About Katarina
Katarina Tilley - Cert. Ed. Mindfulness & Meditation Teacher & Reiki Master
“There is nothing more beautiful than Pure Love in this world. Pure Love is Love for Love’s Sake. This is the most lofty and noble aspiration we can aim for.” - Katarina
Katarina Tilley is based in Point Clear, nr. St.Osyth, nr. Colchester, Clacton, Essex - Transformational mindfulness courses and Reiki courses, Reiki healing and spiritual practices & spiritual guidance.
The journey began with a search for inner peace when I was a teenager. I realised that without this inner balance nothing could be enjoyed. For many years, this led me to delve deep within myself, to understand my emotional nature and my mind. From 1996 meditation became an integral part of my life, until this present moment.
In 1998 I became a holistic therapist and explored many complementary therapies. Meditation and Reiki were the start of finding peace.
Whilst working as a therapist and subsequently as a Reiki Master Teacher, I continued my healing journey, until I began to feel a deep yearning to learn from an enlightened teacher. In 2001, I found my spiritual teacher and Guru, Amma, who gave me a mantra initiation. I learned Amma’s meditation technique, learned mindfulness and mantra japa (recitation of mantra) and much more. I undertook all the spiritual practices suggested by my Guru, with great passion, devotion and true dedication.
From Amma I learned about the beauty of selfless service (seva) and pure love, through direct experience. She inspired me to make a choice for love and peace in every moment and to gradually begin to embody pure love, for the greater good. This journey was full of study, observation, self-reflection, selfless service, adventure and lessons. It was a unique experience that has enabled me to gain deep insight into true spirituality, spiritual practice and unity consciousness. Amma blessed me, with the name Saguna.
In 2004, a sudden awakening took place, enabling me to glimpse into my true nature. Since experiencing the uncaused joy and bliss that is inherent in the Self, I have come to understand that stillness, peace and Love are our real inner qualities of being.
When we rest in our true nature, our inner Presence shines forth, from the core of our being. In this natural state, our minds and hearts are united, open and all is well.
Since then, I have enjoyed greater freedom to express who I truly am, a lightness of being and an ease and flow in day-to-day living. My invitation is for you to awaken to your inner Presence and enjoy greater freedom and fulfilment.
I will offer you a friendly, loving and peaceful experience. You will be provided with a safe, non-judgmental and loving space, to enable you to open up to what really matters to you.
I will offer you support and guidance, to help you free yourself from identification with your thoughts and emotions, release unprocessed stored emotions, conditioning and limiting beliefs. This will help you to begin to heal your past.
You will be encouraged to live in the present and let go of the anxiety of the future. You will furthermore, receive support, so that you can begin to express yourself authentically and become a conscious creator of the life you want to live.
Professional Qualifications And Experience
Qualified, experienced Teacher & Lecturer - Certificate in Education
City & Guilds level 3 certificate in delivering learning: an introduction
27 years of teaching experience
Qualified Reiki Master Teacher and Karuna Reiki® Master Teacher . Karuna Reiki® is the registered trademark of The Center for Reiki Training.
UK Reiki Federation Master Teacher Member. Master Teacher Membership no: 2022308.
Qualified Original Usui Reiki Practitioner and Master
Qualified Reiki and Karuna Reiki® Practitioner
28 years of delivering Reiki to the public
25 years of teaching Reiki and meditation (From 2002, my work was known as ‘Living in the Light’ and in 2026, I have let it go).
Qualified Meditation Teacher Diploma (Distinction)
Qualified Mindfulness Teacher Diploma (Distinction)
30 years of personal meditation practice
25 years of personal mindfulness practice
CMA Registered Training School with the Complementary Medical Association
Received mantra initiation from my Guru, Amma in 2001 and learned the art of mantra recitation (japa). From Amma, I learned meditation (raja yoga), mindfulness, selfless service (karma yoga) devotion & love (bhakti yoga) and Advaita Vedantic knowledge (jnana yoga). Through inner purification, direct observation and detailed study of Amma’s lived experience of oneness, as well as through her guidance, study and through the application of her teachings, I learned about the true nature of reality, the authentic Self (Witness Consciousness) and unconditional love, for all beings. This spiritual training has so far, spanned 24 years.
Learned Amma’s Ma Om Meditation in 2001, in London and trained in Amma’s ‘I am Meditation’ in 2003, in India
Attended an 8 week Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Programme (MBSR)
Have provided one-to-one mindfulness online sessions in Spanish
Hold an AC recognised certificate in Mindfulness-Based Awareness Coaching (MBAC)
Have provided mindfulness-based awareness coaching sessions
Have provided workshops for Help for Heroes and Home-Start in Colchester, Essex
Have provided wellbeing sessions for staff at Fenwick, Colchester, Essex
Have delivered mindfulness meditation to secondary school students
Have provided mindfulness meditation and Reiki sessions in a rehab setting
Currently provide mindfulness meditation courses for a local charity
Provide one-to-one spiritual guidance and spiritual awakening sessions
Run mindfulness meditation retreats
Qualified with distinction in Reflexology in 1998
Carried out reflexology treatments for 18 years
Taught Reflexology for The British School of Reflexology from 1999 - 2009
Taught Anatomy & Physiology for The British School of Reflexology for a number of years
Taught Reflexology and Anatomy & Physiology for Phoenix SHB from 2002 - 2009
Have provided healthy living workshops about the link between the gut and the immune system, at Phoenix SHB
Have done voluntary healing work for Farleigh Hospice
Authoress of the book “A Journey into Divine Love” (no longer in print)
Endorsement
“I was recently discussing a prospective new student’s learning journey. She was describing how, after many years of disappointing training, she had found an inspirational meditation teacher. I was not in the slightest bit surprised to hear that the teacher she was telling me about was in fact, Katarina.
I have known and worked with Katarina since 2002 when I introduced reflexology into our training provision. Katarina has always been ahead of her time and her insights into the mind-body connection is a powerful combination that has served me personally as well as hundreds of students. She is a dedicated professional with love and compassion at the centre of all she does. You only have to spend a short time in her presence to absorb her powerful healing energy. I could always tell when Katarina had been working as the entire building had a different feel to it. After a few years out of the country, I am delighted that she is back in the UK and doing the work she is meant to do. If you would like to learn how to be authentically happy, loving and peaceful you won’t find and more supportive and compassionate guide.”
– Louise Searles
“I thoroughly enjoyed the meditation classes and now look forward to my daily meditation. I feel more peaceful, relaxed and more thoughtful in my relationships.”