For a time, my experience with an auto-immune disease thwarted my life into cyclical mental, emotional, and physical pain. I’ve found that meditation, even short sessions, helps me rid of past traumas. Instead of holding on to a story of suffering, I can practice letting go and opening to the magic of each day.

Mammals have wonderful energy, especially if they love to nap in the sun. This week I’m dog-sitting in Burbank and have been relishing in their relaxed energy. Today I completed my Reiki training and am now certified as a Reiki Master Healer. I‘ve been heightening my energetic senses and wrote a guided meditation about how to sense reiki or the universal life force.

Instead of telling myself to meditate more and be in the present, it’s helpful to find a technique that is peaceful, creative, and personalized. In Karla McLaren’s book, Your Auras and Your Chakras: An Owner’s Manual, she explains a really creative way of grounding yourself by creating a peaceful retreat inside your head.

Malibu, CA
More than a yoga studio, the Mindry hosts alternative healing classes in Breathwork, Somatic Awareness Meditation, and Restorative Soundbaths to attend to the mind, body, and soul. I’ve outlined a sample of each class type so you can see what it’s like to be guided through energetic experiences.

So far I’ve read about miracles from patients who have shifted their mindset to heal terminal diagnoses. Some of the explanations dive into biochemistry such as “The neurons that compose the brain and central nervous system “talk” to one another across gaps called synapses.”

I read that a simple breathing technique of inhaling a refreshing breath down to your stomach and gently exhaling a little longer than in, signals the brain, heart, lungs, and digestion system to rest and restore. This engages the body’s natural healing capacities to regulate heart rate, reduce inflammation, and produce endorphins.

Los Angeles, CA
Every February from 2012 to 2020, I worked in the signage department at the Los Angeles Conscious Life Expo. As my mom and I ran all the posters for each event, I also ran around the LAX Hilton, meeting fascinating, kind, and intuitive people, each with diverse perspectives about tarot, aliens, reiki, you name it.

Before modern science and terminology, ancient Indian culture categorized the body into seven main energy wheels called Chakras dotted from the base of the spine to the top of the head. Learning about these energy wheels can bring a profound sense of emotional and psychological understanding, self-acceptance, and self-love.

As an initiation to becoming a Reiki Healer, I went through a long-distance attunement session. I expected it to be a nice meditation but it did much more than that. I felt it healed my restless body, softened my beautiful hands, and reminded me of my energetic potential.

At first, I thought I would read through and summarize “Anatomy of the Spirit” by intuitive energy healer Caroline Myss, Ph.D., but a book about intuition is best understood from reading her vocab, explanations, and anecdotes. Already, I’ve noticed a calmer outlook on my traumas and circumstances and an improvement in my ability to read my gut reactions.