by admin | Jan 10, 2020 | Journey
From Pub to Practice That Christmas was different. The pub was closed. Literally and figuratively. I’d made the decision that I didn’t need randoms in my life anymore. The parade of acquaintances, the ceremonial ego displays – they were done. And in their place...
by admin | Dec 6, 2019 | Journey
The Pub in the Garden In the years before this whole journey began, I thought I loved a good time. Big fanfare. People around me. Laughter, music, drinks flowing. I liked being the centre of attention – or at least, that’s what I told myself. Looking back, I realise I...
by admin | Nov 4, 2019 | Journey
Reiki Level Two: Slowing Down to Go Deeper If Reiki 1 was about awakening something within me, Reiki 2 was about expanding it – taking the foundations and learning to work with them at a deeper, more intentional level. By November 2019, I was “ready” – or...
by admin | Sep 22, 2019 | Journey
Learning to Listen (Reiki Level One) By the time autumn rolled around in 2019, I’d reached a tipping point. Reiki was no longer just something that happened to me – it was something I felt connected to. I’d spent months on the treatment bed, letting go, peeling...
by admin | Sep 15, 2019 | Journey
The Strangest Club I Ever Joined (Reiki Shares) Before I moved on to Reiki Level Two, there was this odd but strangely comforting in-between phase – the Reiki share. If you’re unfamiliar, Reiki shares are informal meet-ups where people come together to practise...
by admin | Jun 30, 2019 | Journey
When You Don’t Know the Rules After a few months of receiving Reiki from my massage therapist – and realising that whatever this strange practice was, it seemed to be helping – she suggested I meet her teacher. “If you enjoy what I do,” she said, “you’ll...