Merkaba Holistics

10/01/2026

🎶MUSIC IS HEALING🎶

🧠 Music Regulates the Brain
Music influences brain waves.
•Slow, gentle music encourages alpha and theta waves, linked to calm, creativity, and meditation.
•Upbeat or rhythmic music can increase focus, motivation, and mental energy.

This helps move the mind out of stress or overthinking and into a balanced state.

🌬️ Music Calms the Nervous System
Music can activate the parasympathetic nervous system—the “rest and heal” state.
•Slower tempos reduce heart rate and blood pressure
•Soft sounds reduce cortisol (stress hormone)

This is why music is often used in meditation, therapy, and healing spaces.

❤️ Music Processes Emotions
Music gives emotions a safe way to be felt and released.
•It helps express feelings that are hard to put into words
•It can comfort grief, ease anxiety, and lift sadness

Listening to music can create emotional release without needing to explain or analyze.

🧠 Music Improves Mood & Mental Health
Music can:
•Increase dopamine and serotonin (feel-good chemicals)
•Reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression
•Improve motivation and emotional resilience

This is why music therapy is used in mental health care.

🧘 Music Enhances Mindfulness & Presence
Music brings attention into the present moment.
•Repetitive tones or frequencies help quiet mental chatter
•Ambient or instrumental music supports meditation and focus
It becomes an anchor for awareness.

✨ Music as a Healing Tool
Different types of music support different states:
•Classical & instrumental → calm and clarity
•Nature sounds → grounding and relaxation
•Healing frequencies (432Hz, 528Hz) → relaxation and emotional balance
•Chants or mantras → mental focus and spiritual connection.

🌱 Music and Memory Healing
Music is strongly linked to memory and emotion.
•It can reconnect us with positive memories
•It helps heal trauma by gently accessing emotional layers

This is why music is effective in trauma recovery and dementia care.

08/01/2026

💫SELF HEALING💫

🌿 What Self-Healing Really Means

At its core, self-healing is about:
• Awareness – noticing what your body and emotions are telling you
• Regulation – calming the nervous system so healing can occur
• Alignment – bringing mind, body, and energy back into balance

Your body is already designed to heal. Self-healing practices remove obstacles that block that natural process.

🧠 Self-Healing of the Mind

This includes:
• Releasing stress and anxiety
• Changing unhelpful thought patterns
• Cultivating self-compassion and emotional safety

When the mind feels safe, the body follows.

❤️ Self-Healing of Emotions

Emotional self-healing involves:
• Allowing emotions to be felt (not suppressed)
• Releasing stored emotional tension
• Creating space for forgiveness and acceptance

Unprocessed emotions can show up as physical or energetic imbalance.

🧘 Self-Healing of the Body

The body heals through:
• Rest and sleep
• Breath and movement
• Proper nourishment
• Reduced chronic stress

When the nervous system is regulated, the body can shift from survival mode into healing mode.

✨ Energetic & Spiritual Self-Healing

From an energetic perspective, self-healing includes:
• Balancing chakras
• Clearing energetic blockages
• Meditation, breathwork, or Reiki-style practices
• Connecting with a sense of meaning or inner guidance

This helps energy flow freely and supports overall harmony.

03/01/2026

24/12/2025

Wishing old and new clients a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 🎄⭐️♥️

10/12/2025

So grateful to become a finalist for this award! Fingers crossed for February where I’ll be surrounded by so many inspiring females at the awards ceremony - good luck everyone in their categories ♥️ If I win this, I’ll be a multi award winning business 🙌🏼

20/11/2025

So pleased to be nominated for another award! Fingers crossed to get to be a finalist and win! womanifest

05/11/2025

🔥A Story of Rising from the Ashes 🔥

This week on Stories of Transformation, I’ll be joined by the extraordinary Jade Horton, founder of Merkaba Holistics
Jade is a woman whose story will awaken every cell of your being.

In 2020, Jade’s life changed forever when a devastating house fire claimed the lives of her two children & left her with life-altering injuries. Doctors told her she would never walk again… but Jade chose a different path, one of divine HEALING, RESILIENCE & HOLISTIC TRANSFORMATION.

Just 12 weeks later, she took her first steps & she hasn’t stopped walking her purpose since. 🕊️
Now a national award-winning Angelic Reiki Master & Educator, Jade channels her unimaginable loss into a mission of love, service, and deep soul healing.
This conversation will remind you of the TRUE POWER of the human spirit, to RISE, to HEAL, and to HELP others do the same.
I am so honoured & excited to welcome Jade to Stories of Transformation. Her story moved me beyond words & I know it will touch your soul & inspire you too.

✨ You do not want to miss this one,because you won’t leave the same.
Meeting Jade changed me…& it will change you too.❤️

📆 Thursday 6 November 2025
⏰ 4.30pm EST - 9.30pm GMT
📍 IG

Let us know in the comments below if you’ll be joining us LIVE tomorrow! 🫶🏼

🔗You can find Jade on various social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok & LinkedIn. 👇🏽

🌈Instagram:
⭐️https://instagram.com/merkaba_holistics?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==

🌈Facebook:
⭐️https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093417107223

🌈Facebook crystals page
⭐️https://www.facebook.com/share/1AKXVkJGyY/?mibextid=wwXIfr

🌈TikTok:
⭐️https://www.tiktok.com/.holistics?_t=8enCvtZ5UPp&_r=1

🌈LinkedIn
⭐️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jade-horton-2b6490105?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app

04/11/2025

🌕✨ The Beaver Full Moon – November 5, 2025

Get ready for the brightest and biggest full moon of the year! 🦫💫

The Beaver Moon reaches peak illumination on November 5, 2025 (8:19 a.m. ET), it will peak at 13:19 GMT (UK time) a stunning supermoon lighting up the sky with golden clarity and grounding energy.

❄️This moon gets its name from the time of year when beavers busily prepare for winter - building, gathering, and fortifying their lodges. Symbolically, it’s a reminder for us to:
🌾 Prepare and ground ourselves for the season ahead.
💎 Build strong foundations in life, work, and love.
🔥 Release what no longer serves, making space for what’s meant to grow.

Ritual Idea:
Step outside under the moonlight 🌙
Take a few deep breaths, feel your feet on the earth, and ask yourself —
👉 What am I ready to build? What am I ready to release?

Crystal: Smoky Quartz or Hematite for grounding.
Affirmation: “I am building something strong, steady, and sacred.”

18/10/2025

I can't thank Andy Steele enough for inviting me to be a speaker at his first ever event called The Resilience
Gathering in Carlisle
It was such an inspiring and transformational day, for the audience to hear and see all of us get up on that stage and show that whatever life throws at us there is hope, growth and healing - we are testament that it can be achieved

30/09/2025

Trauma Bonding: How to Recognise When Your "Connection" Is Actually Keeping You Trapped

That powerful pull you feel toward someone who treats you poorly isn't love—it's your brain caught in a biochemical trap. Trauma bonding creates intense emotional attachments through cycles of abuse and intermittent reinforcement that can feel impossible to break. Understanding the neuroscience behind these bonds is the first step toward freedom.

5 Signs You're Trapped in a Trauma Bond
1: You defend someone who repeatedly hurts you – Finding yourself regularly making excuses for their behavior ("They're just stressed" or "It's actually my fault")

2: You crave their approval despite the pain – Feeling an overwhelming need to win back their affection after they've been cold or cruel

3: You experience withdrawal symptoms when apart – Feeling physically ill, anxious, or empty when separated, even briefly

4: You've lost your sense of reality – Questioning your own perceptions and memories of events (gaslighting's effect)

5: You feel trapped but fear abandonment more – The thought of leaving creates panic even though staying hurts

What Actually Happens in Your Brain
Trauma bonds form through a perfect neurochemical storm:
•Dopamine surges during rare positive moments create addiction-like cravings for the next "high"

•Cortisol spikes during stress and conflict keep you hypervigilant and focused on the relationship

•Oxytocin releases during reconciliation periods create powerful feelings of connection and trust

•Adrenaline rushes from walking on eggshells create excitement that's often misinterpreted as passion
This biochemical roller coaster creates attachments that can be stronger than healthy bonds—which is why logic alone can't break them.

Breaking Free: The Path Forward
Breaking a trauma bond requires understanding that what feels like love is actually your brain's response to intermittent reinforcement - Here's how to begin:
1. Create physical distance when possibleThe neurochemical addiction cannot begin to heal without separation. This is non-negotiable.

2. Build a reality anchor team Identify at least two people who can consistently remind you of reality when your perception wavers. Give them permission to be honest.

3. Interrupt the biochemical cycle When craving connection with your abuser, engage in intense physical activity to release competing neurochemicals that can override the addiction pathway.

4. Practice nervous system regulationLearn techniques like box breathing, cold exposure, or progressive muscle relaxation to manage the anxiety of separation.

5. Work with trauma-informed supportStandard therapy may not address the neurobiological aspects of trauma bonding. Seek specialists in trauma recovery.

The Truth About Recovery
Healing from trauma bonds isn't linear. Your brain has been biochemically rewired, and neural pathways take time to change. Expect cravings to return and self-doubt to emerge. This doesn't mean you're failing—it means your healing is normal.

The intensity of a trauma bond isn't evidence of a powerful love story. It's evidence of your brain's remarkable survival mechanisms that once protected you but now keep you trapped. By understanding the science behind these attachments, you can begin the journey toward relationships based on consistent safety rather than intermittent relief from pain.

Remember: What feels impossible today becomes merely difficult tomorrow, and eventually, just a memory of how far you've come.

28/09/2025

WEEKEND LEARNING �Healing Journaling
Some of the best journaling prompts for healing aren’t as complicated or deep as you may think.
When it comes to processing our hurt and pain and pursuing healing, sometimes all we need are open-ended questions or statements to help us get started.
Journaling Prompts for Healing Day by Day:

1: How do you feel about yourself today, at this moment?
2: Write a letter of encouragement to your body.
3: Write a letter of encouragement to your mind.
4: What feelings and emotions do you experience most often?
5: What do you wish you would remember on your bad days?
6: What are some of the most important milestones on your healing journey so far?
7: What parts of your life have been affected most by your pain?
8: What do you wish you would go back and tell yourself to prepare you for what you’ve been through?
9: What encouragement would you give yourself as if you were talking to someone else?
10: Where do you want to be on your healing journey in 1 month? 1 year?
11: Make a list of things about yourself that bring you joy.
12: Make a list of small or unexpected things that have been helpful along your journey of healing? Then give thanks to them.
13: How can you make progress towards healing and self-discovery this week?
14: What could you do to make a positive difference in your own life?
15: Describe an experience that ultimately made you stronger.
16: When do you feel most alive and free?
17: Are there any feelings you’re holding back from experiencing because you’re afraid they’re too raw, hard, or difficult?
18: What are the most important lessons you’ve learned from your healing so far?
19: What are some new things you’ve learned about yourself from your healing so far?
20: If you could go back and relive any moment in your life, what would it be?
21: What do you fear most about the future?
22: What excites you most about the future?
23: What will be the mark of the “end” of your healing journey?
24: What has your pain taught you?
25: Write down 10 affirmations for yourself related to where you are in your healing.

27/09/2025

💠How to read someone’s aura:
⭐️Soften your eyes and have the person stand or sit against a white wall.
(Has to be white to see an aura better)

⭐️Focus your eyes on their forehead (third eye)
You will start to see a gentle glow of white around the persons head/shoulders and then the colour will start to emerge around that outer glow.

💖Practice at home too or with friends to see if you can see their colours!

💠 How to read your own aura:
⭐️Look in the mirror for a minute in front of a white background.

⭐️Rub your hands together to activate your energy until you can “feel” your aura.

⭐️Concentrate on a focal point in the middle of your forehead (third eye) without moving your eyes, scan the outer perimeter of your head and shoulders. The color you see surrounding your head and shoulders is your aura.