Hi First name / beautiful,

 

I am so grateful to have tea across the table from you in this virtual space. This practice of writing brings me so much joy… 

 

The last we spoke, I was preparing to attend my Reiki Masters Shinpiden Retreat Training in Ojai. It was without words, a beautiful experience. I have been really taking my time integrating the learnings from that week into my days and into my body. When on retreat, we were in mediation and lecture or practice most of the days, with a leisurely siesta in the afternoon. I was camping on the retreat grounds at the sacred Topa Institute, feeling so safe and held by the mountains and by all the oak trees. At night laying in my tent with my mate Sarah, we would hear owls and coyotes having late night sleepover parties. They were so chatty! We deeply studied Buddhist Dharma and the Tao, lineages that my meditation practice are rooted in and that I miss studying when I'm not. A sweet and happy return to the simple Zen practices of mediation, bowing at our seats in gratitude, silence, sitting with impermanence and the laws of yin and yang. All the good stuff that retreat brings :) 

 

Returning to my regularly scheduled programming was a slight shock to the system. I was especially aware of all of the freaking SIGNAGE EVERYWHERE. We are constantly being bombarded with signs telling us street names, menus with options to order, on Instagram there is the main feed with stories and an explore page and messages and now something called “notes”?!. I was like….this is a lot of information being thrown at me…all the time. And then after a week, it was normal again. Funny how quickly humans can adapt to our environments. 

 

It has been profoundly subtle and fills me with gratitude to get to share what I've learned in Reiki Healing sessions with you all, and with my friends and family as we have sweetly de-briefed. The week I returned, I hardly spoke to anyone. I wanted to honor the returning to my life as “this new me” quietly and slowly, and honor the deepening of the understanding of Reiki that I had learned. 

 

Now that it has been about a month, it's hard to believe that the beginning of October was just 6 weeks ago. We are all different than we were then. 

 

I've been spending A LOT of time in plant ceremony, in meditation at my altar, in prayer, in sessions with clients. It's becoming how I spend my days, which was a prayer to manifest in itself. A call to slowness. I've been loving being so deep in studying Reiki and plants, truly just craving so much depth in all aspects of my life (relationships, truth, eye contact, love, gratitude over my eggs and bacon). It's really beautiful and romantic to be writing about this right now and reflecting over, and I also have felt the necessary balance of watching Love Island Games and the desire to read some juicy fiction!! I'm spending the majority of this month home in Kansas, and my second day back I cleaned out the book shelves in my childhood room. My mom and I took a box of The Hunger Games, The Clique Series (and I mean every book in the series), Pretty Little Liars, Uglies, and probably some Twilight, to sell at Half Price Books. We got a whopping $3.67 for everything (hahah), and left with The Song of Achilles :) 

 

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I am so grateful and humbled to be doing what I do, or should I say “being what I be” haha. To be supported and to be in this reciprocity of giving and receiving with you. 

Thank you. 

 

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A little housekeeping :)

 

My schedule is up for the rest of the year! I love scheduling Tarot and Reiki sessions for myself to close chapters (and step into new ones). The combination of these practices clicks our mind body and spirit into place, on the same page, all parts of us right here on this one timeline. Cellularly aligned, radiant, at peace, in trust, connected to our true essence and our inner Buddha nature.

When we feel this “alignment”, we feel a sense of being grounded, open-hearted, compassionate, and connected to the world around us and the vast world within us. From this place, we can make hard decisions with more ease, trust, and love.

 

To celebrate and honor the System of Reiki and my Master training, I am offering 11% off in-person and distance Reiki Sessions through the end of the year. I don't have too much availability for in-person sessions since I'll be traveling, so if you've been feeling called or curious yourself…this is a tender opportunity to connect. 

 

The code is REIKILOVE1111

 

 

 ~~~ REIKI BLESSINGS!!!!! ~~~ 

Every year my sister and I shamelessly send each other our Hanukkah wishlists ~ here is what is on mine and what I have my eye on for the upcoming sale shopping season. I am so damn sick of capitalism. These are some sweet objects that feel “aligned” / cozy / special <3 

 

 

- THICH NHAT HANH

I was interviewed this last month on my friend Jen's blog, What I Loved, and on the Milky Oat blog, MAMAZINE. I loved connecting with both of these women and really enjoyed the questions they asked <3 I hope you enjoy reading them, too!

 

 

The System of Reiki is the foundation for Gaby’s healing practice. One of the pillars of Reiki is Tenohira, palm healing. In an Intuitive Reiki Healing Session, healing qi is shared between the giver and receiver, with the loving intention of shining our individual great bright lights within us all. As we move through life, our true self, our great bright lights, can become dimmed and blurred due to what it’s like to be a human. Reiki is a sacred spiritual practice of re-membering our most true selves, and with the practice of Tenohira, this occurs through gentle loving touch. The effects are subtle, magical, and profound.

 

The session begins with connecting over tea and reading a few Tarot cards, inviting in your Spiritual Guides and Higher Self with any heart-wisdom. We move into a deep guided meditation, cleansing conscious energetic blockages and connecting you to Mother Earth. Once in this liminal sleepy state, you receive this beautiful healing qi through light, gentle, nurturing touch. Reiki is the essence of pure love and compassion. It is relaxing, sparkly, clearing, and allows the body, mind, and spirit to come back to homeostasis. Our session ends with you feeling crystal clear, aligned, light, and more peaceful than before.

 Reiki Sessions are held in Gaby’s private studio on the Eastside of Los Angeles or virtually over the phone.

 

 

You're feeling anxious, overwhelmed, like you need to clear out old shit, feeling dull, under waves of grief, not sure where to go next, want to feel at peace, want to connect to your true loving nature, want to explore your own spirituality, want a safe place to breath and feel, need some tender-loving-care, as a monthly self-care practice, to realign and rebalance 

 

 

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