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Where Future STAR NATION REIKI Practitioners Are Born

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Where Future QTBIPOC Reiki Healers are Born

Unlike any Reiki 靈氣 training in the world, Returning to the Shamanic & Buddhist Roots of Reiki ™ harnesses the elements and power of the outdoors while weaving Japanese folk medicine ways with indigenous practices of Turtle Island to train future generations of QTBIPOC (Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) Reiki practitioners.


Since the dominant and popular way of learning Reiki has primarily been disseminated through a western lens—mostly divorced from nature and its Japanese roots—STAR NATION REIKI founder, marie kyoko morohoshi seeks to bring these Reiki teachings alive through her lived cultural experiences and cultivated Japanese sensibility.

Many QTBIPOC folks are drawn to learn this simple yet profound Japanese healing modality to be of service in their respective communities, but oftentimes do not have the means or resources to participate in the annual Reiki training. Therefore, we created the Student Community Scholarship Fund to train as many QTBIPOC practitioners while providing a safe container for these students to truly immerse themselves in ancient Japanese shamanic practices and purification ceremonies of Turtle Island to help them first and foremost, heal themselves.



If you feel called to support this vision, please invest in getting eight students to our next Returning to the Shamanic & Buddhist Roots of Reiki ™. Join us in reaching our goal of $13K to cover partial student scholarships that will help these individuals get up the mountain and waterways of Mt. Shasta to learn the ways of Reiki 靈氣 while being in right relationship with Unci Maka (Grandmother Earth) and her natural inhabitants.


Through this Reiki training, we are committed to empowering generations of future light/energy workers and ancestral medicine holders** to come.

STAR NATION REIKI founder, marie kyoko morohoshi offers Winnemen Wintu Tribe’s Chief Caleen Sisk with homegrown ceremonial tobacco.

A portion of the tuition fees will go to Chief Caleen Sisk and their Run4Salmon, “a prayerful journey to restore their salmon runs, protect their waters, and indigenous lifeways" as a commitment to be in right relationship with our Indigenous relatives whose land and waterways STAR NATION REIKI will be practicing on. You can also donate to them directly here.


Every dollar donated towards this vision carries a blessing from your generous spirit. For this, we are deeply grateful for whatever you can give, whether it’s $5, $25, $50, $100, $500 or $5K. It’s the Spirit you bring with it that matters. And for that, we are forever thankful!

Alternatively, you may directly donate 100% to the Student Community Scholarship Fund via the following ways below. Please note “Scholarship” in the memo and feel free to leave a message we can post here on our gofundme page. Kindly make your donation via:

Zelle……..Marie Morohoshi
Venmo.…@starnationreiki
PayPal…..@morohoshi

We're already seeing the seeds of this dream blooming in all directions, so thank you for making this all possible! Your support and investment in this vision mean the world to us!

どうもありがとうございます!
DOMO ARIGATÕ GOZAIMASU!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!

The ancestors in us, bow to the ancestors in you.

In gassho and in shallah,
STAR NATION REIKI Founder
Marie Kyoko Morohoshi

**Many students have begun the journey of healing intergenerational trauma and making their way back to their ancestral medicine ways following this Reiki training.

Click here for more information about the upcoming "Returning to the Shamanic & Buddhist Roots of Reiki™" training retreat or watch the video.

TESTIMONIALS

My life has profoundly shifted on many levels since I received my Reiki Level 1 & 2 training and attunement with marie kyoko morohoshi of STAR NATION REIKI. Even synchronicities feel like they occur on a regular basis, and narratives about myself have dropped, and only life-giving things have stayed; that’s all I got room for these days.”
— Melorie Serrano Masacupan (excerpt from VIDEO)

“This feeling I’m having right now is a feeling I’ve been searching for my entire life.”
— Hodari Blue (excerpt from VIDEO)

Dear Auntie Marie,

Before Reiki, I was super depressed and burnt out from life. I was in a funk, finding my self-worth and how to love myself. During the training, I really appreciated the moments where we were vulnerable, talking story which allowed for collective healing. I always struggled in school and learning, but you made it so accessible.

Today, I realize my potential as a healer. I started a yoga teacher training program where we are super intentional with the practice. I am eating healthier, being kinder to myself and surrendering. I am finding my purpose through learning more about spirituality. I was purposeless and living life day by day, without much planning. Meeting you and being in a space for Women of Color healed my heart so much and gave me energy to live every day to its fullest.”
— Laurel Mayeda


“Marie is an incredible teacher - loving, incredibly knowledgeable, funny, and firm. Their training beautifully blends personal energetic healing and collective transformation of systems and cultures, all held in the container of accountability and allyship to Indigenous communities.”
— Iris Podshun


“This Reiki training was so wonderful and fulfilling in a way I didn’t even know I needed.”
— eri oura (excerpt from VIDEO)


“Ooooo weeee! Learning and truly living the Shamanic and Buddhist Roots of Reiki has forever transformed my life.

After my epic training and attunement, I became activated and elevated in a way that felt like a universal upgrade. I began navigating my day-to-day life and work as a healing arts practitioner with a mighty anchor to ground in the everlasting energy source that connects us all to Mama Nature. This training planted potent seeds into my heart and hands to help me feel and harness our precious life force forever flowing within. Learning the healing art of Reiki on the sacred land of Buliyum Puyuuk (Mt. Shasta) was a triple bonus to this already phenomenal experience curated by the galactically beloved Marie Kyoko Morohoshi.”

շնորհակալություն , gracias, sukran, and thank you!”
— Nayad Abrahamian, Mixed Healing Artist

“There are no words to describe how my life has changed since being trained by Marie.

I left feeling more aligned with my true essence and empowered to connect with my gifts and ancestors. Marie created a space where I truly felt seen and honored and empowered to trust my intuition. I experienced countless transformative moments throughout the training, but one profound takeaway was I’ve never felt such inner peace and connectedness as I did at Shasta.

I met my soul family at the training amongst the other students who also attended. I’ve learned so much from them, and I’m so grateful I’m still connected to them to this day.

Thank you, Marie; my ancestors and I bow deeply in gratitude to you!”
— Cynthia Yee

“To have been trained and in presence with the depth of love and knowledge from Marie Kyoko Morohoshi, a practitioner who divinely weaves and connects healing through a social justice lens, was truly an honor.

As one of her students during the 2019 “Returning to the Shamanic & Buddhist Roots of Reiki: Levels 1 & 2 Training Retreat,” I experienced ancestral wisdom, intergenerational stories, community, healing, laughter and joy. I cannot express how powerful it was to be taught by a Queer, Japanese-American womxn, sharing similar identities as a Queer Pinay. I spent many years feeling odd and fearful of the gifts given to me by Divine and ancestors, but through Marie’s community building, among other gifted QTPoCs and LGBTQ+ people, I felt seen, heard, and validated. I cannot wait to continue working with Marie and spreading the healing.

Blessings!

Maraming salamat po, Marie –mahal kita!”
— Daphnee Marie Galvante Valdez


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