Dear Reiki Community,

(Originally Sent out: June 30th 2025)

It is with deep sadness that I am trying to write what I feel could never be a proper tribute for our teacher, mentor, healer, and friend, Linda Burgess.

Her sudden passing last week has left us all stunned, and more than a bit untethered.

If this is the first time this news is reaching you, please accept my sincerest and deepest apology. I tried to give it enough space so that those that needed to hear it from their loved ones and community would, but it also doesn't feel right to not say anything, either.

Truly there will never be enough time or space to process the loss of the physical human presence that we knew Linda to be.

Those that were fortunate enough to know her, know she was a force for love, a champion for self care, and a fountain of wisdom, magick, and reiki. She taught us all so much, all while holding us and supporting us through our healing journey.

While I know she would be there for us while we mourn, she would also want us to celebrate, to rejoice in the return of her divine spark to the expansive force of healing and love that, truly, was too big to be contained in a physical vessel forever. She would also tell us she isn't really gone, she's just upgraded, and all we need to do to spend time with her is go into our hearts.

It's our turn now, to take care of each other. To put the lessons she taught us into motion, to turn to our reiki practice, and to be a force for healing and for good. There is no such thing as too many healers. Her goal was to put as many healers into service as she could in her lifetime, and those of us lucky enough to have her as a teacher got to witness that sacred work, and just how seriously she took it. She would want us to pick up the torch and keep guiding the way. As I joked with her once, "This ascension isn't going to ascend itself!"

For me, her passing is a reminder that while our souls are infinite, our time on earth is not, and we should stop taking it for granted.

Be kind to yourself. Be kind to each other. Prioritize your loved ones.

Put healing out into the world.

And because I can feel her giving us all the reiki-mom-over-the-glasses-look,

here's your reminder to do your self reiki.

"All is Well.

I am well.

I am enough.

I have enough.

And I open my arms

to the abundance

that the universe has for me,

Because I deserve it."

~ Reiki Master Teacher. Rev. Linda Burgess

~P. S. for those of us that sometimes need a bit more than memories, we were fortunate enough to have filmed a few of our previous sunday services in the old space. They have been posted in a special playlist on our youtube channel.

CLICK HERE: Linda's Sermons