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Sound can get you to stillness faster than your mind can argue with it. That’s why we lean into the powerful overlap between Reiki and sound healing, especially for people who are curious but a little nervous about what “energy work” will feel like in their body.

We’re joined by  Naghmeh Taefi , a Reiki master teacher who blends Usui Reiki with archangelic light Reiki, Celtic Reiki, and crystal singing bowls. We talk about what actually happens in a Reiki session when sound frequencies are involved, how high-vibration bowls can support chakra balancing, and why a sound bath immersion often helps first-timers relax before they understand anything intellectually.  Naghmeh Taefi also shares how her science-minded training shapes the way she approaches natural healing, intuition, and client comfort.

We also name a big misconception head-on: Reiki energy isn’t coming from the practitioner. We unpack why some practitioners feel “drained,” what ethical teaching looks like in a world full of quick certifications, and how to choose a Reiki master teacher who leads from integrity and a heart-centered place. You’ll also get practical ideas on what to bring to your first sound bath, plus an honest look at learning Reiki online versus in person.

To close, Naghmeh offers a short tree grounding meditation that connects roots, breath, and “love and light” in a way you can revisit anytime you need steadiness. 

Naghmeh is a Reiki & Archangelic Light Master who uses sound bowls to encourage relaxation and healing! Having a science background, she is passionate about bringing together all modalities of healing! 

Reiki is a universal life force energy transfer by using hands to encourage emotional or physical relief! The Angelic and Archangelic Light Reiki brings in the energy from the angelic realm to further enhance healing. The crystal singing bowls have a high vibrational frequency that can help with balancing chakras. 

Reiki, facilitated by sound healing creates an experience that brings inner peace and encourages the body to rest and revitalize itself. These sessions allow the mind to become calm and provide more awareness of the body and a deeper connection to the spirit

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You can chase the next goal for years and still feel like something is missing, and sometimes the missing piece is not more effort. It is presence. Tracy Searight sits down with Reiki master practitioner   Cami Hoang to talk about slowing down in a way that actually works in real life, especially when you are parenting, recovering from burnout, or carrying stress in your body without even noticing it.

Cami shares her path as a French-born Canadian of Vietnamese heritage, and how that multicultural lens shapes the way she understands energy healing, intuition, and care. Her turning point comes with motherhood during COVID lockdown, when a tiny “breadcrumb” moment leads her to explore Reiki, Laho Chi, and eventually a deeper practice rooted in calm, connection, and curiosity. We also unpack a big misconception people have about Reiki sessions: if you do not feel dramatic sensations, it must not be working. Cami explains why Reiki can be subtle, why the benefits often show up later, and what real change can look like: deeper sleep, a quieter mind, a kinder reaction, and more patience in the moments that usually trigger you.

We get practical about discernment too, including what to look for in a Reiki practitioner or Reiki master teacher, how to research ethically, and why no one belongs on a pedestal. Cami also talks about distance Reiki, why receiving Reiki online can feel surprisingly comforting, and how she is blending Reiki with face yoga to help clients reconnect with their bodies gently. If you have been searching for Reiki for stress relief, mindfulness for moms, or simple tools to slow down, this conversation will meet you where you are.
Cami Hoang is a French-born Canadian of Vietnamese heritage, a mother, and a Reiki Master Practitioner. Her work is guided by a simple yet profound belief: that cultivating a little more calm, presence, and connection can make a meaningful difference in everyday life.

After several years in the corporate world, motherhood became a turning point that led her to slow down, reconnect with herself, and rediscover the beauty of ordinary moments. Reiki became a natural companion on that journey, not by removing life's challenges, but by offering a different way of meeting them.

Cami believes that meaningful change doesn't always happen through big, life-changing moments. Sometimes, it begins with a deeper breath, a quieter mind, or simply taking the time to be fully present.

When she's not sharing Reiki, you'll often find her searching for four-leaf clovers, experimenting in the kitchen, discovering new foods, or creating children's stories inspired by mindfulness, kindness, and wonder. She believes that some of life's greatest treasures are often hidden in the moments we slow down enough to notice.

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Reiki doesn’t need hype, fear, or perfect belief to be meaningful. I sit down with Reiki master teacher Jon Pickell to talk about what actually builds a strong Reiki practice: time, hands-on experience, integrity, and the willingness to step out of the way so the energy can do what it does. Jon shares how he stumbled into a Reiki share in Chicago, what it felt like to receive for the first time, and why short sessions can still be powerful when they’re offered with care. 

We get honest about Reiki misconceptions and the skepticism so many people carry into their first session. Jon Pickell explains why “you have to believe in it” misses the point, and we dig into what clients should look for before getting on a table. If you’ve ever wondered how to choose an ethical Reiki practitioner, we lay out the green flags like humility and a sense of service, along with the red flags like pressure sales, rigid “required” session counts, and fear-based claims about dark attachments. 

You’ll also hear how Reiki’s public perception has shifted over the last two decades, including its growth in hospitals and integrative medicine settings, plus a moving story about end-of-life Reiki support. Jon talks about the value of longer training formats, the importance of transparent lineage, and how experiences like space clearing and plant medicine ceremonies influenced his energy work without turning it into performance. 

Jon Pickell assisting in Peruvian plant medicine ceremony has had a HUGE impact on my work outside of ceremony!   I generally have provided hands-on work on 8-15 participants during the ceremony—I am not a shaman, but several people have said my work "feels very shamanic." - 

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Hustle culture tells healers to post more, push harder, and copy whatever “proven” funnel is trending. But when your work is Reiki, energy healing, or spiritual coaching, forcing yourself into someone else’s system can quietly drain your body, your intuition, and your joy. That’s why this conversation with Ewa Heard hit home for us, because she doesn’t just teach business growth, she lives the shift from grind to alignment.

Ewa Heard is a channeler, healer, and creator of the 5D Soul Aligned Business Method, and she shares the real story behind her work: corporate success on paper, clinical depression and anxiety underneath, and the moment purpose changed everything. We talk about what happens when you build a business that looks “right” but feels wrong, how motherhood demanded a new way of working, and why rest and embodiment are not luxuries for energy workers, they’re the foundation of sustainable client attraction.

We also dig into the misconceptions that keep spiritually led entrepreneurs stuck, including the belief that money must require burnout, and the trap of collecting certifications while still feeling unclear about who you are. Ewa Heard breaks down her framework for finding your unique purpose, activating soul-given gifts, receiving the wisdom you’re here to share, and choosing strategy that actually fits your energy. If you’ve been wondering whether you really need a website, constant posting, or pressure-based marketing to grow, you’ll love this grounded, practical take.
Ewa  a mum of two beautiful children, channel, healer, coach, and creator of the 5D Soul-Aligned Business Method™ — a channelled and structured body of work from 5D Consciousness, Abundance Consciousness, and the Pleiadians, revealing how healers and spiritually-led entrepreneurs are truly designed to create wealth and impact with ease, flow, and alignment.

My journey began after experiencing clinical depression and anxiety whilst working in a successful corporate career that felt deeply misaligned. Guided by a powerful inner knowing that I was meant for more, I reconnected with my spiritual gifts, channeling abilities, and purpose. Within 3 months, I left my corporate role, and within 6 months, I built a 6-figure healing business whilst working just 1–3 hours a day and raising my children by implementing the 5D Soul-Aligned Business Method™.

I disrupt traditional business coaching by challenging outdated 3D business and marketing strategies rooted in hustle, pressure, constant visibility, and fear-based tactics that often leave healers burnt out, energetically drained, and disconnected from their true power.

The 5D methodology teaches that every healer and spiritually-led entrepreneur already holds their own unique blueprint for success within them. When this blueprint is revealed, activated, and translated into clear, aligned business structures and strategy, it creates natural abundance, meaningful impact, and financial expansion.

I help healers and spiritually-led entrepreneurs step into their power, activate their unique blueprint for success, and build financially abundant businesses through energetic alignment, embodiment, and soul-aligned strategy — without hustle, burnout, or force

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You can feel it when someone has lived the work, not just studied it. I’m joined by  Safra Turner,founder of iHolistica Institute for Holistic Health and Advanced Energetica, and her story is the kind that rewires how you think about Reiki, energy healing, and what it actually means to “heal.” From learning to see energy at 17 to receiving Reiki attunements at 18 while serving as a frontline soldier, Safra Turner has spent nearly three decades walking a path that blends real-world responsibility with spiritual truth. 

We talk about the misconception that people come to healers because they want healing, when many are really hoping to be fixed without changing.  Safra shares why the ones who heal are the ones who choose healing, and why the healer’s role is presence and support, not projecting meaning onto someone’s pain. 

Tracy also shares her own surgery and recovery experience, and how energy work can support the nervous system, emotions, and mindset alongside practical medical care. 

Then we go deeper into consciousness studies, natural law, and the Law of One, including  Safra’s explanation of base 10 consciousness versus base 12 consciousness and how that shift connects to sovereignty and awakening. You’ll also get a quick grounding practice you can try immediately, plus ways to explore  Safra’s educational resources and writing through iHolistica. 

Safra Turner is the founder of iHolistica, Institute for Holistic Health & Advanced Energetica. She has nearly three decades of experience in holistic healing, emotional transformation, and advanced energetics. Safra helps individuals reclaim their sovereignty, access their innate healing capacity, and awaken perception through practical tools grounded in Universal Law, Base-10 and Base-12 consciousness, and integrative natural therapeutics.

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https://iholistica.com/meet-safra/ 

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Reiki can sound like a secret club from the outside, and that misunderstanding keeps a lot of people from trying a practice that could genuinely help them feel calmer, clearer, and more connected. I sit down with Patty Chevalier Montgomery, a lifelong elementary educator and Usui Holy Fire®️ III Reiki master teacher, to bring Reiki down to earth, tell the real story of how it shows up, and share what it looks like to live Reiki as a daily way of life.

Patty shares a fascinating origin story that starts with a past life regression that nudged her toward teaching, decades of bringing “light” into the classroom, and then a surprising moment where Reiki finally clicks as the missing piece. We talk mentorship, why auditing classes can deepen your skills, and how to choose training and teachers that match your values. We also explore common Reiki misconceptions, like the belief that Reiki is only for “special” people or that it requires a specific religion, and we offer simple analogies and lived experience to make energy healing easier to understand.

You’ll also hear about practical tools that support Reiki sessions and Reiki business growth, including self-Reiki, meditation, long distance Reiki on Zoom, integrity in practitioners, and how Patty blends Reiki with angel oracle card readings in an uplifting, client-centered way. If you’re searching for inner peace, considering Reiki training, or building a heart-led practice, this conversation will give you language, confidence, and next steps. Subscribe, share this with a friend who is Reiki-curious, and leave a review with your biggest Reiki question.

Patty Chevalier Montgomery

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Patty Mont-Reiki

Usui/Holy Fire® III Reiki Master Teacher and lifelong educator, Patty is

passionate about helping others connect with their inner light and healing

energy. After 30 years of inspiring young minds, she now shares the

transformative power of Reiki through her heart-led practice and teaching,

creating spaces of healing, joy, and soulful growth.

With a background in elementary education and decades of teaching

experience, she now blends her passion for learning with the transformative

energy of Reiki. Patty offers Reiki sessions and classes designed to help

individuals access their innate healing abilities, cultivate inner peace, and

live with greater purpose. Her mission is to inspire, educate, and support

others as they embrace their own path of growth and well-being.

Sessions offered at Patty Mont-Reiki include the following:

Private reiki therapy, animal reiki, private guided meditations, group guided

meditation workshops, private Angel Oracle card readings, Reiki I/II training,

and Reiki Master level training.

“I believe life is a never ending journey

filled with wonderful and joyous

opportunities that if we notice them will

guide us to know our most authentic

selves. From very early in my life I have felt

called to be a channel for light and love.

After three decades as an elementary

teacher, Reiki found me, and it felt like a

divine continuation of my path. Through

Reiki, I help others connect with their inner

light, find healing, and embrace the beauty

of their most authentic selves.”

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Patty

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Color can be more than decoration. Sometimes it is information, a mirror, and even a kind of medicine. On this Ready Set Reiki journey, we are joined by intuitive artist and writer Heather Eck, with Dina Fortune as our co-guide, to explore what happens when synesthesia, spirituality, and energy healing meet the canvas. Heather shares how she senses people through specific shades, how those aura colors point to emotional blocks, and how she translates that into abstract paintings designed to uplift and restore. 

We also talk about the real-life turning point behind her work: nearly 20 years in corporate HR, a body pushed too far, and the moment she chose the path that felt restorative instead of impressive. From there we dig into trusting intuitive “downloads,” why creativity can calm the nervous system, and how looking at art or making something with your hands can become a steady practice for wellness. If you’ve ever wondered whether faith and spiritual gifts can belong in the same life, Heather offers a grounded perspective rooted in scripture while still honoring intuition and the chakra-informed language of color healing. 

Heather Eck is an award-winning abstract fine artist, intuitive healer, and synesthesia practitioner based in Holly Springs, North Carolina. Best known for creating "Spirit Portraits," she uses her unique ability to see emotions and energy as colors to help clients transform their personal narratives through visionary art.

You’ll also hear practical takeaways for building a soul-led creative healing business, including why ignoring your own inner signals is the fastest way to build something you hate. Heather closes with a simple experiment: look at what colors you keep wearing, because your wardrobe might be telling you what your spirit needs next. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs a creative reset, and leave a review so more listeners can find the show.

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You can feel a life change coming before you can explain it and that’s where energy work gets real. Tracy   sits down with returning guest Gloria “Grace “Rand, founder of Radiant on Purpose, to talk about Reiki, light language, and the courage it takes to stop dimming yourself for other people’s comfort. We get honest about what it means to be visible, especially when your path looks “different,” and why the universe sometimes nudges you from behind-the-scenes into the spotlight. 

Gloria breaks down light language in a grounded way: a multidimensional, heart-led frequency that can be spoken, sung, or expressed through movement, often arriving in “dialects” that feel familiar to the receiver. We also talk about Reiki as a practical support system, not just a spiritual concept, including how Reiki circles can help you move grief, soften emotional overload, and bring you back to balance when life hits hard. Along the way, we unpack a common misconception that trips people up: thinking Reiki is only something you receive from someone else, instead of a skill you can learn and use for self-care. 

Midlife empowerment is a core theme, with a special focus on women over 50 who are done being told they are past their prime. Gloria shares her signature L O V E method: Let Go And Let God, Open Your Heart To Receive, Value Your Uniqueness, and Embrace Your Divinity, plus the mindset behind pivots, reinvention, and building confidence one decision at a time. If you’re craving clarity, purpose, and a deeper relationship with your intuition, this conversation offers a steady place to start. 

Gloria “Grace” Rand is the founder of Radiant On Purpose, guiding mission-driven women over 50 to live life on their terms. A bestselling author, certified high-performance speaker, and podcaster, Grace blends her signature L.O.V.E. Method with intuitive coaching and energy healing to rebuild confidence and reignite purpose from within.

Gloria "Grace" Rand
Midlife Empowerment Guide & Self-Love Advocate
Founder, Radiant On Purpose
Website: gloriarand.com

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The fastest way to start a fight online about Reiki is to ask a simple question and watch as answers turn into attack. Ready Set Reiki hope is for  a calmer, smarter path, one where we can respect all systems all images and all schools of Reiki . Ready Set reiki invited two true way showers; Bronwen Logan of Reiki With Bronwen  and Mary Riposo   of Infinite Light Center. Together, we name what is actually happening beneath the noise: widespread Reiki misconceptions, fuzzy definitions, and an “identity crisis” that shows up when people confuse Reiki the practice with “Reiki the energy,” or when they treat a Reiki session like something a practitioner does to you instead of a practice you share and embody.

We also dig into why Reiki history matters right now. Bronwyn explains why new primary source material, including a handwritten 1904 CV from Mikao Usui, is so exciting and so stabilizing. When fresh evidence appears, it can confirm parts of the story, challenge other parts, and push us to teach with more care. That is not trivia, it is ethics. If we want Reiki training to be credible and clear, we cannot keep repeating claims that misrepresent the system or inflate it into something medical. Staying relevant is part of staying honest.

Then we bring it into the modern world: distance Reiki, online Reiki classes, and what real access looks like. Mary shares why her entire practice is remote now, why live teaching on Zoom can be deeply supportive, and how it can serve students who cannot travel or who need safety and privacy. We close by asking a grounded question: if Usui were here today, would he be disgusted or would he hand us the precepts and ask us to practice them.

Bronwen Logan, also known as Bronwen Stiene, is an educator in the Japanese art of Reiki, as well as a writer, an animal lover, a thinker, a podcaster, a feminist, and a catalyst for spiritual and personal empowerment. With 25 years of teaching experience and counting, Bronwen’s teachings extend beyond the conventional, inviting you to explore the deeper, transformative elements of the system of Reiki.

Bronwen’s interests include studying meditation from a variety of cultural influences, writing about her spiritual experiences from a philosophical and practical perspective, discovering more about the importance of Japanese culture and philosophy in the system of Reiki, embodying the role of women in the healing arts, supporting the wellbeing of animals through healing work and more.

A driving force in the Reiki community, Bronwen co-founded both the International House of Reiki and Shibumi International Reiki Association. She’s the co-author of respected works such as The Reiki Sourcebook, The Japanese Art of Reiki, and Your Reiki Treatment. Her extensive publications and teaching materials have been a cornerstone for students globally, offering guidance that blends scholarly accuracy with heart-centred intuition.

Bronwen’s soothing voice has guided many through Reiki audiobooks, blogs and a wide range of meditations and web classes. Always focused on her students’ well-being, Bronwen supports her work with certifications in Teaching Training and Assessment, TEFLA, Senior First Aid, and Counseling.

Living in Australia’s countryside, Bronwen teaches and offers treatments in the tranquil setting of Tomah Retreat in the Blue Mountains. Here, she has created a haven for the many rescue animals in her life and a venue for students to come and stay and study.

Bronwen is equally at home in the realm of virtual healing for those who can’t make the journey to Tomah Retreat. Her online courses include regular weekly, bi-weekly and monthly classes for students of her Reiki world, Reiki with Bronwen.

Mary Riposo
Mary is a Reiki Master practitioner, teacher, author, and coach who found Reiki after suffering from a number of mystery illnesses that didn’t respond to Western medicine. She had such a positive response that she decided to learn Reiki herself and share it with others. Mary ran Infinite Light Center with her husband, Tony, from 2013 to 2021, where she directed the Reiki Program. After the physical location closed in 2021, Mary began practicing exclusively online, offering sessions, workshops, mentoring & classes in all levels of Usui/Holy Fire® Reiki and ICRT Animal Reiki.  

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Tracy Searight shares her journey with a recent Hip replacement surgery. Years of Yoga and not listening to the whispers of her  body 

Someone told my daughter, “I heard your mother is falling apart,” and it hit me in a place I didn’t expect. Six weeks after a right hip replacement, I can finally name what’s really happening: I’m not falling apart, I’m being put back together. This is a solo, deeply personal Ready Set Reiki story about what it looks like when your body forces a pause and your spirit has to catch up.

I walk you through the long arc, from a passionate yoga practice and the ways I didn’t listen to my body, to the grief that cracked my life open after losing my sister and later my father. Reiki energy healing, prayer, and a steady relationship with God become daily tools for stress relief, emotional regulation, and trust, especially when life requires big pivots like moving, starting over at 50, and letting go of opportunities I’d been manifesting for years.

We also get real about a question many people whisper: if you “do Reiki,” should you ever need surgery, medication, or physical therapy? I share why ethical Reiki never replaces medical care, why practitioners don’t diagnose, and how energy work can support recovery without magical thinking. Finally, I break down how to navigate the growing world of Reiki systems and Reiki training with research, transparency, and respect for lineage so you can choose what fits your healing journey.

Tracy Searight At the age 5 knew she had the heart of a teacher and a mother. These two passions were her driving force through majority of her life. In 2006 she connected with Yoga and it became a beautiful love affair. Pushing her body and not listening to the whispers of her body Tracy  used Yoga to move through the most challenging and painful parts of her life. Genetics, life and wear and tear she found herself four years ago with a tear as she was a student in a yoga class. The x-ray in the Surgeon’s office told of two decades worth of damage. At the top of her game, she had to make a decision. Do I pause to heal or do I push through and keep going? Wife, mother, fur mom, teacher, yoga teacher, Reiku master, author, podcast, and host of the TV show Laughing light Worker Tracy shares her journey what may look like falling apart to others was just a matter of her finally coming together.

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