From Egypt to Hackney
By Linda Cremin
This winter I travelled to Egypt with the very special intention to scatter my father's ashes over the Nile River. My dad had been an Irish Traveller who’d fallen in love with Egypt during his lifetime, and as per his wishes had wanted to return to the ancient waters. Though not what I had initially expected from such a personal journey, I found that this trip really transformed my healing practice too.
From Cairo to Aswan, I visited the temples of Isis, walked through Luxor and Karnak, and really felt the power of Sekhmet calling to me (who was the goddess of courage and divine femininity). But it was inside the Grand Pyramid itself, in a moment of meditation, that things shifted.
The energy in there was unlike anything I’d experienced before. When I came back to London, I certainly felt grounded, but also provoked with a feeling of something new which I knew I needed to explore.
As I started to research what I'd felt in Egypt, I discovered Sekhem Reiki, which is an Egyptian healing modality that was rediscovered in the 1980s when the practitioner Patrick Zeigler meditated inside the very same Pyramid where I'd had my experience. To me, this coincidence felt almost impossible to ignore!
I think what then drew me closer to this practice was its emphasis on heart-centred healing and divine love. Unlike some forms of Reiki that use specific symbols or strict structures, Sekhem flows from the heart, creating a more profound connection. It works on physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual levels at the same time, making it possible for us to feel balanced in every aspect.
If any of you have had a treatment with me before, or know my methods, you’ll know that my healing approaches have always been drawn from ancient philosophy and vibrational medicine. I’ve always been captivated by the traditions that have sustained people across time and geography. I feel that this journey to Egypt has brought me full circle, connecting my work as an acupuncturist and Reiki practitioner with healing practices that date back thousands of years to the temples of Ancient Egypt.
And so, now returned and working again, I've begun to integrate Sekhem Reiki into my practice here at Healing Space, mixing these ancient techniques with the modalities I already offer. The energy works at a cellular level to free blockages and ease any emotional or spiritual distress, with a focus on connection and heart-centred methods.
In this current time, so many of us are carrying chronic stress and anxiety, searching for something to help us find balance, to ease the difficult things, or reconnect with ourselves – all of which I really understand! My hope is to offer this newfound treatment to support you all in your own healing journeys.
If you're curious about experiencing Sekhem Reiki or want to talk about how this might help you, don’t hesitate to hit reply to this email with any questions, or book an appointment to test it out!