Enchanted Sanctuary

27/10/2026

✨ WHERE DO WE HOLD OUR ENERGY? ✨
PART 3

Our physical experiences, emotions and spiritual wellbeing are deeply interconnected parts of our human experience.
Through the lens of holistic wellbeing, the chakra system offers us a beautiful framework for exploring this connection — inviting us to reflect on safety, emotions, self-worth, love, expression, intuition and spiritual connection.
As we explore each chakra, looking at the areas of the body associated with it, the emotional themes it represents, and how Reiki, mindful touch and intuitive awareness can support us in reconnecting with ourselves ✨️

THE ROOT CHAKRA: Where safety begins ❤️
Before we can fully relax into life, we need to feel that we have somewhere to stand.
Somewhere we belong.
Something that grounds us.
A sense that we can meet the world without constantly bracing ourselves against it.
The root chakra, traditionally associated with the base of the spine, legs and feet, represents our foundations: safety, stability, belonging and our relationship with the physical world.
When life feels uncertain, we may notice ourselves becoming restless, tense or constantly alert.
We may struggle to switch off, even when there is nothing immediate demanding our attention.
Our bodies can respond to stress in many ways, trauma can stay in the physical body especially in the lower back.
Am I allowing myself to rest?
Do I feel supported?
Am I living in a constant state of anticipation, waiting for something to go wrong?
From a Reiki perspective, grounding offers an opportunity to slow down, become present and reconnect with a sense of steadiness.
Through mindful touch, gentle massage and intentional stillness, we can create space to notice our bodies rather than continually pushing through their needs.
Spiritually, the root chakra reminds us that we cannot always control the ground beneath our feet, but we can learn to meet ourselves with greater care as we navigate uncertainty.
You do not have to have everything figured out to deserve peace.
You do not have to hold everything together to be strong.
Sometimes, the most healing thing we can do is return to the present moment and remind ourselves:
I am here. I can breathe. I am allowed to take up space. I am allowed to receive support.
Your reflection: What helps you feel grounded when life feels overwhelming? 🌿

THE SACRAL CHAKRA: Allowing yourself to feel 🧡
We are human beings with emotions, desires, creativity and an innate need for connection.
Yet so many of us have learned to suppress what we feel.
We minimise our sadness.
We feel guilty for our needs.
We judge ourselves for wanting more.
We become so accustomed to accommodating others that we lose touch with what brings us joy.
In the chakra tradition, the sacral chakra is associated with the lower abdomen and pelvis, and symbolically represents emotional flow, creativity, pleasure, intimacy and our relationship with desire.
It invites us to explore an important question:
Do I give myself permission to feel what I feel?
Emotions do not always arrive at convenient times. Sometimes we push them aside because life demands that we keep going. Sometimes we fear that if we allow ourselves to feel deeply, we may become overwhelmed.
But acknowledging an emotion is not the same as being consumed by it.
We can make room for sadness without becoming sadness.
We can recognise anger without allowing it to define us.
We can honour our desires without feeling ashamed of having needs.
Stress can also show up through physical sensations, including abdominal tension, painful hips, cramps.
Through Reiki, mindful awareness and appropriate, consensual massage, we can create space for relaxation, self-connection and gentleness.
We do not need to force an emotional release.
We can simply allow ourselves to be human.
To feel.
To create.
To receive pleasure.
To recognise our needs without apologising for them.
Your reflection: Where in your life might you be giving yourself permission to exist, but not permission to truly feel? 🌊

25/10/2026

✨ A weekend of remembering who I am, trusting what I feel, and deepening my connection to spirit. ✨

Some weekends feel like more than just time passing, they feel like a remembering.
A coming home to yourself, to your soul, and to the quiet wisdom that has been waiting within you all along 🤍🔮✨️

This weekend has been one of those experiences for me.
Through a beautiful shamanic journey, I connected with my power animal - a fierce, wise and powerful lioness. 🦁

Without realising it, I've been drawn to wearing her colours and earthy tones. Almost as though something within me was beginning to recognise her energy before our meeting.
Whether we experience these moments as signs, synchronicities or the language of our own deeper knowing, there is something truly beautiful about allowing ourselves to listen.

The lioness speaks to me of courage, intuition, protection, feminine power and the confidence to stand firmly in who I am.
Not a confidence that needs to be loud or prove itself to the world, but one that comes from deep within. A quiet, unwavering trust in the path I am walking.

Alongside this experience, I have continued my Reiki Master Teacher training, deepening my understanding of the energy I work with and the responsibility, humility and intention that come with holding space for others.

I was blessed to experience an incredible Earth healing meditation, reconnecting with the grounding, nurturing energy of Mother Earth and remembering that we are not separate from nature, but part of her beautiful web of life. 🌍✨

And to bring this weekend to a close, this evening I held space within our powerful Full Moon Women's Healing Circle, a sacred coming together of women, hearts, energy and intention. 🌕🤍

Our spiritual journeys are not always about learning something new. Sometimes they are about remembering what we already know on a soul level.

Learning to trust the messages we receive.
Learning to honour our intuition without needing everyone else to understand it.
Learning to feel confident in our own spiritual connection, without comparison, without seeking permission, and without needing external validation.

For me, this journey has never been about claiming to have all the answers. It is about remaining open, grounded and willing to learn. About deepening my relationship with my guides, my intuition, Reiki and myself, trusting my own discernment along the way.

The deeper I travel on this path, the more I understand that true spiritual confidence isn't about knowing everything. It's about trusting yourself enough to remain open to what you are being shown.

And perhaps that is the lioness's greatest lesson for me right now…

To stand in my power.
To trust my inner knowing.
To protect the sacredness of my energy.
To lead with an open heart, but never abandon myself.
And to walk forward with courage, even when I cannot yet see the whole path. 🦁✨

Our journeys may not all look the same, you don't need to follow someone else's path to find your own.
Sometimes, all you need is the courage to become quiet enough to hear what your soul has been whispering all along. 🤍

Have you experienced a symbol, an animal, a dream or a synchronicity that seemed to find you at exactly the right time? ✨

Much love
Ciji 💗

22/10/2026

Healing isnt linear, some days are shadow work days and you just have to give yourself grace ✨️💚

I still have to remind myself

22/10/2026

💚👌🏼✨️

Beautiful girl, when you are finished falling, after you hit rock bottom and watch yourself come apart into a million pieces, no one is staying to help you collect yourself, no one is sticking around to pick through your pieces to decide which parts of you are worth keeping.
That’s for you to decide.

So stay down for as long as you need to.
This is the most important part.
Take your time.
Pay attention.
You already broke.
So the easy part is over.

Go slow.... I know, you thought the breaking was the most painful chapter.
It wasn’t.
Turn the page.
The next part is much longer.
It’s the healing.
The rise.
The comeback.

It’s the birth of the new you.
And it’s not easy.

But you are strong and brave and worth it.
You’ll have to leave a lot of yourself behind, you’ll have to let go of all the parts of you that you’ve outgrown.
We’re not making ourselves small anymore.
We’re not bending to fit where we don’t belong anymore.
Do you hear me?
We’re going all in.

Count your wounds, every scar ripped open, every drop of blood you bled like a promise, every tear you cried like a bet in the name of crossing your whole heart, your whole soul, was all for this moment.
Right here.
Right now.

You had to hurt like that to get here to this version of you who knows exactly who she is, who she’s not, who she will never be again.
Drop the apologies, babe.
We’re not sorry anymore for who we are, we’re not sorry for what we had to do to get here, and we’re not sorry for the time it took to learn our worth.

Step out of the box of all you were supposed to be, according to everyone who wasn’t you, and walk into the you, who’s comfortable in her own skin.
It’s time.
You earned it.

We no longer wear the expectations of anyone else and we no longer let anyone else decide what we’re worth. Because we know now.
We finally know.
And now it’s time to celebrate it.
Get up, beautiful.
It does not hurt anymore.

Now go show YOU what you’re made of.

💌 Stephanie Bennett-Henry

22/10/2026

✨️WHERE DO WE HOLD OUR ENERGY?✨️ Part 2

Your body is part of your story 💚

We spend so much of our lives living in our minds, trying to understand our emotions, make sense of our experiences and find our way through the challenges life brings.

But how often do we stop and listen to the body that carries us through it all?

✨️The shoulders that rise when life feels overwhelming.
✨️The breath that becomes shallow when we feel anxious.
✨️The heaviness we feel in our chest when we are grieving.
✨️The tension that builds when we have been giving so much of ourselves that we forget to replenish our own energy.

Our physical experiences, emotions and spiritual wellbeing are deeply interconnected parts of our human experience.
Your body is not separate from your emotional world.
Your emotional world is not separate from your inner wellbeing.
You are one whole being — body, mind and soul.

✨️💚 THE HEART CHAKRA: Love, grief and the courage to remain open 💚✨️

The heart carries so much of our human experience.
Love.
Longing.
Connection.
Heartbreak.
Grief.

The chest and heart space are often symbolically connected with love, grief, vulnerability, compassion and emotional protection.

Sometimes we build energetic walls around ourselves because we've been hurt.

Sometimes we become so used to protecting our heart that we forget what it feels like to soften.

Our emotions can feel almost physical. We may describe grief as heaviness in the chest, heartbreak as a deep ache or emotional overwhelm, feeling as we cannot physically take a deep breath.

Heart healing shows us ...
We can protect our hearts without closing them completely.
We can grieve without being broken beyond repair.
We can acknowledge hurt without allowing it to harden every part of us.

Sometimes, we are so used to being the strong one, the understanding one, the person who holds everyone else together.
Yet we, too, deserve tenderness.

Love and loss can coexist.

✨️Can you offer yourself the same tenderness you so freely give to the people you love? 🤍
✨️When listing the things you love, are you one of them?

21/10/2026

✨ WHERE DO WE HOLD OUR ENERGY? ✨
🔮 Part 1

The connection between physical tension, emotional energy & the spiritual body

Have you ever wondered why certain areas of your body seem to hold tension again and again?

Sometimes, a tight shoulder isn't simply a tight shoulder.

From an energetic and spiritual perspective, our bodies can become places where we hold experiences, emotions, protective patterns and energy that we haven't fully processed or released. 🌙

While these associations aren't a medical diagnosis, many holistic and spiritual traditions use the body as a map for exploring what we may be carrying emotionally and energetically.

✨ THE SHOULDERS — “WHAT AM I CARRYING?”

Our shoulders can symbolically represent the weight we carry for ourselves and others.

Responsibility.
Burdens.
Expectations.
Always being the strong one.
Feeling like everything is on your shoulders.

That familiar feeling of “I have to hold everything together.”

✨️ BETWEEN & AROUND THE SHOULDER BLADES — THE INNER CHILD

In some energetic and somatic traditions, the area around the upper back and shoulder blades is associated with feelings of being unsupported, needing protection, vulnerability and the inner child.

It can be a beautiful area to bring loving awareness to.

Not because every ache here means “inner-child wounds” — but because it can invite us to gently ask:

Where in my life have I felt I had to protect myself?
Where did I learn that I couldn't rely on others?
What part of me is longing to feel safe, supported and cared for?

✨ THE SOLAR PLEXUS — PERSONAL POWER

The solar plexus chakra is traditionally associated with confidence, boundaries, self-worth and personal power.

From a spiritual perspective, anxiety, people-pleasing or constantly worrying about what others think can sometimes be explored through the idea of giving our power away.

Giving away our energy by constantly seeking approval.

Giving away our boundaries because we're afraid of disappointing someone.

Giving away our peace by trying to control everything around us.

The invitation isn't to blame ourselves for anxiety — it's to gently explore:

“Where can I call my energy back to myself?”

You don't have to understand every sensation.
You simply slow down, receive and listen inwardly.

Because sometimes healing begins with something as simple as noticing.

✨ Your body speaks. Your energy speaks. Your intuition speaks.

Perhaps it's time to listen 🔮

📩 Message Enchanted Sanctuary to enquire about our Back Massage + Reiki Healing Combination Session.

19/10/2026

✨ENCHANTED SANCTUARY
BACK MASSAGE & REIKI HEALING COMBINATION✨️

Sometimes, our bodies hold onto more than we realise…

The experiences we move through, the stresses of everyday life, emotions we haven’t had space to process, and simply carrying too much for too long can all contribute to that feeling of heaviness and tension within us. 💫

The Enchanted Back Massage & Reiki Healing Combination Session is a beautiful opportunity to gently work with both the physical body and the energetic body, creating space to soften, release and reconnect. 🌙

🌿 THE MASSAGE — WORKING WITH THE PHYSICAL BODY 🌿

Beginning with a nurturing, intuitive back massage, allowing the body time to settle and unwind.

Using flowing massage techniques, gentle pressure and focused work across the back, shoulders and neck, we explore areas where you may be carrying physical tension and tightness.

Our bodies can sometimes reflect what we are experiencing emotionally and energetically — perhaps the shoulders that constantly feel like they are carrying the weight of the world, the upper back that holds stress, or a body that simply hasn’t had permission to fully relax.

The massage is an invitation to slow down, breathe deeply and become aware of what your body is communicating.

Rather than simply working on the muscles, we create a mindful space where you can notice areas of holding and, with gentle care, encourage the body to soften and let go.

✨ THE REIKI — WORKING WITH THE ENERGETIC BODY ✨

Following the massage, we transition into the deeply calming practice of Reiki energy healing.

Reiki works with the concept of universal life-force energy, using gentle energy work and intention to support a profound sense of relaxation, stillness and energetic balance.

This part of the session allows us to shift our awareness beyond the physical body and into the subtle energetic layers surrounding and flowing through us. ✨

Attention is brought to the chakra system, helping you to connect with areas that may feel blocked, depleted, unsettled or out of balance.

Reiki offers a beautiful opportunity to simply receive — without needing to do anything, fix anything or figure anything out.

Just breathe.

Be still.

Receive.

Allow.

🌸 WHERE THE TWO COME TOGETHER 🌸

What makes this combination so special is the journey from physical to energetic.

It becomes a beautiful process of release, restoration and reconnection. 💚

A moment to put down what you’ve been carrying.

A moment to come back into yourself.

A moment to simply be. 🌙

✨ This session may be especially nurturing if you are feeling:
🔮Physically tense or tight
🔮 Mentally overwhelmed or unable to switch off
🔮Emotionally heavy or depleted
🔮 Energetically drained
🔮Disconnected from yourself
🔮 In need of deep rest and nurturing
🔮 Simply ready to make some precious time for YOU

Come and step away from the outside world and into the peaceful, enchanted surroundings of Enchanted Sanctuary. 🧚‍♀️✨️

✨ BACK MASSAGE + REIKI HEALING COMBINATION ✨

A journey through touch, intention, energy and deep relaxation — from the places where your body holds tension to the energetic space within you that longs to feel balanced and renewed.

📩 Message Enchanted Sanctuary to book your session or enquire further.

🌙 Your body deserves to rest.
🌙 Your energy deserves nurturing.
🌙 And you deserve a little time to simply breathe, receive and be held

03/10/2026

Taking a little break i will return all messages once im back. Wishing u all a wonderful week 🩷🧘🏼‍♀️💫 Our next womens healing circle will be Sunday 25th October 🩷 much love Ciji x

13/07/2026

Over the few months I've been quieter here.
Not because I've stopped believing in this work, but because life has asked me to slow down, reflect, and move through some of my own challenges.
Like so many of us, I've experienced seasons where things have felt uncertain, and I've realised that healing isn't about having all the answers, it's about continuing to return to yourself.
One thing that hasn't changed is my belief in the power of connection, energy, and remembering who we truly are beneath the noise of everyday life.
If you've been feeling stuck, at a crossroads, disconnected from yourself, or simply know there's something more waiting for you, I'd love to support you.

✨ Reiki sessions
✨ Soul Plan readings
✨ Women's circles where you can exhale, be seen, and reconnect with yourself in a safe and supportive space.

This isn't about fixing you, because I don't believe you're broken.
It's about creating space for clarity, healing, and remembering your own inner wisdom.
If you've been waiting for a sign to put yourself first, maybe this is it.
Thank you to everyone who's stayed here while I've been quiet. I'm looking forward to reconnecting with you all and sharing this next chapter together.
Much love,
Ciji 🤍

29/06/2026

🌕 Full Moon in Capricorn ♑ + Mercury Retrograde in Cancer ♋

A time of returning to the foundations of our soul

This Full Moon arrives with a powerful invitation: to look honestly at what we have built, what we are carrying, and what is ready to be released.
Capricorn energy asks us to rise into our inner authority.
Not through force, perfection, or proving ourselves, but through integrity.
This is the energy of the mountain: the slow climb, the lessons learned, the wisdom gained through every step.

Under this moonlight, we are being asked:

✨ What structures in my life truly support my becoming?
✨ What responsibilities am I holding that were never mine to carry?
✨ Where have I confused strength with suppression?
✨ What dreams are ready for a more grounded commitment?

With Mercury retrograde moving through Cancer, the universe turns our attention inward toward the emotional body, our memories, our roots, our homes, and the stories we inherited.

This is a sacred time to revisit old chapters, not to live in them, but to reclaim the parts of ourselves we left behind.
The conversations may be with others, but the deepest conversation is often with ourselves.

Cancer tells us ...
Feel what you have been trying to outgrow. Tend to what you have been trying to avoid. Your emotions are not obstacles they are messengers.

Together, these energies create a powerful rebalance between the outer world and the inner world.
The relationship between achievement and inner safety, responsibility and receiving, creating a life outwardly while tending to the inner world.

Capricorn asks us to build.
Cancer asks us to nurture.
The soul asks us to do both.
This moon may reveal where we have been operating from old survival patterns, old expectations, or old versions of who we thought we had to be.
We are not being asked to become someone new.
We are being invited to return to what is true.

🌕 As we move through this energy reflect:

“I release the need to carry what has already completed.”
“I honour the wisdom of my past without becoming trapped by it.”
“I create foundations that are aligned with my heart.”

May this Full Moon bring clarity to your path, softness to your healing, and courage to choose the life your soul has been quietly calling you toward.

Much love Ciji ✨️ 🤍