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What can sitting beside thousands of people at the end of life teach us about how to live?

In this deeply moving episode of Healing Waves Reiki, Cathy Scarpitto welcomes registered nurse, Reiki Master, Certified Dementia Practitioner, and author Serena Juliano for a heartfelt conversation about hospice care, grief, Reiki, and the extraordinary power of compassionate presence.

Serena has spent more than three decades caring for hospice and palliative care patients, guiding individuals and families through one of life's most sacred transitions. In this conversation, she shares how her work as a hospice nurse transformed her understanding of healing, how Reiki became an important part of her journey, and what she has learned from being present during life's final moments.

Together, Cathy and Serena explore:

• What hospice has taught Serena about life, love, and letting go
• How Reiki can support patients and families during end-of-life care
• Common fears surrounding death and the dying process
• The relationship between grief, healing, and continuing bonds with those we love
• The role of presence, compassion, and energy in caring for others
• Practical wisdom for anyone supporting a grieving loved one
• How caregivers can care for their own nervous system and emotional well-being
• Hope and encouragement for anyone navigating loss

Whether you are grieving, caring for someone you love, working in healthcare, or simply seeking a deeper understanding of life's most meaningful moments, this conversation offers comfort, perspective, and hope.

Connect with Serena Juliano

• Anchored In Light: A Reiki Master's Guide to Healing Grief, Opening Spirit, and Embracing the Energy of Love
• Anchors & Paws: Whispers From the Rainbow Bridge 
• Visit Serena's social media using the links below.
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  • TicTok

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Download the free Grief Companion Workbook created for this episode at Healing Waves Reiki. You'll also find guided meditations, additional companion workbooks, Reiki sessions, and upcoming training opportunities.

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Healing may not remove our grief—but it can help us carry it with greater peace, love, and hope.

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Designed as a companion to the Walking with Grief podcast episode and workbook, this meditation invites you into a peaceful space of relaxation, reflection, and love. Through guided imagery and quiet presence, you'll have the opportunity to remember a loved one, reconnect with cherished memories, and open your heart to the possibility that love continues beyond physical loss.

Whether your experience is one of vivid connection, quiet reflection, or simply a moment of peace, allow yourself to receive exactly what you need today.

This meditation is offered with deep respect for the unique way each person experiences grief. There is no expectation, no right outcome, and no need to force anything to happen. Simply come with an open heart and allow the experience to unfold in whatever way feels right for you.

May it bring you comfort.
May it bring you peace.
And may it remind you that love has a way of remaining with us, always.

Free Companion Resources:
🌊 Download the free Walking with Grief: Honor + Heal companion workbook, filled with gentle reflections, journaling prompts, and healing practices. You can find this and many other workbooks in the Healing Waves Reiki Workbook Library.

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Grief is something every one of us will experience, yet it's one of the least understood parts of being human.

In this heartfelt episode of the Healing Waves Reiki Podcast, Cathy Scarpitto—Reiki Master Teacher, intuitive guide, and former physical therapist—explores grief through the lens of the body, the nervous system, and the heart.

Together, we'll explore why grief isn't just emotional... it's physiological. Why there is no "right" timeline for healing. And why grief isn't something to fix, but something to witness with compassion.

Cathy also shares her own deeply personal journey after the loss of her mother, including the experiences that transformed her understanding of love, loss, presence, and healing.

Whether you're grieving the death of a loved one, a relationship, your health, a life transition, or simply a version of the life you once imagined, this episode offers a gentle reminder that grief is not a sign that something is wrong with you.

It is a reflection of love.

In this episode you'll discover:

•  Why grief affects both the body and the nervous system 
•  Why healing doesn't follow a timeline 
•  How presence can become one of the greatest gifts we offer ourselves 
•  Why grief is evidence of love—not weakness 
•  How loss can deepen compassion, gratitude, and our understanding of life
• Free Companion Resources:
  🌊 Download the free Walking with Grief: Honor + Heal companion workbook, filled with gentle reflections, journaling prompts, and healing practices.
  🕊️ Listen to the bonus guided meditation, A Quiet Moment with Your Loved One A Guided Meditation for Love, Comfort & Connection offering a peaceful space for reflection, comfort, and connection.

Coming Next: Hospice nurse, Reiki Master, and author Serena Juliano joins Cathy for a deeply moving conversation about walking beside individuals and families through grief, loss, and life's most sacred moments.

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What if the healing you've been searching for isn't waiting in the future—but is available in this very moment?

In this episode of Healing Waves Reiki, Cathy Scarpitto explores the transformative power of the present moment through the lens of Reiki, nervous system regulation, and mindful awareness. While many people were introduced to the concept of presence through Eckhart Tolle's The Power of Now, this conversation focuses on how returning to the present can support emotional well-being, reduce stress, and create the conditions for healing.

Learn why the mind so often drifts into the past or future, how those thought patterns can keep the nervous system in a state of survival, and why the present moment is the only place where we can truly make choices, reconnect with ourselves, and begin to heal.

Whether you're navigating anxiety, grief, overwhelm, or simply longing to feel more grounded, this episode offers gentle insights and practical ways to return to the only moment we ever truly have—this one.

In this episode, you'll discover:

•  Why the mind naturally leaves the present moment 
•  How presence helps calm and regulate the nervous system 
•  Why Reiki naturally encourages a state of mindful awareness 
•  How healing begins through small, conscious choices 
•  Simple practices to bring yourself back to the present throughout your day 

Free Companion Workbook: Continue your journey with the Living the Reiki Principles companion workbook, filled with reflections, journaling prompts, and practical exercises to help you cultivate greater presence in your everyday life. Visit the Workbook Library at Healing Waves Reiki to download your free copy.

If this episode resonates with you, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with someone who could use a gentle reminder that healing doesn't begin someday—it begins now.

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What if coming back to yourself begins simply by noticing that you are here?

This guided meditation invites you to slow down, reconnect with your body, and experience the quiet awareness beneath the constant movement of thought.

Through gentle breath, body awareness, and reflection, you'll explore your body as the vehicle through which you experience this life—and the present moment as the place where awareness, choice, and healing meet.

You'll be guided to notice the difference between your thoughts, your physical sensations, and the awareness that is able to observe them all.

There is nothing you need to fix or figure out.

Just return to your breath.

Return to your body.

Return to now.

This bonus meditation is a companion to two Healing Waves Reiki episodes: 

If you haven't listened to those episodes yet, you may want to explore them alongside this meditation as we look more deeply at the relationship between the body, awareness, presence, and our ability to consciously participate in our own healing.

Come back to your body.

Come back to this moment.

Come back to yourself.

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Most of us were taught a simple idea: we are our body.

But what if that isn’t the full picture?

In this episode, we explore a deeper question—what if the body is not who we are, but the vehicle through which we experience being human?

Blending clinical insight with reflective, experiential exploration, we look at the intelligence of the nervous system, the way the body processes emotion and memory, and those quiet moments where we seem to observe ourselves from something deeper than thought.

This is not about belief systems or certainty. It’s about curiosity.

What is the body?   What is awareness?

And what does it mean to be human if you are not limited to what you can physically see?

We also explore the idea of “Earth school”—life as an experience of learning through relationships, sensation, challenge, and growth—and why reconnecting to the body may actually be one of the most important forms of healing.

If you’ve ever felt like there is more to you than your thoughts, emotions, or physical form… this conversation will meet you there.

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Can intention influence healing? And how does the nervous system shape the body’s ability to heal?

In this episode of Healing Waves Reiki, we explore the connection between Reiki, intention, stress, energy, and the body’s internal healing environment through both a scientific and energetic lens.

Using the well-known water experiments of Masaru Emoto as a starting point, this episode dives into a grounded conversation about how thoughts, emotions, stress, perception, and nervous system regulation may influence the healing process.  

This episode also explores the idea that healing is not just about physical symptoms—but about the environment the body is trying to heal within.

If you are interested in Reiki, nervous system healing, energy healing, mind-body connection, stress regulation, intuition, holistic healing, or the intersection of science and spirituality, this episode offers a grounded and thoughtful perspective on what it truly means to support healing.

Healing begins not only in the body—but in the conditions we create around it.

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If today's episode resonated with you, I invite you to continue your healing journey with the free companion workbook:

The Power of Intention: Notice + Nuture

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In this episode of Healing Waves Reiki, Cathy welcomes Reiki Master and founder of Fox + Moon, Alyse Palfini, to share her personal journey from living with anxiety and grief to finding healing through Reiki.

Together, they explore what anxiety felt like in Alyse's mind and body, how her sensitivity influenced her experience, and the profound shifts she noticed as Reiki became part of her life. Their conversation also touches on nervous system regulation, empathy, self-discovery, and how Alyse's own healing journey ultimately led her to become a Reiki Master supporting others.

Whether you're navigating anxiety yourself, discovering your own sensitivity, or simply looking for hope on your healing journey, this conversation offers an honest and inspiring reminder that healing is possible.Connect with Alyse

To learn more about Alyse Palfini, schedule a Reiki session, or explore her offerings, visit Fox + Moon or connect with her on social media.

📍 Website: https://foxandmoonenergy.com/

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foxandmoonenergy/

Companion Workbooks

If this episode resonated with you, continue your healing journey with the  free Healing Waves Reiki Companion Workbook Collection.

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For this episode, we especially recommend:

• Anxiety & Panic — Understand + Release
• Empaths & Sensitivity — Understand + Protect
• Energy Protection — Protect + Restore
• Self-Reiki — Practice + Restore

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Welcome to this gentle Guided Self-Reiki Meditation from Healing Waves Reiki.

Whether you're beginning your Reiki journey or have been practicing for years, this meditation offers a peaceful space to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and allow healing energy to flow wherever it is needed most.

Through calming breath, mindful awareness, and guided hand placements, you'll be invited to release tension, support your nervous system, and return to a place of presence and inner peace.

There is nothing you need to force and nothing you need to fix.

Simply allow yourself to receive.

This meditation can be practiced any time you feel overwhelmed, before bed, upon waking, or whenever you're seeking a moment of calm and connection.

To deepen your experience, download the companion workbook, Supporting Your Self-Reiki Practice: Receive + Restore. Inside you'll find guided reflection prompts, intention-setting pages, a 21-day practice tracker, and journaling space to record your experiences after each session. Over time, your journal can become a meaningful record of your healing journey and the subtle ways your practice continues to grow.

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Thank you for allowing me to guide you today.

May you leave this practice feeling more grounded, more peaceful, and more connected to the healing that already lives within you.

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What if one of the most powerful healing practices available to you was already in your own hands?

In this episode of Healing Waves Reiki, Cathy Scarpitto, Reiki Master Teacher, Physical Therapist, and intuitive healer, explores the practice of Self-Reiki—a simple yet meaningful way to reconnect with your body, calm your nervous system, and create space for healing from within.

You'll learn what Self-Reiki is, why it can be such a valuable daily practice, and how offering yourself presence, compassion, and gentle touch may support your physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being.

Whether you're completely new to Reiki or have been practicing for years, this episode offers a gentle reminder that healing isn't always about doing more—sometimes it's about slowing down enough to receive.

In this episode, you'll discover:

• What Self-Reiki is and why it matters
• How Self-Reiki supports relaxation and nervous system regulation
• Why presence is an essential part of healing
• Simple hand placements to begin your own practice
• How to create a daily Self-Reiki ritual that feels natural and sustainable

Be sure to download the companion Self-Reiki Workbook for guided reflections, a 21-day practice tracker, and journaling prompts, and listen to the accompanying Guided Self-Reiki Meditation to experience the practice for yourself.

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