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At Essence & Soul Therapies we nurture your body, mind and spirit and allow you time to reflect on what is really important in your life.

At Essence and Soul Therapies we provide Reiki Healing and Guidance, Reiki Courses, Reiki Facials, Seichim Healing, Soul Readings, Psychic/Mediumship Readings, Lava Shell Massage, Energy Massage Treatments.www.essenceandsoultherapies.com.au We perform unique, uplifting and memorable Reiki and Massage treatments. We have created a special healing sanctuary in a tranquil setting. This creates a beau

tiful ambiance to perform the treatments and is sure to leave you feeling relaxed, renewed and with a greater sense of inner peace and clarity. Please visit our website for more information or to book a treatment. www.essenceandsoultherapies.com.au

The first night back into the world after my Darkroom experience at the Ashram with and we were honored to run a ladie...
30/03/2026

The first night back into the world after my Darkroom experience at the Ashram with and we were honored to run a ladies only class for them to experience Sekhem All Love. I alongside and guided them into the Shenu meditation and gently activated them with touch. With the help of a translator these ladies who are not strangers to meditation got to experience deep, profound and emotional healing. After the session we opened up for sharing of experiences and questions. It was wonderful how receptive and curious they were about the energy we are so passionate about.
We then provided some healing through touch and shared the most wonderful loving hugs that brought us all to tears. It’s a true reminder that energy and healing doesn’t require words rather a trust, belief and intention.
This was one of my favourite experiences on the trip. So grateful to have met these beautiful ladies 🙏🏻🪽🤍⚡️💓

I’m home 🥰 It’s been an incredible month in India and I still have much to share about my travels.I haven’t been able to...
28/03/2026

I’m home 🥰
It’s been an incredible month in India and I still have much to share about my travels.
I haven’t been able to receive phone calls and messages while I have been away so if you have reached out to me and not heard back, contact me again 🙏🏻 💓
I am opening up some appts on Tuesday 31/3 and Thursday 2/4. I would love to see you if you would like a session.
Sarah 🫶🏻

CompletionAn interesting thing happened one evening a dog was barking non stop and was quite distressed. I kept trying t...
25/03/2026

Completion
An interesting thing happened one evening a dog was barking non stop and was quite distressed. I kept trying to not let it take me out of my meditative state but it went on for 20mins. My heart was feeling for the dog.
I felt my body travel out of the room and go and sit next to the dog. I put one arm around him and one on his chest and spoke to him and calmed him down. Within less than a minute the barking completely stopped.
We also had an Indian Wedding one evening in the courtyard of the ashram. There was non stop drums, flares and music for hours. The room was shaking. If that had happened in the first few days it would have been very disturbing but I just surrendered and in a way let myself be part of the wedding experience.
Patrick came into my room one evening and let me know that the next day I would be able to come out of the darkroom.
I had actually been told I could come out a few days earlier, but I decided not to take the “get out of jail free” card, as I wanted to see the whole time through.
The door was opened early in the morning of my last day, letting a small amount of light in.
Returning to Light
I got to feel the morning slowly arrive.
Before sunrise, I slowly emerged from my room to make my way up to the roof.
My return to life and light was a glimpse of the stars and moon, and the bats in the sacred banyan tree.
A sight that brought me to tears of gratitude as I deeply inhaled the cool morning air.
In that moment, life was truly beautiful and so magical and bright.
I could wish for nothing more. Completely content and so much gratitude for the depth of our experience as spiritual beings.
My eyes slowly adjusted over the next few hours.
Once the light properly came, I was able to clearly see the photograph of Hannah and Mikey that sat on my little table.
I could not see it for 10 days, but I knew they were there with me.
Final Reflection
That morning I took my time getting ready and came downstairs to be greeted by Yogi Ji, who was ready to hear my experience and answer questions.
The first food I had was cooked by Yogi Ji and was even more heavenly than before. Continued in comments

Joy & LightThe next day I was meditating and started to spontaneously laugh.I had the giggles and could not stop laughin...
25/03/2026

Joy & Light
The next day I was meditating and started to spontaneously laugh.
I had the giggles and could not stop laughing.
It was a wonderful feeling to feel so much joy.
It was a relief as everything had felt so serious up until that point.
I have to say that I had been seeing light in the darkness.
It was like a glowing fog.
Sometimes it was small, sometimes as wide as the room, and I could see this with my eyes open.
I would also get a brighter light in my peripheral vision.
When I closed my eyes, I would also see flashes, shapes (some with colour), shadows moving.
I also could see the outline of things in my room, like the edge of the bed.
When I really looked into the darkness, I could see texture and images.
At times, the different Hindu gods and goddesses would come to me.
Patrick explain that this was tapping into the greater consciousness almost like it was in the air where we were at the ashram.
At one point, I was asking to know myself and to know God.
I saw a large avatar of Shiva in blue.
He had a cobra staff which seemed to be made from silver, and he placed the head of the cobra head against my third eye.
I actually felt a physical pressure in this area, like receiving the Diksha.
Not long after, I saw a vision of myself seated crossed legged in meditation, wearing white clothes.
I had my meditation scarf that I had been using around my head and shoulders.
This scarf is a deep plum colour with some white patterning through it.
I could see the glow I had been seeing all around me, and the Hrim symbol above my head.
This symbol is a Ta***ic seed mantra that represents divine feminine energy (Shakti).
It signifies the heart, creativity, and healing.
Seeing this image brought an amazing wave of divine love.
Tears fell and my heart opened in deep gratitude and love for all things.
I let this energy move through me for some time.
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Dreams and the Sound of GodWith what unfolded over the next few days, it is a bit hard to be exact about the day things ...
25/03/2026

Dreams and the Sound of God
With what unfolded over the next few days, it is a bit hard to be exact about the day things happened, as you really go into a timeless state.
Vivid Dreams Begin
Roughly day four, I experienced my first vivid dream.
I was able to be fully conscious in my dream and remember it in complete detail when I woke up.
It was full of life — in a way even more alive than real life.
In the dream, I was at the beach and in the ocean.
There were so many sea creatures.
I was standing on the edge of the water but looking into it with the perspective of an aquarium.
There were whales, dolphins, dugongs, and an amazing manta ray that raised its tail in acknowledgement to me.
I felt like all the animals had gathered to see me. I got to swim the water with them.
I also had a particular song that was playing — Weightlessness by skunkhour — and when I woke up, I could hear the song still in my head.
This was an incredible experience as I have never dreamed like this before and I can never recall my dreams.
I continued to have vivid dreams every day after that.
I found they happened when I woke at 3am to meditate.
I would get up, do some exercise, then meditate for 1.5 hours approx, then lay flat on my back, close my eyes, and I would go into the vivid dreaming.
Sometimes having multiple.
They weren’t always pleasant.
The second dream I had, I was dreaming I was asleep and I was woken to all the lights being switched on in my room.
I started to get worried as I knew that the lights shouldn’t be on, as I should be in the darkroom.
As I looked around the room, it did look different than my room at the ashram.
Everything was everywhere — things open, tipped out, moved.
In the darkroom I had created such order and structure, so I knew something wasn’t right.
I realised the door was open and my handbag was in the doorway, lying with my things tipped out.
I then realised all my money and cards had been taken out.
I then woke up, but on reflection had to laugh as it felt symbolic of giving away my earthly possessions.
Maybe I wasn’t quite ready to do that yet, or wanted to do it on my terms.
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Entering the DarkWe slowly let the light fade to begin the darkroom process as night fell.Earlier I had set up my room —...
24/03/2026

Entering the Dark
We slowly let the light fade to begin the darkroom process as night fell.
Earlier I had set up my room — laid out my clothes in piles for each day, created spots for my toothbrush, hairbrush, water bottles. Everything had to have a place so I could find what I needed in the dark.
Mikey had made me a special snuggly which we called “love dove,” and it sat on my bed providing comfort in moments where I was missing my family.
I also had a picture of Hannah and Mikey on my table, and it too brought much comfort. Even not being able to see them, somehow I knew they were there.
I also wore a special locket necklace, matching earrings, and a bracelet that had charms that Kris and the kids had given me just before I left.
At no time in the process did I feel alone or lonely.
I felt so many people with me and wishing me well, and I am so grateful for that.
I also knew there were 6 other people from all around the world who I was yet to meet, completing their experience — some doing 40 days, 21 days, and then 10 days like me.
I began meditating, my eyes adjusting, noticing sounds and thoughts of the last few days coming up.
I kept returning to the mantra — All-love — while trying out different positions to get myself comfortable.
The beanbag chair, a chair with a cushion under my feet, a mat on the floor, my bed with my back against the wall.
I noticed pretty quickly how the dark made me naturally want to sleep.
I was fighting sleep, but all I wanted to do was lay down.
I had to stay awake until 9pm when Yogi Ji and Patrick would come in and do silent Diksha in the dark.
Yogi Ji would lightly touch the centre of my forehead, then the edge of my hairline, then place his hand above my crown.
I could feel my body start to move back and forth in response.
He would then place a single fingertip down on the crown, and Patrick would then replicate the same thing.
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10 days in complete darkness (5th–15th March 2026)Day One of the Experience…We were eased into it with instructions from...
24/03/2026

10 days in complete darkness (5th–15th March 2026)
Day One of the Experience…
We were eased into it with instructions from Yogi Ji on how to meditate and what we were trying to achieve.
We were about to be put in a pitch-black room and meditate for 21 hours a day and sleep for only 3 hours. We were also going to fast for the 10 days, with a drink called Mattha. This was cow’s milk yoghurt mixed 1 part to 4 parts water. We could have as much of this as we wanted, as well as plain water.
We needed to meditate with our eyes open and were given a mantra: “All-love.”
We were to recite the mantra and see the symbol — the infinity symbol — in our mind’s eye or across our heart.
The purpose of the mantra was to quieten the mind by giving it something to focus on. By doing this, we were focusing on hearing the inner sound or “God sound.”
This sound wasn’t really heard with the ears, but experienced from the heart as sound.
We were also told that we may see light in the dark, and images or visions may come. We were told that whatever came would be projections of the mind, and that God was an overriding force that would keep us safe.
Once we heard the “God sound,” we could let go of the mantra and begin to listen to the message behind it.
So the question arose What was God? How could we experience the divine grace of God? This would ultimately lead us into states of peace where there was no mind — just absolute peace.
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Part of the driving force for the work I share is about connecting people to something greater than themselves. If they ...
25/02/2026

Part of the driving force for the work I share is about connecting people to something greater than themselves. If they can have an experience of that it can change everything. I have been on a passionate self discovery journey of understanding enlightenment and my goal has been to experience these states without the aid of plant medicines rather to experience it through our own energy, meditation and breath.
It’s quiet, slow, humble and honoring.
I will be entering a pitch black room by myself and removing all distractions from the outside world.
What happens to our mind when we remove outside distractions, what happens to our thoughts, what do we create and what happens when the mind is finally still?What happens when we let go of the doing and seeking. Do we hear the sound of God?
I don’t have the answers yet but I am curious to understand this pathway of peace.
If anything I have learnt especially over the last few years is to live fearlessly. So I am surrendering to the experience, leaving my family behind and doing something that I know will be life changing for me and hopefully will inform my work in the future.
This opportunity will be with my teacher Patrick Zeigler and part of my teacher training to continue to share Sekhem-All Love energy.
This opportunity was made possible because of the belief in me and my mission by my beautiful friend Kim someone who has always made the impossible possible for me and I am eternally grateful 🪽🤍 to have people believe in you is the greatest gift! I am looking forward to sharing my journey and insights with you all over the coming weeks and when I return in April.
Sarah

Our Retreat in Bali in 2025 is never too far from my mind. Reliving it through these wonderful moments in time.It was f...
18/02/2026

Our Retreat in Bali in 2025 is never too far from my mind. Reliving it through these wonderful moments in time.
It was full of beauty, connection, food, new experiences, relaxation, inspiration, creativity and strangers leaving as friends.
It was everything I could have dreamed it to be.
I am so excited to return in August 2026 and maybe you will join us…? Maybe this is what you have been dreaming of too.
There are so many reasons to join us…
Luxe accommodation, nourishing meals, in house massages included, magnesium pool, cold plunge and sauna, Qi gong classes, sound healing, excursions and more!
Single or Twin share available.
Payment plan available.
I can guide you through everything from flights to visas.
You will be looked after every step of the way.
Reach out if you would like the details.
Would love you to join us!
Sarah 🫶🏻🌼🌿

As we approach Christmas and are thinking about meaningful gifts, a gift voucher for a special experience for someone yo...
30/11/2025

As we approach Christmas and are thinking about meaningful gifts, a gift voucher for a special experience for someone you love and appreciate is a beautiful way to express your love.
I have physical vouchers and email vouchers available. Just reach out or maybe send a hint if it’s for you 🥰
I have options for 60min, 90min or 120min vouchers with the recipient’s choice of session.
These options have some great savings.
Looking forward to sharing some special sessions.
Sarah 🙏🏻💝

After a unforgettable Retreat experience in Bali in June I am excited to announce that I am returning to Ubud Bali in Au...
05/11/2025

After a unforgettable Retreat experience in Bali in June I am excited to announce that I am returning to Ubud Bali in August 2026 🙌🏻🦋

If you are dreaming of an escape where you will have the perfect blend of relaxation and inspiration, nourishing food and lovely rooms (single or twin rooms available) then this retreat has been created with you in mind.

Reach out if you would like all the details.
For those of you who have already said yes, the countdown is on!!! 🌿☀️🧡

Sarah 🫶🏻

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