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From Pub to Practice

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...

The Pub in the Garden

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...

Reiki Level Two: Slowing Down to Go Deeper

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...

Learning to Listen (Reiki Level One)

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...

The Strangest Club I Ever Joined (Reiki Shares)

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...

When You Don’t Know the Rules

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...