Our Stories and Personal Journeys
Written by the firewalkers themselves
Walking Through Fire: The Night Everything Changed by Felicity O’Brien
If you’d told me a few months ago that I’d walk barefoot across a bed of burning embers, I’d have laughed, nervously sipped my tea, and said, “Not a chance.” But life has a way of surprising you.
Unforgettable Firewalk For Medical Advancement
We recently ran a fabulous firewalk for a top tier medical company, amazing people who are helping elevate healthcare. The video really does
What Was The Firewalk Experience Like For RainbowHub?
From the first telephone chat with Chris, I was confident that we were in very safe hands! His communication pre and post event has been exceptional. He has answered numerous questions quickly and been happy to share advice and tips and support our event promotion even being interviewed on local radio on the day he moved home!
Getting A Tattoo After A Firewalk Experience
Wow what an experience! And the best thing I have ever done. Thanks to the firewalk I was able to regain myself and find the strength I had long lost after struggling with PND. After the first firewalk I noticed I was much happier in myself and felt like a new women. I found my worth again. I wasn’t just mum anymore, I was Katy again, but a new and improved version.
Walking Fire For SEED… Making A Promo Video
Making a promo video for your firewalk BEFORE you do the firewalk is unusual, but it’s exactly what SEED did. A few weeks back we gathered in a north London back garden to run a firewalk specifically for filming, to make a video to promote the main event which is happening tomorrow.
Forging a Diamond Requires Unimginable Pressure… But The Result is… UNBREAKABLE
There was no hesitation. My feet instantly pressed down upon the hot embers, my eyes staring straight into a future I was going to shape for myself. My body was driven forwards, compelled to reach that voice at the end. I was good enough. I had always been good enough.
How I Decided To Firewalk And Ended Up Getting A Tattoo! By Katie Ball
The firewalk has made such an incredible difference in my life, in almost every single way. I find myself walking taller, smiling more, and challenges at work that used to cause me to go off and have an emotional cry now seem to bounce off me.
How Evertaste Walked Fire For MIND… And a celebration of Courage, Trust and Sensitivity
The music. The words. The visuals. Even the fact that the sun had set. We were on a rollercoaster headed into our own crucible of fire. What has seemed a little awkward at the start of the day, the breathing, the stance, the focus, the music, the drama… now immediately triggered my inner warrior.
Six Meters Of Fiery Fear, and How Areté, My Inner Warrioress, Took Me Through The Flames… by Adele Andersen
I used to be a firecracker. My life was full of activity and adventure. I was only tired from the physical exhaustion of running myself ragged having a wonderful time working and playing hard. I was up for anything. I remember that version of me. That Adele. And I miss her terribly.
How A Firewalk Experience Challenged Our Team And How We Rose To That Challenge
Every so often I get a ‘lived reminder’, an experience if you like, that reminds me that I may be the one standing in my own way. It challenges me to ask, ‘What could I free myself from? What am I stopping myself doing? What would be the benefit of looking at this challenge differently?’ The firewalk I undertook with my company, Tenzing, offered me that insight.
The Ever Growing Firewalk Video Library
All the videos from the Firewalks that we have run, in one place. Updated when new videos are added to the website. Raising money for the Helen Bamber Foundation and celebrating a 50th birthday in style.
Top Ten Ways To Make Money Running A Firewalk… Number 7 Will Surprise You
Many of us will choose to Firewalk to overcome the challenge while raising money for a cause that is close to our hearts. But there are many ways to the top of Mount Fundraising! 85% of the money you raise will come from a well run campaign. Target should be £3,000 minimum and we expect you to exceed £5,000. £10,000 is by no means out of reach. But here are the best ways to close that gap…
How To Make a World Class Video Of Your Firewalk Experience
The bottom line is you need an expert. Yes you can shoot some pretty cool shots on your phone, and that will capture the atmosphere, but making the kind of videos we produce will need planning, care, professionals, post production and experience. Getting a video made properly is likely to cost at least £1,000, possibly more. So is it worth it? Well…
My Journey To Overcome… by Laura Wyatt
Feeling the wall of heat from the flames burning in front of me was a reminder of what I set out to do. I would walk over these burning embers to help other mums searching in the dark for a hand to hold, to help them through their suffering.
This Girl is on Fire by Emma Johnson
There is a moment, just before you step onto hot coals, where the whole world seems to hold its breath. The guiding arm in front of you falls away, and there is nothing stopping you, the path ahead is clear. And although it’s just a small step forward, it feels like a vast black void of impossibility.
A personal journey to rediscovering ‘strength, grit and determination’ by Shona Mapes
That evening, lying in bed, I knew I needed to go to sleep but I just couldn’t switch off. I started to realise that I hadn’t felt this excitement about anything for a while either. Something was telling me I needed to go for it. I knew that this challenge was something I had to do. I turned over to my partner, Jeff, and said: “I think I want to do the fire walk.” I had no idea what his reaction would be.
They Are Called Fire Kisses For A Reason by Claire Coles Jones
It all seemed like a good idea at the time. A firewalk to raise money for our school. What I didn’t know at the time was just how far and deep I would have to reach inside to achieve it.
