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Monday, 7 September 2026

My Journey into Self-Love and Healing the Heart

Many years ago, in meditation with my spirit guide, I was given the phrase “from darkness into light”. I thought this would possibly be the title of a book if I ever got round to writing one. I’ve realised lately however that this phrase is actually the description of my journey in this lifetime and is the transformation I am here to facilitate in others.

I would like to share my own story here and how I have moved from living with fear, anxiety and low mood into confidence, self-respect and self-love.

As a child I was naturally very fearful of everyone and everything. My first memory is of nightmares of being hunted down and persecuted as a witch somewhere in France. I was dunked and drowned. Growing up in fear made me extremely timid, highly sensitive and an easy target for bullies in my teens. Kids soon sense who is unable to stand up for themselves.

I had anxiety in my teens which I now know to be social anxiety but back then it didn’t have a name. I was just a bit weird. I couldn't eat in front of others or had to eat very slowly so I didn’t choke and draw attention to myself. I never spoke up in class when I knew the answers as I had a pathological fear of being centre of attention. I always felt I had to try harder to be liked and accepted. Others seemed to find life much easier.  Comparison became the norm. My self-esteem and confidence plummeted.

I left school with 3 good ‘A’ Levels but with not an ounce of self-confidence. I had no idea who I was or what I wanted out of life. I was just glad I had survived and left school. Moving into the adult world of secretarial college eased things somewhat but I had settled for a career path which was well below what was originally expected of me.

It’s easy to see from this story where low self-worth starts. Yes I had parents who loved me but they were of the generation who didn’t show it. Discipline was more important. I was a lonely child with no emotional support whatsoever.

Relationships were so hard to navigate. I lurched from one disastrous “situationship” to another, choosing partners who reflected my low self-esteem, before finally deciding in my late 20s I was better off alone.

I settled for less. I accepted my lot. I convinced myself that was ok. Reiki saved me and my training gave me a purpose - to heal myself and others. I peeled back layers of untruths that I had accepted about myself and about life. Over the years I actually started to like who I was.

Healing the heart and moving further into self-love was the final stage in my journey. I am now comfortable in my own skin, able to stand in my power. I know who I am and I like it. I am open and ready for love and welcome in new friendships, greater connection, peace, abundance, joy, maybe even romantic love one day - all the things you associated with an open, healthy, balanced heart chakra.

Self-love allows me to receive what I am worth, to receive as much as I give, to live with greater ease and flow. Above all I am able to live in the moment, free of the painful shackles of the past.

Embracing self-love has helped to release the shame of not being popular at school and the parental disappointment I was carrying for not going to University. It brought about a gradual releasing of all the negative projections and opinions that weren’t mine to carry, as well as those that came from my own deep pain within. I do believe that we all have soul wounds we are meant to heal that, when healed, allow us to step deeper into our soul purpose and finally to recognise what that soul purpose is.

Self-love helps you grow as a person rather than stagnating at the point of emotional wounding. It helps you release the past, live in the present and embrace a positive future filled with greater peace, contentment and abundance.

This is not just to boost your well-being: put simply, self-love heals your whole life.

If my story resonates with you, please connect with and/or contact me. My new Self-Love Workshop available on Sat 17th October is a good place to start (an online version will also be available). I also offer a longer 6 session 1:1 Self Love immersion program called Love, Light and Roses where we can go deeper into embodying self love, reclaiming your personal power and creating deeper shifts.

You can change. Your life can change. You are so worth it.

 

Monday, 3 February 2025

Helping Clients through Grief with Angelic Reiki


Angelic Reiki is one of the best therapies to relieve the symptoms of grief. Angelic Reiki carries the loving, nurturing energy of the angelic realm who I call in at the beginning of the session. The most suitable Archangels for the client’s needs then come in and give healing. This treatment helps clients to feel lighter and stronger and supports them in beginning to move forward.

I have worked with two clients recently who were experiencing the pain of bereavement. One lady, whose mum passed earlier this year, was having counselling but her body was manifesting symptoms of her grief - aches and pains, heavy weight on shoulders, stomach problems, constipation, irregular periods. She knew grief was affecting her body as she was previously healthy and knew that she needed to slow down. To add to her pain, she was carrying some guilt over her mum’s final few days.

 

An Angel of Joy came in first, encouraging me to open her heart chakra, clearing out the heavy emotion and bringing in the pink light of love. Archangel Michael brought in courage and strength and cut cords to her guilt. Raphael brought healing to her nervous system and abdomen. The client initially saw darkness, which then became lighter, moving through green, then to light. She saw a door opening and the light became brighter, showing her the healing light she was receiving from the spirit world. I was guided to focus on her feet to ground her and help her feel safe in her new reality. At the end she reported that her body felt lighter, there was no heaviness around her shoulders and her chest felt clearer.

 

Another client had been very low with grief following her dad’s passing three years previously. She’d had grief counselling but was still experiencing pain in the body and a continuous cough. During her treatment the client had a release of bottled up emotional pain. Archangel Phuel came in to cleanse the energy in her heart chakra and reconnect her with the flow of life. Archangel Michael brought strength and cleansed her aura. She also received physical healing and grounding. The client felt things being released from her and felt floaty at times. She felt lifted emotionally at the end of the session. During her second treatment she didn’t cough at all and again felt much lighter at the end. After two sessions she reported she was a lot better emotionally: she felt stronger and coped much better than usual on the anniversary of her dad’s death.

 

Sometimes in Angelic Reiki sessions a channelled message will come through for the client at the beginning of the healing session. One lady was told “With your great capacity to love comes great suffering when there is loss but if you knew how close the spirit world is around you, you would not grieve so much”.

 

Grief can also set in after a relationship break-up when we are grieving for the loss of our hopes and dreams for the future as well as the loss of the person in our life. Archangel Zadkiel came in to help one lady release her fears of her ex moving on to a new relationship; Archangel Raphael brought healing to past trauma held in her sacral chakra and Archangel Michael brought the strength to move forward. This client experienced a jumping sensation in her throat as blocks were cleared. She also had the realisation that she had hidden in the relationship and was now beginning to find herself. She felt things lifting and saw herself with a sense of freedom.

 

The angels say that sometimes you have to be prepared to release something in order for that thing to come back to you, if it is right, or to make way for something better to come in.

 

Angelic Reiki really can help lighten your energy, lift your worries and any heavy energy you’ve been carrying around, help you feel stronger emotionally and find the strength to move forwards again. Your passed loved ones and the angels never want you to feel stuck and alone and will bring all the support and healing they possibly can to get you through a difficult time.



Angelic Reiki can be taken in-person at my home in East Leake, south Notts or in Nottingham city centre, or can be taken as a distance session online via Zoom. Your session includes a 3 card angel card reading.


Helen Shortland

Angelic Reiki Master

Monday, 28 September 2020

Why do I have Disturbing Visions?


Over the years I have met several people who are scared to open up psychically and use their psychic ability because they have seen bad, frightening things in the past and believe that they will only see the things they don't want to see if they open up again.

So why do some people only seem to be shown scary, upsetting visions? I believe this is all to do with the health and development of the energy body. It usually occurs when the upper psychic centres (third eye, crown and other smaller chakras in the head area) are wide open before someone has finished working through and releasing their own fears, issues etc and done their own healing. In an ideal world your chakras gradually clear and open the more you work on yourself, releasing negative energies in the lower chakras first, so that your spiritual gifts develop in line with the spiritual healing and personal growth work that you do. In some people however their psychic centres/higher chakras may already be open. They may have stayed open in childhood, they may be a natural psychic, they may have health problems connected to the head such as headaches, migraines or epilepsy which can force the 3rd eye chakra open or the chakras may be open due to drug or alcohol use/abuse. These drugs can also include some powerful prescription drugs.

Our psychic visions are governed by the third eye chakra, sited in the forehead just above the brows with its rear over the occipital ridge at the back of the head. Sometimes a visual image of fears stored in the lowver chakras can be seen on your inner screen (third eye); in other words you are receiving a visual representation of that fear. I've encountered one or two people who have been absolutely convinced that something bad was going to happen to their partner or another loved one. Thankfully none of these visions have come true so I think it is much more likely that their visions and intuitions were a reflection of their own fears.

If this has happened to you, it is best to take it as a sign that you need greater control over your psychic abilities and an acknowledgement that some visions come from ourselves rather than from our guides, angels or Spirit. The only way to work psychically in a safe, trusting manner is to work through and release your own issues and recognise that there is most likely an underlying fear within you at the time you have the vision. After any unpleasant visions you should cleanse yourself with pure white light, allowing it to wash away any negative energy, and then ask yourself "Am I living in fear at the moment? Does this vision represent a subsconscious fear within me?"

Some people are able to tune in psychically to others they know who may be ill, going through a difficult time or close to the end. These people may feel out of sorts (anxious, low/depressed, fearful, lethargic etc) without knowing why until they find out that someone close to them has been going through exactly the same thing. Knowing the reason for your sudden intense negative mood will bring relief for both your state of mind and your body. Again, cleanse with the shower of white light to help release these feelings.

If you are the person who someone else has had a disturbing vision about, it is best to let it go, release it to the light, asking for cleansing and purification at the highest level. I was contacted by someone with this very issue only a few days ago and was inspired to say to him that you always have a choice, whether to live in fear or live in the light. Trust that most disturbing visions are a reflection of the seer's subconscious fears. It may actually be worth considering whether you should be more cautious in a particular area of your life as someone is obviously worried about you! You can also ask God or Archangel Michael to bring you any protection you may need. Visualise yourself in a blue, violet or gold bubble of protection and make sure you fully ground yourself to the Earth.


Helen Shortland is a Reiki Master Healer/Teacher, Intuitive, Holistic Therapist, Meditation Teacher and Spiritual Development Coach based in south Notts and on line. Helen offers several healing treatments such as Reiki, Spiritual Energy Healing, Angelic Reiki, Faery Reiki, Angel Therapy and Crystal Healing; holistic therapies including Reflexology, Indian Head Massage, Foot Massage, Hopi Ear Candles & Facials; as well as Usui Reiki and Faery Reiki training courses and angel card and tarot readings. She has been on the spiritual path for nearly 20 years and has extensive knowledge of healing and the healing journey. For further information about her Reiki courses, therapies, distance treatments and workshops, please visit her website http://helenshortland.com or visit and ‘like’ her Facebook page Helen Shortland Holistics, Healing & Spiritual Development.

Friday, 27 December 2019

Establishing Healthy Boundaries


We’ve all had that feeling of someone being too much in our personal space but did you know that you can also be invaded by the energy of others without even being consciously aware of it? And this absorbing of other people’s energies can actually affect you in a very negative ways. The boundary I’m talking about here is your energetic boundary or aura – the energy field that surrounds you and which is made up of your thoughts, emotions, personal history, even energy patterns/karmic patterns carried over from past lives.

Signs of a Weak Aura

If your aura is too weak, you can become easily overwhelmed by certain people, places or situations as you struggle to maintain your own centredness. You can become confused, unable to think clearly, irritable or sad. Some people become overwhelmed by visions, bad dreams and negative premonitions. Insomnia is another side effect of weak boundaries. Some people become overwhelmed with other people’s emotions and can feel like they’re on a roller coaster.

If your aura is weak, on the positive side it means that you have great sensitivity and great empathy with others, which can be useful to those with a healing, caring, therapeutic or psychic profession. On the other hand, if you are absorbing too much emotion and other psychic information, it can be too overwhelming to the point where you are unable to separate yourself from the other person and process the information at all.

Signs of Too Impenetrable Boundaries

A person with too thick a boundary can appear insensitive to the feelings of others. They can display a lack of empathy and understanding. They may be very self-contained and single minded of purpose but will most likely struggle to form real meaningful emotional connections to others. They are less likely to dream or receive psychic information.

Signs of a Healthy Aura

A person with a healthy boundary will be able to stand firm in the face of criticism or abuse and will recover more quickly from traumatic experiences.

What Weakens the Aura

A person’s aura becomes weak through shock, trauma (including relationship break-up, bereavement, major surgery), abuse, neglect, physical or verbal attack, especially if these are long term issues. Bullying has a very damaging effect on the aura, chipping away at more of your personal power with every attack. Medication, drugs and alcohol abuse can all take their toll on a person’s energy field, as can being indoctrinated/brainwashed with negative, limiting beliefs while you are growing up.

How to Repair and Strengthen the Aura

To help detach negative energy and entities, cleanse your aura with a selenite wand on all sides of your aura including above your head and round your feet. To repair holes and tears in the aura, hold an amethyst crystal and go round the whole aura again, setting the intention to repair and seal the aura. If you are aware of where the holes and tears in your aura may be, circle the hole itself with the amethyst crystal.

You can also do a meditation connecting to pure white light shining down from above, bringing it down and visualising beams of white light shining through each of your chakras and swirling round your whole energy field. White raises your vibration and will help you rise above other people’s negativity and other stressful situations around you.

Once repaired, get into the habit of visualising yourself in a bubble of protection (gold, blue or violet) every morning and during the day if needed and make sure you ground yourself regularly so you’re not living in your head too much. Grounding can be anything that helps you feel connected to the earth – walking, running, exercise in general, gardening and spending time with uplifting, supportive people.

Healing treatments such as Reiki, Spiritual Healing and Crystal Healing will also repair, strengthen and rebalance the aura. I offer all of these treatments in Nottingham city centre or East Leake, so please don’t hesitate to contact me if you feel I can help.

Helen Shortland is a Reiki Master Healer/Teacher, Holistic Therapist and Spiritual Development Coach based at City Gate East in Nottingham city centre, NG1 5FS and in East Leake. Helen offers several healing treatments such as Reiki, Spiritual Energy Healing, Angelic Reiki, Faery Reiki, Angel Therapy and Crystal Healing; holistic therapies including Reflexology, Indian Head Massage, Foot Massage, Hopi Ear Candles & Facials; as well as Usui Reiki and Faery Reiki training courses and angel card and tarot readings. She has been on the spiritual path for 18 years and has extensive knowledge of healing and the healing journey. For further information about her Reiki courses, therapies and workshops, please visit her website http://helenshortland.com or visit and ‘like’ her Facebook page Helen Shortland Holistics, Healing & Spiritual Development.

Sunday, 25 August 2019

Sleep Deprivation - Effects on the Body

A few weeks ago I watched an interesting programme on sleep deprivation and discovered some interesting facts, namely that lack of sleep leads to dehydration which can cause headaches. I’ve been starting to note when I have bad headaches myself and, sure enough, they nearly always follow a period of little or poor sleep. Many people, especially women, suffer from sleep deprivation. Often this is stress-related – when you wake up too early, start thinking of all the things you’ve got to do and can’t get back to sleep again. Other times I believe it’s hormonal, linked to changes connected with the peri-menopause and menopause. Other causes are depression, poor diet, physical pain from head/neck/shoulder problems and over-use of technology near bedtime.

In addition to leaving us feeling rough, groggy and lethargic with brain-fog the next day, lack of sleep also shows in the face due to its negative effects on the skin. Lack of sleep is also linked to a higher risk of developing heart disease, diabetes and obesity. It weakens the immune system, affects fertility and has a negative effect on mental health. It is one of the most common complaints reported to doctors and holistic therapists alike.
 

Effects of Sleep Deprivation on the Skin

One study in South Korea discovered that sleep deprivation led to a significant decrease in skin hydration and impaired barrier function. Decreased hydration led to reduced skin elasticity and translucency, an increase in fine lines, uneven pigmentation, increased skin scaling; facial pores became more noticeable and there was decreased blood flow to the skin. In other words, lack of sleep has a massive effect on skin ageing. When the skin barrier in the outermost layer of the skin (the stratum corneum) is impaired, more irritants can get in and we become more susceptible to illness.
 

Signs of Body Dehydration

The poor hydration resulting from lack of sleep affects the whole body. One study found that adults sleeping 6 hrs a night were inadequately hydrated compared to those sleeping 8 hrs. It is believed that poor sleep disrupts the release of vasopressin, a hormone that regulates hydration in the body. If you wake up too early, you may miss the window of time when this hormone is released. Most people sweat during sleep which acts as a natural moisturiser for the skin. If you don’t get enough sleep you can miss out on the positive effects of sweating.

The signs of sleep deprivation and dehydration unfortunately show in our face. You may have hanging or heavy eyelids, dark circles under the eyes, redder or more swollen eyes, paler skin, more fine lines and drooping at the corners of the mouth. The skin may appear rougher and duller. Overall the effect is ageing.
 

Self Help Methods to improve Sleep
 
·        Take a warm bath or shower before bedtime.

·        Turn off electronic devices a couple of hours before bedtime.

·        Yoga or light exercise.

·        Meditation or breathing exercises.

·        Read a book to distract the mind from everyday stresses.

·        Go to bed at the same time every night to programme the body to fall asleep at a certain time.

Holistic/Complementary Therapies to improve Sleep

Most people report having a good night’s sleep after treatments such as Reiki, Reflexology, Massage etc. Reflexology helps rebalance the body. Reiki (any type) addresses the underlying causes that may be contributing to sleep problems. The healing/clearing continues after the treatment has ended and most people sleep very well that night as the body does most of its healing when we are asleep.

A Facial or Face Massage can ‘lift’ the muscles, release tension and restore hydration and healthy skin tone.

To beat the problem, or at least improve it, the best solution is a combination of lifestyle changes and therapies to address the underlying causes and rebalance the body. With today’s stress-filled, time-pressured lifestyles it may be difficult to solve the problem of lack of sleep completely but at least there are things we can do to help ourselves.

 
Notes:

Reiki, Reflexology, Indian Head Massage, Facials and Vitality Lift Facial Massage are all available with Helen Shortland in Nottingham city centre or East Leake. Please visit her website http://helenshortland.com for more details and prices.

 
Helen Shortland is a Reiki Master Healer/Teacher, Holistic Therapist and Spiritual Development Coach currently based at City Gate East, Toll House Hill, Nottingham city centre, NG1 5FS and in East Leake (10 miles south of Nottingham). Helen offers several healing treatments such as Reiki, Spiritual Energy Healing, Angelic Reiki, Faery Reiki, Angel Therapy and Crystal Healing; holistic therapies including Reflexology, Indian Head Massage, Foot Massage, Hopi Ear Candles & Facials; as well as Usui Reiki and Faery Reiki training courses and angel card and tarot readings. She has been on the spiritual path for 20 years and has extensive knowledge of healing and the healing journey. For further information about her Reiki courses, therapies and workshops, please visit her website http://helenshortland.com or visit and ‘like’ her Facebook page Helen Shortland Holistics, Healing & Spiritual Development.

 

Tuesday, 30 July 2019

Intuition - Your Inner Guide


Developing your intuition means connecting with your higher self – the part of you that is connected to the divine, which is the most awakened, wise and highest aspect of yourself. It is a source of inspiration, guidance and wisdom if you learn how to pay attention to the subtle messages it sends you. Guidance can be subtle – the feeling you have when something just isn’t right, a sense of unease that you feel in your gut, a strong urge to act in a certain way or a powerful resistance to following a particular path. Some people experience recurring dreams with a common underlying theme – this is another way our higher self or intuition communicates with us.

With our busy lives it is very easy to forget all about our intuition and feel disconnected from our higher self. That disconnection however can leave you feeling anxious, stuck, reactive and ungrounded. On the other hand, when connected to your higher self or intuition, you are naturally more receptive, creative and open to new experiences and have a sense of being guided to the right people and opportunities. Life just flows better. And you know when your intuition is spot on because when you speak it out loud, you feel cold tingles or shivers in your body, usually down the spine.
 

How our intuition communicates with us
 
To pick up the messages from your intuition or higher self, you have to learn to bypass the conscious mind – in other words you have to stop thinking and analysing and work with your senses instead. These are your psychic senses, also known as the clairs – clairvoyance (clear seeing), clairaudience (clear hearing), claircognizance (clear knowing) and clairsentience (clear feeling). There are also less common clair abilities of clairalliance (smelling) and clairgustance (tasting).
 
Meditation is a good starting point if you want to develop your psychic senses because it teaches you to detach from the mind chatter and calm the mind. After all, if you ignore something, over time it goes away.

When receiving your intuitions through the clairs, you’ll find that you have a natural affinity with one or two more than the others. So how do you know which is your strongest clair?
 

·        If you are someone who senses the emotions of others, if you feel the physical pain of others when giving healing, if you ‘feel’ when you are being watched or feel someone stood behind you, your strength may be clairsentience. You can walk into a room and feel the atmosphere, especially if there has been an argument of if the space is full of joy. These people are very empathic and often taken on the emotions of others.
 

·        If you are someone who sees someone in the street who reminds you of someone you know and you then bump into that person or hear from them shortly afterwards, you may be stronger at clairvoyance. These people often enjoy art and visual experiences and can see the finer details of a situation.

 
·        If you are someone who can just completely download an idea for a book, film or other concept in your head from out of nowhere, you may be claircognizant. Creative people are strong in this area, especially those who do creative writing where ideas just flow through the pen.

 
·        If you are someone who receives words imprinted on your mind or hears actual words spoken to you that others cannot, giving you information or a warning, you are likely to have the gift of clairaudience or inner hearing. These people often like silence, chanting meditation or just listening to the sounds of nature.

 
The language you use can also give an indication of which psychic sense is the strongest. Note how often you say “I see what you mean”, “I feel what you’re saying, or “I hear you”.

The more we practice and tune into our intuition, the stronger it becomes. It doesn’t mean you’ll never make a mistake again but you’ll find that you have an inner wisdom that you probably didn’t have before. You’ll also learn from ‘mistakes’ a lot quicker, sensing the best way to put them right and get back on track.
 
 
Notes: Helen is running a Developing Intuition workshop on Sat 17th August 2019 at 2pm-4.30pm at City Gate East, Toll House Hill, Nottingham. Please email her at helenshortland@live.co.uk if you would like to book a place. No previous experience necessary, just an openness to have a go!


Helen Shortland is a Reiki Master Healer/Teacher, Holistic Therapist and Spiritual Development Coach currently based at City Gate East, Toll House Hill, Nottingham city centre, NG1 5FS. Helen offers several healing treatments such as Reiki, Spiritual Energy Healing, Angelic Reiki, Faery Reiki, Angel Therapy and Crystal Healing; holistic therapies including Reflexology, Indian Head Massage, Foot Massage, Hopi Ear Candles & Facials; as well as Usui Reiki and Faery Reiki training courses and angel card and tarot readings. She has been on the spiritual path for nearly 20 years and has extensive knowledge of healing and the healing journey. For further information about her Reiki courses, therapies and workshops, please visit her website http://helenshortland.com or visit and ‘like’ her Facebook page Helen Shortland Holistics, Healing & Spiritual Development.

 

Monday, 27 May 2019

PENDULUM HEALING - POWERFUL ENERGY HEALING AT YOUR FINGERTIPS!


Pendulum Healing is a combination of energy healing and spiritual healing. It works with the energy field of the body like dowsing rods, reacting to the energy emitted from a person’s body, both from healthy and unhealthy tissues. I connect to my healing guides and angels and ask the pendulum to release mental/emotional blocks, clear pain, release causes of a health problem etc in the same way that you would program a crystal. The pendulum then moves from side to side to break up the energy block then swings anti-clockwise to release it, returning to stillness when finished.
 

Uses

So far I have used Pendulum Healing to relieve pain, congestion and inflammation in the physical body, to clear blocked stagnant energy in the chakras and aura and to release negative thoughts, beliefs and emotions held in the mental/emotional bodies. I now include Pendulum Healing in my Reiki sessions and Crystal Healing treatments to clear the underlying causes of a client’s presenting problem, such as anxiety, depression, migraines and physical pain or to assist breaking down and releasing a build-up of negative energy. Pendulum Healing clears the underlying causes a lot faster than Reiki or crystals alone.

In a treatment the pendulum is held over the problematic body part or over the solar plexus if it is a generic condition affecting the whole body or if we are aiming to clear a mental/emotional condition from the subconscious. Pendulum Healing can also be used to clear individual chakras so that they function more effectively. It can also clear any blocks that are preventing you manifesting positive change in your life. For example we can ask it to remove blocks to receiving abundance, creativity, clarity and enhanced intuition.

Pendulum Healing can be applied to other areas of your life where healing is required, such as relationships or work. Many people suffer from low self-worth or slip into self-sabotaging behaviour which adversely affects the way these areas of their lives.

Pendulum Healing can also  be used to clear any negative energy in relationships (bad feelings, lack of forgiveness etc) and to clear negative karma of a family lineage or from past lives. More widely it can help release the negative energy of injustices and help heal communities. It is excellent for healing low self-esteem, self-worth issues, lack of confidence, anxiety and low mood.
 

How does it work?

It is believed that the spinning action of the pendulum creates an energy vortex, sometimes known as a ‘cone of power’. Pendulum commands can be likened to placing thought forms in the energy body which affect the subtle bodies and physical body in a positive way, improving health and wellbeing.

I have found Pendulum Healing to be incredibly powerful for shifting blocks, probably because the energy is focused in and amplified by the energy of the crystal pendulum. Like other healing modalities, Pendulum Healing cannot promise a complete cure but it helps to create conditions that are favourable to healing. I can honestly say that this is one of the most effective forms of healing I have discovered so far.
 

My Experiences

Pendulum Healing can be used for self-healing, healing others and as a distance healing treatment. So far I have used Pendulum Healing on myself to relieve headaches and clear the underlying causes of my migraine-type headaches, namely an intolerance to my triggers of perfume, aftershave and other perfumed smells. For the following two weeks I noticed a marked improvement in my tolerance levels which I would say improved by 70%. Two weeks later I repeated this program and again my tolerance levels have improved considerably. I also used it effectively on myself to clear any blocks to fully connecting with my spirit guides, angels, higher self and spirit and have experienced a much deeper connection, particularly to the angelic realm, since doing so.

I have used Pendulum Healing to relieve a client’s cold symptoms (catarrh and congestion) on her chest which cleared completely after treatment. Pendulum Healing has also helped relieve neck pain, stomach pain and considerably improved the relationship between a client and a friend.

With distance Pendulum Healing I tune in just as I would if sending distant Reiki: you make a mental connection with the person, visualise them, and ask the pendulum to clear and heal whatever the client wants to release.
 

Pendulum Healing Treatment

As stated earlier, I now include Pendulum Healing in my Reiki and Crystal Healing treatments where needed but Pendulum Healing can also be taken as a stand-alone treatment which includes the use of dowsing rods to dowse the state of your chakras, ie whether they are open, closed/blocked or stagnant. I can then rebalance the chakras with the pendulum, as well as work over specific problem areas in the physical body, then finally clear any blocks/negative energy from the subconscious that are preventing you manifesting your goals, such as improved self-confidence and self-worth, attracting love or greater financial abundance, increasing creativity or intuitive abilities.

The treatment can be an hour or half an hour depending on how much clearing you want to do. This treatment is ideal for anyone who holds limiting negative beliefs in their subconscious mind, as well as for all those who want to feel lighter, clearer and more balanced.
 

1 hr treatment  £30

½ hr treatment  £20

Distant treatment (max ½ hr)  £15

 

I will also be running an Energy Healing workshop in early Autumn using dowsing rods and healing pendulums so you can learn how to do this yourself!

 
Helen Shortland is a Reiki Master Healer/Teacher, Holistic Therapist and Spiritual Development Coach currently based at City Gate East in Nottingham city centre, NG1 5FS. Helen offers several healing treatments such as Reiki, Angelic Reiki, Faery Reiki, Angel Therapy and Crystal Healing; holistic therapies including Reflexology, Indian Head Massage, Foot Massage, Hopi Ear Candles & Facials; as well as Usui Reiki and Faery Reiki training courses and angel card and tarot readings. She has been on the spiritual path for 18 years and has extensive knowledge of healing and the healing journey. For further information about her Reiki courses, therapies and workshops, please visit her website http://helenshortland.com or visit and ‘like’ her Facebook page Helen Shortland Holistics, Healing & Tarot.