My Reiki Journey…
I had my first Reiki Treatment in 2011 when I was living in Sydney and I remember instantly feeling elated, lighter and energetic as soon as I walked out the door. Since that day I have been hooked...
I had never thought about practicing myself but when I was travelling through Central America in Guatemala in 2012 I came across some fellow travellers who were studying Reiki in San Marcos. I had some spare time so I spent a few weeks there and completed Reiki Level One at the Holistic Cottage by Katherine Bird who is a wonderful teacher.
I never considered myself as someone that particularly worried about anything, but I had an energy clearing exercise practiced on me by Katherine and I remember leaving the class that day, going back to my room and my mind was completely clear. I had so much time on my hands to do other things because I wasn’t thinking about anything else. I wasn’t worrying anymore about things beyond my control…
I didn’t realise how much ‘mind chatter’ I had until it disappeared. I remember from that moment on, I was happy about 99% of the time (no lie!), without a care in the world…feeling excited about the next chapter and my new future I had planned in London.
That feeling lasted for a couple of years and then as I felt like it was slowly dissipating I completed my Level 2 at The Reiki Academy through Torsten Lang. Living in a big city working long hours in a big (at that time very unhealthy) corporate environment can diminish ones spirit immensely. Picking up on others energies and trying to survive in a highly ego driven environment was tough – the term ‘fight or flight’ comes to mind. After 6 years in London and after a couple of experiences that were quite damaging to my self-confidence and the way I saw the world I felt like it was time to have a break, re-connect with myself and spend some more time with my family and friends in New Zealand after living away for 15 years. Things had gotten so bad over the last 2 years in London that I struggled to know my purpose, there were many times when I wondered...
‘WHY am I even here?’…
I wanted AND deserved more magic in my life.
I always had a dream of returning to San Marcos to complete my Reiki Master, so in June 2018 I followed my intuition and left London. Returning to the place that had stolen my heart 6 years before and learning in an environment that I truly connected with, I completed my Reiki Master with Katherine Bird, the very place where my Reiki journey began.
I’ve been practicing Reiki for over 11 years now and I can’t imagine my life without it. I hope you will join me on this journey and help us to re-connect with ourselves, with each other, and the world…