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Self-Care for Caregivers: The Power of Reiki
In this 25-minute episode of Caregiving Insights, I chat with Sovan Purkait. We explore what led to his first Reiki experience, believing in its healing effects, and subsequently co-founding The Rainbow Miracle with his partner. The first half of the episode explores Sovan’s journey and “what is Reiki”, then we delve into the benefits to caregivers and other healthcare professionals such as doctors, nurses, etc. Based in India and the largest virtual Reiki practice in that country, this endeavor aims to help people around the world — virtually. I’m grateful to Sovan for his time and insights, and hope you find this conversation interesting and informative! ———————————— Todd “TJ” Keitz has been primary caregiver/patient advocate since June 2018 for his two parents, who each are faced…
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Time: Continues to fly by — literally & figuratively
Since my previous post in late January, I’ve been on 15 flights from east to west, north to south. Philadelphia, Austin, Oakland and their surrounding areas. Some work. Some play. Lots of delayed purging due to the pandemic. To enable this happen, I first had to get over my concern about traveling during Covid — especially flying. Not easy after essentially being in lockdown for almost two years and having responsibilities for immunocompromised parents. But, if life were to move forward, that needed to be done. Fortunately, I had great inspiration from people in my life who had safely navigated airports, planes, hotels, and more — and continue to take the utmost precautions, especially with mandatory masking on planes no longer in effect. Just as…
