Psychic, certified spiritual healer, automatic writer, and spirit guide communicator Sharmila Cirvante feels that healing people is something we do on a regular basis.

She said, “Think about it, we’re compassionate towards our friends when they go through a bad time. We soothe people in times of distress. We do things to make them feel better. This is a sort of healing; it’s in our DNA.”

However, she stressed that to begin one’s journey as a professional healer, it requires awareness, responsibility, and inner honesty. She said, “The first step is to pause and observe yourself. When people are drawn to healing, the first thing they do is to enrol in a course, and on its completion, call themselves a healer. Instead, the first thing you should really do is to pause and understand that feeling. Ask yourself, ‘Why does healing attract you? Is it a desire to fix others? To feel special? To escape your own pain? Or is it a quiet urge to understand suffering, yours and others, with compassion?'”

Sharmila emphasized that true healing work begins with self-observation. She said, “Dig deep into yourself to understand your emotional patterns, triggers, and responses. Heal yourself first. Without this, healing can easily turn into projection or emotional outreach.”

She believes one should understand if it is a calling or mere curiosity. She explained, “If it’s a passing interest, you’ll be over it within some time. You won’t invest time, money, and energy into self-discovery or in understanding the various practices. But if you feel a true pull, it’ll excite your mind. It’ll energize your whole being. You’ll become a seeker. This feeling will stay with you, however busy your day or preoccupied you are with other responsibilities.”

According to her, a true healer is ready to do the inner work and follow the practices even if it is uncomfortable. She said, “Patience and perseverance will be your guides. You’ll also find your ego dissolving slowly, and that’s one of the toughest things to deal with, especially when the world around you is ego-driven.”

“A calling accepts responsibility. If the attraction fades when discipline or self-reflection is required, it may simply be interest, and that is perfectly okay,” she added.

She also pointed out that before getting into practicing healing, learning must go beyond modalities and methods. She said, “You must prepare yourself emotionally, which includes understanding boundaries and sincere empathy. It’s very important for a healer to be grounded, centred, and present. Ego doesn’t work; sometimes you may not be able to address everything or get results. That’s also a reality, so don’t let it affect you. There’s always a next time,” she added.

Sharmila stressed the need for formal training along with mentorship and experience. She said, “Healing without context or control can cause more harm than good. More importantly, heal yourself first, that’s non-negotiable. If your wounds are unhealed, they’ll only become louder in your sessions. They may show up as saviour tendencies, emotional exhaustion, or blurred boundaries.”

She agrees that the healing space is vast, like energy work, body-based practices, connecting with other departed souls, communicating with spirit guides, forecasting practices, trauma-informed methods, spiritual traditions, and more. She said, “Choosing the right path is not about trends or titles. It’s about what resonates with your temperament and strengths. Do you feel drawn towards a specific modality? How do you feel after practicing it? The right practice will flow with quiet ease and leave you with clarity and feeling aligned.”

“If you intend to make healing your profession or chosen path, you’ll have to make discipline, patience, and consistency your best friends. Discipline keeps you honest. Patience protects you from shortcuts. Consistency builds depth. Without these, healing becomes something you do, not something you believe in,” she added.

She believes that being drawn to healing is a divine invitation. “An invitation to self-inquiry, responsibility, and service rooted in humility. Not everyone who feels the pull needs to become a practitioner. Sometimes the calling is simply to live with more awareness, compassion, and integrity. And that, in itself, is healing,” she concluded.