, chronic pain, and stress reduction. Distance Reiki. Reiki, food allergies, and nutrition. Reiki hand positions. Byosen and sensations in your hands. The ceremony for the upcoming Solar Eclipse. Ethics of sending Reiki. Communicating higher-self to higher-self. The Online Reiki Circle is a monthly conference call where Colleen answers all questions Reiki. Whether from the listeners on the call, or emailed, Colleen discusses the topics you want to know about! Join the conversation at: Colleen@reikilifestyle.com www.reikilifestyle.com www.facebook.com/reikilifestyle   Colleen’s schedule of Reiki classes can also be found on her website at: https://reikilifestyle.com/classes-page

Today’s Hot Topics: Meditation @ 8:04. Reiki myths. Reiki and pregnancy: as practitioners, and how it applies to pregnant clients. Reiki for nurses and oncology; practitioner self care and preparations. Reiki business practices. Long distance Reiki. Do inexperienced Reiki practitioners produce results? Reiki can heal spiritual, emotional, mental and physical wounds, but is not always a cure. Reiki miracles happen! Stress reduction, frozen shoulders, and Reiki hands. The Usui Power Symbol. The power of love and “What does Love do now?” Reiki classes in Japan, Oregon Eclipse Reiki classes. Colleen as a guest on the LightSong School of Shamanic Studies podcast. The Online Reiki Circle is a monthly conference call where Colleen answers all questions Reiki. Whether from the listeners on the call, or emailed, Colleen discusses the topics you want to know about! Join the conversation at: Colleen@reikilifestyle.com www.reikilifestyle.com www.facebook.com/reikilifestyle   Colleen’s schedule of Reiki classes can also b

Robyn and Colleen talk about Robyn’s inspiration and challenges in growing up with alternative parents who practiced Reiki and Shamanism in a conservative small town in Oregon. Robyn received her Reiki master training and attunements at 15. Reiki influenced her life decisions through high school, college, and now as a young woman, mother, and wife. Robyn talks about her perspective as a millennial, and her choice to leave a corporate job, seeking freedom and independence as an entrepreneur.  A recent near death experience changed Robyn’s life and guided her to become a professional Reiki practitioner.   Colleen shares her experiences as a mother raising children with Reiki while going through her own spiritual growth and personal development   Join the conversation at: Colleen@reikilifestyle.com www.reikilifestyle.com www.facebook.com/reikilifestyle   Colleen’s schedule of Reiki classes can also be found on her website at: https://reikilifestyle.com/classes-page

Today’s Hot Topics: Meditation @ 27:25. “Are you there?” Oregon in the solar eclipse totality and the coinciding Holy Fire II Reiki Master class. Forget about Reiki? It’s still there, just like an old friend. People from the ReikiChat™ community share personal stories about Reiki support at the end of life. Are you using Reiki energy or your own? Get out of the way and let Reiki do the healing! The ego expects grand gestures, Reiki delivers gentle guidance. The Online Reiki Circle is a monthly conference call where Colleen answers all questions Reiki. Whether from the listeners on the call, or emailed, Colleen discusses the topics you want to know about! Join the conversation at: Colleen@reikilifestyle.com www.reikilifestyle.com www.facebook.com/reikilifestyle   Colleen’s schedule of Reiki classes can also be found on her website at: https://reikilifestyle.com/classes-page

Today's hot topics: using Reiki to heal opinions in the current political climate, as well as in religious diversity; and how Colleen runs her free monthly Reiki Circle in Portland. In this episode of Reikichat Colleen answers your questions about the above topics as well as teaching Kids Reiki, how to create a long distance Reiki practice, managing clients' emotions, and what exactly is a podcast anyway? All Reiki Circle episodes also include a mindfulness meditation!  Formerly Community Q&A the Online Reiki Circle is a monthly conference call where Colleen answers all questions Reiki. Whether from the listeners on the call, or emailed, Colleen discusses the topics you want to know about!   Join the conversation at: Colleen@reikilifestyle.com www.reikilifestyle.com www.facebook.com/reikilifestyle   Colleen’s schedule of Reiki classes can also be found on her website at: https://reikilifestyle.com/classes-page

Colleen Benelli and her daughter Robyn Benelli both Holy Fire II Reiki Masters discuss listening with Reiki. In this podcast they discuss how listening helps bring a little love to the tumultuous times we are currently in. By using Reiki to actively listen to others, you can break down barriers and help contribute peace to the world. Colleen discusses how she uses it as a healing technique with her clients and in her classes. She also covers bullet points from an article that she wrote in Reiki New Magazine that gives helpful tips developed by Portland State University, in which to help develop active listening skills. There is a ‘widening your field of vision’ activity that takes you into a place of meditation and mindfulness. Most of all both feel that by listening you can help, as Ghandi said, ‘be the change you wish to see in the world!”

In this ReikiChat Colleen discusses using Reiki to listen. She discusses using Reiki to tap into a higher frequency within the field of possibilities. Join her from the beginning in a mindfulness meditation on this subject. She then talks about how she uses Reiki to help her listen and in this current climate where many feel like they're not being heard, and how this helps transmits a vibration of love to the planet. Dannielle Smith (Danni) discusses her radio interview about using Reiki in the cancer center in a hospital in Eugene, Oregon. They are using Reiki, massage therapy, and reflexology and how that is helping patients especially with their symptoms from Chemo. Next month the monthly Community Q&A name will change to: Online Reiki Circle. It will still be the same format where you can call or email with your questions and discuss all things Reiki!    Colleen can be reached at: Colleen@reikilifestyle.com www.reikilifestyle.com www.facebook.com/reikilifestyle   Her schedule of Reiki classes can also

In this community Q&A Colleen answers many questions in the call as well as emailed to her by you, the listener. Topics include Holy Fire II Reiki, attunements versus placements, house clearing, Reiki water and the River of Life Meditation, and Animal Reiki and our pets. ReikiChat Community Q&A is a monthly digital Reiki Circle where all backgrounds, lineages, and experience levels, can come together and discuss Reiki, healing, and ask and answer questions about all things Reiki!   Colleen can be reached at: Colleen@reikilifestyle.com www.reikilifestyle.com www.facebook.com/reikilifestyle   Her schedule of Reiki classes can also be found on her website at: https://reikilifestyle.com/classes-page

In this community Q&A Colleen discusses using Reiki to define your intellectual Fuel. What inputs are your receiving on a daily basis? From media, social media, books, to your friends and family, and the your daily surroundings-in this episode Colleen covers how you can use Reiki to make positive input choices and even change the course of your day. Colleen also covers giving and receiving and utilizing the divine masculine and feminine. Quick meditation and mindfulness methods are also discussed and how Colleen uses Reiki in these practices to help herself listen for the answers she may be seeking. She also answers questions from callers as well as questions emailed from you, the listener.   Colleen can be reached at: Colleen@reikilifestyle.com www.reikilifestyle.com www.facebook.com/reikilifestyle   Her schedule of Reiki classes can also be found on her website at: https://reikilifestyle.com/classes-page

In this community Q&A Colleen discusses her recent trip to Japan to discover the History of Reiki with fellow Reiki Master and Teacher and founder of the ICRT William Lee Rand. She opens the podcast with a guided mindfulness meditation to the birthplace of Reiki, Mt Kurama, where Usui Sensei first received Reiki Energy. She discusses the many powerful Reiki spots that they stopped along the way, including her time with Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai Hiroshi Doi Sensei. She takes you from the beginning of the trip in Tokyo to their time in Kurama and finally spending time on the top of Mt Kurama. She also answers questions from the audience as well as emailed questions from you, the listener. 

Join Colleen Benelli and Jennifer Brodigan on this Community Q & A as they discuss Reiki in a medical setting. Jennifer, a Reiki Master and Teacher, discusses how she introduced a Reiki program into a hospital in Salem, Oregon as well as answers questions from listeners. She covers many topics including the language she uses, introducing a complimentary therapy into a scientific world, the stress reduction patients receive, teaching Reiki to nurses, the volunteering process, and the journey she experienced starting an effective Reiki program in a hospital. This podcast is answers a lot of questions for anyone who wants to volunteer giving Reiki in hospitals or is interested in the process of starting a Reiki program in your local hospital.    Colleen Benelli can be reached at: www.reikilifestyle.com www.facebook.com/reikilifestyle colleen@reikilifestyle.com   Jennifer Brodigan can be reached at: www.reikitheholygift.com https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.brodigan1010?fref=ts Jennifer@ReikiTheHolyGift.com

Colleen and her daughter Robyn Benelli, both Holy Fire II Reiki Masters discuss the latest on Holy Fire Reiki. They cover many questions that have been asked and topics discussed since the introduction of Holy Fire Reiki by William Lee Rand. They cover the history of Holy Fire, the upgrade to Holy Fire II Reiki, their interpretation of Holy Fire as well as the upgrade, the personal healing they have received as well healing they have witnessed in others, helping with stress reduction, how it has helped their practice of Reiki, and the frequency of mindfulness they achieve through it. Colleen also answers questions and concerns that have been discussed on previous Community Q&A podcasts as well as emailed to her.    Colleen Benelli can be reached at:  www.reikilifestyle.com colleen@reikilifestyle.com www.facebook.com/reikilifestyle   Robyn Benelli can be reached at:  robynbenelli@gmail.com

Join Colleen Benelli Reiki Master and Teacher as she discuss all things Reiki. On this podcast Colleen answers questions past and present from participants on the call as well as email submissions. This podcast covers a wide variety of topics including her opening mindfulness meditation, self healing and stress reduction, teaching Reiki, business and ethics practices, the World Reiki Retreat, Holy Fire II Reiki, Reiki therapy, as well as many topics brought to her by you, the listener. You can join in on this interactive podcast once a month to ask any questions you may about Reiki or questions for Colleen. Colleen can be contacted at: website: www.ReikiLifestyle.com email: colleen@reikilifestyle.com www.Facebook.com/Reikilifestyle

Join Colleen Benelli Reiki Master and Teacher as she discuss all things Reiki. On this podcast Colleen answers questions past and present from participants on the call as well as email submissions. This podcast covers a wide variety of topics including her opening mindfulness meditation, self healing and stress reduction, teaching Reiki, business practices, spirit attachment, past life healing, Holy Fire II Reiki, Reiki therapy, as well as many topics brought to her by you, the listener. You can join in on this interactive podcast once a month to ask any questions you may about Reiki or questions for Colleen. Colleen can be contacted at: website: www.ReikiLifestyle.com email: colleen@reikilifestyle.com Facebook.com/Reikilifestyle