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
Inside My Reiki Binder: Stories, Science & the Sacred Transmission of Love
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In this Reiki minisode, I open the binders, teachings, notes, quotes, lineage stories, and reflections that have traveled with me through more than 30 years of Reiki practice and teaching.
This episode is a deeper dive into the philosophy, energetics, healing principles, spiritual foundations, and real world applications of Reiki, including the attunement process, the Reiki principles, energy healing, nervous system support, intuition, healing relationships, and the role of the practitioner in holding space for transformation.
I also share excerpts and teachings from my lineage, stories from clients, scientific and medical perspectives on Reiki, and reflections on what it means to live as a more grounded, heart centered, energetically aware human being.
This episode is for anyone curious about Reiki, already practicing Reiki, or feeling called toward healing, embodiment, service, emotional growth, and deeper connection to themselves and others.
In this episode:
• Reiki philosophy and energetics
• the meaning of Reiki and attunements
• the Reiki principles
• chakra awareness and healing
• nervous system support and regulation
• Reiki and emotional healing
• holding space for transformation
• intuition, empathy, and energetic awareness
• scientific and medical perspectives on Reiki
• stories, lineage, and reflections from over 30 years of Reiki practice
This minisode is part of my 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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@siribaructhornton