How it started
For over 25 years, I have been the trusted person that my friends and family would come to for advice while facing difficult life decisions. It has always felt very natural to me to provide guidance and to help family and friends with their well-being. I remember some interactions with older family members who would ask me for advice. I did not feel I could help however by simply saying my truth and what I felt in my heart, I could offer natural guidance.
My friends used to call me ‘The Pillar’ as I was the stability and consistency that was holding them all together. When a friend was in distress, they were generally reaching out to me. Although we were not a close group of friends, I still liked the idea of being special, in hindsight that was potentially boosting my ego as I was not feeling confident at that time, mostly in my appearance. As I grew more mature, I had the role of the “chosen one” in my family to speak with my beloved grandfather. Although this seemed a little strange to me as a younger man, we developed a very special bond growing closer through these entrusted conversations, full of wisdom and guidance from each other.
I always enjoyed those special moments of trust where I could help someone going through a difficult time in their lives or provoke a conversation that needed to happen to invoke change. I never considered that this was my life purpose until much later.
A few years back, I went through a series of highly traumatic events and I decided to turn to a Shaman for guidance and support, as I could feel I was becoming a shadow of myself. At that time, it was pretty obvious that I was the person who needed help and my journey began. I remember my Dad stating to me ‘what happened to you, where is the Jerome that I know. That would be good to have him back’. That start to my deep transformation felt quite hopeless, but I was determinate to change my life and to move forward. I remember the first time I met my Shaman, he did an introductory energy field check and his words still resonate with me now “Wow, it feels like you are carrying the weight of all the world on your shoulders”. I was indeed feeling low and I was not happy in any area of my life.
I started my healing journey driven by the determination to get better and I was ready to do anything to push past this. Nothing significant happened on one day so I started to read, learn, step by step and always with intentions of improving myself. I had no idea of the concept of purpose, my only goal was to get happy again, something that I have not been in a long time.
Slowly but surely, I felt better about my life and grateful for the things I had. The better I felt, the happier I became, the more I also felt that I had to give back and wanted to help others to heal in turn.
I made the decision to train towards my Reiki level 1 certification which is mainly about self-healing and practicing with your friends and family. I had amazing and astounding results. It was clear in my mind that I was determinate to pass my level 2 which would give me further knowledge, and the ability to become a Reiki practitioner. I have studied and developed my skills so much in the last few years that I created my own method of healing.
The most effective way I could help people would be to target all the holistic components of their being. For me, the key is to work on your mind, soul, and body to reach an enhanced general state of well-being. All those components are so interconnected and all playing a key role in our well-being. With time, I also learned to use and direct my own energy for the benefits of my clients healing.
To be honest, at the beginning, it was difficult to believe that I could heal people through my touch and my soul energy. This is something I have read in books and experienced myself but to be able to practice successfully, it was something truly amazing. I have worked tirelessly to develop those abilities but to start with, it was not so easy to realise that it was genuinely happening.
Now looking back at my journey, I am grateful and happy that some events were so traumatic as they helped me to step into my power and fulfil my life purpose, which is to help people to heal, raise their vibrations and life a happier more authentic and harmonious life.