Feiki? I hadn’t heard the word either until I recently came across a 2025 placebo-controlled clinical trial on chronic knee osteoarthritis pain that used the term “Feiki” to mean sham Reiki. It instantly made me think of real life, because as Reiki isn’t tightly regulated, how do you know you’re receiving (or learning) the real thing…
If you’re a spiritually minded woman, you’ve maybe wondered, “What is my life purpose?” You might be caring for family, volunteering or working in business. Maybe, even having a life gap moment after redundancy or children leave home. The question can ache in your chest and keep rattling around your head, “Am I really living…
Sometimes you don’t need a big spiritual “process”. You just need something you can use in the moment, to release what’s rising, calm your nervous system, and stop a difficult experience spilling into the rest of your day. Recently, I meditated using the chant “Gate gate”, a short version of the full heart sutra mantra.…
A fresh start or new goal sounds lovely until you think about acting on your dreams and your body reacts like it’s under threat. You decide you want change – more calm, more confidence, more money, a new direction – and then fear appears. Not always as panic. Sometimes, fear shows up in disguises such…
If you are a spiritual female, use the energy of 2026 to release, renew, rise and celebrate. Let 2026 be your phoenix year. A year to rise from the ashes of everything that exhausted you in 2025 – the people-pleasing, the over-giving, the constant trying to protect and juggle. No wonder so many of my…
When you first qualify as a Reiki therapist, it’s exciting and a bit scary. You’ve felt the energy, you know how much it can help people – but when it comes to actually setting up as a Reiki therapist, all the doubts arrive: “I don’t have a spare room,” “I don’t feel fully healed yet,”…
In today’s fast-paced world, many women find themselves juggling multiple roles – mother, partner, daughter, colleague, carer, and friend. While trying to “do it all,” it’s no surprise that stress, anxiety and emotional overwhelm has become a bit of a problem. With an aging population, you may even have the added responsibility of looking after…
Your home is your sanctuary. A space where you recharge, have your family and find peace. But over time, your space can hold onto low, heavy or stagnant energy; especially in high-traffic areas or after stress, illness, or emotional upheaval. We wash our clothes, bathe ourselves and clean our homes. But our homes absorb energy,…
Each year, a powerful cosmic event known as the Lion’s Gate Portal peaks on the 8th August, 08/08. This is a sacred time when the veil between worlds thins, the energy around us rises, and we are given the opportunity to align deeply with our soul’s path. The Lion’s Gate Portal combines Leo season’s fiery…
As the sun reaches its highest point in the sky, the summer solstice marks the longest day and shortest night of the year. This powerful celestial event is occurring this Saturday 21st June 2025, and is more than just a seasonal turning point. It’s a sacred invitation to awaken your inner light, realign with your…