Wow!!!! Talk about shedding the snake. My family and I had a particularly challenging last few chapters of the Chinese Year of the Snake. It was what you might call a series of unfortunate events. From illness, to injury, to financial loss and emotional turmoil. Despite my lifestyle and beliefs, despite all the wonderful tools in my toolkit, I fell into the trap of aligning with my own emotions, believing that I am them and they are me. In reality, I am the sky and they are the ever changing weather patterns around me. I am the eye of the storm and not the chaos that swirls around me. It took me a minute to remember this. When I did, I realised that it was a good time to celebrate new beginnings, so despite the fact that I am not Chinese, I felt it a good time to embrace the positive astrological prospects of the Chinese New Year of the Horse.
My family and I attended celebrations by Chinese in Wales Association at The National Waterfront Museum in Swansea and it raised our spirits no end. What a fantastic, colourful, cultural event. I am a huge advocate for inclusion and diversity and I want my children to honour and respect and enjoy other cultural traditions. So, at this time of new beginnings, I thought it appropriate to reflect on how far I have come. After what feels like an age since I last wrote a blog, I am here to tell you how incredible this journey of all things holistic has been for me. After qualifying as a Hypnotherapist under the incredible Paul Mckenna himself, I have carried out 55 hypnotherapy sessions and learned so much about how to help other people create new neural pathways and improve their lives. I have had some incredible feedback that made me blush and warmed my heart. I have experimented with Reiki and Hypnotherapy combinations and Reiki and Reflexology combinations. I have added Copper Coil Reiki to my list of treatments too. I have continued to learn more about Neurolinguistic programming and really kept up to date with practicing my practice. I have welcomed many new clients and built stronger relationships with exisiting clients. It has been magical and really opened my eyes to what more is possible with holistic therapies. I have been able to pass on knowledge to my clients that has really allowed them to grow and shine. As always the universe sends me the most synchronistic of situations. If you walk through my door, it is for a reason and I have become very good at identifying those little nods from the universe. I’ve been reflecting a lot and I am in awe of the amazing testimonials people leave for me, it still doesn’t feel real, that I could receive praise for something that I absolutely love, something that feels part of me.
There was a time where my differences were not celebrated, they were in fact ridiculed and when I say there was a time, it was all of the time. I was treated appallingly in many situations in my life. It wasn’t until I had a very large awakening that allowed me grieve, grow and emerge stronger that I finally embraced who I really am. When I did that, the universe rewarded me with happiness. I notice patterns in things often and the final chapter’s of the snake, were another example of the universe preparing me for a newer more improved version of myself. I had to go through that to emerge stronger, for you all. I am grateful for the trauma I experienced because how can you heal someone if you cannot feel their pain? A lifetime of pain prepared me for these moments when the breakthroughs happen, when the shifts take place, when the magic of who you really are emerges in front of my eyes. I am lucky, I get to witness that, I get to share in that incredibly profound experience. The shedding of the snake has taken place and so based on the trend, make way for me to rise from the fire once again. This time, I am not just being awakened to heal myself, this time I am here to hold your hand, to bring you with me. Together as a conscious collective we can raise the energetic vibration for all. So with my one hand on my heart and the other extended to you, I invite you to come with me.