Far North Reiki

03/06/2021

🥰 You might think you don't matter in this world but because of you...
"someone has a favourite mug to drink their tea/coffee from that you bought them"
"someone listens to a song and smiles thinking of you"
"someone feels beautiful as you complimented them on what they wear"
"someone laughs out loud at a memory with you"
"someone has found a new love of books from what you recommended to them"
"someone really appreciated that parenting advice and passes it on to their own kids/friends"
"someone is really grateful for your friendship"
"someone now has a new fav snack/meal that you shared with them"
Someone likes themselves that little bit more from the kindness you shared.

!! Never think you don't have an impact - we all do xx😘

14/05/2021

13/05/2021

Anyone else find that they cant wait to get to bed and chill and then that's when your mind starts to work overtime?

Now don't get me wrong I've had some of my best ideas in this time....but also some of my horriblest nights, and there is nothing worse than getting up in the morning feeling like you haven't slept a wink! The next night you try even harder, stress even more about how tired you are and before you know it you are in a cycle of not sleeping and anxiety. Here are some of my top tips to help

- Keep a notebook by the bed. ANY thoughts, things you think you need to do, lists etc.. write them in the book. WRITE it and PARK it. Ie write it and forget about it. I did used to use my phone for this but since reading about the blue light actually waking you up...I don't take my phone to bed anymore.

- Limit Screen time before bed. I know its easy to say, but when my hubby is home we have a screen ban after 8pm...works most of the time. You can also set up Bedtime Mode on your phone so it will actually dim the phone and mute all calls/messages between a certain time. Its like losing a limb to start, but honestly you feel so much better for it. Pick up a book instead.

Sleep Apps - I recommend "Andrew Johnson, Deep Sleep" The more you listen to them, the more it trains your brain to drop off, so they can take a few weeks to work. I sometimes don't get past 5 mins now with this one.

Sleep Sprays - I've tried a few of these and find they work for me. Everyone is different though. I use the Tropic one of course and also temple balm which is fab. The space mask heat masks are also amazing and I could literally use one every night if I could!

Anyway enough of my ramblings, hope this helps someone. xx

12/05/2021

EVIDENCE and PARK.

One of the most helpful things I was ever taught was "Evidence and Park"

Have you ever had thoughts that people are talking about you? That the reason someone hasn't texted you back is that they are mad at you for some reason? That someone walked past you in the street as you'd offended them? That bad things are going to happen to you or someone you love? Anxiety can rear its head in many different forms, and you may recognise some of the above.

First thing to do is think about "what evidence do I have".... That person that walked past you...could it be that they just didn't see you? That they didn't have their glasses on? that their mind was somewhere else. Do you have any EVIDENCE that they purposely walked past you? probably not.....if so...PARK IT. Forget about it and move on to thinking about something else.

Again someone not texting you back quickly....what evidence do you have that its something you've done? Probably none... Could it be that their phone was out of charge? That they were busy and didn't see your message? That they read it and got distracted so forgot to reply....it happens to all of us right.

Once you start to recognise these signs and question the evidence, you will soon start to realise that actually you have NO evidence of most of your anxious thoughts, and they become much fewer and far between.

EVIDENCE and PARK all the way!

11/05/2021

Now that things are starting to ease - I can see people for sessions. I would say 99% of the clients I see are for Anxiety, depression and more so now than ever before.

Although Reiki is excellent for this, over the next few days Ill share hints and tips on Mental Health and some other things to try x

11/02/2020

This time of year can be hard to get to sleep at night...especially wit the howling gales rattling the windows!
I recommend the “deep sleep” app by Andrew Johnson. The more you use, the more it works. A 20 min or so talk through meditation, ending in sleep. Give it a try. 🥰👍

09/09/2019

Love this. 💕How many times have you been affected by someone else’s mood..be the sunflower n shine 😊