Just for today, do not worry

Just for today, do not anger

Just for today, be humble

Just for today, be honest

Just for today, be compassionate toward yourself and others

Just for today, I will earn my living honestly

Just for today, I will honour my parents, teachers, and elders

Just for today, I will show gratitude for everything

When I studied and received my Masters in Reiki almost 10 years ago, I remember reading these Reiki Principles and feeling a sense of responsibility to not only embody and live as close as I could to these principles, but to share them with as many people as I could. 

Reiki is an energy-based approach to healing that originated in ancient Tibetan Buddhist teachings. Reiki was “rediscovered” in the 1800s and, consistent with other therapies based on Asian medical systems, that physical and emotional impairments are linked to abnormalities of a person's energy or biofields.

Ten years ago I did not set out to become a 'Reiki practitioner,' it found me. My first session was with a man in Bali when I was on my first yoga retreat. He told me I had healing hands and I was going to become a Shaman, (Indigenous healer).

I thought he was a weirdo and had no idea what a Shaman was and what this dude was on about. 

Fast forward to now, here I am, practicing energy healing on clients. Now, without sounding all weird and woo woo, I want to make something very clear. Magic does not come out of my hands and suddenly heal you of all your physical and emotional pain. I simply enter a deep meditative state, and am a channel for universal energy to flow through me, into your energy field to help and allow you to do your own healing (if you're open to it) in mind, body and spirit.

I simply hold space and guide you back to your true nature, connecting you to your essence, which is unconditional love. 

Over the last decade I have helped people peacefully transition to the afterlife, held space for people when a loved one passes tragically, and guided people through releasing anything no longer serving them physically, emotionally and mentally. 

It's a super weird job description and I am baffled and honoured I've been chosen to do this work. It's something I have never really put out there because of it's weirdness. But, the more clients I see, the more I realise that everyone is going through something whether it's physical or emotional and everyone needs a bit of healing energy sometimes.

The reason why I do this far outweighs the fear of being judged by others. It's about holding space for you to heal so that  you can live a life full of love and happiness and release all the painful shit from your past that's holding you back. 

Life is magical, but it can also hurt and be painful. It can knock you to your knees and make you question everything you thought was real. Sometimes things happen that is out of your control, you lose your way and your spark. Sometimes you need a little help to find your way back like an energy healing session. 

Maybe it's time to try something new? You never know, it might just be the thing that helps you get from where you are now, to where you want to go!

Loads of love, light and epic vibes,

Charlie xo