DeerHeart Woman

04/09/2025

Cacao dates for your diary 🤎
Rebel Heart double cacao ceremony in person at Room of Enchantment, Matlock or online
Double ceremony for sacred activism £70/£35 27th Sept 10-3 UK time
Shamanic New Moon Cacao Ceremony, Derby 6:30-9pm
£30 22nd Sept
Online Full Moon Shamanic Cacao Ceremony £15 6th October 7-9pm UK time Image copyright DeerHeart woman

03/09/2025

It doesn’t matter what era you were born in…
you probably always imagined yourself with wings 💛
Rise above the noise
Rise above the differences
Rise above hate
Rise in love
Remember your childhood innocence
Remember the dreams of your ancestors for a better and fairer world
Tread gently
Tread with no fear
Pause for reflection
Pause to dream
Dream for peace and light on earth
Dream for us

Words and art by ©️
Model - Please feel free to share this art and its message

01/09/2025

Some important changes
From today I will no longer be offering 1 hour £40 sessions I will be continuing with my 90 min healing sessions at £60 and for the time being not raising prices on this.
At times I may do offers but for the meantime this is what I offer in terms of reiki, crystal healing, sound healing, shamanic healing and other modalities :
1 hour distance shamanic healing £50
90 mins shamanic healing/reiki £60

For my qualifications, skills and almost 30 years of experience my prices are extremely low but I am trying to keep them as affordable as possible to help people navigating these tough times. Many people find huge benefits from just one session with me so please see your treatment as a long term investment into your wellbeing.

I do offer short 10 minute free consultations I’m afraid I cant give more time than this on a free basis. I’m looking for clients that want to commit to their healing process and trust that I am the right practitioner for them and will honour the healing process.
I have appointments available from mid September. Please DM to book

29/08/2025

I haven’t done a face collage in a while 😆 today I led a creative therapy session on self care for and part of this session was accepting that there is shadow and light within us and everything around us. We took note of what toxic positivity was and recognised that we need to address the things that makes us feel uncomfortable so we can put practices into place to feel better! Awareness is key to wellbeing 🩷 thankyou everyone for attending today and inviting me into your world once again . Be a rainbow 🌈 and remember there’s no colours without the rainclouds 🌧️

27/08/2025

Angelic Reiki Practitioner Level 1 and 2 course 6/7 Dec - Derby . Sat 1-6pm Sun 10-4 £275. Full attunement to Angelic Reiki and Angelic energies. Manual, certificate, crystal and full practical tuition. I have been teaching Angelic Reiki around 13 years and I love it. This is such a powerful and loving form of Reiki. I teach the traditional way as first taught by the founder Kevin Core. This course is capped at a maximum of 4 students. I teach from my home/sanctuary in Derby. This course can only be taught in person. DM me for more info. Art collage ©️Angela Sandland/DeerHeart Woman

25/08/2025

Usui Reiki Level Two 💜 FULLY BooKED
I will be teaching level two at my home in Derby on 25th October 10-4. This will be a small group course and I have space for 2 more people.
You will be attuned to level two Tibetan and Usui Reiki, be given the 3 symbols and shown how to use these in your reiki practice and daily life.
There will be practical exercises where you can practice these symbols on yourself and others.
You will receive a manual and certificate and mentoring on moving forward with reiki in whatever capacity you wish to, whether that’s just for personal use or in a more professional manner. I will also have plenty of wisdom for you on reiki practice and wellbeing/spirituality in general.
You do not need to have done your reiki level one with me however it needs to have been done in person by another teacher. If you have previously been taught distantly please contact me to discuss.
I have been teaching Usui Reiki consistently for 25 years. I offer reiki shares and support for my students. The price for this course is £150 but my costs will be rising over the next few months so please grab this opportunity if you can.
Image ©️ deerheart woman

23/08/2025

Art inspired by my last Medicine Journey ©️ no generative AI art used just photos and photoshop. I knew as soon as I took this main photo that a nature spirit would appear and I especially love the fact that we get a cheeky face in the middle to. I loved sitting outside that day surrounded by bees on the buddleia tree. I feel I am growing a lot right now even though in some ways I feel stuck. I’ve been getting a lot of guidance from the plants and mycelium. I’m really looking forward to Virgo season and drinking in this new moon to see the changes that happen when I take action on this guidance and patiently trust the process. What are you wishing for this new moon? What seeds are you planting? What action will you take this Virgo season?

22/08/2025

As someone born with a disability (a genetic mutation) that manifested at 4 years old I’ve grown up with my disability- having to adapt to the worsening of the condition, body changes, surgery and treatment. Having a neurological condition has affected pretty much every part of my body and then those conditions have other symptoms. For example CMT caused severe scoliosis, scoliosis meant that my lungs didn’t have space to grow properly causing low lung capacity. Low lung capacity has meant I’ve developed severe sleep apnoea and so it continues …
as a disabled person you will probably be able to draw a diagram that looks like a tree with branches coming off with symptoms, and new symptoms pop up all the time. On the other hand some symptoms do go away or lessen.
It’s a slightly different journey when you have grown into an adult in a fit and healthy body and suddenly become ill which could be spontaneous or through an accident or triggered by another illness like a virus. This will feel like a very sudden loss and grief is inevitable, adapting suddenly will feel overwhelming and demanding.
However you came to be disabled one thing you will probably feel is grief, fear and loss. You might feel resentment, depression, self loathing, anxiety… a whole range of emotions.
Here’s my take, as I feel the lowest low (which for me was at around 16) I can swing that pendulum to also reach the highest high. Everything has an opposite. As I grieve slowly losing the ability to walk (it’s a slow progression with CMT) I can also swing that pendulum again to feel so much freedom and gratitude within myself.
As I travel through this life that has sometimes felt like a battle to accept and love myself I can recognise that in others and hopefully teach them there is a path to loving yourself.
All I can do is embrace the body I have been given, it still feels like a gift to be here. So many medical professionals have commented that I have an excellent awareness of my physical body and amazing adaptive skills. Yup my disability kinda made me a clever clogs with a dash of silly sausage. You can’t survive this s**z without a sense of humour right? Would I be this funny, kind, sensitive, aware in a different body? My disability doesn’t define me but it’s an integral part of me therefore I have no choice but to love and accept my body. I choose joy, I choose freedom, I choose to live with this f**kfest and I’m gonna grab a cacao, watch Netflix, lie in the ☀️ sun, eat the 🍰 cake, buy the thing, put on my lipstick 💄 and flash my knickers on a windy day. Choose yourself my love. 🩷

21/08/2025

Boundaries with chronic illness and disability.
A really important thing for anyone to get their head around is the concept of boundaries but this is even more important for someone with chronic illness and disability.

Part of building healthy boundaries is accepting and loving yourself and the body / mind you are in. This is how unhealthy boundaries might affect you
-people pleasing, giving too much time and energy away in an effort to please others
-missing out on things because you didn’t prioritise what YOU needed
-limiting yourself because you don’t believe you can or are worthy of doing something
-punishing yourself either mentally/emotionally or physically in an effort to “keep up”, “prove yourself” lack of self care and “not give in”
-follow advice instead of your own intuition. Ultimately we might follow professional advice or something from a stranger that actually isn’t beneficial or could make us worse. Everyone is different and needs a personal plan full of trial and error, follow your intuition and advocate for yourself.
Things you can do:
😎 prioritise yourself and your wellbeing
😎 work on organisation, structure, planning to avoid overdoing. PACE YOURSELF
😎say NO
😎don’t feel guilty
😎don’t stop living! You can do the thing! It might just take more time and patience or need adapting.
😎look after yourself and build yourself a sanctuary. Try and have as little stress as you can manage. (Easy to say I know)
😎work on yourself. Journal on self love, self worth and acceptance.
😎cultivate your relationships with friends and family. Take responsibility for your actions. Make sure to COMMUNICATE your wishes around boundaries. This could be no calls after 9pm. Quiet days. Leaving a gathering early.
Putting yourself first is not selfish especially when it means that you can actually spend more time with people you love when not in chronic pain or fatigue. It might be difficult for people to witness these changes in you/your lifestyle and your health. Keep sending the love and trust that who needs to be in your life will be there.
This isn’t a walk in the park, it’s a hop, crawl, roll, jump, snooze, sit, gallop.

21/08/2025

This weekend I will be completing the sound healing training for my first student on my new course.

This is a 2 day course one to one, each day spread out as you wish (this allows you to integrate and practice the techniques from day one before moving on).
This course introduces you to many instruments you would find in a sound bath /sound healing session. Including tools such as crystal and Himalayan singing bowls, gong, chapaka, sansula, chimes, crystal harp, shamanic drum, rattle and your voice.

As I come from a shamanic perspective we will work very closely on building your connection to your shamanic drum through a journey. You will learn that all these tools are not just instruments but powerful allies with immense healing energy and spiritual wisdom to move through you. We will also cover animal spirit allies that can help you on your sound healing journey.
I will teach you how to choreograph a sound bath for groups and one to one sound sessions with clients as well as trusting your intuition to improvise. I’m not here to stick you in a box of how you should practice. I’m here to help guide you in discovering your innate skills and honing your energy for best practice.
You will have the opportunity to try all of these instruments in my home. Receive and give sound healing. We will also cover practical issues like how to hold space, ethics, curating playlists, marketing and, where to purchase instruments and looking after your sacred sound tools.
This is a unique course tailored to you as an individual. Two full days of learning and healing plus an online mentoring session later to answer any queries and catch up on how your practice is going.
This image is from my manual. Featuring the conch shell for sound, the cetacean as a spirit sound healer and the Quartz to represent channeling and vibration. This image is imbued with the element of water acknowledging the emotional healing benefits of sound. ©️ deerheart woman (not AI generated) the course will be £400 including 2 days one to one training in person, manual and certificate. You will need a high quality shamanic drum for this course.

20/08/2025

A beautiful meditative online session

Our next rest and restore session online will be the 2nd September! 🩷🙏 this is an hour to realign in a gentle and restorative way through breathwork, mindfulness and meditation. Each session is different and we have a lovely small intimate group of beautiful souls 🫶 joining. I’ve been guiding meditation for over 25 years and use all my knowledge and skills to work completely intuitively with each group - no script- no plan. If you fancy joining our next session it’s just 12 golden coins 6-7pm UK time. There will be a recording available for anyone who buys a ticket. Tickets are live on our website happinessenchanters.com and zoom links with instructions are sent around 1-2 days beforehand. See you there

20/08/2025

“Moving” with disability and chronic illness
How do we stay well and active with disability and chronic illness?
Issues can be
-chronic fatigue
-chronic pain
-incapacity to physically move
-mindset /issues with anxiety and depression
-neurodivergence
Here’s some of my top tips as someone who has been physically incapacitated since I was a child with chronic pain, neuropathy and fatigue, balance issues and walking stick/rollator user
💪 start slow and small, you can start moving in your front room watching your fave Netflix show with a few gentle stretches. I have a dumbbell and stretch band in my front room permanently and I just pick them up as and when
💪 it’s not a competition and you don’t have to sweat! I’ve seen that when people feel good they go for it!! Then they suffer. Pacing is everything.
💪 listen to your body, rest is recovery
💪 if you are able to, find yourself a good physio or personal trainer that understands your condition or even specialises in it!
💪 don’t be scared of joining a gym. It can be daunting but just smile, ask for help and soak up the motivation from other gym users!
💪 if you don’t like exercise just move more! Cleaning, getting out and about is all movement. It’s all great for your mental health to
💪 be patient with yourself change doesn’t happen overnight and you may have setbacks (very common actually)
💪 journal on how you feel rather than focus on how many reps you did
💪 invest in decent mobility aids. If using a rollator helps you walk further and have less pain get the rollator! Try different styles of walking sticks (I use Nordic walking poles). Research wheelchairs and if you need financial help look for grants or even consider a gofundme page so friends and family can support you
💪 embrace the journey of working with your body and what you can do rather than what you can’t do. It’s natural to grieve losing ability and hard to accept, find support in others and have faith in yourself.