Steve Gooch

About me:

My only passions in life throughout my childhood and then through my teens were writing and art. They remain largely so to this day. Below is the cover of my first book in fact. During my twenties I got sidetracked into being a school teacher for a while after completing my degree in sculpture at England's prestigious Bath Academy of Art and my post graduate qualifications at Goldsmith's College and then the Open University. Having done all that I wanted to do in teaching by the mid 90's I quit to do something else and that turned out to be Reiki. The training that I received proved to be a pivotal event in my life. I completed my Reiki training to Masters level and undertook further studies in the older Buddhist system of the 'Buddho' from which the system of Reiki was in large part derived. I then began to teach Reiki in my home town of Rugby in central England - at the time I was Rugby's only Reiki teacher. Reiki became a passion for me and something that I have remained strongly committed to, to this day. It is the thing that has helped to deepen and contextualize my practice as an artist and a writer and remains the main focus of my own daily spiritual practice. I have however been conscious of the spiritual dimension to life for most of my life and have explored many paths and systems over the last 25 years, most of which have had some lasting impact on my orientation to my place in the scheme of things. Having always had a strong desire to go and see the world in 2000 I moved to Cairo in Egypt to briefly resume my school teaching career and to teach Reiki. Three years in Cairo was a fantastic experience and I returned to the UK in 2003 determined to get a book written and restore my career as a successful artist that had been just about to take off when I turned my back on it for teaching. In September 2006 'Reiki Jin Kei Do: The Way of Compassion & Wisdom' was published and is now out there for you to buy (and causing more than a few ripples in the global Reiki community). I am now in Khartoum, Sudan and researching my next book 'Islam's Gandhi' about the life of Mahmoud Mohamed Taha, whilst teaching art and English at the prestigious Unity High School (home of the infamous 'Mohamed the Teddy Bear' story that hit the world press at the back end of 2007). Other books and writing projects are on the go and I have resumed my work as an artist. I still teach Reiki from time to time in various parts of the world. News on the progress of my writing, art projects, exhibitions, speaking engagments and Reiki classes will be published on here and on my Main Blog - details below. You can also find some examples of my artwork on my website.

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My Blogs: Steve Gooch: Author, Artist, Teacher & My Amazon Blog & Love From Daddy

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The website OneMindVillage has asked me to write a regular series of articles on a bi-weekly basis related to the contents of my book (Reiki Jin Kei Do: The Way of Compassion & Wisdom). The book is featured there along with the work and contributions of some very notable teachers and leaders in the Mind/Body/Spirit field such as Ken Wilber, Paul Lonely and Stuart Davis. If you haven't seen the site yet, it would be worthwhile checking it out and certainly to keep abreast of my bi-weekly ramblings on Reiki and the teachings of Reiki Jin Kei Do. I think it has the potential to elevate the Jin Kei Do teachings and message to a new level. Chances are though that you will find plenty of other material on there that I am sure will interest you also.

Here me talk about my book 'Reiki Jin Kei Do: The Way of Compassion & Wisdom' in this May 23rd 2007 interview with Sherry Anshara on Conscious Healing/Achieve Radio by simply clicking on the link or listening in the player in the sidebar of this page.

You can also find me in conversation with Kriss Van Hook on My Spiritual Healer/Achieve Radio in this June 26th 2007 interview. Click the link to listen or go to the player in the sidebar. Both interviews are available for download.

My last radio interview where I discuss my newest book project 'Islam's Gandhi', along with my earlier Reiki Jin Kei Do book, can be found below in this interview from 11th June 2008 with James Beam of KarmaCaffe on Blogtalkradio:

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