When animals are hurt—they instinctively find a safe place, lie down, and rest. They don’t hunt for food, they don’t seek care from others. They just rest.

God leads us. He is always leading us. But are we even listening? Are we paying enough attention to see or hear and respond appropriately?

My faith in the God of the Universe is what powers my calling to share Reiki and yoga. It’s what makes being a Reiki healer possible. Without this underlying faith, there would be no healing energy to tap into.

How do you become still enough to hear the voice of God? Some people walk, some run, some hike, some pray, and some sit in meditation. I practice yoga.

Why, exactly, do I keep getting distracted from my God-given purpose? Well, I look for validation from people and the outside world. I feel like I SHOULD be earning more money. I SHOULD be perceived as valuable and productive.

One of my favorite teachers used to tell me, “loud and proud, Molly!” (almost like he knew that I would have preferred to be hiding under a rock.) As an adult, I’ve been able to choose life under a rock…

Many of us have problem areas in our bodies, where we hold tension, or experience chronic or recurring pain or discomfort. This might show up as headaches, sore throat, shoulder tension, digestive problems, hip tightness, etc. When our energy gets stuck, or goes into overdrive, there are many things we can do to bring it back into balance.

Reiki can be translated as “spiritually guided life force energy.” I like to call it Divine healing energy. It is powerful. I can say this because I’ve experienced both receiving Reiki and sharing it with others.

This time of year is a great time to take inventory— of our lives, our behavior patterns, our practices, and to make conscious choices about what to keep and what to discard in the coming year….

When you hear the word “yoga”, it likely conjures up images from magazine covers and beautiful Instagram photos of incredibly fit people twisted into pretzel-like shapes. Very intriguing, no doubt, but not even remotely accessible to most of us mere mortals, right?

When a perceived threat is ongoing or ambiguous, our fear can turn into anxiety. And with anxiety, the sympathetic (fight or flight) nervous system dominates.