Writing & wisdom
The Journal
What a session involves, what the training is like, and where this practice actually comes from.
What actually happens on the day, what people commonly feel, why feeling nothing is normal, and an honest answer about attunements given online.
August 2026 · 4 min read
An honest look at prenatal Reiki: what a session involves, how it is adapted through the trimesters, what it does not do, and what to ask your midwife.
August 2026 · 3 min read
How a distance session actually runs, what people report, what it costs, and why I won't tell you the mechanism.
August 2026 · 3 min read
Four very different things get filed under healing in Bali. What each one is, what each is good for, and how to choose without wasting your money.
August 2026 · 3 min read
The documented history of Usui Reiki Ryoho, which parts of the famous origin story are not supported by evidence, and why the honest version is more interesting.
August 2026 · 3 min read
The seven rainbow chakras are not ancient, and they were not part of Reiki until the 1980s. The real history, and why I still teach them.
August 2026 · 3 min read
How the wellness scene here actually works, what the different areas are like, what things cost, and how to avoid wasting your time.
August 2026 · 4 min read
Not a diagnostic checklist. Just the seven things people most often say when they write to me, and what a session does about each.
August 2026 · 3 min read
One simple breathing practice, written out properly, with honest expectations about what it will and will not do.
August 2026 · 2 min read
Crystals are everywhere in Western Reiki and appear nowhere in the original practice. What that means, and how to think about them honestly.
August 2026 · 3 min read