Dive Into Reiki

Welcome to Dive Into Reiki With... an interview series that explores the journeys of high-profile Reiki teachers & practitioners. Hosted by Nathalie Jaspar.

You can support the mission of spreading Reiki education through my Patreon for less than the cost of a cup of coffee or for free by rating this podcast on your app!

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Dive Into Reiki's mission is to bring information that allows Reiki practitioners from all over the world to deepen their practice. Although this information is shared freely on my platforms, all content is tied to copyrights. Please do not repurpose or translate these interviews without previous authorization.

EPISODE 42: PAULA TERRERO
Paula Terrero is a Reiki Master trained in the Usui System of Natural Healing. Since becoming a Reiki Master in 1993, Paula has worked in the Reiki and energy medicine community as a Reiki educator, practitioner, and advocate. She has spent the last three decades organizing, conducting, and facilitating workshops, presentations and teaching Reiki classes across the United State and in the Dominican Republic, where she is from. Paula has presented at over a dozen national and international health conferences and has devoted her career to working with underserved and vulnerable communities, including the uninsured, inner city immigrant populations, victims of domestic violence, the terminally ill, and persons addicted to narcotics.
In addition to her extensive community involvement and continued teaching endeavors, Paula has continued her career training with teachers such as Hiroshi Doi, Hyakuten Inamoto, and Frans Stiene. Paula is the author of “Sowers of Light,” where she shares stories of her Reiki journey.
You can contact Paula on the Sacred Spring Reiki Organization website.
And buy her book here.

Nathalie Jaspar, the founder of Dive Into Reiki,  is a Reiki master with over a decade of experience. She’s a graduate teacher from the International House of Reiki, led by world-renowned Reiki master Frans Stiene. She also trained with the Center for True Health and the International Center for Reiki. To gain an even deeper understanding of Reiki practice, Nathalie went to Japan to practice Zen Buddhism at the Chokai-san International Zendo. She is the author of Reiki as a Spiritual Practice: an Illustrated Guide and the Reiki Healing Handbook (Rockridge Press). 

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Welcome to Dive Into Reiki With... an interview series that explores the journeys of high-profile Reiki teachers & practitioners. Hosted by Nathalie Jaspar.

You can support the mission of spreading Reiki education through my Patreon for less than the cost of a cup of coffee or for free by rating this podcast on your app!

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Dive Into Reiki's mission is to bring information that allows Reiki practitioners from all over the world to deepen their practice. Although this information is shared freely on my platforms, all content is tied to copyrights. Please do not repurpose or translate these interviews without previous authorization.

EPISODE 41 - DANA YOUNG
Dana Young grew up in an interfaith household in Queens, NY and was introduced by friends and neighbors to cultural and spiritual practices from all over the world. Dana was originally attracted to Reiki practice because of an abiding interest in Eastern spirituality, specifically Zen Buddhism.

Dana has been practicing Reiki since 2006 and owns Dragonfly Reiki in Atlanta, Georgia. She is a fully qualified Shihan or teacher of Komyo Reiki Do, and a direct student of Hyakuten Inamoto, a Japanese Buddhist monk and the founder of this system. Dana is also certified as a Reiki Master Teacher in the Usui System for Natural Healing through her teacher, Brad Dixon. She is a certified life coach with additional seminary-level training in spiritual formation and direction.

You can contact Dana on her website.

Nathalie Jaspar, the founder of Dive Into Reiki,  is a Reiki master with over a decade of experience. She’s a graduate teacher from the International House of Reiki, led by world-renowned Reiki master Frans Stiene. She also trained with the Center for True Health and the International Center for Reiki. To gain an even deeper understanding of Reiki practice, Nathalie went to Japan to practice Zen Buddhism at the Chokai-san International Zendo. She is the author of Reiki as a Spiritual Practice: an Illustrated Guide and the Reiki Healing Handbook (Rockridge Press). 

Support the show

Welcome to Dive Into Reiki With... an interview series that explores the journeys of high-profile Reiki teachers & practitioners. Hosted by Nathalie Jaspar.

You can support the mission of spreading Reiki education through my Patreon for less than the cost of a cup of coffee or for free by rating this podcast on your app!

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Dive Into Reiki's mission is to bring information that allows Reiki practitioners from all over the world to deepen their practice. Although this information is shared freely on my platforms, all content is tied to copyrights. Please do not repurpose or translate these interviews without previous authorization.

EPISODE 40 - NATALIE DYER
Dr. Natalie Dyer, PhD, is a Research Scientist with Connor Whole Health at University Hospitals and President of the Center for Reiki Research. Natalie has a doctorate in neuroscience at Queen’s University and postdoctoral fellowships in psychology and integrative medicine at Harvard University and Harvard Medical School.

She has published many scientific papers and book chapters on postmaterialist science, psychedelics, and the therapeutic effects of integrative medicine practices, including Reiki, yoga, acupuncture, and mindfulness, and is co-editor of the book "Expanding Science: Visions of a Postmaterialist Paradigm" and the forthcoming book "Infinite Perception: The Power of Psychedelics for Global Transformation."

Natalie is also an energy medicine practitioner and teacher with clients around the world.

Check out the research on the Center For Reiki Research Site.

Contact Natalie about seminars, training, and sessions on her website.   

Link to Natalie's Youtube ATHENA Energy Medicine Channel.

Nathalie Jaspar, the founder of Dive Into Reiki,  is a Reiki master with over a decade of experience. She’s a graduate teacher from the International House of Reiki, led by world-renowned Reiki master Frans Stiene. She also trained with the Center for True Health and the International Center for Reiki. To gain an even deeper understanding of Reiki practice, Nathalie went to Japan to practice Zen Buddhism at the Chokai-san International Zendo. She is the author of Reiki as a Spiritual Practice: an Illustrated Guide and the Reiki Healing Handbook (Rockridge Press). 

Support the show

Welcome to Dive Into Reiki With... an interview series that explores the journeys of high-profile Reiki teachers & practitioners. Hosted by Nathalie Jaspar.

You can support the mission of spreading Reiki education through my Patreon for less than the cost of a cup of coffee or for free by rating this podcast on your app!

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Dive Into Reiki's mission is to bring information that allows Reiki practitioners from all over the world to deepen their practice. Although this information is shared freely on my platforms, all content is tied to copyrights. Please do not repurpose or translate these interviews without previous authorization.

EPISODE 39 - TONYA PARKER
Rev. Tonya Parker is a Reiki master and self-defined Renaissance Woman—a Holistic Healer, Teacher, Author, Speaker & Coach with over three decades of service supporting people experiencing imbalance, overwhelm, and distress and dis-ease in their bodies. As the force behind Mind, Body & Soul Food, she co-creates Divine deliciousness through Reiki, Retreats, and Relaxation.
Tonya is also the author of several books and mentors other women healers who identify as W.I.T.C.H.—Women in Tune with Conscious Healing—guiding them to discover their unique voice.

You can contact Tonya on her website or Facebook.

To support the W.I.T.C.H. anthology, visit her Patreon Page. 

Nathalie Jaspar, the founder of Dive Into Reiki,  is a Reiki master with over a decade of experience. She’s a graduate teacher from the International House of Reiki, led by world-renowned Reiki master Frans Stiene. She also trained with the Center for True Health and the International Center for Reiki. To gain an even deeper understanding of Reiki practice, Nathalie went to Japan to practice Zen Buddhism at the Chokai-san International Zendo. She is the author of Reiki as a Spiritual Practice: an Illustrated Guide and the Reiki Healing Handbook (Rockridge Press). 

Support the show

Welcome to Dive Into Reiki With... an interview series that explores the journeys of high-profile Reiki teachers & practitioners. Hosted by Nathalie Jaspar.

You can support the mission of spreading Reiki education through my Patreon for less than the cost of a cup of coffee or for free by rating this podcast on your app!

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Dive Into Reiki's mission is to bring information that allows Reiki practitioners from all over the world to deepen their practice. Although this information is shared freely on my platforms, all content is tied to copyrights. Please do not repurpose or translate these interviews without previous authorization.

EPISODE 38 - CARLA STANGENBERG
Carla Stangenberg is a Reiki master who lives in Brooklyn, NYC. Her interest in Reiki took a quantum leap when she visited a yoga student in the hospital with an inoperable brain tumor. She witnessed a Reiki master treating her bedridden student as she entered the hospital room. Carla immediately knew she would pursue Reiki to assist in life's most difficult situations.
She has been practicing Reiki daily since first initiated in 2009, and in 2016, she received the first of two master trainings.
As a yoga teacher, she began incorporating Reiki into restorative yoga practice at Jaya Yoga Center in Brooklyn, NY, established in 2000 where she is co-owner, teacher, and director of teacher training. She also holds a BFA in Acting & Directing.

Contact Carla:
https://www.jayayogacenter.com/carla-stangenberg

Check out her insta:
https://www.instagram.com/theyogacarla

Nathalie Jaspar, the founder of Dive Into Reiki,  is a Reiki master with over a decade of experience. She’s a graduate teacher from the International House of Reiki, led by world-renowned Reiki master Frans Stiene. She also trained with the Center for True Health and the International Center for Reiki. To gain an even deeper understanding of Reiki practice, Nathalie went to Japan to practice Zen Buddhism at the Chokai-san International Zendo. She is the author of Reiki as a Spiritual Practice: an Illustrated Guide and the Reiki Healing Handbook (Rockridge Press). 

Support the show

Welcome to Dive Into Reiki With... an interview series that explores the journeys of high-profile Reiki teachers & practitioners. Hosted by Nathalie Jaspar.

You can support the mission of spreading Reiki education through my Patreon for less than the cost of a cup of coffee or for free by rating this podcast on your app!

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Dive Into Reiki's mission is to bring information that allows Reiki practitioners from all over the world to deepen their practice. Although this information is shared freely on my platforms, all content is tied to copyrights. Please do not repurpose or translate these interviews without previous authorization.

EPISODE 37: ALICIO INAFUKU
Alicio was born in São Paulo, Brazil. He´s a third-generation of Brazilian-Japanese and worked as an engineer for 20 years. In 2010 he decided to learn more about Reiki, and in 2012 decided to found a holistic practice named Casa da Vida (The House of Life). Intuition led him to seek a deeper meaning of the system of Reiki, and he ended up finding Frans Stiene´s books. Alicio did Shinpiden with him in 2019 and was the first proponent of Japanese-style Reiki in Brazil. He is currently living in Japan to perform a kind of Shugyo, which may be defined literally as “conducting oneself in a way that inspires mastery.

You can contact Alicio via Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/ainafuku
Or his website: https://casadavidaterapia.com/contato/

Translation of the Reiki Precepts in English (following Alicio's Portuguese version)
Today only:
Do not anger.
Do not worry.
Be grateful.
Be true to your way and your being.
Show compassion for yourself and others.

Nathalie Jaspar, the founder of Dive Into Reiki,  is a Reiki master with over a decade of experience. She’s a graduate teacher from the International House of Reiki, led by world-renowned Reiki master Frans Stiene. She also trained with the Center for True Health and the International Center for Reiki. To gain an even deeper understanding of Reiki practice, Nathalie went to Japan to practice Zen Buddhism at the Chokai-san International Zendo. She is the author of Reiki as a Spiritual Practice: an Illustrated Guide and the Reiki Healing Handbook (Rockridge Press). 

Support the show

Welcome to Dive Into Reiki With... an interview series that explores the journeys of high-profile Reiki teachers & practitioners. Hosted by Nathalie Jaspar.

You can support the mission of spreading Reiki education through my Patreon for less than the cost of a cup of coffee or for free by rating this podcast on your app!

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Dive Into Reiki's mission is to bring information that allows Reiki practitioners from all over the world to deepen their practice. Although this information is shared freely on my platforms, all content is tied to copyrights. Please do not repurpose or translate these interviews without previous authorization.

EPISODE 36: RENÉ VÖGTLI
René Vögtli has been a full-time Reiki Mater Teacher since 1992. Before that, he worked as a commodity trader and lived in Europe, Africa, and Asia, and drove around half the world on a motorcycle! Living between Switzerland and Greece, together with his wife Mischa Vögtli-Egloff they run reiki-international.ch, giving Reiki classes and training Master-teachers globally. René has been a founder and member of committees of exclusive and inclusive Reiki organizations. E.g., The Reiki Network, ProReiki, RIO, and the European Reiki Group ERG.
He is the source of Reiki-Conciliation, focusing on reconciliation within the Reiki community. His projects can be observed on reiki-concilition.org. Most notably, the talk-show RTalk in which he welcomes guests from all walks of life in the spirit to ‘agree to disagree.'

Visit René's website.

Find out more about his conciliation project.

Access all 66 videos with Phyllis L. Furumoto.

Nathalie Jaspar, founder of Dive Into Reiki,  is a Reiki master with over a decade of experience. She’s a graduate teacher from the International House of Reiki, led by world-renowned Reiki master Frans Stiene. She also trained with the Center for True Health and the International Center for Reiki. To gain an even deeper understanding of Reiki practice, Nathalie went to Japan to practice Zen Buddhism at the Chokai-san International Zendo. She is the author of Reiki as a Spiritual Practice: an Illustrated Guide and the Reiki Healing Handbook (Rockridge Press). 

Support the show

Welcome to Dive Into Reiki With... an interview series that explores the journeys of high-profile Reiki teachers & practitioners. Hosted by Nathalie Jaspar.

You can support the mission of spreading Reiki education through my Patreon for less than the cost of a cup of coffee or for free by rating this podcast on your app!

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Dive Into Reiki's mission is to bring information that allows Reiki practitioners from all over the world to deepen their practice. Although this information is shared freely on my platforms, all content is tied to copyrights. Please do not repurpose or translate these interviews without previous authorization.

EPISODE 35 – Frans Stiene
Frans Stiene has been a major influence on global research into the system of Reiki since the early 2000s. His practical understanding of the Japanese influences on the system has allowed students worldwide to connect deeply with this practice. Frans is a co-founder of the International House of Reiki and Shibumi International Reiki Association with Bronwen Stiene. He also co-authored with her the critically acclaimed books The Reiki Sourcebook, The Japanese Art of Reiki, A-Z of Reiki Pocketbook, and Your Reiki Treatment. Frans is also the author of The Inner Heart of Reiki - Rediscovering Your True Self, Reiki Insights, and the Way of Reiki.

You can find out more about Frans at https://ihreiki.com
https://www.facebook.com/frans.stiene
Instagram: @Stiene.Frans

Nathalie Jaspar, founder of Dive Into Reiki,  is a Reiki master with over a decade of experience. She’s a graduate teacher from the International House of Reiki, led by world-renowned Reiki master Frans Stiene. She also trained with the Center for True Health and the International Center for Reiki. To gain an even deeper understanding of Reiki practice, Nathalie went to Japan to practice Zen Buddhism at the Chokai-san International Zendo. She is the author of Reiki as a Spiritual Practice: an Illustrated Guide and the Reiki Healing Handbook (Rockridge Press). 

Support the show

Welcome to Dive Into Reiki With... an interview series that explores the journeys of high-profile Reiki teachers & practitioners. Hosted by Nathalie Jaspar.

You can support the mission of spreading Reiki education through my Patreon for less than the cost of a cup of coffee or for free by rating this podcast on your app!

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Dive Into Reiki's mission is to bring information that allows Reiki practitioners from all over the world to deepen their practice. Although this information is shared freely on my platforms, all content is tied to copyrights. Please do not repurpose or translate these interviews without previous authorization.

EPISODE 33: EILEEN WIESMANN

Today we talk with Eileen Wiesmann, a Reiki master based in Germany. Eileen came to Reiki after an emergency operation with a near-death experience. Given up by conventional medicine, she started to learn Shingon Reiki. With this combination of Usui Reiki and Buddhist-Daoist Healing, Eileen was able to start a new life without chronic pain and frequent operations.

Since 2015, she has been practicing meditation intensively and soon afterward began to learn Qigong and Tai Chi. In Qigong lessons, she noticed parallels to Reiki and other methods with hands-on healing. To find out more about these relationships, in addition to Shingon Reiki training, she also attends Qigong, martial arts courses, and calligraphy training.

You can contact Eileen at: https://www.shingon-reiki.com/

Nathalie Jaspar, founder of Dive Into Reiki,  is a Reiki master with over a decade of experience. She’s a graduate teacher from the International House of Reiki, led by world-renowned Reiki master Frans Stiene. She also trained with the Center for True Health and the International Center for Reiki. To gain an even deeper understanding of Reiki practice, Nathalie went to Japan to practice Zen Buddhism at the Chokai-san International Zendo. She is the author of Reiki as a Spiritual Practice: an Illustrated Guide and the Reiki Healing Handbook (Rockridge Press). 

Support the show

Welcome to Dive Into Reiki With... an interview series that explores the journeys of high-profile Reiki teachers & practitioners. Hosted by Nathalie Jaspar.

You can support the mission of spreading Reiki education through my Patreon for less than the cost of a cup of coffee or for free by rating this podcast on your app!

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Dive Into Reiki's mission is to bring information that allows Reiki practitioners from all over the world to deepen their practice. Although this information is shared freely on my platforms, all content is tied to copyrights. Please do not repurpose or translate these interviews without previous authorization.

EPISODE 33: HEATHER McCUTCHEON
Heather McCutcheon is the owner of Here’s the Rub, a licensed massage therapist, reiki practitioner and teacher, and author. She is also president and founder of the Reiki Brigade, a group of more than 20 volunteers who conduct outreach events to introduce the benefits of Reiki via presentations and one-on-one demonstrations. Since 2011 they have offered close to 6,000 ten-minute Reiki demos to Chicago police officers, homeless veterans, medical students and faculty, incarcerated individuals, survivors of domestic violence, and attendees of trade shows and corporate wellness events. Heather is approved to offer CEUs to massage therapists, LCPCs, and LCSWs for her classes and workshops. In addition to writing her book, Connecting the Dots: from ad exec to energy practitioner, in which she describes her transition from ad executive to spiritual healing practitioner, Heather has featured articles in numerous trade publications.

You can contact Heather at:
https://www.ReikiBrigade.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReikiBrigade
Instagram:  @ReikiBrigade

Get Heather’s Reiki Outreach Optimization Kit:
https://www.heather-mccutcheon.com/outreach-optimization

Get Heather's book:
http://www.heather-mccutcheon.com/ctd-purchase

Nathalie Jaspar, founder of Dive Into Reiki,  is a Reiki master with over a decade of experience. She’s a graduate teacher from the International House of Reiki, led by world-renowned Reiki master Frans Stiene. She also trained with the Center for True Health and the International Center for Reiki. To gain an even deeper understanding of Reiki practice, Nathalie went to Japan to practice Zen Buddhism at the Chokai-san International Zendo. She is the author of Reiki as a Spiritual Practice: an Illustrated Guide and the Reiki Healing Handbook (Rockridge Press). 

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