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Thursday 19 December 2013

Christmas is coming...........

As I am coming to the last few days of working before Christmas with a list of things to do that seems ever lasting.....

I find my mind wandering.......... not that my task list is full of mundane chores!!!!

So much has changed in this last year and whilst some of it could have flowed more easier than it actually did...... where I am now at the end of the year, I can understand the changes that had to take place.

I find myself in a position of not only completing treatments, but also sharing the knowledge that I have acquired along my journey to this point with others, in training, coaching and programmes and this is set to develop more and more throughout 2014.

It really is exciting times - and so rewarding too.     And after all, this is what its all about !!

So despite, at times, a bumpy year............... it has been a journey that is going to be worthwhile.



Merry Christmas everyone, stay safe, happy and enjoy. :-)

Friday 29 November 2013

The power of Reiki

The power of Reiki never fails to astound me.........

I recently had to let my dog ...my beautiful princess.... Be put down and be allowed to slip away into peace.....

Even when you know that it is the right thing....the self doubt and fear...satisfying your own pain...creeps in...

We Enjoyed a treatment of Reiki together before going to the vets.... Just to ease the following hours and the dreaded moment......

Whilst waiting in the vets...she had snuggled into my shoulder........

She had virtually gone to sleep before the vet had touched her......and just looked so so peaceful.

I had further self treatments of Reiki that day and treatments with others the following day....



As I think of her just a week later.... In the most part ..... I feel the enormity of her love consume me in a way that feels totally nourishing, comforting and peaceful.

It doesn't stop me missing her.....it doesn't stop me wishing she was still her..to hold and feel .......

But I do know that she is at peace....

And I know exactly how this comfort has been achieved.

Tuesday 5 November 2013

Autumnal days.........



This is a small fraction of an autumn day.........just first thing in the morning.....

I was driving to my destination..... Bumbling along...........

And I noticed the ball of fire rising on my left hand side.....

I noticed the light dancing over the water and reflecting off my side mirror......

Then turning right....... My car was totally engulfed in the low autumn sun..... Warm....energising light

It felt like I was in my own sun bubble.....

I became very aware of this happening and took notice of how good that felt and just took in the moment.

Now that's how to start an autumn day.........


Thursday 31 October 2013

Reiki.... A moment in time of inner peace and pleasure



I have massively indulged myself today with an extra long self treatment of Reiki.

Peace - Tranquility - A sense of immense comfort and stillness.

Reiki never fails to amaze me, it always gives me what I need ...... even when I am unaware of what I do need!

Deeply relaxing............... Stress reducing...................

Gentle and non invasive........

Why would you not have this treatment as often as you can...?





Friday 25 October 2013

Reflection on how life changes....

My last blog was about reflections and a reflection of a moment in time - the stillness, nature and all of its beauty surrounding us........



I have since been reflecting on how my life has changed over the last decade.....

Way back at the start of this journey;  then I had a life of working serious long hours, high levels of responsibility, managing numerous staff throughout multiple sites, spanning a good chunk of the country, managing people, sales, targets, customer services, account management and all the stress that kind of  working life can bring!!! 

However at the time - I loved it! 

My life has changed so much that the mere thought of having that kind of stress load in my life brings me out in sympathy symptoms -re-affirming that to myself -  just in-case I was contemplating it in any form!



I think it is fair to say that just before I stopped the constant chasing of time, working and working and working.......... I knew it was time. 

I had already started exploring numerous alternative therapies to see how I could feel better - the exhaustion had set in, however it was a few spoken words that were not even directed at me that provided the wow moment of realisation and the biggest nudge ever that I needed to walk away from this life and into the unknown........ I had no idea what I was going to do next.....

After I left was when I realised how much the years of running around and long hours had taken out of me - and what I did know was that it was now time for me and for me be able to rebuild my inner strength, health and stamina.

My time - to set myself free......


A decade on, those of you that know me and Chi-Ki Holistic Health will already know that during this journey I found Meditation, Reiki then EFT, emotrance, heart healing and more recently Laughter Yoga, law of attraction and all of these have given me so much that words can not describe. Other than health, less stress, calm, peace, joy, happiness.... :-)

However, it is the people that I have encountered along the way that have left me speechless.  

I am finding on each blog - I seem to be reverting back to people and the way people interact and the kindness that is within so many people.... and I feel that I must just express my interactions one more time!!!  please indulge me :-)

These people have often been complete strangers and the sheer and utter kindness that they have shown me, the guidance and support I have been given, the way that certain people have gone out of their way to involve me and continually offer words of both encouragement and acceptance. 

This has been  so incredible and in such a way that a mere thank you always feels just that bit  too inadequate. It really has left me speechless.

I think it is fair to say that it is the people that I have met and worked with that have inspired me to continue along my journey and the more doors that open and the more I walk through the more of these people I seem to meet -

It really has been an incredible journey and a privileged one at that.

So thank you.......... and please continue.... I am enjoying your kindness :-)






Sunday 8 September 2013

Reflections

REFLECTIONS.......        

  I have been thinking about what to write next and had some suggestions about humans being made from stardust and how special that feels or being a goddess...... Hmmmm :-)


This morning whilst walking the dogs by the canal I noticed the magnificent reflections in the water and this led me to think about all the different types of reflections that there are.....

Reflections of light and water......
Reflections of our inner selves our hearts and souls
Reflections of our minds
Reflections of  ambitions

I could go on.......

But to start with.... Reflections of simply a snapshot in time......

To set the scene;
This morning, the air was fresh and everything from the air to the trees and to the water was extremely still.

The grass was still damp beneath my feet and certain blades of grass glistening against the morning sun.

As far as the eye could see was a tree lined canal....hollies, red currants, elderflowers, Rowens.... Bright oranges and reds with deep green colouring the edges of this wide canal. The depth of the colours grabbing my attention.

Everything simply glimmering from the sun behind us as it danced across the water and bounced off grass and bushes.

Far in the distance was a lone fisherman looking like he too was enjoying the early morning peace and quiet. He was almost silhouetted in the distance and remember thinking what a fantastic photo that would make.

Every five hundred yards there are boards for the fishermen to set up their chairs and rigs, so I spent a few moments standing on one of these and taking in every essence that this unique morning was providing;

The stillness of the trees and how each and everyone of these were reflected in the water.

How still the water appeared except for the occasional ripple when a fish surfaced for a fraction of a moment.  The slow motion of a drip of dew falling from a leaf and rippling in the water......

The sound of a bird singing in the early light and this song echoing from tree to tree...... Reflecting each other in tune.


This peacefulness and stillness resonating throughout my whole body, feeling so calm and at one. Mind and body synchronised as nature intended us to be.

I thought about this for a while and realised how many different aspects of reflections there are.....

I continued to walk down the side of the canal, being aware of the different sounds, the changing colours as I passed each bit..the beauty in the richness and depth of colour in the berries, the continued freshness against my skin.....

This being just a reflection of a moment in time......






Tuesday 27 August 2013

Time......................

Time  - 

so precious......
so limited........
so wasted with meaningless tasks....

This thought process has been created through a number of recent conversations - when we reach a stage that we realise that we have forgotten to do the things that mean the most; as our lives have run out of time and we have just  "got caught up in life"

Friends recently spoke about taking a walk on the beach in the evening - something that they used to do on a regular basis and for what ever reasons had just stopped..... for years they had stopped and it was by chance that they took stock of this and tried to think what was so important in their lives that these moments had stopped.

These moments.......... hmmmmm - the moments where silence is so very acceptable - just being there and enjoying the moment is all that is needed.

These moments ..... that can fill your heart to the brim and even overflow with total joy and happiness without even being aware of this impact.

These moments .... of sharing time - the one thing that this material chasing world can not buy.... the one thing that can give us more peace and security than all the materialistic things in this world.

Time ...so precious... so meaningful... so peace giving

So really what is so important that we can not allow ourselves this precious atom of time?




How would we use it.............possibly a chance to rediscover nature?    

To hear the leaves from the trees rustle in the wind - 
to notice how the light shines through the small gaps between the branches and the leaves - to hear the crack of leaves and twigs underneath your feet as you walk - 
the distant sound of water - 
the birds calling out to each other letting each other know that someone is in their territory. 

Sitting on a stone....feeling the energy of nature around you.... feeling your own stresses just melting away

...just allowing yourself to have this time.



And what stops us sharing this precious time with the ones that we love the most?





Take a moment to remember a walk, a chat, a watching of a film, tendering the garden together; or whatever that precious time was for you, with the people that mean the most to you................................

Remember what it felt like when your friend or family member came to you when you needed them most.

What it felt like when somebody else gave you their time.....................

I hope this allows you to take a moment and evaluate your life - and hopefully you will not have forgotten, you will still afford yourself time and you will still cherish every precious moment that you share...........................

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Take time out and give the most precious gift that you possess....YOU & YOUR TIME.





Sunday 11 August 2013

Smile......

More contemplation...........
 




What a smile can do?

There are so many different smiles ...all of which can speak a thousand words.

A slow smile that gradually lights up the whole face, effervesces through the eyes and overflows to the receiver....

The connecting smile that simply passes a host of emotions to another person from joy to comfort and so much in between.

The shy smile...........  The wry smile ............. 

A short clip of smiles


Wikipedia says

" A smile is a facial expression formed by flexing the muscles near both ends of the mouth and by flexing muscles throughout the mouth. Some smiles include contraction of the muscles at the corner of the eyes. Among humans, it is an expression denoting pleasure, sociability, happiness, or amusement.


Smiling is something that is understood by everyone, regardless of culture, race, or religion; it is internationally known. Cross-cultural studies have shown that smiling is a means of communication throughout the world. But there are large differences between different cultures. A smile can also be spontaneous."





A universal communicator - A Connector -  Understood by all

A smile and what it represents has been spoken and sung about on numerous occasions; sung famously by Charlie Chaplin...

Smile though your heart is aching, Smile even though it's breaking.When there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by................................................If you just smile.

   
   If you just smile............











It is true to say that when we smile - we feel that our mood has been uplifted and this is an almost immediate effect.  

When we feel good - everything in life seems to work so much more smoothly too!

This "feel good factor" can be passed to others........

 A simple smile can make others feel good - its infectious! 


It can comfort,  give joy, release tensions and raise our moods. Its an instant connector, understood by all - so as a society why do we do this less and less?


 

If you see someone today without a smile...why not give them one of yours and start a cascade of smiles....simply from your one smile :-)























Sunday 4 August 2013

You had me at your first hello.......

This is my first blog......the first of many I hope.


I was browsing around, thinking about what I should say.... When I found this article of how to open a blog...it listed various techniques such as to use humour, sensational titles etc etc.....but the article was called " you had me at hello".....

Food for thought......

All of the good advice given in this article, melted into the background as I felt my mind and thoughts just stuck on this opening line....


You had me at hello...........

Firstly, I found myself thinking about the people that I have met that created that instant connection.

Then this moved on and I thought about the people that have had an impact on my life and the number of different ways this has been. 

From simply leaving me feeling uplifted from being in their company, to being totally inspired and not to mention the people that during conversation and by chance, have given me information about something, that hasn't taken long to know that I needed to act upon or bring into my life to use.




A sudden realisation and awareness of just how much people have impacted and influenced my journey in life without either party even being aware.......  

Who are these people?

Inspiring...uplifting...educational...developing.....

The person who is riddled in pain, but never moans.....
The person that that never lets their spirit be broken despite adversity.

The person who has a smile that fills an auditorium yet reaches each person individually.
The person who sincerely listens and actually hears what you have to say.

The person who effortlessly fills you with hope and enthusiasm to your inner core
The person who gives you confidence to believe in your journey

The person who provides you with information, just at the right time for you - that seems to sew a seed  - just when you need it most!
The person who presents that glimmer of opportunity.
And the person who paints that picture for you, when you blatantly can not see it for yourself!


....... The list could go on.and on ..... 

I could name each of these people individually .... but won't just now :-)

And each of them........ Held me from their very first hello.

And still I ponder with this opening line..... 

Food for thoughts indeed!