Firewalking

WILL I BURN MY FEET?

The BETTER question is rather was it worth it?!

What does firewalking feel like on your feet?

Firewalking can feel different at different times, this is partly because different woods burn at different temperatures, and also form different types of coals. So sometimes a firewalk can feel quite hard, more like a gravel path. Sometimes it can feel pretty darn hot ...spicy! Sometimes it can feel quite tingly too.

The most common experience of a firewalk is nothing uncomfortable, but a tingly buzz that lasts for a while afterwards.

This is the easiest way to experience a similar thing to the feeling of firewalking on your feetis to clap your hands together as hard as you can. You’ll notice for a while afterwards that your hands have a buzz to them, but don’t hurt.

Will firewalking burn?

The fire is a real fire...a really really hot real fire.

If a firewalk is that hot, how come it doesn’t burn your feet?

Well the truth is that sometimes it does… but before you run and hide and swear not to firewalk EVER, please read on....

It's our job to make sure to get everyone across the coals safely and enjoyably.

What this means is that I trust that the fire will give everyone what they need, or what they are truly looking for. We equip people to be able to attain the right level of energy and focus to firewalk, respect for the fire and maintaining that level of focus and energy makes firewalking a hugely impactful and empowering experience for everyone involved, meaning you have to approach the fire with respect and an open heart.

And part of walking fire, is you may get a Fire Kiss. In reality, it is nothing worse than when a new pair of shoes rubs a wee blister on your foot. If you don’t focus on it, the blister will be gone in a few days, and will not cause any problems in the meantime.

What does this mean for a firewalker?

Thousands of people firewalk every year around the world, safely and enjoyably.

It’s important to walk with a qualified facilitator who has trained with an Internationally Accredited Firewalking School (don’t be afraid to ask for credentials if you don’t see anything on their website) preferably with a qualified fire tender too.

Pay attention during the pre-walk talk. When your mind is on the firewalk it may well be that you’ll have forgotten a lot of what was said just a few days later, but on the day take the time to listen to what’s going on.

And most importantly, trust the process. Trust the fire. Set your intentions for a really fulfilling and magical experience – take my word for it that the facilitator will have done this, and probably asked their whole team to do the same for the event too.

When your moment comes, stop worrying ‘will firewalking burn my feet?’ and enjoy all that the fire brings!

Testimonials

" I am still in AWE!!!!! Feet are walking different than they did before the firewalk. More grounded, more connected. There is no soreness. My heart has cracked open in a way I don't know how to explain just yet. I can only say my body is breathing deeper and feeling life pulse larger. " Tatti

" That was one of the most powerful experiences I've ever had. To be able to watch everyone face that fire head on was so incredibly powerful and inspiring. The energy that I left with was limitless. I kept hearing it. I feel so motivated to take life head on. So incredibly powerful and so grateful ." ~ Jess

"I feel like a brand new person. Than you for providing this sacred space for us to heal, learn, and grow." ~ Chelsea

" Thank you for all your support and incredible energy last night!!! Absolutely feeling a sense of purpose and direction this morning." ~ Melissa

" Glowing inside and out - and grateful for the transition and balance of dark to light. Thank you again (and again and again and again) for supporting us to open, connect, and heal" ~ Ali

"Something changes after your first firewalk. Call it cliche, but it really does light a fire in you - a fire for change or whatever you need. I've heard this a lot about different medicines, earthly medicines. They find a way to give you what you need at that time. So much has happened since, and I can't help but think the fire had something to do with it. A special night where we walked over hot coals while the solstice full moon rose above us. " ~ Sof

I love FIRE!

Firewalking showed up for me during the transition of closing the float center. My first walk was for my 40th birthday. My next, was for my son's right of passage and 16th birthday. A similar pioneering path as the one to the float tanks, I started to build a relationship with fire through experiential curiosity.

In the spring of 2022 before starting up The ForRest, the call to the fire lead me to Ireland to get certified as a Sundoor Firewalker Instructor and Empowerment coach. Surrounded by the magic of the land, Fire presented itself as an ancient teacher.

I sit humbly at the feet of the fire as it continues to teach me how to tend it, listen to it, befriend it.

Love note to Fire: Thank you for teaching me about transformation, tending inner and outer spaces, observation, offerings, and blissful joy!

Thank you for teaching me about how to "walk the fire" is in one's own way and its about self and self.

Firewalking...be inspired!