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!

EPISODE 17—CHRISTOPHER TELLEZ
Christopher Tellez is the owner of SF Reiki Center. He is a Reiki Master and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. He started practicing Reiki in 2010. Christopher became a Reiki Master Teacher in 2016. He is a traditional Reiki Master following the standards of Hawayo Takata and the discipline of Usui Shiki Ryoho. Christopher has worked in the social work profession for over two decades and holds a master’s degree from Columbia University School of Social Work.

Christopher is on the board of Reiki Centers of America a not-for-profit committed to training and empowering Reiki Practitioners and Reiki Masters to develop successful Reiki Centers and thriving Reiki communities in North America. He serves on the board of Northwest Reiki Gathering, a not-for-profit that hosts an annual Reiki gathering begun in 1985, and is also a member of the Reiki Alliance, an international community of Reiki Masters dedicated to the practice of Usui Shiki Ryoho, the Usui System of Natural Healing.

You can contact Christopher through the San Francisco Reiki Center's website or his Facebook page.

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).

She offers continuing Reiki education via her Patreon platform. 

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!

EPISODE 16—DR. JUSTIN STEIN
Dr. Justin Stein (Ph.D.) is an instructor in Asian Studies at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. His research program focuses on how exchanges within transnational networks have shaped spiritual/religious practices and ideas in the North Pacific region. His work on Reiki, including original translations of historical materials, has been published in three languages. His upcoming book, Alternate Currents: Reiki Healing, North Pacific Networks, and the Circulation of Transnational Spiritual Therapies, focuses on the life work of Hawayo Takata, whose cultural translation turned Reiki from an obscure Japanese practice into a source of healing and spiritual transformation for thousands of Americans and Canadians. Justin is also a Reiki practitioner.
You can contact Dr. Justin Stein through his website, FaceBook page, or directly via email.   or via email at: [email protected].

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).

She offers continuing Reiki education via her Patreon platform. 

Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/diveintoreiki) 

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!

EPISODE 15—Reiki Unified
Reiki Unified is a non-profit organization dedicated to uniting the US Reiki community to oppose state regulation of Reiki. In this interview, Reiki Unified’s Rita Glassman, Susan Mitchell, Christopher Tellez, and Helene Williams explain to us what’s at stake and how we can prevent the establishment of licensing that could result in: 

• Inability to share Reiki sessions even with friends and neighbors without a license, which will imply cost and further training often unrelated to Reiki 
• Having to invest up to several thousand dollars to be licensed to teach 
• Having to follow an established curriculum to teach, which will be the same for over 150 lineages putting the beautiful diversity of our community at risk 

We urgently need more signatures to oppose the first wave of legislation hitting Massachusetts, which could rapidly spread to other states. Here is the direct link: https://bit.ly/3l6rRix

You don’t need to be a certified Reiki practitioner to sign and live anywhere in the world.

You can also find more steps on what to do to protect your freedoms on the Reiki Unified website: https://www.reikiunified.com/

And follow them on their FaceBook page.

Enjoy the wonderful and enlightening conversation, and please share this information. The only way to defend our rights is to come together as a community and act.

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).
She offers continuing Reiki education via her Patreon platform. 

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!

Episode 14—Graziano Scarascia
Graziano Scarascia is a Reiki Master and teacher based in Italy. He started practicing Reiki in 1990, studying both Western and Japanese styles. The author of two Reiki books, Graziano is also a clinical psychologist and the current national manager of Italy's Department of Holistic Science & Technique of AICS (Culture and Sport Italian Association). Additionally, he is the founder of the Italian Reiki school ReikiLife Cifor.

Graziano has been involved for four years in a holistic project hosted by one of the biggest Shopping Center in Italy. Through this project, he offers free consultations and Reiki treatments to the shopping center's customers. There, he also conducted research about the effects of Reiki that was published by the medical Magazine Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine.

Connect with Graziano on Facebook or his website.

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).
She offers continuing Reiki education via her Patreon platform. 

Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/diveintoreiki) 

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!

Episode 13 — Bronwen Logan

Based in Australia, Bronwen Logan is a Reiki author, teacher, and co-founder of the International House of Reiki and Shibumi International Reiki Association. 

Due to her research into the Japanese aspects of the system of Reiki since the early 2000s - along with her writings and teachings - Bronwen has been a major influence on how the system is taught and practiced, around the world. Her books, co-written with Frans Stiene, include  The Reiki Sourcebook, The Japanese Art of Reiki, A-Z of Reiki Pocketbook, Reiki Techniques Card Deck, and Your Reiki Treatment. Bronwen has also recorded the double CD Reiki Meditations for Self-Healing and Reiki Relaxation with Sounds True.

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).
She offers continuing Reiki education via her Patreon platform. 

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 at patreon.com/diveintoreiki for less than the cost of a cup of coffee, or for free by rating this podcast on your app!

Episode 12—Bill Stevens
Bill Stevens is a member of the Congregation of Christian Brothers and he taught for 25 years in schools, before training to become a hospital chaplain. He served as a chaplain for ten years at three different hospitals in NY and NJ. While at St. Peter’s Medical Center in New Jersey he began to experience people with HIV/AIDS coming into the hospital in the 80s, which led him to establish a nonprofit organization, Chrysalis Ministry, to reach out to those who experienced this disease as a death sentence at that time. It was during this twelve-year period of time that Bill incorporated Reiki into his ministry. After that Bill worked with the visiting nurse supporting people at the end of life. Bill has studied with teachers such as Khandro Kunzang Dechen Choron, Gilbert Gallego, Hyakuten Inamoto, Frans Stiene and Kathleen Prasad. He still teaches at 88 from his home in New Rochelle, New York.
Links:
Bill's website
Bill's Facebook
One of Bill's favorite books:
Foundations of Reiki Ryoho: A Manual of Shoden and Okuden by Nicholas Pearson

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, 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).
She offers continuing Reiki education via her Patreon platform. 

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 at patreon.com/diveintoreiki for less than the cost of a cup of coffee, or for free by rating this podcast on your app!

Episode 11—Pamela Miles

Based in New York City, Pamela Miles is an internationally renowned Reiki master and the foremost pioneer introducing Reiki practice to conventional medicine. In her four decades of experience with the Reiki system, she has collaborated on projects with academic medical centers including Yale, Harvard, and the National Institutes of Health. Pamela’s expertise in Reiki and integrative health has been featured on The Dr. Oz Show, NBC, CBS, CNN, FOX, The Atlantic, US News & World Report, New York Magazine, Allure, and Self. She is also the author of the award-winning REIKI: A Comprehensive Guide.

Episode's links:
Pamela's website.
Pamela's Global Self-Practice sessions.
Reiki Professional Academy, a collection of recorded trainings on various aspects of professional practice so practitioners can choose a la carte where they feel drawn to strengthen their understanding and skills.
Pamela's book.
Sign the form to help protect your right to practice, teach, and access Alternative Healing Therapies in MA.

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).
She offers continuing Reiki education via her Patreon platform. 

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 podcast at patreon.com/diveintoreiki for less than the cost of a cup of coffee, or follow me on Instagram @diveintoreiki for more Reiki info!

Episode 10 — Yolanda Williams

Based in California, Yolanda is an Intuitive, Self-Mastery Coach and Certified Medical Reiki Master (CMRM); teaching Reiki, Intuitive Development, Elemental Balancing, and Chakra Mirroring. She trained with internationally recognized Reiki Masters in the lineages of Usui Reiki Ryoho and Jikiden Reiki®. Yolanda also trained with shamans and other healers of various modalities, increasing her intuitive abilities and understanding of Universal Oneness. Yolanda is also the host of the top-rated Reiki Radio podcast, founder of The Alchemy Circle, and creator of The Seekers Circle, which has become an international community of energy workers. She is currently authoring an oracle deck to highlight how you can deepen your connection, relationship, and understanding of what it means to be an authentic expression of your true nature.

Yolanda's website: https://www.theenergeticalchemist.com/
Her Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/teareiki
Insta: https://www.instagram.com/reikiradio/
Podcast: https://www.theenergeticalchemist.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).
She offers continuing Reiki education via her Patreon platform. 

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.

Oliver Drewes is a Reiki master practitioner based in Germany. He came across the practice in 2010, completed the first and second level of Western style Reiki training in 2011. In 2015-2016, he learned the first three levels of training of the Gendai Reiki Hō school. In autumn 2016, he completed once more the master and teacher training directly with the founder of the Gendai-Reiki method, Hiroshi Doi Sensei in Japan, after repeating the previous levels of training.

Oliver also is the founder of Holistika, A book imprint that has published the work of Doi Sensei (for German-speaking countries), Frank Glatzer and Frans Stiene’s translation of The Inner Heart of Reiki (he was also the actual translator).

In addition to teaching the Reiki method, Oliver has given lectures at the ProReiki Regional Group Cologne, the annual congress of the professional association ProReiki, and at the Reiki Convention, among others.

You can find out more about Oliver at:
https://holistika.de/english-information/about-holistika/

Visit diveintoreiki.com/blog for the transcript of this episode or follow @diveintoreiki for more info!

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).
She offers continuing Reiki education via her Patreon platform. 

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

Episode 8 – Maria Kammerer
Maria Kammerer is a full-time Reiki Practitioner Teacher and community leader based in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Her Reiki journey started in the year 2000, and she continues to practice and develop her understanding of Reiki. She is a Graduate Teacher with the International House of Reiki and the founder of Attune: The Art of Reiki and Be the Light Podcast.
In this interview, we will discuss her journey, what it is to make a livelihood out of Reiki, the importance of community, and how to deepen our practice. We also talk about exploring some of the Japanese spiritual traditions that may have been practiced by Mikao Usui in his own journey.
We refer to the Fudo-Myoo mantra and the heart sutra. Here are 2 links to these:
Fudo documentary: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/on...
Heart sutra chant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXC3S...
To find out more about Maria: https://www.attunecincinnati.com/
https://www.facebook.com/attunetheartofreiki
Insta: @attunecincinnati
Be the light with Maria Kammerer podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/be-the-light-podcast-with-maria-kammerer/id1450663886

Visit diveintoreiki.com/blog for the transcript of this episode or follow @diveintoreiki for more info!

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).
She offers continuing Reiki education via her Patreon platform. 

Support the show