Archive Shows
- 28 Apr 2011 - John and Lourdes Grey
- An Encore! for John. A few weeks ago, Lourdes wrote an email to me sharing that John had died on January 12, 2011. John spent over 30 years of his life in service to Reiki and to the teaching that was passed on through Hawayo Takata, his master. His teaching will live on with Lourdes, his masters, and his students. Thank you, John. More
- 21 Apr 2011 - Hira Reid
- This interview is packed with great stories of service. HIra was generous in her sharing of the times in her life that were pivotal in her awareness of service. She starts with the story of how she decided to join the army and "knew" this was the next thing for her to do. She knew it in her heart. And goes on with the stories of her time in Viet Nam and then in the Siddha Yoga Ashram in India. Her two themes are "non-doing" and "doing with all your heart." Inspiring and thought provoking.... More
- 14 Apr 2011 - Carol Wirtz
- The first show on March 24 was not listener friendly! Luckily Carol was able to fit in another hour of her time to record another show! The sound is better and it is not exactly like the other one. Thank you Carol. Thank you listeners! Here we go. . .
Twenty-five years ago Carol followed her heart and joined the Sisters of Charity order. A few years after this, she met Reiki. She is currently involved in several service projects, one being a day center for children with special n... More
- 7 Apr 2011 - Maureen Pua'ena O'Shaughnessy
- Ho'oponopono. This is the theme of our time together with Maureen. As her relationship with her "kumu hula" brought her to Reiki, she is now bringing a part of the Hawaiian teaching to the Reiki community. After these weeks of exploring Love, Compassion, Gratitude, and Service, we are putting it all together in a practical way of how to live life in harmony and in responsibility for our lives. Reiki teaches us to live without blame and the subjective judgements of right/wrong. When we le... More
- 31 Mar 2011 - Soyin Tang
- Many years ago a master initiated by Hawayo Takata had an impulse to start a world wide service project called "Reiki Outreach International." Mary Mc Fayden was a strong teaching master and had the belief that Reiki students could make a difference! So she organized people together to send to situations such as the earthquake and tsunami that affected Japan in the last weeks. Soyin Tang became strongly connected with this project and has held the energy of Reiki Outreach International in ... More
- 24 Mar 2011 - Carol Wirtz
- Twenty-five years ago Carol followed her heart and joined the Sisters of Charity order. A few years after this, she met Reiki. She is currently involved in several service projects, one being a day center for children with special needs in Juarez, Mexico, another a shelter for homeless women in downtown El Paso. Her personal focus is working with women with breast cancer. Her speaking of service allows me to have to have an experience of service and an inspiration to seek service every day. More
- 17 Mar 2011 - Anne Harrington-Lowe
- Service. Volunteers. A heart felt smile. Anne has balanced the life of Reiki Master with her part time work as a volunteer co-ordinator. This has lead to some interesting observations of how compassion, transformation, and spirit combine to bring the best out in people. Whether a person starts with spiritual motivation for selfless service or goes into a volunteer position because of wanting to help or for their own personal agenda, the transformation of the person has begun. Her work h... More
- 10 Mar 2011 - Deborah Rodney
- In keeping with our theme of service, Deborah brings her richness to the show. Her plays, television ads and programs, and her being as a Reiki Master are all expressions of her gift of service. Following her heart and her passion, she has delved into the community of homeless in Portland, the HIV Aids community on St. Vincent, and the issue in schools of bullying. In her productions she educates as well as serves the communication deficient that often surrounds these special populations o... More
- 3 Mar 2011 - Joyce Winough
- As a result of the interviews of the last two months, the word that kept coming up for me was service. How does service fit into our Reiki practice? Is it all service? Do other spiritual practices have service as a part of the practice? What is this like for the people who do the service? Knowing that Joyce has been very active in another spiritual community and has had profound experiences through her service, I asked her to share this with us. She is actively engaged in service to the R... More
- 24 Feb 2011 - Ellen Sutherland
- "Reiki talks to me. Reiki grows me. I am Reiki" Ellen's path to her celebration of Reiki in her life is touching in its simplicity, the very essence of Reiki. Gratitude is a part of her spiritual practice, starting with the simple lovely things in life to the challenging situations that have come to her. She speaks of Love which is not temporal love but an energy that transforms everything it touches, including each of us. As she describes this energy in the interview, I was touched by ... More
- 17 Feb 2011 - Jenny Ray
- A medicine women from the Santee', Dakota, Sioux tribe of the Midwestern United States, Jenny Ray teaches through the way she speaks of the earth and its inhabitants, her stories, and her wisdom of how to hold the great paradoxes of being on the earth today. Each time she speaks, the understanding of the world is clearer because she is able to articulate with great clarity a unique view point. I heard the threads of compassion, gratitude, and peaceful co existence that gave me a peaceful, e... More
- 10 Feb 2011 - Phil Morgan
- A Reiki Master, a Grandfather, a Great grandfather, and a Shaman, Phil brings his personal journey of Reiki and Shamanism to this interview with gratitude as the focus. In the shamanic tradition, gratitude is the basis for everything. To give thanks and to remember gratitude each moment is what allows everything to function. Phil's wisdom of gratitude even in the most challenging of times is also connected with the essence of Joy. Gratitude and Joy comes from our individual truth and this... More
- 3 Feb 2011 - Siddheshwari
- In the intro to this show, I mentioned gratitude as the theme for this one! And Siddheshwari (also called Meg) was gracious enough to switch to Gratitude but we shifted to Love, our original theme for our time together. Her experiences as a mother led her to Reiki. She is now starting a new practice of supporting parents and babies to bond more easily, to find that natural feeling of love and affection under challenging circumstances. Siddheshwari's own experiences give her compassion and... More
- 27 Jan 2011 - Gail Olson
- "Love is a big topic!" This was Gail's comment when asked about this interview. Through the hour we were in conversation we did cover many aspects of love, from the interpersonal relationship of a mother and daughter through to the universal love of our fellow man/woman. Through the interview, Gail drops little gems and it is good to watch out for them. These will spice up your life and keep you on the "road to love," (If you cannot read the English in the little framed chinese character...it... More
- 20 Jan 2011 - Upasana Grugan
- Parents are often a challenge. Having aging parents can be even more of a challenge and, as many of the great spiritual leaders say, more support for spiritual practice. Compassion seems to start from one place inside of us and develops as our experiences of the world accumulate. Upasana's spiritual practice of developing compassion is an every day, moment by moment, challenge. Her willingness to serve her mother while taking care of herself is a dance of compassion and personal boundaries. H... More
- 13 Jan 2011 - Susan Mitchell
- On Saturday, January 8, a young man with a gun shot several people who were at an informal political meeting in Tucson. 5 people were killed and several seriously injured, included our local congresswoman. My first thought was about this interview and the subject I had presented to Susan, compassion. How could I have compassion for the young man as well as all the others involved? Where does compassion come from and can we learn how to be it? What relationship do the precepts have with cultiv... More
- 6 Jan 2011 - Elaine Andres
- Love, Love, Love. What does the practice of Reiki teach us about Love? Are there different kinds of Love? Is Reiki really Unconditional Love? Elaine and Phyllis enter into a discussion about these questions and more. They end up with the question, What is wholeness? How did they get to this question! It is worth a listen to find out. Deep sharings and experiences from their many years of practice, engage the listener. Elaine brings her background in Christian theology and Phyllis, her psychol... More
- 30 Dec 2010 - Phyllis Furumoto
- Each year as December draws to a close, I seem to look over my life for the last year, wondering if there could have been something different. Could I have made a different choice? Could there be things I did not notice that were important? Could I have made a difference in a situation but did not? This is a time of the year to consider that what happened, what I did, and what I did not do were "just so." This next year, during the cycles of the season how can I find my peace and my "just so... More
- 23 Dec 2010 - Phyllis Furumoto
- Each year about this time, I remember my master, Hawayo Takata, even more than usual. Her birthday is December 24, 1900. I look back and try to imagine all the different waves of "progress" and changes that occurred during her life. What would she think of email and Skype conference calls? How would she feel about the spread of Reiki and all of the different forms? I have no idea! However, it is good to go back for a bit and remember. More
- 16 Dec 2010 - Monika Vogeser
- Monika's journey with Reiki began with her search for support in her living with Multiple Sclerosis. Her search, her finding Reiki, and her discipline with the practice has given her insights into life as a healing path. The two healthy points of life, she says, are the moment of birth and the moment of death. The years between these points are steps in healing. A great inspiration for those of us who need encouragement in the daily discipline of self treatment! More
