Feel the benefit of calming Angel Energy Healing at Skin Deep

As usual, I was running and racing to the clock, bursting in the door of Skin Deep in Castle Street recently for my first introduction to Angel Energy Healing. Not the ideal preparation for this gentle therapy but I suppose I would certainly test its credentials. Feeling myself quite run down in the days beforehand with a few niggling worries, I couldn't help but feeling that this appointment had come at the right time to pep me up a little. Now, I know a lot of people have belief in angels but it has all pretty much passed me by, although I'd like to think I have a guardian angel floating about somewhere keeping a watch over me. At the same time, I was a little skeptical about how this could translate into helping me feel better and more balanced but the warm presence of Tina Sweeney Bartley had me at ease straight off. It's hard to explain but for me, she really radiated the vibes of a healer and was scarily intuitive as I felt she could see through my facade right down to my core and what was really going on. I know that sounds a bit out there but that's what struck me as soon as I walked in the door of the beautifully situated westside premises. "Angel Energy Healing is a therapy that can be used for healing on the mental, emotional and spiritual levels of the person, thus enhancing your physical wellbeing," Tina told me as she started the first element of the session, a clearing and balancing of the seven main chakras using crystals and the angels of the colour rays to help bring the client to a relaxed but alert state. Different crystals were placed at different areas of my body, my head, neck, tummy, at my feet, for example, as she used a pendulum with a crystal at the end to help balance me out. The first thing Tina noticed that I was very, very tired to the point of rundown, and a little off centre with a few matters preying on my mind constantly. All true so far. The crystals part of the treatment was really calming as I completely forgot about the outside world and just chilled out, something that can be hard to do sometimes in the era we live in. It felt like a movement of energy, weird I know, or like a weight being lifted off me. Not going into personal details here, but suffice to say Tina then identified a few people, places and situations that I needed to get rid of their associated bad energy. She used a visualisation technique to help me cut ties with these matters to help me feel better, which I did and interestingly, I was much calmer as a result almost immediately. A guardian angel was also revealed to me that I never had considered in my family, all interesting information that was quickly dissolving any skepticism or cynicism I had towards angel therapy. The next part of session the Laois woman told me is the part a lot of people enjoy, guidance with the help of the Angels using the Angel Oracle Cards. Without revealing the secrets of the three cards for me and my personality, it was all definitely interesting food for thought and a perspective I would never have consulted in the past. "Angel healing is becoming very popular," Tina enthused. "Their spiritual power is being noticed again. Everytime I do a healing I receive a healing. It's very satisfying," she added, giving me information about the Guardian Angel for the day I was born and its insights. For the record, my guardian angel is Zadkiel because I was born on a Thursday. His healing rays are turquoise, different shades of royal and indigo blue, incidentally some of my favourite colours! The crystals associated with my angel are turquoise and lapis lazuli, while his metal is tin. Apparently attributes to focus on with the angel Zadkiel are abundance, wisdom, success with integrity. I like the sound of all that but I'm not sure I quite fit that bill, but here's hoping some day soon! Qualified in reiki, kinseiology, massage and reflexology, Tina brings all of the therapies to the table during the session. For instance, she noticed my adrenal glands were extremely blocked, a prime cause of my exhaustion and lack of energy, then working on a rub to clear them, doing the same for blocked sinus and hayfever symptoms. Incidentally, Tina believes sinus problems are often emotional congestion, something or body annoying you so much that you're storing liquids that transfer into headaches etc. A lovely hour out of the day was then concluded with Tina simply laying her hands on different areas of my body, like my shoulders, my feet, hands etc. It doesn't seem like she is doing anything at first, but it leaves me feeling brighter, with a calm mind and a lot more energy. Whatever she has I want some of it! Although up to ninety and pretty skeptical just 60 minutes previously, I leave Skin Deep with purpose after a really relaxing, interesting, thought provoking, angel experience from a wise, warm lady with definite healing powers. Tina Sweeney Bartley attends Skin Deep, Castle Street, Athlone, owned and run by her daughters Karen and Debbie every Monday and also runs Serenity Holistic Healing Centre, Glenbrook, Ballyroan in county Laois. She has an extremely popular treatment for colic in babies, asthma and hayfever, and also treats back and sports injuries among many other conditions. For appointments call 086 8910228.