Tonight's Reiki Share

Whew!! I feel like a brand new gal! Thanks to Donna, Annette, and Karen who attended Reiki Share tonight.


I so enjoyed sharing the meditation experience with you, and our discussion about the prayerfulness of Reiki. It is so important for us to gather this way, as practitioners (those who practice) of Reiki, to talk about the realities of walking the Reiki path – the struggles and the joys.

Namaste, sisters. It was truly an honor to meet with you this evening!

Yours,

Carolyn

Reiki Share Tonight!

It’s no secret that I love Reiki Share, and that it is one of my most enjoyable priorities! I thought that I would share some thoughts on the importance of self-care from Pamela Miles’ book, Reiki: A Comprehensive Guide:

"Reiki clears the mind, restores the body, and refreshes the spirit. You don’t have to take my word for it. You can try it yourself. It doesn’t take long to notice. After all, the mind is not a self-cleaning oven that automatically burns the spillover from our life’s experiences to ash. The residue of negative experiences and unresolved emotions lingers, often affecting us in ways we don’t recognize. We never leave the house without combing our hair or brushing our teeth. Reiki gives us a way to brush the debris from our mind and spirit as well….


One of the most valuable benefits that comes from daily practice is dissolving the roots of negative behaviors and emotions. This takes time. Since I started practicing Reiki, I have found myself in situations in which I had been afraid in the past. Although I no longer felt fearful, I could still feel the skeleton of the habit of fear vibrating inside me on the brink of manifesting. But I also felt confident that the transformation would continue as long as I continued my daily practice.


Life is challenging at times even for students who practice daily self-treatment. But if we have a steady practice, we feel secure that we have the wherewithal to sustain ourselves. When we practice self-treatment regularly, the difficulties don’t overwhelm our lives; they just feel like details. If we are not practicing, life’s difficulties more easily become burdensome; they take over our perspective, and we become ineffectual. Daily practice enables us to embody our highest values.”

In addition to daily practice, I know that coming together with a group of other Reiki practitioners has been instrumental in my continuing journey. I look forward to seeing all of you this evening!

Namaste,

Carolyn

MoonCircle

When I started coming to Three Sisters’ Spirit, I was hungry. I was hungry for the kind of bread that you can’t buy at the store – I hungered for food for the spirit. I started coming to Dani’s MoonCircle groups. I sat at her knee and listened to the stories, of who we are and who we used to be. Of who we will become.

I sat in circles with other women, and we shared the stories of what it is to be woman. We celebrated womankind, and reached deeply into ourselves. And it filled me for the first time in a long time.

How might your life have been different if there had been a place for you, a place for you to go to be with your mother, with your sisters and the aunts, with your grandmothers, with the great- and great-great-grandmothers, a place of women to go, to be, to return to, as woman? How might your life be different? (Judith Duerk)

Are you hungry?

Dani will host the next MoonCircle group on Thursday, May 13th. Come, experience a new way to feed your soul.

Namaste,

Carolyn

wanna play dress-up?

We're talkin' some serious fun here!!  Our very own Fairy Godmothers, Widdershins and Deosil will be here Saturday, May 8 from 1:30 - 3:30pm for "How to Dress Like a Queen."  The fee is a promise to have lots of fun and laugh out loud!!  And a plate of cookies or treats to share!!

 

Reiki Share FYI – Important Notice

I just wanted to make sure that everyone has noted that Reiki Share will now be held on a new day of the month! From here on out, Reiki Share will be offered on the first Wednesday each month from 6-7:30pm (it was on the first Thursday).


I truly hope that many of you will be able to continue coming on the new day – your insights and experience have been wonderful the past months, and I love to see Reiki Share growing this way!

Having and building a community where Reiki healers of all levels are welcomed and have the opportunity to share their knowledge and experience and to learn and hone their skills can be such an important part of our growth as healers.

Whether you’re Reiki Level I and just starting out – and maybe haven’t even worked on anyone but yourself and your loved ones – or you’ve had an established practice and have worked on hundreds of bodies, Reiki Share has the potential to add to who you are as a healer, and who you’d like to become.

For some, this is the first time that they’ve been able to work on another person who they don’t know intimately, and the discovery inherent in that experience is wonderful to behold. For others who have a great deal of experience, Reiki Share can benefit you by allowing you a space to teach others what you know, and to share and learn from others in your field. I can attest to the fact that no matter how many times I’ve given or received Reiki, each session manages to be different and holds the possibility for discovery.

Our next Reiki Share will be held at Three Sisters’ Spirit on Wednesday, May 5th from 6-7:30pm. I hope to see you there!

Namaste,

Carolyn

It's Art Crawl Today!

Saturday May 1st is Art Crawl and we have plenty of fun stuff for you to see, try, buy, and experience!


The Fairy Godmothers are here in person from 1:00 - 3:00 pm granting wishes, sprinkling fairy dust and spreading magic!! I am already pondering which wish I’d like granted….

From 4:30 - 9:00 pm:

Tarot Card Readings with Brett

Angel Card Readings with Rhoda

Chair Massage with Bonnie

Nail Art with Nancy

and Sally Sunshine will be here to pass around her bodaciously fantabulous cookies!!

Don't miss out - come join the fun!! Can’t wait to see you there!

classes & workshops

Your Life GPS......a guide for achieving personal success and making this your best year yet! with Life Coach Rick Paddock, BA • Meet Rick – click here! • Drop-in's welcome! • Sat. April 24 • 11:00 – 12:30 am • Fee: $10 (if this is your first time attending the group, the session is free!)


Divorce S.O.S. Support Group - introductory session with Life Coach Rick Padock, BA. • Meet Rick – click here! • “The goal is not simply to survive divorce, but to enhance and empower your life in the wake of it.” • Wed. April 28 • 6:30 - 8:00 pm • This introductory session is free of charge.

Integrative Therapy Workshops on Tuesdays with Integrative Therapist and Life Coach, Kim Tedford, MA • Meet Kim - Click Here!! • May's Workshop: Making a Home Altar
Explore the meaning of some traditional elements to make your personal altar. Go home with a gift to add to your sacred space. • Tues. May 4 • 6:30 – 8:00 pm • Fee: $25

Reiki Share • a gathering of Reiki Practitioners who meet to build community, honor their work as healers, give and receive Reiki healing energy, share experiences and learn new techniques. • With Reiki Master Teacher Carolyn Gaar, BA, RMT • Meet Carolyn – click here! • Wed. May 5 • 6:00 – 7:30 pm • Fee: $10

How to Dress Like a Queen with Fairy Godmothers Widdershins & Deosil!! This workshop will show you, layer by layer, how women dressed in the mid to late 1500's and give you a crash course on Elizabethan fashion. You will learn how and why clothing wore women instead of women wearing the clothing. You will also have an opportunity to see, feel and try on corsets, gowns and accessories! • Sat. May 8 • 1:30 – 3:30 pm • Fee: Cookies to share!

Congratulations!

Congratulations to the newest Reiki Level One graduates – Mary H., Alida N., Karen V., and Darcie F. I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to teach this group, and to have been a guide, however briefly, on their spiritual journey.


Happily, I learned just as much from them as they did from me. I’ll be eager to hear how their practice and experiences with Reiki grow and develop over time, and hope that our paths will cross again.

Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. (Rumi)

Namaste,

Carolyn

Movie Night Returns!!

"The Hustle for Worthiness"
Friday, April 23
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Fee:  Bring a movie munchie to share!

In this inspiring presentation, Dr. Brené Brown explores the meaning of love and belonging, and how our feelings of "never good enough" prevent us from experiencing real connection.

"Our lives are a collection of stories - truths about who we are, what we believe, what we come from, how we struggle, and how we are strong. When we can let go of what people think, and own our story, we gain access to our worthiness - the feeling that we are enough just as we are, and that we are worthy of love and belonging.

Brené explores the way women and men differ in their search for worthiness, and shares valuable information on love and communication.

We're on Facebook!

Hello everyone! Join us on facebook!

Event listings are posted on our page regularly, and I’ve uploaded a bunch of pictures from different Art Crawl Events featuring the Fairy Godmothers Widdershins and Deosil.

This will hopefully be another means to connect with you, and for you to connect with one another. Look forward to seeing you (virtually) on facebook, and (in reality) in the shop!

~~ Carolyn

Reiki Share Rocks :)

Thanks to Donna, Donna R., Cathy, Annette, and Wendy for making our most recent Reiki Share wonderful!

It’s been great to work with all of the people who’ve come to Reiki Share over the course of the past several months. I love participating in the circle – sharing knowledge and healing.

Reiki Share is a great place to hone new skills, brush up on old ones, to ask questions, and to experience healing. We offer Reiki Share at the beginning of each month. Check out our calendar for our next meeting! Hope to see you there!

~~ Carolyn

Reiki Level One is Filling Fast!

Our Reiki Level One class is almost full! At the moment of posting, only one opening for the April 7th & 8th Reiki One Course is available. It is vitally important to contact us and submit your deposit as soon as possible if you intend to enroll in the course in order to reserve your space. Depending upon demand, I may offer a second session of Reiki One, so if you’re interested, please let me know!

Contact me at the store at 262-446-6752, or via email at sisters@sisterspirit3.com to secure your space in the class. I look forward to seeing all of you there!

A Little Bit About Reiki - The secret art of inviting happiness
The miraculous medicine of all diseases.

The word “reiki” in Japanese translates roughly as “universal life force energy.” Reiki can only be passed from master to apprentice through a process known as initiation and/or attunement. The theory behind this spiritual practice upholds that only a skilled reiki practitioner can absorb this energy from the universe, and then channel it into a client in order to improve and/or enhance their health and well-being.

Reiki is not taught in the typical way other healing techniques are taught. The student is taught how to channel healing energy to self and others, but the Source connection, lineage and spiritual alignment is transferred to the student by an initiated Reiki Master Teacher during an attunement. Each initiation attunement incrementally aligns and connects the chakras to the Reiki Source Connection. The attunement process opens and connects the crown, heart, and palm chakras and creates a special link between the student, the teacher and his/her lineage, Reiki healing guides and Source energy. Once you have received a Reiki attunement, you will have Reiki Source connection for the remainder of your life. It does not 'wear off' and you can never lose it.

Although a spiritually based, Reiki is not religious, and there is no belief required in order to learn and use it. Anyone can learn Reiki and be attuned to Reiki healing source energy.

Much more than just a “healing” modality, Reiki is a tool on the path to discovering the deepest essence of who you are. You can use this energy as a springboard to deeper and deeper levels of consciousness and intuition. Reiki is also a spiritual way of life with a multi-faceted approach towards personal self development, fulfillment, life-balance, and well-being.

Reiki Level I - First Degree Reiki Practitioner

This first level is about "plugging into" the Reiki energy and experiencing it directly. Learning Reiki involves an energy activation process called an “attunement" which is performed by the Reiki Master with each student. Through this initiation, students are opened to the flow of Reiki energy which provides an energetic shift, allowing healing energies and enhanced intuitive insights to emerge. The initiation opens innate healing channels, enabling students to immediately tap into the flow of Reiki energy and perform healing sessions.

After being attuned to Reiki, students report having increased energy, self-awareness, peace, and compassion.

More information is available on our website, or feel free to call or visit the store with your questions! We love to talk about Reiki :)

Yours,
Carolyn

Hooray! Congratulations to Our Newest Reiki Two Grads!

Congratulations to Annette, Donna, and Cathy on their Level Two Reiki Certification! It was wonderful to work with all of you again, and to watch you take another step on the Reiki path! We look forward to hearing about your growing experience as Reiki Practitioners, and hope to see you at Reiki Share!

Reiki Level II – Second Degree Reiki Practitioner

Reiki Level II is considered the “Practitioner’s Level” and offers students advanced Reiki healing techniques. In Level II, students are given complete tools for working with Reiki energy both in person and through “absentee” techniques. Level II Reiki produces a grounding or solidifying of the healing energy. At this level, students are given the first three Reiki symbols which allow the Reiki energy to perform powerful functions, such as specific mental, emotional, and spiritual healing, as well as long distance healing.

If you are interested in obtaining Reiki Training, please refer to our website (www.sisterspirit3.com) for more information – or call or stop by the shop! We’re always happy to answer questions!

Hugs,

Dani and Carolyn

Tonight's Reiki Share

Ahhhh. Another successful and satisfying Reiki Share tonight! Thanks to Annette, Cathy, Donna, and Nina for participating this evening.

Tonight really brought home for me what an important part Reiki Share can play for the beginner – tonight we had three folks newly attuned to Level One Reiki. Other than in class, this was their first experience working with someone other than themselves. Becoming accustomed to working with other people’s energy fields is an important part of the Reiki practitioner’s experience, and they had the opportunity to do this in a safe and accepting atmosphere.

I also realized just how important Reiki Share can be for the more experienced practitioner. It was positively wonderful to be there and watch the wonder of discovery and the delight on their faces as they felt things for the first time. I felt grateful to be able to answer any questions that I could, or to clear up uncertainties. I also had the opportunity to share my experiences, and ask questions of other practitioners.

Again, thanks to all who came – Reiki Share is one of my favorite parts of being a practitioner. I love this opportunity to sit in a circle with others who are in a position to uniquely understand just where you’re coming from, and to share our questions, our joy, and our experiences with Reiki.

Until the next time!
Carolyn

Woo-Hoo! Congratulations!

Congratulations to Annette, Charlene, and Cathy on their Level One Reiki Certification! The class went really well, and it was a joy to meet and work with all of you! We look forward to hearing about your growing experience with Reiki, and hope to see you at Reiki Share and Reiki Level Two!

Reiki Level I - First Degree Reiki Practitioner

This first level is about "plugging into" the Reiki energy and experiencing it directly. Learning Reiki involves an energy activation process called an “attunement" which is performed by the Reiki Master with each student. Through this initiation, students are opened to the flow of Reiki energy which provides an energetic shift, allowing healing energies and enhanced intuitive insights to emerge. The initiation opens innate healing channels, enabling students to immediately tap into the flow of Reiki energy and perform healing sessions.

After being attuned to Reiki, students report having increased energy, self-awareness, peace, and compassion.

If you are interested in obtaining Reiki Training, please refer to our website (www.sisterspirit3.com) for more information – or call or stop by the shop! We’re always happy to answer questions!

Hugs,

Dani and Carolyn

The Fabled Fairy Godmothers at Three Sisters’ Spirit this Saturday!

It was a fortunate day when I finally crossed paths with Deosil and Widdershins, the Fairy Godmothers! Come down to the store this Saturday, February 13th between 1pm and 4pm to join in the frivolity and frolicking. Every single time these lovely ladies join us in the shop, I leave at the end of the day with my sides aching from laughter and my face aching from smiling! (The best exercise I’ve ever gotten!)

Come and make a wish on one of their magical wish bracelets, or bring your children to have their faces painted! Who couldn’t use a bit of magic in their lives? I know that my life is richer just for knowing them!

Hope to see you there!

Carolyn

Jonna, the Happy Medium, at Three Sisters’ Spirit this Saturday!

Hello everybody! I just wanted to let everyone know that Jonna is almost completely booked for Saturday, February 13th! Only a few appointments remain, so call for yours today.

Jonna’s insights during a reading are amazing. As she says, “I believe in signs from the other side. We need to open ourselves up to the message that is coming to us! So many times we call it circumstance or coincidence – is that true?? I don't believe so. I believe that once we open ourselves up to the knowledge that the other side gives to us, we can lead fuller richer and more productive lives, knowing that our loved ones watch over us and communicate with us."