Traditional Japanese Usui Reiki Jikiden Reiki Shoden Course (1st Level)
Saturday 28th November and Sunday 29th November 2026 (2 full days)
10am - 6/ 6.30pm
Location - Bitteswell
(Okuden level 2) takes place on Monday 30th November 2026
Reiki is a natural healing energy that helps to nourish and balance our own energy system, bringing us in alignment with our own inner most natural, peaceful state of being.
Jikiden Reiki is the direct teachings of Reiki presented with credibility and clarity from authentic Japanese lineage. In this seminar you will learn Reiki in its original beauty and simplicity as it was taught in Japan in the 1930s before it came over to the West. It is pure, simple, grounding, and original to its roots; an incredibly effective healing method for the body and mind. Jikiden Reiki has a strong and fascinating background of Japanese culture.
For Jikiden Reiki Shoden - No previous experience needed. You will learn to support the body's natural healing, calm the nervous system, and treat physical ailments for yourself and others. Learn the heart of Reiki practice, Byosen, and understand how long and whereto place your hands for the most effective healing.
Anyone can do Reiki, you do not need to be spiritual, or gifted/ intuitive or highly sensitive to energy.
You just need an open heart & a curiosity to learn.
You’ll have plenty of opportunity for practice in a calm nurturing environment, with time to ask questions & reflect.
Once you have learnt you have it for life to support yourself and your nearest and dearest!
Jikiden Reiki Shoden Course Content
During this workshop you will:
- Receive 3 Reiju. A Japanese process of 'Reiki activation' that helps you return to your natural state of being.
- Learn about the history of Reiki in Japan
- Learn how Japanese culture is intrinsic to the understanding of Reiki
- Learn what Reiki is and how it works in conjunction with the body’s natural healing systems
- Learn the first Shirushi (symbol) - its meaning & background and how and when to use it
- Learn the meaning and history behind the GOKAI (5 principles)
- Learn First Aid techniques
- Learn the concept of Byosen (how to detect & treat areas with high concentration of toxins)
- Learn a Japanese meditation technique to develop sensitivity in your hands (Hatsurei Ho), so that Byosen can be felt more easily and to keep the Reiki flow stronger
- Learn a Reiki specific massage (blood circulation) technique (Ketsueki Kokan Ho)
- Practice giving and receiving Reiki with other course participants
- Chant the Gokai in Japanese
After the Shoden course you will be able to:
- Use Reiki to treat yourself and support your wellbeing
- Give full treatments to friends and family for injuries, minor ailments, more serious conditions, relaxation and rejuvenation
- Give first aid using Reiki
- Identify which areas in a person’s body have high concentration of toxins or Byosen
- Start to become aware of the sensations in your hands, which can indicate to you the levels of toxins in the body.
- Perform a massage technique used at the end of most treatments (Ketsueki Kokan Ho)
- Have a home practice to help enhance the sensitivity of the hands so that Byosen be felt more easily and keep the Reiki flow stronger (Hatsurei Ho)
- Chant the Gokai in Japanese!!
You will receive:
- a Jikiden Reiki Course Manual
- a beautiful handwritten Japanese certificate and an English certificate.
- Registration on the Jikiden Reiki website
- Ongoing support via Reiki shares/ meetings
- Opportunity to be a member of the Jikiden Reiki UK Association (JRUKA)
Course venue Bitteswell - near Lutterworth, Leicestershire. Address will be emailed to those registered.
Investment
First time training - £290
Repeat training - £120
Please contact me to book your place or for further details.
Sara Johnson
[email protected]
About your teacher Sara Johnson - Sara is an approved Jikiden Reiki Shihan (Teacher) through the Jikiden Reiki Institute in Kyoto, Japan. Sara obtained Shoden and Okuden in 2015, Shihan Kaku (Assistant Teacher) in 2021 and Shihan in 2022. Sara has been treating clients with Jikiden Reiki since 2016 and is one of the growing numbers of authorised teachers in the UK who can teach the first and second level of Jikiden Reiki.
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Event venue
Bitteswell, Broughton Astley, United Kingdom
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