I’ve noticed both when working with holistic therapy and psychic reading clients, that I seem to get clusters of people with similar problems or situations coming to me at the same time. This usually tells me that the universe is giving me a lesson of some sort – there is something here for me to learn.
The similarities in readings allow me to get a feel for what is helping the clients get through their problems, so that I am more conscious about it with the next client. Recently I have had a few very anxious clients on the phone – anxiety is one of those emotions which shares itself so easily, especially with sensitive and empathic people! It can be a challenge for anyone not to be affected by that energy. In a reading, I have to stay very grounded, so that I don’t get into that anxious energy with them, as I would be no help at all then!
Before every reading I create a sacred healing space around my client, which is protected and safe, and I hold the intention for them to receive help in whatever way they need. I also start the flow of healing energy for them to use if they wish – it’s there for their soul to decide if they want it or not.
When someone is very anxious, I focus on holding that special healing space for them, and during the reading they are held in this space. Sometimes they need to talk and just let their anxiety disperse, taking advantage of that healing energy transforming the anxiety into calmness. Sometimes they are the kind of person who can’t offload onto anyone else, and so the healing is in actively listening to them at particular points in the reading. This means focusing my attention on the client and nothing else, and at the same time, linking into their energy field so that they can actually sense the communication is happening at a deeper level than their normal day to day interactions.
A healing workshop I attended some years ago had a tradition of sitting in circle after a sweat lodge or fire-walk, and one by one, we talked about what we had learned or experienced. For some this was a very emotional experience, and there were many tears. Although it was often difficult, we were guided not to physically comfort each other, and the reason for this was that sometimes the “there there” approach can halt the healing crisis they are going through, and so they don’t get the full benefit of being able to release that energy. So instead we sat in circle, holding the healing space for them, and sending them love to help them to go through this process of releasing the pain energy they had been holding onto.
This is similar to what goes on in readings – my intention is not to try to make it all go away, but to allow clients to experience being held in that loving space, so that they can let go of what it is they need to let go of – whether that is anger, pain, hurt, anxiety. This is a natural part of the healing process, which can be forgotten about in today’s busy world. When people say that they feel better after just talking to me, what they have experienced is me holding this healing space for them to participate in their own healing process, and I feel both grateful and humble to have been allowed to take part too.