Reiki Certification

Sharna provides Reiki Certification in Levels 1, 2 and Master. Her classes provide a very intentional blend of lecture and practical application, so that her students fully understand Reiki concepts, while at the same time having the opportunity to practice feeling, harnessing and moving energy.

Reiki 1 – First Degree Practitioner

Level 1 is a practitioner’s initiation into Reiki and is open to anyone. The focus during Level 1 is on opening the energy channels on a physical level, allowing the practitioner to connect to the universal life force energy, which flows from the cosmos through the crown of the head and down to the heart and hands. Self-Reiki is the goal of the Level 1 designation, and students are encouraged to focus on practicing Reiki on themselves, thereby working through their own obstacles. The Reiki Level 1 attunement is given in four separate attunements. Many experience physical symptoms of energy in their palms after the first attunement — including tingling, coolness or heat. The Level 1 course also includes an overview of the history of Reiki, hand placements and self and group practice.

Upcoming Reiki 1 Trainings

Reiki 2 – Second Degree Practitioner

Level 2 is often defined by a focus on practicing Reiki on others, as well as an expanded opening of the energy channels. Additionally students receive the “Reiki symbols” and Level 2 attunement. The Reiki symbols allow the practitioner to connect more deeply to the universal energy, as well as draw on the qualities that the symbols represent. This includes the ability to provide distance Reiki, or sending healing energy to individuals wherever they may be. This symbol also may be used to clear energy blockages across time, as well as physical locations. Due to the intensity of the attunement process, at least two months is required for Sharna’s classes between receiving Level 1 and Level 2. The Level 2 attunement is typically given in one single attunement, with a focus on opening up the central channel even more, with an emphasis on the Heart Chakra. Level 2 also includes practice in drawing the symbols, invoking their qualities, as well as distance healing.

Upcoming Reiki 2 Trainings

Master Level

The Reiki Master Level is the teacher’s level — a practitioner who has received the energy and knowledge to attune new Reiki practitioners. Many receive the Master attunement, along with the corresponding symbol, yet don’t feel comfortable or practiced in properly attuning others — hence the distinction between Third Degree and Reiki Master. Becoming a Reiki Master also represents a deep commitment to the Reiki practice, and some feel that significant time should pass between achieving the Second Degree status and Master Level.

The Reiki Master Initiation format I use is a one-on-one apprenticeship that takes anywhere from six months to several years depending on the pace of the apprentice. The apprenticeship is the uniquely tailored to the individual‘s path, and takes her/him deeply on the journey toward mastery. The apprentices I’ve initiated live all over the world, and with the exception of the first class, where the initiate received the attunement, all of the classes can be done via Skype. Sometimes students travel to meet me in Santa Fe, NM or San Diego, CA for a class or several as they’d like.

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