I’m Liz.

Reiki Master Teacher, holistic Herbalist, and Beekeeper.

A little about me

I'm Liz, and my own path has led me into a deepening relationship with Reiki, healing plants, nature and the many layers of our human experience.

Over time, my work has naturally evolved. What began with Reiki and energy healing has expanded into something much more rooted in nature, plants, intuition and the deeper processes of healing and transformation.

I don't see myself as someone who has all the answers. Rather, I see my role as creating a nurturing, compassionate and attentive space in which you can listen more closely to your own knowing, supported by the practices, plants and natural world that have become such an important part of my own path.

It is a privilege to accompany people through these deeper places.

Teacher

I share my woven practices in Reiki mindful and nature-inspired energy connection and herbal Remedies to support people of all ages look after their mind, body and soul.

My relationship with plants and life energy has pointed the way towards a role as a teacher, facilitator, collaborator and guide.

Practitioner

I love playing with plants!… and honeybees, the sea, my dogs and my children. I’m drawn to spending time hands-on in the natural world, creating and connecting, and following the flow of the seasons.

If I were a plant I would be Hawthorn, I am here to heal hearts and guide you compassionately; I’m a little scruffy, I’m humble and down-to-earth.

Sanctuary

An oasis in the heart of North Berwick, come to the Reiki & Remedy Sanctuary for relaxation and inspiration.

My herb garden and herbal apothecary workshop is a cocoon of calm, a place for natural healing and reconnection with yourself.

REIKI MASTER TEACHER / PRACTITIONER

I’ve found Reiki to be a journey of self-discovery with the potential to transform lives.

For me, it’s been a way to self-healing and has opened my heart, mind and soul to a fuller, happier, healthier life. I am so grateful for my Reiki journey, which is never-ending. Read more about my Reiki experience here.

I am a Reiki Practitioner and Master Teacher, in the traditional Japanese system of Usui Reiki. I teach all 3 levels of the System - Shoden, Okuden and Shinpiden.

I have been practicing Reiki for 8 years, and my personal practice is to weave together:

  • Usui Reiki Ryoho meditations, mantra and tenohira,

  • Holistic herbalism,

  • Mindful nature connection and healing,

  • Mindfulness meditation.

Maija Kovalevska of Healing Hands Edinburgh the Reiki School is my Reiki Master Teacher, and my lineage to Usui sensei is:

Usui Mikao
Kanishi Taketomi
Kimiko Kojama
Doi Hiroshi
Richard Rivard
Natalija Balanovskaja
Michail Moshenkov
Maija Kovalevska

Liz Thomas

HOLISTIC HERBALIST

I think preparing herbal remedies, growing healing plants, and creating my medicinal garden is a love language - for myself and in service to others.

I had been looking for a more connected, purposeful outlet for my work; for 20 years I was a Landscape Architect, teaching at the University of Edinburgh and running my own not-for-profit Community Interest Company specialised in co-design. I’ve always had an interest in β€˜plants with purpose’, and I realised I wanted a deeper way of working with plants:

In 2019 I undertook a β€˜Herbs for Healing’ course at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, and in 2023 I expanded on this with the Scottish School of Herbal Medicine’s correspondence course in home-help Herbal Medicine.

Herbalists are students for life: I have come to know some precious mentors, both human and more-than-human.

I’m not a medical herbalist:
I am a home / folk / holistic herbalist, and it is precisely this experience which I love sharing - to make people see that this is yours! My work is about empowering and encouraging you to make herbal practices your own too.

Close-up of a sunflower with three bees collecting nectar on its large yellow petals and seed head.

BEEKEEPER

We’ve had 2-3 colonies of honeybees in our garden for the last 6 years. We love having them close; to really see and feel them. In the summer months there’s a thrum of activity and buzz in the air, it’s mesmerising, inspiring, and therapeutic.

I don’t keep bees primarily for their honey or wax - although I do take a small harvest of their surplus. My passion is for connection with nature and the cycle of the seasons.