Welcome to another episode of the Ikigaia Podcast!

Today, I'm having a conversation with Reiki Master and teacher Elaine Hamilton Grundy.

Elaine is the founder of the Reiki center in Singapore which has been running since 2007. She is one of the pioneers in the online Reiki teaching space, has written 2 books on the subject, and recently launched her online Reiki community where she helps people find more meaning and purpose in their lives.

A hobby turned into a business

Elaine's professional past includes a 10-year corporate career in marketing, advertising, and market research. She admits it was never her intention to fall into the Reiki path. However, as her mother started practicing it, and while feeling skeptical about it, she started noticing the health and soul benefits of the technique.

After two years of learning this self-healing practice, she decided to start teaching at other training centers. But it wasn't until 2007 that she stepped away from her corporate job to dive deep into her spiritual journey,  which led to her founding the Reiki Centre in Singapore, and the online community she leads today. 

Elaine is extremely passionate about empowering other people and  has found teaching Reiki  to be her life's purpose. 

She believes finding such purpose is an entire process we must trust, and that we should honor every single thing we go through in this journey as it prepares us for the next  step.

In today's episode, we have a very candid conversation where we discuss the importance of living the present moment, the validity of purpose, and the illusion of separation as human beings.

Things you will learn in this episode:

• How to  make a living doing something you love.
• How to know when it's time to change careers.
• What Reiki is.
• How to overcome old structures and resistance within your line of work.
• The different meanings of purpose.

Connect with Elaine:

Instagram - @elaikereiki
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ReikiCentre
Website - https://www.reiki-centre.com/
Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1KxBYlL9t0vtqJgSoauBDQ


Connect with the show:

Instagram - @ikigaia_
Website - https://www.ikigaia.co/
Join the Facebook community of purpose driven people! - https://www.facebook.com/groups/remoteworkresource