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When Children Begin Exploring Self-Soothing on Their Own
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When Children Begin Exploring Self-Soothing on Their Own Children do not need to be taught how to soothe themselves before they are ready. They need to feel what regulation looks like first. When parents consistently model presence, self-care, and emotional awareness, something subtle begins to unfold. Children start experimenting on their own. Not because…
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Healing the Parent Before Guiding the Child
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Healing the Parent Before Guiding the Child Parents Are Not Behind—They Are Unhealed Many parents today are doing something extraordinary without realizing it. They are breaking cycles they were never taught how to heal. Gen X parents, in particular, were often raised in environments where emotions were managed through control, silence, or dismissal. Feelings…
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Why Self-Reiki Begins With our Presence as Parents
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Self-Reiki Is Not Something to “Do” When people first hear about self-Reiki, they often assume it is a technique that must be learned, memorized, or performed correctly. Parents especially may worry about doing it “right,” wondering if they need special steps, hand positions, or perfect focus. But self-Reiki does not begin with technique. It…
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Understanding Your Child’s Energy Changes Everything
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When Parenting Finally Starts to Make Sense There is often a moment in parenting when something quietly shifts. Not because a child suddenly changes—but because the parent does. For many years, I parented from love, commitment, and responsibility—yet without the tools to truly understand what my children were experiencing internally. I knew when something…
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When Children Are Ready to Learn Reiki – When They’re Not
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Receiving Reiki and Learning Reiki Are Not the Same One of the most common questions parents ask is, “When is my child ready for Reiki?” To answer that clearly, we must first separate two very different experiences. Children of any age can receive Reiki. A parent can gently offer Reiki to a crying baby,…
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Self-Reiki Begins With the Parents- Why Parents?
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Why Parents Must Go First Children do not learn emotional regulation through explanation. They learn it through observation. Before a child has the capacity to regulate themselves, they borrow regulation from the adults in their lives. This happens quietly—through tone, pacing, presence, and the way a parent responds to stress. Self-Reiki begins here. Not…
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Reiki Is Spiritual, Not Religious: Understanding the Difference
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Reiki and the Fear of “Doing Something Wrong” For many parents, curiosity about Reiki is often accompanied by hesitation. Questions arise quietly: Is this religious? Is this against my beliefs? Is this safe for my family? These concerns are understandable. Many adults were raised in environments where anything related to energy, intuition, or inner…