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Preparing for the Professional Reiki Session

As published in Reiki Rays, September 9, 2018… As Reiki practitioners and professionals, we are aware of the importance of properly preparing for a Reiki session. Over the years, I have come to appreciate the true significance of an intentional and thoughtful preparation, primarily because of its effect on the entire session going forward. By […]

Reiki Grounding and Cleansing Affirmation

As published in Reiki Rays, November 3, 2018… Reiki practitioners are aware of the importance of grounding the client during a Reiki session, and over the years, Reiki has guided me to develop an effective grounding practice. This affirmation effectively grounds the client, as it also releases and removes any incompatible and/or unhealthy energies. It […]

Mother Earth in the Reiki Session

As published in Reiki News Magazine, Winter 2018, and Reiki Rays, August 19, 2018… It is no secret that our beautiful Mother Earth, or Gaia, is struggling greatly these days. Too many years of carelessness, selfishness, and greed have taken their toll on this beautiful planet we call home. As cohabitants on Earth, we are […]

Roots and Wings-The Role of the Reiki Teacher

As published in Reiki News Magazine, Fall 2017… Those of us who are parents may be familiar with the saying – “There are two things we give our children – one is Roots and the other is Wings.” When our children are small, we are responsible for providing a secure foundation so that when it […]

The Reiki Path – Accept and Trust

As published in Reiki Rays, December 8, 2016… As a Reiki teacher, I have had the honor and privilege of initiating many individuals to the Reiki path. This is always a beautiful and sacred event for me as well as the student. Lately, the memories and feelings of my first Reiki attunement have been flooding […]

Group Distant Reiki Healing Session

As published in Reiki Rays, March 19, 2017… As Reiki practitioners and teachers know, students in Reiki Level Two classes learn, and are attuned to, the first three Reiki symbols, including the Time/Distance symbol. This powerful symbol transcends time and space, as well as the perception of past, present, future, and separation. In my classes, […]

Holy Fire Reiki – Preparing for the New Consciousness

As published in Reiki News Magazine, Summer 2016… Holy Fire Reiki – Preparing for the New Consciousness Approximately six months ago, I received the training and ignitions for Holy Fire Reiki, the new evolution of this amazing healing modality. Since then, it has informed and elevated my interactions with clients and their healing, the manner […]

Reiki Helps with Difficult People and Situations

As published in Reiki Rays, January 31, 2016 As we all know, life in “Earth school” is replete with challenges – after all, those challenges represent our opportunities for growth and evolution, which in turn lead us to consciously connect with our Divine selves and merge with All That Is. Nonetheless, the challenges and perceived […]

The Awesomeness of Distance Reiki

Reiki has been with us since time began. Some say its original teaching began in Tibet over 2500 years ago. It was rediscovered in 1922 in Japan by a humble Buddhist, Mikao Usui, whose legacy lives on through more than a million Reiki practitioners across the globe. Reiki energy comes directly from the Universe, the […]

Honoring Gaia

Tomorrow, April 22, the world observes and celebrates Earth Day in honor of our Mother Gaia. Although this is a wonderful yearly tribute, I cannot help but believe that every day must be Earth Day. After all, as cohabitants on Earth, we are accountable to Gaia and charged with the responsibility of caring for […]

Be the Change

Gandhi said, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” It’s a quote you see and hear often, but how many times do we actually act on this idea? I’d like to think for a little while about what that would look like. What if, instead of trying to change other […]

Growing Pains

Summer is upon us, as evidenced by the calendar and the weather. This past spring was even more welcome than usual, due in no small part to the ferocious winter most of us endured. Still, the memory of the winter is fresh in my mind, and is difficult to shake. Spring is the time of […]

The Soul’s Agenda

The other week I was listening to a telecast interview with Neale Donald Walsch, author of the Conversations with God books. The telecast was called “Living from Your Soul,” and he gave three steps for doing this: 1) Become aware of who you are – your authentic self, your soul self. 2) Find out why […]

In Praise of Frustration

This past week has been, shall we say, challenging. Euphemisms aside, the past several days of my life have been aggravating, frustrating, and exhausting, for a variety of reasons. The specifics are unimportant; what really matters is the way in which these inevitable curve balls are perceived and managed. As a spiritual individual, I realize […]

Spiritual Advancement: Kindness and Faith

I am passionate about spirituality and personal growth. This began in my pre-teen years and has continued to influence my path ever since. I am an avid reader, and my favorite books are in the New Age, Self-help, and Spirituality categories. In the past couple of years, I have discovered and spent time with books […]

Embracing Surrender

As I prepared to write this, I once again read Jessica’s powerful article about letting go. I was struck by its relevance to what has been going on in my life lately; namely, stressing about the holidays, family obligations, housework, cooking, and most recently, writing this post “on time.” When we started Soul Journeys, […]

The Art of Letting Go

I’m looking out my window at the snow falling outside (it’s been coming down all day) and thinking about the concept of Letting Go. It’s something I’ve been learning to do for the last several years of my life, but never more than recently. What is it, exactly, this letting go? At first it […]

The Reiki Path – Headed for Home

As I read Jessica’s beautiful account of her initiation into Reiki, the memories and feelings of my first attunement flooded through me. I marvel at the changes in myself and in my life since that event, and I am deeply grateful that Reiki found me. It is often said that Reiki finds us when we […]

The Reiki Path – Initiation

Yesterday – Saturday, November 9th – marked the end of my 21-day “initiation” period after my Reiki One attunement. It has been an incredible experience that only continues. I really didn’t know exactly what to expect with receiving Reiki, but the beautiful thing I’ve learned about it is that you don’t need expectations. It’s not […]

Welcome To Soul Journeys!

Welcome to Soul Journeys, our new blog home at UniverSoul Heart! I am so pleased to be able to meet you here and share our journeys together, and for the opportunity to introduce myself. I am Jessica Eve deCastro, and I’m co-writing the blog with Kathleen Johnson, a wonderful woman, friend, mentor, and spiritual teacher. […]

Gratitude as a Living Thing

Posted: April 4, 2013
By: Kathleen J
Category: Soul Journeys

This past week, I had several opportunities to reflect on the nature of gratitude and how it enriches our lives. It was a very busy week, more so than usual, because of the holiday, the family get-togethers, and all the excitement and commotion that goes along with such events. So, even though I was […]

Attitude of Gratitude

Posted: March 25, 2013
By: Kathleen J
Category: Soul Journeys

After months of planning and hard work, I finally have the opportunity and privilege to share this endeavor with all who may be interested. As I write this, I feel a deep humility along with a profound sense of gratitude, which is ever-present in my daily life. Gratitude – it is a simple word with […]