Introducing the Harry Edwards Spiritual Healing Diploma

We set out to create more than a training programme. We set out to create a living legacy — a pathway that honours the extraordinary contribution Harry Edwards made to the world of spiritual healing and carries his work forward here at Burrows Lea.

This one- to two-year journey is designed to awaken and accelerate your natural healing gifts. Through deep experiential practice, reflection, and shared learning, you will grow not only in skill, but in confidence, awareness, and presence. Supported by your cohort and guided by our deeply experienced tutors, you will be held in a nurturing yet stretching environment where true development can unfold.

As you expand spiritually and practically, you will also gain a grounded understanding of the legal and ethical foundations that underpin professional practice. We believe true healing work is both inspired and responsible.

By the end of your training, you will not simply have completed a course — you will have stepped into your calling. You will feel confident, competent, and ready to serve as a professional spiritual healer, whether working face-to-face or offering healing at a distance, carrying forward a tradition rooted in integrity, compassion, and service.

An Overview of the Modules

Module 1: Foundations of Spiritual Healing

  • What is spiritual healing?
  • The history of spiritual healing
  • Harry Edward’s life & legacy.
  • Subtle energy, chakras, and the aura
  • Grounding, centering, and attunement
  • Transformation & the healing path
  • Distant healing
  • Code of conduct

Module 2: Principles and Practice

  • The principles of healing
  • The role of intention
  • Chakra scanning
  • The healing act
  • What to avoid in healing practice
  • Healing and the spirit guides
  • Healing versus cure
  • The healing minute

Module 3: The Body and Professional Awareness

  • Anatomy and physiology
  • Metabolism and the endocrine system
  • The sympathetic & parasympathetic nervous system
  • Why healers need to understand the endocrine and nervous systems
  • Breathing and relaxation techniques
  • Practicalities of healing
  • Boundaries, transference, and countertransference

Module 4: Communication and Modern Practice

  • Phone and online healing
  • Healing letters at the Harry Edwards Foundation
  • Healing in the modern world
  • Developing empathetic language and listening skills
  • Visualization and meditation
  • Reflective practice
  • Consent and avoiding diagnosis

Module 5: Complex and Sensitive Contexts

  • Loss, bereavement, and the stages of grief
  • Palliative care and the hospice movement
  • Emotional responses and anxiety
  • Holistic healing approaches
  • Understanding cancer
  • Special considerations in healing

Module 6: Expanding Practice

  • Animal healing
  • Fitness to practice
  • Perception of healing effects and the placebo effect
  • Levels of existence
  • Practice management
  • Record keeping and data protection
  • Consumer protection

Module 7: Integration and Assessment

  • Review of course materials and mock exam
  • Mock healing assessment (couch and chair)
  • Code of conduct review and ethical dilemmas
  • Transformation and the healing path
  • Sound therapy
  • Preparation for final panel assessment