Author: Steve Gooch

With a background as a noted artist printmaker and sculptor and working with some of the leading visual artists of his generation, Steve moved into international education at the turn of the millennium, having a radically transformative and expansive impact on the art hubs under his watch in Egypt, Sudan, and Saudi Arabia. Passionate about his own personal and spiritual development he undertook studies and training in several spiritual disciplines and pursued interests in esoteric Buddhism, inter-religious studies, philosophy, and meditation. Steve has written three books: ‘Reiki Jin Kei Do: The Way of Compassion & Wisdom’, ‘Mindfulness Meditation & The Art of Reiki’ and ‘Manifesting Abundance with Reiki’, and is considered one of the leading authorities in this field. The perspective that he pursues through all three books is a radical departure from the mainstream interpretations of this subject. He is regularly invited for interviews and speaking engagements on the topic of Reiki and personal, spiritual development. In recent years he has been focused on developing his visual arts practice, meditation-based and spiritually focused courses, retreats, and workshops, offering them across the UK, Egypt, Cyprus, Jordan, and parts of Eastern Europe. He is now widely considered to be one of Egypt’s leading personal development coaches, working with celebrities, politicians, and media stars in the north African country. He routinely works as a coach with some of the leading fashion houses in Saudi Arabia.
May 26, 2025

Reiki and Spiritual Awakening: A Path to Deeper Connection and Clarity

Discover how Reiki goes beyond relaxation to support true spiritual awakening. This blog explores the deeper purpose of Reiki as a meditative, transformative path—one that reconnects you with your inner clarity, intuition, and sense of purpose. Perfect for those ready to explore Reiki not just as energy healing, but as a powerful gateway to conscious living and personal evolution.

May 19, 2025

Spiritual Awakening Symptoms and Grounding Techniques: How to Stay Balanced During Transformation

Feeling ungrounded during a spiritual awakening is more common than you might think. As old patterns rise to the surface and energy shifts, it can feel like life is moving too fast or not making sense. This blog explores the signs of spiritual awakening and offers simple grounding techniques to help you stay centred and balanced. From breathwork to barefoot connection, these practices can bring you back to the present moment, allowing the transformation to land without feeling overwhelming.

May 12, 2025

Spiritual Awakening Symptoms: What Real Transformation Feels Like Beyond Mindset Shifts

Feeling like your life is shifting but nothing outwardly has changed? That unsettling, in-between space can signal a spiritual awakening. It’s a quiet, persistent knowing that the old ways of moving through the world no longer fit. Spiritual awakening symptoms often show up subtly — sudden waves of energy, intense emotions, or feeling disconnected. Dive into what these signs mean, why mindset work alone isn’t enough, and how to navigate the transformative process.

May 5, 2025

7 Ways to Make Your Personal Transformation a Spiritual Awakening

Personal transformation doesn’t end with insight. It deepens when you start living what you already know. This blog explores seven ways to move beyond self-improvement and into spiritual awakening, where change becomes something embodied, not just understood. It’s not about fixing more. It’s about living from the version of you that’s already whole. If you’re ready to stop circling the work and start living it, this is your next step.

May 2, 2025
Apr 28, 2025

Spiritual Intelligence: The Key to Transformation Beyond Mindset

Spiritual intelligence is the deeper layer of transformation that begins where mindset work ends. It’s not about fixing or reframing, it’s about returning to the part of you that already knows. Inside The Abundant Self, we guide you beyond thought, into open awareness and the quiet intelligence that aligns you with your core nature. This isn’t about becoming someone new. It’s about coming home to who you’ve always been.

Apr 21, 2025

Subconscious Reprogramming Is the Real Secret to Abundance

Subconscious reprogramming is the missing piece in most personal growth work. You can journal, visualise, and affirm all day, but if your internal wiring is still running outdated beliefs, change won’t last. In The Abundant Self, we guide you back to your core nature by helping you release inherited patterns, regulate the nervous system, and rewire your identity from the inside out. This isn’t about becoming new. It’s about coming home.

Apr 14, 2025
A woman sitting in front of her vision board Apr 7, 2025

You Can’t Manifest Abundance While Living Like a Ghost

You say you want to manifest abundance. But let’s be honest, most days, you’re just trying to hold it together. You’re getting through work, keeping up appearances, ticking boxes and wondering why your life still feels flat, stuck, or half-alive. You’re not lazy. You’re not broken. You’re just not here. You’re living like a ghost, cut off from your own energy, your body, your truth. And this is why it’s not working. Because you can’t manifest abundance while disconnected from yourself. You’re Not Aligned. You’re Numb. Here’s what no one tells you about abundance: it doesn’t respond to what you think you want. It responds to what your body, your energy, and your nervous system are actually broadcasting. So if you’re overwhelmed, burned out, checked out, even if you’re doing all the “right things”, what you’re radiating is lack, fatigue, fear. You can’t call in a rich, fulfilling life when your whole system is still wired for survival. You Look Fine, But You’re Not Really Here You’re functioning. You get things done. You show up. But underneath? You don’t feel inspired anymore. You don’t trust your own instincts. You can’t remember the last time you felt fully alive in your body. You’re living in your head, disconnected from your gut, emotionally flatlined. That’s ghost mode. And it’s not a personal flaw. It’s what happens when you spend too long ignoring your deeper needs just to keep up with the world. A Story That Still Haunts Me A woman came to one of my energy training sessions after losing her father. She wasn’t new to healing work, she’d tried journaling, meditation, everything she could find to connect with him. What she was looking for in the training, was a direct line to him, to be able to talk to him in the afterlife. But what she didn’t realise was that she wasn’t just trying to reach him. She was trying to feel something again. She’d gone numb from grief. Disconnected from her own heart. She showed up hoping for a message. What she got instead was a reawakening. Through daily energy practices, she started to come back to herself. Three months later, she said this: “I thought I wanted to talk to my dad. But what I really needed was to stop being numb. I’ve never felt this alive in my life.” That’s the power of presence. And that’s the real doorway to abundance. You Can’t Create Anything from a Place You’ve Left Behind This is why The Abundant Self doesn’t start with mindset work or goal setting. It starts with reconnection: breath practices to get you out of your head and into your body. Energy tools that clear the static and restore flow. Grounded truth-telling to strip away the emotional fog. Stillness that doesn’t numb, but reveals. Because you can’t manifest anything meaningful until you’ve actually arrived in your own life. This Is Where the Shift Begins If any of this hit home, don’t brush it off. This isn’t about hustling harder or trying to feel more grateful. It’s about finally facing the truth: you’re here. You’re alive. And you’re ready to stop ghosting your own life. Sign up for the newsletter.This is where the reconnection begins.Where clarity returns.Where abundance becomes possible, because you are possible. 👇Join the list nowYou don’t need to visualise harder. You need to come back to yourself.All the best,Steve

Monk in the dark flanked by candles and the word Buddho underneath Apr 3, 2025