The Reiki Lifestyle Podcast

Colleen and Robyn Benelli

On the Reiki Lifestyle® Podcast (previously ReikiChat™) we talk about all the ways Reiki can help you in your daily life. Robyn Benelli and Colleen Benelli - Licensed Reiki Master Teacher for the International Center for Reiki Training - talk about how to use Reiki as a life management tool, a spiritual path, an energy healing medicine that reduces stress and pain, Reiki as a path to mindfulness and meditation, and Reiki for healing of the body, mind and soul. Usui sensei said, "Reiki is the secret art of inviting happiness." It reveals our spirit and awakens our consciousness. Colleen answers your questions about Reiki techniques, spirituality, healing, personal growth, how to learn Reiki in classes, how to use Reiki to invite happiness and she often has other Reiki guest speakers. But most of all, this podcast provides a global Reiki community by creating the opportunity for us join together in our common goal of contributing to the wellness of the world. Reiki Lifestyle® Podcast has a monthly Online Reiki Circle where we talk live on a conference call!

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Yesterday · 1 hr 6 min
Animal Reiki: Healing & Sacred Connection
Discover how Animal Reiki differs from human sessions and learn to navigate safety, observation, and consent with our animal companions. Explore the core principles of the ICRT Animal Reiki energy, combining Reiki and Divine Earth energy to connect deeply with the Divine Animal Kingdom. Join us as we share practical techniques, including "Reiki in Motion," and dive into a sacred Tree of Life guided experience to restore your life force energy. Key Insights Consent and Free Movement: Unlike human sessions where clients lie still, animals lead the process through "Reiki in Motion". Gaining consent, whether from the animal, caregiver, or by offering energy to the overall situation, ensures the work remains supportive, non-intrusive, and respectful of their boundaries. Observation as Intuitive Feedback: Because animals communicate non-verbally, practitioners keep their eyes open during real-time sessions to observe body language, respect physical safety, and adapt through observation. One Symbol for All Levels: The ICRT Animal Reiki course, includes a new symbol. The Tree of Life symbol. The Tree of Life symbol represents simplicity, practicality, and efficiency. It cuts through mental chatter, uniting Reiki and Divine Earth energy to bring harmony to animals, caregivers, and natural surroundings alike. Support for Animal & Caregiver: Animals can absorb environmental stress, grief, and compassion fatigue. Animal Reiki restores their vital life force while creating a dual-healing space that helps soothe the caregiver's energy as well. People Also Ask (FAQ) *How is Animal Reiki different from human Reiki? Animal Reiki is typically hands-off, shorter in duration, and allows the animal freedom of movement ("Reiki in Motion"). Practitioners keep their eyes open to monitor body language, ensure physical safety, and observe how the animal responds to the energy. *How do you get consent from an animal for a Reiki session? Practitioners establish a "Reiki Zone" and watch for behavioral cues over several minutes. If an animal enters the space, relaxes, or approaches, it indicates a yes. If they do not consent, it is typically, a very clear no. It is more common that they say "no, not right now." Practitioners honor that boundary or direct Reiki toward the broader situation instead. *What are the benefits of the Tree of Life energy in Animal Reiki? The Tree of Life energy bridges Holy Fire Reiki with Divine Earth energy. It offers a simple, practical, and efficient way to heal disharmony, soothe grief, relieve compassion fatigue, and restore life force energy for animals, nature, and humans alike. Connect with Robyn and Colleen Website: https://reikilifestyle.com Podcast: https://reikilifestyle.com/podcast/ Community: Join our next Distance Reiki Share: https://reikilifestyle.com/reiki-share/ **DISCLAIMER** This episode is not a substitute for seeking professional medical care but is offered for relaxation and stress reduction, which support the body's natural healing capabilities. Reiki is a complement to and never a replacement for professional medical care. Colleen and Robyn are not licensed professional health care providers and urge you to always seek out the appropriate physical and mental help professional health care providers may offer. Results vary by individual.
Monday · 1 hr 2 min
The Science of Heart Coherence with Howard Martin
Discover how the physical heart functions as an intelligent master rhythm maker within the body. Howard Martin, Executive Vice President of HeartMath, joins the conversation to reveal how stress is a measurable physiological state that can be consciously transformed. Learn how simple, heart-focused techniques can synchronize your major body systems, quiet the inner critic, and build deep resilience. Tune in to explore how emotional self-regulation can radically upgrade your health, perception, and spiritual connection. In This Episode, You Will Learn • Discover the physiological definition of coherence and how it harmonizes your entire nervous system. • Master the Quick Coherence technique to reduce nervous system chaos in real-world settings like daily traffic. • Explore the four pathways of heart-brain communication, including the powerful electromagnetic heart field. • Release the subtle, draining stress caused by self-criticism, judgment, and rigid opinions. • Understand how to utilize heart rate variability data as an empowering tool for emotional self-regulation. • How many Reiki practitioners combine Reiki and HearthMath practices. Mentioned in this Episode • HeartMath Institute • Doc Childre, Founder of HeartMath • The Quick Coherence Technique • The HeartMath App and Sensor • Dr. Hans Selye, Stress Research Connect and Learn More About HearthMath Website: HeartMath.com. Connect with Colleen & Robyn ReikiLifestyle.com Reiki Lifestyle Podcast - On major podcast channels Free Online Reiki Share: Tuesdays, 9:30 am – 11:00 am Pacific Time, for a global Reiki healing circle. Free phone consultation: with Danni Instagram: @reikilifestyleofficial Email: info@reikilifestyle.com Love the Show? If this episode helped you on your journey, please Subscribe and leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your support helps us share the gift of Reiki with more people around the world! **DISCLAIMER** This episode is not a substitute for seeking professional medical care but is offered for relaxation and stress reduction, which support the body's natural healing capabilities. Reiki is a complement to and never a replacement for professional medical care. Colleen and Robyn are not licensed professional health care providers and urge you to always seek out the appropriate physical and mental help professional health care providers may offer. Results vary by individual.
July 27 · 1 hr 23 min
Best of: Animal Wisdom and Telepathy with Penelope Smith
Animals hold profound spiritual wisdom, unique emotions, and direct guidance for daily life. In this special Best of episode, Colleen and Robyn welcome Penelope Smith, the grandmother of animal communication, to explore how humans connect telepathically with the animal kingdom. Discover how subtle intuitive perceptions like feelings, images, and impressions allow anyone to receive the quiet messages animals share every day. Listening to these living companions opens new doors for personal spiritual growth, deepens energy healing work, and enhances overall Reiki practice. Another reason we are reposting this is to let you know!!! Free Online Event with Penelope Smith: How to Activate Your Innate "Animal Whisperer" Skills Free experiential class and meditation on Tuesday, August 4, at 5:30 PM Pacific. Register here: https://shiftnetwork.isrefer.com/go/hawsRB/a28160/ Register even if you can't attend live. They will send you a recording! In This Episode, You Will Learn: • Discover how interspecies telepathic communication works using innate intuitive perceptions like images, feelings, and direct knowing. • Explore practical ways animal communication enhances traditional Reiki sessions and energy work. • Understand why animals act as powerful spiritual teachers, healers, and guides. • Master daily practices to start receiving direct wisdom and messages from your animal companions. • Recognize your unique intuitive communication style during Penelope's free online experiential class. Connect with Penelope Smith • Animal Communication Mastery Series. theshiftnetwork.com/Animal-Telepathic-Communication- • Website: animaltalk.net • Facebook: Penelope Smith Animal Talk Animal Communication • Instagram: Penelope Smith Animal Talk !!! Free Online Event with Penelope Smith: Free experiential class and meditation on Tuesday, August 4, at 5:30 PM Pacific. Register here: https://shiftnetwork.isrefer.com/go/hawsRB/a28160/ Connect with Colleen & Robyn ReikiLifestyle.com Reiki Lifestyle Podcast - On major podcast channels Free Online Reiki Share: Tuesdays, 9:30 am – 11:00 am Pacific Time, for a global Reiki healing circle. Free phone consultation: with Danni Instagram: @reikilifestyleofficial Email: info@reikilifestyle.com Love the Show? If this episode helped you on your journey, please Subscribe and leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your support helps us share the gift of Reiki with more people around the world! **DISCLAIMER** This episode is not a substitute for seeking professional medical care but is offered for relaxation and stress reduction, which supports the body's natural healing capabilities. Reiki is a complement to and never a replacement for professional medical care. Colleen and Robyn are not licensed professional healthcare providers and urge you to always seek out the appropriate physical and mental help professional healthcare providers may offer. Results vary by individual.
July 23 · 44 min
Reiki Chakra Alignment for Manifestation
Expand your ability to bring your goals into physical form by aligning the energy of your chakra system. In this session, Robyn Benelli explores how each chakra acts as a unique frequency for manifestation, moving past surface-level desires into deep inner truth, freedom, and clarity. Learn how Reiki restores the natural flow of life force energy across all your chakras to clear subconscious blocks and bring your dreams into your life. Key Insights: Manifestation Beneath the Surface: True manifestation extends beyond material goals to align with core inner desires such as freedom, strength, and personal growth. Reiki heals the energetic blocks, helping you listen deeply to your inner guidance and reconnect with authentic dreams. Discerning Intuition from Fear: The Third Eye chakra helps build discernment between mental overthinking and genuine inner guidance. Intuition offers a clear, settled direction, whereas fear registers as an anxious, unsettled feeling in the physical body. Embodiment Over Hierarchy: Upper chakras hold no higher rank than lower chakras. Being human requires full embodiment, grounding divine inspiration from the Crown down through the Root so your entire energetic system communicates as a unified ecosystem. Vibrant Frequencies Restore Clarity: When chakras are blocked or depleted, experiences feel dim or muddy. Infusing Reiki into each chakra restores life force energy, allowing you to experience clarity and vitality across all areas of life. People Also Ask (FAQ): *How do chakras affect manifestation? Your chakras form an interconnected energetic ecosystem. When a chakra is blocked or depleted, it disrupts the flow of life force energy, making it difficult to receive inspiration, express your truth, or take grounded action toward your goals. *How do you tell the difference between intuition and fear? Intuition and fear register differently in the physical body. Fear creates anxious, unsettled feelings, while true intuition provides a clear, settled inner knowing that guides your choices. *Do you need to heal all chakras to manifest goals? While you can focus on individual chakras, manifestation works best when your whole system communicates. Aligning your upper chakras (inspiration and vision) with your lower chakras (grounding and physical action) ensures your intentions transition smoothly into reality. Connect with Robyn and Colleen Website: https://reikilifestyle.com Podcast: https://reikilifestyle.com/podcast/ Community: Join our next Distance Reiki Share: https://reikilifestyle.com/reiki-share/ **DISCLAIMER** This episode is not a substitute for seeking professional medical care but is offered for relaxation and stress reduction, which supports the body's natural healing capabilities. Reiki is a complement to and never a replacement for professional medical care. Colleen and Robyn are not licensed professional healthcare providers and urge you to always seek out the appropriate physical and mental help professional healthcare providers may offer. Results vary by individual.
July 23 · 26 min
Guided Reiki Journey for Chakra Alignment
Step into a sacred space to balance your inner ecosystem and align your life force energy. In this guided Reiki journey, Robyn Benelli leads you across the Bridge of Light to the Tree of Life in the enlightened realms. Listen to the wisdom of each chakra to clear subtle blocks, ground your spirit, and bring your authentic soul intentions into daily physical reality. Key Insights: Full System Communication: Manifestation functions best when your whole body systems are connected. Aligning your Crown, Third Eye, Throat, Heart, Solar Plexus, Sacral, and Root chakras allows your divine mind, heart mind, gut mind, and earth mind to listen and act as one unified presence. Tree of Life Anchoring: Crossing the Bridge of Light to the Tree of Life reconnects your energy system to both heaven and Earth to clear old patterns of limitation, uncertainty, and control, opening you to receiving Discerning Inner Truth: Moving through each color frequency clears mental overthinking and lifts fears of self-expression. Resting in these light frequencies allows your intuition to speak clearly and reveals simple, actionable steps for daily life. Embodied Manifestation: Bring high spiritual awareness into physical form. Balancing your root chakra anchors your visions directly into Mother Earth, helping you select one practical choice to act on immediately. People Also Ask (FAQ): *How does a chakra alignment journey help with manifestation? A chakra alignment journey restores the natural flow of life force energy across all of your chakra centers. Clearing energy blocks in the upper and lower chakras allows your intentions to translate into physical actions and daily choices. *What is the Tree of Life in a guided Reiki journey? The Tree of Life represents a centered sanctuary in the enlightened realms where heaven and earth connect. Placing your hands on its trunk balances your life force and stabilizes your chakras so energy moves freely through your entire body. *How do I know what practical action to take after meditating? Focusing on the root chakra helps clear scarcity, fear, and instability while grounding you into Mother Earth. Once grounded, ask your root center for guidance to discover one simple, immediate choice to move your goals forward. Connect with Robyn and Colleen Website: https://reikilifestyle.com Podcast: https://reikilifestyle.com/podcast/ Community: Join our next Distance Reiki Share: https://reikilifestyle.com/reiki-share/ **DISCLAIMER** This episode is not a substitute for seeking professional medical care but is offered for relaxation and stress reduction, which supports the body's natural healing capabilities. Reiki is a complement to and never a replacement for professional medical care. Colleen and Robyn are not licensed professional healthcare providers and urge you to always seek out the appropriate physical and mental help professional healthcare providers may offer. Results vary by individual.
July 20 · 1 hr 16 min
Shelter Animal Reiki Association: Healing with No Ego
Leah D'Ambrosio, the co-founder of the Shelter Animal Reiki Association (SARA) joins Robyn and Colleen in this episode. Leah shares her inspiring 18-year journey of teaching animal Reiki and explains how the "Let Animals Lead" Reiki method transforms the lives of vulnerable shelter animals. Listeners will discover how to approach shelters with deep humility, respect animal agency, and use simple yet profound mindfulness techniques to build trust with animals. This episode is a beautiful guide for anyone wanting to offer comfort to animals in need while effectively managing compassion fatigue. In This Episode, You Will Learn Discover the foundational principles of the Let Animals Lead method and how it differs from human Reiki. Master the art of entering a shelter environment with zero ego and absolute non-attachment to outcomes. Explore practical tips for approaching shelters or sanctuaries by volunteering first to understand their safety protocols. Release expectations and overstimulation by offering animals loving presence, physical space, and true agency. Utilize powerful grounding tools like Joshin Kokyo Ho breathing and the calming mantra "We are safe, we are loved, all is well." Mentioned in this Episode Kathleen Prasad (Author and pioneer of Animal Reiki) The Shelter Animal Reiki Association (SARA) Frans Stiene (Reiki Teacher) Inamoto Hyakuten Sensei (Reiki Teacher) Nicholas Pearson (Reiki Author and Teacher) Humane Society of Silicon Valley Oregon Humane Society San Francisco SPCA Best Friends Animal Society (Utah) Louise Hay (Inspiration for the "all is well" mantra) CARE Foundation (Apopka, Florida) Dog rescue shelter in Croatia Zeb's Wish Equine Rescue (Sandy, Oregon) Connect with Leah and SARA Website: shelteranimalreikiassociation.org Instagram: ShelterAnimalReikiAssociation (@shelteranimalreiki) • Instagram photos and videos YouTube: ShelterReiki - YouTube Facebook: Shelter Animal Reiki Association | San Rafael CA Connect with Colleen & Robyn ReikiLifestyle.com Reiki Lifestyle Podcast - On major podcast channels Free Online Reiki Share: Tuesdays, 9:30 am – 11:00 am Pacific Time, for a global Reiki healing circle. Free phone consultation: with Danni Instagram: @reikilifestyleofficial Email: info@reikilifestyle.com Love the Show? If this episode helped you on your journey, please Subscribe and leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your support helps us share the gift of Reiki with more people around the world! **DISCLAIMER** This episode is not a substitute for seeking professional medical care but is offered for relaxation and stress reduction, which supports the body's natural healing capabilities. Reiki is a complement to and never a replacement for professional medical care. Colleen and Robyn are not licensed professional healthcare providers and urge you to always seek out the appropriate physical and mental help professional healthcare providers may offer. Results vary by individual.
July 16 · 26 min
Reiki & Chakras: Intuitive Healing & Balance
Discover how to tune into your body's intuitive wisdom using Reiki and the seven primary chakra energy centers. Learn how simple shifts such as working with chakra colors, crystals, and Reiki energy can help you move past energy blocks and reclaim your personal power. Join our community discussion with Danni Smith on how to trust your unique intuitive senses and bring your physical and spiritual self back into alignment. Key Insights The Tree of Life Connection: The root chakra is your anchor. By activating Reiki energy, you can establish roots that are strong, stable, and deeply grounded, yet flexible enough to flow with the shifting seasons of your life. Chakras as a Diagnostic Tool: Instead of viewing a chakra as "blocked," see it as an energy center that simply wants your loving attention. When you experience localized physical discomfort (like shoulder pain or a tight stomach), it is often your heart or solar plexus asking you to return to self-love and confidence. The Power of Color Therapy: You can naturally align your energy centers by paying attention to the colors you are drawn to, whether in the food you eat, the clothes you wear, or the crystals you choose. Immersing yourself in a specific color frequency is a simple and powerful way to support a chakra that needs healing. People Also Ask (FAQ) *How do I know which chakra needs healing? Your body communicates through physical sensations and emotions. For example, a tight stomach often points to the solar plexus (confidence), while a sore or clearing throat points to the throat chakra (communication and speaking your truth). Pay attention to where you feel heaviness or tension to locate the center that needs attention. *How can I use colors to balance my chakras? Each chakra resonates with a specific color frequency, such as red for the root, orange for the sacral, and green/pink for the heart. You can support these centers by wearing clothing in those colors, meditating on the color spectrum, or keeping matching crystals nearby. *What is the "Tree of Life" in Reiki? The Tree of Life is a grounding visualization used in Reiki (especially Animal Reiki) to connect your energy to the Earth. It represents a state of being incredibly solid and safe at your root, while remaining flexible, open, and flowing in your branches. Connect with Robyn and Colleen Website: https://reikilifestyle.com Podcast: https://reikilifestyle.com/podcast/ Community: Join our next Distance Reiki Share: https://reikilifestyle.com/reiki-share/ **DISCLAIMER** This episode is not a substitute for seeking professional medical care but is offered for relaxation and stress reduction, which supports the body's natural healing capabilities. Reiki is a complement to and never a replacement for professional medical care. Colleen and Robyn are not licensed professional healthcare providers and urge you to always seek out the appropriate physical and mental help professional healthcare providers may offer. Results vary by individual.
July 16 · 30 min
A Gentle Energy Scan Through the Seven Chakras
Learn how to tune into your body's energy field using intuitive Byosen scanning and a deep, self-Reiki chakra healing meditation. Through the grounding energy of the Tree of Life, you will learn to listen to your chakras, release subconscious survival patterns, and restore your inner alignment. This gentle practice empowers what is ready to grow by clearing what no longer serves your highest good. Key Insights The Power of Byosen Scanning: By passing your hands over your body without judgment, you tap into your intuitive "clairsenses" to feel where energy is dense, light, or requesting special attention. Listening Over Fixing: Self-Reiki is a practice of deep listening that allows what is ready to release to gently dissolve into the light, making room for new growth. Tree of Life Stability: Incorporating the Tree of Life visualization allows you to establish deep, stable roots in the earth while remaining flexible enough in your branches to flow gracefully with life's changing seasons. Releasing Scarcity & Finding Power: Moving from the root to the crown with symbols like the Power and Mental/Emotional symbols allows you to release old survival habits, expectations, and self-doubt, reclaiming your authentic authority. People Also Ask (FAQ) *What is Byosen scanning in Reiki? Byosen scanning is a Japanese Reiki technique where you float your hands over the body to scan the energetic field, sensing temperature changes, tingling, or heaviness to locate areas needing healing. *How do I clear chakra blocks with self-Reiki? By placing your hands on each energy center, breathing in the Power and Mental/Emotional symbols, and setting the intention to release what no longer serves you while letting Reiki dissolve old patterns naturally. *How does the Tree of Life help with grounding? The Tree of Life meditation connects your energy directly to the Earth's core, giving you the stable foundation needed to handle global shifts and confusion without feeling isolated or overwhelmed. Connect with Robyn and Colleen Website: https://reikilifestyle.com Podcast: https://reikilifestyle.com/podcast/ Community: Join our next Distance Reiki Share: https://reikilifestyle.com/reiki-share/ **DISCLAIMER** This episode is not a substitute for seeking professional medical care but is offered for relaxation and stress reduction, which supports the body's natural healing capabilities. Reiki is a complement to and never a replacement for professional medical care. Colleen and Robyn are not licensed professional healthcare providers and urge you to always seek out the appropriate physical and mental help professional healthcare providers may offer. Results vary by individual.
July 13 · 1 hr 31 min
Healing Your Inner Child: Introducing ICRT Kid Reiki
Join Robyn and Colleen Benelli as they welcome ICRT licensed Reiki Master teachers Chellie Kammermeyer, Cami Coté, and April Walker to celebrate the release of the official ICRT Kid Reiki course. In this episode, the creators share the soulful five-year journey of developing this program and explain how it uniquely blends child development with the gentle, playful frequency of Kid Reiki. Whether you want to expand your professional practice, heal your own inner child, or share the gift of energy healing with the children in your life, this conversation reveals the profound, generational healing that happens. In This Episode, You Will Learn: Discover the origin story of the ICRT Kid Reiki course and how global data privacy regulations inspired a beautiful curriculum designed to teach the teachers how to teach Reiki to children. Explore how the unique frequency of Kid Reiki and the Divine Heart symbol bring profound healing, playfulness, and self-regulation to adults and children alike. Master practical tips for child-proofing your professional healing space and managing caregiver expectations during interactive sessions with Reiki sessions for children. Release ancestral patterns and generational trauma by sending distance Reiki to your past and neutralizing childhood triggers. Learn how to implement playful curriculum activities like "Reiki Freeze Tag" and "Reiki Sprinkles of Joy" to build community between children and lighthearted wonder. Mentioned in this Episode: Websites: KidReiki.love, Reiki.org (ICRT) Reiki Symbols: The Distance Symbol (Honshazeishonen), The Divine Heart Symbol (Kid Reiki specific symbol) Practices: Gyoshi-ho (hoji-ho / beaming), Automatic Writing, Reiki Freeze Tag, Reiki Sprinkles of Joy, Birth Order Traits Analysis Find Kid Reiki, Connect with Chellie, Cami and April Website: Kidreiki.love and Reiki.org Chellie Kammermeyer Innercompassreiki.com chellie_kammermeyer@aol.com Cami Cote www.heartrhythmreiki.com Cami@heartrhythmreiki.com April Walker aprilwalker.com email: april@aprilwalker.com Connect with Colleen & Robyn ReikiLifestyle.com Reiki Lifestyle Podcast - On major podcast channels Free Online Reiki Share: Tuesdays, 9:30 am – 11:00 am Pacific Time, for a global Reiki healing circle. Free phone consultation: with Danni Instagram: @reikilifestyleofficial Email: info@reikilifestyle.com Love the Show? If this episode helped you on your journey, please Subscribe and leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your support helps us share the gift of Reiki with more people around the world! **DISCLAIMER** This episode is not a substitute for seeking professional medical care but is offered for relaxation and stress reduction, which supports the body's natural healing capabilities. Reiki is a complement to and never a replacement for professional medical care. Colleen and Robyn are not licensed professional healthcare providers and urge you to always seek out the appropriate physical and mental help professional healthcare providers may offer. Results vary by individual.
July 9 · 41 min
Reiki for Chakra Healing: Balance, Clear & Empower Your Energy
Robyn Benelli explores the profound relationship between Reiki, the ancient chakra systems, and the inherent colors of creation. We dive into how life experiences, trauma, and culturally created self-expectations can dim our inner vitality or leave us feeling disconnected, weary, and blocked. Through gentle, compassionate Self-Reiki practices, discover how to listen to the living centers of your body—from the Earth Star below your feet to the Soul Star above your head. Learn to release the external disempowerment placed upon you, remember your natural resilience, and restore the vibrant, bright colors of your true energetic system. Key Insights Chakras as Living Centers: Our energetic systems are active, living centers possessing wavelengths, frequencies, and consciousness. They constantly process how we receive life, react to our environments, and express ourselves to the world. Empowerment Over Just Clearing: Healing your chakras with Reiki isn't just about releasing blocks or scrubbing away muddy energy; it is about empowerment. Infusing these areas with Reiki brings back a radiant, vibrant version of your colors that shifts how you look and feel physically and emotionally. Understanding Compensating Chakras: When we experience trauma or stress, our system adapts to help us survive. A chakra might respond by shutting down completely (becoming invisible) or overcompensating by becoming incredibly loud to protect us. Reiki helps bring balance back into this full-body dialogue. Reclaiming Extraneous Disempowerment: A massive part of energetic blocks comes from disempowerment placed upon you by the outside world or a culturally created identity. Releasing what was never yours to carry allows you to remember the innate resilience, strength, and joy that is already there. People Also Ask (FAQ) *How do Reiki and colors work together within the chakra system? Colors are a fundamental part of our human creation and life force. Each of the main chakras corresponds to a specific color wavelength (from the red root up to the violet crown). When your energy is overwhelmed or depleted by the world, these colors can appear dim or muddy. Reiki acts as pure life force energy, replenishing these colors to their most vibrant states and restoring vitality. *What are the Earth Star and Soul Star chakras? In addition to the seven main internal chakras, this practice incorporates the Earth Star (located below the feet) and the Soul Star (located above the head). Think of them as open channels: the Earth Star acts as an infrared channel grounding us into stability and the Earth, while the Soul Star acts as an ultraviolet channel connecting us to divine guidance, soul wisdom, and our infinite spiritual self. *How do I know if my chakras are blocked or unbalanced in daily life? Imbalances don't just show up during meditation; they dictate how you live. Symptoms of depleted or blocked life force include persistent fatigue, mental confusion, emotional overwhelm, intense self-doubt, and feeling entirely disconnected from your own needs. You might also notice repetitive relationship patterns or an inability to take action. Connect with Robyn and Colleen Website: https://reikilifestyle.com Podcast: https://reikilifestyle.com/podcast/ Community: Join our next Distance Reiki Share: https://reikilifestyle.com/reiki-share/ **DISCLAIMER** This episode is not a substitute for seeking professional medical care but is offered for relaxation and stress reduction, which supports the body's natural healing capabilities. Reiki is a complement to and never a replacement for professional medical care. Colleen and Robyn are not licensed professional healthcare providers and urge you to always seek out the appropriate physical and mental help professional healthcare providers may offer. Results vary by individual.
July 9 · 29 min
Revitalizing Your Energy Field: A Guided Reiki Journey Through the Chakras
Settle into a safe, steady space to activate your higher guidance and align your internal energetic centers. In this guided Reiki journey, Robyn Benelli leads you through a powerful, deep meditation flowing from the Earth Star below your feet to the Soul Star above your head. By bringing your awareness and hands to each of the main chakras—from the grounding red of the root to the divine violet of the crown—you will learn to listen with your whole body, ask what you are ready to let go of, and invite in vibrant life force and vitality. Allow the gentle, compassionate frequency of Holy Fire Reiki to fill your entire auric field, restore your cells, and reveal the brilliant, resilient, and empowered being you already are. Key Insights Unified Awareness Over Mental Noise: Deep alignment requires us to listen with our whole body—unifying our head mind, heart mind, gut mind, and earth mind. When these distinct layers come into harmony through Reiki, we move past the friction of everyday thoughts and step into deep, intuitive presence. The Dual Practice of Release and Reinvigoration: True balance requires asking each living center two essential questions: "What are you ready to let go of?" and "What would you like to bring in?" Reiki safely carries away the muddy weight of past trauma or weariness while simultaneously flooding the area with vibrant, pristine color wavelengths. Reclaiming Your True Boundaries: In the solar plexus, we routinely store disempowerment placed upon us by a culturally created identity that isn't ours to carry. Clearing this space with Reiki doesn't just clear a block; it actively restores personal power, confidence, and clear, protective boundaries. The Wholeness of the Entire Field: You are not a collection of isolated energetic parts, but a single, deeply connected energetic being. Flooding your entire auric field with life force allows every single nerve, muscle, bone, and cell to simultaneously rest in an upward spiral of harmony. People Also Ask (FAQ) Why does this journey include the Earth Star and Soul Star chakras? The Earth Star (below your feet) and the Soul Star (above your head) act as your primary energy anchors. By opening these external centers during a Reiki meditation, you construct a safe, continuous channel that pulls up stability and grounding from the earth, while simultaneously drawing down pure spirit wisdom and divine guidance from the heavens. What if I don't feel anything or see the colors during the chakra scan? That is completely normal and counts as a perfect practice. Intuition works differently for everyone—you might see the colors vividly, or you might simply experience a subtle physical sensation, a shifting thought, or a quiet sense of inner knowing. The Reiki energy flows and heals regardless of whether your conscious mind sees it happening right away. How does healing the throat chakra affect my inner dialogue? Many people expect throat chakra healing to just affect their outward public speaking. However, its primary work begins internally. The blue light of the throat center governs your self-truth and how you talk to yourself. Reiki helps dissolve the unkind, critical scripts taught to us by the outside world, replacing them with authentic self-compassion. Connect with Robyn and Colleen Website: https://reikilifestyle.com Podcast: https://reikilifestyle.com/podcast/ Community: Join our next Distance Reiki Share: https://reikilifestyle.com/reiki-share/ **DISCLAIMER** This episode is not a substitute for seeking professional medical care but is offered for relaxation and stress reduction, which supports the body's natural healing capabilities. Reiki is a complement to and never a replacement for professional medical care. Colleen and Robyn are not licensed professional healthcare providers and urge you to always seek out the appropriate physical and mental help professional healthcare providers may offer. Results vary by individual.
July 6 · 1 hr 15 min
Reiki Reddit Review: Money, Manifestation, and Rules
Join us, Robyn and Colleen Benelli for another episode of Reiki Reddit review as we tackle real questions from the online spiritual community. In this episode, we talk about the age-old debate surrounding the cost of Reiki classes and why attunements are necessary for practitioners. We also how to use Reiki to address intrusive thoughts that block your manifestations and challenge the rigid rules regarding whether you can use Reiki on inanimate objects. In This Episode, You Will Learn: Explore the purpose of a Reiki attunement and how it creates a consistent, guaranteed connection to a higher source of energy. Understand the economics behind Reiki class pricing and why spiritual workers deserve a sustainable living wage under our current system. Discover how to manage overthinking by acknowledging your thoughts instead of fighting them to clear the path for manifestation. Release ancestral blocks, past life vows of poverty, and generational patterns that may be hindering your ability to receive. Master the art of imbuing and charging inanimate objects like crystals, products, and food with high-frequency Reiki energy. Mentioned in this Episode: Zen Buddhist practices and Usui-sensei history Shamanic training Burning Bowl ceremony concepts Kuan Yin spiritual teachings on receiving Reiki News Magazine articles Reiki 2 symbols (CKR, HZSZN) Astrology Workshop with Molly McCord Resources Visit ReikiLifestyle.com to read articles on how to clear and imbue your sacred objects, find blogs on manifestation, and explore our resource tab. Join our free global healing circle by participating in the Online Reiki Share every Tuesday from 9:30 am to 11:00 am Pacific Time. Subscribe to the show and leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to help us share the gift of Reiki with the world. Connect with Colleen & Robyn ReikiLifestyle.com Reiki Lifestyle Podcast - On major podcast channels Free Online Reiki Share: Tuesdays, 9:30 am – 11:00 am Pacific Time, for a global Reiki healing circle. Free phone consultation: with Danni Instagram: @reikilifestyleofficial Email: info@reikilifestyle.com Love the Show? If this episode helped you on your journey, please Subscribe and leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your support helps us share the gift of Reiki with more people around the world!
July 3 · 36 min
Reiki Manifestation: Trusting Your Next Action Step
Welcome to the Distance Reiki Share! In this session, Robyn and Colleen Benelli guide you through a powerful mid-year reflection focused on aligning your actions with your highest spiritual consciousness. As big planetary changes unfold, with Saturn and Neptune moving together in Aries and Jupiter entering Leo, we explore how to use Reiki to clear blocks, strengthen your capacity to receive, and confidently take your next physical steps without needing to know the entire outcome. Discover how to listen to the distinct voices of your chakras, move past the feeling of limbo, and step forward into a new wave of manifestation energy. Key Insights Entraining to Higher Consciousness: Activating Reiki raises your system's frequency, helping you step out of the external noise of the world and into an authentic space where you can perceive new opportunities. The Saturn-Neptune Invitation: Saturn invites us to build in the physical world, while Neptune asks us to move forward without needing full certainty of the outcome. Together in Aries, they ignite a powerful cycle for new beginnings and spiritual structure. Developing Your True Intuition Style: Many people miss their guidance because they expect it to arrive in a specific way, like clairvoyance. Reiki helps you remember the intuitive style you were born with, whether it is an inner knowing, thinking, hearing, or feeling it somatically in your body. Honoring the Stand-Still Phases: Sometimes, your next aligned action is to remain still. Recognizing the "limbo" or gestation phase as a necessary part of the unfolding allows you to stay at peace while the energy reorganizes for manifestation. People Also Ask (FAQ) *How does Reiki help with decision-making and taking action? Reiki activates higher levels of consciousness, helping you hear your own inner truth. By activating Reiki and observing your somatic body responses to different options, you can make aligned, conscious choices even when the future path seems uncertain. *What do the Saturn, Neptune, and Jupiter shifts mean for manifestation? Saturn and Neptune in Aries bring a wave of new beginnings that bridge deep spiritual knowing with material, physical action. Jupiter moving into Leo supports this process by bringing a year of expanded joy, love, play, and creative ease to your manifestation path. *How do I know if I am blocking my own intuitive guidance? Blocks often occur when you expect guidance to arrive in one specific form, causing you to miss how it naturally flows to you. Your whole body holds wisdom, from the practical focus of the root chakra to the creative ideas of the second chakra, and Reiki helps you learn to listen to all of them. Connect with Robyn and Colleen Website: https://reikilifestyle.com Podcast: https://reikilifestyle.com/podcast/ Community: Join our next Distance Reiki Share: https://reikilifestyle.com/reiki-share/ **DISCLAIMER** This episode is not a substitute for seeking professional medical care but is offered for relaxation and stress reduction, which supports the body's natural healing capabilities. Reiki is a complement to and never a replacement for professional medical care. Colleen and Robyn are not licensed professional healthcare providers and urge you to always seek out the appropriate physical and mental help professional healthcare providers may offer. Results vary by individual.
July 2 · 23 min
Reiki Manifestation Journey: Clear Blocks to Receive and Take Your Next Aligned Action Step
Settle into a safe and steady space to activate your higher guidance and align your manifestation energy. In this guided Reiki journey, you will clear hidden blocks to support, open your nervous system to authentic receiving, and uncover your next clear action step. Allow the Reiki energy to flow into your daily movement so you can step forward with absolute steading and clarity. Key Insights The Sanctuary of Receiving: By expanding your field of Reiki, you build a steady foundation where receiving becomes completely safe and natural. Bypassing Intentional Deflection: Many people are deeply accustomed to managing, holding, or controlling situations for others, which subconsciously forces them to deflect their own support. Bringing Reiki to these specific habits allows you to accept good things without pushing them aside. Lighting the Immediate Step: Manifestation does not require you to figure out the whole future or manage every distant decision today. Reiki isolates and illuminates just the single aligned step meant for this exact day, taking away the heavy strain of overwhelm. Reiki in the Movement: Spiritual practice belongs in your daily choices, emails, plans, and boundaries just as much as it belongs in silent meditation. You are never separate from the energy when you take action from a space of deep soul alignment. People Also Ask (FAQ) *How do I use Reiki to find my next action step? By slowing down your breath and activating the Reiki symbols, you open your divine mind and heart to receive clear guidance. When you ask Reiki to light the specific step that belongs to today, your body will somatically signal the true path through a feeling of openness and grounded ease. *What should I do if my body tightens when trying to receive? It is common for the body to experience tightening or pulling back due to old patterns of managing and controlling. Instead of forcing a change, simply notice the area of tension and allow the kind, compassionate frequency of Reiki to flow there until your nervous system feels completely safe to let help arrive. *Can Reiki assist with daily tasks and physical manifestation? Yes, Reiki is not restricted to moments of stillness. When you intentionally invite Reiki into your conversations, decisions, emails, and boundaries, you bring your spiritual insights directly into physical form, allowing actions to flow beautifully from a place of stability rather than force. Connect with Robyn and Colleen Website: https://reikilifestyle.com Podcast: https://reikilifestyle.com/podcast/ Community: Join our next Distance Reiki Share: https://reikilifestyle.com/reiki-share/ **DISCLAIMER** This episode is not a substitute for seeking professional medical care but is offered for relaxation and stress reduction, which supports the body's natural healing capabilities. Reiki is a complement to and never a replacement for professional medical care. Colleen and Robyn are not licensed professional healthcare providers and urge you to always seek out the appropriate physical and mental help professional healthcare providers may offer. Results vary by individual.
June 29 · 1 hr 46 min
Mirjam Top: Living Reiki, Precepts, Ancestors, and Tomita Book Translation
Join Robyn and Colleen Benelli as they welcome Reiki Master Mirjam Top from the Netherlands to explore how Reiki truly becomes a way of living. Mirjam shares her beautiful transition from a rational healthcare professional and deep skeptic to a committed Reiki practitioner, detailing how daily Reiki practices completely transformed her relationship with anger. The conversation dives deep into her current work translating Kaiji Tomita's historical 1920s text, The Benevolent Art of Healing, and the profound life changes that occur when we heal our ancestral lineage. Tune in to discover how these gentle, steady spiritual shifts create a grounded, authentic human experience. In This Episode, You Will Learn: Discover how subtle, gradual experiences with Reiki can lead to profound, long-term personal transformation and deep self-care. Master a deeper understanding of the Reiki precepts, transforming emotions like anger from harmful forces into beneficial internal signals. Explore the history and treatment insights of the 1920s Tomita-Style Usui Reiki through Mirjam's translation work of his book, The Benevolent Art of Healing. Release intergenerational burdens and heavy ancestral patterns to empower the strength, love, and gifts of your lineage. Integrate regenerative thinking into your practice, shifting your focus from fixing problems to cultivating living potential. Mentioned in this Episode ● The Benevolent Art of Healing (Tomita-Style Hands-On Therapy) by Kaiji Tomita ● The Reiki Precepts / Ideals ● Justin Stein's podcast episode ● Brian Brunius (Reiki Centers of America) ● The Reiki Alliance ● Rebecca Bredenhof (Mirjam's initiating master) ● Marta Getty (Developer of Healing Your Family Tree with Reiki) ● Phyllis Furumoto (granddaughter to Hawayo Takata and former lineage bearer of Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki) ● Ben Haggard and the Regenesis Group (Regenerative Thinking) ● Reiki Home organization ● Mount Kurama, Kyoto, Japan Support Mirjam Top's Dutch translation project by visiting her GoFundMe page. https://gofund.me/8c037f9db Connect with Mirjam My websites: www.reikitwente.nl www.regeneratievedenkkracht.nl Mirjam Top | LinkedIn Reiki leren leven met Mirjam Top (YouTube) Connect with Colleen & Robyn ReikiLifestyle.com Reiki Lifestyle Podcast - On major podcast channels Free Online Reiki Share: Tuesdays, 9:30 am – 11:00 am Pacific Time, for a global Reiki healing circle. Free phone consultation: with Danni Instagram: @reikilifestyleofficial Email: info@reikilifestyle.com Love the Show? If this episode helped you on your journey, please subscribe and leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your support helps us share the gift of Reiki with more people around the world! **DISCLAIMER** This episode is not a substitute for seeking professional medical care but is offered for relaxation and stress reduction, which supports the body's natural healing capabilities. Reiki is a complement to and never a replacement for professional medical care. Colleen and Robyn are not licensed professional healthcare providers and urge you to always seek out the appropriate physical and mental help professional healthcare providers may offer. Results vary by individual.
June 25 · 43 min
Reiki Mid-Year Check-In: Claim New Opportunities Now
Are you feeling like time is moving incredibly fast and slow all at the same time? As we navigate these unprecedented times, this mid-year check-in helps you slow down, ground your energy, and see what is right in front of you. Join Robyn and Colleen Benelli to discover how to use Reiki to clear out the collective swirl and recognize the aligned new opportunities waiting for your soul. Key Insights Redefining Accomplishment: Our culture trains us to view manifestation only through physical or career status. Reiki invites you to go deeper because new opportunities can also be shifts toward self-care, healing, or creating simply for the joy of it. Eagle and Mouse Vision: True discernment requires using all parts of your awareness. While long-term "Eagle Vision" holds space for big life plans, daily "Mouse Vision" focuses on the single, practical step you can take right now. Aligning the System: To accurately asses opportunities, listen to your head, heart, gut, earth, and divine brains to make conscious choices. Microdosing Reiki: When your mind spins on complex to-do lists, the human self struggles to hear inner guidance. By "microdosing" Reiki on the fly, small breaths, or other quick practices, you shift instantly into deep listening. People Also Ask (FAQ) *How can I tell if a new opportunity is aligned with my path? Use Reiki for discernment by checking it against your current capacity and timing. Listen to your body, and what your logical mind, heart, and gut instinct reveal about your soul's truth. *What does it mean to "microdose" Reiki on the fly? Microdosing means using quick, accessible Reiki techniques to pause and reset during busy days. The four-finger breathing exercise, tapping your thumb to each finger sequentially while breathing, grounds your nervous system instantly. *Why do my manifestations and goals feel stuck or delayed? Sometimes delays mean your human timing does not match divine timing, or your current capacity. Reiki validates that altered timelines do not make your intentions wrong, they are just delayed. Connect with Robyn and Colleen Website: https://reikilifestyle.com Podcast: https://reikilifestyle.com/podcast/ Community: Join our next Distance Reiki Share: https://reikilifestyle.com/reiki-share/ **DISCLAIMER** This episode is not a substitute for seeking professional medical care but is offered for relaxation and stress reduction, which supports the body's natural healing capabilities. Reiki is a complement to and never a replacement for professional medical care. Colleen and Robyn are not licensed professional healthcare providers and urge you to always seek out the appropriate physical and mental help professional healthcare providers may offer. Results vary by individual.
June 25 · 30 min
Reiki Journey: Release Burdens & See New Opportunities
Are you carrying hidden burdens that cloud your vision of the future? In this guided Reiki journey, Colleen Benelli leads you across the Bridge of Light and into the River of Peace to gently dissolve the anxiety, stress, and old stories holding you back. Step into the Field of Possibilities to clarify your next steps and open your awareness to the aligned opportunities presenting themselves in your life right now. Key Insights Somatic Release in the Fascia: High levels of collective stress accumulate physically within the human body's nervous system and fascia. Utilizing the purifying energy of Reiki at the River of Peace gently lifts away these energetic blockages, clearing out the underlying tension, anxiety, and doubt that obscure your true vision. Sovereignty Through Cord Detachment: Throughout our lives, we inadvertently maintain heavy cords, attachments, and expectations originating from ancestral history, cultural conditioning, or lived trauma. Activating the power of love and divine compassion allows you to dissolve these energetic attachments safely, reclaiming your personal sovereignty and opening up mental space for new pathways. The Butterfly Effect of Opportunities: Within the Field of Possibilities, every butterfly floating through the meadow represents a unique potential direction or creative idea. Some of these options are meant to be light daydreams, while others will directly approach you; learning to pause allows your body's innate intuition to discern which ones are meant for physical manifestation. Integrating Divine and Human Research: True spiritual manifestation relies on balance; you must successfully bridge the metaphysical insights gained in the higher realms with real-world execution. Bringing your "divine research" back across the Bridge of Light into your lower chakras ensures your highest insights are securely anchored into logical, everyday action. People Also Ask (FAQ) What is the 'Tree of Life' meditation in Reiki? The Tree of Life meditation is a practice used to establish structural stability and alignment. It serves as a powerful conduit, allowing you to stay balanced and securely rooted into the earth's light while simultaneously opening your heart and soul star to receive higher divine compassion from above. How do I use automatic writing during a guided meditation? Automatic writing involves relaxing your analytical focus and letting a pen move across paper immediately following or during a meditation. By bypassing the logical human mind, this practice brings forward direct, uncensored guidance regarding the exact timing and practical reality of your future goals. Why should I combine my logical mind with intuitive guidance? True discernment blends your internal guidance with your human guidance (instincts and lower chakras) and your divine guidance (upper chakras). When your logical human mind communicates seamlessly with your heart and soul's knowledge, you gain the clarity necessary to choose authentic paths over passing daydreams. Connect with Robyn and Colleen Website: https://reikilifestyle.com Podcast: https://reikilifestyle.com/podcast/ Community: Join our next Distance Reiki Share: https://reikilifestyle.com/reiki-share/ **DISCLAIMER** This episode is not a substitute for seeking professional medical care but is offered for relaxation and stress reduction, which supports the body's natural healing capabilities. Reiki is a complement to and never a replacement for professional medical care. Colleen and Robyn are not licensed professional healthcare providers and urge you to always seek out the appropriate physical and mental help professional healthcare providers may offer. Results vary by individual.
June 22 · 1 hr 32 min
Brainspotting®, Reiki, and Poetry: A Path to Deep Healing
Join Colleen and Robyn Benelli as they welcome Trauma Therapist Kristy Snedden and Occupational Therapist Heather Corbet to discuss the powerful healing combination of Brainspotting®, Reiki, and poetry. They talk about how the three distinct modalities work in tandem to access the deep, subconscious areas of the brain where trauma, intuition, and creativity reside. Whether you are seeking nervous system safety, looking to accelerate emotional or physical healing, or desiring to awaken hidden creativity, their conversation reveals the infinite possibilities that emerge when you trust your body's natural wisdom. In This Episode, You Will Learn: What is Brainspotting® and the discovery by Dr. David Grand Discover how Brainspotting® bypasses the analytical mind to access trauma, intuition, and creativity stored directly within the brainstem. Explore the ways Reiki energy is complementary with Brainspotting® and can accelerate whole-body nervous system regulation and safety. The value of observing your creativity rather than evaluating it and letting go of the fear of getting it right. How to release deep programming around perfectionism, cultural expectations, and long-standing emotional blocks. Understand how specialized body spotting techniques can effectively target chronic illness, physical pain, and medical trauma. Mentioned in this Episode: Distance Reiki Symbol (HSZSN) The Mayo Clinic Dr. David Grand (Founder of Brainspotting®) Dr. Frank Corrigan (Brainspotting® Neurobiological Hypothesis) Laurel Gaia (Reiki Teacher) Martha Lacey (Reiki Master) Kristy is an award-winning poet whose poetry appears in various national and international on-line and print literary journals. Her collection, "That Broken Tooth, That Blue Tattoo," is forthcoming from Indolent Books. Her micro-chapbook, "Crows and Angels," is available on Amazon. Connect with Kristy & Heather Kristy Website: www.kristysnedden.com. Facebook: Kristy Snedden-Poetry Instagram: kristy_snedden_poetry Email at: ksnedden@me.com Heather Websites: heathercorbet.com | heathercorbetspiritualadvisor.com Email: support@heathercorbet.com Connect with Colleen & Robyn ReikiLifestyle.com Reiki Lifestyle Podcast - On major podcast channels Free Online Reiki Share: Tuesdays, 9:30 am – 11:00 am Pacific Time, for a global Reiki healing circle. Free phone consultation: with Danni Instagram: @reikilifestyleofficial Email: info@reikilifestyle.com Love the Show? If this episode helped you on your journey, please Subscribe and leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your support helps us share the gift of Reiki with more people around the world!
June 18 · 35 min
What You Know Now: Solstice Reiki Reflection
Are you feeling the rapid shift of the 2026 cosmic energies? In this mid-year solstice check-in, Colleen and Robyn Benelli invite you to pause and answer a profound question: "What do you know now that you didn't know then?" Discover how to use Reiki to assess your current energetic capacity, align your divine mind, and gently release old belief systems without self-judgment. Key Insights Expanding Your Capacity to Receive: In our fast-paced world, your spiritual capacity is naturally expanding to match the new frequencies developing on the planet. Reiki helps you discern your unique state, whether you are comfortably sustaining your current level or actively growing to receive greater divine guidance and manifestation flow. Honoring Your True Timing: Celebrate your progress over the past six months is away to honor your present state and earned wisdom. Embracing deep inner honesty aligns you with your natural personal cycles, allowing you to support the gestation periods of your intentions. Thriving in the Beautiful Unknown: Moving forward with curiosity allows your spiritual goals to build naturally over time. Embracing the peaceful truth that "it is okay to not know" opens the door to receiving and brings deep relief to your mind. Whole-Body Alignment: Utilizing Reiki harmonizes your entire being by aligning your divine mind, encompassing your head, heart, and gut, with your earth mind. This perfectly balances and anchors higher frequencies directly into your physical form, empowering you to step forward with grounded clarity. People Also Ask, FAQ How can Reiki help me check in mid-year? Reiki provides a safe space of higher consciousness that cultivates deep inner honesty without self-criticism. It allows you to look back calmly at the past six months, observe what is true for you right now, and update your personal intentions based on your current energy and capacity. What does it mean to override the body's truth in manifestation? Overriding the body's truth happens when you let external pressure dictate your actions instead of honoring your true capacity. When you force progress during a natural period of rest or evaluation, it can cause mental burnout; Reiki helps you listen somatically to align your goals with physical and spiritual reality. How do you microdose Reiki on the fly? Microdosing Reiki involves bringing the energy into your busy daily life using quick, intentional pauses. You can chant or think the Reiki precepts ("Just for today, I let go of worry"), send the energy using your breath and eyes, or briefly focus your awareness inward to recalibrate your mind in the middle of a frantic day. Connect with Robyn and Colleen Website: https://reikilifestyle.com Podcast: https://reikilifestyle.com/podcast/ Community: Join our next Distance Reiki Share: https://reikilifestyle.com/reiki-share/ **DISCLAIMER** This episode is not a substitute for seeking professional medical care but is offered for relaxation and stress reduction, which supports the body's natural healing capabilities. Reiki is a complement to and never a replacement for professional medical care. Colleen and Robyn are not licensed professional healthcare providers and urge you to always seek out the appropriate physical and mental help professional healthcare providers may offer. Results vary by individual.
June 18 · 21 min
Solstice Reiki Journey: Pause, Listen, Gather, Update, Move Forward
Embrace the energy of the solstice cycle change to realign your spirit and steps. In this session, Robyn Benelli shares a Reiki Journey designed to help you pause, listen, gather, and update your intentions with inner honesty. Discover how whole-body listening and automatic writing activate your divine mind, heart mind, and gut mind to reveal your life-giving path forward. Key Insights The Power of the Grounded Pause: Taking a moment to step out of daily pressure creates a sacred space for your true wisdom to rise. Activating Reiki during a pause shifts you out of striving and opens you to receive love and guidance. Activating Your Multiple Minds: True alignment occurs when you listen on a deeper level across your whole self. Activating your divine mind, head mind, heart mind, gut mind, and earth mind synchronizes your intuition and intellect, allowing you to process life experiences with massive clarity. Information in Every Experience: Every aspect of your journey carries valuable data for your soul's evolution. Inspiration, resistance, delays, fatigue, and joy are all filled with information that helps you understand exactly what you need and what you are ready for right now. Updating Intention as Alignment: Your dreams naturally grow stronger when they include your current truth and respect your present capacity. Updating your intention releases old, mismatched pressures and delivers a life-giving, honest path forward that matches your timeline. People Also Ask, FAQ What is the Pause, Listen, Gather, and Move Forward Reiki method? It is a structured Reiki practice that can be done as a deep journey or quickly on the fly. By pausing to activate Reiki, listening with your whole body, gathering wisdom from your experiences, and updating your intentions, you can confidently choose an honest next step aligned with your current capacity. How do you use automatic writing during a Reiki journey? Automatic writing is a practice where you activate the Reiki flow and allow questions or guidance to stream through your pen without analytical filtering. It serves as a beautiful tool during the "listening" and "gathering" phases to capture the quiet, authentic truth of your energy and your guides. Why is updating an intention considered an act of alignment in Reiki? Because you are a completely different person now than you were at the beginning of a cycle. Updating your intention allows your goals to evolve alongside your personal growth, ensuring that your path remains grounded, honest, and perfectly matched to your current capacity and true timing. Connect with Robyn and Colleen Website: https://reikilifestyle.com Podcast: https://reikilifestyle.com/podcast/ Community: Join our next Distance Reiki Share: https://reikilifestyle.com/reiki-share/ **DISCLAIMER** This episode is not a substitute for seeking professional medical care but is offered for relaxation and stress reduction, which supports the body's natural healing capabilities. Reiki is a complement to and never a replacement for professional medical care. Colleen and Robyn are not licensed professional healthcare providers and urge you to always seek out the appropriate physical and mental help professional healthcare providers may offer. Results vary by individual.