When the elderberry trees are hanging with deep dark purple berries from umbrella looking branches, I get excited. Yup, medicine making is about to happen if only I can find a source free of pesticides and free from others who…
Reiki & Herbs for Our Feathered Friends
This neighborhood duck, named Dolphin, was almost a duck dinner. She missed the group message recently to come in to the coop for safety. There was a ruckus outside that alerted the neighbors that all was not well at 11pm…
Smudge Sticks
I use a smudge stick often in my home, in my Reiki practice and my office space. Smudging is used to help clear the room of any negative or stagnant energies. It is essential to have my healing space cleared…
Still Accepting Students in Reiki 1
Do you love your Reiki sessions? Do you want to delve further into what Reiki can mean for you in your life? I’m offering a new opportunity to join me in an Reiki 1 training course and apprenticeship. Engage and…
Where oh Where have all the bees gone?
The herbs in my garden are abuzz with bees. Not as many as in years past, but I do have them flitting from stamen to pistol and back again. They are attracted to the flowers of the catmint, dandelion and…
A Typical Reiki Session with Blair
What can you expect? Well, there is no “typical” session, and that is part of the beauty and mystery of Reiki. It is a experience that begins as soon as you arrive and it unfolds exactly as it is meant to unfold…
Sleeping and Dreaming Herbs
Hops (Humulus lupulus) I can’t think of hops without thinking beer! Hops is a known sedative (a sleeping aid). It grows happily in our yard, covering the chicken coop with its reaching tentacles, the flowers or pestles dangling from the vines. The flowers are green in late…
Dream Pillows and more!
Dream Pillows for sleep, manifestation of dreams and desires, for peace and love, remembrance, and much more…… JUST SLEEP ON IT! Dream pillows have been used for ages for everything from helping with headaches and night terrors to bringing in…
Dreaming & Sleeping Well
Generally, I am awake to my day’s experiences and yet there is a whole other world that opens to me during sleep. When I am tired, it becomes difficult to function in either world. I know that all too well,…
Playing with Subtle Energy
Reiki is not a practice that is designed to cure or otherwise heal–it is a strong ally for supporting one on their own personal healing journey. It can offer reassurance and it can offer space for ones own intelligence to…