My Reiki Story – Paula Ghazai

Paula GhazaiThis is another in our series of “My Reiki Story” posts that we will be adding to the Reiki Evolution blog, where a Reiki person talks about their journey with Reiki. In today’s “My Reiki Story” we hear from Paula Ghazai from Kent…

I came to Reiki via massage and other therapies. I worked for ten years within the Beauty and Cosmetic Industry and when I left I wished to continue with the hands-on part of that. I continued to offer massage treatments, training in Aromatherapy and Indian head Massage but would find myself getting really tired after massaging someone if they were not well and in particular if a client had emotional issues such as anxiety or depression I would sometimes even be physically sick.

A friend mentioned Reiki quite a few times but I feel that I am quite an earth bound individual and thought that Reiki was a bit too spiritual and “airy fairy” for me! However Reiki just kept popping up everywhere..online, books, magazines.. so I gave in and researched my subject a little more and on discovering Reiki Evolution and Taggart’s “simply it is” and straightforward approach I decided to do Reiki 1 (April 2007) with Laetitia, as she too had a Beauty Therapy and Massage background. My last attunement was a revelation. I had gone with a totally open mind and no expectation. I felt like I was plugged in to a sort of super grid.. Reiki 2 followed in July 2007.

During this time my father became ill with the first telltale sign of vascular dementia. My Reiki meditations were sustenance throughout.. that gentle yet powerful hum. He just got worse and in 2009 had a devastating stroke which means he is now in full time care. I really kept the Reiki to myself during this time, just offering here and there to family and friends and also did not really have much spare time to pursue any other therapies.
Spring this year I knew the time was right to get going with it all again and I attended a catch up with Louise, it was just the same and oh so new all at the same time. I now offer Reiki, EFT, Hopi Ear Candling and Therapeutic and Indian head Massage. I see Reiki as something that stands alone but also underpins all my other treatment offers and in fact pretty much everything I do and am.. I even stir it into cakes!!

I am in the process of setting up my room and now have a website and will soon be offering a venue for Reiki Shares in West Kent Area www.palmtosoulholistics.com

I am sure I will at some point go back to one of the RE teachers for the Masters training and I am sure I will know when. My personal Reiki mission statement would have to be “Don’t expect just accept”

Paula Ghazai


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5 thoughts on “My Reiki Story – Paula Ghazai

  1. Lovely to see your blog Paula, and it was great to meet you back in the spring. I look forward to seeing your website (still working on mine…!) and hope everything goes really well.
    Great to hear you’re setting up a Reiki share as well – I plan to start mine up again once I’ve moved house I will have a proper treatment room again in a few weeks – yippeee!!
    Reiki hugs,
    Louise. 🙂

    1. Loved your story Paula. Like you said, it all happens when we are not expecting anything!
      This happened with me also. I was a skeptic, although not cynical about it. I was already working as a Healer and the training was long and drawn out at times, along with big egos and silly rules we had to adhere to.

      Along comes Reiki and WOW!
      The simplicity, the beauty, could go on and on

      It has been transformational in my life Paula……………..

      I wish you every success on your Reiki path. Enjoy the journey…………..we will never get to end of this limitless knowlege.
      I believe we are only touching on the tip of the iceberg.
      Exciting Eh!!!

      Reiki Hugs
      Margaret x

  2. Aaah, thanks, Louise. All going well, getting my room ready. Hope your move goes well. Hope you will still be here in Kent somewhere/some of the time as I would love to do next Reiki training with you, probably next year… Paula x

  3. Hi Paula

    “Don’t expect, just accept”.

    Wonderful and probably….although I’m resisting, can’t you just tell by the word ‘probably’;-) just what I needed to hear right now.

    Lots of love to you and best wishes for your new practice.

    Lynnxx

  4. Lynn.. no “probably” about it!! resistance is futile as is searching desperately.. when you relax and forget about it that is when you will realise it was there all along… gee wizz hope that all makes some sense!!
    Thank you for your best wishes..

    Paula x

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