Reiki and Insurance

Happy Saturday!!
I’ve been asked a lot lately about Reiki. People seem to be curious about it now more than ever. It’s becoming so mainstream that some insurances recognize it as a healing practice. I would check with your provider, sometimes its under the umbrella of Massage Therapy. My sister is a Massage Therapist. I’ll check with her about it. Below is a link to her practice.

One of my buddies last night was a little hesitant to ask me about it. He wants me to work on him, and has decided to actually go through with it. Why is he hesitant? Well, like a lot of people they think its a bit too ‘Woo Woo’ for them. That its more witchcraft than something that can be physically determined, like, massage. I always resort to this…..

Your cel phone, your wifi. How do these these things transmit through the air? We can’t see them so does that mean that they aren’t there? Of course not. We take it for granted that it works because we see the evidence in the result. I.E.; When you open your browser and the information is right there, or you make a phone call and you hear the persons voice. Reiki is no different. You can’t see the energy coming through the practitioner and transferred to you. The practitioner is a conduit. But afterwards, you feel the results. Sometimes its a permanent change, sometimes its not.

I hope to work with you soon. Here is the link for my sisters practice.
Namaste,
David

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Beltrane

Rabbit Rabbit!!

It’s May 1st and its also Beltane. What is Beltane? As my friend Julie Zip…. I mean, Julie Elizabeth Day reminded us all, she gave a link to this site for more information which I will post below. Basically Beltrane is the time of the Sacred Union or the Great Marriage between the male and female energies (internal and external)/God & Goddess/Lady and the Green Man and a time of great creative energy and fertility. Many choose to begin the celebrations the eve before with bonfires, drumming, feasting and dancing. So Dance!!

Check out Julie’s blog. She is a wonderful teacher and friend.

Namaste,
David

Julie’s Blog

Beltrane – The Sacred Marriage

Lesson of the Day – April 30, 2015

Happy Thursday! Did you write your 3 pages yesterday? What epiphanies did you have? Any surprises? Did it scare you? Did it wake you up? Today I want you to continue writing your 3 pages. Remember… don’t think! Just write!
Peace,
David

Quote of the Day – April 29th, 2015

Happy Wednesday! The month is almost over and what we’ve created over the last few months will manifest for the coming months. What have you been thinking about? Is your mind clear? Have you been thinking that this all isn’t worth it or have you been focusing on what is new and amazing in your life?

Here’s a little trick to help you create what you want.

Remember when you were a child and you would pretend? Any object within your grasp became a spaceship, or a white horse. Unlimited possibilities. Getting back to pretending isn’t as hard as you might think. As we get older we tell ourselves that its silly, or only fools daydream. My challenge for you today is to take 3 pieces of paper and write down the most insane wildest vision of who you want to be. Go ahead. Do it. You can burn the paper later if you want so nobody can read it. This is just for you. The key to this is to just write. Don’t think. Don’t let your brain get in the way. The heart knows what it wants and knows who you really are deep down inside.

Namaste,
David

Welcome to The Reiki Rocker

Welcome to The Reiki Rocker!

Your source for Alternative Health in the Rock n’ Roll Community

My name is David Reed Watson. I’m a Vocalist, Reiki Master and a Graphic Designer. I created this community for the people that I know… musicians. We live a sporadic lifestyle. Most of us have day jobs to suppliment our music. These means long nights, early mornings, fitness, family, diet all have to be properly balanced as to avoid burn out. Even with this tightrope balance you still need some downtime. Being a Reiki Master has given me more energy and focus than I have ever had before. I wasn’t easy though. It took discipline and practice. I’ve surrounded myself with people who have this same discipline and focus. We learn from each other.

So what is this really about and who are these people that I surround myself with? We are Reiki Practitioners, Massage Therapists, Acupuncturists, Yoga Instructors, Life Coaches, and much more. We believe that source is within, not somewhere out there.

If you are a practitioner yourself and you would like to join this community, or you are looking to manage your health or lifestyle shoot me an email.

info@thereikirocker.com

We are on Facebook and on Twitter as well!

April Showers bring May Flowers

Last week Taylor and I headed off to Miami for the Monsters of Rock Cruise. I was on edge, exhausted from recording the new Kill Ritual album and working the day job. For the majority of the last 3 months I was getting up between 5:30am – 6am, going to work, coming home, firing up pro-tools and writing songs. I was going to bed late and getting little rest. Needless to say, I needed a break… so this cruise was going to give me some down time, some much needed down time.

Let me backtrack a little…..

It’s 2009 and I’ve just been laid off from Crispin, Porter & Bogusky. With severance package in hand I decided to go full on into my music. Between 2009-2010 I had done 35 recordings with different bands, musicians, etc. I was on a roll. One of those bands had me fly to NYC to record in the famous Green Street Studios which used to be located in Soho and then relocated to the New York Suburbs. During that time my sister Darlene was sick. We didn’t think much of it though, she had been in and out of hospitals because of her Sjogrens Syndrome. I drove up to Connecticut in between recordings just to check in on her. She was in pretty rough shape. She had lost a lot of weight and her body was very frail. It was tough to see but never did I think she would ever die from it. She said something to me that changed my life. I’m paraphrasing here because, as I stated, I didn’t think much of it at the time. She was a very positive person and I knew that she would be ok, or so I thought.

She said to me, “David… if I die promise me that you will continue to sing. That is your gift and the most important thing to share with the world.”

When she passed, and I lost my job, nothing would stop me from my dream. Nothing. Darlene passed on April 5, 2010.

Fast forward to now…

I wrote a resignation letter to Hakkasan yesterday. I realized that I was not in alignment with my vision and was falling back into the same trap that I had fallen into while working at Crispin. The music was becoming secondary and harder to focus on. I found myself buying things that I didn’t need. Taylor calls it ‘Retail Therapy’. She’s right. So now, yet again, I take the plunge. The F.E.A.R. (False Evidence Appearing Real) behind me and a whole new world of infinite possibilities ahead of me. The future’s so bright I gotta wear shades… or something like that. 🙂

What’s next?

As I stated above… infinite possibilities. I have my freelance design, my Reiki Practice and my music all well underway. I look forward to creating and serving because this is who I am. I hope that I can help you do the same.

If you would like to contact me for Life Coaching, Reiki, Design or even a few music projects, please do. I am here and available.

Namaste,

David

Happy Easter

Today I went to church… within myself.

Today I woke up and thanked the Universe for the life that I have, the love I have, for the friends that I have, for the new adventures coming and the lessons of the past.

Today I am grateful to be who I am. To love myself. To accept myself for who I am, who I’ve been and who I am becoming. I know that today I am who I am because of what I’ve done. My failures, my accomplishments, my disappointments, my embarrassments.

Today I surround myself with people I aspire to be. And those that I don’t aspire to be… know that they are on their own journey.

Today I remind myself that I was once where they were (and still might be at times… hehe). There is no finish line. The only goal is to ‘be’. We are all works in progress. If we think that we aren’t and that we’ve ‘made it’ then, my friend, you probably have more work than all of us.

Today I am Humble.

Recognize that we are all mirrors. That if we want Love we need to give love. If we want respect, we need to give respect. If we want Joy we need to be Joyous. Don’t wait for it to come. It won’t. Give to receive. And most of all… when receiving, do it with appreciation, not expectation.

 

Love and Light on this Easter Day, and may every day be Easter.

Peace,
David

Hawaii

Taylor and I in Oahu, Hawaii.