Makoto ReikiDo – Queensland

Background

As a child, before I was able to make decisions and follow my own path, I grew up in a limiting religious belief system (which shall go un-named). Being sensitive to energies, I had many encounters & experiences – some of which were positive & some which felt quite heavy & negative. When I had sought advice from said (unnamed) religious group leaders, they refused to acknowledge that any energy could exist outside of the physical body or in a beyond physical body state for “Heaven” realms. They had no answers for me and no guidance as to how I might handle or deal with these encounters. This created a lot of fear. Fear of the unknown. I tried my best to avoid acknowledging them and was fearful when they presented. This all changed when I discovered Reiki and was able to learn about the interconnected nature of all beings and I set off on a spiritual practitioner path.

Fear changed to love, kindness and compassion and a greater understanding of how life’s suffering nature and karma can be carried with you from this life and beyond and how I can be of benefit to those present and past to help reduce suffering.

Finding a trusted teacher

I happened to have a ‘Reiki healing’ as part of a weekend getaway to Gippsland in VIC & came away feeling like there was more to Reiki than I had experienced, and I started to think about how I could learn it for myself. It started off as a simple idea which kept reoccurring, before I found myself googling Reiki teachers. Out of all of the teachers I had found online, Caron Hill kept catching my attention. One thing led to another, and I found myself at Caron’s Reiki sangha group every month, learning more and more and connecting with likeminded people and a safe environment to share my experiences and learn from others. The insights and wisdom that has arose from practicing with Caron have been invaluable and completely changed the way I live my day-to-day life now.

Reiki is a mindfulness practice that has physical and energetic benefits and I believe everyone can benefit from learning and practicing Reiki which is why I’m so passionate about sharing its learnings with others.