Western Reiki Level 1
A place to begin
You don't need to know anything about Reiki before coming to Level 1. You don't need to be able to meditate, understand energy or know whether you will be able to feel anything.
You can simply come with curiosity.
Western Reiki Level 1 is an accessible, experiential introduction to Reiki and a place to begin developing your own Reiki practice. During our day together, we explore what Reiki is, where the Western system came from and, most importantly, give you opportunities to experience it for yourself.
Because Reiki isn't something I want you simply to believe in. It is something I invite you to notice.
One day · 9.30am–5.00pm · In person at Navitas, Crewe
Four Level 1 attunements, practical Reiki experience and ongoing support after your course.
Reiki begins with you
People are sometimes drawn to Reiki because they would like to help other people. And yes, by the end of Level 1 you will have learned how to offer a Reiki treatment to someone else.
But that isn't where we begin.
The original focus of Reiki was on the self, and this remains central to the way I teach. You will learn how to give yourself Reiki and begin to notice what happens when you create the space to stop, place your hands on your body and simply be present with yourself.
We also explore the Reiki Principles. They aren't affirmations or rules asking you to become a particular kind of person. I see them as an invitation to notice ourselves as we move through ordinary life.
Because the Reiki practice doesn't stop when we take our hands away.
What happens during the day?
The course runs from 9.30am to 5.00pm at Navitas in Crewe.
We begin by getting to know one another and talking about what has brought you to Reiki. From there we explore what Reiki is, what the word means and how the system travelled from Mikao Usui in Japan through Chujiro Hayashi and Hawayo Takata to become the Western Reiki system many people recognise today.
Throughout the day you receive four Reiki attunements. There is nothing you need to make happen during an attunement. I explain exactly what I will do beforehand so that you can relax and experience it in your own way.
Between the attunements we explore energy through simple exercises, meditation and Reiki practice. You may notice warmth, tingling, changes in sensation or something completely different. You may notice very little.
There is no correct Reiki experience to have.
Learning to notice rather than interpret
As we move into self-treatment and then working with another person, I introduce you to the practical side of Reiki: hand positions, preparing yourself and the person receiving Reiki, comfort, consent and what either of you might experience during a treatment.
We also talk about chakras and the aura to give you some context for the energetic language you may encounter around Reiki.
But I don't teach you to diagnose.
You may notice that one area feels different from another beneath your hands. That's information to notice, rather than something you need to interpret or turn into a diagnosis.
The same applies when someone asks you, “What did you feel?” I'm much more interested in helping them notice what they felt.
That developing self-awareness is an important part of Reiki practice for both the person giving and the person receiving.
By the end of our day together
You will have experienced giving Reiki to yourself and sharing Reiki with another person, both seated and on a treatment couch. You will understand the foundations of Western Reiki, have received your Level 1 attunements and have a practice that you can continue at home.
But I don't see 5pm as the point at which your learning finishes.
In many ways, it is where it begins.
I encourage you to spend the following 21 days developing a regular self-practice and, if it feels helpful, keeping a journal of what you notice.
You will also hear from me by email each week for the following ten weeks, with thoughts and practices to help you continue exploring what you've learned.
You are welcome to join our monthly Reiki Practice & Share, where there is an opportunity to practise Reiki, meet other students and continue learning together.
Is Western Reiki the right place for me to begin?
It may be if you are curious about Reiki and would like an accessible, practical introduction that allows you to experience it for yourself.
It was the doorway through which I came to Reiki.
At that point in my own life, I was much more accustomed to doing life than thinking about who I was being while I lived it. Western Reiki gave me somewhere to begin.
As my own practice developed, I became increasingly interested in the Japanese practices and philosophy behind Reiki and eventually went on to study Traditional Japanese Reiki.
You don't have to follow the same path.
Some people immediately feel drawn towards the meditation and practice-led approach of Traditional Japanese Reiki Shoden, with time between sessions to practise and reflect.
Neither is a better place to begin. They are simply different doorways.
Prefer to learn in your own time?
I also teach Western Reiki Level 1 online through Tranquil Mind Community.
The online course follows the same foundations of Reiki but is a different learning experience. You can work through the teaching and practices at your own pace, from home, with lifetime access to your course material and support from me as you progress.
Western Reiki Level 1 at a glance
One day
9.30am–5.00pm
In person
Navitas, Crewe
Your course includes
Four Level 1 attunements, practical Reiki experience, self-treatment and working with others, course manual and ongoing support.
Afterwards
21-day self-practice, ten weeks of follow-up support and the opportunity to join the monthly Reiki Practice & Share.
For the current course price and to book your place, please follow the booking link below.
Curious to experience Reiki for yourself?
You don't need to know where Reiki will take you.
You only need somewhere to begin.