Tithing

You might have noticed that for every workshop I do, I donate at least 10% of the proceeds to a charity.

I introduced this tithing at my very first workshop back in 2006 when Doreen Virtue asked each ATP® who was holding an International Angel Day event, to donate 10% of the proceeds from their event to a children's charity of their choice.

Ever since I was a little girl I have been involved with the RSPCA in some way or another and I have always desperately wanted to be able to help animals. I promised myself that one day when I was working, I would donate regularly. As soon as I began to earn a regular salary, I joined the RSPCA and WWF and it thrills me no end to think of the good that my donation may be doing. So when I began teaching workshops, it felt the perfect way to further show my support of the animals, and my gratitude, to be able to have the income available to make the donations.

Tithing is very fulfilling to me; it makes me feel good because I feel that whilst my workshops are helpful to the individuals who attend them, they are also in support of causes that I feel strongly about.

I usually donate to PETA, WSPA, Animal Aid, BUAV etc. I try to donate to a different charity for each workshop however it is my intention to seek out other charities that may need our donations but don't have the accessible advertising funds to make themselves as well-known to the general public.

I was prompted to write this blog post because I was reading the PETA newsletter that I receive monthly and happened across a video which shows just some of the truly awful, horrifying and barbaric things that 'they' do to animals in the name of science. It was so upsetting that I just wanted to remind everyone that these charities really do need your help and even if you can't donate a large sum, as Dan Millman says "a little bit of something is better than a whole lot of nothing".

I hope that I have done this post justice and managed to put across my message: I donate because it feels good, it brings me joy to be a part of making a difference and even if it's not a huge amount that you've donated, it all adds up.

So please, if it feels right for you and you have a little spare (time/food/cash etc.) to donate, there are so many charities battling to help animals in so many ways, and whatever you can give will make a huge difference.

You can visit the following websites for more information:
http://www.peta.org.uk/
http://www.wspa.org.uk/
http://www.animalaid.org.uk/
http://www.buav.org/
http://www.rspca.org.uk/
http://www.bluecross.org.uk/

"The smallest good deed is better than the grandest good intention." Duguet

Congratulations are in order :-)

The 13th of September 2008 was most certainly no ordinary day! Firstly, it was two days before my 30th birthday, and secondly, it was the day that Barbara and I became Healer Members of the NFSH!

Following two and a half years of hard work, dedication and practice, Barbara and I went before the NFSH panel. To be eligable to go before the panel, we had to complete: a minimum of two years of probationer membership, volunteer at an NFSH healing centre, work with four case studies, complete four training courses and CPD (continued professional development) and spend a number of hours training with our two NFSH Sponsors at regular intervals.

At the panel, we were judged on our understanding and knowledge of the very stringent Code of Conduct which the NFSH and all its healers follow; so to be able to come out of it as Healer Members, really meant so much to us! It was the culmination of a wonderful stage in our lives and careers and proof that hard work really does pay off!

Barbara and I are so excited and grateful to be able to take our professional healing practice to the next level. Nothing is more satisfying than seeing your human or animal patient glow with the benefits of a relaxing and rejuvenating healing treatment.