Originally from North West England, I moved to the Highlands in 1997 and made my home here.
My working life has been varied, from social services
and the social housing sector, to an international trading company and driving a school bus for children with special needs, and some travelling in between.
All of it offered me valuable life lessons.
I found my calling as a holistic therapist later in life and had my own treatment practice for over 16 years. During that time I offered treatments in my home therapy room,
and also at various therapy centres, nursing homes and day care centres, and in clients' own homes.
My interest in holistic therapies began during a stressful time in my life. I was fortunate to be introduced
to Reiki by my neighbour who gave me some treatments, which I found deeply calming and comforting. A while later I had some treatments with a local Reflexologist,
which sparked my interest in doing the Reflexology training myself, and offered me the change of direction I had been looking for.
I obtained my Reflexology diploma in 2003 and followed on over the years with further training in various types of Reflexology, the Metamorphic Technique, Reiki,
Counselling Skills, EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), Vibrational Medicine, Reiki Drumming and Sound Healing.
I have now retired from my treatment practice, but Reiki is still part of my daily life and I love to share it with others through teaching. Details of my own Reiki training are shown below.
MY REIKI TRAINING
I did my Reiki First and Second Degree training in 2007, followed by my Master Practitioner training in 2008 and additional Reiki courses over the years.
I felt drawn to do my Master Teacher training in 2016 in Usui/Holy Fire® Reiki, which is a combination of the Usui Reiki system developed by Mikao Usui in Japan, and the new Holy Fire® Reiki system introduced more recently by the International Center for Reiki Training in the USA. The word 'holy' in this context means to be whole and complete, and is not intended to have any religious meaning.
I was a full member of the UK Reiki Federation until I retired from my practice, and I now teach Usui/Holy Fire® III Reiki as an independent Reiki Teacher.