The Healer’s First Steps: A Gentle Guide to Starting Your Spiritual Practice
- Kembenz Mark Rizon
- 12 hours ago
- 3 min read
Updated: 18 minutes ago
If you’ve ever felt a quiet nudge in your heart that says, “You're meant for more,” you’re not alone.
Many emerging healers begin with a deep sensitivity to the world – an awareness that they feel things more intensely, notice energetic shifts others miss, and yearn to live in greater alignment with purpose.
But how do you actually begin when you’re still figuring it all out?
Whether you're just awakening to your gifts or exploring the idea of becoming a space-holder, energy healer, or intuitive guide, this blog is for you. Here's a gentle guide to help you take the first few meaningful steps on your spiritual journey.
1. Start With Your “Why”
Before you think about creating an offer, learning a modality, or sharing on social media, begin with this foundational question:
Why are you drawn to the healing path?
Your why doesn’t need to be big or dramatic. It might sound like:
“People always come to me for advice or comfort.”
“I’ve experienced deep pain and I want to help others through theirs.”
“I feel energy in my hands and I’m curious what it means.”
That truth – whatever it is – becomes your anchor.
Action Tip: Start a simple “Why Journal.” Use it to record your motivations, nudges, dreams, and insights. Revisit it when doubt creeps in.
2. Create a Sacred Daily Practice (Even Just 5 Minutes)
A spiritual path is built moment by moment – not only through workshops and certifications, but in how you show up for yourself every day.
A sacred practice doesn’t need to be long or complex. It’s about consistency and intention.
You could start with:
Morning grounding with breath and intention
Lighting a candle before bed and pulling an oracle card
A few minutes of free-flow journaling or emotional check-in
Taking walks with no phone, just presence and breath
The practice doesn’t have to be perfect – it just needs to be yours.
Action Tip: Choose one small ritual and do it for the next 7 days. Observe how you feel by day seven.
3. Learn to Hold Space (Without Needing to Fix)
One of the most transformative healing tools isn’t a modality – it’s presence.
Being able to hold space means being fully present with someone without trying to fix, change, or advise them.
Start practicing this with friends and loved ones:
Let them speak without interrupting
Respond with presence, not problem-solving
Say, “That sounds like a lot. I’m here with you.”
This teaches you to be an energetic container – a space where healing can unfold organically.
Action Tip: After your next heart-centered conversation, reflect:Did I listen deeply? Did I hold space or try to fix?This simple practice builds healing awareness.
4. Pick One Healing Path and Explore It
It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the many spiritual tools available – Reiki, crystals, moon work, tarot, sound healing, and more. But you don’t need to learn it all right now.
What you do need is to listen to your natural pull.
If you’ve always felt drawn to hands-on healing, start with energy work like Reiki.
If you’re intuitive with words, journaling or channeled writing might be your path.
If the moon phases affect you, begin exploring lunar cycles and rituals.
Start with what calls to you the most – and commit to exploring it deeply before moving on to the next.
Action Tip: Choose one modality and immerse yourself in it for one moon cycle (about 28 days). Reflect on how it supports your energy.
Begin Now – Begin Gently
You don’t need to be perfect.
You don’t need to have it all figured out.
You don’t need to wait for permission.
You just need to begin – gently, with love.
Start where you are. Use what you have. Trust what you feel.
The healer within you is already awake. What she needs now is commitment, courage, and a safe space to grow.
Ready to take your next step and be guided through it all?
The Energy Healer Practitioner Training is designed exactly for intuitive, sensitive souls who are ready to step into their gifts – with structure, support, and spiritual community.
Learn more and say yes to your healer path:
Your path is sacred. And it’s waiting for you.
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