Author: Beth (Avina)
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Why do we let minor mishaps ruin our whole day?
We’ve all been there. Sprinting for the platform just as the train doors shut. Stuck in traffic morning commute, making us late for work. Dropping a glass of water all over the kitchen floor. In the moment, it feels like an absolute nightmare. But if we zoom out, we’re looking at minor inconveniences – small…
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The Myth of the “Healer”
We are all healers, but healing is an internal job. It’s a solo journey, taken in the company of others, or with a particular guide. I share these personal observations as someone who has navigated spiritual and healing communities, as someone who has to confront my own spiritual ego, shadows and reflections. It is something…
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Indian Head Massage vs. Reiki: Why Choose One When You Can Have Both?
Why settle for just physical relief or just energetic healing? My Reiki and Indian Head Fusion Treatments seems to be my most popular offering so far this year! This treatment is something I was really excited to offer, and one of the reasons I did my training in Indian Head Massage (IHM). I really believe…
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Reiki and Burnout
Burnout is a state of chronic physical, mental and emotional exhaustion. In 2019, the World Health Organisation officially recognised burnout as a psychological syndrome resulting from chronic stress. It can include tension headaches, insomnia, muscle tension, lowered immunity, changes to appetite, feelings of being cut off or disconnected from others, severe exhaustion and hopelessness. It…
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What to do after receiving a Reiki treatment
Everyone experiences a Reiki treatment differently. You will also have a different experience each time you have a Reiki treatment. To help you make the most out of it, to really integrate the experience and the healing you undertake, it is important to follow some simple self care steps after the treatment. Here are a…
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Reiki Vs. Therapeutic Touch
I am often asked what the difference is between Reiki and other biofield energy healing methods like Therapeutic Touch. Both therapies involve a gentle approach using hands, and the balancing of the recipients energy field, but the origin and techniques used are different. Reiki is a Japanese healing practice, and Usui Reiki was founded in…
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Fly Wisdom
Summer. Open windows. Flies. Annoying. Buzzing around my head all the time. I open the window or door, and in they come in, like it’s no ones business. And then the worst thing? They buzz around and refuse to go back outside. I try to usher them out, blocking their path back into the house,…
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Allowing imperfection
Imperfections – our human flaws, our mistakes, our wounds – are not barriers, but openings. Entry points. Portals. The “cracks” represent the vulnerable places within us, a natural part of the human condition, where the façade of perfection breaks down. These moments of vulnerability are not obstacles to our growth, but essential parts of the…
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A healer is not someone who heals you
Human bodies have the ability to heal themselves in a state of safety and security. This is reflected in both modern neuroscience (for example, the parasympathetic ‘rest-and-digest’ state) and ancient wisdom traditions. When the nervous system feels safe, the body naturally shifts from protection to restoration. Safety = Parasympathetic activation = Healing state Trauma, stress,…
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Honouring Nuthatch
As I sat down in my chair facing the garden with the intention of re-branding my business and designing a new webpage. My hands had barely touched the keys, when I heard a dull thud and saw a flash of colour. I got up and walked to the back door. A Nuthatch was fallen there,…
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