Acorn to Oak is a heart centred organisation run on spiritual principles making real changes in the real world.

Originally set up in 2002 by Pennie Quaile and Yvonne Stone as a way to train people in complementary therapies and self development. Acorn to Oak has grown and diversified over the years and now has 350 Associates who are all dedicated to the work and larger vision of Acorn to Oak.

In 2007 Pennie and Yvonne were joined in directorship by Jill Pay, Peter Stone and Luke Pearce, who have brought their own unique expertise, warmth and knowledge to broaden our width and depth.


There has been some exciting new changes again at Acorn to Oak in 2009, Pennie has launched 2 new projects;-

The first is InsideOut Wellbeing, which is a new entity to help everyone acheive happiness in their lives.

The second is The British Institute of Breathwork which is launching it's new courses in 2010.

Please see these changes under breathwork on this site or visit www.insdeoutwellbeing.co.uk whilist the institutes site is under construction.


The other really fantastic news is Pennie is BACK 100% teaching Reiki the way she loves to...as Residential Weekends...

These are a not to be missed opportunity to immerse yourself in experiencing Reiki Plus with one of the best Reiki Master Teachers of our times... her passion, knowledge and mastery of energy is awe inspiring and her ability to inspire, guide and facilitate second to none.

Please visit the Reiki Section for more deatils

What does Heart Centred mean?
Coming from a space of unconditional love and respect, which means being inclusive and tolerant of all diversities within mankind. Being able to see the big picture and making informed decisions from that space. 

When in heart space there is no excuse for lack of knowledge or experience, if you are hurt and angry, it doesn't give you the right to be cruel. Ignorance is not an excuse for behaviour, however behaviour is not the person.  One thing we have learnt with time is you can love somebody, but you may not like their behaviour. In fact, this in itself, is a very liberating thing to know.

Spiritual Law asks all people to commit to work through conflict to reach a mutually beneficial conclusion.  As Steven R Covey author of ‘The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People’ would say, it has to be a ‘Win-Win’ situation. To break Spiritual Law tends to lead to consequences. Action leads to re-action, for example we all know the old saying ‘When you live in a glass house don't throw stones.’

Heart centred is a way of living.  It means that when you are unhappy, unbalanced, angry or frustrated you work things through until you can get back to love.  Acorn to Oak only asks one question ‘can we love them enough?’  The answer is always ‘YES’.

At Acorn to Oak we ask all our directors, associates, partners and colleagues to attend training called ‘ Getting Back to Love’, which teaches them the qualities and values of being heart centred, prior to working for the organisation.

Provides fun, excellent courses, informative talks and seminars, inspirational workshops and comprehensive professional training.

The Acorn to Oak Educational department is one of the best in the country at supplying cutting edge training, which is fun, experience based and backed up with extensive documentation. 

All facilitators are trained teachers and facilitators who are required to go through a rigorous in-house on-going training programme to provide excellence as the norm. The training is designed to accommodate all learning styles and needs. 

Participants go away inspired and enriched by attending these energetic and dynamic experiences.  Whether attending a course, talk, training or seminar the one side effect they complain of is overwhelming amounts of happiness and inspiration.

Within Acorn to Oak Education there are several departments which include:
• Complementary Therapies
• Coaching, Mentorship and Supervision
• Business Coaching
• Corporate and Organisational Training
• Youth Centred Programmes
• The 4Life™ Initiative
• The Happiness Initiative
•  Soul to Soul (family and relationships)

Supplies skilled and experienced practitioners, coaches and therapists from Acorn to Oak’s practitioner database.

They will provide individuals and organisations with excellent advice, knowledge and services to help reach new and different solutions to old problems. They will also provide effective therapies and choices to improve everyday life and general wellbeing.  All the therapies provided have an evidence base to prove their effectiveness when dealing with health issues.

The Acorn to Oak Foundation was founded in 1994 by Pennie Quaile as a network of therapists to promote Complementary Therapies and learn more about the wide range of therapies in society.  It grew and has changed over the years so that it now the non-profit part of the Acorn to Oak organisation. 

It is dedicated to increasing awareness of spiritual concepts in orthodox environments. They host different events for charity, supporting outreach projects and good causes.

Action Andrea is part of the Acorn to Oak Foundation. It was inspired by a young woman who had suffered years of abuse and came to us via one of our associates. It was seen that she needed intense support and therapies to help her regain her general well-being and health. Therefore Acorn to Oak Foundation held a charity Dinner Dance to help finance her treatment. Since this time we hold an Annual event to help support financially challenged individuals who desperately need the help and support these cutting edge therapies can deliver.

At present we support:
London Air Ambulance (www.hems-london.org.uk)
Breast Cancer Care (www.breastcancercare.org.uk)
Children via World Vision (www.worldvision.org.uk) and Abaana, a charity helping children in Africa (www.abaana.org)
Action Andrea

Please contact our main office on 020-8641 6133 if you are able to donate to Action Andrea or contact any of the other organisations directly.

We encourage and support our employees, colleagues, associates and stakeholders to take responsibility for their lives;

• To communicate openly and honestly.
• To live in integrity.
• To strive for personal wholeness.
• To actively promote fairness, flexability and transparency.
• To actively promote conscientious use of natural resources.
• To actively promote accessibility.
• To actively promote real change in individuals, organisations and communities.
• To actively challenge pre-conceptions and stigmas.
• To actively value cultural and spiritual diversity.
• To promote equality of opportunity.
• To value and to be actively responsive to feedback.

Acorn to Oak’s mission is to provide heart centred, safe, fun filled spaces for the personal growth and development of all. One of our aims is to promote happiness, direction and inspiration through further education, personal experiences and knowledge, which will help enhance the well-being and health of each individual, organisation and community.

We aim to achieve this by:

• Promoting choices for health and well-being, whether they are within the orthodox, complementary or alternative fields
• Encouraging all directors, associates, stakeholders, colleagues, participants/students and employees to take responsibility for their own actions, behaviour and outcomes, knowing they will have the support of all Acorn to Oak’s resources when needed and appropriate
• Providing inspiring, well researched, accessible, knowledge based, and practical, talks, seminars, workshops, retreats and fun days, which are suitable for all ages, sexes, cultural and spiritual diversities
• Providing highly skilled practitioners, coaches, therapists and excellent trainers, teachers and facilitators
• Inspiring personal growth and development, leading to personal, organisational and community change
• Changing perceptions and challenging stigmas of disadvantaged groups and illness
• Actively reducing disadvantage and exclusion
• Actively promoting equality of opportunity
• Supporting individuals, organisations and communities to join us in working towards the manifestation of our vision
• Promoting ecological awareness and maintaining the effective use of the planets resources