The Color of Reiki

by Colleen Benelli First Published – Reiki News Magazine, Summer 2011. Artwork by Gaia Orion.   “A colour a day keeps the doctor away, So colour yourself healthy, wealthy and wise.” — LILIAN VERNERBONDS. Introduction: Reiki returns the presence of beautiful colors back to our bodies and our lives. My Reiki guides tell me that More info...

The Burning Bowl Ceremony

by Colleen Benelli First Published – Reiki News Magazine, Winter 2006. Artwork by Gaia Orion. Introduction: The New Year is upon us and offers the promise that we can leave behind that which no longer serves us and embrace the opportunity to begin fresh and new. Winter will always bring the North, the cycle on More info...

The Amazing Grace of Reiki

by Colleen Benelli First Published – Reiki News Magazine, Winter 2010. Artwork by Gaia Orion.   AMAZING GRACE FLOWS through the universe and all of creation. It is present here on Earth and expresses itself with stunning beauty. The sun shining through the clouds sending golden rays of light from the heavens to the earth More info...

Reiki Talking Stick

by Colleen Benelli First Published – Reiki News Magazine, Spring 2012. Artwork by Gaia Orion. A REIKI TALKING STICK is an amazing communication tool that can help focus your attention on your words, intentions and prayers. It can help you find your voice by centering you in your heart, so you can find the words More info...

Reiki Helps us Remember our Spirit

by Colleen Benelli First Published – Reiki News Magazine, Winter 2012. Artwork by Gaia Orion.   WHEN OUR SPIRIT INCARNATES on earth, most of us begin a process of forgetting our spirit consciousness as we turn our attention to our physical senses and what we need to learn in order to function in the material More info...

Reiki Gifts for the Holidays

by Colleen Benelli First Published – Reiki News Magazine, Fall 2011. Artwork by Gaia Orion.   Handmade Gifts are fun to make and wonderful to receive. Add Reiki as you create, and begin sending blessings to the person your gift is intended for as you work. The gift will begin giving right away. In addition, More info...

Reiki and Gratitude

by Colleen Benelli First Published – Reiki News Magazine, Fall 2007. Artwork by Gaia Orion.   “Just for today, be grateful,” is one of the Five Reiki Ideals. It is important for Reiki practitioners to notice and to spread thoughts of gratitude each day, because as each of us lives in his or her grateful More info...

Meet Your Power Animal with Reiki

by Colleen Benelli First Published – Reiki News Magazine, Fall 2010. Artwork by Gaia Orion.   A POWER ANIMAL IS A SPIRIT GUIDE similar to a guardian angel in animal form. Power animals are great spiritual companions, and they work well with Reiki. They are not exactly the same as guardian angels, but close. They More info...

Introducing Reiki to Medical Personnel

by Colleen Benelli First Published – Reiki News Magazine, Spring 2014. REIKI IS ACHIEVING MAINSTREAM RECOGNITION for the powerful benefits it provides as a complimentary therapy to conventional medicine. A study done in 2007 by the National Health Interview Survey indicates that 1.2 million adults and 161,000 children received one or more sessions of energy More info...

Communicating with our Reiki Guides

by Colleen Benelli First Published – Reiki News Magazine, Summer 2007. Artwork by Gaia Orion. When we take a Reiki class, receive an attunement and begin using Reiki, we also become connected to one or more Reiki guides. Our Reiki guides are spiritual beings who are specific to Reiki and only work with Reiki energies. More info...

Answers to Your Prayers

by Colleen Benelli First Published – Reiki News Magazine, Winter 2013. Artwork by Gaia Orion.   MANY PEOPLE PRAY, but not all people know how to receive the answers to their prayers. Reiki is a tool that can help. When you receive your Reiki attunements, your inner guidance wakes up and connects to your divine More info...

Reiki Spirit Dolls

By Pearl Pierce and Marla Deere As seen in Reiki News Magazine, Fall 2011 More info...

Reiki Glass Tile Jewelry

By Colleen Benelli As seen in Reiki News Magazine, Fall 2011 More info...

Reiki Tote Bag

By Colleen Benelli A Reiki Craft Project More info...

Reiki Wraps

By Colleen Benelli More info...

Reiki Burning Bowl Project

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Reiki Journal

By Colleen Benelli More info...

Reiki Goat Milk Soap

By Colleen Benelli and Dana and Ariel Vieweg As seen in Reiki News Magazine, Fall 2009 More info...

Wall Hangings & Coasters

By Colleen Benelli As seen in Reiki News Magazine, Fall 2011 More info...

Reiki Kanji Wall Hanging

By Colleen Benelli As seen in Reiki News Magazine, Fall 2011 More info...

Reiki Kanji Paper

By Colleen Benelli As seen in Reiki News Magazine, Fall 2011 More info...

Feather Earrings

By Katie Brock As seen in Reiki News Magazine, Fall 2011 More info...

Free Form Reiki Shawl

By Colleen Benelli As seen in Reiki News Magazine, Fall 2011 More info...

Creating a Reiki Ceremony

by Colleen Benelli First Published – Reiki News Magazine, Summer 2008. Artwork by Gaia Orion. Reiki Ceremonies are a powerful declaration of intention sent directly to God. They invite Divine support into the lives of the people gathered. Reiki empowers the light of ceremony so our prayers are heard in a big way. Ceremony creates an opportunity More info...

Slouchy Hat

By Colleen Benelli As seen in Reiki News Magazine, Fall 2011 More info...

Beeswax Candles

By Colleen Benelli and Eva Benelli As seen in Reiki News Magazine, Fall 2011 More info...

Dragonfly

By Therese Fisher As seen in Reiki News Magazine, Fall 2011 www.Reikiweaver.com More info...

Paper Ornaments

By Colleen Benelli As seen in Reiki News Magazine, Fall 2011 More info...

Reiki Slippers

By Colleen Benelli As seen in Reiki News Magazine, Fall 2009 More info...

Reiki Ideal Magnets

By Colleen Benelli More info...

Reiki Magnets

By Colleen Benelli More info...

Antahakarana Reiki Quilt

By Margie McMahon www.HealWithReiki.net More info...

Reiki Rattles

By Colleen Benelli & Therese Fisher  More info...

Reiki Prosperity Knot

By Therese Fisher © 2006 www.ReikiWeaver.com More info...

Reiki Fun T-Shirt

By Colleen Benelli As seen in Reiki News Magazine, Fall 2011 More info...

Reiki Talking Stick

By Colleen Benelli As seen in Reiki News Magazine, Spring 2012 More info...

Reiki and the Art of Receiving

by Colleen Benelli First Published – Reiki News Magazine, Fall 2012. Artwork by Gaia Orion. One of the foundational qualities of Reiki is that it teaches us how to receive. I remember that I actually had resistance to learning Reiki because I didn’t believe that it could just be given to me through a ritual More info...

Reiki and a Prosperous Earth

by Colleen Benelli First Published – Reiki News Magazine, Summer 2009. Artwork by Gaia Orion. THE UNIVERSE IS AN ABUNDANT CREATION. We can look to our own Earth and her amazing and diverse life forms as a perfect expression of the prosperous Universe. The Earth is rich with life. She receives the light from the More info...

Reiki Heals the Imagination

by Colleen Benelli First Published – Reiki News Magazine, Summer 2012. Artwork by Gaia Orion. The Power of the Imagination The imagination is much more than “what we use to make things up with.” It is our creative power that we can awaken in both the conscious and unconscious mind. Many people seem unaware of More info...

Reiki Heals Spiritual Resistance

by Colleen Benelli First Published – Reiki News Magazine, Spring 2007. Artwork by Gaia Orion. In my years of experience, both professionally and personally, I have found that resistance to Reiki and other spiritual practices is an inherent part of the personal growth process. Resistance shows up throughout life. Sometimes it is short-lived; at other More info...

Reiki Reveals the Joy Within

by Colleen Benelli First Published in Reiki News Magazine, Winter 2011. Artwork by Gaia Orion. There are many types of joy. Some contain feelings and expressions, others are states of being. A person can have feelings and expressions of joy and not be in the state of being in joy, and a person can have More info...

Reiki, Life Cycles, and the Four Directions

by Colleen Benelli First Published – Reiki News Magazine, Summer 2010. Artwork by Gaia Orion. EVERYTHING IN THE NATURAL WORLD is subject to life cycles. The tides flow by the phases of the moon, plants go dormant in winter to reemerge in spring, some animals hibernate or migrate, and we humans also change with the seasons More info...

Activating Reiki

by Colleen Benelli First Published – Reiki News Magazine, Spring 2011. Artwork by Gaia Orion. “Do I have to draw all the Reiki symbols before I start giving Reiki?” is a common question my Reiki II students often ask. Students and practitioners sometimes talk of feeling impatient about drawing the Reiki symbols in order to More info...

Handmade with Reiki

by Colleen Benelli First Published – Reiki News Magazine, Fall 2009. Artwork by Gaia Orion. Winter is coming and it is a perfect time of year for How to Imbue any Craft Project with Reiki crafts. Consider making your holiday gifts this year and using Reiki to empower your love and intentions as you create. More info...

Reiki Clarifies Opinions

by Colleen Benelli First Published – Reiki News Magazine, Spring 2010. Artwork by Gaia Orion. Reiki promotes healthy life skills. It empowers our life force and our higher mind, which gives us a greater ability to think and act more clearly. Reiki practices help highlight the best choices for our lives. It strengthens our internal More info...

I Am Not Gone

My Dearest Loves, I have left the world. It seems as if I have left you, my children, my friends, and my loves. But in truth, I am not gone. I have only returned to the light; I am still a whisper away. I felt the gentleness of angels as I left the world And More info...

Reiki Creates Optimism in Stressful Times

by Colleen Benelli First Published – Reiki News Magazine, Spring 2009. Artwork by Gaia Orion. The past year was very stressful for many people, individually and collectively. It seemed as if everyone I knew was challenged. Family, friends, colleagues, and clients suffered job and financial losses, illness, unexpected changes, death, and relationship issues. We found More info...

Strengthen your Light with Reiki

By Colleen Benelli First Published – Reiki News Magazine, Fall 2008. Artwork by Gaia Orion. One of the techniques available to Reiki practitioners is “Strengthening your Light with Reiki.” When you strengthen your light with Reiki, your personal energy and your light are stronger. Reiki can help you strengthen your light internally, and it can More info...

Reiki and the Light of Prayer

by Colleen Benelli First Published – Reiki News Magazine, Spring 2008. Artwork by Gaia Orion. Prayer is a message to God sent from our hearts. Prayer holds the belief that there is a Higher Power who listens, cares and intervenes on our behalf. It invites enlightened beings into our lives to guide and assist us More info...

Listen with Reiki

by Colleen Benelli Originally published in Reiki Magazine, Winter 2007. Artwork by Gaia Orion. Being a good listener is one of the most important skills for a Reiki practitioner and Reiki Teacher to have. I love that I have become a person who listens. It has brought me great joy and personal freedom. When I More info...

Reiki & Nature Spirits

by Colleen Benelli First Published – Reiki News Magazine, Spring 2006.   As we step from the long nights of winter and walk towards the vitality of spring, we have beautiful opportunities to feel the rhythm of nature in our lives. The world is coming to life around us, and if we listen, we can More info...

Reiki and Knitting

by Colleen Benelli First Published – Reiki News Magazine, Winter 2005. Some may wonder how Reiki and knitting go together, but actually they have a lot in common. We know that Reiki is enhanced by meditation and that a meditative state is often accomplished through a repetitive act, such as focusing on your breath, walking More info...

Animals Around Me

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Oxford, England

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A Reiki Blessing Ceremony

by Colleen Benelli More info...

A Reiki Burning Bowl Ceremony

A Reiki Burning Bowl Instructions by Colleen Benelli First published in Reiki News Magazine in 2006 More info...

Gratitude Ceremony

A Thanksgiving Blessing by Colleen Benelli More info...