Fair Winds Reiki & Mindful Art

11/29/2025

11/27/2025

11/27/2025

Thank you for being a light in this world. ✨
Every time you choose kindness, presence, healing, or truth… you help someone breathe a little easier.
Keep shining. We need what only you can bring. 🌊💙

11/27/2025

This Black Friday & Small Business Saturday, Let’s Keep the Cheer Right Here

🎁 Buy gift certificates
Perfect for stocking stuffers & thoughtful gifts:
• Local salons & barbers
• Coffee shops & bakeries
• Restaurants & breweries
• Fitness studios & massage therapists
• Auto shops & service businesses
• Local markets and grocery stores
• Local hardware stores
• Local ranches, farms, and nurseries

🛍️ Shop locally made products
Find handcrafted goods, art, jewelry, apparel, leatherwork, décor, woodwork, cottage foods, toys, and more from local makers throughout the county.

🖼️ Visit our local galleries and shops
Support the artists, photographers, musicians, and craftspeople who give Plumas County its mountain-town charm.

🌲 Choose experiences
Give trail rides, memberships, local workshops and art classes, or tickets to local performances.

Why?
Every dollar spent supports local jobs, stabilizes businesses, strengthes our wildfire recovery, and keeps our rural economy alive.

When you shop local, you’re not just buying a gift — you’re investing in the place we call home.

11/09/2025

A heartfelt "Thank you" goes out to everyone who is coming to us with food and cash donations! The need is great, but the generosity of our community is greater! :)

11/03/2025

Your story deserves to be told.

10/30/2025

Fair Winds is rising…

As family needs have grown, I’ve been reshaping the future of Fair Winds with more flexibility, intention, and heart. ✨

Change is coming — not from pressure, but from purpose. It’s an evolution of what I feel called to share… of what feels true to my soul.

Projects once set aside to make room for what I thought I should be doing are finally coming to life, one small, steady action at a time. There were moments I felt judged, and times when those steps seemed too small to matter — until I chose to trust the Creator, myself, and my calling.

We all have something to share. 🌊

Fair Winds is rising… will you rise with me?

🌤️ Follow along as the journey unfolds — I’ll be sharing new offerings, art, and conscious marketing tools as Fair Winds rises into its next chapter.

Image - Archangel Gabriel's Flowers by Laureen Jordan

10/10/2025

The gift shop will be open today from 3-7pm.

09/15/2025

✨ What Is Reiki? ✨

Reiki is more than just relaxation — it’s a gentle yet powerful practice that taps into universal life energy to support your body’s natural healing abilities. 🌊💫

Coming from Japanese, “Rei” translates to “Universal or Divine Wisdom” and “Ki” means “energy.” Together, these words describe a system that helps shift you out of fight-or-flight mode and into a restorative state where relaxation and healing can flourish. 🌿

Whether you’re new to Reiki or have been curious about its benefits, this practice is an invitation to pause, breathe, and reconnect with your inner calm.

💙 Curious about trying Reiki? Book a session or training at fairwindsreiki.com.

09/15/2025

This applies to Reiki as well! 💙

Buddhism Is Not About Worship — It’s About Practice!

There is a common misconception that Buddhism is a religion where you "worship" the Buddha. But the truth is far deeper and more beautiful.

Buddhism is not about blind faith or ritual — it is a practice, a way of living, much like yoga or meditation. It’s about training the mind, cultivating compassion, and learning to see reality as it is.

You don’t have to give up your faith to practice Buddhism. In fact, Buddhism can complement your faith. I once heard about a Catholic priest who lives in a Buddhist monastery in France. He said something profound:

👉 “Buddhism makes me a better Christian.”

And that’s the essence. Buddhism doesn’t ask you to worship the Buddha. Instead, it teaches you to awaken your own mind, to let go of suffering, and to live with wisdom and compassion.

When you practice mindfulness, kindness, and non-attachment, you become:
✨ A more present parent.
✨ A more patient friend.
✨ A more compassionate believer.
✨ A calmer, happier human being.

Whether you are Christian, Hindu, Muslim, Jewish, or follow no religion at all — the principles of Buddhism can make you more grounded, more peaceful, and more loving.

Because at its core, Buddhism is not about changing your God.
It’s about changing yourself.

🌸 Practice Buddhism, not to become a Buddhist — but to become a better, happier human being.

09/12/2025

It’s a Mindful Gift Bazaar weekend!

The gift shop will be open today (9/12) 3-7 pm and tomorrow (9/13) 10am-4pm.