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When Paul Hamnet moved from the UK to start a new life in Spain with his family around 20 years ago, he hoped to make new friends, as we all do when we make a major move. However, he didn’t expect that many of his new acquaintances would come from the spirit world!
Why would he? Working with Spirit and healing was not something he’d ever done or been particularly interested in. Yet just a month ago, he opened the doors to the PA Community and Wellbeing Centre in Los Montesinos, across the park from the Punjabi Palace restaurant.
Already the Centre is very well supported, and has hosted a number of successful events, but what made Paul decide the area needed something like this?
And why did he feel so strongly about it that he’s put retirement on hold to run the Centre on a full-time basis with a team of dedicated support staff and volunteers?
For the last 10 years or more, Paul has been developing his mediumship and healing skills and hosting demonstrations of mediumship and healing sessions in the area.
When Covid and the two lockdowns brought everything to a halt, he dreamed of opening a place where people could come for healing, training, support and fellowship and be part of a community of like-minded people.
It’s important to Paul and the team that healing and opportunities to learn and grow spiritually should be accessible to everyone who needs it, so the Centre is constituted as a charity and is not for profit.
Paul, who owns the building, didn’t actively seek out suitable premises. He happened to be driving past the former play centre and café and thought it was the perfect setting; a peaceful oasis in the bustling, typically Spanish town, with a stunning outlook over a verdant park.
Work began on transforming the building in late June 2024, and before Christmas, the Centre was hosted its first event, a Psychic Afternoon Tea with more than 50 guests. It officially opened for business on 7 January, 2025.
Anyone can come for hands-on spiritual healing by appointment, or receive healing at Divine Service on Sundays, and there is no charge, just a freewill donation towards the Centre’s running costs.
The healers can then direct you towards other healing modalities which may be beneficial, and for which there are trained therapists available.
While there will be charges for these sessions, they are affordable, and delivered by appointment in a relaxed, friendly setting with minimum wait time. Currently, the Centre offers the following healing modalities, and more will become available in the near future:
- Frequency healing using state of the art machines. This system is increasingly being used in hospitals, and is relaxing and stress free.
- Reiki
- Various forms of massage
- Physiotherapy
- Acupuncture
- Trauma healing through cosmetic rehabilitation
Team member Helen Richardson is tasked with bringing mediums and teachers to the Centre for demonstrations, workshops, healing and development circles and psychic suppers and afternoon teas.
Having organized similar events in the UK before moving to Spain, Helen has a bulging contact book, as well as excellent marketing skills, and she’s secured a variety of visiting and local mediums to serve the Centre.
The first visit, from UK medium Gareth Lewis, was very successful, with several sell-out demonstrations of mediumship, as well as workshops and private readings being enjoyed by the community.
In March, the team will welcome two visiting mediums from the UK, Lindsay Percival and Sarah May, as well as hosting talented local mediums at the Divine Services and weekly Evenings of Mediumship.
It’s no good feeding the soul if the body is neglected, and for this, the Centre is lucky to have Val Latham and her team of helpers running the Zen Café. This is already becoming a much-loved hub of the community, where anyone can drop in during opening hours and enjoy one of Val’s legendary sausage rolls, or even a cream tea complete with cava.
There are daily specials, and an excellent selection of cakes, snacks and light bites, with gluten-free choices and accommodation for special diet requirements. Why not organise your own celebration at the café, which comfortably seats 40 or more?
Chat to Val about your ideas, and if you fancy something a bit different, Paul or Helen can arrange for a medium or Tarot reader to join in with the celebrations, bringing through messages from loved ones who can’t share the day in person.
Although healing and spirituality are high on the agenda at the PA Community, everyone is catered for and welcomed, so drop in and say hello and see what’s available. There’s no need to be shy; everyone is friendly and approachable, and you’ll receive a very warm welcome. A typical week at the Centre can include:
- Tai Chi
- Various disciplines of yoga
- Pilates
- Development classes, workshops and circles, including beginning and intermediate level mediumship, Tarot, meditation and healing
- Psychic afternoon teas and suppers
- Demonstrations of mediumship by local and visiting mediums
- Divine Service at 4.00 pm every Sunday
Coming events feature a sound bath with afternoon tea to follow, a two-day Tarot workshop and a Law of Attraction workshop. The team are always open for suggestions for future projects. As Paul says:
‘The PA Community and Wellbeing Centre isn’t just about spirituality, it’s about healing and community. We want to provide what people need to make the most of their life here in Spain, practically and spiritually, so we welcome any suggestions for future events, courses and workshops. And we encourage anyone who works with Spirit and Energy in any way to contact us and talk about how together we can serve Spirit and our local community.’
The PA Community and Wellbeing Centre is located at 18, Calle Tarsicio, Los Montesinos, Alicante 03187.
The centre is closed on Mondays with flexible hours during the rest of the week, depending on the activities.
Healing appointments can be booked directly with Paul on (0034) 614 28 05 28, or in person at the Zen Café during opening hours.
For details of coming events and to reserve places for demonstrations or workshops, contact Helen on (0044) 7793 141160
WhatsApp Val on (0034) 667 60 31 41 to pre order afternoon teas or check on café opening times.
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