Today's guest is Jill Thiel, the owner and founder of the Minnesota Reiki Center for Healing and Training. Jill shares tips and tricks about Reiki and Gardening. She is a very accomplished gardener and has previously owned a CSA. She and her husband live in Minneapolis, Minnesota USA and she discusses her 'Deep Winter Greenhouse' a type of greenhouse that allows for crop growth even in sub-zero temperatures. She also covers sustainable techniques she uses and pest control! If you have any interest in gardening this episode is for you! If you don't-you'll still love the many insights into our role in our ecosystem, sustainable farming, how Reiki helps us communicate with the Plant and Animal Nations, and how Reiki leads us into our divine purpose. Jill also shares her history with Tibetan Buddhist Meditation practice and the empowerments she has received. How Reiki has changed her life and led her in directions she never imagined possible! Full Bio is below.  Jill can be reached at: https://mnreikicenter.com/ https://www.facebook.com/mnreikicenter/ jthiel@mnreikicenter.com   Colleen and Robyn Benelli can be reached at: ReikiLifestyle.com colleen@reikilifestyle.com robyn@reikilifestyle.com facebook.com/reikilifestyle    ************************************** Jill Thiel is a certified Usui Reiki Ryoho Master, Usui Holy Fire II Reiki Master, Holy Fire II Karuna Reiki Master, board certified NCTMB and Commonwealth Seminars Reiki continuing education provider. She's a professional member of the International Center for Reiki Training, and currently enrolled in the Licensed Reiki Master Teacher program. Jill is  a full time Reiki teacher and practitioner located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Jill is the owner  of The Minnesota Reiki Center for Healing and Training. She has spent the majority of her adult life pursuing spiritual growth to cultivate love and compassion for all beings. Jill practices Tibetan Buddhist meditation, and is a student of the honorable Lama Tsering, Chagdud Khadro, and Lama Padma from Chagdud Gongpa. She has received several Empowerments over the last decade including: Red Tara, Chenrezig, Powha, and Medicine Buddha from his holiness the Dalai Lama. She previously worked as a massage educator for The Aveda Institute from 2011-2017. From that experience she has gained valuable knowledge about the chakras, aromatherapy, reflexology, energy work, meridians, massage, and Ayurveda. Jill's passion for sustainability, organic food and gardening prompted her to start Thiel Gardens with her husband David, who built the first deep winter greenhouse in Minneapolis, according to the University of Minnesota and Sustainable Farming Association. The greenhouse provides a  beautiful space that's capable of growing food all year round. In 2001, Jill completed an art internship in Florence, Italy and received her B.A in Art.