In today’s episode of the Tranquil Awakenings Podcast, Debbie will be in conversation with Sam Lister, a complementary therapist and yoga practitioner.

Sam stumbled upon alternative practices at a young age, her love of crystals, yoga, and reiki, leading her onto a path of helping and guiding others.  Sam is a huge advocate for connecting into your body, as well as the natural world around you, and working from her lakeside practice she encourages others to embrace this union.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Crystals give off energy and can be used to assist with healing and wellbeing.
• Being in nature and using your senses allows you to reconnect to the present moment.
• When becoming aware of energy and developing your spiritually, it completely changes your perspective on life.
• Yoga benefits the body and mind and is more than just exercise.
• Yoga means union referring to the union between you and your higher self, between the breath and the body, and between the mind and body.
• Focussing on well-being helps to improve you mind and body, which then facilitates positive connections with others and the world around you.
• Massage not only provides relaxation but it is also good for releasing tension within the body and for removing toxins.

BEST MOMENTS

• “I've always been a crystal fan. I got my first crystal when I was seven and haven't stopped since.”
• “Going back to being a child, I can remember getting this magazine and I have no idea what it was, but in it there was a bit about chakras, and you could cut out these coloured circles and it told you where to place them, lay down, place them on your body.”
• “Doing the Reiki training, I was blown away by the energy that you could feel in it and just how it all works. And that was sort of the moment when I was like, right, this is where I want to go with my career.”
• “So Reiki has been part of my life for over half of my life, which seems mind blowing to me now.”
• “And whether that is getting really wrapped up, or knowing that when you get home, you're going to have a big warm hot chocolate and you've got that to know that you're going to go back to warm up and be cosy and still get your fix of getting outdoors.”
• “Yoga does mean union. So, it's union between you and your higher self, or between you and something more, if that's what you believe in. It's the union of the breath and the body of the mind and the body.”
• “The connectedness and interlinking of everything, I just find amazing. And how not just physical areas of the body are connected, but how your emotions can show up in those different areas of the body.”

HOST BIO

Debbie is a seasoned therapist whose journey from being a primary school teacher to an adept therapist has been fuelled by her fascination with the intricacies of human nature. Equipped with advanced certifications in diverse modalities like hypnotherapy, neuro-linguistic programming, mindfulness, meditation, past life regression and many more she has honed her expertise to bring about transformative change.

As a full-time therapist and trainer, Debbie's driving passion is guiding others, as well as herself, towards their best selves. Embracing the concept of holistic beings, she firmly believes in addressing the mental, emotional, physical, social, energetic, and spiritual facets of well-being and healing.

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