Our Energy Matters

Speaking to a friend, I realized that there was an opportunity to describe another approach to working with energy. When we have learnt a healing modality, such as Reiki, the traditional approach is to place our hands on different parts of our body. Our hands channel energy to where they are placed. The action of breathing draws energy into our body through the Crown of the head and the Base Chakra (or energy centre). The energy is moved through the body and down the arms,

If you are familiar with energy in any way, then you will probably have noticed or read about how energy moves in a spiral. If you are sensitive to the feeling of energy moving through your body, then you may have experienced it moving down through your body (from the head down to the feet). In this case we are bringing energy down into the body through the Crown of the head. As it does so it moves in a spiral fashion, counter-clockwise. Conversely, if

Any type of Spiritual Practice has an effect on our energy system. The degree and nature of that effect will vary according to the type of practice, who we are, and what our intention is when using the practice. For example, working from the body up through Yoga has a different effect from working with Reiki which is more “outside in”, so to speak. By this mean I mean we are consciously bringing subtle energies into the physical body. Most forms of Yoga concentrate more

Spiritual Fitness – The Mind: Master or Servant? In this evening workshop we continue our exploration of the human energy system by looking at the mind.  Mind is a very powerful aspect of our consciousness, impacting our energy at the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels. This event will take place in the Seminar Room at Evolve Wellness Centre South Kensington on Wednesday 5th September from 7pm-9pm. Click here of a map. Evolve is a 5 minute walk from South Kensington Tube, which is on the Piccadilly

Do you meditate? Do you practice Reiki or another form of healing? Are you interested in energy and consciousness? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then understanding Spiritual Fitness is for you. As a human being you experience yourself on several levels – as physical sensation and action; as emotion and feeling; as thought; and as something spiritual or transcendent. Through Spiritual Fitness we are empowered to nurture each part of ourselves – the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual – and