Dr. Chris Lipat

11/27/2025

As we move into the holiday season, I’m reaching out with a gentle invitation: prioritize the gift of self-care, whether for yourself or a loved one.

Many of you resonated deeply with last week’s message about GenX burnout and the nervous system. Today, I’m diving deeper into a question I hear constantly: “What if my chronic pain isn’t structural?”

In my latest newsletter (https://tinyurl.com/4fzuc4ck), I explore how up to 90% of chronic back pain has no clear structural cause—and how we can address the real root through nervous system rewiring and energy medicine.

To support your healing journey, I’ve extended our special holiday offer!
🛍️ BLACK FRIDAY & SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY SALE
(Extended to Dec 3!)
Take a TOTAL of 20% OFF a regular price visit:
🌿 Multi-Visit Packages (Use code: GRATEFULPROGRAM5)
🎁 Gift Certificates (Use code: GIFTCERT20)
This isn’t just a discount; it’s an investment in a nervous system reset for you or someone you love.

Tap the link in our bio to read the full article and claim your savings before the deadline! 🔗

https://mailchi.mp/68eb6705799f/extendedtodec3

E mālama pono,
Dr. Chris 💫
MindBodyEnergyMedicine

11/04/2025

I’ve been teaching Reiki since 2004 and every session reminds me how amazing this work is! I’ve been busy these last 3 weeks, working with these wonderful students, and I am blessed 💖! Are you ready to level up, to continue to open up your intuition, creativity and connection to your higher knowing? To increase the sensitivity in your hands, your interoception/bodily awareness, and to offer healing touch and reiki-charged intentions to your loved ones, to the world? Join me for my upcoming Reiki classes in Honolulu (link in bio), infused with other energy medicine techniques like muscle testing and pendulum work towards learning Dr. Lipat’s unique meta self-healing KNOWING Method. Reach out to schedule a class for you and your closest buddies. “Dr. Chris has a teaching style that feels organic and grounded. Hearing their personal experiences mixed in with their more scientific training was helpful. I feel inspired and empowered to apply Reiki and the KNOWING Method for my clients as well as for my own healing journey.”

Karuna Reiki®️class for those who have completed 3 levels of Reiki in ANY lineage, is coming up in early December in Honolulu. Register today!

https://drchrislipat.com/pages/learn-reiki

11/01/2025

You've been holding it all together for decades. The job, the relationships, the transitions—you pushed through.

But now? Your body is finally saying: Enough! Tama na! Ua pau!

If you're a GenXer in your 40s or 50s, noticing that what used to be one or two health issues has become a complex, multi-system problem, I want you to know something:

This isn't weakness. It's wisdom.

For years, your nervous system has been running on cortisol and adrenaline. Your fascia—your body's largest sensory organ—has been locked in contraction, trapping emotional tension and preventing the flow you desperately need.

The good news? Neuroplasticity is real. Your brain CAN rewire. But it requires understanding the timeline.

I just published my most comprehensive article yet on:
✦ Why your body is stuck in survival mode (and it's not your fault)
✦ The science of your 6-month breakthrough
✦ Why talk therapy alone isn't enough
✦ How to rewire at the nervous system level, one consistent day at a time

Most people quit right before their miracle.

Don't be that person.

Read the full article and discover how to commit to your transformation timeline.

Link in comments 👇

Dr. Chris Lipat DC’s Mind-Body Energy Medicine practice supports those evolving to their fullest potential. Dr. Lipat combines emotional and deep energetic clearing and balancing, nutrition and gentle alignment to provide a potent synergistic visit designed to support true healing and spiritual ev...

10/16/2025

"What feels broken is actually a brilliant adaptation. I thank my body for its creativity." 🌱

Your racing heart in crowds? Your freeze response when overwhelmed? These aren't flaws—they're your nervous system's creative solutions to past threats.

Your amygdala became overactive to protect you. Your hippocampus struggles to know "that was then, this is now." Your body learned to survive, and it did it brilliantly.

Understanding this changes everything. When you recognize these responses as protective wisdom rather than brokenness, shame dissolves. Your nervous system can finally begin to distinguish between old danger and present safety.

Today, place your hand on your heart and say: "Salamat/mahalo/thank you for protecting me. We're safe now."

https://youtu.be/nWJEllsZjCo?si=vx2BhlV_j4BBMy9C

09/18/2025

As we make changes and love who we’re becoming, we often meet deeper resistance in the form of a healing crisis. Our ancestors have passed on ways of being that have kept us safe, but may have also kept us small, unnoticeable, immobilized. As we’re ready to break through, our symptoms can flare as new, unfamiliar ways of being plunge us into an unknown that unconsciously or subconsciously feels threatening. This is a good time to pause, listen and help your body discern what’s true and not, and to receive support from your mind-body team of practitioners to update your thoughts and your nervous system. This is the Work, folks! It can be rough, but change is on the other side. You got this. 👊🏽 Trust! 💖

09/03/2025

Yaaas! Another cohort of heart-centered folks have completed their first level training in Reiki, deepening their understanding of and connection to the healing, universal energies that power this thing called life. 💖🌟

I remember when I had my first attunement to Reiki and began working on myself every day for the past 20 years since then. It lit up an inquisitive fire inside me as I experienced the inexplicable, magical side of healing that continues to fascinate me to this day. It’s partly what inspired me to become a chiropractor, to learn more about vitalistic and traditional healing approaches. It’s fun to watch science slowly catch up to the wonder of it. Let’s try this theory: “Energy medicine (the use of known subtle energy fields to therapeutically assess and treat energetic imbalances, of which Reiki is a prime example) as a healing intervention positively influences distorted frequencies of brain waves, organ resonance and endocrine/chakra systems, returning them to a more coherent, harmonic vibrational state, aka homeostasis (balance).” 🧐😃

In any case, I love teaching Reiki! And I add lessons on muscle testing and using my special KNOWING Method approach for sensitive intuitives to the classes. Reiki 2 in Honolulu is coming up quick! See the link in bio for the schedule. Join us!

https://drchrislipat.com/pages/learn-reiki

09/02/2025

I had the honor of attending the graduation ceremony for ‘s first Hilot Academy training in Honolulu, hosted by . My good friend Nicki of , who recently completed her White Light Reiki Master Teacher training with me this year, invited me to witness this next accomplishment. I’m so excited for her! We both took Hilot Academy of Binabaylan’s virtual training during COVID and it was a great course where we received certification as magaanito/pangatauhan - diviners/spirit workers who can do psycho-emotional healing through rituals and intuitive guidance. This recent 9-day first level in person Hilot Binabaylan training was undoubtedly deeply impactful and healing for these participants of the Filipin@ diaspora. Life force energy is Universal, but the cultural indigenous lens helps us in diaspora to rebuild our understanding of everything as sacred, deepening our awareness to the forces of creation, rooting us to the spirits/diwata of the land, connecting us to our ancestors/anito, and nurturing our connection to each other and to the next generations. Hilot and traditional healing systems see the person as a living mind-body-spirit expression living in balance with the Elements and in an interconnected web of community and the environment - the healing approaches and rituals necessarily encompass that worldview. I’m hopeful for the world as we grow, heal and revalue rootedness, connectedness, and bring cultural healing traditions back into our everyday lives.

08/27/2025

The body isn't just biochemistry—it's a symphony of vibration, frequency, and light organizing into physical form.⁣⁣

Hands-on healing approaches aren't mystical—they're vibrational interventions that help harmonize your symphony when dissonant notes create physical manifestations we call "symptoms."⁣⁣

This is why sound bowls, tuning forks, flower essences, and energy work can create shifts that medications can't—they speak the language of frequency, vibration, and light that your body innately understands.⁣⁣

What harmonizes YOUR frequency? 🎵🥰✨

08/15/2025

My Reiki teacher Socorro Laya-Smith will be presenting at the 7th Philippine Reiki National Conference August 24, 2025. It will be a Zoom virtual conference, registration starts at only 1000 Php ~ $18. 💖 Check it out!

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08/14/2025

Big news! 🌟

Dr. Chris Lipat’s Mind-Body Energy Medicine practice has moved to a beautiful new space in Kaka’ako inside the Dao del Mar East Asian Medicine Hub!

📍1001 Waimanu St, Suite D, Honolulu

To celebrate, we’re sharing a special offer just for you! 👇

🎆 SUMMER PROMO ☀️
(Now through August 31st)

• 20% OFF all individual sessions
• An ADDITIONAL 5% OFF packages

This is the perfect opportunity to experience the benefits of mind-body energy work. Experience gentle alignment to calm your nervous system, address the root causes of chronic issues, and uplevel your well-being for increased energy and clarity.

Ready to live from your happy place? Tap https://drchrislipat.as.me/schedule/e860bb39 to book your appointment and take advantage of our limited-time offer!

We can’t wait to see you in our new space. 💖

Dr. Chris Lipat DC, Reiki Teacher, CFMP

08/06/2025

The KNOWING Method has facilitated the integration of chronotherapy into my Mind-Body Energy Medicine practice, allowing for personalized recommendations on the optimal timing of supplements, exercise, sleep, Tapping, meditation, intermittent fasting, and other activities. Timing adjustments are informed by the body's prioritization of emotions, chakras, and systems for healing, a key consideration in designing effective self-healing regimens. Interestingly, the principles of chronotherapy may be new to Western medicine, but Chinese medicine has long recognized the importance of timing in healing practices.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1043276024000407

Read “KNOWING: The Intuitive’s Guide to Transformative Healing” by Dr. Chris Lipat on Amazon/Kobo

07/22/2025

Congrats 🙌🏽 to .delish of , our talented plant whisperer 🌿 who's just received her 8th attunement to the White Light Reiki and Karuna Reiki® energies at the master/teaching level! 🌟 Nicki’s passion for our Filipinx cultural plant medicine has inspired many to value and reclaim our roots (literally!). Nicki joins this next gen of Pin@y Reiki practitioners tracing our line from my own mentor .

Want to experience the high vibrational Reiki-infused work of ‘s White Light/Karuna Reiki® expert students? Check out https://drchrislipat.com/pages/learn-reiki for their list of expert and master students. A new round of Reiki classes by is starting. Sign up today!