Shoden Reiki Level I and Reiki for Animals Class
Next Class: May 26 & June 2
Looking for a Deeper Connection With the Animals in Your Life?
Want to start to heal your animals and yourself at the same time?
Reiki is a Japanese spiritual and healing practice that supports one in being more centered and grounded and less stressed. As an added benefit, Reiki can promote healing possibilities – for animals and their human caregivers – on all levels: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. Reiki is commonly used at home with pets, and it is ideal in shelter, sanctuary, and foster environments. You’ll find your animal relaxing more quickly, minimizing stress-related issues and illnesses, and starting to heal from past traumas.
In this foundational course, you will learn:
- What Reiki is
- The history of Reiki
- The five elements of the System of Reiki
- Your connection to the energy of Reiki
- Classical Japanese meditations and breathing techniques
- Reiki with animals
- Animal Reiki Code of Ethics
- Treatments with animals
- Treatments on self and people
Benefits of this course include:
- Learning to relax and center yourself
- Connecting more deeply with the animals in your life
- Starting to heal yourself and your animals on physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual levels
- Becoming a part of the Reiki Community
- Receiving on-going support from your teacher
- Consciously utilizing the energy of Reiki to change and enhance your life and the lives of your animals
Lots of time is reserved for practice and meditation so that by the end of the 2nd day of class, you will have a full experience of Reiki energy.
Once trained, you are invited to join the Reiki Expansion Group. We meet the 3rd Wednesday of each month to deepen our connection to Reiki. This includes a brief lesson, a 30-minute meditation or technique, then an hour of group Reiki...where everyone gets a treatment from the group. For more details, click here.
When: May 26 & June 2 (2 Saturdays)
Time: 9:30-4:30 both days (1 hour reserved for lunch)
Where: Ben Lomond and Santa Cruz, CA
* Exchange: $200 (12 hours of class time and an Animal Reiki manual) payment plan available
Gifts: Learn how to heal yourself and create a powerful, healing relationship with the animals in your life
Register: Contact Joyce Leonard, Reiki teacher & practitioner; joyceleonard7@gmail.com; 831-336-8073
* Employees and volunteers of the Santa Cruz SPCA, Animal Shelter Relief, and Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter receive a 50% discount off this course; Resitting students receive a 50% discount off this course
At the end of this course, you will receive a Shoden Level I and Animal Reiki Certification in Usui Reiki Ryoho.
Recommended Reading
This class is based on teachings by Kathleen Prasad, renowned Animal Reiki teacher. To understand the basics of what you will be learning before you attend class, it is recommended that you read her book titled, Animal Reiki.
Contact Joyce to sign up for this class

