Hello, my name is Audrey and I live in Ipswich, Suffolk and have done so for over 25 years, after many moves throughout my life including the city of London and the counties of Kent, Northamptonshire and Essex, before landing in Suffolk and later finding that I had come 'home' to my ancestral county! I am a single Mum, with an adult son who is finding his own way in life and is a gifted Artist wit
h a good soul. I work part time for the NHS and have recently qualified as a Reiki Practitioner, so I will be running Lotus Flower alongside my existing role. Life has changed so much in the last few years and I've reset my path to more of one I wish to walk. As for me, I have been travelling my spiritual path for over 30 years on and off. I have been told many times throughout those years that I am a healer and have grown and developed my interest in all things spiritual, having a particular interest and leaning towards Native American Indian and Pagan roots - that of Mother Earth, respect for our ancestors, nature and the natural order of life, death and the spiritual world. I even attended evening classes to touch upon the subjects of crystals, chakras, reflexology, aromatherapy, and more. I originally wanted to be an aromatherapist, but massage wasn't something I could sustain due to osteo-arthritis, as my hands couldn't sustain the longevity for it. I began my 'healing journey' in 2017 when I took my Level 1 Reiki for the first time, at the Buddhist Centre, Ipswich, Suffolk. At that time I had no desire to be a Practitioner, I just wanted to help friends, family and myself. I had a young child, a busy life as an entertainer and it was purely something 'just for me'. So I never followed it up and life took all sorts of twists and turns, taking me further and further from my spiritual self, more than I would have liked. Many directions, stumbling on through all the changes. Demands on my time and energy were beginning to take its toll on my health, alongside getting older and entering menopause. I am now less able to tolerate the fast pace of life. Then with Covid and lock downs, life changed, I changed and I preferred the quieter lifestyle. I realised I didn't want to go back to that chaotic life again, so it gave me time to re-evaluate life. Then at the beginning of 2023, with money running out, frustration and stress that I wasn't living my authentic life, I had an 'Epiphany' moment that I really had to do something before I burned out again. The signs were all there, so I took some time out, gave up many things that no longer gave me joy or peace, including singing and I withdrew socially and decided to do what I 'needed' to find myself and get back to the spiritual person I once was. That was when I decided it was time to reconnect with my healing side. With my son now being fully grown, it is my time again now. So, after many years of being told many times in spiritual circles that "I should be working", I decided it was time to revisit what I'd started. Then my journey towards becoming a Practitioner started. I wanted to work for myself, as I already work from home for my main job, which suits me well. So running my business from home alongside my employed role made perfect sense to me. But I wanted to make sure I gained a recognised qualification, safe in the knowledge that I was a bonafide Reiki Practitioner. I found a training provider in Essex called Rejuvenating Hands, who is Accredited by the UK Reiki Federation, and one of a small number of approved training services in the UK in Reiki, Crystal Healing and more. So I booked myself in with Deborah Cordery to re-do my Level I Reiki (personal, friends and family) primarily as a refresher, but also because it made sense to have all my training up to date and with the same certifying body. I soon embarked onto Level II (Practitioner) and it is my intention to, over time, work towards my Advanced Level II, which will require many hours of case studies, self healing and personal study. I may work towards my Level 3 (Reiki Master), but first things first! I have to focus on my own Practice and see where destiny takes me and do what feels right for 'me', including building my new business. So by studying with Rejuvenating Hands, my lineage is by descent from Usui Mikao (臼井甕男, 15 August 1865 – 9 March 1926), the father of this spiritual practice known as Reiki. The business:
For me, I want to do my utmost to provide a good service to my clients. It is my aim to not only provide wonderful Reiki treatments, but to give my clients an opportunity to take a step out of this busy world and have some time just for them! To just stop, relax and be at peace, even if it is a brief respite from the chaos of life. In a world where everything moves so fast, we often forget or feel we don't deserve to give ourselves time off to unwind. So if nothing else, this is a moment of healing in itself in addition to a full Reiki treatment. I am here to guide energy to you and the rest is down to your body, taking the energy it requires and sending it to where it is most needed. Then your body will do what it does naturally - heal itself! I mean, the body is an amazing thing! A cut heals, bones rebuild, cells renew constantly, that's what it does and it works very hard to keep up that healing day in and day out. Reiki helps to clear blockages and provide the energy to give the body a chance to do its job better. So, I hope to see you soon and remember, it is essential for us to have 'time off', 'me time', for our body, mind and soul.
