Was it John Lennon who said “Life is what happens to you when you’re busy making other plans”? I believe so, and boy was he right!!!
I started blogging about Reiki about a year and a half ago, and let me tell you it was pretty tough getting a Reiki Blog started. Once some momentum built [...]
During a recent Reiki discussion with a fellow Reiki aficionado here in Japan the subject came up as to what exactly Reiki is. After some deliberation, the conclusion was that there are objective qualities as well as subjective qualities which, depending on which you favor, can drastically alter the definition. I thought I would take [...]
This week Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto revealed the Kanji that will set the theme for 2009 in Japan and the Chinese Ideogram chosen was that for “change”. I found this especially interesting and while speaking of change is easy, implementing it requires some degree of effort which usually involves some degree of discomfort… luckily the [...]
This post is a bit of a heads up about what to expect from the Reiki.WhatItAllBeLike.Com next year, as there are a few of the things that are currently in the planning stages.
I will be changing the frequency of the posts… for about 1 year I have been posting short articles every day about various [...]
This post is mainly directed towards the Reiki teachers out there, but can equally applied to dedicated Reiki Practitioners at any level as well. In that we are gearing up for a little mini-challenge here, there is a bit of the challenging spirit in the air, and it would be of great benefit to make [...]
In Chinese Metaphysics, centuries of study have identified 5 stages of Ki, these are Wang Ki, Sheng Ki, Tui Ki, Si Ki and Sha Ki. Although cultural differences between Japanese and Chinese systems abound, generally speaking many Japanese beliefs made their way to Japan through China. Once they hit Japan they are altered, sometimes to [...]
The Reiki Handshake is a simple technique I came up with several years ago and I still use it whenever I meet new folks. Its a bit more difficult to perform here in Japan as shaking hands is not part of the everyday culture, but since I’m a foreigner people tend to take it in [...]
I was at one of my favorite watering holes last night and I ran across a man from New Zealand who had never heard of Reiki, which is odd, because here in Japan most foreigners I’ve met know about Reiki, and most of them seem to know a good deal about it… its actually the [...]
So you want to have a successful Reiki business, hunh, its really not that difficult, but there are some things you need to bear in mind and I’d like to take this opportunity to share a few of them with you.
First, my credentials to do so. As you may (or may not) know, Reiki is [...]
According to today’s newspaper, the word “stress” is Japan’s “most recognized and frequently used loanword” passing top contenders like “volunteer” and “recycle” for the first time. The Cultural Affairs Agency reported that 98.5% of those surveyed were familiar with the word, prompting an official to comment that this was a “reflection of the current state [...]
