Training | By the Moon

The Levels of Reiki Explained: Understanding Reiki Training, Lineage, and Holy Fire Reiki

Why Reiki Is Taught Differently Depending on Lineage Reiki historically was an oral teaching, passed from Master Teacher to student, who becomes a practitioner and perhaps a Master Teacher, who passes the teachings down to more students and so on. Each time Reiki was passed from Master Teacher to student, the teachings evolved. Even from our modern founders, the way Dr. Chujiro Hayashi both offered Reiki and taught Reiki evolved from the way he was taught by Mikao Usui. Reiki

Leaving the matrix. Calling, purpose and the courage to remember.

A lot of people who are drawn to healing and doula work talk about wanting to “leave the matrix.” Usually what they mean isn’t that they hate structure, responsibility, or even work. What they’re really saying is: “I can’t keep living disconnected from who I am.” The matrix isn’t just a 9 to 5 job. It’s a way of living where we forget ourselves in exchange for safety, approval, or predictability. Leaving it doesn’t always look dramatic. Sometimes it’s quiet. Sometimes it’s te

What is a Holistic Reproductive Practitioner and How Does It Differ from Conventional Doula Training?

For many years, I taught a conventional birth doula course through a mainstream doula training organization. I loved the experience, but I often found myself holding back. As a reflexologist first, my desire was always to work with women during pregnancy and birth, which led me to become a doula. Along the way, I discovered the power of fertility support as more clients came to me for reflexology to address infertility. But I didn’t stop there. Many of my clients had energeti