What has Reiki cost us in our Identity?(Ep 4): Reiki Women Podcast 208

What Has Reiki Cost Us? Episode 4: Identity | Questions From a Hat (Reiki Women Podcast)

In episode four of the Reiki Women Podcast series “What Has Reiki Cost Us?”, Bronwen Logan, Michaela Daystar, and Carrie Varela explore identity through “questions from a hat,” reflecting on how Reiki practice and teaching reshape who they are.

Carrie shares cringing at her hard-partying study-abroad years in Australia while valuing the cultural humility and respect for origins it sparked, later reinforced by visiting India and Japan.

Michaela grieves leaving behind her imagined future as a university professor, while recognizing she remains a teacher in a different form.

Bronwen describes the system of Reiki as a path of remembering her younger self and discusses the loss and renewal involved in leaving the International House of Reiki.

They also discuss balancing “Reiki self” with everyday life through hobbies, intuition, humor, and pride in their work.

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🌸About the Podcast

Reiki Women Podcast shares the voices of women-identified Reiki practitioners from around the world. Through stories of healing, lineage, and spiritual practice, we explore the culture and community of Reiki practice.

Join hosts Bronwen Logan, Carrie Varela, and Michaela Daystar as they reflect on the system of Reiki and the women who shape its path.

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🌿 Bronwen Logan — @reikiwithbronwen

🌿 Carrie Varela — @reikihealingsociety

🌿 Michaela Daystar — @heartscapes.insight

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