04/09/2026
SPIRITUAL ABUSE🖕🏼
PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHEN CHOOSING YOUR TEACHER!
Over the past few months I've had a handful of people reach out about furthering their Reiki journey but have been hesitant due to a knock in confidence.
Not from lack of practice (that's easily fixed!)
But from being told that they aren't "good enough" to do Reiki by their "teacher"!
WTF is all that about?!
This is an experience I have had myself, many years ago now...
After handing over A LOT of money and getting 80% through a "unique" course, sacrificing MONTHS of time and putting my usual business on hold to accommodate, I experienced a total character assassination and deflation in confidence that ultimately lead me to needing a lot of therapy and to rebuild myself entirely over quite a long time.
(I now know this was a case of spiritual abuse but couldn't see it at the time and just thought there must be something wrong with me as someone I admired and respected surely wouldn't lie to me?! 👀)
The irony is, that experience was the catalyst that made me who I am today.
I wanted to give up and thought "maybe this work isn't for me"
But there was still a little ember inside that kept glowing, so I set out to find answers.
If something is meant for you, it will keep calling.
I started to look for the thing that was going to fix me (a pattern I repeat quite a bit 😅)
And the more I researched and shared and explored the more I realised what a load of sh*te it all was!
Along this journey I met a fair few people all over the UK who had had similar experience... So I didn't feel alone anymore 🫂
It was not a mistake for me to choose that teacher...
I now believe that experience had to happen for me to learn how NOT to do things.
I'm fortunate enough to have many lovely friends in the wellness community, who teach and let me tell you now, ANY great teacher WANTS YOU TO SUCCEED!!
Teachers should inspire and uplift 🕊️
They can guide you if you're struggling with something and give extra support when needed.
Really they should be your biggest cheerleader!
If you come away from a course feeling unsure or like you can't do it, something has gone wrong...
Things you can do to see if someone is right for you:
✨ Check they are registered with an association, federation or something similar
✨ Seek out or ask to speak with their previous student to share experiences
✨ Ask to have an informal chat/go for coffee with them before committing to anything - vibes don't lie!
✨ LOOK at what they DO, not what they SAY they do...
✨ Ask them how often they have contact with their teacher and what are they doing for their CDP? (You NEVER stop learning!)
If you are wanting to continue your learning and I'm not your vibe, I have a handful of people I'd HIGHLY recommend so let me know if you want details 🙏🏼
If I am, next Reiki Level 2 course is the end of November 😘
