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Reiki I – September 19-20, 2020
A Two-Day Initiation in the Japanese Healing Art of Reiki
Reiki noun
Rei·ki | ˈrā-ˌkē
DEFINITION
A system of touching with the hands based on the belief that such touching by an experienced practitioner produces beneficial effects by strengthening and normalizing certain vital energy fields held to exist within the body.
ORIGIN
Japanese, literally, spirit, from rei spirit, soul + ki vital force, mind
Welcome to Reiki – a powerful, hands-on, energetic healing art that enhances natural vitality, activates our innate healing processes and restores harmony on all levels. In this professional training that draws on traditional Japanese Reiki traditions and Western Reiki styles, you will be “attuned” or initiated to the first level of Reiki energy—empowering you to use Reiki for your own self healing, and for treating friends and family.
Reiki is an incredible tool for relieving stress, boosting immunity, easing pain, balancing emotions, enhancing creativity, and fostering spiritual awareness and intuition. This Level I training will teach you practical ways to integrate Reiki into your daily life, and also includes supervised hands-on practice.
In Reiki Level I, you will learn:
• What is Reiki?
• History & origins of Reiki
• The Reiki principles
• The Reiki hand positions
• Self healing with Reiki
• Reiki healing for friends and family
• Using Reiki creatively
• Energy hygiene
You will receive your Level I Certification upon completion of a 15-hour outside practicum.
Catherine Foley is a Usui Reiki Master Teacher, herbalist, intuitive channel and writer. She is the creator of Help Your Self, conceived as a holistic wellness store and healing studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and now the vessel for Catherine’s private practice and teaching, experiential community offerings, and boutique apothecary goods. Catherine was attuned to Reiki Levels I and II with Lisa Levine at Maha Rose in Brooklyn. She became a Reiki Master with Joanna Yuan Crespo at New York Open Center, where she also completed her Reiki Master Teacher apprenticeship. A skilled and compassionate guide in the liminal realms, Catherine works with energetic and earth-based spiritual healing, holistic herbalism and somatic mindfulness to help you cultivate deep embodiment, integration and empowerment.
Catherine’s Reiki Lineage
Mikao Usui
Dr. Chujiro Hayashi
Hawayo Takata
Iris Ishikuro
Arthur Robertson
Samuel Strauss
Margaret Ann Case
Joanna Yuan Crespo
Catherine Liggett Foley
REIKI I
FALL EQUINOX
Saturday & Sunday, September 19-20, 2020
10 AM – 6 PM
$333 through August 15 / $375 after
Private garden in Clinton Hill near Pratt Institute, Brooklyn
Address will be provided upon registration
There is a $20 materials fee due on the first day of class
Two sliding scale spots available for BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ and disabled folks experiencing financial disparity and hardship, email [email protected]
COVID19 CONSIDERATIONS
This outdoor training will be a small gathering (<10) of screened, masked individuals with ample space to be six feet apart. You will be asked to follow CDC practices for transportation to and from the training, and your temperature will be checked on arrival. All CDC and NYS guidelines for re-opening will be followed, and hand soap, disinfectant wipes and surface spray will be readily available and utilized. Face shields will be provided for practicing Reiki, and during the attunements for your safety. You will need to bring your own freshly cleaned/disinfected/washed yoga mat, floor cushion or pillow, and blanket; and personal hand sanitizer, tissue packs, sunscreen, bug spray and whatever else brings you comfort for sitting outside. With inclement weather, we will either move underneath a protected terrace, or inside to a large studio room that is equipped with HEPA air purifiers and can be cross ventilated. You will be required to follow CDC guidance for hand washing, and coughing and sneezing etiquette. Please assess your own level of comfort with this scenario, and don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions.
