About Me

I’m Barbara Murrell, and 4Elements (Global) Ltd comprises my four businesses. I’m a painter and decorator, a traditional signwriter, an Essential Space Clearer and a Soul Coach.

At first glance there’s something of a leap there between painting and decorating and coaching the human soul. I can’t deny that your average house painter probably doesn’t know a great deal about spiritual healing, any more than a Soul Coach automatically has the dexterity to apply flawless paint finishes and textures. But there IS a link, and a journey that led me to practice such seemingly disparate skills with equal passion, enthusiasm and dedication.

The first step: Painting and decorating

After some years of unrewarding office-based work I took the plunge and retrained in a skill which had seen my seven-year-old self help my father plaster walls and decorate the family home. My City & Guilds in painting and decorating, which I’m proud to say comprised only credits and distinctions, followed some work experience with a local decorating company, and I set up in business as Absolutely Perfect. This was 22 years ago, and I still love painting and decorating; it’s therapeutic, calming, and rewarding – especially when delighted clients become close friends.

The second step: Hand-painted signwriting

About 10 years ago, I bought and moved onto a narrow boat in Hertfordshire. It should come as little surprise that with a love of decorating, my narrowboat would become a painting project in itself. And every narrowboat needs a hand-painted name. My reading on the subject led to studying, as it usually does, and I took an NVQ in Sign Making. My excellent colour sense and steady hand lent itself well to my new interest. Traditional signwriting takes more than one form though, and I spent some time in the States with expert Signpainters and learned even more, such as gilding with gold and subsequently Engine Turned Gold leaf. A technique used on Fire Trucks and other Emergency vehicle. My Teacher Dan Danzenbaker is one of just a handful of craftsmen left who do this work full time. I am honoured to have been taught by him!

The third step: Essential Space Clearing™

America and Germany placed the third step in front of me: Essential Space Clearing™. My interest in interior deecoration, people and their happiness, had inevitably overlapped into the principles of Feng Shui, and from the physical into the more spiritual side of life. I attended the Hay House  "I can Do It!" conference in Florida, where one of the metaphysical practitioners, Denise Linn, ran a workshop which touched me deeply. I attended her Essential Space Clearing™ course in Germany (I also got the chance to improve my smattering of German!) I discovered that without knowing it I had already been applying the principles of space clearing in the loving way I approach my painting and decorating. I became a Certified Essential Space Clearer™ and the following year qualified to advanced level, which includes dealing with ghosts and spirits.

The fourth step: Soul Coaching®

Spirituality has figured heavily in my consciousness for around 17 years, ever since reading Louise Hay’s You Can Heal Your Life. That book changed my approach to life entirely; I became infinitely more positive, and piqued an interest in spiritual healing. Extensive learning turned to in-depth training, and 11 years ago I did a foundation course in Practical Metaphysics. The space clearing courses I took had shown me more of my inner self, and I began to identify a true calling as a spiritual healer. So another trip to America beckoned. Where, with renowned teacher, healer and author Denise Linn,  I became a Certified Soul Coach and a Certified Past Life Regression Coach – a practice requiring the most sensitive and tender of people skills and spiritual insight. The beauty I could create in people’s homes and businesses was not restricted to the physical – I can now bring out people’s inner beauty too and that is something that delights my own soul!

It’s been quite a journey, and of course it’s not complete. It’s the fluid process of life. and I relish it . More than ever I love each and every element of my working life: painting, signwriting,  Essential Space Clearing™ and Soul Coaching®.

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