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Holy Fire® Karuna Reiki® Master Teacher • ICRT Animal Reiki•Licensed Reiki Master ICRT•Reiki Riding•
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Harmony through Horses🐴

04/11/2026

✨ NEW FOR 2027 – MORE WAYS TO CONNECT, EXPLORE & GROW ✨

I'm delighted to introduce an expanded range of experiences, series and longer-term journeys through Best You Reiki & Harmony Through Horses.

Whether you're looking to deepen your personal Reiki practice, explore your inner landscape, connect with the cycles of the Moon, develop your relationship with your horse or find a supportive space for empowering experiences, there's something new to explore.

🌙 **GLOBAL NEW MOON SERIES**
A shared journey through the lunar cycles, bringing together intention setting, energy exploration, meditation and Reiki. With Nichole Olsen & Helen Craven

✨ **SELF-GNOSIS**
An opportunity to journey deeper into yourself through individual Reiki sessions with Helen Craven, exploring inner knowing, empowerment, authenticity and divine expression. A beautiful companion to the Global New Moon Series, or a stand alone goal.

🐴 **HORSE LED HEALING**
Explore connection, presence and the unique wisdom of horses with our herd at The Reiki Barn or on tour.

🐎 **EQUINE PARTNERSHIPS**
Develop greater awareness, communication and understanding in your relationship with your own horse.

🔥 **SACRED CIRCLES**
Come together for connection, reflection, shared experiences and personal growth.

New individual sessions and prepaid packages are available.

**EXPLORE & BOOK:**

🌙 Global New Moon Series – https://www.helencraven.com/product/new-moon/

✨ Self-Gnosis –
https://www.helencraven.com/product/self-gnosis/

🐴 Horse Led Healing –
https://www.helencraven.com/product/horse-led-healing-nervous-system-regulation/

🐎 Equine Partnerships –
https://www.helencraven.com/product/equine-partnerships/

🔥 Sacred Circles –
https://www.helencraven.com/product/annual-subscription-wheel-of-the-year-online-celebrations/

All the details, options and online bookings are now available through my website.

Here's to a year of deeper connection, greater awareness and discovering more of who we truly are as we step gently closer to 2027.

Helen ❤️

03/11/2026

Hi, I’m Helen Craven, Licensed Reiki Master Teacher, and welcome to my Reiki Myth Busting series.

MYTH #6: A Reiki practitioner needs to know everything about you to help you.

When you come for a Reiki session, you don’t need to arrive with a detailed explanation of your life.

You don’t even need to know what you want to work on.

You can simply arrive.

As a practitioner, my role is to provide a supportive environment and facilitate your experience of Reiki.

If you choose to share something, I will meet you with compassion rather than judgement.

Your experience belongs to you.

My intention is to support you in developing your own awareness and trusting your own inner knowing, rather than making you dependent on me to tell you what is happening.

✨ Reiki can be a space where you stop explaining yourself, stop trying to work everything out and simply allow yourself to be.

The deeper invitation of spiritual practice is to develop greater awareness, discernment, self-trust and freedom.

Not to withdraw from life, but to participate in it more consciously.

Not to become perfect, but to become more accepting of our humanity.

Not to give our power away, but to recognise where our power has always belonged.

And not to become dependent on a practitioner, teacher or spiritual guide, but to develop a stronger relationship with our own inner wisdom.

That, to me, is one of the most beautiful things Reiki can offer us.

It doesn’t ask us to become someone else, or to live in an increasingly smaller world.

It invites us to become more fully ourselves, to reconnect with our own inner wisdom and to engage with life with greater awareness, compassion and freedom.

03/11/2026

ICRT Animal Reiki I & II – 7th & 8th November 🐾

A little reminder that I have an Animal Reiki I & II class running this weekend!

I currently have participants joining online, but there is still an opportunity to join us in person at The Reiki Barn if you’d prefer to learn together face to face.

✨ 9.00 am – 5.45 pm both days.

You’ll receive training with a Licensed Reiki Master Teacher (LRMT) together with:

🐾 An internationally recognised ICRT certificate
🐾 A one-year subscription to Reiki News Magazine
🐾 Access to the Animal Reiki community and ongoing support.

Prerequisite: Completion of Reiki I & II (any lineage).

If you’ve been thinking about deepening your Reiki practice and extending that connection to the animals in your life, I’d love to welcome you.

Message me for further details or to reserve your place. 💛

02/11/2026

🌙✨ Samhain at Arbor Low – Facing the Dark ✨🌙

Last night we gathered for our sacred Samhain circle at Arbor Low, bringing with us our beautifully handcrafted brooms, blessed and activated, along with our lanterns, as we stepped into the darkness together.

Under the energy of Samhain and the waning moon, we embraced the invitation to release, reflect and let go. To look within, recognise who we truly are, acknowledge what we are ready to leave behind, and find clarity for the next steps as we move into the darker half of the year.

This is certainly not an experience for the faint-hearted! There is something quite powerful about standing in the darkness, away from the warmth and comfort of home, and consciously choosing to lean into the unknown.

Huge gratitude to everyone who came along and faced the dark with us, at a time of year when a warm, cosy fireplace might have seemed a much easier option!

But the Universe certainly rewarded our efforts. As we closed our circle, we were blessed with an extraordinary display of the Northern Lights, dancing all around us. What a magical and unexpected gift to end our evening. 💚💜

A special thank you to two of our guests for capturing and sharing your beautiful photographs. They really help preserve the magic of the evening.

Our next gathering will be Sunday 20th December for our Winter Solstice Ceremony, as we come together to welcome the return of the light.

Until then, blessed Samhain. 🖤✨

02/11/2026

Happy Moon day! ✨✨✨

Today I share a little bit but how we can work intentionally with energy!

Also, just how important the words we use, the things we listen to, and the deeds we do, we truly are.

Tune in to learn a little bit about my experience with that.

Also, remember tonight is our Reiki Share 6 to 7:30 pm both in person & online

DM me to receive the Zoom link or to learn more.

Reiki shares are a great way to learn about Reiki and receive some healing to align with your high self too.

As Light

02/11/2026

Myth #5: Reiki brings up trauma, and you have to relive painful experiences to heal.

This is a particularly important subject.

Reiki is generally experienced as a gentle, relaxing practice. People may experience a sense of peace, emotional release, or simply a welcome opportunity to rest.

Sometimes, tears arise during a session. Sometimes, emotions surface that a person wasn’t expecting. Other people experience no noticeable emotional response at all.

There is no single correct way to experience Reiki.

And one of the most important things to understand is this:

You do not have to tell your story or relive a traumatic experience to receive Reiki.

You can receive Reiki without talking about your past, explaining your circumstances or revisiting difficult memories.

You can simply be present.

If emotions arise, you can allow yourself to acknowledge them at your own pace, with support if you need it. You never have to force yourself to explore something before you’re ready.

Equally, you don’t have to experience an emotional release for Reiki to be worthwhile.

In my practice, I aim to create a space where you can feel safe, respected and free from judgement. If you want to talk, I will listen. If you prefer silence, that is equally welcome.

There is no expectation that you must disclose anything.

And there is no expectation that you must feel or experience anything in particular.

Reiki can be a supportive part of your wellbeing, but it isn’t a substitute for trauma-informed psychological care where that is needed. Nor can we guarantee that a session won’t bring up difficult feelings.

What matters is that your experience is respected, your boundaries are honoured, and you remain in control of what you choose to share.

✨ Healing doesn’t require you to prove how much you’ve suffered. You deserve care without having to revisit your pain.

#5

31/10/2026

Happy Halloween 🎃
Is it time to face your fears?! 👻

31/10/2026

🍂✨ Happy Samhain! ✨🍂

What a beautiful and magical evening we shared at our Broom Making Workshop!

There was something really special about gathering together, working with nature’s gifts, choosing our own pieces of wood, flowers, foliage and herbs, and creating something completely unique to each of us.

Every broom carried its own character, its own intention and a little piece of the person who made it. ❤️

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us and brought their creativity, energy and beautiful presence to the evening.

Today, as we arrive at Samhain, we move into a powerful time of reflection, release and transformation.

The waning moon offers a beautiful opportunity to let go of what no longer serves us, clear space and make room for something new. Just as we might sweep the threshold of our homes, we can also consider what we are ready to clear from our lives.

Tomorrow, we’ll be working with our newly created brooms, bringing intention and blessings to them as we continue our Samhain celebrations. 🧹🌙

And if our evening inspires you, why not start gathering your own natural treasures? A beautiful branch, dried flowers, herbs, berries, ribbons or something meaningful to you. You don’t need much to create something special and bring a little handmade magic into your home and your life.

Wishing everyone a blessed Samhain.

May this be a time of gentle release, remembrance, renewal and connection.

✨ Blessed be. ✨

30/10/2026

✨🌙 SAMHAIN – SACRED EARTH CIRCLE 🌙✨

As we approach Samhain, we gather at a beautiful threshold between the old and the new. A time to honour and connect with our ancestors, reflect on the cycles of life and death, and open ourselves to the possibilities of fresh beginnings.

We’re also moving through the waning moon, approaching the Last Quarter. This is a wonderful opportunity to release what we’re ready to leave behind, let go of old patterns and create space for new intentions as we move towards the next New Moon.

Take a little time before you arrive to reflect on what has been showing up in your life that you are ready to release. The energy of Reiki and our circle will provide a potent catalyst for this process.

🏮 BRING YOUR OWN LIGHT

There is something rather special about carrying lanterns into the darkness at Samhain. Each of us bringing our own light as we move through the turning of the seasons, reminding ourselves that even in the darkest moments, our own light is always within us.

🌿 A FEW DETAILS FOR SUNDAY

🕠 Meet in the car park at 5.30pm.

🧹 Bring your broom (handmade or purchased) or another magical object you’d like to work with.

🏮 Bring a safe outdoor lantern. Head torches can stay in your pockets, but lanterns will create a softer, more magical atmosphere.

🧣 Dress warmly as we’ll be spending time outdoors.

✨ CONTRIBUTION
£25 – Best You Reiki members
£30 – Non-members

🍂 AFTERWARDS
We’ll head to The Jug and Glass to gather, connect, share some time together and pull some cards to see what messages might come through.

A magical evening of connection, reflection, release and remembering our own light as we welcome the turning of the seasons.

I look forward to sharing it with you. ❤️

30/10/2026

✨🌿 Your Reiki Journey Starts Here 🌿✨

Have you been feeling called to explore Reiki, deepen your spiritual practice, or learn a beautiful technique to support yourself and others?

I’m delighted to share my upcoming Usui Holy Fire® Reiki I & II classes with Best You Reiki.

Holy Fire® Reiki offers a gentle, deeply nurturing approach to Reiki, supporting you as you develop your connection with Reiki energy, deepen your self-practice and learn to share Reiki with others.

Whether you’re completely new to Reiki or looking to take the next step on your journey, these classes offer a supportive space to learn, practise and grow.

🌿 Upcoming class dates:

✨ 5th–6th December 2026
✨ 20th–21st February 2027
✨ 5th–6th June 2027
✨ 10th–12th July 2027 – Special three-day experience on Dartmoor

The Dartmoor class offers something a little different, with an optional day exploring sacred sites before our Reiki training begins.

All classes include teaching, practical experience and opportunities to deepen your understanding of Reiki in a welcoming environment.

💛 Bookings are open!

If you’ve been thinking about learning Reiki, perhaps this is your invitation to take that next step.

Message me for further information or to reserve your place.

I look forward to welcoming you.

With love,
Helen 💜
Licensed Reiki Master Teacher
Best You Reiki

Address

The Reiki Barn, Yeaveley
Ashbourne

Website

http://www.helencraven.com/, https://linktr.ee/helencraven

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