Why Reflexology, Reiki and Doula Businesses Fail
Why do holistic businesses fail? Learn why reflexology, Reiki, and doula practices struggle, and what successful practitioners do differently.
Why the word God gives you the ick
Many people who feel called to healing work struggle with conventional Western religion. What’s often missing isn’t faith. It’s recognition. A lot of Western religious language presents God as singular, hierarchical, directive, often implicitly masculine. For some people, that works. For others, something essential feels absent. Not because God is wrong but because the way God is presented to us doesn't resonate. Across many ancient spiritual traditions, God was never underst
Holding Space and Meeting Pain Without Harm
It's time to expand our concept of holding space to deeply consider not just our client or loved one's unique relationship with emotional pain and their nervous system capacity for it, but also our own. People are complex and individual and this includes how we experience suffering, our feelings about emotional pain, how our nervous system responds to it and what we do to regulate if we become dysregulated. How we hold space for others can cause harm to ourselves or to the o
Suppression, Expression and Sublimation
Emotions are one of the most obvious ways we experience energy. What we do with that energy can have a significant effect on us including...
Infertility, Birth, and Root Chakra Excess: How Feeling Safe Affects Your Journey
The journey to conception and pregnancy is deeply emotional and can sometimes be full of uncertainty. For many, infertility can feel like...
Natural Pain Relief for CRPS?
Living with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) can be an incredibly challenging experience. This chronic condition often causes...
Discipline and motivation for holistic entrepreneurs - Part two
Tips for reflexology, Reiki and doula business success Whether you are working towards completing a reflexology, Reiki or doula course or...
6 Reasons why teens should consider the doula and holistic career path
Now that I have worked in the holistic health and wellness industry for 23 years, I can appreciate more fully how unique I was to have...
Doula course, Reflexology course and Reiki course in one
After years of teaching a conventional doula training program, Michelle Stroud knew she had to step away to invest the time into creating...
My journey through depression with yoga and Reiki
I was first diagnosed with depression as a teenager. I started my healing work with a counsellor right away. I was prescribed...
