Reiki Demystified - What is Natural Healing?

7^th September 2016

"Imagine listening to your body and knowing how you can support it - this is the secret of natural healing."

Sally Forrest

www.soulcentre.org

Once you tune out of all the external distractions of the world, and begin to tune into yourself and your own inner messages, then miracles can happen.

Reiki natural healing is simply the ability to really connect with and listen to your own body and then use the energy of the universe to bring healing and balance to your body.

A peaceful body is in harmony with itself and is in balance.

A body with “Dis-ease” simply means that it is out of balance and harmony, it has moved away from ease and symptoms now develop.

Sally believes that if a body knows how to make itself "dis-eased" then it also knows how it can make itself healthy and whole.

All we need to do is to tune in and to listen.

Reiki is an easy to learn process whereby you can use the universal energy (the energy that makes the waves form, the wind blow, the trees bend etc.) to bring natural healing to yourself and others.

You begin to have awareness that emotions play a crucial role in our health and healing and learn to see where emotions impact and are stored in the body.

For example if you worry a lot, then your stomach area will be affected and you will have symptoms such as reflux, irritable bowel, weight gain etc.…

If you are hard on yourself, over controlling and take on too much, then you can get headaches and also shoulder issues.

Sally teaches Reiki from beginner level all the way to Certified Teacher level.

A medical pharmacist by training, Sally realised that many people in the world have no access to medicines yet can heal themselves in various ways.

This was the beginning of her journey into the mind-body connections and she has been learning and teaching for over 15 years.

Her next courses are in October and she offers both mid week and weekend dates.

Please do connect- it will be the best gift that you can give to yourself and your family.

Reiki Healing – How to develop a healing touch

Reiki is a gentle, hands on healing practice that brings so many benefits to the body. It is easy to learn and remains with you for life.

Reiki allows the body to move into a state of balance and this means that the body is better equipped to heal itself.

Have you ever had one of those moments when you are completely absorbed or lost in nature? Maybe you are sitting on the beach and watching a sunset, or, you have just climbed to the top of a mountain and are admiring the view.

In that moment everything else is forgotten; your aches and pains, your stresses and worries of life…in fact you are so completely absorbed in the moment that you feel so alive and in bliss. This is what I call the "Reiki feeling", and once you learn Reiki you simply put your hands on your own body and the "Reiki feeling" results.

Anyone and everyone can learn Reiki and at SoulCentre we have taught children from the age of 6 all the way to adults of 86.

So how do you develop the Reiki healing touch?

You need to attend a basic level Reiki class and during the class you will learn all about the hand positions on the body and how emotions are stored in certain areas of the body.

By simply putting your hands in certain positions on your body, the Reiki flows into the body and can have significant benefits not only to physical healing, but also to emotional and mental issues.

For example if you suffer from migraines, once you start to learn Reiki you may realise that you are being too hard on yourself, or expecting too much from others and by using Reiki your body starts to adjust. In addition, emotionally you feel happier and more stable and and you start to let go of things you cannot control.

The result is a healthier you and the migraines improve.

At SoulCentre we have taught thousands of students, many with healing needs. Reiki works on everything! It is also a great first aid kit to have in your hands for any and every occasion.

Reiki really is easy to learn and in 2 days you become so enthusiastic you cannot wait to get started on your own body and also your friends and family.

As Sally says "Keep those hot hands working and there is never an excuse to have lazy hands."

The next Reiki Level 1 will be held at SoulCentre on Saturday 20/Sunday 21 August.

We teach all the way from beginner to Reiki Master level.

www.soulcentre.org

Interview with Sally Forrest - Co-founder of SoulCentre

Sally was interviewed this week by Nerissa from Brown and Chase, a leading global company of talent acquisition / advisory, for a pod cast to be broadcast in May.

We are delighted to share a snippet from the interview.

"We are delighted to be speaking today to renowned Reiki master and teacher / former senior corporate executive / medical pharmacist with an MBA / Philanthropist and co-founder of SoulCentre Academy, Asia’s premier Centre for Personal Development, Sally Forrest.

"Sally inspires people worldwide to take responsibility for their lives and to live a life of happiness and holistic health"

Sally let me ask you  “How did you start your Reiki journey”

I am a medical pharmacist by training with a business MBA and so have a science/management background.

I was born in the UK into a large family where money was limited and so from an early age I learnt the qualities of working hard, being independent and going into the world to earn a living.

I worked for a company called Boots and was successful at growing my career rapidly with them. The external rewards of life at that stage were a key focus for me – job promotions, house, and car, gathering more and more.

The universe then stepped in, and out of the blue, Boots decided to go international and I was asked to be part of the team opening Boots stores in Thailand. Thailand was an amazing experience and it was hear that I first experienced Reiki.

The first time you experience Reiki it's like a wonderful comforting warm sensation moving through your body, giving your a feeling of deep relaxation, joy and happiness.

After 3 amazing years in Thailand, the Boots Company asked me to return to the UK to be part of a project downsizing the company. This was a turning point for me. Each day I woke and felt as if my heart was dying.

I felt my energy and passion ebbing away, so one morning I decided to become authentic and to follow my heart and so I quit my role. I decided I wanted to return to Asia and so this is what I did.

A few things were driving me, including a deep desire to set up an orphanage and give back to Thailand. I relocated myself to Singapore and for the first few months I focused my efforts on setting up an orphanage with 2 wonderful people I had met in Thailand.

It was whilst I was working with the hill tribe people in Thailand that I had another amazing awareness, and that was that some people with no access to medicines can heal themselves.

This was the start of my journey to understand the mind, body, health and healing.

I approached Reiki with an open mind and an eager heart. Naturally the mind wants to know the "how’s and whys" of things, and with Reiki is much more about feeling and experiencing it first before you try to understand it.

Once I had this beautiful feeling, I just knew I had to learn it for myself, as I wanted it to be a part of my daily living. Reiki made me feel was as if my eyes had taken an "eye wash" and suddenly the world looked a brighter, more colorful place and amazing synchronicity started to happen. 

I just knew deep down that I would go on to become a Reiki Teacher and spread this gift to others. I am eternally grateful to Dr Usui and his authentic teachings of Reiki.

At SoulCentre we teach in a very professional way, with excellent classroom facilities, comprehensive manuals and individual tuition.

Thousands of students have studies with us, and many are now teachers themselves. Students progress at a pace that suits them.

We are recognized as “Asia’s Premier Centre for Personal Development”

Find the passion in your life!

Find the passion in your life!

Many people really do not know what their passion is in life, and so wander aimlessly through life moving from one thing to another without any clear direction.

If a ship does not set a direction, it goes where the water takes it. This means that if a rock approaches then the chances are it hits the rock head on.

So why do we need a purpose in life? Why do we need direction?

Life is precious – it is a treasure, a true gift. Each day we live, we use up one day of our life allowance.

Imagine looking at an egg timer – the sand that has dropped to the bottom is the life that we have used. The question is how much sand do we have left in the top of this egg timer that is left to be used? The answer is simple – we do not know. The next grain of sand to pass through may simply be our last!

So treat each day as if it is more precious than the day that just went by.

Question your life and what you have done today

Have you done something meaningful for yourself and for others? We all have the boring, routine, mundane things to take care of, but these are not life!

What truly makes your heart sing? There lies your passion! Passion is your guide to what you should be doing each and every day. Each day we spend time doing things – so this is how we are living our life! We must create something that we love to do – else we are spending time (our life) for nothing!

So how did Reiki help me?

A number of years ago when I discovered Reiki it was literally like my eyes had taken a bath and the world took on a new meaning. I saw my world through new eyes. Reiki was a path I could walk on to joy and happiness. I decided from that moment to follow my heart and to let JOY be my guiding light – my inner compass. I realized it’s never at the beginning of a journey that you can see the complete path. You have to take a step and then its revealed as you walk.

So I took the first step …then the second and then the third… Now I teach Reiki all over the world, with professional programs and full support. I have also created a beautiful team of like-minded Reiki Masters who will teach alongside me.

Reiki will spread more and more and it is my true passion!

How does this help me the reader?

If you feel lost, and are searching for something more to life, then first look for the signs from the universe. It is not a coincidence that you are reading this article at this moment in your life. Take a step and do something that just feels right and then wait and see what the second step will be. This way you are eventually guided to something that brings you deep joy and peace … almost like returning home to unconditional love.

I am happy to connect with you the reader if you need more help and advice.

I send you my love and gratitude

For further details, contact Sally:

www.soulcentre.org

info@soulcentre.org

Tel – Singapore - 98752372 

Reiki... Make it a part of life...

Be Authentic... Follow your Heart

Sally Forrest 

BSc, MRPharmS, MBA
Managing Director
SoulCentre Academy.
www.soulcentre.org

We are all born with pure potential, and a promise of being able to be the best we can be.

This promise is the reason we took birth, yet as we grow we move further away from this promise and actually forget what it is.

Imagine that the day you are born, you came with a bright white, clean, blank piece of paper; there is nothing written upon it .You have to write what you wish to be and what you want to become is totally up to you and is possible!

However once we are born, others begin to write on this piece of paper. They 

are people who have your best interests at heart – like our parents, teachers, leaders of communities etc.…
They write things from their viewpoint, what they feel is right for you

Things like ;
“Sally should be a lawyer when she grows up”
“Sally should get married and have children “
“Sally should play the piano, as I always wanted to do that as a child”
“Sally must get good grades in school and go to University”
“Sally should always put others needs before her own “

The list goes on and the expectations that others impose upon us continue throughout life. Eventually we lose sight of our natural gift and begin to live a life of continuous futile attempts trying to fulfill other people’s hopes, dreams and expectations.
How others see the world is not how we see the world, we see the world from our own conditioning and experiences.
How can the generations before us even begin to comprehend the unlimited opportunities of the future generations?
Take something as obvious as technology …… it is the youth who are creating the technology of the future …not the previous generation.

Soon we begin to lose sight of the promise we are born with and the natural passion we have for life.

At this moment – STOP and ask yourself the following questions…
Am I happy with life at this moment?
Am I passionate each day as I wake up?
Do I rise each morning excited to start a new day – or full of dread and moans?
Are you in a relationship that fulfills you emotionally and physically?
If life is great then congratulations! Continue doing what you are doing and enjoy!
However if you are not happy with some aspect of life, first identify what that aspect is and then decide to change.
The secret is to become authentic!
Live a life where you bring out the best from inside you and be what you want to be. Find that special gift that you were born with and follow your heart. Forget about trying to fulfill the expectations of others – they have their own life to live and in which to fulfill themselves.

As you walk in this direction you will naturally manifest Happiness and Passion for life.
Top Tips to become Authentic 

• Know yourself and what you want from life
• Know what makes you happy and keeps you passionate
• Stop doing anything that depletes you or makes you negative
• Stop living to make others happy –start by making small changes ,e.g. do not accept invitations to activities or events that you do not want to go to .
• Take time out for “me” – connect again with nature and feel balance and harmony in life
• Do new things! Especially those things you have always wanted to do 
• Loosen up- be child like and stop fitting in!
• Do not simply watch each day pass you by – take action and participate fully in life!
• Live today as if it was your last day on earth …you never know it may really be so……

The Universe does not make mistakes, you came here for a reason and you are full of special talents. You owe it to yourself and to the world to be Authentic.

Having walked the path it is clear that those who have courage can give courage to others ,just as the flame of the candle can light up another…I urge you to take a step towards your authentic self….one step leads to another and you will soon discover your passion and purpose in life!

You are born an Original. So bring that gift to the world …do not die a copy!

Please Find Sally's Latest Published Article on Reiki

Click here ---> Being a Reiki Master

Accredited Reiki Teacher Trainer at SoulCentre Academy - Mary Jo

We are delighted to announce that Mary Jo will join the SoulCentre Team and work alongside Sally taking SoulCentre Academy Reiki training and therapies international.

Mary Jo is dedicated to Reiki having studied all 3 levels at SoulCentre Academy, and then graduated as a Reiki Master.

She is now available to take individual clients for Reiki Healing, and appointments may be made by contacting SoulCentre.

She will also arrange Reiki Shares on a Monthly Basis for all Reiki students of SoulCentre. These will be held at SoulCentre and are FREE of charge.

We wish Mary Jo every happiness with this exciting opportunity, and know that through this role she will reach out and touch the lives of many.

To book an appointment contact – Soulcentresingapore@yahoo.com.sg

Reiki Healing Stories

Today we interview the beautiful Louise about her amazing Reiki journey and the benefits she has seen in her life as a result.

Louise has studied from level 1, all the way to Reiki Master Level and has just completed her Reiki Master exam with flying colors!

Congratulations Louise, a truly dedicated and passionate student ;)

I hope you share your Reiki Therapy and Wisdom with others...


So Louise what brought you to Reiki?

I’ve always had an open mind about alternative and holistic therapies and after developing some troubling back and neck issues as a teenager I investigated various therapies including reflexology, acupuncture and Chiropractic treatment.  They were all helpful at relieving symptoms on a short term basis but the underlying issues remained.

By the time I was in my twenties it had become very obvious to me there was a fundamental link between my emotional state and the condition of my back.  I had been labelled as depressed when I was young and had suffered from lack of confidence and self doubt most of my life. 

One day I was discussing my need to take more responsibility for my overall health with my chiropractor when she confided in me that she had also suffered from depression and found Reiki very helpful.  I had heard of Reiki but knew nothing about it and so with an open mind I booked an appointment.

At the first session I was amazed at what I was experiencing on a physical and emotional level and I immediately booked another appointment.  I quickly became fascinated and curious about what Reiki was and wanted to know more.  Sharon told me she also taught and suggested it would be a good idea for me to learn for myself.  She didn’t have to ask twice and in November 2009 I took Reiki first degree with her.

Before I had a chance to progress to the next level my husband’s company offered him a role in Singapore.  When he asked how I felt about going I simply said, “if I can study Reiki over there I will happily go”, I jumped on the internet and typed in Singapore Reiki and enough hits came up to reassure me.  We left for Singapore a couple of months later!

Once we had settled in I started my search for a Reiki teacher I was comfortable with.  After a few false starts I came to SoulCentre and met Sally and knew immediately I was in the right place.  Her enthusiasm and authenticity were infectious and I signed up to retake the first degree straight away.  I knew I wanted to learn all the way to master level right from the outset and I felt it was important to start the journey from the beginning again with Sally.

What Benefits have you seen personally since learning Reiki?

I have benefited in so many ways since learning Reiki.  For me what has been key is that Reiki truly gets to grips with the mind body connection.  It teaches right from the start that without a happy mind there cannot be a happy (healthy) body.  It provides a framework for how to live your best life and by following this guidance I have been able to let go of the negative labels I had attached to myself for so long and happiness and peace have found their way in.

Reiki also focuses on the importance of healing yourself first before giving to others and I believe very strongly this is essential if you are to treat others successfully.

On a physical level I experience significantly less back pain and have learnt to listen to my body rather than ignoring or masking symptoms.

I am much more aware of my self-talk which allows me to recognise quickly when it is negative and turn it around.  As my understanding of who I really am and what I have to offer increases I live with more purpose.  My energy levels have gone up and I have found the confidence to move away from the people and situations that don’t support the real me.

How has Reiki Helped your family?

It’s great to have a method of healing which can be used anywhere, any time and without the need for any equipment.  I have given my husband Reiki for neck pain in a shopping mall!  You might not always be in the best environment to give Reiki but you can do something to help.

I gave my husband’s knee Reiki when he developed an injury whilst training for an event last year and he’s convinced it made the difference and allowed him to still take part.

It’s also a comfort to know I can use distant healing for my friends and family back in the UK.  My mum recently called me to ask if I would send distant Reiki to a close friend who had just been diagnosed with breast cancer and it’s so nice to be able to help in those situations.

On an emotional level Reiki has benefited my relationship with my husband as I am a calmer, happier person.  I always thought we communicated well and knew each other fully but as I’ve been able to accept myself more and more my ability to express my true feelings has really helped us work together as a team.  In fact he’s so impressed with the benefits of Reiki he’s signed up to do first degree Reiki at the SoulCentre!

Any Advice to others considering Reiki?

I would urge anyone who is interested to try it; you never know where it might lead!

Reiki Student Interviews with Sally

Sally has decided to interview some of her students to help readers get a first hand feeling of their personal Reiki Journeys and Experiences.

Here is Mary Jo, from Switzerland, who got hooked at Reiki 1, studied all the way to Reiki Master with Sally and now will go on to become an Accredited Reiki Teacher Trainer with Sally at SoulCentre Academy.

From student to teacher- an amazing journey….

So Mary Jo, what attracted you to Reiki?

When I first came to Singapore, I was busy making a new life for myself when I first heard about Reiki. It was a wonderful opportunity to do something positive for myself so I immediately signed up for a class. I immediately got attracted to Reiki as it is natural, and especially because I knew that learning Reiki would allow me to take my life and my health into my own hands.

How did you find the teachings?

I was very pleasantly surprised to see how quick and easy it was to learn the basic skills. Everyone in the class had fun giving and receiving Reiki and all of us were amazed at how good it felt and at how effective it was. 

So why did you decide to become a Reiki Master?

After experiencing such joy and lightness after the first class, I got hooked! I wanted to learn how to do more for myself and for my loved-ones. This brought me on a wonderful journey of self-discovery and healing which is so amazing, I now want to share it with all.

Thank you Mary Jo for your generous sharing.

Such a dedicated and disciplined student…so will undoubtedly make a great teacher!

With love and gratitude

Sally