Tag: conflict

  • Meditation – The Return Journey of the Heart

    Meditation – The Return Journey of the Heart

    Meditation of the Heart Chakra – Creating the Connection

    Reiki offers a connection of the chakras to help heal and guide you through life, teaching you an incredibly useful discipline that will help you make time and space for you. Modern life can often make us feel all mixed up and thrown off balance, Reiki is a way to learn to bring that balanced connection back to your life. Life is forever moving and changing, and so grounding yourself with a deeper inner connection to yourself can guide you to where you want to be. That deep connection can then help you bring peace, clarity, direction, and understanding. An understanding that becomes clear through this journey.

    My own journey was prompted by something my grandfather used to say to me…

    “To get somewhere, you need to know what you want – what is your desired outcome?”

    He would say that if you choose to walk blindly through life, then that’s okay. But if you want more, then you really need to wake up and know who you are. You need to create time and understanding of and for yourself so that you can truly reach a place of peace and connection. I have always used my grandfather’s words wisely and while training over the years in many different therapies, it all began to unfold for me. Over time I started to know what I wanted. A big part of that is also to know what you don’t want.

    Have you heard the phrase many times before that it is not about the destination but the journey? This is true. There are many different ways, different roads and paths to follow, different disciplines and different hearts. One understanding can often be found in many. Sometimes it is as simple as just opening your eyes to see. To clearly see the lessons around you, the understanding and guidance that is on hand to help you.

    Never be in a rush – truly you have time, you have the space, but most importantly, don’t ignore you. There is nothing more important in life than you. Allow yourself to face who you are and love everything there is about you. Allow yourself to feel peace with all that you have done and all that you think and know that you are – become friends with yourself, even if you feel you have made mistakes in the past. We all have. That is normal, it is natural and human, be friends with it. Learn not to judge who you are or the people who have helped you to become the way you are, whether you think or know their actions and your reactions to be good or bad. When you stand on the bridge of understanding, all things will become clear and open to you.

    Ever feel something is missing – you may have found that you are or were looking for something, almost as if you feel something or someone is missing in your life – you may have no idea what it is or where to look – and as crazy as it sound it may be that you are in fact looking for YOU. You might have spent a long time looking for someone or something else that will give you love and understanding and a sense of completeness, but sometimes it’s actually the love and understanding of ourselves that we need to truly feel whole. Of course, all things that are missing could be valid, both people and experiences, and finding them can help our sense of wellbeing but sometimes finding  yourself amongst it all will actually reveal what you truly want out of life.

    The heart is a magical place of fulfilment and joy but often people feel disappointment or pain in their heart chakra. When this happens, you may want to run away and think that you will be better without it. Often that’s not the case. If you walk to the pain instead of away and become friends with it, just as you would be friends with the love and the joy, you will see something different.

    It may take a while but you can get there.

    The heart chakra is open at the front of our body and at the back. All new things that happen flow through the front of the chakra and flows back out. So, if we close the back because of the pain and suffering, when the new things come through it is difficult for us to feel the joy as it mixes with the pain. If we close the front, nothing new can come in and we are stuck with the pain and the suffering again.

    By creating the understanding and acknowledgement of the things that happen to us, whether we see or know it to be good or bad, will keep this flow open so we can experience all things with equal respect and acceptance.

    So, as we sit on the bridge of decisions, choices, direction, clarity, love and compassion, try to understand that the heart is the bridge between the realms of the soul and the physical body. As you stand on the bridge in life, the guidance is truly within you here and now.

    I have created this healing meditation inspired by a friend for opening the heart chakra and helping you achieve peace, clarity, direction, and understanding. Find a quiet moment in your day to take some time for you. Sit or lie down, be ready to listen, relax and open to deepening this link. It is my pleasure to share this with you and make it freely available for everyone to use.

    If it helps you then please feel free to share it with anyone in need. All the questions and answers are within.

    Simply click here for the free meditation – The return Journey of the heart

    Love and blessings,

    Yvette Karan`

     

     

  • Gratitude #youlovekindness

    Gratitude is the theme of our post, we are extremely grateful for the love and support of our colleagues and clients so we start with a heartfelt thank you. Find a little about our Ambassadors along with a tip on how to kickstart the New Year with purpose and focus….We know many of you are looking forward to waving 2020 goodbye it has undoubtedly brought about new challenges.  Yet in our experience with those challenges have come many lessons and reasons to be grateful.  It’s always important to recognise the challenges, acknowledge any pain or hardship relative to your own experience before letting this go and moving to gratitude.

     

    #YouLoveKindness

    We are sending a heart felt thank you to Kerry Burridge and our Ambassadors Rachel and Hattie for all their support in helping you maintain and develop a positive approach to your challenges, health and wellbeing this year. We would also like to thank all of our clients, current and old, for your continued support. We look forward to continuing to work with.

     

    The love of food and healthy intuitive eating with Hattie :- 

    Christmas is a time of cheer and joy and food. But in 2020, it’s been tough for many…Hattie has a natural way to help you learn to trust in your mind and your body. Get in touch with her, to help you begin that journey with trust in food.

    This year, we have introduced Hattie Rees as an Ambassador of YLK Mentors in our virtual online Reiki sessions. Hattie is a Nutritionist using the ‘whole-self’ approach to treatment, combining nutritional science with holistic teachings. She is here to guide you in every aspect of your relationship with food, health and wellbeing. If you feel you have strayed away from what you feel is healthy, or you are unsure about your relationship with food, talk to Hattie about her Intuitive Eating. After completing her degree in Nutrition, Hattie completed her training with the London Centre of Intuitive Eating. This process includes mechanisms of coping with disordered eating habits, as well as rediscovering what hunger/fullness cues mean, ultimately leading to a lifestyle with no nutritional restrictions. Take that step and have a chat with Hattie to better fulfil your eating patterns. Look out for our Workshop with Hattie in the coming year…

    Click here to find out more about Hattie’s approach and Intuitive Eating

     

    Acknowledging trust and focus

    We would like to thank Kerry Burridge for all her hard work this year despite the Pandemic. She has shown that if you put your mind  to it, you can achieve anything that you want to. We were talking to Kerry, late last year, about the reasons why people struggle with swimming and why they feel they can’t swim or why their kids can’t swim. The reason, as Kerry said, was lack of trust – lack of trust in themselves and their capabilities. She also explained to us, that it is about the story that people tell themselves. Kerry’s way of manoeuvring beyond this is not giving them a chance to think about it…to hesitate…to second guess their capabilities. Action, without thought, can bring out the best in people. Kerry has continued her own massage and bodywork business throughout this crazy year while continuing to teach people how to swim and overcome their fear of water.

    With the sponsorship of YLK Mentors, Kerry has built up a new business – KB Swim and Coaching. With her determination and hard work, Kerry has managed to stay afloat, so to speak, and grow beyond what she ever expected.

     

     

    Time to look after you in the best way you can…

    Rachel from Catkin flowers work throughout this year has been all about love and care– she has some great exciting new work that she will be offering next year – she often reminds us of the importance of keeping occupied and nurturing our mental and emotional wellbeing amongst the parade of self-isolation, lockdowns, and social distancing. Connecting ourselves back to nature and the mental harmony we can find in letting go of stressful pressures is something that Rachel promotes through her work. We are sure that the trips you have managed to make outside of your house during this year have been crucial to your mental state, especially when it is focused on getting some fresh air and new surroundings. Find out more about Rachel here.

     

    Time for Reflection…thoughts from Yvette & Lindsey 

    Sometimes life can be so busy going from one task to the next you may feel you are constantly ticking the next item off the list without pausing to recognise the successes, fails, value and fulfilment each item may bring.  Before you know it a whole year has passed and you may be left wondering what you achieved!  No matter if you are well-practised in the skill of positive reflection or not, taking time to reflect on your whole year can have a great impact on what’s to come in 2021…

    If you haven’t done this already perhaps schedule a little time in your diary (between the 26th and 31st December can work well) to sit quietly and consider the following questions:

    • What has this year taught me?
    • What has worked well for me….and what hasn’t? And (perhaps most importantly) at what cost?
    • What changes would I like to make?
    • What would I like to achieve in 2021?

    Answering these questions honestly and constructively can really help you see what is important to you, what is fulfilling you, your beliefs, values and passion along with what you could let go of. Take time to reflect and step into 2021 with clarity, purpose and focus. We will be thinking and sending good thoughts out to you all. Love Yvette & Lindsey.

  • Reiki Advanced: Level 3

    Reiki Advanced: Level 3

    1st June 2025 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm

    This is an ONLINE course taking place over multiple online sessions. The first session takes place on June 1st | 11.30am-1pm.  If you would like to pay in instalments, contact us HERE. 

    If you are interested in this course as a REFRESHER and have already passed REIKI ADANCED: LEVEL 3, then scroll down to see more information. 

     

    Reiki Advanced honours your relationship with the Reiki and the role your intuition plays in helping others.

    Reiki Advanced is the next step in your Reiki Journey once you have completed the Reiki Two Level. It is a unique course that will deepen your connection and understanding of Reiki in order for you, as possible practitioners, to use Reiki more intuitively. If you are a qualified Practitioner, this course will enable you to help your clients more profoundly, strengthening your own role in helping others. This online course takes place over multiple sessions. The first session is scheduled, as per the time and date detailed at the top of this page, and students will be able to contribute to the scheduling of subsequent sessions. All coursework must be completed in order to receive certification and students are therefore encouraged to take part in all online sessions.   

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    Yvette will share with you her skills and understandings of Reiki on a professional level that will guide you through what is truly needed for each individual client. She often brings in other students and her Ambassadors to share their experience with you to help deepen your connection.  The course teaches you more advanced skills for you to apply to your clients, whether you are a practitioner or someone who prefers to help yourself and those around you. Reiki Advanced as a course is usually combined with a Reiki Master course; Yvette sees the importance of teaching them separately in order to deepen your understanding of Reiki prior to progressing to Reiki Master Level. During this course, you will learn a more thorough understanding of the Reiki and how it interacts with ourselves. You will learn to connect to and read the body: mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Skills will be taught that will help you to govern your own unique way in giving a full treatment and developing your own style. This is not just about hands on Reiki – its about connecting to someone through your intuition, even when they are not in the same room as you.  

    Take your next step

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    Wanting a Refresher?

    If you have already passed your Reiki Advanced: Level 3, and received certification, you can take this course again as a refresher. Discount is applied and you will be provided with all the usual course materials. For further details, please click the link below to visit our Shop.  

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      Reiki as a discipline is a tool to not only help ourselves, but to help others. The Reiki Advanced: Level 3 takes this one step further to bring importance to your intuition. These are concepts that pervade our everyday lives. Many of our Reiki students, past and present, return to our Reiki courses to gain a Refresher, thereby developing their understanding and the depths it can reach.

    Details

    Organiser

    • YLK Mentors
    • Email info@ylkmentors.com

  • Refresher Day(s) in Reiki One

    Take time for you 

    Life doesn’t always go to plan, your focus may have been needed elsewhere or you may simply have lost momentum. Either way a reboot in a classroom environment to remind you how to share and give the energy to yourself and/or friends and family may help. As a practitioner you may want to refresh your skills and connect with others. There is always more we can learn to improve and help ourselves and our clients.

    The Refresher Courses have been devised for our previous Reiki students who have requested the chance to come back and spend time with us, to spend further time on themselves and strengthen their connection to the Reiki energy. Previous students have often found that they had a profound connection with the other students on their course and these Refresher Courses are a way to share these experiences once again whilst refreshing their knowledge of the initial course.

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    On a refresher day you will be joining the live Reiki training for the level you have chosen. We find that by having the mixture of students attending each level, you benefit from seeing new perspectives, discussions with beginners/past students/Masters and sharing what you have understood on your journey with Reiki. It’s a great way not only to refresh but to consolidate what you have learnt.

     

    The Reiki One Refresher course is for you if:

    1. You have previously taken your Reiki One/Reiki Two with us and been issued with your certificate(s).
    2. You have previously taken your Reiki training with us and have not yet fully completed all elements or been issued with a certificate. If there is something in particular that you need to complete, we can help you with this on the Course. Please email us here to discuss.
    3. You have previously completed a Reiki One/Reiki Two in full with another Reiki Master and received a Certificate. You must supply a copy of your Certificate prior to being allowed to attend the course.

    If you completed your original certification with another Reiki Master, you can gain our YLK Mentors Certificate. To do so you will be required to complete a small piece of coursework. Upon successful completion a Certificate will be issued – N.B. an additional admin charge applies for this option. Please email us here for further details.

     

    Reiki One Refresher Day 

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    Join us for the day and you will work along side a mixed class of students taking their Reiki One and Reiki Two for the first time, as well as others taking Refresher Courses.

     

    We look forward to seeing you 🙂

     

  • Refresher Day(s) in Reiki One & Reiki Two

    We have different choices on our refresher days

    Life doesn’t always go to plan, your focus may have been needed elsewhere or you may simply have lost momentum. Either way a reboot in a classroom environment to remind you how to share and give the energy to yourself and/or friends and family may help. As a practitioner you may want to refresh your skills and connect with others. There is always more we can learn to improve and help ourselves and our clients.

    The Refresher Courses have been devised for our previous Reiki students who have requested the chance to come back and spend time with us, to spend further time on themselves and strengthen their connection to the Reiki energy. Previous students have often found that they had a profound connection with the other students on their course and these Refresher Courses are a way to share these experiences once again whilst refreshing their knowledge of the initial course.

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    On a refresher day you will be joining the live Reiki training for the level you have chosen. We find that by having the mixture of students attending each level, you benefit from seeing new perspectives, discussions with beginners/past students/Masters and sharing what you have understood on your journey with Reiki. It’s a great way not only to refresh but to consolidate what you have learnt.

     

    The Reiki One/Reiki Two Refresher courses are for you if:

    1. You have previously taken your Reiki One/Reiki Two with us and been issued with your certificate(s).
    2. You have previously your their Reiki training with us and have not yet fully completed all elements or been issued with a certificate. If there is something in particular that you need to complete, we can help you with this on the Course. Please email us here to discuss.
    3. You have previously completed a Reiki One/Reiki Two in full with another Reiki Master and received a Certificate. You must supply a copy of your Certificate prior to being allowed to attend the course.

    If you completed your original certification with another Reiki Master, you can gain our YLK Mentors Certificate. To do so you will be required to complete a small piece of coursework. Upon successful completion a Certificate will be issued – N.B. an additional admin charge applies for this option. Please email us here for further details.

     

    Reiki One Refresher Day 

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    Reiki Two Refresher for One Day or Two

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    You have the option of joining us for one day or two.
    Joining us for both days, you will refresh all elements of Reiki Two in more depth. However, it is possible for you to only refresh one day as well.

     

     

  • Reiki 1 & 2 Combined

    Give yourself the opportunity to grow and work with you

     

    What happens on this exciting weekend… The best thing about this weekend is the interaction between the mixture of Reiki I and Reiki II students within the group. You gain first hand experience of learning from those who have already begun their journey with Reiki and helping those starting their journey…they say the best way to learn is to teach and share with another, this is one of our most exciting courses in the Reiki journey.

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    We see Reiki as an important tool for personal development, growth and understanding. It does help all areas of your life personal, business, family and relationships. As you learn to connect to yourself you will open yourself to new possibilities, dreams, direction and clarity. We have always believed that you are the only one to know what you truly want, others may help you but YOU are the only person to fulfill your dreams.

     

    Reiki One is about helping yourself, treating yourself and creating awareness for your mind and body. It will aid you to use a discipline in regards to your issues, mental, emotional and physical, to prevent you from lapsing and soaking everything up like a sponge.

     

    Reiki Two helps strengthen the connection with you and is where you can begin to help other people and share your experience. Many people further this experience by becoming a practitioner, this is a choice and isn’t necessary for everyone but the understanding you gain from Reiki II will enhance your own experience no matter which path you choose.

    If you decide to take Reiki as a profession we are here to guide you and help you build your practice.

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  • Finding your way through the mist of confusion…A Journey to Empowerment

    We often hear people talk about Life being for Living – it can be the simplest thing to do and yet so difficult sometimes. People tell us they never know which way to turn or what it is that they actually need to truly live their lives.

    In an age where we are blessed to have so many choices, options and information at our fingertips for some this can cause confusion.  If you lack clarity and direction in your own life the plethora of choices can be overwhelming.  Social media for example may give a platform for you to easily compare your life against others.  Comparing what you have and what you don’t have will cause you to be against yourself.  Human beings only seek and absorb the evidence that supports the story they are telling themselves. By constantly comparing yourself to others you are  compounding the negative story you are telling yourself…for example ‘I am not enough’, ‘I am not good enough’, ‘I will only be happy when…’ etc.

    Learn to be happy now… in the now… look at what you have and be truly thankful for it.  Practice appreciation.

    One of the fundamental things that is often forgotten is that happiness, passion and desires are not necessarily what other people do, say or think .  When you have self awareness and self understanding you will be your own guide to what will make you feel happy and successful – contented within your life.

    When you truly know yourself, you will understand what it is you want

     

    Tips to help you get started…

    1. Take positive, fulfilling time out for you…smile and appreciate the time you give for yourself
    2. Make a journal and write down every week a few things that you feel grateful for
    3. Make a map of where you are in yourself, and if you use negative words please change them…your first map be honest, then do another map with more positive words.

    Remember you have choices to how you view your life…

  • Healing the Rift

     

    Family life can be very difficult when juggling all the different daily life issues. Working with clients, the Team understands how important it is to recognise when there is a need for help.

    The Team at YLK Mentors have helped many families grow together, to ease the conflicts and break downs within the family. They appreciate that change can have an impact on families and have seen the different techniques they teach help to remove hurt, blame and guilt, resulting in more families coming together. The Team also recognises that these issues may not be present solely within the current family situation but may have continued through several generations…

     

     

     

    When you recognise what the conflict is and what it is causing then you will be able help your family. Learn to change how you respond to certain situations and create the help your family needs.

     

    Join us on our next date 

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    Learn in this event how you yourself have an influence within your family

     

    Old Ways Won’t Open New Doors- Unknown

    Are you ready to make a difference? Learn how to:

    • Create better communication within your family
    • Release the conflicts and stresses
    • How to create change for a member of your family who have issues in being bullied, low self – esteem, low confidence, or who has anxiety, depression or self harm problems
    • How to listen and respond

    Change doesn’t happen unless you decide to change

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  • Journey To Empowerment

    Life is for living… Yes! Believe it or not there is a Choice.. The only person who can make the Change is You… Let yourself be ready… It only takes one step…Our hands… Our guidance is here to help YOU 

     

    Let’s join together and create the space needed to make the change…don’t be a hostage to your pain, loss, disappointments, habits, and patterns…life is precious…embrace it!

     

    Take the steps & make the change 

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    The only person who can truly empower you… is YOU! However, many people believe they don’t know how to empower themselves. This workshop will show you the true story you are telling yourself, what’s causing it and how to change it.  Our inner language is the true key.  The team at YLK Mentors will teach you how simple it is to gain the tools for yourself; to stand strong within yourself and be empowered with everything that you have ever been.

     

    “…I found Yvette’s personal story and the exercises she engaged us in to be extremely powerful. By the end of the workshop, with the support of Yvette and the girls who attended, I felt a huge weight off my shoulders, that I was brave, that I was strong, that I was going to be OK. It literally felt like a journey to empowerment. I know I have a long way to go but thank you to Yvette for planting those seeds and asking the right questions”

    –Gabriella (Australia)   

     

    Come and join us on a journey to empower YOU… don’t let life drag or push you. When you know and truly understand where you are then you can change your life and fulfil your dreams.

    Yvette, Lindsey & Kerry will be sharing three simple steps to create the happiness you want and deserve.

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