Category: Shamanism
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Shamanic Reiki: my interview with Fay Johnstone
Earlier this year I had the distinct pleasure of being interviewed by the magnificent Fay Johnstone, a wonderful author and teacher who also weaves an interesting path between Reiki and shamanic practices. We had a lovely chat about how I have come to weave my own Shamanic Reiki path for her podcast Shaman in the…
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Meet your Reiki Spirit Guide
For this month’s Reiki Skills Lodge we had a good long talk about spirit guides! This is not a traditional part of Reiki, but it is an aspect of traditional shamanic work that is easily brought in to Reiki practice. On this workshop we covered how to meet and build relationship with spirit guides, and…
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Thursday Healing Thought: Cord cutting and re-weaving
Happy Thursday, dear healers! Today I am thinking about cord cutting – and the other half of the equation that is often overlooked…. Ready to cut some cords? Reiki Cord Cutting on 19 October is open to Reiki 2 and above (any lineage) and there is still time to book on! Get in touch with…
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Symptoms of Power Loss
Are you tired, my lovely healers? I am seeing a lot of reports of people feeling low energy, out of sorts and even the dreaded healer’s burnout in recent months. I even had to take a little break myself recently to restore myself – yes, sadly I am not immune… So, what’s going on? Other…
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Reiki Power Retrieval
Hey guys! The first Reiki Power Retrieval weekend is this Summer Solstice (the perfect time of power!) 21-22 June 2025 right here in the heart of Avolan, Glastonbury. This shamanic course for Reiki people is suitable for Reiki 2 and above, and there are a few spaces available still. (Also check out the Reiki Sound…
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Compassion in cord cutting
I spent a wonderful day teaching Reiki Block Removal on Saturday, and we talked a lot about why Reiki is the perfect energy source to be connected with when we are doing such deep healing work. Part of it is the essence of the Reiki source itself – it is naturally protective for the practitioner,…
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Energy blocks: negative energy?
I taught a Reiki 1 course the other day, and it always makes me think about the way I describe the energy body, and the sensations of perceiving it. I’m always stressing how important it is to notice the way our hands feel or what we see when we work on a client. And at…
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Moon timings: healing work on a schedule
Happy full moon, everyone! Every full moon and every new moon I publish a healing recording for my Propolos subscribers, but you might wonder why those days specifically? It wasn’t a decision made for any kind of marketing purposes, and it wasn’t done for convenience – in fact I tend to be busier and more…
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If we are guided by spirit – can we ever go wrong?
I live in magical, magnificent Glastonbury. As a pretty nosy person by nature, I do love to overhear a conversation in the cafe or in the pub – and where is a more interesting place to overhear conversations than Glastonbury?? Recently I overheard someone saying that we can’t (in the context of a spiritual healing…
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Reiki Sound Healing – what is it?
The Reiki Sound Healing weekend is in two weeks – but you might be wondering, “er, what is it?” So I thought I’d answer some of the questions people have asked, here on the blog! Is it the same as Reiki Drumming? In a word, no 🙂 Reiki Drumming is a system put together by…
Kay Gillard 