Ready Set Reiki

Your animal isn’t a passive client, they’re an active participant with preferences, boundaries, and surprisingly clear opinions. We sit down with Nancy Welsh, a Reiki master specializing in animal Reiki, to unpack what actually changes when you stop treating pets like tiny humans and start honoring consent, safety, and choice. We share stories from real sessions, including why animals often want only a few minutes of Reiki, how they “ask” for energy in their own language, and what it means to offer Reiki without overwhelming a cage, tank, or room.

From there, we go deeper into the emotional side of the work. Nancy opens up about grief, self-love, and the heavy feeling so many pet guardians carry after a transition: I didn’t do enough. We talk about caretaker fatigue, forgiveness, and why validating pet loss grief matters when the world tries to minimize it. We also address behavioral euthanasia, the judgment that can surround it, and the need for supportive spaces like the Losing Lulu community for guardians and animal professionals.

We also get practical about choosing a Reiki practitioner, the role of intuitive healing, and why distance Reiki can be a game changer for anxious pets who do best at home. If you’re searching for Reiki for pets, animal communication adjacent insights, or compassionate end-of-life support, this conversation offers grounded guidance and real comfort. If it resonates, subscribe, share with a fellow pet lover, and leave a review so more people can find this kind of support.

Nancy Welch – Balancing Connections
Short Bio (Host Introduction) (this short version is just a suggestion if needed)
Nancy Welch is a Reiki Master specializing in Animal Reiki and the human–animal bond. She is certified in Holy Fire® III World Peace Reiki, Animal Reiki, and Karuna Reiki® through the International Center for Reiki Training.
Nancy is also a Certified Level III Animal Communicator through Linda Roberts, a Certified End-of-Life Pet Doula through Elaine McCarty (The Animal Reiki Lady), and an Angel Oracle Card Reader with Kyle Gray.
Through her practice, Balancing Connections, Nancy helps animals release anxiety, emotional stress, and energetic imbalances while supporting deeper connection between pets and the people who love them. Her work focuses on supporting energetic balance and emotional healing for animals and their human companions.
Nancy offers Animal Reiki sessions, connection experiences such as Connected Hearts, and compassionate support for animals and their guardians during times of transition. She also leads Peaceful Paws & Reiki, a heart-centered pet loss support circle that helps people navigate the grief of losing a beloved animal companion.
Nancy is a corporate sponsor of the Losing Lulu Behavioral Euthanasia Summit, which begins April 19 and offers free registration for pet guardians and professionals. Her work and events can also be found on DragonflyReiki.me.
Nancy Welch
Nancy Welch is a Reiki Master and animal wellness practitioner who helps animals and their people find calm, balance, and deeper connection through Reiki, intuitive insight, and compassionate support. Through her practice, Balancing Connections, Nancy works with animals experiencing anxiety, behavioral challenges, illness, life transitions, and end-of-life journeys while also supporting the humans who love them.
Nancy Welch began her journey into energy healing while still working in the business world. After a particularly gruel

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You can’t see energy, so how do you know Reiki and energy healing are doing anything at all? I sit down with Tania Ho, an intuitive soul guide and the founder of Museflower Retreat and Spa in Thailand, to get practical about what energy work feels like, why people doubt it, and how you can test it through experience instead of trying to “prove” it with perfect logic.  Tania Ho, shares how Reiki found her early, why she finally trained at 21, and how that first attunement changed the way she understood life, healing, and her own sensitivity. 

We also talk modalities and daily practice.  Tania Ho, explains what she loves about Magnified Healing, how she uses it alongside Reiki, and why meditation stays at the center of her spiritual routine. If you’re a healer, a lightworker, or simply a sensitive person who feels everything, we dig into energetic basics that matter in real life: grounding your energy, clearing energy, and protecting your energy so your gift doesn’t become exhaustion. 

Then we get honest about the business side of a wellness life.  Tania Ho, opens up about a difficult split with an ex-business partner who was also a teacher, how that shook her trust, and how rebuilding helped her reclaim purpose. She shares what she looks for when hiring or receiving from energy workers, why “walking your talk” beats a flashy credential, and why getting experience at a retreat center before renting your own space can save you years of stress. 

You’ll also hear where to find Tanya’s

 Tania Ho’s retreats, online oracle card readings, and a free seven-card oracle pull designed for clarity.
 Tania Ho, Intuitive Soul Guide & Owner of Museflower Retreat & Spa 
 
Tania serves as an intuitive soul guide to help you find clarity and inspiration in your next step. Through oracle readings, meditation, intuition development, cacao medicine, energy tools, and more, she guides you to bring your heart, mind and soul back into harmony.
 
Originally from Hong Kong, Tania now makes her home in Chiang Rai, Thailand, with her family as the founder and owner of Museflower Retreat & Spa since 2014, an all-inclusive vegetarian wellness retreat center and spa offering yoga, meditation, spa and soulful retreats. 
 
She is also the podcast host of “Embrace Your Sacred Nature”, a soulful, bite-sized podcast offering nourishing wellness practices, energy tools, and heartfelt real-life stories to help you embrace your unique, magical nature.

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Reiki can arrive in the most unexpected places and sometimes at the hardest time of your life. I’m joined by Lorena Rodrigo, a Reiki master, yoga teacher, and sound meditation practitioner based in the UK, whose path shifted when she received Reiki in the hospital during breast cancer treatment. She shares what it felt like to go into chemotherapy with Reiki support, why it helped her reconnect to her own energy, and how that experience turned into a lifelong commitment to deep listening and real presence.

We also get honest about the messy parts of the wellness world. Lorena and I talk about common Reiki misconceptions, why you don’t need “special powers” to practice energy healing, and how to spot green flags in a Reiki practitioner or teacher. If you’ve ever felt put off by labels, gatekeeping, or performative spirituality, you’ll appreciate her grounded take: find what you resonate with, trust your intuition, and choose practitioners who feel sincere and safe.

In our listener Q and A, we dig into sound healing and the nervous system, including how vibration can influence the vagus nerve, support the parasympathetic “rest and digest” response, and help the brain shift into meditative states through entrainment. Lorena also shares her go-to practices for overwhelm, her commitment to daily self-Reiki, favorite instruments, plus how to find her work, trainings, and retreat offerings.

Lorena Rodrigo is a Reiki Master and guide of sound and stillness — a certified Sound Meditation Guide and teacher of Anusara, Yin, Pregnancy and Restorative Yoga, based in Reading, UK. Her work is devoted to the art of listening as a pathway into presence, attunement and subtle awareness.
Rooted in Reiki mastery, Lorena approaches vibration as a universal language — waves of resonance moving through the vast ocean of consciousness. Through this lens, her offerings invite participants to experience sound not only as something heard, but as something deeply felt, creating space for the body, mind and energy field to settle into natural harmony.
Through an intuitive weaving of breath, gentle movement and sound, Lorena creates immersive and nurturing spaces that encourage deep rest and inward exploration. Her sound meditations unfold as sensory journeys where time softens and awareness expands.
Drawing on the rich overtones of gongs, crystal and Tibetan singing bowls, harp, shamanic drums, rain sticks and voice, Lorena guides participants through layers of vibration that support nervous system regulation, inner clarity and profound stillness — inviting each person to listen to the subtle tides moving within and around them.
Lorena Rodrigo
Yoga / Reiki / Sound Therapy
www.lorenarodrigo.com
@lorena.c.rodrigo
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The fastest way to lose confidence in your Reiki path is to feel like you have to do it “the one right way” or wear a title that doesn’t even fit. I’m joined by Carrie Varella, founder of Reiki Healing Society, co-host of the Reiki Women Podcast, and creator of the GoPro Reiki mentorship program, for an honest conversation about what it means to grow as a Reiki practitioner and build a sustainable Reiki business without getting trapped by hierarchy, hype, or rigid rules.

We talk about how Reiki found Carrie through yoga, what it’s like to study multiple Reiki lineages (including the shift into Holy Fire Reiki), and why one of the biggest Reiki misconceptions is confusing Reiki energy healing with spiritual mediumship. We also get into the online Reiki training debate after COVID: what changes, what stays the same, and why the real measure of a good Reiki course is whether students leave feeling clear, capable, and supported. If you’ve been searching for learn Reiki online, distance Reiki, Reiki attunement, or Reiki certification, you’ll hear a grounded take that centers ethics and accessibility.

Then we go deeper into the language we use. Carrie shares why she no longer feels called to use the term “Reiki master,” how decolonization principles can help us question titles and power dynamics, and why cultural appropriation matters in the world of Reiki and yoga. We close with practical Reiki business support: mentorship, community, income streams, and the upcoming Reiki Business Summit where practitioners can connect and grow together.
Carrie Varela is the founder of the Reiki Healing Society, co-host of the Reiki Women Podcast and creator of the Go Pro with Reiki Mentorship Program. She is a Reiki practitioner, Reiki teacher, yoga instructor, Vedic astrologer, mother, mystic and modern day healer. She inspires people to connect with spirit, nature and their truest essence through Reiki, Yoga & Vedic Astrology. Carrie has had the privilege to study many diverse lineages of Reiki. In 2023, she traveled to Japan to tour the sacred sites of Reiki—an experience that was both incredible and life-changing. 

With over 15 years of experience as a solo practitioner and woman-owned small business owner, Carrie is passionate about supporting emerging and existing Reiki professionals navigate the creative process of building a thriving Reiki business. She believes that maintaining courage, joy and resilience comes more easily when you have the right support. With guidance, inspiration and community your growth as a Reiki pro is only a matter of time. 

Reiki Healing Society
Phone: 303-919-4330
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.reikihealingsociety.com

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Two hundred episodes doesn’t happen by accident. It happens when you keep showing up, especially after grief, fear, and the moments where you wonder if you can even speak with confidence again. I’m Tracy Seawright, and this anniversary reflection pulls back the curtain on why Ready Set Reiki exists, how it grew, and what I’ve learned from building a Reiki and energy healing podcast rooted in service rather than sales.

I share the surprising push that started it all, including a “pay-to-play” media pitch that didn’t sit right, and why I chose to create a free platform where Reiki practitioners can share their stories at no cost. Along the way, I talk about my own Reiki journey, from early exposure to Reiki, to returning during the pandemic, to moving through deep grief and rebuilding confidence through daily self-Reiki, prayer, and consistency. If you’ve ever felt called to help others while still healing yourself, you’ll recognize that path.

We also get practical. I break down what Reiki is (universal life force energy), why it’s a stress-reducing complementary therapy, and how to start in a way that feels safe and clear. We talk about choosing between in-person and online Reiki sessions, finding an ethical Reiki practitioner, asking what a session includes, and exploring Reiki training options like Usui Reiki and Holy Fire Reiki. I also name common misconceptions, explain intuitive vs systematic styles, and remind you that Reiki respects free will.

If this resonates, listen through, share it with someone who needs calm, and then subscribe and leave a review so more people can find Reiki, self-healing tools, and supportive community. What part of your journey needs more consistency right now?
Thank you everyone for continuing with me on this journey and together let’s sprinkle Reiki throughout the world. From the curious beginner to the season master teacher.
Tracy Searight is an educator, yoga, teacher, Reiki, master teacher, business owner, author 
 
 
Her most important roles  being  that of wife, mother and firm mom. She lives in El Paso, Texas with her husband, Kevin Dibert and 
 fur babies. Reach out if he would like a Reiki session or you’re interested in Reiki training or yoga training. Online or in person in the El Paso Texas area check out Tracy’s new TV show Laughing light workers on a new reality TV.

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