Ready Set Reiki

Reiki doesn’t need hype, fear, or perfect belief to be meaningful. I sit down with Reiki master teacher John Piquel to talk about what actually builds a strong Reiki practice: time, hands-on experience, integrity, and the willingness to step out of the way so the energy can do what it does. John shares how he stumbled into a Reiki share in Chicago, what it felt like to receive for the first time, and why short sessions can still be powerful when they’re offered with care. 

We get honest about Reiki misconceptions and the skepticism so many people carry into their first session. John explains why “you have to believe in it” misses the point, and we dig into what clients should look for before getting on a table. If you’ve ever wondered how to choose an ethical Reiki practitioner, we lay out the green flags like humility and a sense of service, along with the red flags like pressure sales, rigid “required” session counts, and fear-based claims about dark attachments. 

You’ll also hear how Reiki’s public perception has shifted over the last two decades, including its growth in hospitals and integrative medicine settings, plus a moving story about end-of-life Reiki support. John talks about the value of longer training formats, the importance of transparent lineage, and how experiences like space clearing and plant medicine ceremonies influenced his energy work without turning it into performance. 

Jon Pickell assisting in Peruvian plant medicine  ceremony has had a HUGE impact on my work outside of ceremony!   I generally have provided hands-on work on 8-15 participants during the ceremony - I am not a shaman, but several people have said my work "feels very shamanic" - 

If you like thoughtful conversations about Reiki, energy healing, and doing this work with real ethics, subscribe, share this with a friend who’s curious, and leave a review so more people can find the show.

Come Home to Yourself
Where healing becomes a holistic, embodied way of being via reflection, ritual and release
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Hustle culture tells healers to post more, push harder, and copy whatever “proven” funnel is trending. But when your work is Reiki, energy healing, or spiritual coaching, forcing yourself into someone else’s system can quietly drain your body, your intuition, and your joy. That’s why this conversation with Ewa Heard hit home for us, because she doesn’t just teach business growth, she lives the shift from grind to alignment.

Ewa Heard is a channeler, healer, and creator of the 5D Soul Aligned Business Method, and she shares the real story behind her work: corporate success on paper, clinical depression and anxiety underneath, and the moment purpose changed everything. We talk about what happens when you build a business that looks “right” but feels wrong, how motherhood demanded a new way of working, and why rest and embodiment are not luxuries for energy workers, they’re the foundation of sustainable client attraction.

We also dig into the misconceptions that keep spiritually led entrepreneurs stuck, including the belief that money must require burnout, and the trap of collecting certifications while still feeling unclear about who you are. Ewa Heard breaks down her framework for finding your unique purpose, activating soul-given gifts, receiving the wisdom you’re here to share, and choosing strategy that actually fits your energy. If you’ve been wondering whether you really need a website, constant posting, or pressure-based marketing to grow, you’ll love this grounded, practical take.
Ewa  a mum of two beautiful children, channel, healer, coach, and creator of the 5D Soul-Aligned Business Method™ — a channelled and structured body of work from 5D Consciousness, Abundance Consciousness, and the Pleiadians, revealing how healers and spiritually-led entrepreneurs are truly designed to create wealth and impact with ease, flow, and alignment.
My journey began after experiencing clinical depression and anxiety whilst working in a successful corporate career that felt deeply misaligned. Guided by a powerful inner knowing that I was meant for more, I reconnected with my spiritual gifts, channeling abilities, and purpose. Within 3 months, I left my corporate role, and within 6 months, I built a 6-figure healing business whilst working just 1–3 hours a day and raising my children by implementing the 5D Soul-Aligned Business Method™.
I disrupt traditional business coaching by challenging outdated 3D business and marketing strategies rooted in hustle, pressure, constant visibility, and fear-based tactics that often leave healers burnt out, energetically drained, and disconnected from their true power.
The 5D methodology teaches that every healer and spiritually-led entrepreneur already holds their own unique blueprint for success within them. When this blueprint is revealed, activated, and translated into clear, aligned business structures and strategy, it creates natural abundance, meaningful impact, and financial expansion.
I help healers and spiritually-led entrepreneurs step into their power, activate their unique blueprint for success, and build financially abundant businesses through energetic alignment, embodiment, and soul-aligned strategy — without hustle, burnout, or force

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Come Home to Yourself
Where healing becomes a holistic, embodied way of being via reflection, ritual and release
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
Support the show
Ready Set Reiki is a journey 
From the curious beginner to the Season Master Teacher
www.readysetreiki.com
Send in your questions readysetreiki@gmail.com
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You can feel it when someone has lived the work, not just studied it. I’m joined by  Safra Turner,founder of iHolistica Institute for Holistic Health and Advanced Energetica, and her story is the kind that rewires how you think about Reiki, energy healing, and what it actually means to “heal.” From learning to see energy at 17 to receiving Reiki attunements at 18 while serving as a frontline soldier, Safra Turner has spent nearly three decades walking a path that blends real-world responsibility with spiritual truth. 

We talk about the misconception that people come to healers because they want healing, when many are really hoping to be fixed without changing.  Safra shares why the ones who heal are the ones who choose healing, and why the healer’s role is presence and support, not projecting meaning onto someone’s pain. 

Tracy also shares her own surgery and recovery experience, and how energy work can support the nervous system, emotions, and mindset alongside practical medical care. 

Then we go deeper into consciousness studies, natural law, and the Law of One, including  Safra’s explanation of base 10 consciousness versus base 12 consciousness and how that shift connects to sovereignty and awakening. You’ll also get a quick grounding practice you can try immediately, plus ways to explore  Safra’s educational resources and writing through iHolistica. 

Safra Turner is the founder of iHolistica, Institute for Holistic Health & Advanced Energetica. She has nearly three decades of experience in holistic healing, emotional transformation, and advanced energetics. Safra helps individuals reclaim their sovereignty, access their innate healing capacity, and awaken perception through practical tools grounded in Universal Law, Base-10 and Base-12 consciousness, and integrative natural therapeutics.

More comprehensive bio:
https://iholistica.com/meet-safra/ 

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Come Home to Yourself
Where healing becomes a holistic, embodied way of being via reflection, ritual and release
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Ready Set Reiki is a journey 
From the curious beginner to the Season Master Teacher
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Reiki can sound like a secret club from the outside, and that misunderstanding keeps a lot of people from trying a practice that could genuinely help them feel calmer, clearer, and more connected. I sit down with Patty Chevalier Montgomery, a lifelong elementary educator and Usui Holy Fire®️ III Reiki master teacher, to bring Reiki down to earth, tell the real story of how it shows up, and share what it looks like to live Reiki as a daily way of life.

Patty shares a fascinating origin story that starts with a past life regression that nudged her toward teaching, decades of bringing “light” into the classroom, and then a surprising moment where Reiki finally clicks as the missing piece. We talk mentorship, why auditing classes can deepen your skills, and how to choose training and teachers that match your values. We also explore common Reiki misconceptions, like the belief that Reiki is only for “special” people or that it requires a specific religion, and we offer simple analogies and lived experience to make energy healing easier to understand.

You’ll also hear about practical tools that support Reiki sessions and Reiki business growth, including self-Reiki, meditation, long distance Reiki on Zoom, integrity in practitioners, and how Patty blends Reiki with angel oracle card readings in an uplifting, client-centered way. If you’re searching for inner peace, considering Reiki training, or building a heart-led practice, this conversation will give you language, confidence, and next steps. Subscribe, share this with a friend who is Reiki-curious, and leave a review with your biggest Reiki question.

Patty Chevalier Montgomery
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Patty Mont-Reiki
Usui/Holy Fire® III Reiki Master Teacher and lifelong educator, Patty is
passionate about helping others connect with their inner light and healing
energy. After 30 years of inspiring young minds, she now shares the
transformative power of Reiki through her heart-led practice and teaching,
creating spaces of healing, joy, and soulful growth.
With a background in elementary education and decades of teaching
experience, she now blends her passion for learning with the transformative
energy of Reiki. Patty offers Reiki sessions and classes designed to help
individuals access their innate healing abilities, cultivate inner peace, and
live with greater purpose. Her mission is to inspire, educate, and support
others as they embrace their own path of growth and well-being.
Sessions offered at Patty Mont-Reiki include the following:
Private reiki therapy, animal reiki, private guided meditations, group guided
meditation workshops, private Angel Oracle card readings, Reiki I/II training,
and Reiki Master level training.
“I believe life is a never ending journey
filled with wonderful and joyous
opportunities that if we notice them will
guide us to know our most authentic
selves. From very early in my life I have felt
called to be a channel for light and love.
After three decades as an elementary
teacher, Reiki found me, and it felt like a
divine continuation of my path. Through
Reiki, I help others connect with their inner
light, find healing, and embrace the beauty
of their most authentic selves.”
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Patty
Find me here:
Webpage: onamission.bio/pattymontgomery/
patty.myreiki@yahoo.com
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Come Home to Yourself
Where healing becomes a holistic, embodied way of being via reflection, ritual and release
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
Support the show
Ready Set Reiki is a journey 
From the curious beginner to the Season Master Teacher
www.readysetreiki.com
Send in your questions readysetreiki@gmail.com
Thank you.

Color can be more than decoration. Sometimes it is information, a mirror, and even a kind of medicine. On this Ready Set Reiki journey, we are joined by intuitive artist and writer Heather Eck, with Dina Fortune as our co-guide, to explore what happens when synesthesia, spirituality, and energy healing meet the canvas. Heather shares how she senses people through specific shades, how those aura colors point to emotional blocks, and how she translates that into abstract paintings designed to uplift and restore. 

We also talk about the real-life turning point behind her work: nearly 20 years in corporate HR, a body pushed too far, and the moment she chose the path that felt restorative instead of impressive. From there we dig into trusting intuitive “downloads,” why creativity can calm the nervous system, and how looking at art or making something with your hands can become a steady practice for wellness. If you’ve ever wondered whether faith and spiritual gifts can belong in the same life, Heather offers a grounded perspective rooted in scripture while still honoring intuition and the chakra-informed language of color healing. 

Heather Eck is an award-winning abstract fine artist, intuitive healer, and synesthesia practitioner based in Holly Springs, North Carolina. Best known for creating "Spirit Portraits," she uses her unique ability to see emotions and energy as colors to help clients transform their personal narratives through visionary art.

You’ll also hear practical takeaways for building a soul-led creative healing business, including why ignoring your own inner signals is the fastest way to build something you hate. Heather closes with a simple experiment: look at what colors you keep wearing, because your wardrobe might be telling you what your spirit needs next. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs a creative reset, and leave a review so more listeners can find the show.

Come Home to Yourself
Where healing becomes a holistic, embodied way of being via reflection, ritual and release
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
Support the show
Ready Set Reiki is a journey 
From the curious beginner to the Season Master Teacher
www.readysetreiki.com
Send in your questions readysetreiki@gmail.com
Thank you.