within/without: holism

Holistically encouraging and empowering your journey toward finding meaning and connection with the divine.

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Our space together is sacred. A place for peace and understanding, without judgement.

For queer, trans*, non binary, neurodivergent, differently abled, recovering, surviving, othered people. For anyone coming in from the margins.

If you have an open heart and a willing spirit, let's find and walk your path together.

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What we do

Two people walking together along a sunlit Aotearoa coastal path at dawn.

Spiritual Companionship

Walking alongside you as you tend to your spiritual life, without judgement or agenda.

A pair of open hands resting palms up on soft cream linen, with a sprig of kawakawa leaves nearby.

Reiki & Energy Healing

A calm, fully clothed session for rest, release and gentle healing. You choose whether or not touch is part of it.

A quiet sunlit room with a folded woollen blanket and a cup of tea on a low table, a floor cushion, and an open window framing Aotearoa native bush.

Contemplative Retreats

Personalised half day, full day or multi day retreats designed around where you are right now.

 

Who this is for

Whether you are beginning a spiritual journey, healing from harm you have experienced inside religion, or finding your old spirituality no longer fits, you are welcome here. There is no right way to arrive.

My hope is to help you see yourself as a divinely created, whole person. Body, mind, emotions, and spirit. Justice, peace, integrity, community and equity are the values I bring to every session.

Heather Penzel, MA

Meet Heather

  • "Heather created such an amazingly safe and welcoming space for me. I have had several interesting revelations while working with her. They are a kind and wonderful soul. Looking forward to more. Thank you, Heather."

    Michelle, Portland (USA)

  • "I felt warm and welcome when I met Heather. I took two intentions to the reiki session and came away with a positive mindset towards both, which carried on to positive outcomes in my own life. Heather was thorough in identifying her own perspectives and insights, which were quite applicable to my own life."

    Rhihanna, Ōtautahi (New Zealand)

  • “Heather has a welcoming, non-anxious presence. She is non-judgmental and inspires confidence. Her calming sense of humor is always just under the surface ready to engage. Heather is a professional who is a trauma-informed, empathetic collaborator. She has an apt sense of what she can do and what she cannot do.“

    Deborah Loyd, PhD

Not sure where to start?

 

Reach out for a consultation. Together we can discern which service is right for you. Consultations are always free, with no pressure and no obligation.

 
 
 
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