My spiritual journey and personal quest to feel more connected to All That Is has resulted in a vast shift in my eating habits over the last 5-6 years and it’s still continuing.

Reiki is a complementary therapy, which means it works perfectly well alongside medicine and medical treatments. Reiki clients are never asked to give up their medication, stop treatment or to ignore their doctors’ advice.

A couple of months ago I discovered and tested out a really effective law of attraction mantra from Instagram (of all places). It worked so well for me, I had to share it with my wonderful coaching group.

Finding ourselves at a crossroads, feeling uncertain about which path to take can be very overwhelming. In these moments of indecision, I have discovered some simple tools that can help us navigate life’s dilemma and guide us towards clarity.

I recently watched an interesting interview with quantum physicist, Naseem Haramein, where he talked about the immense amount of space in every atom. There are matter based subatomic particles like protons, neutrons and electrons but then the rest of the atom is  99.9999% space. There is also a vast amount of space between the atoms themselves.

Being non-judgemental is a big part of Reiki and mindfulness. I've been focusing on this more intently over the last few days after realising that I can sometimes be pretty judgemental of myself, others and even situations.

When I decided to learn Reiki almost 10 years ago, I had no idea how big an impact it would have on my life. I've trained in other modalities but Reiki is one of the few that places high importance on the spiritual growth and healing of the practitioner.

Although most of us understand that self-love is one of the major components of any healing journey, it can be the hardest thing to begin to contemplate for many of my clients. It's a challenge I can emphasise with, as it took me decades to finally feel that unconditional love for myself.

Brain fog is a classic symptom of menopause and peri-menopause but it might surprise you to know that brain fog isn't limited to women only. Described as trouble focusing, memory difficulties, mental fatigue and feeling overwhelmed, brain fog can be experienced by anyone.

I hope you’re enjoying the festive season.✨

2025, the Year of the Snake and a 9 year, has been a time of shedding old skins and completing cycles. While this process can feel disruptive, especially as the year draws to a close, it is a necessary unravelling that allows our most authentic selves to emerge.

Self-awareness can sometimes reveal the painful truth about a situation we think is outside of our control. 

Whilst squeezing one more task into my already busy hour, not because it had to be done at that exact moment but because I perceived it to be 'something quick', I had a sudden realisation of how I was responsible for creating unnecessary, tiny pockets of stress in my life.

The Law of Allowing is a key part of the Law of Attraction. This law reminds us that we naturally vibrate at a high frequency. This frequency is the core resonance of every human being. 
The essence of this frequency is what we call 'Rei' in Reiki - it's pure spiritual energy...pure light, pure love.

January often arrives carrying a quiet question beneath the noise of resolutions and fresh starts: How do I want to be this year? Rather than focusing on goals or outcomes, let's choose one quality of being we’d like to practice and embody. 

Unresolved anger doesn't stay still or disappear, it simply changes shape. It can appear as tiny frustrations that feel bigger than they should, perhaps expressed as a sharp tone we didn’t mean to use or a tightness in our chest over something that someone else would barely react to.

Whenever we experience loss, we naturally find ourselves contemplating our own impact on this world. If this were our last day, month or year on this earth, what would we be wishing we had done, seen, said or accomplished? What would we regret not trying?

As a bit of a workaholic, I’m noticing that when we pour ourselves into our work, even work we adore, it becomes incredibly easy to slip into a pattern where our presence at home turns into something passive rather than intentional.

One of the things I hear all the time is, “Gwen, I just can’t meditate… my mind goes off in a hundred directions,”.  I always smile because this is exactly what the mind is designed to do. The mind wanders, comments, spirals and makes noise. This is the nature of the mind but it’s often taken as a personal failure.

I’ve always been fascinated by the Chinese energy practice of Qigong and its similarity to Reiki. I’m not trained in Qigong but I sometimes share some Qigong-based grounding and healing techniques with students. I also own several books by Master Lin of Spring Forest Qigong, which I find really insightful.

One of my favourite things to teach students on the Reiki Level 2 course, apart from the 3 Reiki symbols, is how to perform Distance Reiki healing (Enkaku Chiryo Ho).

Understanding the various ways we can send Reiki remotely means we can offer Reiki healing to anyone, no matter where they are in the world and regardless of their condition.

When I started my spiritual journey in earnest over 10 years ago, I enjoyed listening to motivational and spiritual teachers from Vishen Lakhiani’s MindVallley. Being able to see some of these incredible teachers live in Amsterdam this Summer was a long-awaited experience for me.

One of the teachings I found particularly impactful was Vishen’s talk on ‘The 3 Most Important Questions’, so I wanted to share it with you.