7 May 2009 - Marco Casazza Listen to this showAs a young man, Marco came into contact with Reiki and it was a match! His career as an actor both on stage and on television developed at the same time as he moved into being a master and a frequent interpreter for the Italian community for Reiki events. His astute perceptions of how these two passions run parallel courses through his life is fascinating. His application of Reiki and his understanding of the practice serves him in his next step of taking on directing for stage.
23 April 2009 - Marc de Meijer Listen to this showMarc comes from a family who has been practicing Reiki for over 20 years. His mother and father were in the first classes that Inger Droog taught in the Netherlands (Holland). They came to Reiki after being in the theatre and being committed to communal living. Their household was often filled with people. Soon after their introduction to Reiki, the house became filled with people practicing Reiki. For the three boys, of which Marc is the eldest, this became commonplace and a vital part of their family life. Over the years, Marc found his Reiki practice to be steady guidance in his spiritual life as well as his family life. Now 34 and deeply committed to the work of a cameraman and the film industry, his recent initiation as a master is leading him to find another expression of Reiki in his life.
16 April 2009 - Jennifer Morgan Listen to this showMy parents first became interested in energy work when they were trying to help me heal from a bone cyst. They discovered Reiki! After my arm had healed, they were initiation in the 80's. Reiki fast became a way of life in our family. I remember when my parents first started giving Reiki treatments we (my sisters and I) thought "great mom and dad are up to more yofoo stuff." Yofoo was our word for something they were into that was suppose to be good for you but we, as kids, didn't like it, a cross between yogurt and tofu. Which now days I like just like Reiki. Then I had a couple of personal experience that made me change my mind and later asked to be initiated. I was initiated when I was 19, then took 2nd degree when I was 25. It was the same week my mom was diagnosed with terminal cancer. We all treated her and the process of her passing, though very painful, was also strengthened by our family bond of Reiki. Now there are several generations of our family practicing Reiki and it has become a household word!
9 April 2009 - Kathy Araki Listen to this showKathy Araki was initiated by Hawayo Takata at the age of 17 years old with her siblings, shortly after her parents had met Takata Sensei and become initiated in Reiki. Reiki made an immediate impression and impact in Kathy's life. She became interested in holistic medicine and health, moving towards an eventual practice of soft tissue medicine through massage, Reiki and other manual and energetic modalities. A couple of years before his passing, her father, George, initiated her as a master. He was a master of HawayoTakata and was committed to the research of Reiki and other healing modalities. Kathy carries a quiet and steady energy that comes from her Japanese American background as well as her deep caring for human beings and the earth.
2 April 2009 - Michelle Randles Listen to this showMichelle Randles is the daughter of Inger Droog who has been on the show twice. Raised in and around Nelson, British Columbia as Reiki was beginning to find its place in world as well as in the local community, Michelle found herself being initiated in Reiki at the age of 10. Through Wanja Twan and other masters in the area, Reiki became a part of the life of her mother as well as hers. Michelle has used her connection with the earth and with herself to find a career in Human Resources in Learning and Development. Reiki as an energy and as a practice is simply a part of her. There is no need to find the before and after, because there is no line of demarcation. As a master, her expression is not necessarily that of teaching and supporting students, which was her mother's expression. Always being aware, she is finding her place and time with mastery. A new generation of students/masters has emerged and now is taking its place in the Reiki community and in our world community. Inspiring!
26 March 2009 - Mara Mitchell Listen to this showIn this interview, Mara gives us thought-provoking moments as she describes her early life in northern Idaho. Her parents were both reiki masters, dedicated to a practice that seemed out of the ordinary (to say the least) in the small Idaho community where they settled in 1980. Throughout Mara's life, she has made decisions that bring her clarity about her boundaries as a human being, as a daughter, and as a reiki student. Now, at the age of 25, she is drawn to start her own public reiki practice, and is using her time in university to acquire the knowledge and skills for her life work. It is obvious that she has many choices. With the energy of reiki in her life, she will seek to balance her own needs and desires with her calling to benefit her community. Stories are her passion. We look forward to reading what emerges from her passionate pen.
19 March 2009 - Martijn Hofman Listen to this showRose Rendering, a Reiki Master following the call of life, moved from Holland to Northern Norway in the early years of Martijn's life. Raised as a child of a master, he attended numerous classes observing what happened with his mother's students and was bathed in the energy of Reiki. A sensitive child, as well as one with a different background, he was often bullied at school. Reiki helped him find a way to nurture himself while keeping on a course that would bring him out into the light of day. Now a young man, Martijn has realized a potent dream for himself. He is living in Scotland and doing work that encourages his creative energy and sharp mind. A dreamer and a gentle soul, Martijn has found strength in his practice of Reiki.
12 March 2009 - Anneli Twan Listen to this showAnneli and Kristina were two sisters brought up in a house full of Reiki. They lived in a pristine natural environment in the southeast corner of British Colombia called the Kooteneys. These mountain valleys nurtured the people who lived in them and out of these valleys have come many masters. Wanja Twan, having been a student of Hawayo Takata, gave her daughters everything of value. And Reiki was the most valuable thing she could pass on. So at an early age, for most of us, Anneli practiced Reiki, was initiated in Second Degree and then as a Master by her mother, and has no recollection of life without Reiki. Anneli is a peaceful woman, mother and Reiki Master in a place where the practice of Reiki is a natural part of being alive. She has also assisted her mother in compiling books that preserve the history and stories of Reiki in this part of the world.
5 March 2009 - Anasuya Claff Listen to this showAnasuya met Reiki and Wanja Twan in an ashram in India when she was about 2 years old. Wanja and her mother, Lalita, met and became close as they were living next door to each other. The relationship grew as Lalita responded to a request bringing Wanja to her home for a class in Sydney, Australia. During the preparations for the class, an amazing response came forth in Anasuya and she was initiated at the age of 5. Since then her life has been about her spirituality, her blossoming as a young woman, and her passion for Reiki. Already a vibrant storyteller, she extends the excitement of being alive! Reiki is part of the fabric of her life.
26 February 2009 - Phyllis Furumoto Listen to this showIs there a Reiki Movement in the World? This has been the question for the last 7 weeks on the show. There have been 7 different approaches and points of view. What constitutes a "movement?" What is the contribution of Reiki to the world that we live? What lies ahead for us.....as a society? Are we moving into a world community and what could be the contributions that Reiki has to offer? Or what are the contributions that Reiki is giving to this community? Phyllis will summarize the last interviews and follow up with her viewpoint on these questions.
19 February 2009 - Nirdosh Samolianov Listen to this showAn avid student of Osho, Nirdosh came to Reiki in 1991 through contact with Hans Treffers. Once he had taken Reiki in his home city of St. Petersburg, he took on the practice with enthusiasm. His interest and overflowing energy coupled with a good command of English made him a consistent organizer of Reiki Classes and events for the foreign masters who traveled to Russia. After his initiation, he has traveled to many countries and become involved with the global Reiki community. A staunch believer in his homeland and the world community, he brings yet, another perspective to this exploration of the (possible) Reiki Movement.
12 February 2009 - Susan Mitchell Listen to this showHawayo Takata left her legacy of 22 masters to the world. After her passing in December, 1980, these masters were notified of her death and came together, taking next step as masters, some very recently initiated. When Hawayo Takata was asked about her presence and support in the coming years, she would respond, "Let Reiki Teach You!" In 1982, a group of these masters formed The Reiki Alliance under the recognized lineage bearer, Phyllis Furumoto. As the group began to grow and have a life of its own, Phyllis surrendered the guidance of the group to its Executive Director and Board of Directors. Susan Mitchell, the first Executive Director, served for 11 years. As Reiki was finding its place in the world and thousands of students were initiated, Susan had the possibility of observing the changes and movement in the world of masters.
5 February 2009 - Pamela Miles Listen to this showFor those of you who have listened to the interviews with Pamela Miles in 2008, you are in for another treat. She has been asked back to join us in this discussion of "Is there a Reiki Movement?" THROUGH her passion for Public Practice in Reiki and her book, "Reiki; a Comprehensive Guide," Pamela has had the opportunity to travel to many countries and connect with the practice as it is progressing in those countries as well as a possible trend in the global consciousness about Reiki. What are her dreams for this practice globally? Does she see trends through the years? Where are these trends leading us? Is there something each of us can do to support the natural development of Reiki being used in mainstream medical treatment? Pamela brings her particular articulate style and provocative ideas to this series of interviews. I am looking forward to her presence on the show!
29 January 2009 - Oliver Klatt Listen to this showAs we look to different people in our community to give us perspective of where Reiki is going, Oliver holds another point of view for us all. The Reiki Magazin which was founded by Juergen Kindlere and was known for its ecumenical way of being with the different forms of practice that developed, not only in Germany, but throughout the world, is now in a different shift. With Oliver's taking over the editorship and the simple development of the Reiki community in Germany, the focus of the magazine is now more about all the different aspects and themes around Reiki in a general way including the spiritual aspects of the practice. This seems to be a portend of the shift in the Reiki Community. Oliver has also authored the book ""Reiki Systems of the World" (Lotus Press) which is publishesd in both German and English. Can he take a step back and see these systems as a movement? What is the Reiki Movement in relationship to other movements in the spiritual world culture? What, in his opinion, is our next step?
22 January 2009 - Paul Mitchell Listen to this showPaul has appeared on the show twice before. It seems that with his many "hats," we have the opportunity to partake of his perspective and his understanding of the practice of Reiki. This week, I am interviewing him as the "Head of the Discipline." This recognition of his place in the system of Usui Shiki Ryoho is given by many students and masters of Usui Shiki Ryoho. As he travels throughout the world teaching and facilitating various events, his awareness is larger than the event itself. Ever vigilant, he looks for the patterns and the movement of the energy of where students are going with their practice and what questions are in the air. He will share his historical perspective and his own opinion of the Reiki Movement and his perception of the gifts that are being given to the students as they practice Reiki.
15 January 2009 - Juergen Kindler Listen to this showDecember was a month to take time for stories of Hawayo Takata and revisiting the beginnings of our Global Reiki Community of today. For the remainder of January and February, I will be interviewing Reiki Masters who have had the opportunity to look at the world of Reiki from different perspectives. This series will allow us to take two or three steps back, viewing the horizon of our future and looking at the patterns that have been created in the past. Juergen Kindler is the founder and past editor of the "Reiki Magazin," the German language bi-monthly magazine that has been published for 11 years. Juergen founded the magazine reflecting his own philosophy of exploring and exposing the general Reiki community to the different forms of practice known as Reiki. This philosophy has taken him into many explorations of the world wide Reiki movement. I will explore questions such as "What is the gift that Reiki brings to the world?" "What are the patterns, if any, do you see in the years you have been a Reiki student?" "Do you have any forecast for the development of Reiki from this time forward?" Please call in with your questions or comments on this topic!
8 January 2009 - Phyllis Furumoto Listen to this showA New Year for us all – Special Encore Presentation! In the next weeks, cultures all over the world will be celebrating or marking the New Year. In our usual human fashion, sometimes this beginning has within it our own feelings of wanting to be better, wanting to have done something else in our last year, hoping that this year will be different, or celebrating the finish of a good year and looking forward to the next! Whatever the case maybe, join Phyllis in a guided treatment for the New Year. Imagine that there are thousands of others listening to the show from countries around the world and practicing the same treatment together with you. Imagine that you and they are together in the energy of the treatment and with a desire to enter the new year with the grace of a Reiki treatment. Form and Essence join in a treatment to allow the miracles of life to work within our lives. Prepare to listen to the show by lying down, with comfortable clothing, and an hour of time for the gift of Reiki.
1 January 2009 - Phyllis Furumoto Listen to this showIn the next weeks, cultures all over the world will be celebrating or marking the New Year. In our usual human fashion, sometimes this beginning has within it our own feelings of wanting to be better, wanting to have done something else in our last year, hoping that this year will be different, or celebrating the finish of a good year and looking forward to the next! Whatever the case maybe, join Phyllis in a guided treatment for the New Year. Imagine that there are thousands of others listening to the show from countries around the world and practicing the same treatment together with you. Imagine that you and they are together in the energy of the treatment and with a desire to enter the new year with the grace of a Reiki treatment. Form and Essence join in a treatment to allow the miracles of life to work within our lives. Prepare to listen to the show by lying down, with comfortable clothing, and an hour of time for the gift of Reiki.
7 May 2009 - Marco Casazza Listen to this showAs a young man, Marco came into contact with Reiki and it was a match! His career as an actor both on stage and on television developed at the same time as he moved into being a master and a frequent interpreter for the Italian community for Reiki events. His astute perceptions of how these two passions run parallel courses through his life is fascinating. His application of Reiki and his understanding of the practice serves him in his next step of taking on directing for stage.
23 April 2009 - Marc de Meijer Listen to this showMarc comes from a family who has been practicing Reiki for over 20 years. His mother and father were in the first classes that Inger Droog taught in the Netherlands (Holland). They came to Reiki after being in the theatre and being committed to communal living. Their household was often filled with people. Soon after their introduction to Reiki, the house became filled with people practicing Reiki. For the three boys, of which Marc is the eldest, this became commonplace and a vital part of their family life. Over the years, Marc found his Reiki practice to be steady guidance in his spiritual life as well as his family life. Now 34 and deeply committed to the work of a cameraman and the film industry, his recent initiation as a master is leading him to find another expression of Reiki in his life.
16 April 2009 - Jennifer Morgan Listen to this showMy parents first became interested in energy work when they were trying to help me heal from a bone cyst. They discovered Reiki! After my arm had healed, they were initiation in the 80's. Reiki fast became a way of life in our family. I remember when my parents first started giving Reiki treatments we (my sisters and I) thought "great mom and dad are up to more yofoo stuff." Yofoo was our word for something they were into that was suppose to be good for you but we, as kids, didn't like it, a cross between yogurt and tofu. Which now days I like just like Reiki. Then I had a couple of personal experience that made me change my mind and later asked to be initiated. I was initiated when I was 19, then took 2nd degree when I was 25. It was the same week my mom was diagnosed with terminal cancer. We all treated her and the process of her passing, though very painful, was also strengthened by our family bond of Reiki. Now there are several generations of our family practicing Reiki and it has become a household word!
9 April 2009 - Kathy Araki Listen to this showKathy Araki was initiated by Hawayo Takata at the age of 17 years old with her siblings, shortly after her parents had met Takata Sensei and become initiated in Reiki. Reiki made an immediate impression and impact in Kathy's life. She became interested in holistic medicine and health, moving towards an eventual practice of soft tissue medicine through massage, Reiki and other manual and energetic modalities. A couple of years before his passing, her father, George, initiated her as a master. He was a master of HawayoTakata and was committed to the research of Reiki and other healing modalities. Kathy carries a quiet and steady energy that comes from her Japanese American background as well as her deep caring for human beings and the earth.
2 April 2009 - Michelle Randles Listen to this showMichelle Randles is the daughter of Inger Droog who has been on the show twice. Raised in and around Nelson, British Columbia as Reiki was beginning to find its place in world as well as in the local community, Michelle found herself being initiated in Reiki at the age of 10. Through Wanja Twan and other masters in the area, Reiki became a part of the life of her mother as well as hers. Michelle has used her connection with the earth and with herself to find a career in Human Resources in Learning and Development. Reiki as an energy and as a practice is simply a part of her. There is no need to find the before and after, because there is no line of demarcation. As a master, her expression is not necessarily that of teaching and supporting students, which was her mother's expression. Always being aware, she is finding her place and time with mastery. A new generation of students/masters has emerged and now is taking its place in the Reiki community and in our world community. Inspiring!
26 March 2009 - Mara Mitchell Listen to this showIn this interview, Mara gives us thought-provoking moments as she describes her early life in northern Idaho. Her parents were both reiki masters, dedicated to a practice that seemed out of the ordinary (to say the least) in the small Idaho community where they settled in 1980. Throughout Mara's life, she has made decisions that bring her clarity about her boundaries as a human being, as a daughter, and as a reiki student. Now, at the age of 25, she is drawn to start her own public reiki practice, and is using her time in university to acquire the knowledge and skills for her life work. It is obvious that she has many choices. With the energy of reiki in her life, she will seek to balance her own needs and desires with her calling to benefit her community. Stories are her passion. We look forward to reading what emerges from her passionate pen.
19 March 2009 - Martijn Hofman Listen to this showRose Rendering, a Reiki Master following the call of life, moved from Holland to Northern Norway in the early years of Martijn's life. Raised as a child of a master, he attended numerous classes observing what happened with his mother's students and was bathed in the energy of Reiki. A sensitive child, as well as one with a different background, he was often bullied at school. Reiki helped him find a way to nurture himself while keeping on a course that would bring him out into the light of day. Now a young man, Martijn has realized a potent dream for himself. He is living in Scotland and doing work that encourages his creative energy and sharp mind. A dreamer and a gentle soul, Martijn has found strength in his practice of Reiki.
12 March 2009 - Anneli Twan Listen to this showAnneli and Kristina were two sisters brought up in a house full of Reiki. They lived in a pristine natural environment in the southeast corner of British Colombia called the Kooteneys. These mountain valleys nurtured the people who lived in them and out of these valleys have come many masters. Wanja Twan, having been a student of Hawayo Takata, gave her daughters everything of value. And Reiki was the most valuable thing she could pass on. So at an early age, for most of us, Anneli practiced Reiki, was initiated in Second Degree and then as a Master by her mother, and has no recollection of life without Reiki. Anneli is a peaceful woman, mother and Reiki Master in a place where the practice of Reiki is a natural part of being alive. She has also assisted her mother in compiling books that preserve the history and stories of Reiki in this part of the world.
5 March 2009 - Anasuya Claff Listen to this showAnasuya met Reiki and Wanja Twan in an ashram in India when she was about 2 years old. Wanja and her mother, Lalita, met and became close as they were living next door to each other. The relationship grew as Lalita responded to a request bringing Wanja to her home for a class in Sydney, Australia. During the preparations for the class, an amazing response came forth in Anasuya and she was initiated at the age of 5. Since then her life has been about her spirituality, her blossoming as a young woman, and her passion for Reiki. Already a vibrant storyteller, she extends the excitement of being alive! Reiki is part of the fabric of her life.
26 February 2009 - Phyllis Furumoto Listen to this showIs there a Reiki Movement in the World? This has been the question for the last 7 weeks on the show. There have been 7 different approaches and points of view. What constitutes a "movement?" What is the contribution of Reiki to the world that we live? What lies ahead for us.....as a society? Are we moving into a world community and what could be the contributions that Reiki has to offer? Or what are the contributions that Reiki is giving to this community? Phyllis will summarize the last interviews and follow up with her viewpoint on these questions.
19 February 2009 - Nirdosh Samolianov Listen to this showAn avid student of Osho, Nirdosh came to Reiki in 1991 through contact with Hans Treffers. Once he had taken Reiki in his home city of St. Petersburg, he took on the practice with enthusiasm. His interest and overflowing energy coupled with a good command of English made him a consistent organizer of Reiki Classes and events for the foreign masters who traveled to Russia. After his initiation, he has traveled to many countries and become involved with the global Reiki community. A staunch believer in his homeland and the world community, he brings yet, another perspective to this exploration of the (possible) Reiki Movement.
12 February 2009 - Susan Mitchell Listen to this showHawayo Takata left her legacy of 22 masters to the world. After her passing in December, 1980, these masters were notified of her death and came together, taking next step as masters, some very recently initiated. When Hawayo Takata was asked about her presence and support in the coming years, she would respond, "Let Reiki Teach You!" In 1982, a group of these masters formed The Reiki Alliance under the recognized lineage bearer, Phyllis Furumoto. As the group began to grow and have a life of its own, Phyllis surrendered the guidance of the group to its Executive Director and Board of Directors. Susan Mitchell, the first Executive Director, served for 11 years. As Reiki was finding its place in the world and thousands of students were initiated, Susan had the possibility of observing the changes and movement in the world of masters.
5 February 2009 - Pamela Miles Listen to this showFor those of you who have listened to the interviews with Pamela Miles in 2008, you are in for another treat. She has been asked back to join us in this discussion of "Is there a Reiki Movement?" THROUGH her passion for Public Practice in Reiki and her book, "Reiki; a Comprehensive Guide," Pamela has had the opportunity to travel to many countries and connect with the practice as it is progressing in those countries as well as a possible trend in the global consciousness about Reiki. What are her dreams for this practice globally? Does she see trends through the years? Where are these trends leading us? Is there something each of us can do to support the natural development of Reiki being used in mainstream medical treatment? Pamela brings her particular articulate style and provocative ideas to this series of interviews. I am looking forward to her presence on the show!
29 January 2009 - Oliver Klatt Listen to this showAs we look to different people in our community to give us perspective of where Reiki is going, Oliver holds another point of view for us all. The Reiki Magazin which was founded by Juergen Kindlere and was known for its ecumenical way of being with the different forms of practice that developed, not only in Germany, but throughout the world, is now in a different shift. With Oliver's taking over the editorship and the simple development of the Reiki community in Germany, the focus of the magazine is now more about all the different aspects and themes around Reiki in a general way including the spiritual aspects of the practice. This seems to be a portend of the shift in the Reiki Community. Oliver has also authored the book ""Reiki Systems of the World" (Lotus Press) which is publishesd in both German and English. Can he take a step back and see these systems as a movement? What is the Reiki Movement in relationship to other movements in the spiritual world culture? What, in his opinion, is our next step?
22 January 2009 - Paul Mitchell Listen to this showPaul has appeared on the show twice before. It seems that with his many "hats," we have the opportunity to partake of his perspective and his understanding of the practice of Reiki. This week, I am interviewing him as the "Head of the Discipline." This recognition of his place in the system of Usui Shiki Ryoho is given by many students and masters of Usui Shiki Ryoho. As he travels throughout the world teaching and facilitating various events, his awareness is larger than the event itself. Ever vigilant, he looks for the patterns and the movement of the energy of where students are going with their practice and what questions are in the air. He will share his historical perspective and his own opinion of the Reiki Movement and his perception of the gifts that are being given to the students as they practice Reiki.
15 January 2009 - Juergen Kindler Listen to this showDecember was a month to take time for stories of Hawayo Takata and revisiting the beginnings of our Global Reiki Community of today. For the remainder of January and February, I will be interviewing Reiki Masters who have had the opportunity to look at the world of Reiki from different perspectives. This series will allow us to take two or three steps back, viewing the horizon of our future and looking at the patterns that have been created in the past. Juergen Kindler is the founder and past editor of the "Reiki Magazin," the German language bi-monthly magazine that has been published for 11 years. Juergen founded the magazine reflecting his own philosophy of exploring and exposing the general Reiki community to the different forms of practice known as Reiki. This philosophy has taken him into many explorations of the world wide Reiki movement. I will explore questions such as "What is the gift that Reiki brings to the world?" "What are the patterns, if any, do you see in the years you have been a Reiki student?" "Do you have any forecast for the development of Reiki from this time forward?" Please call in with your questions or comments on this topic!
8 January 2009 - Phyllis Furumoto Listen to this showA New Year for us all – Special Encore Presentation! In the next weeks, cultures all over the world will be celebrating or marking the New Year. In our usual human fashion, sometimes this beginning has within it our own feelings of wanting to be better, wanting to have done something else in our last year, hoping that this year will be different, or celebrating the finish of a good year and looking forward to the next! Whatever the case maybe, join Phyllis in a guided treatment for the New Year. Imagine that there are thousands of others listening to the show from countries around the world and practicing the same treatment together with you. Imagine that you and they are together in the energy of the treatment and with a desire to enter the new year with the grace of a Reiki treatment. Form and Essence join in a treatment to allow the miracles of life to work within our lives. Prepare to listen to the show by lying down, with comfortable clothing, and an hour of time for the gift of Reiki.
1 January 2009 - Phyllis Furumoto Listen to this showIn the next weeks, cultures all over the world will be celebrating or marking the New Year. In our usual human fashion, sometimes this beginning has within it our own feelings of wanting to be better, wanting to have done something else in our last year, hoping that this year will be different, or celebrating the finish of a good year and looking forward to the next! Whatever the case maybe, join Phyllis in a guided treatment for the New Year. Imagine that there are thousands of others listening to the show from countries around the world and practicing the same treatment together with you. Imagine that you and they are together in the energy of the treatment and with a desire to enter the new year with the grace of a Reiki treatment. Form and Essence join in a treatment to allow the miracles of life to work within our lives. Prepare to listen to the show by lying down, with comfortable clothing, and an hour of time for the gift of Reiki.
