Rei Chi is a stand alone technique, but can also be easily integrated into other energy practices and will serve as an enhancement to both the healer and the receiver. It is a technique that is focused at the cellular level, so the healing possibilities are unlimited.

We truly believe that this is a significant time in our global history, and we both felt the importance of opening up our healing work to its full potential. This then means that we opened to the ways in which we could take the experiences and knowledge we had gained in our energy practices, and expand upon them. We mean no disrespect to our teachers, and the energy systems that have brought us to this point, but also felt that our duty was to grow with the energy itself, and to make our small contribution to the healing that the world calls out for.

And so, it is with great gratitude that we have come to REI CHI, and we look forward to sharing it with you. Our first introductory workshop will be on September 6th, at the GeniusWork Ki-Do. Check out the Events page!

Sakada

Add to this nagging question, the definition I was once given of a “master.” The idea was that a true master did not have to speak of his/her virtues –That if there was really something there, others would speak of it. Now I am not saying that I am a true master, but I am saying that this idea of not spending my time on this blog or website telling you how good I am, seems, well, refreshing to me. There are, so many other things to talk about!

Finally, while I am third generation Japanese American, I am, in certain respects, quite Japanese. I still don’t find I want to horrify my parents and ancestors by blatantly and obviously talking about myself in a boastful manner. Of course, I am not so Japanese that I am sitting quietly at home waiting for you to notice me either. Balance.

One more finally: I have learned that the wisest people I have come across get that they don’t know everything and are therefore, always students. My favorite teachers were completely open to learning from their students. Not always so much in the subject matter, but in so many other ways. Even going a step further, I would say that I really gained confidence in what I know, when I realized I know “nothing.”

I am now worried, that in my own way, I just bragged and implied that I am a humble master. Well, all I can say is that I am very wabi-sabi – and happy to claim that.

And yet, I will be honest – The word “spiritual” seems to be bandied about these days, in ways that seem to lessen it. Maybe it is simply because words are actually inadequate to convey spirituality. Maybe it is because the marketers have gotten to the word, and so are using it to sell you things – everything from books and coaching sessions, to products and media. Maybe it is because the logic and the ego may try to box it into a corner and offer it up as an answer to all your questions.

So I ask you to answer this question for yourself. Kristina mentioned the “spiritual and creative flow,” with an understanding that the two go together. And I know that for me, the way of GeniusWork is one that is very much fueled by a spiritual longing and exploration. I know that when Ann asked me if I was doing my GeniusWork, the resonance of the question entered me on many levels. I also know, that Rilke advised me years ago, to be willing to live the question.

In spirit,
Sakada

And so, in all its wabi-sabi-ness, here is GeniusWork as a work in progress. Yes, I would like all of you to consider coaching with me, as you explore your GeniusWork life, or specifically, your work in writing, art, and/or energy. I would like you to join GeniusWork workshops and participate in GeniusWork events. But most of all, I would like to see a growing and diverse community of GeniusWorkers. Just as I would like to see individuals integrate the various aspects of the themselves into their GeniusWork life, so I would like to see various aspects of our communities join in collaboration to benefit all of us. Am I sounding too kumbaya?

Also, as a coach, I don’t want to say to you that I have a foolproof, five-step program for living happily ever after. As a workshop facilitator, I don’t want to promise you that you can write a novel in five weeks. In fact, I don’t even want to focus you on the product. I believe that if you focus on the process, the product will take care of itself. Remember that old cliché about life being about the journey, not the destination. Don’t you want the “products” of your life to truly reflect you, to truly speak to and of you, to emerge from you?

And so, let’s blow the conventional business advice up. Let’s find a way to all prosper and thrive and make “jazz.” I invite you to join me in coaching sessions, and at GeniusWork workshops and events, and also invite you to share on this blog, through your comments, your own unique path to, and questions about, the GeniusWork life.

Best,
Sakada

P.S. A very special tip of my hat to Tim for kicking me out of the box, shaking me by the shoulders, and pushing me off the cliff, then directing me off the main highway, and throwing me out of the convention – so that GeniusWork could take its full breath! Thank you Tim!

I remember when I was young and pursuing my photography work, amidst people who loved and cared about me, and therefore urged more practical pursuits. They recommended that I do my photography on weekends. And for a bit of time I took their advice and ended up judging myself a photography failure for not being able to quickly and instantly turn on my creative sensibilities, after working 40 hours at a job that was very far from being my GeniusWork.

So I ask you: What do you need to do for yourself so that your life is the life of a writer/artist? I understand that you can’t sit around contemplating clouds all day, as some romantic versions of a writer conjures up, but neither can you fit your writing into a busy schedule with only a small slot that fits between working out and work, with no attention to the care it takes to “be” in that place where the possibilities of writing can flourish. Furthermore, I suggest that the care of your sensibility can be done throughout your day, not just during the “writing slot.”

Write on!
Sakada