Have you ever reached a point where, on paper, life looks โfineโโฆ but inside you feel lost, tired, or like youโre just surviving the days?
In this episode of Empower Your Life with Cindy Marie, we sit down with Reiki and meditation teacher Jordi Ibern, founder of Kisetsu in Barcelona, to talk about what it really means to come home to your true selfโeven when you donโt know where to start.โ
From Being Lost to Feeling โHomeโ
Jordi opens up about his younger years: working, making and spending money, partying, escaping his past, and thinking he was โmore or less happyโ until life forced him to see he was actually lost.โ
One simple sevenโminute Reiki experience changed everything. For the first time, he felt deeply relaxed and at home inside his own body. That feeling led him to change his habits, quit what no longer felt right, move to Barcelona, study energy work in Prague, and slowly step into his path as a Reiki and meditation teacher. He didnโt plan it. As he says, โReiki found me, not the other way around.โโ
Kisetsu: Living with Lifeโs Seasons
We also explore the meaning behind his schoolโs name, Kisetsuโa Japanese word for โseasons.โโ
For Jordi, seasons are a way to understand life: there are springs and summers where things grow and flow, and there are autumns and winters that ask us to slow down, release, and go inward.โ
Instead of chasing โIโll be happy whenโฆโ, Jordi invites us to:
- Accept that happiness is not a fixed point, but a relationship with all your seasons.โ
- Stop escaping from โwinterโ phases so you can truly enjoy your โspringโ when it comes.โ
- See spiritual practice as simple and grounded: presence, honesty, and daily choices.โ
Living Your Purpose Before You Feel Ready
If youโve been waiting to feel fully ready, certified, or โperfectโ before you share your gifts, this part will speak deeply to you.
Jordi shares how he:
- Started teaching Reiki even when he felt shy and unsure if he knew enough.โ
- Said yes to his first international course in Finland, even though his English was very limited.โ
- Now lives with peace knowing he doesnโt have all the answers about Reiki, life, or even โwho he isโโand that this humility is part of his path.โ
His message: you donโt become ready and then live your purpose; you live your purpose and grow into a deeper version of yourself along the way.
TIME STAMPS:
00:00 – From Disorientation to Purpose: The Reiki Journey
14:00 – Kisetsu: Embracing Life’s Cycles and Simplicity
24:14 – Authenticity, Purpose, and Living Your Truth
35:39 – The Art of Balance: Family, Simplicity, and Presence
47:52 – Navigating the Inner World: Discernment and Self-Trust
01:00:02 – Cultivating Optimism and Trusting Life’s Miracles
01:07:23 – The Miracle of Existence and Trusting the Journey
A Simple Life, Deep Presence
We also talk about how Jordi lives today as a father, partner, and teacher. His days are very simple: early morning practice, walking his daughter to school, focused work, time in nature, no work on weekends, and a lot of โnothing timeโ with his family.โ
He reminds us that:
- Many of us are not missing โmore success,โ we are missing ourselves.โ
- When you remove what drains you, you can finally see the simple things that make you truly happy.โ
- Happiness is often closer than we thinkโbut we need to slow down enough to notice it.โ
Deep Reflections
We love leaving you with simple, honest questions you can use as your own selfโcoaching tool.
If you feel called, take a quiet moment to reflect or journal. Let these prompts guide you through three steps: notice whatโs real for you, feel it, then choose one small aligned action.
- Where are you surviving instead of truly living?
- What has ever felt like โhomeโ inside you?
- Which season are you in right now?
- Where are you waiting to feel ready?
If these questions touch something in you, this episode will give you even more language, warmth, and guidance to keep coming home to yourselfโone small, real step at a time.
And this episode is for you if:
- You feel lost, empty, or like youโre just โperforming a roleโ in life.โ
- Youโre tired of waiting for the โperfect momentโ to follow your calling.โ
- You crave a simpler, more present, more honest way of living.
Press play on this episode when youโre ready to slow down, breathe, and remember that coming home to your true self is not a one-time eventโitโs a gentle practice you can begin today, exactly where you are.
Resources: Conversations with God
Japanese Mind: Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture
