Hi I’m Min (Miriam) and I set up Simply Soulful Awakenings when I finally felt brave enough after years of trying to deny my spiritual side and repressing my abilities. Even then, it was done in a very ‘small’ and ‘timid’ way in order to draw the least amount of attention to myself! I had been interested and had done a fair amount of development in my 30’s, but despite being told I was gifted and ‘a medium’ by at least 3 other mediums, I still denied that reality, and really ‘kept a lid on it’, in a bit to be more ‘normal’. My strict Christian upbringing had taught me, through no fault of anyone, that all of my natural spiritual leanings; everything that I intuited from others or around my home, were evil or the work of ‘the Devil’, and so I continued fighting against myself for years, living with permanent inner conflict and turmoil!

However, along came The Universe in my very early 40’s to give me a ‘hefty nudge’, by giving me a condition called ‘cubital tunnel syndrome’ of the arms which prevented me from doing my holistic therapy job (where I had been comfortable and content for ten years). The holistic therapies had me practising various forms of massage, reflexology, reiki and aromatherapy and were a healthy comfort zone for me where I could offer love and healing to those in my orbit. The Reiki teaching I had LOVED in particular, as it had such spiritual leanings, and I thrived on it! But none of it was fully stretching me. I was keeping everything ‘safe.’ It had never really felt enough to me, despite me learning so much about people and growing in confidence-with my abilities and with people in general.

I often seemed to know what exactly to say when! Suddenly, with no way of earning money (for I was told I couldn’t even do a standard job) I was forced to embrace all I had secretly wished to be (and denied many times to others, including my counsellor!), and catapulted myself into the beginning of something new. I have now been practising my readings for 2 years, teaching spiritual awareness and development to small groups and writing workshops on various topics. These include things like; ‘Energetic Protection and Empowerment for Empaths and Sensitives,’ ‘Connect with your Angels and Spirit Guides’, and ‘Read oracle cards with your intuition.’ I offer Reiki healing in my practice in person and on a mobile basis still, but I also teach Reiki levels 1, 2,and 3 in close-knit groups.

I offer flexible learning options to students because I see the value of this beautiful holistic therapy on a personal and spiritual level not just for the student and practitioner, but for all those that the reiki can then touch. I believe learning reiki is important enough to make it flexible for the learner, and so will try to be amenable for those that may struggle with set dates and times. I often call my readings ‘Intuitive life Readings with Psychic Mediumship’ as I seem to be able to tune into the themes around a person as well as people around them in their lives. I use oracle cards to guide me while I talk, and to see what needs to be addressed at any one time.

I often have spirit visits as well, which is always an added bonus! Because my readings are so important to me, I always allow time for plenty of questions and won’t offer less than an hour for my appointments. Since December 2023, I have been qualified in the Emotional Freedom Technique and am now a practitioner accredited and certified with EFT international. This enables me to work closely with anyone who wants a deeper, more emotionally focussed therapy. EFT has been proven to be very successful in many areas of life and can help with people suffering from pain, anxiety, depression, trauma, phobias and many others complaints. I consider myself a spiritual teacher, therapist and healer and will be bringing my mindfulness and life coaching into my practice in 2024.