<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Live Your Yellow Brick Road, LLC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Live Your Yellow Brick Road is about YOU, living your life to the fullest.]]></description><link>https://www.liveyouryellowbrickroad.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:12:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.liveyouryellowbrickroad.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[What Happens When You Breathe Like This?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What happens when you change the way you breathe? Writer Tammy Kearce shares her powerful experience attending a Breathe to Heal breathwork workshop.]]></description><link>https://www.liveyouryellowbrickroad.com/post/what-happens-when-you-breathe-like-this</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b2f27d881f20099b2da489</guid><category><![CDATA[Personal Development]]></category><category><![CDATA[Day to Day]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:21:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e87a6b_81e894a5279a455c85fec92c4fe80461~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joanne Klepal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Spring Energy Reset]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seasonal transitions can affect your energy more than you might realize. In many traditional healing systems, spring is a natural time to reset and rebalance the body. In this post, I explore how Reiki sessions can support the nervous system and help restore energetic balance as we move into a new season.]]></description><link>https://www.liveyouryellowbrickroad.com/post/spring-energy-reset</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b1c76fa547e1dd3d801136</guid><category><![CDATA[Reiki]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:05:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e87a6b_2f3e5d6292e1414ca1078b403b573732~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joanne Klepal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When Movement Becomes Meditation]]></title><description><![CDATA[During a yoga retreat in Mexico, I experienced how slow, intentional posture can quiet the mind more deeply than sitting meditation alone. In this post, I explore the connection between the Yoga Sutras, mindful movement, and how slow yoga creates space for awareness and inner calm.]]></description><link>https://www.liveyouryellowbrickroad.com/post/mindful-movement</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699f72dc12cb2e7c18f0ed2d</guid><category><![CDATA[Day to Day]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e87a6b_a4e70210f21a41c0890ed0be41a1b162~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joanne Klepal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Commitment Feels So Hard Today]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you ever feel frustrated when people don’t commit—don’t RSVP, cancel last minute, or say “I’ll see” and disappear?
What’s harder to notice is how often we do the same thing to ourselves.
In this week’s blog, I explore why commitment feels so difficult today—and what it’s quietly asking of us in the new year.]]></description><link>https://www.liveyouryellowbrickroad.com/post/why-commitment-feels-so-hard</link><guid isPermaLink="false">695c066a6b2f1f57b2879df1</guid><category><![CDATA[Personal Development]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 19:56:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e87a6b_d22ac88008c5418c91a6a2dd92412495~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joanne Klepal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond Resolutions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every January, millions of us set bold intentions for the year ahead. 

And yet…by mid-February, most resolutions quietly fade into the background of daily life.

If this feels familiar, you’re not alone — and there’s nothing wrong with you.

The truth is, most people were never taught how to create a goal their mind, body, and energy will actually support long-term.]]></description><link>https://www.liveyouryellowbrickroad.com/post/beyond-resolutions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">693a1b0a9c4bc26e803981d0</guid><category><![CDATA[Personal Development]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e87a6b_b2cab6f2c4864f7ab021505398a4fdf6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joanne Klepal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creative Ways to Use Reiki Beyond the Treatment Table ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why should Reiki be limited to the treatment table?

That single question changed everything. Slowly, I began inviting Reiki into my everyday life—into the ordinary, the routine, even the stressful or chaotic moments. It took me a couple of years to really stretch into this, but once I started, the possibilities opened wide.

Now, I encourage you to do the same. Be curious, imaginative, and playful with Reiki. The only real limit is our thinking. If you open your imagination, Reiki will meet you]]></description><link>https://www.liveyouryellowbrickroad.com/post/creative-ways-to-use-reiki-beyond-the-treatment-table</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692b8e3360ee78866f1ea49a</guid><category><![CDATA[Reiki]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e87a6b_4731ee3440634daf911774706c1cede8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_600,h_779,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joanne Klepal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transforming Upset into Insight: The Power of Presence and Self-Understanding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Upset is often seen as a negative emotion to avoid. But it carries a whisper: “Pay attention here.” This whisper invites you to pause and explore what’s happening inside.

When you listen to this message, you discover what’s really going on beneath the surface. Maybe you feel hurt, disappointed, or anxious. These feelings point to unmet needs or unresolved issues.

By paying attention, you shift from reacting to responding. ]]></description><link>https://www.liveyouryellowbrickroad.com/post/transforming-upset-into-insight-the-power-of-presence-and-self-understanding</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6927486d05a24a4ad9586207</guid><category><![CDATA[Personal Development]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 18:45:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e87a6b_11acc42247f6494c9df9f7c6402d7f12~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joanne Klepal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shift Your Awareness]]></title><description><![CDATA[The point is that we can shift the physical body with our awareness. Imagine what we can change in our lives by this belief alone?!? 

By shifting our awareness, we gain greater perspective. Or another way to put is we can gain greater perspectives with our awareness.

How would a shift in your awareness result in greater perspective, change how you saw yourself, others and the world AND, how would that improve your life?]]></description><link>https://www.liveyouryellowbrickroad.com/post/shift-your-awareness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69026f52848b55f60a8cedc8</guid><category><![CDATA[Personal Development]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 15:51:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e87a6b_b5ab48e868334713913d2135f1091fff~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joanne Klepal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Does Distant Reiki Work?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Did you know that you can actually receive a Reiki session and not even be physically present in the same room? ]]></description><link>https://www.liveyouryellowbrickroad.com/post/how-does-distant-reiki-work</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687da58fcebb6f8ccb0369ae</guid><category><![CDATA[Reiki]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 22:00:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/xaNFrpao0mk" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Joanne Klepal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[✨ When the Veil Lifts: What We Witnessed in Breathwork]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered what happens when we open our breath so deeply that the veil between worlds begins to thin? Sometimes the unseen makes itself visible—and it changes everything. Something extraordinary unfolded during our recent breathwork journey.]]></description><link>https://www.liveyouryellowbrickroad.com/post/when-the-veil-lifts-what-we-witnessed-in-breathwork</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68b07038083118f1daa8ecd2</guid><category><![CDATA[Reiki]]></category><category><![CDATA[Day to Day]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 15:12:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/YTPScHA87vE" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Joanne Klepal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Often Should I Have Reiki?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some people will actually prescribe, "You need to come this often," but that's very difficult to do.



It's really dependent on your own unique situation and what you want to achieve, what your intention is and what you want your outcome to be.]]></description><link>https://www.liveyouryellowbrickroad.com/post/how-often-should-i-have-reiki</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687da303cebb6f8ccb0362b4</guid><category><![CDATA[Reiki]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 22:00:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/7_RHkbGVsgg" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Joanne Klepal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Benefits of Reiki]]></title><description><![CDATA[The benefits are just amazing, They vary from person to person. It's just so incredible to hear the feedback from my clients after every session because they are so, so, so different.  Here is some research.]]></description><link>https://www.liveyouryellowbrickroad.com/post/benefits-of-reiki</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687d66a319f1db2c0b54359c</guid><category><![CDATA[Reiki]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 22:00:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/xiqUkbjS7sI" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Joanne Klepal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Experience During a Reiki Session]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's what you can expect to experience during your Reiki session.]]></description><link>https://www.liveyouryellowbrickroad.com/post/experience-during-a-reiki-session</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687d63e68f2d05ec9881b6f7</guid><category><![CDATA[Reiki]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2025 22:00:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/jUh1yib-2uo" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Joanne Klepal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to Expect After Your Reiki Session]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's what to expect after your Reiki session.]]></description><link>https://www.liveyouryellowbrickroad.com/post/what-to-expect-after-your-reiki-session</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687d61131d595f451cafabe5</guid><category><![CDATA[Reiki]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 22:00:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/xh4WQYl5lHA" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Joanne Klepal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to Expect During Your Reiki Session]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's what you can expect during a Reiki session.]]></description><link>https://www.liveyouryellowbrickroad.com/post/what-to-expect-during-your-reiki-session</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687965b90902c615f4d19533</guid><category><![CDATA[Reiki]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 22:00:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/orxCND4V8q4" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Joanne Klepal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Prepare for Your Reiki Session]]></title><description><![CDATA[If it's your first time experiencing a Reiki session you may be wondering what you need to do or how to prepare before you come to your session. Here is some guidance I provide to my clients]]></description><link>https://www.liveyouryellowbrickroad.com/post/how-to-prepare-for-your-reiki-session</link><guid isPermaLink="false">687961ee0902c615f4d18c91</guid><category><![CDATA[Reiki]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 22:00:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/2s8HOiTJkQA" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Joanne Klepal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Reiki?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reiki is a deeply relaxing technique that helps your body to self-heal. It promotes your body innate ability heal. 



It's based upon the idea that there is an unseen life force energy that flows through us, that causes us to be alive. This life force flows through everything, plants, animals, trees, our food; without it, we would not exist. ]]></description><link>https://www.liveyouryellowbrickroad.com/post/what-is-reiki</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6879392c092f8fbdfb9ed6ac</guid><category><![CDATA[Reiki]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 18:02:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/20ZeqnzUEUo" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Joanne Klepal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breathe - Recharge - Restore]]></title><description><![CDATA[You’re invited to join this exclusive experience combining the power of active breathwork with the Energy Enhancement System (EES)!]]></description><link>https://www.liveyouryellowbrickroad.com/post/breathe-recharge-restore</link><guid isPermaLink="false">680695fc3933f6b592b61b30</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e87a6b_fe8582c1d8184038bab2a83527fcb0fc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joanne Klepal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Factors to Consider When Choosing Your Reiki Training (#11)]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I started my Reiki journey, I didn’t truly appreciate the considerations involved. I only fully appreciated my choice of training venue after I completed my training and started practicing and teaching myself.

So, let me help you by sharing my experience and questions received from past students, by providing you with some considerations you may want to think about. ]]></description><link>https://www.liveyouryellowbrickroad.com/post/factors-to-consider-when-choosing-your-reiki-training-11</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6829e4750b7f5042f1ddef65</guid><category><![CDATA[Reiki]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2025 12:00:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e87a6b_feaffe496db54b849ef7e1c127c6e4e0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joanne Klepal</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Factors to Consider When Choosing Your Reiki Training (#10)]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I started my Reiki journey, I didn’t truly appreciate the considerations involved. I only fully appreciated my choice of training venue after I completed my training and started practicing and teaching myself.

So, let me help you by sharing my experience and questions received from past students, by providing you with some considerations you may want to think about. ]]></description><link>https://www.liveyouryellowbrickroad.com/post/factors-to-consider-when-choosing-your-reiki-training-10</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6829e3830b7f5042f1ddecf8</guid><category><![CDATA[Reiki]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2025 12:00:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e87a6b_f00dbda948df485288f3390979374553~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Joanne Klepal</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>