Finding Peace in the present…
Summer of 2021. I was lost and feeling stuck. There were a list of reasons and life events that had accumulated to the point where I was feeling “not quite myself” to put it lightly. My normal bag of pick me up tricks had not held anywhere near the level of joy they once did and now they were no longer working at all. I likened my current lull to that of a string of fairy lights. I asked concerned loved ones to imagine a string of 40 fairy lights and all had gone out apart from one albeit flickering bulb.
On the drive down to our Cornish summer holiday I thought to myself, “I need some healing”. Later that day I smiled and silently thanked the universe when pulling into the drive of our rented airbnb for the next two weeks there was a reiki healer advertised three cottages down. I called up, we had a chat and she recommended Reflexology insisting it would be the best choice with everything I had going on.
“Is that the thing with the feet?” was my response. Too exhausted to state my Reiki case, I booked the appointment. It was an uninterrupted hour's rest on a bed either way. Little did I know then, that this appointment was going to change the trajectory of my life.
During my reflexology session I couldn't believe two things; the immediate response of my body and the changes that occurred thereafter. Despite my condition going into that treatment room, Reflexology relaxed me physically and mentally something I hadn’t felt in months and in doing so it created a pause within me and allowed me to find peace in the present moment. It was magical.
Post treatment everything started to feel calmer. I slept incredibly well that night and the nights that followed and for the first time in my 40 years I started to think, “How am I today?” “What do I need right now?” My mind, body and soul were starting to reconnect and I made myself a promise. I would go on a healing journey inside out, head to toe with the sole aim of re-illuminating my metaphorical fairy lights one by one. I started a wellness journal to track the basics, 3 litres of water daily, 7 hours minimum sleep per night, journaling and listening in and walking outside in nature every single day. I took vitamins, joined a choir, sang songs at the top of my voice, I zip wired across a quarry in Wales, repeated a mantra, I went wild swimming, joined a couch to 5k running club, attended therapy, hypnotherapy, painted, learnt to knit, and committed to a once per month holistic treatment. Along this journey, sparks began to ignite, I found my joy and therein found me. My fairy lights were once again shining bright with a greater appreciation for my life and everything in it. One day I thought, “I wonder if I could train in reflexology and offer a healing space to other women?”. On my next walk with our son, a road we have been down thousands of times he stopped suddenly. I checked him over, he was fine, I looked up and saw a sign for Reflexology. I called the following day and spoke to a beacon of light who informed me, “Yes I offer reflexology, I also teach it!”. I smiled and silently thanked the universe once more.
So here I am. A qualified reflexologist offering a female focused healing haven in the shape of my garden based retreat where you too can find peace in the present. I can’t wait to meet you.
Peace & Warm Wishes
Kerry