All About Ashwhin

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DISCOVER YOURSELF

Learning about yourself is an amazing journey in itself.

Once you know who you are it is far easier to go where you are going with ease and enthusiasm.

At Ashwhin I often use counselling and coaching together, as I have found this to be to most effective and flexible way to help you to become the best you can be. In order to let go of the past and unhealthy patterns, we must sometimes confront our past (as in counselling), the goal is first self acceptance and then of course to move forward. To follow your dream.

MEDITATION

(for spiritual growth)

Meditation

For those of you who have had some experience of meditation, and who would like to explore meditation as a means of deepening your spiritual awareness and practices.

REIKI

- Advanced Reiki

Advanced Reiki combines techniques that I have adopted over the years that I have been working with reiki and energy medicine. It combines elements primarily from Reiki Ryoho (the version of Japanese reiki that was recently brought to the west), and Seichem (widely believed to be a compilation of symbols and methods that have come to us from Egypt).

- Mastery

It is entirely unnecessary for anyone to go past Reiki 1. After the Reiki 1 attunement each person will be able to give Reiki to themselves, their family and friends, animals and plants - really there is no limit.

However some people will want to continue with Reiki for spiritual and personal growth and to develop their healing potential. Others may feel drawn to share the experience on another level and wish to become teacher. I therefore offer Reiki 3 in two parts.

Part a is specifically for those who want to continue to use Reiki as a spiritual tool of growth and wish to have the final attunement; Part b deals with how to give attunements, work with groups and share reiki on a more professional basis. The time and guidance required by each individual will vary, so I choose to tailor each programme of training accordingly. Normally 3a is a1 day workshop - one to one Reiki a - £350 for day designed to your needs; Reiki 3b - Mastery with extended support £650 for 2 day intensive, £950 for the extended version that provides ongoing support

- Magnified Healing

Day long course open to anyone who has has at least reiki 1, or to anyone who has some experience in healing or energy work. Magnified Healing is a healing modality that was made available by two reiki masters. This technique is an extremely valuable one for anyone who works with energy, practices complementary or holistic healing of any sort - either professionally or simply for their own health and growth. In addition to giving Magnified Healing to others, I find it very helpful in self treatment, it:-

• helps me to align myself in the here and now, with conscious awareness of both my spiritual and physical connections

• renews my energy system by helping to align my chakras - at least that is what it feels like banishes back pain

• works with the same chi flow energy that I am familiar with in reiki, chi kung, and etc.

MUNAY - KI

The Munay-Ki are the nine great rites of initiation of the medicine way. The word munay means “I love you” or “BE AS THOU ART.” The Munay-Ki are the nine gates that heal us and transform our human energy field into that of homo luminous.

The Munay-Ki comes from a Quechua word that means ‘I love you.’ The Munay-Ki are the nine rites of initiation to become a person of wisdom and power who has accepted the stewardship for all creation. The nine rites are common to all shamanic traditions, even though they are expressed in different forms and styles in different cultures. They derive from the great initiations from the Hindus Valley that were brought to the Americas by the first medicine men and women who crossed the Baring Straits from Siberia during the glacial period some 30,000 years ago. These courageous travelers were the Laika, the Earthkeepers of old. Read more at http://www.munay-ki.org

COUNSELLING

LIFE COACHING

Counselling is about:-

• Enabling you to see the range of possibilities before you, and to support you while you go through the process of choosing the best direction for you right now.

• It often includes looking at your past, and the circumstances that led to where you are, because this can be useful in understanding the person you are now. We are all shaped by our experiences, by our family and culture, by our challenges and achievements.

• So counselling begins with looking at where you are, how you got here, and where you would like to be.

• My main role as counsellor is to help you see and explore your life from different perspectives, so that your decisions are informed by your mind and also your heart.

• You can be sure that your decisions will not be rushed, and you can be certain that whatever you choose will be yours, and not someone manipulating you.

• So Counselling is about understanding and accepting yourself as you are. It is about discovering the right way forward for you.

The purpose of Life Coaching is:-

To help you follow the path you have chosen, so that you can achieve your fullest potential and enjoy the life you dream of.

We will identify the skills that you need to reach the goals that you have set for yourself. Often you will find that you have all the skills you need, sometimes you will need to develop your existing abilities or learn something new. As your life coach. I will help you prioritise things, and to keep moving in the direction you have chosen.

There are many tools you can explore in Life Coaching and Spirit Work - here are a few we offer:-

It is about introducing you to a range of practices or ideas for living life to the full, and supporting you as you learn about yourself. Some of the many ways to help develop deeper self awareness are:

Sound - Percussive sound is probably the oldest form of communication between humans. The hypnotic nature of drumming and the deep pull on our psyches of singing bowls and bells are sounds that have been used for ritual, healing and to induce trance and meditation throughout recorded history and before.

Colour - Colour is such an integral part of our lives. Even people who are partially colour blind are effected by the energetic signatures of colour. Much research has been done to understand how colours in decor effect our moods and influence our abilities to concentrate, work, and relax.

Art - When we draw, paint or create anything it is as if we step out of our current time frame, we slow down and become absorbed with what we are doing to the exclusion of ordinary concerns and activities. If you think about it, this concentration is very like the frame of mind that yogis achieve in their meditation.

Dream-work - By learning to remember our dreams, then connecting with the unique language of our subconscious, we are able to connect with our deepest selves.