It was years ago that I first heard of Louise Hay - long before I worked in the area of body work or healing, and I remember the surprise and excitement I felt when I first read her books - everything I read felt so familiar! I recognised what she was saying as my own thoughts and beliefs. It was exciting, because up until that point, I had thought I was different... and rather strange (some will argue that this is definitely true!)

Louise is concerned with the source of physical illness / disease / pain, and believes it to be a particular thought pattern. This thought pattern may have been present for a very long time, quite likely since childhood, and it's usually not a conscious thinking process. 

When I was still in high school, I had briefly toyed with the idea of studying Medicine, but quickly realised what a hard time I'd have learning how to treat symptoms, instead of getting right to the core of the situation - and thus facilitating true healing such that symptoms don't simply re-appear due to the cause still being present. So, I opted for Psychology instead.
Over the years of travelling and studying, I considered doing the Louise Hay training a number of times, but circumstances just never seemed to make it happen - until July 2007, by which time I'd been working in the field of healing and energy work for more than 10 years. 
I am now certified by Heart Inspired Presentations to facilitate workshops and courses on the philosophy of Louise Hay.
I lead workshops when in London and in Goa, and include some of the exercises on some of my retreats.