Tag: Pain

  • A Thought for You All

    2021 brings a new start to a new year…with a new year people often see new opportunities, new adventures and, of course, new challenges! Some of you may have made new year resolutions and they may be the very thing that keeps you going. Whatever you do, be kind to yourself and not just in these strange times but always.

     

    For some, the start of this year may have felt a little unexpected. For many, it would not have been a surprise.  Managing the reality of where we are with where we would like to be can be challenging, especially when some of the circumstances may be out of our control. The how’s and the when’s may rely on factors outside of your influence – your external world.  Being able to plan in the uncertainty we are facing at the moment is undoubtedly challenging. This is when tapping into your intuition, your inner knowing, can provide you with a great sense of calm, clarity, and understanding.

    When you take the time to connect to yourself, whether it’s 5 minutes or 30, you drown out the outside world for a moment. Putting down deadlines, expectations, worries, emotions, and simply focusing on the present moment, allows you the chance to re-connect. It is in this moment of silence, a moment of stillness, when you regain your balance and focus. Ask a simple question such as “what matters most?” to help you. It is in this stillness that you are more likely to hear and pay attention to the answers. Practice this regularly and your intuitive side will grow and kick in naturally.

    “The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honours the servant and has forgotten the gift.” Albert Einstein

    You may ‘connect’ in many ways…for example you may go for a run, sit in meditation, spend time with a friend (albeit virtually at the moment!), do the housework, or spend time in the garden. To connect can mean different things to each of us and the method we use to put down the stresses, worries, and emotions of our day, and listen to our own self, will be different. It is about finding what allows you to quieten those well practised thoughts and reactions. For us, if you have followed our work for sometime (or even just a short time!), you will know we advocate the use of your breath. Those small moments of taking time to breathe fully, wholly and consciously really do add up!

    If you would like to deepen your connection and develop a greater sense of knowing (intuition), then Reiki is a wonderful way to do this, whether this is receiving a reiki treatment or learning how to harness the reiki energy yourself (see our upcoming events).  Reiki can receive a bad press, being seen as woo-woo or a bit “airy fairy”, but the team at YLK Mentors are here to challenge that view and show you it really is quite logical.

    Whatever way you choose to connect to you, we are encouraging you today to recognise when emotions are getting the better of you, when stress levels are rising or anxiety is creeping in and hit that pause button. Allow yourself to change the course of that thought process and connect…

    With love, the Team at YLK Mentors x

     

  • 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.

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  • 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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    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.

     

    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.

     

     

  • Tips for helping you feel good

    You are important…

    To help yourself feel better learn to take time out for you… learn to be happy… 🙂

     

     

     

     

     

  • Why me…!

     

    Chronic pain, Disease and Illness can sometimes be extremely debilitating. In the holistic view, your body is in need of you, and when you learn to understand what your body needs your focus changes. When the body becomes ill in any way, it’s the body’s way of explaining something to you.  This is a very interesting concept and there have been many books written on the subject.

     

     

    Why Me…! is an exclusive event focused on working with people who suffer from pain, illness or disease where Yvette shares her own experiences and secrets of her dealing with her own tumour. Sometimes its not about eradicating illness but changing your focus of it, so that it doesn’t rule your life. When you turn your suffering or pain into strength it gives you different choices. Yvette will share her strategies she used to help herself so that you can use them for yourself.

    Take the steps to make the change 

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    Be ready to take the leap and make those changes  

    • Turn your pain or illness into a strength
    • Learn to listen to your body and what your body needs
    • Look after your mental and emotional self
    • Gain physical stability and security within yourself
    • Look at your illness head on and use action to make these changes

     

    “Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life. Tip Toe if you must, but take a step.” – Naeem Callaway

     

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  • 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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  • Empower Your Relationships

    Take the time that is needed for you to attract something new

    By learning the secrets of yourself you will be able to change anything…the most important relationship you’ll have is with yourself. When this is in balance your relationships will be very fulfilling.

    When you develop self love, honesty, trust and balanced communication with yourself then you’ll understand the abundance you’ll attract in your life

     

    If you want something different then take action 

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    There is an understanding that people attract other people based on their issues as if they are presented to that person through their relationship you will attract similar to you…

    When relationships break down you can then go into a downward spiral and get lost in it all. Having the feeling of being lonely can drive you in a negative way.

    Ask yourself if it is time to change and bring happiness into your life

     

    Join us in this event and learn

    • To understand  where the issues have come from 
    • How to empower yourself
    • Learn how to change your habits 
    • Stop the blaming that goes on in your head
    • Get an understanding of where you are in the relationship with yourself

    “Don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today.”

    ― Benjamin Franklin

    Join us on our next date

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    If you are attracting the same kind of relationships  and wonder why then this event is for you. When you attract the same kind of relationships then your self esteem, confidence and self worth can be low.

     

    During this event you will learn:

    • The importance of  self-respect
    • Appreciation  of yourself
    • Why sometimes being selfish can be a life saver
    • Your own  self-worth 
    • About yourself and your relationships
    • How to stop  attracting the same relationship

    The Time is now 

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