How Reiki, Crystals, and a Tibetan Singing Bowl Changed My Life

Finding My Voice Through Sound

Reiki Crystal Sound Bath | Meditation | Chester | Cheshire | Whitchurch | Shropshire | Sound Healing)

There was a time in my life when everything looked perfect from the outside — a thriving business, a busy diary, constant productivity — yet inside, I felt completely disconnected.
I had been running my optician business for 18 years, but the endless to-do lists, long hours, and constant striving slowly dimmed my light. I was giving everything to everyone else and leaving nothing for myself.

The signs were there — exhaustion, restlessness, and a quiet ache that I couldn’t name. I was searching for clarity, but I didn’t yet know what I was looking for. I just knew something had to change.

It was during this time that Reiki found me. A friend suggested I try a session to help with my stress. I remember lying on the couch, sceptical at first, until I felt a warmth — a subtle energy moving through me — and for the first time in years, I felt still. Something inside me whispered, “This is what peace feels like.”

That single moment began to change everything.

The Awakening — From Burnout to Balance

Reiki opened a door I didn’t know existed. I began exploring meditation, crystals, and sound. I started to understand that true healing isn’t about fixing yourself — it’s about remembering who you are beneath the layers of busyness and expectation.

As my practice deepened, the idea of selling my business began to grow inside me. It wasn’t an easy decision — I had built it from the ground up — but I knew I couldn’t ignore the call of my soul any longer. I sold the business, and for the first time in decades, I created space to breathe.

It wasn’t always easy. The transition brought moments of doubt and loneliness, but it also brought freedom, creativity, and a deep reconnection with myself. That’s when sound came into my life in a very special way.

The Bowl That Found Her Voice

After lockdown, as I began rebuilding my life and stepping fully into my holistic path, a yoga teacher and sound practitioner I had been working with gifted me a Tibetan singing bowl. She was from a small shop in Glastonbury, sitting quietly on the bottom shelf, covered in dust.

I didn’t know it then, but she reflected exactly how I felt — a little worn out, unseen, and waiting to rediscover my sparkle.

When I first tried to play her, nothing came out. No sound, no vibration. I felt awkward, almost embarrassed. How could I tell my yoga teacher that I couldn’t make her sing? That night, I sat in Meditation, holding the bowl at my heart, connecting with her energy. I surrounded her with a Crystal Grid — Clear Quartz for clarity, Fluorite for focus, and Petrified Wood to connect with my spirit guide. I whispered an invitation: “I’m ready to listen.”

The next morning, something changed. I placed her beneath the apple tree in my garden and played again. A soft tone began to rise — then another — until her song filled the air. It was warm, golden, and full of life.

In meditation that day, a name appeared clearly in my mind: Catherine.

That’s how Catherine came into my world — not just as a bowl, but as a mirror, a guide, and a reflection of my own voice coming back to life.

✨ The Language of Energy

As the days passed, Catherine’s patina began to shine through — gold emerging where dust once lay. It felt symbolic of the healing that was unfolding within me.

I used her in a photo shoot under the same apple tree, and she sang loudly, her sound carrying on the morning air. But a few hours later, during a healing session with a friend, she was almost silent. I was using the same pressure, the same technique — yet the sound was completely different.

When my friend came out of the meditation, she said, “Oh my goodness, how loud was your bowl?!”

That moment changed everything. Catherine wasn’t silent — she was responding to the energy in the room. Her sound was reaching my friend’s energy field, even though I couldn’t hear it.

Later, a sound therapist measured her frequency — first when they played her, and then when I did. The frequencies were entirely different. It was a revelation. Sound isn’t just physical — it’s energetic. It responds to our intentions, emotions, and connection.

This experience deepened my understanding of Reiki Crystal Sound Healing — that energy, sound, and consciousness are all woven together. Our intention truly shapes the vibration we send out into the world.

💫 A Living Frequency — The Power of Sound Healing

Since then, Catherine has travelled with me to ancient sacred sites on pilgrimage — places that hum with Earth’s memory. Those vibrations now live within her, and within me.

Together, we share that resonance in my Reiki Crystal Sound Bath Meditations held across Cheshire, Shropshire, and Denbighshire. These gatherings are more than just sessions; they are sacred spaces to pause, listen, and reconnect.

During a Sound Bath Meditation, every cell of your body becomes a receiver.
The tones of the crystal and Tibetan singing bowls, the resonance of the gong, and the softness of the chimes move through you — releasing tension, balancing your nervous system, and guiding you into deep states of relaxation and awareness.

Many describe it as a whole-body meditation — an experience where the sound doesn’t just surround you, it moves through you.

Sound healing is ancient and deeply scientific. The frequencies slow your brainwaves, helping you drift into Theta states — the space between waking and dreaming — where true restoration and healing can take place.

The Crystals and Reiki woven into each Sound Bath add layers of energy work, amplifying the healing potential and helping to realign your energy centres (chakras) with balance and ease.

🌙 A Journey Shared — From One Heart to Another

Over time, these Sound Baths have become more than just events. They’ve become a community — a gathering of kind souls who return month after month to rest, release, and reconnect. Each session feels different — some deeply emotional, others full of lightness and laughter — but always filled with love and support.

I’m joined in these offerings by Catherine, who helps me hold the energy of the space with gentleness and care. We’ve journeyed together through sacred lands, and her presence brings a grounding energy to every Sound Bath.

Sound, to me, is no longer something we hear — it’s something we remember.
It reminds us of who we are beneath the noise, of the peace that already lives within us.

When I play the bowls, I don’t just play notes — I offer a conversation between sound, soul, and spirit. Each vibration carries Reiki, intention, and love — a frequency that invites you home to yourself.

🌿 Experience the Healing Power of Sound

If you’ve never experienced a Reiki Crystal Sound Bath Meditation, I invite you to join me in one of my monthly Sound Baths in one of our beautiful venues across Cheshire, Shropshire, and Denbighshire

You’ll be held in a cocoon of soothing sounds — Crystal Singing Bowls, Tibetan Bowls, Gongs, Hand Pan Drum, Crystals, Reiki Energy and so much more — allowing your mind and body to let go, release, and restore.

Each location has its own unique vibration — and together, we create a sanctuary where you can simply rest and receive.

💛 Book your place here: Book Your Sound Bath

Because sometimes, what you most need isn’t to do more — it’s to simply listen.