Spiritual. It's a buzz word of our time, but what does it mean? Most of us didn't grow up hearing the phrase, "being spiritual". We spoke in terms of someone being religious or not religious. Now in America, we live in a time where the concept of religion has expanded to spiritual ideas as well. It seems as though the 5 major religions aren't enough for us anymore. We've opened our aperture by adopting different modalities from a variety of belief systems and incorporating them into our own personal spiritual evolvement. Nowadays,for example there are Christians that meditate. Meditation was not something that Christians talked about in the past but now some Christian churches embrace the concept. There are "crossovers", if you will, in every religion and every belief system. This "crossing over" is what some people refer to as spirituality, while others condemn it as blasphemy.

There are spiritual atheists as well. Yes! For the spiritual atheist,spirituality is defined by nurturing thoughts and actions that are in harmony with a belief that the entire universe is in some way connected.In this definition spirituality does not reference God or a higher being, but rather, a feeling of being connected to a harmonious Universe. Isn't that God? Regardless, of how you cut it, a concrete definition of spirituality that everyone can agree upon is quite nebulous. Yet most of us strive for that spirituality/God/Presence which calms the soul, body and mind and grounds us when life gets tough. With that said, it's the most important energy center in the body. The Crown- this chakra connects us to our spirituality.

One of the modalities that supports and heals our transformational journey and deepens our spirituality is Reiki. It's an ancient Japanese healing art that assists in releasing emotional and physical stress. Growing up,I never heard of Reiki and would have never explored any type of spirituality like it. However, it's clear to me that there's more than one way to God and more than one type of spiritual practice that can be of comfort to us. I've since studied the healing art and now provide Reiki therapy. Since I've become certified, I've seen many transformations within clients. I've witnessed comfort from physical wounds, seen the calm and serenity Reiki has brought doulas, and I've observed closed hearts open to love again. Reiki centers and focuses the mind, and guides one towards their own personal evolvement. I do believe there's more than one way to God, and if you're open to it, you may discover  it's not about the pathway - but the spiritual food you're given on the journey.