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Reiki
Student Testimonials - Reiki Workshops
Reiki I student:
"I wanted to thank you for a very
insightful and enjoyable weekend. Reiki was exactly what I was
looking for. It brings together so many of my interests and I can see now
how interconnected they are. What I perceived to be diverse subjects and
disciplines are but slightly different facets of the same thing. I am
feeling a lot more coherent now!
After the course I just sailed through my week, my colleague
jokingly asked if I was on drugs! I am finding myself to be much more
positive and balanced, and this week I have noticed how much healthier and
kinder I am being to myself.
I am grateful to have found such an inspirational teacher -
regarding life skills in general, as well as Reiki. It was beneficial for
you to share some of your own life experiences with us, and one in
particular struck a chord with me as it was also something I had
experienced, and with great similarity and for the same period of time.
I am looking forward to learning more about Reiki and would like do
the Reiki 2 course with you. I am hoping there will be so much interest in
a Reiki 2 course that you may be persuaded to teach one before September,
as that seems so far away! Perhaps I shall have to develop skill in
patience as well as in Reiki!
Thank you again. "
Shelley
Wallace, Edinburgh
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Reiki I, II and III student:
"Heather, six months after doing the Reiki III workshop
with you, I am still feeling very content!
I have really enjoyed all three levels of my Reiki workshops with
you. After Reiki 1, practising the breathing techniques, meditating
on the 5 principles of Reiki and being able to channel the energy properly, I felt
very peaceful, happy and relaxed. After practising for several
months, I really felt ready to continue
with Reiki 2. For me, Reiki 2 was exactly what I needed at that time, as
working with the three symbols gave me so much more tools, variation and
precision for treating future patients. I very much liked the
distant healing! Learning how to do it was hard work but definitely worthwhile in the end!
Reiki 3 was different again because I felt that this was
a serious next step. To me, it was all about being Reiki and not just practising
Reiki. I am still working on this and intend to practise much and much more!
Heather, I really feel that you were the perfect teacher for me. At each stage
everything was clearly explained on a level that I could easily connect with. I
also liked the way everything was documented in the workshop manuals.
Many thanks for all your help and expertise. Although I am not in Scotland anymore, if I feel ready
for the Master level, I might just fly back to you in Edinburgh!
Love, Joyce"
Joyce Matthijssen, Edinburgh and
Holland
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Reiki I student:
"I have been interested in doing Reiki for some years now. Having
trained in massage and reflexology, I was looking for something new to
incorporate into my therapies. I saw a poster in one of my local shops
advertising Reiki workshops 1and 2 and although I had noticed this poster before,
I had taken little notice of it up until then.
I called Heather up and arranged to meet her. After spending just minutes
with her, I knew I would be honoured to be trained by this woman. I was
struck by her gentleness, compassion and professionalism.
All through the weekend of the Reiki workshop I found Heather a wonderful and
knowledgeable teacher. The atmosphere she created was relaxed and open, and each stage
of the training was easy to understand and absorb.
I wanted to go into Reiki with no preconceptions, just to be open to what it
would bring me, and with Heather guiding me I was not disappointed.
I was encouraged by the fact that the certificate was not just handed to me
at the end of the weekend, and that I had to practise to attain it. This
has helped me to incorporate Reiki into my daily life, for which I am extremely
grateful as it calms me as well as energizing me at the same time.
I fully recommend learning Reiki healing to everyone. Come along and just experience
what it has to offer - it really can enhance and change the quality of your
life."
Bob Allison, Edinburgh
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Reiki I and II student:
"My anticipation for Reiki II was like that of a child the night before Christmas.
After doing Reiki I with Heather, my awareness of life changed amazingly for the better, so I was very excited about the energy and awareness Reiki II would open me up to.
And I wasn't disappointed. Heather welcomed me into her home as part of the small group that she insists on for her Reiki classes.
It's very relaxed and comfortable, a great atmosphere for learning. Heather
offered a lot of information over the course of the weekend, but it was well balanced with
the appropriate practical exercises and a good amount of discussion amongst the group.
There was always an open invitation to ask questions, and no question was
considered too small.
The Reiki II workbook Heather provides covers everything we learnt in the 2 days but also gives a large amount of extra information.
I find this workbook indispensable when I'm practising Reiki at home.
As for my actual experience of Reiki II energy, well, I thought Reiki I energy was good, but Reiki II energy gave me permission to believe that
anything is possible. Such a very different energy. I found it to be
stronger, more certain, more solid somehow - it engulfed my entire being and left me with a calmness and confidence I
had only ever dreamed existed. Couple that with the fortnightly Reiki
practice evenings that Heather
runs where students can ask further questions and work on other students, and I'd place Reiki II with Heather as one of the most worthwhile things I've ever done.
I can only begin to imagine Reiki III."
Steve
Porteous (no relation), New Zealand
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Reiki I student:
"Let me start by saying that learning Reiki has changed my perspective on life immensely!
I did my Reiki workshop in mid
January '03 with Heather. The course itself was very informative and
fascinating. It was intense as there was a lot to learn in one weekend, but
Heather made everything quite clear and obviously has extensive knowledge of
Reiki. I found the atmosphere very calm, relaxed and above all comfortable. My mind and body opened up to a whole new way of thinking
during the attunements and practice sessions, and I went away from the weekend
feeling very good about myself and itching to get started.
I have been amazed at the
reaction of my family and friends, who I have been treating with Reiki every chance I
get. My husband loves Reiki healing as it calms and relaxes him without fail, and as
he is in a very high stress job, it is 'just what the doctor ordered'. As
for myself, I treat myself with Reiki most days, time permitting. I find
that I have more patience with everybody around me, feel just more at peace with
myself and, most of all, happy and healthy."
Isobel
Clifford, Edinburgh
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Reiki I student:
"Heather, I have been meaning to get in touch
with you sooner to thank you ever so much for that beautiful weekend. It
was some weeks ago now but the magic, or should I say the light, is
still here with me. What you said over the weekend was really
inspirational and it was a pleasure to listen.
It is also one of the best things I’ve ever done for myself as
at this stage I allow myself precious moments where I practice both
meditation and Reiki and I find the breathing exercises very beneficial.
I am amazed at the transformation already. I am able to think more
clearly and more positively and I feel more emotionally in control. I
look forward to making Reiki part of my life.
Thanks again, Heather"
Anne Guilloton, Edinburgh
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Reiki Refresher student:
"Heather, thanks again for another wonderful day on Saturday. As well as being a reminder of all of the practical skills of Reiki, the refresher day has motivated me to re-read my
Reiki I manual and make time to do lots of self healing. There were only four of us and this made a good atmosphere - intimate without being too intrusive. There is much to learn,
and you are always so receptive to our questions. And you are a good teacher,
too - very patient as well as being interesting by sharing with us your own experiences - it was a real pleasure to be there. I came away feeling energised and positive about my life in general."
Anne Macpherson, Edinburgh
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Reiki I student:
"Since going through my 1st Degree Reiki workshop in December
'03,
I have got to know myself better and feel much better about myself. I give myself Reiki
healing every day, and it has really helped me.
I
feel so strong now - Reiki has done me a power of
good! I am now coping with everyday life and people once more, and my
husband and family have noticed that I am a lot less vulnerable and anxious than
I used to be. I am facing problems head on, without panicking, after years
of attending clinics and being in hospital with nervous disorders, and have even
been able to reduce my medication and anti-depressants. My self confidence
is gradually returning, I feel more assertive, relaxed and contented with life, and I am
also sleeping better. Life no longer feels as if it is passing me by -
thank you,
Heather!"
Lynn Kilgour, Falkirk
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Reiki I student:
"Thank you so much for a fabulous week-end - I learned stacks and let go
of tons of physical stress and tension. You're so very generous with your
time. I feel I'm thinking differently about everything now, much more
positive, and all you taught us about visualisation was really very
encouraging. I also got
some very helpful insights into the plans I have for my future. A big
thank you for everything, Heather."
Lucy Crowther, Edinburgh
"Dear Heather,
I hope you are well. This is just to let you know that my dream has come true -
to live in the countryside. I'm now teaching piano and clarinet here in beautiful Devon - hooray!
Thank you for all your wonderful support, Reiki treatments and training - it gave me the strength and self
belief to make this happen. Do visit if you're ever down this way!
Much love"
Lucy
Crowther, Devon
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Reiki III Tutorial student:
"Heather, I had a smashing afternoon
with you yesterday, and the results are quite visible today.
You seemed to understand just what I wanted to know, and how to help me
fill in the gaps in my knowledge to get
on the right road, and I thank you very much for that.
I love Reiki as it is the only "me time" that I get, and I shall
endeavour to use it as much as possible as my children get older!
Take
care"
Lesley Boyd, Edinburgh
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Reiki I student:
" I
took
Heather’s Reiki I course after having tried a number of complementary and
counselling therapies to tackle a severe anxiety condition I have been suffering
from for 18 months. I was making some progress with my recovery but was still
experiencing significant relapses.
It was Heather’s website which first encouraged me to contact her –
her approach sounded inspirational and I liked the general positive and
informative nature of the material on the site. On meeting her before the
course, she appeared knowledgeable and professional. What attracted me most to
her was her genuine sense of empathy and wisdom.
I
particularly enjoyed the pair work on the course – this gave us the
opportunity to identify imbalances in our partner and fully experience
having energy channelled into us. As day one progressed I started to
become more confident practicing on my different partners with sometimes
amazing results – tingling, pulsing and vibrational energy sensations.
However, I
found it quite a challenge to think, feel and interpret in a new
way. Day two reinforced our learning as
theory and practice began to inter-relate. Now when I practice
Reiki healing on myself I feel
the energy
- a warmth and calmness flowing through my palms into my body.
Overall, the course was excellent and I appreciated how it was
structured and resourced -
practice and treatment sheets, illustrative guides and a
historical context to Reiki were just some of the items included in
a very comprehensive handbook. I now feel that each day my health
is improving - the Reiki training has enabled me to keep myself calm and to
deal with my anxiety when I have an attack. Just as importantly, it has
given me a sense of achievement and empowerment over my condition, I now
believe I have the ability to overcome my anxiety."
Catie
Hory, Dunfermline
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Reiki I student:
"A big thank you for providing such a high quality
training weekend - I now feel confident that I'm using Reiki properly and loved
the whole experience. The difference between your teaching
and my previous experience doesn't compare.
I'm using the Reiki precepts as much as possible
and hope to have advanced by the time of the Reiki II weekend in August."
Sarah Bright, Edinburgh
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Reiki II student:
"Any
apprehension I'd had beforehand about how I'd cope with the Reiki II
course was soon dispelled, as the atmosphere was very gentle and
calming, and I found the whole weekend an enjoyable and enlightening
experience in pleasant company and surroundings.
The
Reiki course content was very well prepared and delivered. Heather’s
warm and straightforward manner ensured that a wealth of information did
not become overwhelming, and our questions were consistently and
coherently answered. The reference manual Heather provided was equally
well written and clear, and I left at the end of the course very much
looking forward to using everything I'd learned, eager to make
discoveries, and feeling capable and confident that I had been given
everything I needed."
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Reiki I student:
"I have always been interested in Reiki healing as my mother is a Reiki healer and has taught me a lot about it both through
treatments and through her telling of the life changing journey she has experienced as a result of having
Reiki in her life. I felt that it was definitely something I wanted in my own life, but only recently felt ready, both spiritually and emotionally, to actually do it.
I chose Heather as I found her website and felt drawn to get in touch with her.
From there we met up, and I signed up for the Reiki 1 workshop. From the first minute of that weekend I felt comfortable and able to talk in a relaxed way with the group, and we shared quite varied experiences and feelings throughout the two days.
In that short period of time Heather taught me a lot and I was able to re-evaluate my outlook on life, which has been invaluable to
me and has made a profound difference to my relationships, friendships and the way I deal with everyday situations.
I am extremely thankful to Heather, as I was able to experience the Reiki workshop in such a friendly, comfortable atmosphere, from someone who
empowered me to take a real hold of my life and to make a difference, however small.
Heather has spurred me on to greater things, and amongst other things, has taught me a lot about myself and how to assess the things that really matter.
The Reiki workshop really was, and still is, a life changing experience, and I am extremely glad that
Heather was there to teach me."
Susie Peters, Edinburgh
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Reiki III Tutorial student:
"I would like to thank you for the tutorial session on Friday to help bring
me up to speed for the Advanced Level Reiki III training.
It was lovely to meet you, and you gave me a lot to think about and also
to discuss with my partner. I have been reading my manual everyday and am still
finding new things in it. I did the
chakra meditation with my partner's help and found it very strong.
I am enjoying practising the various breathing exercises and think they
are excellent - am also having lots of different feelings while doing them. I
find the Reiki Shower you taught me very good for cleansing myself and also to
get Reiki flowing. I have been
using it before doing distant healing, and I don't know if it is simply my
imagination, but I am finding that my hands feel a lot more alive now with Reiki
than they did before - the distant healing symbol is good for getting the empowerment quickly, but I
do not find that nearly so effective on its own.
I am also practising Hatsurei every day as you suggested, as well as working through and practising everything in the tutorial manual.
I don't know if it is just me, but I understand it all and haven't had
any problems or questions - I am finding it very comprehensive and have learned
a lot from it. I know you will be there if I need you, and I cannot wait to
move on with our training together."
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Reiki I student:
"I'm writing to say thanks very much for the Reiki workshop last weekend. I really enjoyed it and learned a lot! I
appreciated the depth of background you gave us, the breathing exercises,
meditations, etc, and the breadth of the course. Reiki is very much with me - I
connect with it every day and am aware of it quite a lot of the time. I also
feel healthy and robust and am amazed that some of my small symptoms, aches and
pains, already seem to have improved! Reiki feels like an important addition to
my life, and I'm really enjoying the self-healing and "bathing" in the
energy! My partner is still a bit dismissive at the moment, but like many
things, once he realises it is a really good thing for me, I think he'll be more
accepting."
Rachel Campling, Edinburgh
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Reiki II student:
"Thank you so much for the Reiki II workshop, Heather. It was absolutely
amazing - a really powerful experience. I'm definitely feeling the benefits already and
am doing lots of the breathing exercises, which I'm finding very useful."
Trich Sinclair, Edinburgh
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Reiki I student:
"I just wanted to take the chance to write and thank you for the Reiki Course I attended last week. It
was one of the best nursing development courses I have been on, both for helping with my job and for my own well-being. So much of what you said made
such good sense, I think we all know it but at times forget and lose sight of how to look after ourselves properly. My job
as a nurse mainly involves counselling, listening and intervention, and you gave me some
very effective new tools to use, which is great."
Anne Scouse, Edinburgh
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Reiki I student:
"I thoroughly enjoyed my Reiki weekend. I have been re-reading the notes ever since and trying to learn more from practice. I have an eight year old asking for Reiki every night now ... big success!
He asks me for Reiki every night before going to bed as he finds it very relaxing and it helps him wind down - he is usually quite restless lately and sometimes finds it difficult to fall asleep. He gives me very good feed back (in his own
way) - it seems that he is very sensitive to the energy, as he some times will say" you have lots of Reiki today" and he is not just talking about heat or any physical feeling. He describes how his back "disappears" with the treatment. Two days ago, he said that all his body had disappeared, and described how it was as if he was aware only of his eyes and mouth floating in the air (?). I think it is very good for him! It is probably very easy to give Reiki to your child, as you love them so much anyway, but I think it has been a good start for me, as it is working so well ... I really can feel myself working as a channel very efficiently! It has provided me with a
good starting point to build up my confidence."
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Reiki III student:
"The Reiki 3 Advanced Level weekend course was a
very informative weekend of self reflection and spiritual awareness for
me. It refreshed my existing skills as well as helping me to
develop new ones, and overall I found that it helped me to take Reiki to
a whole new level, one where I live Reiki rather than simply do
it. And all this was done in a very relaxed and informal atmosphere, in
a space where it was safe to open up and enhance our awareness and
skills."
Lorena McLaughlin, Edinburgh
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Reiki I student:
"I thought the training was wonderful, Heather. It brought together a lot of subjects that I had been thinking and reading about and it came at just the right time for me. I have been giving myself a healing every night for about half an hour and am amazed at how the time flies! Maybe I am more aware of it now than before, but I do think I am more cheerful and
feel happier and more thankful than usual."
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Reiki II student:
"I really enjoyed the weekend. It felt so right. Something
or someone guided me to you, and I have learned over the years to trust and
follow my inner wisdom. I will remember my training with you. What
you taught us was just so appropriate to my own belief. Thank you,
Heather."
Sylvia Sorrell, Edinburgh
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Reiki I student:
"When I first came to Heather to talk
about taking the Reiki I workshop, I had very mixed views about what Reiki was all about and what learning it entailed.
Coming from a background of research based on the mind-body connection, I had read many, many books on the universe and its phenomena.
I guess I had been piecing together all the information I could gather to make sense of the world and the physics of the universe -
how and where God fits in, and how each of us is a very significant
being with abilities within us which can add
so much depth to our lives if only we can learn how to develop them. I do truly believe that people who are unaware of this are not really living, but merely
existing and surviving.
The things I had read and been told about Reiki attunements focused on the Master having special abilities to
simply 'open you up' to Reiki energy in some magical, mysterious way
which then allows you to channel it yourself and treat others without
any effort or learning on your part. This, to the average person, and
certainly to me, just sounds like a load of hocus pocus. However, the way Heather teaches Reiki makes
much better sense to me - a spiritual yet at the same time logical, straightforward approach to awakening your own, natural, God-given abilities by learning how to
focus and use the amazing power of your own mind.
What had just been ideas in books before the workshop have now come alive for me - two weeks after the Reiki 1 weekend, practising and applying everything Heather has taught me, I am already experiencing life at a deeper and more meaningful level, and the kinds of amazing experiences I had been coming across so much in all my reading are now actually beginning to happen to me more and more! Heather has
shown me how to start using my intuition to improve every aspect of my life, and I am so grateful to have found a Reiki Master who has so much to offer both the spiritual and non spiritual seeker alike.
Thank you, Heather, for all your heart-felt kindness, guidance and knowledge.
Words cannot describe how wonderful, lovely and helpful this lady really is!"
Steph
Marr, Edinburgh
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Reiki I student:
"Heather, I just want to say thank you so much for a truly inspirational and uplifting weekend!
I enjoyed every minute of it and feel very grounded. I am looking ahead to a
life full of Reiki and light! Thank you again."
Donalda MacKinnon, Edinburgh
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Reiki II student:
"It was lovely seeing you the other night,
Heather. When I left after your practice session, I was once again full of
motivation and inspiration. Thank you so much for your never-ending support,
encouragement and kindness."
Marion
Stump, Edinburgh
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Reiki Refresher student:
"Thank you, Heather, for a most enjoyable and spiritual day. I found the
refresher workshop so useful, particularly having you guide me into a deep
meditative state where I was able to let go of stress and all the anxieties of
everyday living. Your guidance on reminding me how to take control of my life and allow only
what I want to allow was really useful, too. All in all the day was very
satisfying and reminded me how I can improve my well-being and get more in touch
with my spirituality - you have helped make me feel like a candle shining from
within! I now feel really ready to use Reiki to help me achieve my goals.
Much love and peace"
May
Connell, Edinburgh
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Reiki I student:
"Heather, just a quick note to thank you for a most enjoyable Reiki I course last weekend, it truly was enlightening.
I have spent the past week looking at life in an entirely different light, trying to ensure
that I appreciate all the good things and banish any negative thoughts - easier said than done but hopefully with practise it will become easier. Have found the breathing exercises excellent and am enjoying the amazing calming effect. I have even helped a colleague to feel calmer after
he complained that he felt incredibly tense!! It certainly feels good to take time out every day to practise what you taught
us last weekend and connect to my new world.
Bought Louise Hay's 'You Can Heal Your Life' book from your book list on Tuesday so have been broadening my thinking even further.
Thank you again, I appreciate you sharing your experience and knowledge.
Love and best wishes"
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Reiki I student:
"I attended Heather's Reiki I workshop in November
2006. As I have experience of energy therapy already, I did not know what to expect regarding Reiki energy ... I was pleasantly surprised. Heather's workshop was informative, well presented and fun. She has a wealth of knowledge and understanding of energy principles which she passed on to her students over the
two days. I feel I now have more to offer my own clients who come to see me for energy therapy by utilising the lovely, gentle Reiki energy. Thank you for the introduction to Reiki,
Heather, it has opened up new and exciting possibilities in both my personal and
my work life."
Eleanor Ross, Edinburgh
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Reiki I student:
"I really enjoyed the Reiki course. In a way, doing Reiki has made me look at life from a different perspective. It has also taught me a lot about myself and has changed the way I think, probably for the better. I do believe in guardian angels, as quite recently I had a near-death encounter, and I also believe that I was guided to do your Reiki course, as it's been
a major turning point that has changed 90% of my life, and continues to change it, and I can only thank you, Heather, for this."
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Reiki I student:
"I didn't feel I really got a chance to say thank you properly when we left
after the workshop on Sunday, so here it is!
The depression seems to have lifted rather nicely. Coupled with the focus, shift in attitude and inner calm that I
experienced over the weekend, I only expect things to get better. No doubt I will need you
along the way, but this is a big thank you for that part alone."
Tara Leese, Edinburgh
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Reiki I student:
"Thank you so much for all your hard work over the weekend. I really
enjoyed the workshop and found it very relaxing. I hope that, once this week is
over, I shall have time to really try it all out. Thanks, too, for the Reiki
practice evening dates. I'd like to come along some time soon, once I've tried
it myself out for a while."
Helen
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Reiki I student:
"Thanks for full and very thought provoking weekend. I'm feeling somewhat exhausted, but in a lovely, calm way, and am really looking forward to thinking everything over and getting some practice in once I've had a sleep!"
Georgina
Harper, Edinburgh
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Reiki I student:
"I had the best night's sleep for ages last
night, the day after the workshop - it may have been as a result of my
meditation at bed-time!
I would just like to say that Reiki 1 has allowed me to open a new door, and
with it, I can see great potential for a happier future.
Thanks again "
Tom
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Reiki I student:
"I
really enjoyed my Reiki weekend, Heather, and found the course very
useful. I also enjoyed meeting people of like mind. I have
been practicing Reiki nearly every day since and it has truly helped
me. I can cope with stress a lot better now and whenever problems
arise, I ask the universe for support in taking care of them. I am
also finding the breathing exercises good for keeping me balanced and
grounded. I have given a few healings to other people as well this
last month, especially my young brother who is ill with cancer, and feel
it would be a real shame to let it slip as it is something I have been
interested in for a long time. Keep up the good work and hope to see
you again soon."
Jane
Parson, Edinburgh
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