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Emily is a reiki master who is certified in Usui, violet flame/light, and kundalini reiki, EFT, yoga.

03/14/2026

Friday the 13th wasn’t always considered unlucky.

In many traditions, it was actually seen as a sacred day connected to feminine power.

Friday is named after the Norse goddess Freyja, associated with love, beauty, fertility, and magic.

And the number 13 reflects the 13 lunar cycles in a year; mirroring the natural rhythms of the feminine body and the moon.

Because of this, Friday the 13th was once considered a powerful day for weddings, planting seeds, creativity, and new beginnings.

The divine feminine isn’t about gender; it’s an energy that lives within all of us.

Instead of fearing this day, we can use it as an opportunity to reconnect with intuition, nurturing, and creation.

A few simple ways to honor the sacred feminine today:
• light a candle and set an intention
• pull a tarot or oracle card
• plant a seed or start something new
• do something nourishing for your body and heart

Maybe Friday the 13th isn’t unlucky.

Maybe it’s just misunderstood.

03/12/2026

10 days ago, Walker was scheduled to be euthanized.

Today, he looks like a completely different cat.

Walker has come a long way.

For a long time, he had been an emaciated cat. His weight loss was originally believed to be caused by food allergies, and his vet prescribed steroids to manage inflammation.

Because of this, his mom kept trying different foods, hoping to find something his body would tolerate better. She was doing everything she could to help him gain weight.

Walker is so lucky to have a mom who never stopped trying to help him feel better.

At one point his condition was described as anorexia, but that wasn’t the full picture. Walker wasn’t refusing food; he was actually fighting undiagnosed cancer and cancer cachexia.

Cancer cachexia is a condition where the body loses muscle, strength, and weight, even when an animal is eating. It happens because cancer changes the body’s metabolism and how nutrients are used.

Once we understood what his body was truly dealing with, we were able to create a plan to better support the challenges he was facing — so he could receive comfort, nourishment, and support while continuing veterinary care.

Walker is currently on vet-prescribed steroids for inflammation and antibiotics for sepsis. Alongside that, he’s receiving energy healing and gentle home support, which has helped him regain appetite, energy, strength, and muscle mass.

In just 10 days, Walker has gained more weight than he weighed before going to the hospital.

His mom says he’s now:
🐾 playful
🐾 cuddly
🐾 relaxed
🐾 and no longer showing signs of pain

Energy healing does not replace veterinary care, but it can support comfort, vitality, and quality of life alongside medical treatment.

Stories like Walker's are why I believe every animal deserves support, hope, and time when facing illness.

Follow along to watch Walker’s journey and see how supportive energy work can help animals heal and thrive.

03/10/2026

This week reminded me why I respect animals so deeply.

Walker was originally receiving Reiki simply to prepare for euthanasia to help him feel calm and supported as his family prepared to say goodbye. Instead, he began showing signs that he wasn’t ready to leave yet.

Moments like this are humbling. Sometimes Reiki is offered just to bring comfort at the end of life. And sometimes an animal’s body and spirit respond in ways no one expects.

Reiki does not replace veterinary care, and Walker continues to receive care from his veterinarian. In this case, Reiki was simply offered as supportive care during a very difficult time for him and his family.

Right now Walker is eating, gaining strength, and enjoying more time with the people who love him, and we’re taking things one day at a time.

Have you ever seen an animal rally when everyone thought it was the end?

03/05/2026

Everything is about perception. 😂

Photographed: blueberry lemon scone I baked.

02/28/2026

These are perhaps the best pancakes I've ever had. It was a good way to use up those dreaded leftover bananas that we buy and then proceed to not forget about until they are way past their prime. I made some banana nut muffins yesterday but still had one more leftover banana so I mashed it up with some vanilla extract and added some pumpkin pancake mix to it. So delicious!

I'm so happy that we're starting a new month tomorrow. I haven't felt like posting in a while. I took a break from my pottery studio this month, finished up some glazing last week. Mainly I've been resting and was doing some cleaning in preparation for lunar new year. The urge to bed rot is so strong sometimes

I've been focusing a lot on nervous system regulation, establishing good, consistent habits/rituals for myself, mixing it up and getting out of autopilot mode.

I redid my website some time last year but I think I'm going to do a big overhaul on branding. Right now, my social/website is kind of all over the place. I'm learning how to use InDesign from the ground up after decades of not using it. I'm working on creating my reiki certification course and other offerings. I'm going to try writing more, going to have a substack and will resist using AI to write it for me.

Something funny happened today when I was texting a friend, I was typing althetic and my phone autocorrected it to authentic. 😂 I guess my phone was like "obviously you meant authentic!" While I'm not a gym girlie, I am 100% althetic when I want to be. 🤭

01/30/2026

I hiked Mt Wilson toll road again. I wanted to take the connector trail to Jones peak but the trail divided and I wasn't sure which trail to take. One trail has a lot of branch overgrowth and the other trail required too much climbing. I climb up some but I realized I didn't want to climb up 1 mile up nor did I want to climb down on the return trip so I circled back and hiked to Orchard Camp instead. I didn't see another human being for over 2 hours and it was really nice.

Photo 1: Stream at Orchard Camp
Photo 2: Rock wall I scaled on the connector trail
Photo 3: Orchard Camp marker
Photo 4: Trail sign
Photo 5: Santa Anita racetrack from the mountain

01/27/2026

Yesterday, I hiked the Mt Wilson trail for the first time in over a year since it closed after the fire last year. It recently reopened last week so I was excited to get back on the trail. There was so much beauty and life in the forest. It was like reuniting an old friend that had endured a very intense hardship and seeing that they were well again.

It felt very cathartic to cleanse my hands and feet in the cold, rushing water.

01/16/2026

Messages for our healers during January's virtual reiki clinic. We paid homage to the passing of the founder of EFT Gary Craig by doing some tapping. Thank you for such a beautiful tool to use to help regulate our systems.

I feel like these cards are echoing a lot of what I've already been receiving for this year. Yes, it's a year of 1, action and doing but it's also important to be mindful and rest so we don't burn out and also to focus on doing things that we feel passionate about and not get lost in mindless doing for the sake of doing.

01/11/2026

First new client of 2026 today!! 🙌🏼

It was her first time trying reiki, she reached out to me for a consultation after hearing about reiki on an two-part episode about energy healing on the podcast.

Afterward I went to my studio and picked up some pieces that came back from glaze firing. A lot of pieces turned out really nice. The kiln gods were smiling down on me unlike last week when they were out for coldblooded vengeance. That is the life of a ceramicist!😅

I dug out my Singer sewing machine that I bought maybe 10 years ago and my plant bestie Kat is going to teach me how to thread my machine. Hoping this becomes a new hobby/skillset. I would love to make eye pillows but also maybe eventually sewing my own clothes. 🥳

01/08/2026

This year I'll be offering reiki level 1 & 2 training with attunement (activation) as well as each of the 5 reiki principles in weekly lessons.

As a teacher, I will guide you into an understanding of reiki from its original intent, how to do hands-on healing on yourself and others powerfully and confidently, heal your nervous system, and return to a state of harmony and balance.

Becoming initiated into reiki is only the beginning. It is the gateway into your healing journey. If you have the calling to learn, you already know it is there. Be willing to take the chance and do something different, and bring change to shift your energy.

This year, trainings will be offered in-person in Pasadena and Sedona as well as online. Please DM or comment "waitlist" when you are ready to embark on your reiki journey.

No prerequisites or prior knowledge/experience of reiki required, only an curious mind and desire to learn. My classes will be structured for both people who want to become professional healers and those want to use reiki for personal use on themselves, their loved ones, or community.

01/02/2026

I thought I had finished glazing all my bisqueware from 2025 but I found 4 more pieces. 😱 The bane of every potter's existence, it never ends... 😅 Those are a tomorrow's day problem.

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