February 18, 2025

Are you wondering about the lack of compassion in the world today?

I meet many health care professionals in my life several times in any given year. I am blessed to live in London UK where we have the national health service and entry for hospital check ups, General Practitioner appointments, surgery in hospital, outpatient appointments, accident and emergency, physiotherapy is free. We pay for the national health service from our taxes so you don’t need medical insurance. And most of the professionals I meet when I go for check ups regarding my Lymphodema which I was diagnosed with in 2012 are very caring, very focused and full of goodwill.

As a social worker, I know goodwill and compassion is needed to do the job to have longevity in the job.

It is the same with being a health care professional.

Nowadays with the crisis in the national health service especially in accident and emergency departments, amidst the rising levels of knife crime, fear for the service.

I wonder is the service running on the goodwill of the staff?

When you work with the public and the service is undervalued or misunderstood, sometimes goodwill is all you have left?

Goodwill though is something to be valued in itself..

However we take it for granted because it is not a tangible asset. It is not a tangible product or service that can be exchanged.

Yet it fuels public services and private services across the world.

This gem of wisdom can be plucked from my interview with Michael John Shoeman who is an Interfaith Minister and also is part of a Time bank.

You can watch it by clicking this link.

https://bit.ly/3QnqdrS

It was recorded on Friday 14th February, yes Valentine’s Day.

In the interview I share my thoughts about sometimes how I feel we live in a world where it feels there is no compassion.

As a 5/1 Generator according to my human design, that kind of world feels very cold to me. I will be writing more articles about Human design throughout the year and how it has helped me. You can in the future search for them by using the hashtag #humandesignandthemuslimalchemist

When the world feels cold us Generators like to provide warmth to others. It is our human design and so in my generator way in the interview, I suggest some solutions and strategies that can result in you feeling more grounded and more whole and more connected within yourself and with those around you.

I give many suggestions which come from my observations of being very heavily invested in the online space.

The observations you may not agree with and if you don’t, I would love to know because I love to facilitate reflective spaces where we can agree to disagree respectfully.

That is what I do online and offline and have been doing for over forty years.

In the interview, when you watch it, you will see me wearing a pink hat.

The pink 🩷 hat is a sign that I am part of the pink 🩷 movement or you can affectionately call it the pink club.

What is that?

And why pink 🩷?

Well pink 🩷 represents to me, my stand for justice, fairness and truth and LOVE of humanity against Technofascism.

It stands for being me, uniquely me in this age of copy and paste.

It stands for recognising and valuing intellectual property especially in this age of Copy and paste and AI.

It stands for being heartcentred and heartbroken with what is going on in this world.

It stands for offering a non judgemental and SAFE space in my free and paid containers. For more information regarding these free and paid containers email me contact@taniyahussain.org or join The Reflective Space Private Group on Facebook by clicking on this link 🔗
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Alternatively you don’t have to do anything to join the pink movement.

This movement is beyond my business you see

It is so much MORE than that.

Really you don’t have to click anything or join anything.
You can just show me that you stand in solidarity with me for being yourself, for being human, for standing for justice and truth and RADICAL LOVE by posting a picture of yourself with a pink 🩷 hat or wearing something pink or holding something pink. You can send the picture to me privately using the email above. Here is the email address again contact@taniyahussain.org.

I totally understand if you want to remain private regarding your support of this movement.

In the twenty first century there needs to be more discernment with what is private and what is public.

Lives are at stake.

Human lives.

I write this article with a heavy heart because a life was taken of an individual who was brave enough to be himself and to come out as Gay although he was an Imam. He was one of the first Imams to come out as Gay in 1996 and he was murdered on Saturday 15th February. His name was Muhsin Hendricks and he lived in South Africa. I knew him online and chatted to him online privately about Burnout and being a spiritual leader.

So I am really vocal following his murder which was a hate crime about pink 🩷 and what it stands for me.

Pink stands for inclusivity in a world that is becoming more and more divided in silos whether that is based on skin colour, sexual orientation, gender, faith, class nationality etc

Pink 🩷 stands for embracing the eccentric, the weird, the ones who do relationships differently, business differently, parenting differently, spirituality differently and healing differently and creativity differently.

Pink 🩷 stands for spiritographics because you are seeking not a coach or a therapist from a particular demographic or psychographic but a friend a fellow peer whose soul you are pulled towards….that can guide you that understands you that knows you are SEEKING TRANSFORMATION not information!

Yes pink 🩷 stands for so many things for me but it mainly stands for LOVE in a world that feels so uncaring at times.

What does pink 🩷 stand for you?

What does pink 🩷 mean to you?

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#pinkandthemuslimalchemist
#reflectivespaces

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#thereflectivespace

#burnoutprevention

#burnout

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← What they DON'T tell you about digital detoxification? 1. How hard it is because smartphones are mini computers, most of our lives are on there, from text reminders regarding health appointments to emails regarding health appointments and health is wealth right, even if you don't run an online business. So it is hard to be successful in this challenge/s 2. How hard it is because some of us maintain our social personal relationships on our phones, not all but if we have family that live in another city or another country or even in another continent, we stay in touch via social media, family WhatsApp groups or even privately. So when we join the challenge we have failed in the first few days. The online coach or author doesn't understand what they are talking about. They live in a world which is not yours. 3. How hard it is because our entertainment is on the same device, our music, our TV Movies, photos so Abstaining from Digital devices, the A in my M.A.G.I.C.A.L method has become more nuanced. Those who have been following me for a while can say yes?Abstaining from all digital devices I understand cannot be done for 12 hours or so even for a few hours, especially if you are a carer and have a family member or partner or friend dependant on you. Many of you have been following me yes?Especially if you are an online business owner or a pastor, imam, rabbi and your congregation is looking to find out when you are next available privately or publicly. And whilst it can be done when you are on holiday visiting another country and don't have wi fi or are worried about your mobile data, you don't like being offline for very long. Yes that is me too..I was hardly on Facebook whilst I was on New Zealand but I run a business and still was checking what was happening in my Facebook groups..I am a leader not just a business owner. For a few Facebook groups are where individuals vent. Yet The M.A.G.I.C.A.L method is what I have used since 2003 yes way before my business that has prevented me having a nervous breakdown. It is what has led me to be there for my family whilst going through challenges of having a child with special educational needs. He is now an adult now but the method which was born before smart phones and Facebook and Instagram, has prevented me from having a nervous breakdown. Those with a child with special needs understand the extreme pressures. And the M.A.G.I.C.A.L method is what I have used for the past seven years ever since I started my online business.. I founded the online business in January 2018 when I registered with HMRC after my first online client was referred to me, even though I had not done any marketing, had no website, no online presence. It has kept me sane, grounded and able to start, maintain and build my online business whilst being a social worker four days a week and being a wife and mother of three sons who were 10, 16 and 21 at the time when I founded it. I started the business because I wanted to teach this method to others. I started the business because I was hopeful this method would bring freedom and flow and FULFILLMENT to the lives of others who are feeling caged, stuck and unfulfilled in their lives. Like I was before I embarked on The Reflective Space Adventure in AUGUST 2017. I was a very different person before I embarked on this adventure. I was a very different person before I started my business. I felt caged I felt stuck I felt unfulfilled It was due to starting my business in my first year that I was able to NAME why I felt so caged, so stuck and so unfulfilled in my life despite being very successful to others. Inside I didn't feel successful at all. Yes I was and still am married Yes I was and still the mother of three kids Yes I was and still am financially comfortable Yes I was and still am a senior social worker Yes I was and still am blessed with good and supportive friends and family Yet something was missing A mission My soul was seeking something It was burnt out by doing, doing, doing. I wanted to BE. I didn't know what and WHO I just wanted to BE. And August 2017 I started BEING present to myself, my feelings and thoughts. My REAL feelings and thoughts about everything and everyone. It was August 2018 a year later at a business event in Phoenix Arizona that I was able to name what my mission was. What was missing in my life. The mission was and is and remains. To beat burnout. To raise awareness of burnout To prevent burnout To serve others experiencing early onset or if they are often prone to it. Burnout so many feel ashamed of admitting I get that I did too Yet if you don't know the signs and symptoms and how to recognise early onset, this can be dangerous to your health, your sanity, to your marriage, to your family, to your career or if you have one to your business/es. I know many who don't have one but several businesses Those who are prone to burnout are high achievers and high performers, highly successful individuals like you and me who, push forward, when others would stop. Success is built on hard work. FULFILLMENT is built on JOY and achieving MORE by doing less. So that is why from September 2018 I started preparing an online summit called #beatburnoutsummit I sought out 22 Authors, Entrepreneurs,, Coaches, Experts some who have experienced burnout and some who are expert on it. I interviewed them between September 2018 to December 2018 and launched and hosted this online summit via email marketing. The video interviews are accessible for FREE and still relevant 7 years later. This is because burnout is on the rise amongst Creatives, Entrepreneurs, Professionals in fact anyone who is into #heartcentredleadership I prepared and launched and hosted and marketed that online summit whilst working as a social worker four days a week and during an inspection at work. I sometimes think HOW I did it but I didn't have a nervous breakdown or physical breakdown because of the M.A.G.I.C.A.L method. What is that? Well M stands for Meditation, A stands for Abstaining from Digital devices G stands for Gratitude I stands for Inspiration and Intuition C stands for Consultation A stands for Aligned Action L stands for LIVING a life of Flow, FREEDOM and FULFILLMENT Like you I am not perfect. I need systems to keep me going when the going gets tough. When the pressures get too much. When it FEELS everyone wants a piece of you and you just want to go and sleep When I don't meditate, this means simply sitting in silence for a few minutes, I feel so anxious for the rest of the daym Meditation doesn't have to be complicated. We really make it complicated. When I don't abstain from Facebook on Saturdays for a few hours 3 to 12 usually, sometimes I feel resentful and start becoming angsty with loved ones, they always get the brunt don't they? When I don't take time to feel grateful, be grateful, I am thinking of what I don't have (when God has blessed me with so much. There's only so much we need. We can live very simply if we consciously did), I start buying things I don't need. When I don't take time to fast and detox my gut or don't detox from social media, or don't listen to music or don't dance or watch films or crappy TV where I don't have to think, I find I feel uninspired and am not tuned to my intuition. I get more content ideas for my business and being away from the screen then being on it. I am a clareaudient and clarevoyant and so being distant from those abilities means my connection gets disrupted. Everything takes me longer. When I don't consult with others, my entrepreneur friends, my therapist, copy writers I hire, my accountant, financial advisors, good friends of decades, family members I trust and God, I make very BAD decisions. When you are running a mission based business you cannot do it alone. There is always a team around you even if you are a Solopreneur like me paid and unpaid. When I don't consult, it leaves me victim of shiny silver object syndrome you know what that is yes? If you don't message me privately. When I don't take aligned action from the consultations I have had, I make stupid investments that cost me time. Did you know, more than money, I value my time so much because money I am good at making. God I can boast I have made money running a side business with a very stressful job and personal stresses which I don't share because I am a very private person. You don't care about them. You care how I can get you from A to B FAST. And time you cannot get back we are human beings who are mortal and I am here to serve a few, those who God makes it easy for me to serve who DESIRE Flow FAST Oh how, I HATE it folks wasting my time. And that's why seven years later I can boast The MAGICAL method has helped me in my business and for over 2 decades it has helped me with my caring responsibilities, my creativity (writing), my work with my client, with my marriage and my friendships and family challenges. But you don't care how it has helped me. You want to know how it can help you. You are already highly successful You desire FREEDOM FAST You desire FLOW FAST and wish you could Wake up without that dread of the same old same old day You don't want to feel caged by your responsibilities. And instead you want to wake up feeling JOY and PASSION and FIRED up in doing what you do You want to BE! Yes? #weteachbestwhatweareheretolearn #themagicalmethod #digitaldetoxchallenge #thereflectivespaceadventure #personalalchemyjourney Ramadhan Reflections 2025 Part one. →

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Taniya Hussain qualified as a Social Worker in 1991 from Coventry University in England, UK. She has been working on the front lines in London UK, consistently holding space for individuals and families in chaos and crisis for three decades especially, children and young people on the margins of society. Taniya studied Psycho-dynamic counselling from 1991 to 1993 at Goldsmiths College in London. Taniya met Sheikha Halima Krausen in 1992 and has been studying Islam with her ever since especially Mystical Islam, Tassawuf (Sufism) and walks on the Chisti path. Taniya fuses Jungian Pyschology and Islamic Psychology and this fusion can best be understood if you read her book Dancing with Darkness which is available on Amazon. It became a Best Seller on Amazon in the UK, U.S and France in April 2025. The book tells the story of Tamara Alvi, a fictional charachter and is a psychological thriller and a story of healing. Taniya started her coaching and consulting business in January 2018 and she works mainly with High Achievers and High Performers and High Performing Leaders, offering reflective spaces since 2018 and what she refers to as THE REFLECTIVE SPACE. Taniya since starting her busines discovered that she is a powerful healer and was shocked that clients were relieved from pain even though they have been diagnosed with a chronic illness. Taniya is delighted to have discovered Paceology, which is the detailed study of PACE. She is the first paceologist. She noticed when working with high performers when you slow down in one area of your life, this causes you to speed up in another area and vice cersa thus leading to increased levels of productivity, creativity, clarity and energy. She brands herself as the Muslim Alchemist because she really is The Muslim Alchemist as she guides you to transfom the base, in other words the shit that you have experienced into GOLD whether that is love of yourself or God or another human being or a healthier body or a life where you feel at peace and calm and fulfilled or more energy or more money. You definintely will feel lighter, more freer and more clearer even if you book one consultation with her or several sessions. Taniya has a very holistic approach when working with individuals and works with you on multiple layers, the emotional, the psychological, the social, the physical, the mental and the spriritual. She uses stories from the Quran and the Bible when working with clients on a one to one basis or in group workshops as well as breathwork, body scanning, cognitive behavioural therapy, neuro linguistic programming, motivational interviewing. systems theory, neuro science. She is trained in multiple modalities as well as using her own Paceology and insists on offering her clients a trauma informed and trauma responsive service. She is constantly integrating her knowledge of the Quran and Bible with her vast social work experience and training. Taniya's extensive ability of applying psycho-dynamic theory to organisational settings, teams and groups as well as to individuals results in those who attend her sessions or workshops as feeling lighter and more energised. Taniya uses skillfully her understanding of the Shadow, that Jung constantly talked about and her Mystical Training. She also has integrated her passion for inter-faith dialogue and the archetypes that Jung often refers to, come alive in her one to one sessions and her group workshops thus resulting in individuals feeling more freer and fulfilled after they stop working with her. Taniya just does not provide clarity she WAKES you up to. Taniya has a great skill in being able to see the blind spots in others and does this in a non judgemental way and a way that you feel safe. She also "untangles energetic knots" (a term she uses for Shadow) in your body to promote healing from mental and physical disease. Clients usually are healed in a short amount of time because she pinpoints the memory, the event, the thought that first caused the disease. She also provides one to one sessios or training workshops to social work teams, school, secure and prison estate on youth justice, knife crime prevention as well asidentification and prevention of early onset of burnout. Taniya has three sons, who were born in 1996, 2001 and 200 and lives in Surrey, England and when she is not coaching or writing songs, blogs and poems, she loves to spend time, travelling, walking, listening to music, watching films or playing cricket. She speaks fluent English and Urdu and basic German and French and is learning Arabic and Hebrew.

Burnout | Political Reflections | Purpose | Reflection | Reflective Space

Do you ever wake up on a Monday and think:”Is this it?”

You don’t say it out loud.

You barely even let yourself think it.
But it’s there.

Especially on Mondays.

The day you secretly resent.

Sunday already feels infected by Monday, doesn’t it?

You can’t fully relax on Sundays the way you can on Saturdays.

There’s a low-level tension in your body.
A background hum of anxiety.

And slowing down…well that’s something you’ve struggled with your entire life.

Because you’re a high performer

Successful.
Driven.
Responsible.
You get things done.

Yet every Sunday evening, and every Monday morning, there’s that familiar feeling creeping in.

That thought:
“If I didn’t have to do this… I’d be doing that instead.”

Your mind drifts….just for a second…to the dream you’ve had for years.

Then you catch yourself.

No.

Too much to do.

As always.

Meetings.

Appointments.
An endless to-do list that grows faster than you can shrink it.

You rewrite it.
Make it more “realistic”.
Shorter.

But the real list isn’t the one on your laptop.
It’s the one in your head.

And buried somewhere on that list is:
the holiday you keep postponing
the weekend away you never book
the life you’ll “get to later”

Because you’ve always been the responsible one, haven’t you?

Not the spontaneous one.

Not the one who responds to her deepest desires.

You remember that woman you worked with years ago.

The one who always booked weekends away with her husband.

What was her name again?

Your attention drifts back to the cup of tea in your hand.

Your handwritten list for Monday.

You notice the 11am meeting you scheduled on purpose.

Not 9am.
You were kind to yourself.

One of the small ways you manage your anxiety.

You take a breath.

Deep in.

Slow out.

Then you switch on your computer.

That fantasy of getting away….for the weekend, with your husband….or maybe even on your own ….You push it aside.
Again.
But for a few seconds, you let yourself FEEL it.
The lightness.

The space.

The freedom.

You smile.

You sigh.

And somehow, that tiny moment of escape helps you get through the rest of your day.
Until next Sunday.

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#TheLifeYouDontPost
#thereflectivespace
#reflectivespaces
#highperformers

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