The Reiki Lifestyle Podcast

In this monthly live Q&A session, Colleen and Robyn Benelli dive deep into the soulful complexities of Reiki practice, addressing everything from mind chatter during sessions to the ethics of sending Reiki to those who have passed. They explore the profound transition from external validation to inner authority and how Reiki serves as a vital life-management tool during physical or emotional challenges. Whether you are curious about the advanced frequencies of Karuna Reiki® or wondering how to handle physical intuition picked up from a client, this conversation offers grounded wisdom for every stage of your spiritual journey.
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
Discover how to manage mind chatter and "distractions" during a session while trusting that the Reiki energy is still working effectively for the client.
Explore the ethics and techniques of sending Reiki to loved ones who have passed, including how the distance symbol acts as a bridge to the light.
Release the need for external validation and learn to activate your inner authority and "internal validation" as a practitioner.
Master the specific applications of the eight Karuna Reiki® symbols, from spiritual anesthetics to grounding and personal power.
Understand the role of "sympathetic intuition" and how to discharge physical symptoms you may pick up from a client during a healing session.
Mentioned in this episode:
Reiki Symbols: CKR (Power Symbol), SHK (Mental/Emotional Symbol), DKM (Master Symbol), and the HSZSN (Distance Symbol)
Karuna Reiki Symbols: Zonar, Halu, Harth, Rama, Gnosa, Iava, Shanti, and Kriya.
Events: Animal Reiki Training (May), Omega Institute In-Person Class (End of May), Oregon In-Person Animal Reiki Classes (July).
Concepts: The "Great Shift," Tree of Life imagery, and the 11th Heaven.
Connect with Colleen & Robyn
ReikiLifestyle.com
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Free Online Reiki Share: Join us every Tuesday from 9:30 am – 11:00 am Pacific Time for a global Reiki healing circle.
Free phone consultation:
Instagram: @reikilifestyleofficial
Email: [email protected]
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If this episode helped you on your journey, please Subscribe and leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your support helps us share the gift of Reiki with more people around the world!
**DISCLAIMER** This episode is not a substitute for seeking professional medical care but is offered for relaxation and stress reduction which support the body's natural healing capabilities. Reiki is a complement to and never a replacement for professional medical care. Colleen and Robyn are not licensed professional health care providers and urge you to always seek out the appropriate physical and mental help professional health care providers may offer. Results vary by individual.

In a world that often feels bleak, choosing optimism is a powerful act of resistance. Join Robyn and Colleen Benelli as they explore how to use Reiki to tap into the external frequency of hope and light, even when you aren't "feeling" it internally. Discover practical tools like "microdosing" Reiki and a simple breath mudra to anchor yourself in divine grace and collective kindness.
Key Insights:
* Optimism as an Act of Resistance: Refusing to succumb to a bleak or "human-hating" narrative is a spiritual stance. By choosing hope, we break the cycle of darkness and create a reality rooted in the core goodness of humanity.
* Choosing vs. Embodying: You don't have to "feel" grateful to choose gratitude. On days when your internal life force is low, making the conscious decision to move toward higher frequencies is an extraordinary spiritual practice.
* Microdosing Reiki: You don't always need a full session to shift your energy. One-minute "micro-practices" throughout the day help prevent negative spirals and keep you entrained to the light.
* The External Frequency: Reiki is a frequency outside of ourselves. When we can't "drum up" hope from within, we can call in the enlightened energy of Reiki to fill us up and shift our perspective.
People Also Ask (FAQ):
What does it mean to "microdose" Reiki? Microdosing Reiki involves short, one-minute practices throughout the day. Instead of waiting for a full session, you "on the fly" invite Reiki symbols or use simple techniques like the breath mudra to stay centered and connected to higher frequencies.
Is optimism just "spiritual bypassing"? No. Authentic optimism acknowledges the duality of life, including grief, trauma, and health challenges, but chooses to fight for the light. It is not about ignoring the dark, but refusing to let the darkness define your entire reality.
How does the finger-breath mudra work? This technique shifts where your breath lands in the body: Thumb to first finger moves breath to the upper chest; thumb to middle finger moves it to the ribs; thumb to ring finger moves it to the belly; and thumb to pinky moves the breath deep toward the earth.
Connect with Robyn and Colleen
* Website: https://reikilifestyle.com
* Podcast: https://reikilifestyle.com/podcast/
* Community: Join our next Distance Reiki Share: https://reikilifestyle.com/reiki-share/
**DISCLAIMER** This episode is not a substitute for seeking professional medical care but is offered for relaxation and stress reduction, which support the body's natural healing capabilities. Reiki is a complement to and never a replacement for professional medical care. Colleen and Robyn are not licensed professional health care providers and urge you to always seek out the appropriate physical and mental help professional health care providers may offer. Results vary by individual.

Step onto the Bridge of Light and travel to the enlightened realm of the Fifth Heaven to receive the spiritual frequency of optimism. In this guided Reiki journey, Colleen Benelli leads you through the spiritual realms to release the "ways and worries of the world" and hydrate your spirit with the primordial waters of peace. Rediscover your inner brilliance and align your human spirit with the divine frequencies of gratitude and joy. Bath in the life force energy of optimism and receive new vitality and hope for your daily life. 
Key Insights:
* The Fifth Heaven Sanctuary: This journey accesses a specific spiritual realm where the high-vibrational frequencies of optimism, self-love, and self-trust reside. By entraining your energy here, you can carry these qualities back into your physical reality.
* Clearing Ancestral Blocks: The River of Peace serves as a divine clearing station. It is designed to release overthinking, "what-ifs," that have created limitations to your natural state of hope and belief.
* Hydration of the Soul: Using the metaphor of "primordial waters," the journey hydrates the body and spirit with effervescence and light, waking up the sparkling essence of your life force at a cellular level.
* Bridge of Light Purification: The intentional walk through the color spectrum (red to violet) on the Bridge of Light serves to purify, heal, and fill each chakra, ensuring your energy is vibrant and stable while ascending to higher heavens.
People Also Ask (FAQ):
What is the "Fifth Heaven" in this Reiki journey? The Fifth Heaven is a spiritual realm with extraordinary frequencies of optimism, gratitude, and joy. It is a space where the human spirit can directly receive the "divine gift" of these emotions to shift their internal landscape.
How does Reiki help release overthinking and pessimism? Reiki flows with the "authority of compassion" to release cords, connectors, and attachments to world-views or personal injuries that fuel pessimism. Reiki fills you back up with your authentic vitality, optimism, hope, joy and love. 
What is the purpose of the "River of Peace" in a meditation? The River of Peace is a symbolic and energetic tool used to wash away the "ways and worries of the world." Drinking from its crystal-clear waters helps create "tributaries of light" within the body, restoring vitality and inner peace.
Connect with Robyn and Colleen
* Website: https://reikilifestyle.com
* Podcast: https://reikilifestyle.com/podcast/
* Community: Join our next Distance Reiki Share: https://reikilifestyle.com/reiki-share/
**DISCLAIMER** This episode is not a substitute for seeking professional medical care but is offered for relaxation and stress reduction, which support the body's natural healing capabilities. Reiki is a complement to and never a replacement for professional medical care. Colleen and Robyn are not licensed professional health care providers and urge you to always seek out the appropriate physical and mental help professional health care providers may offer. Results vary by individual.

Join Jan Engels-Smith, and Micah Schwader, on this podcast with Robyn Benelli and Colleen Benelli, as they explore the power of listening as a spiritual practice and skill. Discover how intention, presence and Reiki energy allow you to hear your inner truth to connect more deeply with the world around you. This episode provides practical tools to move into a state of coherence and experience the healing that comes from being truly heard.

Key Takeaways
•    Discover how waiting for others to finish speaking builds essential communication skills.
•    Master techniques to listen to your inner truth to navigate confusion and find clarity.
•    Explore the intelligence and communication styles of animals, trees, and the natural world.
•    Use Reiki energy to achieve a state of coherence and remain present during interactions.
•    Implement tools like the Talking Stick and journaling to record and honor spiritual insights.

Mentioned in this Episode:
•    The Talking Stick tradition
•    Journaling and Voice Memos
•    Reiki Energy
•    Natural World Intelligence: Animals, Trees, and Rocks
•    Visit ReikiLifestyle.com 
•    Join our global healing circle, free online Distance Reiki Share, every Tuesday from 9:30 am to 11:00 am Pacific Time.
•    If this episode helped you, please Subscribe and leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Connect with Robyn and Colleen 
ReikiLifestyle.com 
Reiki Classes 
YouTube Reiki Lifestyle Podcast
Free phone consultation: 
Connect with Jan Engels-Smith 
LightSong.net
[email protected] 
Micah Schwader
Inspiredlifepublications.com 
Facbook: https://www.facebook.com/micah.schwader
Love the Show? If this episode helped you on your journey, please Subscribe and leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Your support helps us share the gift of Reiki with more people around the world! 
**DISCLAIMER** This episode is not a substitute for seeking professional medical care but is offered for relaxation and stress reduction, which support the body's natural healing capabilities. Reiki is a complement to and never a replacement for professional medical care. Colleen and Robyn are not licensed professional health care providers and urge you to always seek out the appropriate physical and mental help professional health care providers may offer. Results vary by individual.

Step into the frequency of the Peacemaker with this guided Reiki journey designed to reveal your inner awareness and body wisdom. Using the "Bridge of Light" and somatic intuition, Colleen and Robyn Benelli guide you to release the world's noise and reconnect with your soul's stable center.
Key Insights:
The Power of Automatic Writing: This journey encourages "automatic writing," the practice of allowing information to flow through the pen without judgment. This helps you bypass the analytical mind to receive direct messages from yourphysical intuition.
The Bridge of Light: As you move across the "Bridge of Light," you transition from the external "busyness" of the world into a sacred inner space where your connection to the Divine Mind and Divine Heart is fully remembered.
Somatic Integration: True peacemaking begins in the physical body. By noticing sensations and the "miracle of the body," you integrate your spirit, mind, and emotions, allowing you to remain centered even when collective energies feel chaotic.
The Healing Waters: Visualizing the merging of internal and external waters helps clear the energetic blocks in your fascia and nervous system, awakening your natural intuition and spiritual gifts.
People Also Ask (FAQ):
What is automatic writing in a Reiki journey? Automatic writing is a spiritual tool where you write continuously without evaluating the content. In a Reiki journey, it allows the energy to channel wisdom directly from your soul to the page, helping you uncover subconscious blocks or "deep why" motivations.
How can a Reiki journey help me become a Peacemaker? A Reiki journey helps you embody the frequency of peace by regulating your nervous system and clearing your energy field. By returning to a higher state of consciousness, you can hold a stable presence that naturally influences the world around you in a positive way.
What is the "Bridge of Light" in Reiki? The Bridge of Light is a guided visualization tool used to transition between the physical world and the spiritual realm. It serves as a safe passage for your awareness to move into a state of higher consciousness where you can receive guidance and healing.
Connect with Robyn and Colleen
Website: https://reikilifestyle.com
Podcast: https://reikilifestyle.com/podcast/
Community: Join our next Distance Reiki Share: https://reikilifestyle.com/reiki-share/
**DISCLAIMER** This episode is not a substitute for seeking professional medical care but is offered for relaxation and stress reduction, which support the body's natural healing capabilities. Reiki is a complement to and never a replacement for professional medical care. Colleen and Robyn are not licensed professional health care providers and urge you to always seek out the appropriate physical and mental help professional health care providers may offer. Results vary by individual.