{"id":8069,"date":"2020-10-01T00:38:22","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T00:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qjj.ebt.mybluehost.me\/website_b2374612\/about-me\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T18:39:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T18:39:23","slug":"reiki-journey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/patrickarguin.com\/en\/reiki-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/patrickarguin.com.qjj.ebt.mybluehost.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/google1.jpg\" alt=\"reiki journey\" class=\"seott\" \/><br \/>\n<span class=\"seott\">remote reiki<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rightbox myself\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/patrickarguin.com.qjj.ebt.mybluehost.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/467648492_964439135708712_2918070467403636016_n.jpg\" alt=\"reiki journey\" \/><small>Photo Credit: \u00c9lodie Moreau, Coop\u00e9rative La Manne<\/small><\/div>\n<div class=\"reikiprez\">\n<h3>Losing Myself <span class=\"seott\">remote reiki<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In 2000, at the age of 26, I found myself at a dead end. <strong>Reiki, meditation, and counseling<\/strong> helped me get back on track and reconnect with myself. Over time, I was able to rediscover the generous and caring person I once was, this time without losing myself.<\/p>\n<h3>Finding Myself<\/h3>\n<p>This process allowed me to better understand myself and reconnect with a passion: <strong>supporting human beings<\/strong>, young and old, in their quest for well-being. Calm, empathetic, and grounded, I am also intuitive and pragmatic&#8230; with a very much alive inner child, as evidenced by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toolsoftheheart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Tools of the Heart<\/strong><\/a>, a collection of children&#8217;s books I co-wrote and illustrated. <\/p>\n<p>For me, <strong>Reiki was the true catalyst for this inner process<\/strong>. Today, it is an integral part of who I am, and thus the reason why I teach it!<\/p>\n<h3>Paying it Forward<\/h3>\n<p>Regardless of the service offered, I adapt to each person&#8217;s pace to bring out the strengths and answers they need to blaze their own path. This is the gift I received&#8230; and one I wish to pass on in turn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I have a saying; &#8220;Nothing is ever truly lost, only disconnected!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>My Reiki Lineage:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Hawayo Takata<\/li>\n<li>Barbara McCullough<\/li>\n<li>Judy Carol Stewart<\/li>\n<li>Robert \u00c9thier<\/li>\n<li>H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Beaudette<\/li>\n<li>Patrick Arguin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I am a member of <a href=\"https:\/\/reikialliance.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>the Reiki Alliance<\/strong><\/a>.<br \/>\nI am a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acnn.ca\/fr\/accueil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Academy of Naturopaths and Naturotherapists of Canada<\/strong> (for insurance receits)<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>My Trainings:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2017-2025 : College Degree in Specialized Education<\/li>\n<li>2003-2017 : Reiki III<\/li>\n<li>2012-2013 : Degree in Day Care Educator (kinder to grade 6)<\/li>\n<li>2011-2014 : Subtle Bodies Harmonization<\/li>\n<li>2003-2006 : Self-Growth and Spiritual Counseling<\/li>\n<li>2002 : Reiki II<\/li>\n<li>2001 : Reiki I<\/li>\n<p> \t<!--li>1994-1997 : Graphic Design (University)<\/li>\n\n\n \t\n\n<li>1991-1994 : Graphic Design (College)<\/li-->\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>remote reiki Photo Credit: \u00c9lodie Moreau, Coop\u00e9rative La Manne Losing Myself remote reiki In 2000, at the age of 26, I found myself at a dead end. 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