THE FOUNDER JOURNEY

Practice before teaching.
Experience before advice.
Transformation before business.

Poonam Jain’s work today brings together three decades of personal practice, more than twenty-five years of client/student work, professional coaching, Reiki and energy practices, Pyramid Vaastu, writing, speaking and a parallel corporate leadership career.

What began as a personal journey with Reiki gradually expanded into teaching, client work, coaching, writing, leadership, Vaastu and wider transformation work. Each chapter added perspective; the purpose remained helping people move forward with greater clarity, alignment and self-trust.

ICF PCC • Reiki Grand Master & Trainer • Pyramid Vaastu Consultant
Independent Director (Proficiency Qualified) • TEDx Speaker • Author
Poonam Jain
ALCHEMIST ZEN by Poonam Jain
1995–2026

From personal healing practice to an integrated transformation ecosystem.

1995

Begins personal Reiki journey and self-practice.

1998

Becomes a Reiki Grand Master.

2000

Establishes Nideeshwaram Healing.

2014

Creates Alchemist Zen as the work expands into broader transformation and coaching.

2018

Pyramid Vaastu becomes part of the practice.

2019

Writing, coaching, training and wider speaking work become increasingly visible, including the book Purple and participation in Coach Wisdom.

COVID

Online and distance-based work expands significantly.

2024–26

TEDx, leadership, governance and continuing professional learning deepen the practical perspective behind the work.

2026

The next chapter: clearer premium paths for private work, Vaastu, learning and tools.

HOW THE WORK EVOLVED

The range of tools grew. The intention stayed consistent.

What began with Reiki and healing expanded into teaching, coaching, personal development, leadership, writing, speaking and Vaastu. The website does not present these as a long menu that a client has to diagnose for themselves.

Instead, Alchemist Zen uses the depth of that experience to understand the person or space first, and then recommend only what is relevant.

THE PRINCIPLE BEHIND THE CURRENT WEBSITE

Understand first.
Recommend second.

For private transformation work, the method follows the person. For Vaastu, analysis comes before products. For learning, visitors can clearly choose between live teacher-led Reiki and recorded/self-paced resources.

THE JOURNEY IN REAL MOMENTS

Practice, teaching and speaking across different chapters.

These photographs are not decorative stock imagery. They are selected from Poonam’s own archive to show the lived journey behind the credentials.

WHY THE NAME?

Alchemist transforms.
Zen aligns.

The name was inspired by the Indian idea of the Paras stone — something whose touch transforms what it comes into contact with into gold. Poonam wanted to be a catalyst who helps people recognise and bring forward the strengths and potential already within them.

Alchemist represents transformation — positive shifts in wellbeing, career/business, relationships, money relationship and personal goals.

Zen represents inner balance, awareness and clarity: moving forward without losing one’s centre.

HERITAGE & EVOLUTION

Nideeshwaram & Alchemist Zen

Nideeshwaram Healing is the heritage root of the journey established in 2000. Alchemist Zen, created in 2014, became the broader transformation brand.

The relaunch does not erase Nideeshwaram. It honours it as the foundation from which Alchemist Zen evolved.

CREDIBILITY

Depth of practice.
Professional rigor.
A human approach.

01

Professional Coaching

ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC), executive coaching, NLP-related learning and leadership development.

02

Energy & Space Practice

Reiki Grand Master and trainer, Karuna Reiki, Pranic/energy modalities, crystals and Pyramid Vaastu.

03

Leadership & Governance

25+ years corporate leadership experience, TEDx speaker and Independent Director proficiency qualified.

04

Writing & Sharing

Author of Purple and Corporate Chemistry, contributor to Coach Wisdom, with teaching and speaking across different stages of the journey.

2,000+ Reiki Students
15,000+ People Supported
10+ Countries
ACROSS BORDERS

People supported across at least 12 countries.

India, South Africa, UAE, Qatar, UK, USA, Canada, Netherlands, Australia and Belgium are among the countries Poonam recalls working across.

Recognition is supporting evidence — not the centre of the brand.

The website uses selected speaking, training and award moments to build trust without turning the About page into a wall of badges.

Poonam Jain receiving recognition at TEDx Kharadi