Reiki is first and foremost for self-healing.  First Degree (Level One) Reiki focuses on self-healing, self-acceptance, and physical healing. Reiki can be used for yourself and other humans, food, medicine, the planet, plants, and animals.  Like yoga, it is a wisdom tradition and pathway of living a balanced life.  You will come away from this training with many tools to help you manage, balance, and clear your own energy and the ability to practice self-treatment.  You will also learn the basics on how to offer hands-on healing for others, and how to use Reiki in everyday life.  

You may choose to use Reiki only for self- healing, or you may decide to share it.  Reiki is a wonderful compliment to other work with people or animals, such as a massage therapist, medical caregiver, family caregiver, vet or animal caretaker, teacher, therapist or counselor, and parent.  

During the first- degree class, students receive four attunements, which are empowerment rituals delivered by a Reiki Master/teacher to amplify and awaken the Reiki energy within you.  The effects of attunements are similar to those of a Reiki treatment.   These empowerments are what make Reiki different from other similar energy healing modalities, and may have great impact on your life.   This training is a blend of Usui Reiki, as well as Tibetan reiki.  

  Each day will begin with morning breathing, meditation, and user-friendly chakra balancing yoga.  There will be time at the end of our days to practice self-treatment, and treatments on each other.  No previous experience with Reiki or yoga is required, though a general idea of what it is may be helpful

The class includes days of instruction, class manual, book, and certificate. 

TO PREPARE FOR CLASS:

-Avoid eating red meat or consuming alcohol the night before class.  Eat healthy foods and hydrate as much as possible in the days leading up to and during class!

-Avoid drinking excessive caffeine before/during class.  (A morning cup of coffee is okay.)

-Get plenty of rest.

-Record any interesting dreams, synchronicities, or intuitive impressions in a journal.

-Wear comfortable clothing, and wear layers.  Temperature changes are common throughout the day.

-Bring paper/journal and pen.

-Bring a special object that has significance to you- i.e. gems/rocks, pictures, jewelry, stuffed animal, etc.