Healing Waves Reiki
Healing Waves Reiki explores Reiki, energy, and the science and spirit of healing through grounded conversations on intuition, nervous system support, and whole-person care. Hosted by Cathy Scarpitto—Reiki Master Teacher, intuitive & spiritual mentor, and physical therapist—this podcast bridges science and spirit to explore how Reiki supports healing in modern life, modern care, and everyday healing.
Episodes
34 episodes
The Power of the Present Moment
What if the healing you've been searching for isn't waiting in the future—but is available in this very moment?In this episode of Healing Waves Reiki, Cathy Scarpitto explores the transformative power of the present moment through...
Come Back to Yourself | A Guided Meditation for Presence, Awareness & the Body
What if coming back to yourself begins simply by noticing that you are here?This guided meditation invites you to slow down, reconnect with your body, and experience the quiet awareness beneath the constant movement of thought.Thr...
Are You Driving the Body… or Are You the Body? The Body as a Vehicle for Human Experience
Most of us were taught a simple idea: we are our body.But what if that isn’t the full picture?In this episode, we explore a deeper question—what if the body is not who we are, but the vehicle through which we expe...
What If Intention Changes More Than We Realize? | Reiki, Water & the Healing Environment
Can intention influence healing? And how does the nervous system shape the body’s ability to heal?In this episode of Healing Waves Reiki, we explore the connection between Reiki, intention, stress, energy, and the body’s interna...
Reiki in Real Life | From Anxiety to Reiki Master with Alyse Palfini
In this episode of Healing Waves Reiki, Cathy welcomes Reiki Master and founder of Fox + Moon, Alyse Palfini, to share her personal journey from living with anxiety and grief to finding healing through Reiki.Together, they ...
Guided Self-Reiki Meditation | Receive & Restore
Welcome to this gentle Guided Self-Reiki Meditation from Healing Waves Reiki.Whether you're beginning your Reiki journey or have been practicing for years, this meditation offers a peaceful space to slow down, reconnect with you...
Self-Reiki: Discover the Healing Within
What if one of the most powerful healing practices available to you was already in your own hands?In this episode of Healing Waves Reiki, Cathy Scarpitto, Reiki Master Teacher, Physical Therapist, and intuitive healer, explores ...
Bonus Meditation: Grounding, Balancing & Protection Meditation
Ground yourself, connect to divine healing energy, and protect your energy field with this guided Reiki meditation led by Cathy Scarpitto, Reiki Master Teacher, intuitive spiritual mentor, and physical therapist. This calming visualization medi...
Bonus Meditation: Morning Shower Energy Cleanse & White Light Protection
Begin your day by clearing what no longer belongs to you.In this gentle guided meditation, you'll use the simple, familiar experience of your morning shower as a powerful visualization for energetic cleansing, grounding, and protection. ...
Energy Protection: Protecting Your Energy in Everyday Life
Have you ever left a conversation feeling completely drained… even when nothing “bad” happened?Do you absorb the emotions of the people around you? Feel overwhelmed in crowds? Sense tension the moment you walk into a room?In this ...
Surround, Ground & Shield: A Guided Meditation for Sensitive Souls
If you've ever felt emotionally drained after being around others, overwhelmed in busy environments, or like you're carrying energy that doesn't belong to you, this short guided meditation is for you.In this bonus Healing Waves Reiki med...
Empaths, Sensitivity & Anxiety: Understanding What You're Absorbing
Do you often leave conversations feeling emotionally drained? Feel overwhelmed in crowded places? Carry emotions that don't seem to belong to you?In this Healing Waves Reiki episode, Cathy Scarpitto—Reiki Master Teacher, Physical Therapi...
Reiki, Anxiety & Panic Attacks: Finding Safety Within
Have you ever felt trapped in a cycle of anxiety, worry, or panic?In this episode of Healing Waves Reiki, Cathy Scarpitto shares her personal experience with anxiety and panic attacks, including a frightening experience while driving tha...
More Than a Podcast: Introducing the Healing Waves Companion Journal Collection
Healing isn't something we simply learn about.It's something we experience.In this special bonus episode, I'm introducing the Healing Waves Companion Journal Collection—beautiful guided workbooks created to help you move be...
Creating Safety Within: A Reiki Meditation for Stress, Pain & Nervous System Regulation
🌊 Continue the JourneyIf this meditation helped you experience a greater sense of calm and safety, I invite you to continue your healing journey with the free companion workbook:The Autonomic Nervous System: Regulate + Restore<...
Autonomic Nervous System, Stress & Pain: Why Your Body Stays in Protection Mode (and How Healing Happens)
🌊 Continue the JourneyIf today's episode resonated with you, I invite you to continue your healing journey with the free companion workbook:The Autonomic Nervous System: Regulate + RestoreInside you'll discover guide...
Fertility Meditation to Clear Limiting Beliefs with Dr. Sandra Ustaris
In this special bonus episode of Healing Waves Reiki, Dr. Sandra Ustaris guides a gentle fertility meditation designed to help you release limiting beliefs and reconnect with a sense of calm, trust, and inner safety within your body.This...
Reiki in Real Practice | A Physical Therapist & Reiki Master’s Approach to Fertility and Emotional Wellness with Dr. Sandra Ustaris, DPT
Fertility can be one of life's most emotional and deeply personal journeys.In this episode of Healing Waves Reiki, Cathy Scarpitto sits down with Dr. Sandra Ustaris, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Reiki Master, and fertility practitioner, t...
Summer Solstice Reiki Meditation | Light, Reflection & Renewal (Bonus Episode)
In this special bonus episode of Healing Waves Reiki, we explore the energy of the Summer Solstice—the longest day of the year and a powerful seasonal threshold of light, growth, and reflection.This guided meditation is offered in the da...
The Real Reasons People Come to Reiki (And It’s Not What You Think)
The Real Reasons People Come to Reiki (And It's Not What You Think)When most people think about Reiki, they often imagine energy healing, spirituality, or a mystical experience.But in my experience as both a physical therap...
What Reiki Looks Like Inside a Physical Therapy Session
What does Reiki actually look like inside a physical therapy session?In this episode of Healing Waves, Cathy explores how Reiki can be integrated into physical therapy and healthcare settings in a grounded, ethical, and clinical...
Behind the Course: Reiki I for the Physical Therapist & Healthcare Professional
n this bonus episode, I share why I created Reiki I for the Physical Therapist and Healthcare Professional — a hybrid CEU course designed to teach healthcare professionals how Reiki can complement clinical practice, support nervous syste...
Guided Breathing Technique with Elaine Schardien: 4-7-8
In this episode, Elaine Schardien guides you through 4-7-8 Breathing which has been found to be helpful for relaxation, anxiety relief, and falling asleep. The prolonged exhale naturally slows your heart rate and activates y...
Guided Breathing Technique with Elaine Schardien: Modified Humming Bee Breath
In this short episode, Elaine Schardien guides you through a special breathing technique that she utilizes in her practice to stimulate the vagus nerve and activate the parasympathetic nervous system to shift your body onto a regulated relaxed ...
Guided Breathing Technique with Elaine Schardien: Diaphragmatic (Yogic) Breath
In this short episode, Elaine Schardien guides you through Diaphragmatic (Yogic) Breath that has been shown to calm and balance the nervous system, maximize lung capacity, and activate your body’s relaxation response (parasympathetic nervous sy...