Dr Maxine Stead

27/05/2025

Have you ever had Reiki and wondered how it works or how you could use it in your life? Join me in June for my next Reiki 1 course where you can learn how to use Reiki on yourself and your loved ones. I have one space available due a cancellation.

With Reiki I you will learn about the history of Reiki, how it works and its benefits. You can practice Reiki on yourself or on friends and family following a Reiki I course. If you wish to work as a Reiki practitioner or deepen your connection with Reiki, you can go on to Reiki II which is usually taught at least 3-6 months after the Reiki I qualification.
Reiki is a natural energy-based technique that allows your body to re-balance, stimulate its own healing abilities and bring a feeling of peace and calmness to your mind and body.

Reiki training is often a doorway to your spiritual journey and is a beautiful tool for self-development, personal growth and expansion and healing.

The 2-day Usui Reiki I course includes:
• History of Reiki and Reiki principles
• An understanding of energy, chakras and intention
• How imbalances in energy are related to ill-health
• How Reiki helps to balance your mind and body
• Hand positions for Reiki
• Self-treatment with Reiki
• Meditations and attunement

You will need to carry out a 21-day clearing following the training and prior to certification – this will involve practising Reiki on yourself for a 21-day continuous period at a time convenient to you. It’s a wonderful way to immerse yourself in the effects and benefits of Reiki.

About Maxine
I own Alexandra House Spa and have been practising Reiki for over 15 years and am a qualified Reiki Master. I’ve taught Reiki for the last 8 years and love introducing people to the wonders of Reiki. I have a scientific background and my courses cover some of the scientific underpinning of Reiki.

Price: £200 including Reiki I manual.

If you are interested in booking onto my next Reiki I course on 15 and 22 June (both dates), 11am-4pm, please email me at maxine@alexandrahouse.org.uk or call me on 01484 303786.

14/12/2024

Tonight/early tomorrow morning sees the last Full Moon of 2024 and this moon is in the sign of Gemini, bringing a curious and communicative energy. Full Moons often bring issues to the surface for release. This can be an emotional release or a reminder of old habits or thoughts that no longer serve you. Find some time to reflect about what you have achieved in the last 6-12 months and what you should let go of to allow new opportunities and situations to flow into your life. Let go of self-limiting beliefs that hold you back from living your best life.

Journalling is a great way to process any confused thoughts or feelings – just allow your pen to write freely without too much thinking of judgement. Journalling can really help to tap into your heart without your logical mind holding you back. It can bring clarity and understanding to your life’s challenges and future direction. It can also add a new perspective to issues that feel heavy, bringing a lighter and more positive feeling towards anything making you feel overwhelmed.

You may feel more confident in expressing your feelings to others too, perhaps in a less negative manner and more with compassion for others.

11/12/2024

Last chance to book your early bird ticket for my weekend retreat in Cumbria in September 2025. Join me for this fabulous 4-day soul-searching retreat in stunning Sedbergh. My lovely friend Florence organises the retreats - I met her in Sedbergh in 2021 and then went to India earlier this year on a yoga retreat with her and I have to say that she's such an amazing host. Her retreats do not disappoint and are a great blend of self-care, peace, fresh air, wonderful food, great company and stunning accommodation.

Early bird tickets are available before 31 December.

✨Make 2025 your year for self-care and self-improvement✨

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30/11/2024

Tonight we have a New Moon in expansive and adventurous Sagittarius. You may feel a tense energy around the weekend as we are still in Mercury retrograde. But you may also feel enthusiastic and playful and you can use this energy to envision your future. Be open to any ideas or thoughts about how you would like your future to look. Perhaps you started planning something then put it to one side. Now is a great time to pick that back up. Tap into your heart to understand what would make you happier and use the courageous Sagittarian energy to help you create your future.

You can manifest positive changes by taking responsibility for your choices and by being disciplined about your actions. Be patient and trust the process. If you feel uncertain about your future, trust that the universe is guiding you towards your ideal dreams.

You may need to set boundaries for yourself. Stay strong within your beliefs and trust your integrity and morals.

27/11/2024

If you are free on Friday evening and would like to understand about your health in a different way, join my community group as one of our Directors presents an interactive workshop at Northfield Hall in Huddersfield. It's only £7 and you'll gain a deeper understanding of your own health. Tickets in link below.

Did you know that if you understand the reasons why you may have health issues you can learn practical ways to improve your health based on this knowledge?

Modern medicine often leads us to focus on a diagnosis – labelling the ‘what’ – and then treating it with a standard one-size-fits-all approach. But what if we asked ‘why’ instead? Why is this happening in the first place?

Our next talk is an interactive workshop with Dr Ailsa Care and Dr Indra Barathan to explore Functional Medicine, a powerful approach that digs deeper to uncover the root causes of health issues. Instead of just treating symptoms, Functional Medicine looks at each person as unique and asks what’s behind the symptoms. It’s about your individual ‘why’ and then discovering practical ways to improve your health based on that understanding.

Come along, get inspired and learn how you can use these principles to make a real difference to your health journey. We’re excited to help you start thinking about wellness in a whole new way!

Friday 29 November, 7-8.30pm, Northfield Hall, Huddersfield, HD2 1GS, £7

Book via Brown Paper Tickets: https://bpt.me/6486463

15/11/2024

Tonight’s Full Moon in earthy Ta**us is also the last Supermoon of 2024 making it appear larger and brighter, shining its supercharged light on your personal values. The down-to-earth nature of Ta**us will help you to feel grounded as new opportunities arise under this Full Moon. There may be some unexpected changes in the coming days so embrace anything new and be brave enough to step out of your comfort zone, especially as they say this is where the magic lies.

Go with the flow and trust the universe as it brings you different opportunities which you may have previously disregarded. These new paths may take your life in a new, more creative direction, so embrace them with intrigue rather than fear.

Allow the stability of the Ta**us Full Moon to remind yourself of the resources you have gathered throughout your life that can help you ride any emotional ups and downs that you may be feeling as we are still in the middle of Scorpio season. Maybe some yoga or meditation or some home-baking or time in nature or other activities that nurture your inner self.

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13/11/2024

Last night I had the pleasure of running a Soundbath and Guided Meditation session with my friend Joanne .healingsounds. What a beautiful space for some evening relaxation, healing and manifesting. Just heavenly.

01/11/2024

Today sees a New Moon in the intense sign of Scorpio and you may notice that your feelings and your life are being shaken up. This New Moon is helping you shift things that are not supporting your very best life. This can make you feel confused as those things may have made you feel safe but may not have been making you feel very happy. This can be a habit, a relationship, a job, your own negative self-talk or feelings such as jealousy or judgement. Allow this New Moon to help you face the darkness and heaviness and then to let them go. Your life will then be free to transform so that you can live with more peace and joy.

Sometimes it feels scary to step into the unknown but when we let go of things that are holding us back, it energetically opens up the space for new opportunities, situations, relationships or friendships to enter your life. The brave Scorpio energy will help you face these changes and step outside your comfort zone – it’s where the magic happens!

25/10/2024

Does your business or group arrange wellbeing days or sessions? I offer workshops on how to create more balance and calm in your life – focussing on stress management, emotional resilience and general wellbeing. I can adapt the workshops to suit your group. Sessions can be held in your workplace or at my Spa in Huddersfield.

This week I’ve run a 3-hour session for a local support group which has recently expanded its membership and were looking for a quiet place to network, relax and to learn wellbeing techniques. They enjoyed some time relaxing and getting to know each other, a workshop on how blocked emotions and trauma affect health and some meditation in the Spa’s Thermal Rooms.

I’ve also run a workshop as part of the Kirklees College’s learning and development day, focussing on stress management tools.

I’m passionate about helping people learn how to easily incorporate wellness into their lives, so please reach out via email (maxine@alexandrahouse.org.uk) or phone (01484 303786) to discuss your team’s requirements.

19/10/2024

The yoga teacher on my yoga retreat last week said this and it really resonated with me, especially as I love to dance!

We are often held back by other people's expectations and limitations. But you really do have the ability to create how your life pans out, especially if you allow the universe to bring you the opportunities to live your dream. Be open to all possibilities and follow your heart's desires. The universe wants you to flourish and be happy.

17/10/2024

Today sees a Full Moon in Aries, bringing a passionate and warrior energy. It’s also another supermoon making it appear larger and brighter as it is closer to the Earth than some other moons.

Just as the trees shed their leaves and let go of the old in order to bring in new energy later in spring, now is a great time to reflect on what you no longer need to keep hold of in your life. Learn to trust that it is OK to release old thought patterns, limiting beliefs or even negative or toxic relationships – the familiar sometimes holds us back. Be like the tree and let go of outgrown stories or habits that prevent you from living your dream life. It’s time to be bold and embrace new ways of being.

Allow the bright light from the Full Moon to help you visualise your ambitions and heart’s desires. If you feel wary about making changes, listen to your inner self and trust its guidance. When we open up to our soul’s desires, the universe aligns itself with us and guides us towards our true purpose. Use the energy of today’s Full Moon in Aries to help motivate you to grow and evolve.