The Authentic Creative: expanding our capacity to feel good
The Authentic Creative is a top 2% globally ranked podcast hosted by Siri Baruc Thornton.
Every conversation is an invitation to come home to yourself.
With more than 316 episodes and listeners in 65+ countries, Siri has welcomed Emmy Award winners, New York Times bestselling authors, neuroscientists, psychologists, physicians, artists, entrepreneurs, musicians, spiritual teachers, researchers, and everyday people whose stories illuminate what it means to be fully human.
Every episode begins with curiosity.
Together we explore creativity, healing, psychology, spirituality, relationships, purpose, nervous system regulation, and the beautifully imperfect human experience. These conversations invite honesty, deepen compassion, expand perspective, and remind us that healing often begins the moment we feel deeply seen.
The subtitle of this podcast is Expanding Our Capacity to Feel Good.
Feeling good begins with expanding our capacity to fully experience life—with love, grief, wonder, uncertainty, creativity, gratitude, joy, and compassion. As that capacity grows, so does our ability to live authentically, create courageously, love deeply, and meet life with presence.
Alongside intimate conversations, you’ll also find guided meditations, Transformational Breathwork, Reiki teachings, and solo reflections that offer practical tools for healing, authentic living, and personal growth.
Everything I create is rooted in one intention:
Creating extraordinary spaces where people feel deeply seen, safe to tell the truth, and remember who they truly are.
Whether you’ve been listening since the very beginning or you’re pressing play for the first time, I’m honored you’re here.
Welcome to The Authentic Creative.
www.sageandblushwellness.com
The Authentic Creative: expanding our capacity to feel good
A Meditative Journey Through Lineage: The Living Light of Reiki with Siri
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In this guided storytelling minisode, I share the history and lineage of Reiki beginning with Dr. Mikao Usui’s awakening on Mount Kurama and tracing the path of Reiki through generations of teachers until it eventually reached my hands.
This episode is a meditation, a remembering, and an invitation into the deeper heart of Reiki as a living lineage of healing, intuition, presence, and unconditional love.
In this episode:
• the origin story of Reiki
• Dr. Usui’s awakening and the sacred symbols
• the Reiki lineage through Hayashi, Takata, John Harvey Gray, Libby Barnett, Karen Krieger, and beyond
• Reiki as remembrance and energetic healing
• the bridge between lineage, intuition, and modern life
• why Reiki continues to support nervous system healing, grounding, and emotional wellbeing today
This minisode is part of my ongoing Reiki series and includes updated reflections and information for our upcoming:
First + Second Degree Reiki Certification Retreat
September 27–30, 2026
Depoe Bay, Oregon
This intimate oceanfront retreat includes:
• First + Second Degree Reiki certifications
• Reiki attunements
• hands on practice
• sound baths
• beautiful catered meals
• ocean walks
• nervous system restoration
• meaningful connection and integration
Only 3–6 spaces available.
Details on the homepage:
www.sageandblushwellness.com
Questions:
siri@sageandblushwellness.com
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