Welcome to Dive Into Reiki With... an interview series that explores the journeys of high-profile Reiki teachers & practitioners. Hosted by Nathalie Jaspar. You can support the mission of spreading Reiki education through my Patreon for less than the cost of a cup of coffee, or for free by rating this podcast on your app!EPISODE 15—Reiki Unified Reiki Unified is a non-profit organization dedicated to uniting the US Reiki community to oppose state regulation of Reiki. In this interview, Reiki Unified’s Rita Glassman, Susan Mitchell, Christopher Tellez, and Helene Williams explain to us what’s at stake and how we can prevent the establishment of licensing that could result in: Inability to share Reiki sessions even with friends and neighbors without a license, which will imply cost and further training often unrelated to Reiki Having to invest up to several thousand dollars to be licensed to teach Having to follow an established curriculum to teach, which will be the same for over 150 lineages putting the beautiful diversity of our community at risk We urgently need more signatures to oppose the first wave of legislation hitting Massachusetts, which could rapidly spread to other states. Here is the direct link: https://bit.ly/3l6rRix You don’t need to be a certified Reiki practitioner to sign and live anywhere in the world. You can also find more steps on what to do to protect your freedoms on the Reiki Unified website: https://www.reikiunified.com/ And follow them on their FaceBook page.Enjoy the wonderful and enlightening conversation, and please share this information. The only way to defend our rights is to come together as a community and act. Nathalie Jaspar, founder of Dive Into Reiki,  is a Reiki master with over a decade of experience. She’s a graduate teacher from the International House of Reiki, led by world-renowned Reiki master Frans Stiene. She also trained with the Center for True Health, and the International Center for Reiki. To gain an even deeper understanding of Reiki practice, Nathalie went to Japan to practice Zen Buddhism at the Chokai-san International Zendo. She is the author of Reiki as a Spiritual Practice: an Illustrated Guide, and the Reiki Healing Handbook (Rockridge Press). She offers continuing Reiki education via her Patreon platform. Support the show