A reader's story
Finding light
Light is not something we wait for. It is something we recognise, already present, already ours. A reader's own account will be published here once approved.
Story awaiting approval
The Little Book of I Choose
The little book
with big outcomes.
Two words. One conscious decision. A different way of meeting life.
I choose.
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I choose.
Two of the simplest words in the English language. And perhaps two of the most powerful.
Every day we encounter things we cannot control. But between what happens and how we respond exists something profoundly human: choice. I Choose is an invitation to explore that space.
The original words
The words we speak.
The thoughts we cultivate.
The energy we bring.
The choices we make.
Energy follows thought.
All influence how we experience our lives. For Ian, I Choose became a daily practice that began producing meaningful outcomes in his own life and in the lives of others.
I choose
LovePeaceCourageHopeForgivenessHealthConnectionPurposeGratitudeCompassionChangeMyself
What is I Choose
Not pretending everything is positive.
I Choose is not about denying pain, grief, fear or difficult circumstances. It is about recognising the choices that remain available to us, even on the days when very little else feels available at all.
- How will I respond?
- What will I give my attention to?
- What am I willing to release?
- What do I want to create?
- Who do I choose to become?
A grounded philosophy of intention, reflection and personal responsibility. It is not medical advice and it does not replace professional healthcare.
Meet Ian
Forty six years of healing.
Ian Welch has spent nearly fifty years in healing work: shiatsu, reiki, emotional freedom technique, spiritual counselling and faith healing, alongside a lifelong psychic and clairvoyant connection. The Little Book of I Choose brings forty six years of knowledge, wisdom and practice into one small book.
These are the same words and statements he has used with clients for decades, watching them produce powerful outcomes and transform the way people meet their lives.
It was the people I have given healing to over many years who told me to write this book, so others could learn these simple phrases and be empowered by them too.
Designed by Victoria Welch
Read Ian's storyInside the book
A whole practice, small enough to hold in one hand.
The full practice lives in the pages, and with book holders in the community. Here is a glimpse of what is waiting inside.
Seven small movements
A short sequence you repeat until it becomes yours. The seventh, the intention, is the one that holds all the others. Set out step by step in the book.
One day, three moments
Morning, during the day, and evening. Each moment has its own question and its own statement. The full practice is written in the pages.
The mirror version
An evening practice of meeting your own eyes with the compassion you would offer a beloved friend. Explored in far more depth, and more power, in the book.
A taster
I choose peace.
One statement, for today. There are many more written in the book, each with the words, the intention behind them and the outcomes people have found by living them.
Say it from the heart, and mean it completely.
Real stories
When two words become personal.
Readers have described very different experiences of the same small practice. These spaces are held for their words. We publish stories only once the person has given permission, and individual experiences vary.
A reader's story
Finding direction
Placeholder for a real, approved story. Once supplied we will publish it in the reader's own words, with their name and permission.
Story awaiting approval
Healing journey
A different relationship with life
Written in the secret garden here at the sanctuary. Placeholder awaiting an approved account. Where someone describes an extraordinary result, we will present it clearly as that person's own experience.
Story awaiting approval
Life transition
Beginning again
Placeholder awaiting an approved account. Individual experiences vary.
Story awaiting approval
The book in people's lives
Kettles, coat pockets, cliff tops.
I Choose at the sanctuary
Don't just read it.
Experience it.
At Cornwall Healing Retreat & Sanctuary, I Choose becomes part of an immersive experience. Small groups, never more than ten, moving slowly through the land and through the questions.
- nature
- reflection
- walking
- water
- horses
- sound
- conversation
- fire
- the stone circle
- community
- quiet
- personal intention
Courses
The book is the beginning. The practice is the path.
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Reiki courses
Learn to channel healing energy with certified training.
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Dowsing rod classes
Develop your sensitivity to subtle energy and earth fields.
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EFT tapping
Release stored trauma through gentle emotional freedom sequences.
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Energy and movement workshops
Breath, movement and intention in guided group sessions.
Each course is taught with the same principle that guides this book: one hundred percent intention from the heart.
Sometimes we need to leave the noise behind before we can hear ourselves clearly.
The book
The Little Book of I Choose
Written by Ian Welch. Designed by Victoria Welch.
- Paperback
- £12.00
- Signed edition
- £18.00, signed by Ian at the sanctuary
- Gift wrapped
- £3.00, linen wrap and handwritten card
- Retreat and book bundle
- Included with every day retreat
- Delivery
- UK 2 to 4 days. Worldwide on request.
In readers' words
“I didn't realise such a simple book could have such a profound impact.”
Readers have described returning to these words during some of their darkest times. The practice does not dismiss what hurts. It offers one clear choice to hold onto when the next step feels hard to see.
Share your story
Got the book? Tell us what changed.
If a choice you made from these pages shifted something, we would like to hear it. Stories are read by Ian and Victoria and only published with approval.
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Join the other people walking this daily. See what the circle is choosing this month, get personal guidance from Ian, hear about gatherings on the land before anyone else, and read the stories of people whose lives have changed through the power of a simple intention.
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Gifting
Sometimes the most meaningful gift is a different possibility.
Birthdays
Something quieter than another object.
Life changes
A new job, a new home, a new chapter.
Bereavement
For the days that have no shape yet.
New beginnings
When someone is starting over.
Young adults
A first practice of their own.
Parents
For the ones who carry everyone else.
Friends
The one you think of first.
A difficult period
When you do not know what to say.
Stories of choosing for others
I have witnessed so many people buy this book for their friends and family, not as a casual gift, but as a transmission of something real. They buy it because they have felt the power it holds, and they want the people they love to feel it too.
Ian Welch, author of The Little Book of I Choose
You cannot choose everything that happens.
But perhaps you can choose what happens next.
I choose ______
Begin your journey