Welcome to Season 3, Episode 3!
Today's guest is Rachel Kling, author of the book: My Walk on the Aikido Path - A Healing Journey of Self Discovery.
"Rachel Kling is a lifelong writer, an Aikido practitioner of 20 years, and began her career as a psychotherapist when she graduated from Saint Michael’s College with a clinical psychology degree in 2016. She has a Master’s Degree of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Columbia University.
She received her blackbelt in aikido in 2011, and has a daily practice of misogi, a form of spiritual purification. Her practice of misogi jo, helps her to connect with nature and her own spirituality, open her heart, clear her mind, and live in the world in an empowered way."
We discuss surviving and coping with mental illness and trauma, how natural interests in writing and dancing led Rachel to where she is today and how her creativity as a writer is helping spread the word of how Aikido can help clear one's mind and become more compassionate towards oneself and others.
Don't miss this testimony to human strength and resiliency!
Also, please go to: http://rachelklingauthor.com/ to check out her book My Walk on the Aikido Path - A Healing Journey of Self Discovery.