After the success I had finding a reiki practitioner through a referral on Facebook, I went back to find some meditation classes. I received a reply from S, who runs a small yoga studio out of her home. I would describe her as a hippy, earthy type from England. She told me she had an…

I had noticed a shift in my meditations. I was not experiencing as many visuals as before. I would have my guides come through at the beginning of each session, maybe see some lights or shapes, but that would be all that I would remember. I had a few significant sessions early on. One involved…

I dove head first into all things metaphysical. My crystal collection was growing at an exponential rate, I was signing up for classes, and courses. I was soaking up all the knowledge, all while building my meditation practice. Crystals had been my first love. What started with a single lapis lazuli, became having crystals to…

My reiki practitioner had told me to carve out some time for fun, so I did. Over the Labour Day weekend, I had decided to take my youngest daughter to Elora for a few nights. I had been to Elora once before, for my husband’s 40th, and had fallen in love with its small town…

The next few weeks went by in a blur. I fully immersed myself into meditation. Every morning began the same. I was meditating before I got out of bed, and the Barenaked Ladies had played their final encore. Each meditation was capped off with grounding in the backyard. My mind was suddenly quiet at times.…

The day of my reiki appointment had arrived. I walked into Kirsten’s lovely space with no expectations. She was excited that it was my first time trying it. She explained that she hadn’t wanted to know much about my background, because a lot of what she experiences is intuitive, and she wanted it to be…

This time I felt cold when I walked into his office. My nerves were shot. I had spent the last 6 days trying to make sense of my results. Chastising myself for only paying attention to the words I had been hoping to hear, and zoning out the rest. “Amanda, I will be frank with…

It was my daughter’s 12th birthday when I got the call. My physician had my results in her hand and was going to go through them with me the best she could. She emphasized that this was not her area of expertise, and ultimately my endocrinologist would provide the most clarity for me. She started…

I felt like M had planted a seed. In those weeks I spent waiting for my results, I found myself trying to meditate, and searching for a reiki provider. I relied on good old Facebook for something useful, for once. I posted in a local Moms group asking for reiki recommendations. My knowledge of reiki…

My husband took the information about the throat chakra, and ran with it. “There is a crystal that is affiliated with your throat chakra that I was reading about. It is blue, and is called lapis lazuli. Maybe we should get you some.” “Where would we go to get something like that?” Neither of us…