My Spiritual Journey

Sally Forrest

23rd August 2017

 

 

Every one of us is born with a purpose and when we look back and connect the dots it’s easy to see that at any moment we are being guided forwards, however we do not always have the eyes to see.

 

I achieved my business success early in my career through a lot of dedication and effort and it was when I was literally shining bright near the top of the corporate ladder that my foundations were shaken.

 

I remember the moment vividly. I was managing a large Boots store with over 400 staff, we had smashed our X-mas targets, broken all records and there was still a week to go before X-mas.

 

I was celebrating the huge success with one of my managers when my telephone rang and the news I never expected to hear came to me.

My mother had died suddenly at the age of 60.

 

My world literally stopped.

 

What had seemed so important in the external world was suddenly nothing at all.

 

It no longer had relevance.

 

Here I was with all the externals of life, but what use were they when you receive news like this?

 

This moment was key in my Spiritual evolution.

 

I realized that we have no control over the external world and also in that moment I had no control over my inner world either.

 

I felt helpless, lost, confused and empty.

 

The following weeks and months seemed unreal and without meaning.

 

My reality and life had changed.

 

The Universe then took over and opportunities arose which I accepted.

 

I moved to Asia to open a chain of retail stores and later opened an Orphanage.

 

Whilst doing the work for the Orphanage I had a realization that people could heal themselves without any access to western medicine.

 

As a Pharmacist, this intrigued me and so I went on a search to learn alternative ways to heal.

 

I studied Reiki, Feng Shui, Meditation, Color Medicine, and Mind-Body connections.

 

I sought out great teachers and eventually I met Vikas Malkani.

 

The rest as they say is history.

 

The universe brought us together and obviously had greater plans for us.

 

We combined our strengths, created SoulCentre and SoulKids and many years later became man and wife J

 

Meeting Vikas has been a gift from the universe to me.

 

On reflection had my mother been alive, I doubt I would have left the UK as we were very close. It was truly a key piece in my jigsaw of life. It was painful, however it moved me forwards to something I would not have done before.

 

Sometimes life throws us a curve ball.

 

Something we did not expect to happen.

 

It’s painful, it knocks us off our feet and in that moment our world seems to fall apart completely.

 

However, I believe that if you trust the universe and follow its signs, then everything that happens to us happens for a reason. The picture of your life starts to unfold.

 

If you have the courage to follow the signs then one step leads to another and before you know it life takes on a totally new meaning.

 

I now live my life knowing that I have the inner skills needed so that no matter what happens to me in life, I am able to handle it.

 

I know to celebrate the good times and to be aware that negatives in life will also happen.

 

I have learnt to count my blessings and to look for the good in every situation.

 

I have learnt that everything is temporary and soon will pass away.

 

I have learnt to be true to my heart, to be authentic and to simply give my best.

 

I have learnt to focus my time, energy and effort on the things that truly matter in life and to stay away from dramas :)

 

I have learnt that we have one life, so live it fully and leave the world a better place because of it.

 

Sally conducts one on one sessions with clients and supports them to find their life purpose.

 

She does key note speeches on various inspirational subjects “How to find your purpose”, “How to get the best from life” and various Feng Shui topics.

 

Sally is also a Business Coach and Mentor.

 

28 September 2016

I have been teaching Reiki for close to 15 years and thousands of students have learnt at SoulCentre.

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One of the most amazing aspects of Reiki is how life changes after the first lesson.

It’s almost like living in a house with dirty windows and suddenly someone comes along and cleans the windows and for the first time you can really see colours, images and your life clearly.

A whole new energy and atmosphere results and its like life has really taken on a positive turn.

At Reiki we teach hands on healing, which supports the body in its healing process and also bringing it into balance.

However more importantly we teach a way of living life, which allows you to be more connected to this wonderful universe we live in and to move into synchronicity and support as you live your daily life.

What does this mean exactly?

Many situations arise where you simply are amazed at how they happened and there is no logical explanation for them;

• You think of a person you have not spoken to for a long time and then they call
• You hear a song on the radio which brings a deep message to you and later something else happens with the exact same message
• You make a plan to follow your dream and suddenly opportunities arise which previously you could not imagine possible.
• You need money to purchase something of benefit and then its manifested in some unusual way.
• You are keen to meet a certain person and a friend of a friend introduces you. The list is endless….

Since learning Reiki my life has truly been guided.

Each step is like a piece of a Jigsaw that fits into place and slowly piece by piece a beautiful image is created.

I am passionate about teaching Reiki to others in a professional manner.

The student attracts the teacher they deserve – this is a fact – and I am fully committed to giving everything I can to support each of my students on their Reiki journey.

Many students have now become Reiki teachers and it is such a joy to see their growth, happiness and passions for Reiki.

I am truly blessed to be able to teach.

Reiki Singapore – Just For Today … Be Happy

21 September 2016

Sally Forrest BSc, MRPharmS, MBA

As a medical pharmacist I was trained to always treat the symptoms of disease and little attention was given to the root cause of these symptoms that manifest in the body.

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I am blessed to have experienced the wonders of Reiki, a simple hands on healing that has dramatic effects on health, emotions and general well being.

Not only do you learn key healing positions and what they mean on a mental and emotional level, you also learn about new ways of thinking and being.
 
I have taught thousands of students Reiki healing and each of them notices a difference on one of 3 levels :

• Mental – they begin to think about life in a new way.
• Emotional – negative emotions are replaced with positive ones.
• Physical – body ailments simply start to heal on their own.

At the root of all disease is a moving away from joy, peace and happiness.

We become unhappy or discontented about something in life and we hold onto these emotions, which eventually manifest in the body.

Dis-Ease is simply a moving away from ease.
 
Reiki will bring you back to balance and this is where true healing begins. After all if the body knows how to make itself sick, it surely knows how to heal.
 
The body is truly amazing and it continues to function without much effort from us.

For example :

• If you break a bone, the body knows how to fix itself,
• At night when you sleep and let go of this world we live in, the body continues to breathe and the heat beats and all is in order…

So Reiki allows you to have a much deeper understanding of your body- your emotions and your mind.

"Just for today be happy" is a mantra that I adopt and teach to my students.

After all life is a choice, we can choose to be happy or we can choose to let the externals of life distract us and make us unhappy.

Happiness is a state of being that allows healing and many students report unbelievable results after learning Reiki.

• Illnesses improve and often disappear.
• Allergies heal themselves.
• Women who were unable to conceive find out they are pregnant (this is always a joy to hear).
• Parents give Reiki to their children and their sleep patterns improve, as do their emotions.

Reiki truly is a first aid kit that you hold in your hands.

Anyone and everyone can learn it, and students have ranged from 6-86 years of age.

Do connect and register from our upcoming Reiki classes – it's the best gift you can give to yourself!
 
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Reiki Demystified - What is Natural Healing?

7^th September 2016

"Imagine listening to your body and knowing how you can support it - this is the secret of natural healing."

Sally Forrest

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Once you tune out of all the external distractions of the world, and begin to tune into yourself and your own inner messages, then miracles can happen.

Reiki natural healing is simply the ability to really connect with and listen to your own body and then use the energy of the universe to bring healing and balance to your body.

A peaceful body is in harmony with itself and is in balance.

A body with "Dis-ease" simply means that it is out of balance and harmony, it has moved away from ease and symptoms now develop.

Sally believes that if a body knows how to make itself "dis-eased" then it also knows how it can make itself healthy and whole.

All we need to do is to tune in and to listen.

Reiki is an easy to learn process whereby you can use the universal energy (the energy that makes the waves form, the wind blow, the trees bend etc.) to bring natural healing to yourself and others.

You begin to have awareness that emotions play a crucial role in our health and healing and learn to see where emotions impact and are stored in the body.

For example if you worry a lot, then your stomach area will be affected and you will have symptoms such as reflux, irritable bowel, weight gain etc.…

If you are hard on yourself, over controlling and take on too much, then you can get headaches and also shoulder issues.

Sally teaches Reiki from beginner level all the way to Certified Teacher level.

A medical pharmacist by training, Sally realised that many people in the world have no access to medicines yet can heal themselves in various ways.

This was the beginning of her journey into the mind-body connections and she has been learning and teaching for over 15 years.

Her next courses are in October and she offers both mid week and weekend dates.

Please do connect- it will be the best gift that you can give to yourself and your family.

Inner Stress Relief – How to manage your Stress? By Vikas Malkani

The word 'stress' originates from the French word 'estrece' meaning 'narrowness' and is used to depict a limiting or constriction of your power and abilities. You have the feeling of being emotionally and mentally stressed out when you think you have too much to handle.

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Anything viewed negatively has the potential of causing stress in your life regardless of what the thing may be. However, what makes one person stress-full may be quite an ordinary event for another. The secret to releasing stress is to realize that stress therefore is created not by the event or circumstance itself but by the way we respond to what happens to us in any moment of our life. We are the creators of stress and it we alone can provide the solution to it.

In essence, stress is the result of the way you think. And if you develop the ability to change the way you think, you will have in your hands the power to eradicate the stress that you feel.

Here are 3 easy ways to manage the inner stress you may encounter ;

1. Act, then Detach

Trying to control every moment and outcome of your life causes more stress and disharmony than any other process.

Take the action the present moment requires, and once the action is done, stop clinging to the results. After your best is done, step back and wait for the results to arrive, then respond to them.

It’s the constant clinging and worry about the results that is the primary creator of stress.

Do your best, then Let-go, and become stress-free.

2. Meditate

You always have two choices in every situation – either curse the darkness, or light a candle. Meditation helps you to train your mind to choose the more positive attitude, always, regardless of the situation.

Negative thinking produces stress and thinking positively releases it. Remember that stress arises out of the way you think, and since meditation is the skill of training your mind, meditation is also one of the most effective antidotes to stress.

Find a good teacher, and learn to meditate. And whatever the situation, keep your mind focused on the positive outcome you want to achieve, rather than the negative outcome you want to avoid!

3. Chunk it down!

Do things one at a time. Don’t be too concerned about how much there is to do, or how overwhelming some of the tasks seem. Just get one thing done at a time, again and again. Keep your mind focused on the one action you can take now, and do what’s in your power. One step at a time you can climb the highest mountain, and one step at a time you can accomplish the greatest task.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. So chunk it down and you will accomplish more with greater ease.

SoulCentre is Asia’s Premier Centre for Meditation, Mindfulness & Stress-Management.

For details of our training programs, connect to www.soulcentre.org

Outer Stress Relief - How to manage your environment

Just for a moment "STOP" and think about your home, your office, your environment that you spend so much time in.

How does it feel to you?

Does it fill you with happiness, joy and peace, or is it chaotic, confused and cluttered?

Your external environment plays a significant role in your internal environment and your thoughts, your emotions and actions are all influenced by it.

With today’s fast paced world, we excel at being busy, and sometimes our environment is not a priority to us.

Also we are turning into a nation of shop-a-holics and hoarders and soon every available space is stuffed full of "possessions" and all this stuff literally wears us down, as we need to take care of it all.

So make a decision to take control of your environment.

Simplify - Simplify - Simplify is the motto!

Start with the front door / your home or office entrance, and take a look at what story it is telling to the world.

The beautiful energy of the universe enters into your space through this door, so make a point of welcoming it with appreciation and love.

5 TOP TIPS:

1. Clear away any clutter that block the energy entering into your home (both inside and outside the main door).
2. Ensure all plants are healthy, vibrant and alive.
3. Spruce up the paintwork and make the door welcoming.
4. Clean the space – a sparkling clean door and entrance is so welcoming.
5. Make it bright and attractive.

Once you do this, notice the difference.

Change will happen within a few days.

Don’t believe me? Then try it … it's amazing and it works.