Reiki Level 1 (Shoden)
Attunement + Certification
Upcoming 2026
Training Dates:
Saturday
September 19, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Saturday
November 21, 2026 | 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Scroll to the bottom of the page for pricing and registration details – Payment plans are available.
Location: Sacred Passage Healing – Aho Road, Ladysmith
(full address provided in reminder email sent before the training).
Reiki with Sacred Passage Healing
Step into Your Healing Journey
Whether you are navigating stress, overwhelm, burnout, or simply craving more peace in your daily life, this Usui Reiki Level 1 training offers a powerful entry point into nervous system regulation and energetic self-care.
Reiki Level 1 teaches you how to shift from fight-or-flight into a place of calm, presence, and grounded awareness.
As you learn to work with energy through gentle, hands-on techniques, you’ll gain tools to support your body in returning to a natural state of balance. In the process, you will deepen your connection to your intuition. The quiet inner voice that knows what’s needed in each moment.
As you learn to hold space for yourself, you’ll also gain the ability to offer healing presence to friends, family, loved ones, plants & pets. Supporting their emotional well-being and helping them regulate through your grounded energy.
This course offers more than just information and a certificate. Usui Reiki Shoden Level 1 with Sacred Passage Healing provides a roadmap for guiding both yourself and others to a place of rest, resilience, and restoration. Skills that become anchors in everyday life & that you’ll carry with you long after the training ends.
✨ What Is Reiki?
Reiki is a gentle, yet powerful Japanese healing technique that uses light touch to guide the body back into a state of balance and safety. By activating the parasympathetic nervous system (the “rest and digest” mode), Reiki helps release stress, calm the mind, and restore emotional equilibrium. It’s a deeply restorative practice that supports physical, emotional, and energetic healing, and it’s something anyone can learn. You do not need to consider yourself “spiritual” or be born with a special “gift.”
✨ Who Is Reiki Level 1 For?
- Absolute beginners—no experience required!
- Those who have already received a Reiki Level 1 certificate from another teacher, but would like to refresh their skills.
- Wellness practitioners (counsellors, massage therapists, body workers, breathwork practitioners, nurses, hospice volunteers, etc.), looking to expand their self-care toolkit.
- Anyone drawn to holistic healing, energy work, or spiritual growth.
- Individuals seeking self-healing and deeper self-awareness.
- Individuals seeking to support friends, family members or pets (mentally, emotionally, physically).
✨ What makes this Reiki Level 1 Certification with Sacred Passage Healing special?
Level 1 training with Sacred Passage Healing is designed to offer opportunities for support, integration, and transformation.
In this 1-day journey, you’ll receive far more than just the basics. You’ll have space to:
🌿 Truly embody what you’re learning, not just understand it intellectually, but feel it in your body
🌿 Practice hands-on techniques in a calm, supportive environment so you leave feeling confident
🌿 Ask questions and receive personal guidance from your instructor
🌿 Build community and connection with others on the path
🌿 Rest your nervous system while experiencing the healing energy of Reiki firsthand. This isn’t just a certification, it’s a container for healing, clarity, and reconnection with yourself.
✨ Reiki Level 1 Course Curriculum:
✔ Learn the history and principles of Usui Reiki.
✔ Explore the energetic anatomy of the body, including the nervous system, auric field & chakra system + how they all interconnect through Reiki.
✔ Practice various styles of hands-on healing Reiki sessions for yourself and others (chair & massage table).
✔ Learn how to provide a Reiki session to animals & plants.
✔ Learn self-care techniques to integrate Reiki into your daily life.
✔ Receive the Level 1 Usui Reiki Attunement & Certificate upon successful completion of the training.
✔ Receive a professionally printed manual.
✔ Cultivate a personal spiritual practice for self-care, self-reflection, manifestation and healing.
✨ What You Will Learn:
💡 How to channel Reiki energy for physically, emotionally, mentally & spiritually supporting self & other.
💡 The Science behind Reiki Energy Healing & Nervous System regulation.
💡 Ethics of energy work and practitioner guidelines to follow.
💡 Traditional Japanese Usui Reiki practices along with Western Reiki practices.
💡 Daily & monthly rituals for self care with Reiki.
💡 Guided meditations, hands-on practice, and supportive techniques to help you feel grounded, empowered, and confident as you begin your Reiki journey.
💡 How to register with the Canadian Reiki Association as a student/associate practitioner.
💡 How to continue your education and develop a personal practice with Reiki.
Learn with a Canadian Reiki Association (CRA) Registered Teacher
Sacred Passage Healing is proudly led by a Canadian Reiki Association (CRA) Registered Teacher, offering students a pathway that aligns with nationally recognized professional standards.
The Canadian Reiki Association (CRA) is one of Canada’s leading professional Reiki organizations, supporting practitioners and teachers through established training standards, a code of ethics, and continuing education.
If your goal is to become a CRA Registered Practitioner, your training with Sacred Passage Healing can support that journey.
In addition to Reiki training, Sacred Passage Healing also hosts Reiki Share Practice Circle Events, offering practitioners the opportunity to continue developing their skills, gain hands-on experience, and connect with a supportive Reiki community.
As a CRA Registered Teacher, I am able to issue Continuing Education Unit (CEU) forms for eligible attendees, which may be applied toward Canadian Reiki Association Registered Practitioner or Registered Teacher membership requirements in accordance with current CRA guidelines.
✨ Now, take a moment to imagine what life will feel like after completing Usui Reiki Level 1:
♡ You have the knowledge and tools to conduct Self-Reiki treatments for the maintenance of your own well being + health.
♡ You have the knowledge and tools to conduct Recipient Reiki treatments for supporting the well being of another (loved one, family, friend, animals).
♡ You will gain a deep understanding of the nervous system and how it interconnects with the auric field & the body’s seven main chakras. You’ll learn how to work with these energy centers while channeling Reiki, and how to apply this awareness in everyday life to create meaningful shifts on a mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual level.
♡ You’ll leave with practical tools and techniques for nervous system regulation, energetic protection, grounding, and cleansing. You’ll not only learn how to integrate these into your Reiki sessions, but also how essential they are for daily life—helping you maintain your energy, stay centred, and navigate the world with more clarity and resilience.
♡ You feel connected to something deeper & larger than yourself.
♡ Having completed Usui Reiki Shoden – Level 1 certification, you’ve taken the first step toward becoming professionally qualified to offer Reiki services. The next step on this path is completing the Usui Reiki Okuden – Level 2 training (read more in the FAQ section below).
Pre-Requisites & Requirements:
⭐️ What You DO Need:
An open heart and a willingness to learn. Reiki isn’t something you have to get right, it’s something you experience. Curiosity, openness, and self-compassion are your greatest assets.
Commitment to attend the full day of the training. This is an immersive experience. Your presence for the full duration ensures you receive the full Attunement, teachings, and practice time essential to your certification and personal integration.
Accountability and a willingness to integrate what you learn. Learning Reiki is not just about receiving a certificate or title, it’s about building a lifelong relationship. To truly benefit, you will need to show up for yourself after the training, applying the tools and practices in your daily life as part of your self-care.
⭐️ What You DO NOT Need:
Any prior experience with energy work. Reiki Level 1 is designed for complete beginners. Whether this is your first step into the world of energy or part of a broader healing journey, you are welcome here. Everything will be taught from the ground up with clarity, care, and support.
Special equipment or tools. The most important instrument in Reiki is you. You’ll learn how to channel healing energy using your hands and your awareness—no external tools necessary. Reiki can be done with the recipient resting on a massage table, chair, bed, couch, yoga mat, or even laying down on the floor. Massage tables & chairs will be provided for use in the course.
A belief in any specific religion or dogma. Reiki is not affiliated with any religion and does not require belief in any particular spiritual system. It’s a universal practice rooted in energy, compassion, and connection. You are encouraged to explore your own spiritual beliefs and always be respectful of others.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q: Will I be certified after this course?
You will receive a Reiki Level 1 Certification upon completion and you may register with the Canadian Reiki Association as a registered student/associate. Upon the six month anniversary of receiving your Level 1 Certificate, you may apply as a Canadian Reiki Association Registered Practitioner.
While requirements vary, it has been my experience that many insurers, clinics, and volunteer organizations prefer or require Reiki Level 2 & CRA Registered Practitioner Membership Status for professional practice.
Because requirements differ between organizations and municipalities, I recommend confirming the requirements with your local municipality and/or volunteer organization where you plan to practice.
Q: Is there a test?
No written test. This is a hands-on, experiential course.
Q: Can I use Reiki on others after Level 1?
Yes, you’ll be able to practice Reiki on friends, family, pets and yourself. You will not be able to charge a fee for reiki sessions and practice professionally. The focus of Level 1 is is using reiki for self healing, creating a daily self care and spiritual practice with reiki, and practicing on friends, family & pets.
Q: What’s the next step after Level 1?
Reiki Level 2 is the natural progression and deepens your practice, opening the door to distance healing and practitioner-level training.
⭐️ Completion of Reiki Level 1 with Sacred Passage Healing is no longer required to register for Reiki Level 2. If you have already completed Reiki Level 1 with another teacher, you are welcome to join the Level 2 training. If you’d also like to experience my Level 1 training, I offer a reduced tuition rate for previously certified Level 1 practitioners, which may be taken before or after completing Level 2. (See the bottom of this page for pricing.)
The training is not an ongoing mentorship program. However, I do host a monthly Reiki Share Practice Circle for Certified Reiki Practitioners from all lineages (you don’t have to be my student) that you can register to attend for continued practice, if you choose to do so.
A Reiki Share is a gathering where Reiki practitioners come together to give and receive Reiki in a supportive group setting. It’s a beautiful opportunity to practice your skills, build confidence, receive healing, and connect with a like-minded community.
Please refer to the TERMS OF SERVICE page on my website for information on Community, Professional Conduct & Boundaries.
Q: Will lunch be provided?
Light healthy snacks, water & tea will be provided. Lunch will not be provided. Please be advised there are no food options available nearby so you will need to bring your own prepared lunch and cutlery. Fridge and microwave are available.
Q: Will accommodation & transportation be provided?
Accommodation and transportation are not provided. The location is not near any major transit routes but there are a variety of hotels and accommodation nearby for those traveling from out of town. The location is very accessible by car — 25 minutes from Downtown Nanaimo / 20 minutes from Chemainus / 15 mins from Downtown Ladysmith. Onsite Parking is available. You will need transport to and from your accommodations and training each day.
Ready to Begin?
Spaces are limited for this intimate training experience to allow plenty of time to ask questions and connect with your Instructor, Ash and fellow reiki classmates.
A minimum of 2 participants is required for this training to proceed. If minimum enrolment is not met, the training may be rescheduled, and your registration will be transferred to the next available course date.
👉 REGISTER BY EMAIL: hello@sacredpassagehealing.com
Please specify the payment option you would like to select:
⭐️ Pay in Full = $375
– No refunds
⭐️ Payment Plan = $400
– Deposit: $150
– Remaining balance: $250 is due no later than 7 days prior to the training date
– No refunds
Practitioner Pathway Pricing:
🌿 Register for both Reiki Level 1 and Level 2 together and save $75
🌿 Find out more about Level 2 training
⭐️ Pay in Full (Level 1 & 2) = $725
– No refunds
⭐️ Payment Plan (Level 1 & 2) = $775
– Deposit: $250
– Remaining balance: $525 can then be split into two scheduled payments:
$250 due: 7 days prior to Reiki Level 1
$275 due: 7 days prior to Reiki Level 2
– Payments can be completed by etransfer or credit card
– No refunds
Continue Your Reiki Journey
Reiki Level 2 is offered several times throughout the year and is intentionally scheduled approximately 3 – 4 weeks after select Level 1 trainings. This allows time for the traditional 21-day self-practice and integration period before advancing your Reiki skills.
You’re welcome to join the next available Level 2 whenever you’re ready – there’s no pressure to continue immediately.
⭐️ Revisit Reiki Level 1 – Already certified in Reiki Level 1 through another teacher? You are welcome to retake the training at a reduced tuition rate:
- $300 (certificate required)
- Providing a copy of your previous Level 1 certificate is required when registering.
Revisiting Level 1 is perfect for practitioners looking to:
- Refresh their knowledge and techniques
- Deepen their understanding of Reiki
- Build greater confidence with hands-on practice
- Experience Sacred Passage Healing’s approach to Usui Reiki
- Reconnect with a supportive Reiki community
