Dragonhill Holistic Healing

09/02/2026

Reiki Drumming Certification course coming to Lynchburg- contact David Johnston for details!

08/30/2026

Whether or not you're already a patient at Richmond Natural Medicine, we want our community to have access to the best and most reliable information to keep your body in a state of wellness. For a few months now, we've been making online classes for just that purpose. We currently have 5 and are working to make more. If you're curious about naturopathic care and would like to learn more, check out our online classes at: https://richmondnaturalmed.com/online-classes/

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08/29/2026

Shocker

For people with ADHD, Electronic Dance Music (EDM) acts like “neurological scaffolding” that regulates the brain. The combination of repetitive tempos, predictable drops, and intense sensory stimulation functions exactly like medication by balancing brain chemistry and filtering out distractions.

To elaborate, ADHD is fundamentally tied to lower baseline levels of dopamine. EDM—with its high energy and creative sound design—actively stimulates dopamine transmission, providing the chemical reward the brain is craving to stay motivated.

Brain scans show that fast, rhythmic beats synchronize neural firing, a process called neural entrainment. The structured, steady tempo of EDM provides an external rhythm that stabilizes the wandering ADHD brain, helping it lock into tasks.

Silence can be overstimulating for those with ADHD because the brain desperately tries to fill with competing, distracting thoughts. EDM provides just enough structured, predictable stimulation to silence internal chaos while allowing hyperfocus to take over.

Also, the continuous 4/4 beat or predictable “drops” give the brain something to latch onto without overwhelming it with unpredictable, distracting lyrics or sudden shifts.

Check out the comments section for other types of music that are like medicine to an ADHD brain 🎶❤️

08/28/2026

Reiki Ancestors

Over 100 years ago, Dr. Mikao Usui set out on a healing journey that turned into a legacy. On Mount Kurama in Japan, Dr. Usui took part in a 21-day spiritual quest of fasting, meditation, and contemplation. On the last day of his quest, an influential awakening happened. He experienced a powerful healing energy and saw a variety of symbols that helped direct and invoke these energies. This experience was so profound and meaningful, Dr. Usui felt moved to share this healing energy with others. We have come to know this energy as Usui Reiki. For Dr. Usui, Reiki was not only a healing modality. To him, it was a deep and moving spiritual practice that he felt connects us all together with the Divine. He taught that Reiki can open up each one of us to who we truly are and bring us to a place of peace and love within us.

Dr. Usui practiced and began to teach others his form of Reiki. One of his students, Dr. Chujiro Hayashi, opened a Reiki clinic at the request of Dr. Usui. As a student of Dr. Usui, Dr. Hayashi continued Reiki the way he was taught. Over time, Dr. Hayashi incorporated some of his own experiences into his teachings. Some of the hand positions we are taught today in Usui Reiki were from Dr. Hayashi. He was also the first to ‘attune’ his students to the Reiki energy.

As time passed, Dr. Hayashi met with many clients and taught others as well. One of his clients that became a student, was Mrs. Hayayo Takata. Mrs. Takata was the first American to receive the Reiki attunements and brought the healing practice to the United States. She was one of only thirteen teacher students of Dr. Hayashi. Mrs. Takata taught both Reiki I and II, yet only taught twenty-two Reiki Masters.

Today, we would like to honor our Reiki Ancestors, Dr. Mikao Usui, Dr. Chujiro Hayashi, and Mrs. Hayayo Takata of the Usui Reiki lineage. We would also like to honor all of the Reiki Masters and Practitioners who have come before us. They paved the way for healing, love, and peace, opening the road for years to come. Through them and their loving work, all is possible.
Blessings to you all. What is remembered, lives!

08/27/2026