Firm Foundations and Heart-led living💚
This week’s Wellness Wednesday blog has come from a place of deep reflection. I was deliberating what to write today and remembered a conversation I had the other day where she told me to not overthink and be a channel for the words to come through (just like I do when I channel the Reiki energy). So… I decided to stop overthinking, come back into the present moment and then pulled a couple of tarot cards to guide me - Firm Foundation and Heart Chakra came out and they couldn’t feel more aligned with where I am right now.
Over the last week or so, I’ve had several spiritual coaching calls and an Akashic Records guidance reading. The message throughout has been clear and consistent: I’ve been keeping myself safe and small. Playing it careful. And I’m being gently (and sometimes not so gently) encouraged to step fully into my power and activate my true calling.
I am here to help people experience their own transformation — and I do that through my own lived experience, not theory (don’t get me wrong I have done a mountain of courses as well!)
My journey hasn’t been easy - Chronic burnout, work addiction in a corporate environment, stress, anxiety, a heart attack at 40… and because I still hadn’t fully listened to my body and slowed down, Long Covid. My body tried to tell me quietly, then it shouted, until I had no choice but to stop and truly listen.
I have come out the other side - although the journey is ongoing. I now live with a chronic condition, and I have to navigate my energy carefully. But as I continue to heal and grow as I support others on their own healing journeys and spiritual awakenings.
What I’ve learned, and what I now share is that there is so much more to life than constant doing. We are not here just to push, strive and exhaust ourselves day after day. We are here to be. To experience. To feel and to heal from the inside out.
Firm foundations aren’t built through force – they are built through self-trust, boundaries and honesty with ourselves. And heart-centred living asks us to open gently, reconnect with what truly matters and allow ourselves to receive support.
I am reclaiming my energy as my own.
And I want to empower others to do the same!
As we move towards the end of this year of the snake, a year of shedding old layers, beliefs and identities, I’m feeling called to deepen my own practices. I have started a 30-day self-Reiki challenge - a commitment to daily connection with myself and my spiritual team, grounding and self-healing as I prepare for the year of the fire horse beginning on 17th February. A year of courage, movement, freedom and stepping forward with confidence.
I’m fully embracing my spiritual connection and intuition more - in my business and in my personal life. And I know, without a doubt, that I am a very different woman to the stressed, overworked and exhausted version of myself five years ago. I have experienced the Transformation over the last 5 years and continue to do so as my journey continues.
I’m also building a community, a space for like-minded souls who love all things energy, healing and self-development. A place to feel supported and to support one another as we navigate our healing journeys together, one step at a time. No judgment. No pressure. Just pure connection.
If you’re feeling called to work with the energy of the Heart Chakra, you might like to sit quietly with a Rose Quartz crystal, allowing its gentle, loving energy to soften your heart and bring a sense of safety and trust. Using it with meditation, Reiki, or even simply placing the stone over your heart can be incredibly supportive.
You may also find these affirmations helpful, repeat them gently, once or twice a day, or whenever you feel the need:
I am safe to be seen and supported.
I trust myself and the path I am on.
My foundations are strong and rooted in truth.
I lead with an open heart and grounded energy.
If you’re at a crossroads yourself — feeling burnt out, overwhelmed, disconnected or quietly craving something more, a Reiki healing or coaching session can be a beautiful place to begin. These sessions offer you a safe, nurturing space to reconnect with your energy and support your own transformation, in your own time.
This work - my work comes directly from the heart. I’m still on my own healing path, and stepping outside of my comfort zone is part of that growth. But I know, deeply, that this is where I’m meant to be: holding space, sharing truth and walking alongside others as they heal.
If this resonates with you, trust that it’s for a reason.
Love & light,
Donna Marie 🤍