Brighitta is a Reiki Teacher, Sonic Therapist and author of The Reiki Way.
Her work weaves mindfulness, meditation, and embodiment as a way of activating the inner sacred. Brighitta is based in Lewes, East Sussex and works across Brighton, London, and the South East.
01/02/2026
What a gorgeous gathering we had yesterday, a beautiful first Reiki course of the year! Grateful to those who joined in connecting to our deep inner wellspring, the bountiful sacred energy of life.
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Wishing you the most beautiful blessings today for Imbolc. I love to honour the turning of the wheel, taking a pause eight times a year to revere the Earth and her majestic cycles which perfectly reflect our own as humans living in her presence. Imbolc is a Gaelic word that means ‘in the belly’, marking the halfway point between winter and spring. Mama Earth is pregnant with new life. The days are a little brighter and new life is slowly emerging everywhere. The creation cycle always follows the darkness of the pause (something to remember in dark times). What’s in your belly? Sending you love and all the blessings today dear heart 💚
27/01/2026
Anyone who has lost someone will know this very special feeling when you find a photo of them you haven’t seen before. It’s like their freshness is with you again, their presence very much alive. It feels like a wink from beyond. Like they’re right beside you.
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Last night I found buried treasure in my camera roll, without meaning to. All those lovely feelings arose. This is the joyful smile of Gilbert - my beloved stepfather. He came along just after my father passed away, like an angel. Somehow they both passed in exactly the same spot, purely by chance - the same hospital, the same room, and the same bed, with the same woman by their side, thirteen years and two months apart. There is poetry.
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During my father’s funeral, my neck and shoulders seized up, all the heavy emotions trapped inside. Outside the Chiropractor’s office the next day, Gilbert drove by. He pulled over to say hello to my mum, carving the etching so vividly in my mind of the first time we met. His eyes were full of sparkles. I could see dancing light in him, despite the grief I held. As soon as he drove off, I told mom that when she felt ready, he’d be a wonderful person to date. She said it was no wonder I liked him because he was a Reiki teacher (I hadn’t started teaching yet but I was certified). He was a powerful healer. Sometimes now, in unexpected moments, people sense him during sessions. He inspired me deeply as one of my mentors and as a man who brought true happiness to my mother. The sound of his laugh created ripples of pure joy and you couldn’t help but join him, even if you had no idea what was so funny. Our calls always began with “Hiiiiiii, Precious!” as if that was my name. He was kind. Everyone, everywhere we went, felt his warmth and generosity.
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Nine-months after this screenshot of a random call full of giggles, he passed away. That was four-years ago. I love the coincidence in timing, finding this picture on the anniversary of his passing. Love you Gilbert ❤
27/01/2026
Anyone who has lost someone will know this very special feeling when you find a photo of them you haven’t seen before. It’s like their freshness is with you again, their presence very much alive. It feels like a wink from beyond. Like they’re right beside you.
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Last night I found buried treasure in my camera roll, without meaning to. All those lovely feelings arose. This is the joyful smile of Gilbert - my beloved stepfather. He came along just after my father passed away, like an angel. Somehow they both passed in exactly the same spot, purely by chance - the same hospital, the same room, and the same bed, with the same woman by their side, thirteen years and two months apart. There is poetry.
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During my father’s funeral, my neck and shoulders seized up, all the heavy emotions trapped inside. Outside the Chiropractor’s office the next day, Gilbert drove by. He pulled over to say hello to my mum, carving the etching so vividly in my mind of the first time we met. His eyes were full of sparkles. I could see dancing light in him, despite the grief I held. As soon as he drove off, I told mom that when she felt ready, he’d be a wonderful person to date. She said it was no wonder I liked him because he was a Reiki teacher (I hadn’t started teaching yet but I was certified). He was a powerful healer. Sometimes now, in unexpected moments, people sense him during sessions. He inspired me deeply as one of my mentors and as a man who brought true happiness to my mother. The sound of his laugh created ripples of pure joy and you couldn’t help but join him, even if you had no idea what was so funny. Our calls always began with “Hiiiiiii, Precious!” as if that was my name. He was kind. Everyone, everywhere we went, felt his warmth and generosity.
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Nine-months after this screenshot of a random call full of giggles, he passed away. That was four-years ago. I love the coincidence in timing, finding this picture on the anniversary of his passing. Love you Gilbert ❤
26/01/2026
I’m so looking forward to all the gorgeous healing circles this year will contain. Journeying along the Reiki Way together, discovering our truth, easing into our depths, emanating our beautiful healing presence as we flow with the sacred energy of life. Sharing space with like-minded humans who are courageously laying their souls bare is such a profound experience.
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Join me this year on a Reiki Course to attune to the energy of who you truly are. The courses are a fluid journey of practice, philosophy, meditation, attunement and always such deep personal healing. I can’t wait for our first course of 2026, coming up this Saturday, January 31st. There is still space if you’d like to join us.
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You can learn in the sacred nature of community, meeting a gorgeous group of like-minded soul kin or, if you feel like you’d benefit from a more personal approach and prefer a one-to-one style of learning, you can book a day of healing and attunement with me , my little hut of sweetness and joy in the Sussex countryside. Send me a DM or use the links in bio to find out more.
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Our next Reiki Trainings ~
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✨Reiki 1 : Self-Healing
(Shoden - the first teachings)
January 31
March 14
April 24
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✨Reiki 2 : Practitioner
(Okuden - the inner teachings)
February 28/March 1
June 6/7
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✨Reiki 3 : Master/Teacher
(Shinpiden - the mystery teachings)
April 10-12
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Much love! xx
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Thank you so much .amor for this photo from our Masters course ❤️❤️
Delighted to find out that my publisher has sold out of The Reiki Way! Our first print run was for 1,500 copies and what a heart-expanding thing it is to picture all of those book babies on all of those shelves, and in all of those hands. Thank you to so many of you for reading my book ~ it was a weaving of words that I caught on the wind over seven years, and now it’s out there like a grown child, just doing its own thing in the world.
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I have the last couple of boxes here, so while we wait for more to be printed and redistributed to stockists, you can order yours directly from me (comes with a little love note that way too). Much love and so much gratitude!! ###
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21/01/2026
Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world all at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach. Any small, calm thing that one soul can do to help another soul, to assist some portion of this poor suffering world, will help immensely. It is not given to us to know which acts or by whom, will cause the critical mass to tip toward an enduring good. What is needed for dramatic change is an accumulation of acts, adding, adding to, adding more, continuing. We know that it does not take everyone on Earth to bring justice and peace, but only a small, determined group who will not give up during the first, second, or hundredth gale.
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One of the most calming and powerful actions you can do to intervene in a stormy world is to stand up and show your soul. Soul on deck shines like gold in dark times. The light of the soul throws sparks, can send up flares, builds signal fires, causes proper matters to catch fire. To display the lantern of soul in shadowy times like these — to be fierce and to show mercy toward others; both are acts of immense bravery and greatest necessity. Struggling souls catch light from other souls who are fully lit and willing to show it. If you would help to calm the tumult, this is one of the strongest things you can do.
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There will always be times when you feel discouraged. I too have felt despair many times in my life, but I do not keep a chair for it. I will not entertain it. It is not allowed to eat from my plate. [...]
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In that spirit, I hope you will write this on your wall: When a great ship is in harbor and moored, it is safe, there can be no doubt. But that is not what great ships are built for.
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~ ‘You Were Made For This’ by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, 2008
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This world needs every kind soul showing up, making whatever tiny ripple we can towards love as a verb. Let it become a wave that grows and grows. What’s within your reach? Focus there dearest heart 💚
19/01/2026
Mini Monday meditation to come home to your body, an invitation to simply pause and be, to be held by the peace of presence. To rest in this moment of deep winter. To exhale.
Just wanted to offer this repost from last year’s infamous blue Monday ~ we may feel quite bleak or just a bit meh generally around this time. If that’s the case, do be kind to yourself, maybe get out for a walk, or just take a few deep breaths and connect to yourself.
Yesterday I felt the sweetness of warm sun on my skin and it filled me right up. The days are slowly brightening up! The new moon has sparkled up the energy too. Sending love and wishing you peace, whatever the inner weather does today 💚
17/01/2026
Oh hey love. I’m holding a deep winter sound bath at The Alchemies Studio on Thursday evening. Come join us for a space of peace and restfulness as you’re bathed in beautiful, clarity-bringing crystal harmonics. Surrounded by velvety green fields just outside of Lewes, the energy here is so still.
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Thursday January 22nd, 5:30-7pm
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Link in bio or ping me a DM to book ✨
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Much love! Thanks for having us & 💚
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15/01/2026
January is being so very January right now. How are you? What’s your inner weather like today? One of the many layers that I love within the system of Reiki is mindfulness. Practising with curiosity and self-compassion, we learn to check our internal landscape as often as we check the external. To see what’s there, to acknowledge it and to welcome those feelings - they belong. If your heart is a great expanse of open sky, what does it look like right now?
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Allowing my emotions to simply belong has been truly transformational. Often when faced with a difficult feeling, we either do something to distract ourselves or we argue with its presence, adding resistance and frustration to an already stressful experience. Instead we can pause, watch, listen and allow. We can hold space for our feelings to be seen and heard. If a feeling like anger arises, we can become friendly and curious. What is the underlying message of the anger? Where is it pointing? Can we allow it to belong, understand why it has risen? Offer compassion, take conscious action? I’ve noticed when I do this an instant feeling of calm comes over me and the anger begins to softly dissolve all on its own. The narrative weakens and the energy becomes more transparent. I can see its reason for being. I listen to what it has to say, often receiving helpful guidance. That fierce inner Wolf is my friend. She is motivated by love and an instinct to care. She knows when to howl. She stands in her power. She’s willing to go straight into truth, even when it’s intimidating. Because I am aware of her, I don’t become her, yet I allow her to be there when she needs to be. She’s my friend, and she belongs.
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What part of yourself is asking for belonging today? What needs to be acknowledged?
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13/01/2026
Not sure who needs this today but it’s something I come back to when I need it. And it always rings true. Reality is your friend.
08/01/2026
Though many come to Reiki believing it is rather woo (it is often portrayed that way in the West), it’s the most natural, intuitive, simple practice. Reiki is an extension of Eastern wisdom teachings that help us to embody true compassion. Expanding from our pure being, the mysterious, natural energy of life permeates all it touches. When we feel suffering of any kind, we don’t turn away or distract ourselves. Instead, we hold ourselves with the kind of tender motherly love that nourishes from within. Like an internal cuddle, Reiki is the background radiating love which springs up from the ground of pure being. It’s the energy of consciousness, of presence, of the soul. It is mindful self-compassion in action - we can embrace our human self and whatever pain arises in that moment. By honouring and acknowledging the part that suffers, we give ourselves the beautiful grace of acceptance and the healing happens.
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The founder of Reiki, Mikao Usui, had studied Taoism, Buddhism, and other ancient esoteric practices. His cultural heritage laid the foundation of an inherent belief that every living thing holds an indwelling spirit - a Kami. Everything from you and me to the birds and the trees, to homes, to spaces, to objects - all hold an indwelling energy. We encounter these unique energies as we move through the world, yet behind them we find they are woven together in a beautiful cosmic web. In mindfulness, we arrive to this eternal and perpetually shifting moment - we come home. And then with Reiki, we sink into the depths of our presence and bring the naturally organising energy of life - the energy of the Tao, the energy of the Buddha within - to bring harmony and healing.
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Join me for Reiki 1 to discover this for yourself. Our first course of the year is coming up Saturday, January 31st - a wonderful day of community, attunement, and healing. Booking link in bio brighitta.com/reiki-courses ✨
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ps/we’re allowed to put pictures up of summer, right? This by .space
07/01/2026
Extra cosy Reiki & Sound Healing treatments available here at Wildish Healing in the coming weeks 💚 I love Winter for getting to the bare bones of ourselves - checking-in, aligning, resting and receiving sweet nourishment. Along with the warming crackle of the fire, you’ll hear birds singing to accompany the sound of the singing bowls and not much else! It’s so peaceful here especially in the frost. Visit for Reiki, Sound Healing, a potent session weaving both, or spend a day learning the art of energy healing with me. Healing here is so deep! More info with the link in bio or visit brighitta.com/wildish-healing 💚✨🕊️
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Brighitta is a Reiki Teacher, Crystal Sonic Therapist, and Intuitive Wellbeing Guide. Her offerings weave holistic therapies with spiritual guidance to awaken the inner light, while provoking a closer relationship to the Universe. Applying a grounded approach, she marries her love of ancient Zen philosophy with natural magic across her offerings of healing sessions, sound baths, intuitive workshops, as well as Reiki Certification Courses in London. Having trained in both the Japanese + Western Usui traditions, Reiki has been her fundamental teacher since 2004. She is a Master/Teacher Member of both the UK Reiki Federation as well as the Shibumi International Reiki Association.
From a very young age, Brighitta held a preoccupation with the nature of reality, perception, and consciousness. She explored these themes through her work as a visual artist, while discovering that using Reiki and Sound provided a much more experiential pathway into these spheres of interest. Her work is rooted in the understanding of a deeper dimension of stillness, and the fulfilment one feels when resting in this inner space.
Brighitta founded Awakening Light on the Summer Solstice of 2015. She has since trained hundreds of Reiki Practitioners with fourteen of her students progressing through to become Master/Teachers themselves. Her workshops focus on nurturing community while providing an inviting environment to explore inner wisdom. With her activating transmissions, she bridges the physical world to the spiritual as a portal home to our true selves. She believes that by connecting to our souls, to nature, and to each other with kindness, we can collectively awaken to a more compassionate world.
Brighitta has featured in Kindred Spirit, Junko Journal, #HigherSelfie, and Spirit Magazine. A photography graduate of Camberwell College of Arts, her images have been published in the New Scientist, Aesthetica Magazine, Art Chronika and have graced the cover of The Mahabharata (Penguin India). She has exhibited and sold her artworks internationally.
Originally from the suburban sprawl of Washington, DC, Brighitta lives in South London with her husband and son.
