Peacock Reiki

24/11/2025

Don’t you think that life gets a whole lot lighter when you stop trying to wrestle with reality?

I saw a quote recently that really landed for me:

“Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable, and remove yourself from the unacceptable.” — Jane Travis

Isn’t that the truth?

So much of our stress comes from trying to bend reality into shapes it was never meant to take.

When I read it, it reminded me of something Byron Katie said:

“When you argue with reality, you lose - but only 100% of the time.”

And honestly… we really do.

Anyone who’s ever been to Alcoholics’ Anonymous will recognise The Serenity Prayer - but you only need be a human being to understand the wisdom:

“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, And wisdom to know the difference.”

There’s a power in stopping to ask ourselves three simple questions:

✨ Can I change this?

✨ Can I accept this?

✨ Do I need to step away from it?

That third one is often the hardest.

Because ‘removing yourself’ doesn’t always look like handing in a resignation letter or walking out and slamming the door on your way out - sometimes it’s simply withdrawing emotionally, mentally or energetically.

Erkhart Tolle talks about the same thing when he says:

“If you find your here and now intolerable… you have three options: remove yourself from the situation, change it, or accept it. All else is madness.”

Madness! And yet how often do we all choose the fourth option - staying stuck in something that drains us or isn’t serving our highest good and torturing ourselves as a result.

For most people, including me, that sort of madness is the default setting!

So today, as a new week begins:

Change what you can.

Accept what you can’t.

And step away from what your soul finds unacceptable.

Your peace is worth that. Always. 💕

Sending love
Ali xx

22/11/2025

I know I don’t look it but I’m feeling excited 😊. I’m on my way into Edinburgh for the first day of a 2 day workshop Edinburgh College of Parapsychology with medium Darren Brittain. My journey into mediumship continues and I’m excited to see who’ll be there in person and in spirit! 😊
Whatever you are doing this weekend remember to enjoy it 💕
Sending love
Ali x

21/11/2025

You might not have seen them for 10 years…but have you really gotten rid of your ex? Entirely? Have you cut energetic ties? Or do you have moments when a partner from your past suddenly pops into your mind or even into your dreams…

This was the subject of a chat here in No55 recently. And I gladly introduced the concept of energetic cords to her…

And how they work both ways.

It’s a subject I know a fair bit about because it took me years and years of purposely cutting energetic cords with my 2nd husband.

The thing is, when someone has had access to your heart, your mind, your body, your trust, your vulnerability - there’s an energetic bond that forms. We are all interconnected anyway, but those intimate relationships? They create energetic cords that can hook into us and tug at us long, long after the story is over.

Sometimes you feel them.

It doesn’t need to be you feeding the energetic cord. It might be them thinking of you (and perhaps not in the nicest of ways!) and it’s them reaching out energetically. Their thoughts sending energy down those cords that connect you…

The trick is to notice it.

You can even notice and ‘feel into’ where the cords sit in the body - the gut, the heart, the throat, the solar plexus… anywhere we once held love, desire, attachment, fear, longing or loss. And when a cord starts humming again with energy, you’ll feel it. A heaviness. A sudden sadness. A pull. A memory. A dream.

And here’s the important bit:

You can cut those cords gently. Cleanly. With love. Cutting them frees you - though you may have to do it more than once.

And then… you place protection around yourself so nothing unwanted from them can reattach.

Because yes - cords can reattach if we aren’t conscious of where our energy is flowing.

We all need to be aware of who we’re sending our energy to, even unintentionally. And who we’re allowing into our energetic field.

If this resonates, then I’ve put together a simple little ceremony you can use. And it doesn’t need to just be former lovers, it can be any close relationships that you no longer want to be energetically connected to:

Cord-Cutting & Protection Ritual ✂️

1. Sit somewhere quiet.

Feet on the floor, hands relaxed. Take three slow breaths.

2. Bring the person to mind.

Not emotionally - just their presence. An outline of them is neutral. Imagine the cord (or cords) between you. Notice where it attaches in your body. Don’t judge it.

3. Say (out loud or silently):

“I thank this connection for what it taught me. I now release it with love.”

4. Visualise a soft, golden blade or pair of golden scissors - gently cutting the cord near your body.

(never yank these cords out, pulling would create damage.)

Let the remaining energy dissolve back into the universe.

5. Place your hand over the area where the cord was attached and imagine warm light sealing it.

No gaps. No open doors.

6. Wrap yourself in a cloak of protection.

I always imagine a midnight blue cloak settling over my shoulders.

Say:

“Only energy that serves my highest good may come near me now.”

7. Return to yourself.

Breathe. Feel your own energy gather back home, and everything that belongs to you coming into alignment.

💫 Remember that your energy is the most important thing you possess. We are all energetic beings first and foremost. And our energy needs looking after with attention and care.

And of course that’s also where Reiki comes in 😊💕💫

Sending love
Ali x

19/11/2025

🎉🥳 Today marked another special day on my reiki journey with Annie Robertson of Reiki Evolution - she’s been my reiki mentor through each of the levels. And today I completed my ‘Reiki Master Teacher’ course with her 🎉🥳.

It’s been a full on experience ever since I began my ‘Teacher’ studies at the start of the year and I felt a real difference in my own connection to the energies.

The days of training (particularly today) have been both magical and exhausting!

But I’m so glad I listened to the wee voice which told me to do the course - we are all always learning and growing. And, when we are ready, the right teachers appear along the way.

Watch out for Reiki Level 1 & 2 courses from me next Spring 😊

Sending love
Ali x

19/11/2025

I believe that happiness is found in three things:

letting go of what was,

enjoying what is,

and trusting in what’s to come.

And honestly? I think that’s it.

That’s the whole roadmap.

Letting go of what was - not pretending it didn’t happen or didn’t matter, but choosing not to drag it around with you everywhere like a suitcase with a broken wheel.

All of us by this age have plenty of baggage we could carry - but do we have to? Are there things that we can forgive, accept and let go of? Yes.

Enjoying what is - the tiny, ordinary miracles that happen around us all day. A good cup of coffee , a kind message, clean sheets, bird song, a smile, a moment of quiet where your shoulders finally drop.

As Eckhart Tolle reminds each of us, “Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have.” - and he’s right. That’s where the magic lives.

And then there’s the really brave bit:

Trusting what’s left to come.

That’s where we loosen our own grip and say to God ‘Okay. I trust you’.

When we say ‘Alright life… surprise me.’.

And somehow, it always does. Emily Dickinson wrote, ‘I dwell in possibility’ - now that sounds like a beautiful place to dwell, doesn’t it? And happiness surely dwells there too.

So here’s to all of us learning to let go, to enjoying and trusting.

It doesn’t have to be perfect to feel like happiness.

But you’ll probably find that if it feels like happiness then you’ve either let go of what was, or are enjoying what is or are trusting what’s to come.

Sending love always

Ali x

16/11/2025

An odd thing happened to me today - I received a message from my mum in spirit saying the phrase ‘you can’t get time back’.

Now, I didn’t really know what she was referring to - but just an hour or so later I stumbled across this quote for the first time:

“4 things you can’t get back:

The stone after it’s thrown.

The word after it’s said.

The occasion after it’s missed.

The time after it’s gone.”

And I thought ‘oh right, okay…my mum CLEARLY is trying to tell me something’ 😊 - and it got me to thinking…

It’s true, life moves fast for all of us. After all, it was only Friday night just 10 minutes ago!

And we can all react unconsciously, we can all speak before our heart catches up or act before our mind kicks in and most of us are scared of taking leaps and grabbing opportunities.

But mostly we forget that all of these tiny moments actually add up to the whole story of our lives.

And it’s also true that:

We can choose to hold back before the stone ever leaves our hand.

We can choose to pause and breathe and count to 10 before the words come out our mouth.

We can choose to say yes to the things that matter instead of letting the moment pass.

And we can choose to honour our short time on earth by spending it in ways that feel true, joyful, aligned or ‘right’ to us.

None of us get it right all the time - God knows I really don’t - but awareness is powerful.

It’s the beginning of doing better, being kinder, loving deeper, of more brave ‘yeses’, of living more intentionally, of meaningful moments and of acknowledging time for the precious gift that it is.

We can’t get the past back or get time back… but we absolutely can shape what comes next.

And maybe that was my mum’s message 💕

Sending love

Ali x

16/11/2025

One of the biggest myths we carry around is this idea that our personality is ‘just who we are’.

Fixed. Permanent. Unchangeable.

But honestly? That belief holds more people back than anything else.

You’re not carved in stone.

You’re growing.

You’re learning.

You’re evolving in ways you probably don’t even notice.

The version of you who once avoided conflict might now speak up.

The you who struggled with confidence might suddenly find herself standing taller.

The you who thought you were ‘too much for people’ might now be the one others feel safe with.

Personality isn’t fixed - it’s fluid.

We’re allowed to outgrow old patterns.

We’re allowed to heal.

We’re allowed to become someone we never imagined we could be.

So if you’ve ever said ‘That’s just the way I am’…

Maybe it’s just how you were.

And maybe you’re already changing in ways your past self could never have imagined.

I know I am.

Sending love
Ali x

P.S An appointment has become available on the 18th Nov @ 1:30pm if you’d like to book in.

15/11/2025

You know what struck me today?

It’s never the big, dramatic moments that rattle us the most… it’s the tiny things.

After all, as they say, a flea can trouble a lion more than a lion can trouble a flea.

In life it’s the ‘fleas’ that bother us most, not the lions.

It’s life’s little stresses - and not the big challenging issues…

One little comment from someone.

One wee issue with the car.

Someone using the last of the milk. Or worse still, the last of the loo roll!

The laptop updating just when you need to use it.

One small worry niggling at the back of your mind.

The traffic making you late.

One tiny inconvenience that somehow manages to throw off your whole mood…

It’s ridiculous, isn’t it? A lion can roar down any adversary, but a flea can make it lose its peace. And I think we’re the same.

So today, and each day, let’s pay attention to the little things before they snowball.

Take a breath.

Realise it’s a flea.

Reset our energy.

Let’s all choose equilibrium even when something small is trying to pull us off centre.

Because it’s a hundred tiny things that decide whether our weekend feels calm or chaotic - and we always get to choose which direction we go.

Here’s to catching each flea early!

Sending love

Ali x

And if you’d like to book in for an appointment with me then scroll back to yesterday’s post - you’ll find my next dates 😊

15/11/2025

My lovely friend Helen runs the most beautiful sound baths. And here are two of her upcoming events. If you’d like to be cosy, completely relax and unfurl then get yourself booked in 💕.

Sat 29th Nov 2025, 7pm – 8pm GMT (UTC +00:00)

14/11/2025

💫 AVAILABILITY 💫 You guys have been asking for ages and HERE THEY ARE!!!

I have finally booked my own holiday in January so I can now offer you my Jan/Feb 2026 appointments.

Do book in fairly quickly if you’d like an appointment. As they are sure to fill up - especially since there are fewer appointments than usual in Jan.

A £20 deposit is payable to secure your appointment and £25 is payable on the day - either in cash or by bank transfer. Sessions last around 1.5hrs, often longer.

And don’t forget you can also buy hard copy and digital reiki gift vouchers for Christmas presents 💝

January
Fri 2nd 10:30am TAKEN
Fri 2nd 1:00pm TAKEN
Sun 4th 11.00am TAKEN
Sun 4th 1:30pm TAKEN
Sun 4th 4pm TAKEN
Tues 6th 11am TAKEN
Tues 6th 1:30pm TAKEN
Tues 6th 4pm TAKEN
Tues 13th 11am TAKEN
Tues 13th 1:30pm TAKEN
Tues 13th 4pm TAKEN
Thurs 15th 11am TAKEN
Thurs 15th 1:30pm TAKEN
Thurs 15th 4pm TAKEN
Sat 31st 11am TAKEN
Sat 31st 1:30pm TAKEN
Sat 31st 4pm TAKEN

February
Tues 3rd 10:30am TAKEN
Tues 3rd 1pm TAKEN
Tues 3rd 3:15pm
Thurs 5th 10:30am TAKEN
Thurs 5th 1pm TAKEN
Thurs 5th 3:15pm TAKEN
Sat 7th 10:30am
Sat 7th 1pm
Sat 7th 3:15pm TAKEN
Mon 9th 10:30am TAKEN
Mon 9th 1pm TAKEN
Mon 9th 3:15pm TAKEN
Wed 11th 10:30am TAKEN
Wed 11th 1pm
Wed 11th 3:15pm
Sat 14th 10:30am TAKEN
Sat 14th 1pm
Sat 14th 3:15pm
Tues 17th 10:30am
Tues 17th 1pm TAKEN
Tues 17th 3:15pm
Thurs 19th 10:30am
Thurs 19th 1pm TAKEN
Thurs 19th 3:15pm TAKEN
Sat 21st 10:30am
Sat 21st 1pm
Sat 21st 3:15pm TAKEN
Tues 24th 10:30am TAKEN
Tues 24th 1pm
Tues 24th 3:15pm TAKEN
Thurs 26th 10:30am TAKEN
Thurs 26th 1pm TAKEN
Thurs 26th 3:15pm
Sat 28th 10:30am TAKEN
Sat 28th 1pm
Sat 28th 3:15pm TAKEN

Sending love
Ali x

14/11/2025

One of life’s biggest lessons for me is that the quality of your life is, to a large degree, determined by the quality of the people around you.

And that doesn’t necessarily just mean your partner, family and friends or work colleagues, though they are obviously the majority.

I personally, also surround myself by inspiring and supportive people who have no idea I even exist. In fact quite a few of them are dead!

You see, I often listen to podcasts or books or talks by some of my very favourite people - like Ram Dass, Wayne Dyer, Louise Hay, Alan Watts or Esther Hicks…they feel like old friends of mine. They’ve each seen me through some hard times.

That’s not forgetting the folks I have around me in spirit. Their strength and love and guidance is always there. In fact, I often say that I have a very much better relationship with my mum in spirit than I ever did in the physical!

If you only knew the ongoing support you were receiving from other realms you’d walk through life quite differently…

The people you spend your time with, wether you know them in person or not, wether they are alive or in spirit, shape how you see yourself, how you dream & grow, how you handle life and how you heal.

So seek out those souls who radiate wisdom, courage and kindness - the ones who lift you higher, who remind you that you are strong, capable, and resilient.

I am blessed by friends who see the light and the potential in me that I don’t always see in myself and who cheerlead me on my path (you know who you are).

So I’d urge you too. Be hugely selective about the people who you surround yourself by. If you find yourself constantly needing to defend your energy, to explain yourself, or to shrink just to fit in… that’s your sign

Those are not your people.

Instead, surround yourself with people, who you know and who you don’t know, who help you connect to the best version of you and who can help you shine your light even brighter.

And, of course, don’t forget to be that person for others too 💕

Sending love always
Ali x

12/11/2025

“Anybody can become angry—that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way—that is not within everybody’s power and is not easy.”

Aristotle said this more than 23 centuries ago. And honestly… have we made much progress since then?

Anger is one of those emotions that still confuses us.

It simmers away or it flares up fast, catches us off guard, and before we know it, we’ve either swallowed it down to keep the peace or let it spill out in ways we later regret.

But anger isn’t always wrong. It’s not even necessarily bad.

It’s just an emotion - a messenger - trying to tell us that something doesn’t feel fair, right, or aligned.

For me, it’s the energy of ‘this matters’ to me.

It’s what we do with that energy that defines whether it becomes destructive or transformative.

Some people lash out. Some turn it inwards.

And some (the wise ones Aristotle was talking about) learn to pause long enough to sit with it.

To ask:

Who or what am I REALLY angry with?

Is this about now, or is it about something older?

Most of us are not angry at the thing or person we are angry at. If you explode over a wee thing - it’s not the wee thing which is the problem. Part of pausing is identifying what’s really at play.

And then what would be the most loving or wise way to respond — not just for others, but for myself?

That’s hard, isn’t it?

Because anger often disguises pain, fear, grief or disappointment. And when we take a moment to sit quietly with it - instead of reacting to it - we often find something softer underneath.

I know myself that I often feel angry when I feel disappointed. I know I’ve also thought I felt angry when what I was actually feeling was grief…

And when I am feeling overwhelmed…it often presents not just as me being short tempered but in me feeling angry. I’m not actually angry. I’m overwhelmed.

For you, maybe you’re just tired or hungry…(neither of these things make me angry but I do know people who do get very very ‘hangry’)

Maybe the real mastery isn’t about ‘controlling’ anger, but about understanding it - about finding the lesson or boundary or other feeling it’s trying to highlight.

So next time you feel that spark rise in your chest, like a match that’s ready to strike* take a really deep breath before you act or speak.

You might just discover that your anger isn’t trying to destroy anything - it’s trying to protect something important inside you.

As Aristotle said all those centuries ago… anyone can be angry.

But to handle it well - with purpose, compassion, and awareness - now that’s an art form most of us are still learning. ❤️🔥

Sending love
Ali x

Interestingly, in Russian a short tempered person is ‘как спичк’ - ‘like a match’ 💥