Chat Off The Mat - For Women Ready To Rise
Chat Off The Mat is a podcast for women in their wisdom years who are done shrinking — and ready to reclaim their energy, identity, and voice.
Hosted by Rose Wippich — author of Empress Rising, Reiki Master Teacher, and qigong and yoga instructor — the show features honest, grounded conversations and solo teachings on the path of Remembering, Returning, and Reclaiming the power that has always been theirs.
Rose sits down with healers, teachers, authors, and everyday Empresses — and shares her own teachings and reflections — to explore the modalities, mindset shifts, and lived experiences that shape how women choose, lead, and live in this chapter. From Reiki and qigong to intuition, identity, menopause, and the challenges no one warned us about — these are the conversations women have been waiting for.
This is not a self-improvement podcast. You are not broken. You are not behind.
You are not too late.
Episodes explore:
- The Empress archetype and identity after 50
- Healing modalities — Reiki, qigong, yoga, and energy work
- Intuition, inner authority, and energy sovereignty
- Midlife transitions, menopause, and identity shifts
- Real conversations about the challenges women face after 50
- Sacred sisterhood and the circle we were never given
- Rewriting the cultural story about aging women
Welcome to the most powerful chapter of your life.
Chat Off The Mat - For Women Ready To Rise
Meet William Lee Rand, Founder of International Center for Reiki Training (Part 1)
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William Lee Rand is a pioneer in the world of Reiki. William is the founder and president of The International Center for Reiki Training (ICRT), The Center for Reiki Research and The Reiki Membership Association.
William’s books and manuals are used by Reiki teachers around the world. He is also the publisher and editor in chief of the Reiki News Magazine. William's dedication to the practice of Reiki, his passion to share it with others and a deep connection to his own inner guidance has helped change the landscape of Reiki since Mikao Usui first introduced it in the early 1920's.
This is par 1 of a 2 part interview.
In this episode, listen as William discusses:
- His own spiritual path that lead him to Reiki,
- How an awareness of Reiki has increased and how the teachings have changed,
- His 'elevator pitch' description of Reiki when approached by skeptics.
In the next episode, William discusses:
- How Reiki can heal karma, past present life wounds/ trauma,
- How one can tap into their own inner guidance/intuition,
- William’s mission to elevate World Peace using Reiki.
William has dedicated his life to Reiki and has practiced and taught full time in classes around the world since 1989. He encourages all Reiki practitioners to work together in harmony to bring peace to the earth.
You can learn more about William and his current class schedule, and how to become a member of the International Center of Reiki Training by visiting https://www.reiki.org
Book mentioned in podcast: Book of Spiritual Gems by Huzur Maharaj Sawan Singh
Rose Wippich is an Energy Alchemist, Reiki Master Teacher, qigong and yoga instructor, and author of Empress Rising. She's here for the woman who knows she's ready for something more — the one who feels the pull of her next chapter but isn't quite sure how to step into it.
Through her book, podcast, and teaching, Rose inspires and guides women in midlife to reclaim their energy, identity, and voice — and step boldly into their Empress years.
Connect with Rose: 🌹 Website: rosewippich.com 📖 Book: EMPRESS RISING: Own Your Energy, Trust Your Wisdom & Rewrite the Rules of Aging.
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