Annie
We all long to be seen. Thank you for your sharp vision.
Amanda is a woman of sophisticated beauty, with the rare ability to experience another person in her own soul.
Lesley
“As soon as I entered the pale pink house full of light and colour, that is Sussex Sweet Retreat, I knew I was in the place to heal. Two years of illness and loss had left me exhausted and unable to find the person I used to be. I was warmly welcomed by Amanda Waring, and my journey began.
To be honest I didn’t know what to expect. Amanda describes Sweet Retreat as “a unique place of meditation, shamanic healing, reiki, and sound therapy.
I work form the heart and endeavour to assist others in gently awakening their own hearts, releasing emotional pain to restore balance and the understanding of their unique gifts. “
I knew I needed that.
After showing me to my quirky room with spaces for sleep and contemplation, I was led through a beautiful tree lined garden to the field of magic. Amanda invited me to properly observe the beauty around me and let go of the stresses of the journey. She asked that during my stay I visit the field regularly and each time leave there something that no longer served me.
As I went back to my room the magic began. The sun was setting over the fields and as the pinks and golds receded, a blood red dragon appeared in the sky. She became my companion for the journey.
Amanda and I had agreed on a 4 night retreat with an hours healing in the morning and a catch up in the evening. This was adapted as the journey progressed. That evening I was treated to an astonishing sound bath that awakened every part of me. I was then guided in a meditative journey to the garden of my heart. My red dragon joined me to clear with fire anything I no longer wanted there and illuminated the paths ahead.
In the following days Amanda and I talked, and she intuitively chose the healing that was right for me. I was initially exhausted and did lots of sleeping, but suddenly my energy burst into life and my grief was alchemised into joy.
This is truly bespoke healing so everyone’s journey will be different. The constants are Amanda, the quirky homeliness of the house, the serenity of the garden and the magic of the field where I was honoured by visiting deer at sunset. Time is structured and fluid. Amanda and I both needed our time. I journaled, I walked, I visited the magical town of Arundal and the sea. All these were part of the journey to find a new way of being. I left with a renewed passion for life, excited for the journey ahead.
Back home I appreciate how my experience has equipped me for the next stage of my life. I am taking things slowly. I am in awe at the beauty of nature, relish every one of my senses and enjoy sharing acorns of wisdom in the autumn of my life.
My dragon is still with me. As I turned into my home, I saw that a newly thatched cottage had a magnificent welsh dragon sitting proudly on the top. Magic is still in the air. Thank you, Amanda, and of course Indie the sweet retreat dog, for restoring my balance and helping me rediscover my unique gifts.
Lesley xxxx “
Emmelina
“I first visited Amanda for some healing in 2018. Sadly my sister was a heavy alcoholic. Whilst her addiction was tearing the family apart, it also had completely broken mine. Anyone who has experienced a family or friend with a strong addiction will understand there comes a time you have to mourn that person that you once knew. It was the hardest thing I had gone through in my 25 years on this planet and I needed to be held. I am always one to study my own emotions intensely to work out why and how to guide my mind to a better place. This time I couldn’t do it. I needed to be shaken up and taken out of this head space. I needed to try something new. Then came Amanda. I visited her for some intense healing which involved, shamanic healing, reiki and other forms blended into a few sessions. I felt raw and alone when I first attended. Amanda could feel this and with the first session I started to feel the transformation start. I cried in that first session but not to Amanda but to myself. Amanda was helping me let go of what could not be helped nor changed. After a few more sessions, I felt my wires had been untangled and the cloud over my head had been lifted.
The second time I went to Amanda for help was when we were planning our wedding. Our families mentally interrupting and complaining about our dream wedding plans for two years. There were many days that the moment I had waited for over the 9 years of being with Clive, I dreaded more than anything I had done in my life. It was a tough journey that bought up some really delicate and raw relationship issues between my father and I. Sadly he wasn’t going to attend and that was that.
I went to Amanda for some strong and deep healing work again during those two years that had built up from childhood and she supported me around every corner. Amanda is also known as a great wedding celebrant so we were very excited to ask Amanda to be marry us in Barbados. It only made sense for her to complete the journey with us. Right from that moment, she was committed.
On the morning of the wedding she came to where I was getting ready as I asked if she could help put me in a beautiful head space for the day so as she spoke her words of wisdom and we had the sage going to remove any bad energy, I felt a calmness wash over me like the ocean clearing away old footprints in the sand.
Amanda helped me through some major traumas in my life and I couldn’t be more grateful.
Thank you Amanda.
All my love,
Emmelina”
Rory
Hi amanda. Sorry I haven’t been in touch sooner. Your therapy has come up a few times and did again last night. As it definitely gave me a change of mindset that I needed to improve my happiness, well-being and positivity. A bit of a reset and reminder, confidence in myself and peace. Not to say it’s completely fine, but definitely more manageable. So thank you. I have recommended you massively as has the rest of my family.