I'm a former corporate banker by trade, having worked in Payment Operations, Customer Services and Sales for most of my career. My journey began in the late 1980s in the corporate banking world, working for several major global institutions. In 2003, whilst still on that banking journey, I qualified as a fitness instructor in Fitness to Music and Circuit Training — allowing me to teach classes in whatever spare time I could find around my busy day job.
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I moved into a Sales role in corporate banking in 2004, and the associated travel meant I had to stop teaching regular classes. I continued to provide cover for other instructors, as I've always been passionate about fitness and health since passing that course — though in recent years I've stepped away from this altogether, having qualified as a Level 3 Personal Trainer in 2017.
In 2019, I began studying naturopathic nutrition — essentially, healing yourself through food. This course changed my perspective on the importance of good nutrition: what you put into your body determines your body composition and plays an instrumental role in how you feel day to day. Before that course, I firmly believed I could eat and drink pretty much anything, as long as I exercised with good form and consistency.
The next stage of my journey was meeting my Reiki master, Diana, in mid-2021. At the time, I was suffering from a rotator cuff injury that wasn't healing — in fact, it had been getting progressively worse over the previous four months. Within a single 30-minute healing session, Diana transformed things by restoring my movement to around 80% of my normal range of motion. I was blown away by this change, having never heard of or seen anything like it before, and knew I had to learn more — and learn how to do it myself.
I passed my Reiki Level One attunement a few months later, then Level Two in 2023. I've been practising on family, friends and anyone willing to listen ever since. As of June 2026, I've now passed my Reiki Master level, taking me to the next stage.
I combine my knowledge of fitness instruction and how the body works with nutritional advice and, now, energy healing, to offer a holistic approach to health. There's no one-size-fits-all solution — my journey has taught me that physical illness or injury is quite often the result of emotional distress or trauma, and that this doesn't have to stem from a recent event. It can be deep-rooted in past experiences that are only now manifesting, triggered for whatever reason. Reducing physical pain or inflammation doesn't necessarily guarantee long-term success, and those looking for a quick fix will often find that without the right lifestyle changes, pain, illness or injury can easily return if proper care isn't taken. For this reason, my advice is often multi-faceted, aimed at long-term health gains.
I wish you well on your journey through life, and if our paths cross where you need assistance, I'll do my best to help you on your way — leaving you in a better place than when I met you. And if I truly can't help, I'll more than likely know someone who can, so my mantra is: all is not necessarily lost.
Waine Paul
My Personal Trainer Course was conducted @ the Laurie Nichols Training Centre
https://lnfitnesstrainingcentre.com
My college course for nutrition was conducted @ the Natural healthcare College
www.naturalhealthcarecollege.com
My Reiki master from the Mikao Usui lineage -
