A group of 500 new CPD recruits are training at the West Loop Academy, and self-care is part of the program. The Reiki Brigade offered reiki sessions to instructors and recruits. It was a welcome break in the action.
Favorite feedback: “I feel really good—love it!”
Read MoreChicago police officers receive ongoing training at a facility on the south side. Instructors there teach everything from how to respond to calls during a power outage (no light), to de-escalation of Use of Force.
Favorite feedback: “I was in a deep trance.”
Read MoreSo honored to be a guest on Torsten Lange's Youtube broadcast, The Reiki Revolution. He shares our passion for helping to make reiki available to everyone everywhere, and part of that is encouraging other reiki folks to conduct outreach. Thanks for letting me share our experiences with your audience.
Read MoreIn the criminal justice system, sexually based offenses are considered especially heinous. In Chicago, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies received reiki to help them manage on-the-job stress. These are their session outcomes. Thanks to the CPD for their receptivity to reiki.
Favorite feedback: “Wonderful!”
Read MoreIt felt great to be back offering reiki to veterans at the Jesse Brown VA Stand Down! We started our outreach here more than a decade ago and the two years off (thanks to Covid) was rough.
Favorite feedback: “I felt negative energy leave my body—it’s amazing!”
Read MoreAn enthusiastic crowd made Bike Out Negativity a huge success—despite the rainy start! We offered reiki to a receptive crowd and received wonderful feedback in return. We look forward to the Street Love Ride in August!
Read More“You’re welcome back anytime!” we were told on our way out. Thanks to the 8th District for welcoming the Reiki Brigade and encouraging officers to explore new means of self care. It’s a tough job and healthy cops are in everyone’s best interest.
Read MoreA new volunteer (Jana) and a new collaboration (Build, Inc.) made for a fantastic Reiki Brigade event on Friday.
Read MoreWe were thrilled to offer reiki as part of the Black History Month service fair at Michele Clark High School.
Read MoreWe’re always happy to help support the CPD with reiki sessions, even moreso now that stress levels are up and days off are down. Thanks to the 20th for letting us help officers let go of stress.
Read MoreThe current climate is especially stressful for Chicago Police officers. We all know more stress = more mistakes. We’re honored to share some reiki love with these officers, and help them have all our backs.
Read MoreWe love introducing reiki to Western healthcare workers, and especially grateful to connect with this group who have worked so hard this past year saving lives.
Read MoreSeveral mind/body practitioners (including myself) contributed to this Redfin piece on creating a Zen vibe for the home. Thanks to Redfin for recognizing our work and sharing it with your audience.
Read MoreChicago is home to some powerful energy healing practitioners. At least one of them is locked up in Cook County’s Juvenile Temporary Detention Center. Just two years after I first approached the JTDC, I was able to teach a Reiki Level 1 class to six residents and two staff. It was an incredible experience, and hopefully the first of many more like it.
Read MorePaul Bauer, the beloved Commander of the 18th District, was shot and killed on the job in February of 2018. Memorial tributes to Bauer and other fallen officers in made this reiki outreach event especially poignant.
Read MoreYesterday we offered reiki to officers in Englewood, a neighborhood with some of the highest crime rates in the country. Read the story here. The Reiki Brigade is honored to continue our collaboration with the Chicago Police Department.
Read MoreThe Reiki Brigade is honored to continue our collaboration with the YWCA, which serves survivors of sexual trauma. Our presentation and reiki sessions were well received. We’d love to see reiki throughout the YWCA, and will continue to work towards that goal.
Read MoreThe Reiki Brigade offered energy healing sessions for dozens of veterans who gathered at the Jesse Brown VA Stand Down service fair. It's our eighth year volunteering at these events. Hear from veterans and volunteers themselves about how healing and gratifying this experience of sharing energy can be.
Read MoreSeeing reiki through the eyes of a child. This was our third year at the CPD’s service fair for those dealing with violence at home.
Read MoreWe had a wonderful day offering reiki demos to veterinary professionals at the International Association for Animal Hospice and Palliative Care’s annual conference. Watch their priceless reactions to their first reiki experiences, and find out how they’ll incorporate reiki into their practices back home.
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