I’m Aley Young, the heart behind Ripples and Reflections blog — a living journal where swimming, soul, and storytelling meet.

My background as a Reiki Master and intuitive healer infuses everything I share, whether it’s reflections from the pool, empowering Creative Soul stories, or uplifting content on healing, mindset, and self-growth.

🌳 The Creative Soul is a sanctuary within this space — a podcast and story collection that explores life lessons through inspiring tales (often guided by the wisdom of the Weeping Willow). These stories are here to help you move beyond people-pleasing, self-doubt, and limitation, and to embrace your true light with confidence and peace.

🌊 Swim Journey captures my personal return to the water — from shaky first lengths to new milestones of distance, speed, and calm. Here, I share practical tips, mindset shifts, and reflections on the meditative power of swimming.

🌙 Flow + Mindset brings together healing insights, audio teachings from my Release, Rebirth, Rise podcast, and practices to help you reconnect with your body, cultivate presence, and create a life of ease and joy.

At the heart of it all, my work is about nurturing the connection between mind, body, and spirit — and reminding you that you already hold everything you need within.

• Aley Young (Mother of 4, Reiki Master, BN, BA (Psychology and Education), Diploma in Small Business & Project Management)