What happens when you strip Reiki down to what actually works? We sit with Nicholas Pearson—award-winning author, teacher, and lifelong student—to explore how simplicity, scholarship, and sincere practice can transform both our sessions and ourselves. Nicholas shares how “one Reiki” expresses through many systems without losing its center, why the precepts are more than nice words on a wall, and how surrender often invites the most profound change. We dig into the living history of Reiki with new research that traces transnational roots and dispels narrow myths. Nicholas shows how a flexible, evidence-informed approach strengthens tradition rather than weakens it, and he offers clear criteria for choosing teachers who practice what they preach. We also step into Let Animals Lead, a mindful, consent-driven way to support animals that subtly reshapes how we show up for people too—less fixing, more presence, deeper care. For practitioners curious about integrating tools, Nicholas outlines an ethical path for using crystals without muddying the work: keep hands-on time clean, disclose add-ons, and let stones support presence instead of becoming the main act. He also previews Reiki Rituals, his forthcoming book on the embodied actions—gassho, precepts, hands-on healing, sacred space—that reliably open the door to non-ordinary awareness. Across lineages, he finds a common heart that invites collaboration over competition. If you’re ready to refine your practice, unlearn a few myths, and reconnect with the core of Reiki—clarity, humility, and daily devotion—this conversation will meet you where you are. Subscribe, share with a fellow practitioner, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway so we can keep building this thoughtful, heart-centered community. Nicholar has been pursuing my love of all things related to crystals, rocks, minerals, and gemstones for the past three decades. Combining my background in mineral science with my love of healing, spirituality, and folklore, I strive to illustrate how and why crystals can change our lives. As an avid Reiki practitioner and shihan (師範, “instructor” or “Reiki master”), I’m also passionate about understanding the roots of the system of Reiki so we can better appreciate where Reiki can take us. My books and classes help bridge the scientific with the spiritual, the philosophical with the practical, the mundane with the mystical. I want to empower you to take your physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being into your own hands, with information you can trust. Early three decades ago, my childhood love for rocks was transformed when my grandfather gave me my very first proper mineral specimen: quartz from Hot Springs, Arkansas. From that day onward, my love for rocks and minerals crystallized into something special. I pursued school with academic rigor, diving headfirst into all areas of study. Science emerged as one of my favorite subjects; even as a child,d I read voraciously about natural history, earth science, ecology, and biology. Early on, I found another love in the realm of folklore, mythology, and world religion. Before long,ong I came to understand that both science and spirituality describe a lot of the same phenomena: one through the tangible and quantifiable, the other through meaning and metaphor. Ever since, I’ve strived to be a bridge between the two, allowing each one to enrich my understanding of the other. I attended Stetson University on a music scholarship with the intention of being a musi Support the show Ready Set Reiki is a journey From the curious beginner to the Season Master Teacher www.readysetreiki.com Send in your questions readysetreiki@gmail.com Thank you.
