The Living Presence of Reiki Symbols
What if the symbols you once learned as simple tools were actually living gateways, quiet presences waiting to be felt, understood, and experienced? One of the most fascinating aspects of Reiki practice is the evolving relationship practitioners develop with the Reiki symbols. When we first learn them, they are often introduced as tools, ways to focus, […]
Everything Is Relationship
My many encounters with people, animals, nature, and the living world have led me to an awareness that continues to deepen with time. Everything is relationship. I did not arrive at this understanding through a book, a philosophy, or a spiritual teaching. I arrived at it through experience. Through fifty years in healthcare and mental […]
Reiki: An Invitation to Creativity
One of the unexpected gifts Reiki has brought into my life is creativity. When many people think of Reiki, they think of healing, relaxation, or stress reduction. While Reiki certainly supports all of those things, I have found that it also opens a doorway to something deeper—a connection to inspiration itself. Over the past few […]
The Singing Rhinoceros: An Animal Reiki Experience I Will Never Forget
On the third day of my Animal Reiki 1 & 2 class, my students and I shared an experience that none of us will ever forget. As part of our class, we visited Out of Africa Wildlife Park near my home in Cottonwood, Arizona. On this day, a white rhinoceros became our teacher. HE […]
A Day with the Wolves: Reflections from Sedona Wolf Sanctuary
Yesterday, I had the privilege of visiting the Sedona Wolf Sanctuary, and even today, I find myself struggling to put the experience into words. Some experiences are educational. Some are enjoyable. And then there are experiences that touch something deep within the soul. This was one of those. Nestled among the red rocks of Sedona, […]
When the Shruti Box Called Me
Julie Russell RN, LRMT,CHt,CC. Sound Healer and Founder of Sacred Sound Reiki™ Certification Training Reiki Verde Valley, Cottonwood, Az ReikiVerdeValley.com When the Shruti Box Called Me I wasn’t looking for a Shruti Box. And yet the moment I encountered her…I felt a strong pull. Not interest. Not curiosity. But recognition. The Magnetism of Resonance It felt […]
When the Lioness Lay Down
Julie Russell, RN,LRMT,CHt.,CC. ICRT Animal Reiki Master Teacher Interspecies Communicator ReikiVerdeValley.com It was the third day of the ICRT Animal Reiki I/II Class, and I could feel something beginning to shift. The teaching had already been given, the structure understood, but now we were moving into something deeper, something that could not be explained, only […]
The Day My Grotta Señora Gong Chose Me
Julie Russell, RN,LRMT,CHt.,CC. ICRT Senior Licensed Reiki Master Teacher Integrative Medicine Practitioner Founder of Reiki Verde Valley – Cottonwood, Arizona ReikiVerdeValley.com A True Story of Sound, Alignment, and a Very Wise Instrument This is a true story. Not symbolic… Not imagined… But one of those moments where reality opens just enough for you to realize there is […]
Entering Relationship with the Spirit of the Earth
Julie Russell, RN,LRMT,CHt.,CC. ICRT Senior Licensed Reiki Master Teacher Integrative Medicine Practitioner Founder of Reiki Verde Valley – Cottonwood, Arizona ReikiVerdeValley.com There is a difference between being on the earth and being in relationship with the earth. Chanting and toning open that doorway. When you allow your voice to move softly, naturally, without force, you […]
The Living Sound of Reiki: Kirtan, Coherence, and the Voice of the Soul
Julie Russell, RN,LRMT,CHt.,CC. ICRT Senior Licensed Reiki Master Teacher Integrative Medicine Practitioner Founder of Reiki Verde Valley – Cottonwood, Arizona ReikiVerdeValley.com Featuring the Shruti Box — Instrument of the Month A Personal Beginning: How Kirtan Found Me About 20 years ago, I stumbled upon Kirtan. I didn’t fully understand it at the time. There […]