What is Reiki?
Reiki (Ray-Key) is a Japanese term meaning Universal/Spiritual (Rei) Energy (Ki). It is a term adopted by Mikao Usui for the energy healing modality that he developed in Japan in the 1920’s. Reiki is a form of palm healing, which may involve gentle touch of the body or hands-off working with the body’s aura. Reiki helps to facilitate a natural healing response within the person receiving the treatment, relaxation of the mind, the vagus nerve and autonomic processes that are involved in stress. Reiki has an holistic approach to health and wellbeing, balancing the energy channels, charkas and aura, helping to improve the flow of Ki life-force energy and integrating the body, mind and spirit. Reiki is a useful pathway for personal and spiritual development, deepening intuition and a sense of universal oneness.
What are your Reiki credentials?
I have been practising Reiki since 1996 and teaching Reiki since 2000. In 2007 I was one of the first tutors to teach Reiki at ITEC level 3 diploma standard. I hold the City & Guilds Further & Adult Education Teachers’ Certificate (Parts 1 & 2), and have practiced many other Oriental forms of healing and bodywork – mainly Thai Yoga Massage, Tuina Chinese Massage, Macrobiotics, Tai Chi, Qi Gong & Shiatsu Therapy. This has given me greater insights into Reiki, and my professional clinical experience aids me in helping students learn the best from the Reiki workshops that I offer.
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Reiki Level One Workshop (Okuden – Beginner’s level)
This covers the basic foundation of Reiki Healing. You will receive attunements, a process of helping you contact with Reiki, which assists you to channel this healing energy. First you will be taught how to use Reiki on yourself, then students pair up and practice Reiki on each other under supervision. Plenty of time is given for feedback and discussion so that we can all learn from each others experience. Ethics of healing and good practice is also covered. On completion of this level, you will be awarded with a certificate of attendance. This level emphasis Reiki for family and friends, and also useful for therapists and healthcare practitioners within the context of their professional practice.
Next course: 6th & 7th June 2026 at the Blue Lotus Therapy Centre. 10.00am to 4.30pm on both days. The cost is £155 including the manual, certificate and refreshments. Please bring vegetarian food to share.
Reiki Level Two Workshop (Shoden – Inner Teaching)
This workshop is built of the foundation of Reiki level 1 and introduces you to symbols and more techniques to expand your Reiki repertoire. Symbols help to focus the mind of the Reiki practitioner more specific healing on the emotional and mental levels, and aids the ability to give Reiki at a distance. Also covered is scanning and healing the aura that surrounds the body. This level allows the Reiki practitioner to develop their intuition and skills, and more orientated at professional practice for those who wish to work that way. A Reiki level 2 certificate will be issued to candidates that complete the workshop and submitting 3 case studies.
Next course: 4th & 5th July at the Blue Lotus Therapy Centre. 10.00am to 4.30pm on both days. The cost is £155 including the manual, certificate and refreshments. Please bring vegetarian food to share.
Please note: prerequisite for attending this workshop completion of Reiki level 1. If you have done Reiki level 1 with another teacher, you will need to show your Reiki 1 certificate and training manual.
Reiki Level Three (Shinpiden – Mystery Teaching)
This is often describe as the Master level and can be split into two levels: advanced practitioner and teacher. This training is bespoke as different practitioners have different aspirations and needs. Some just want to have a sense of completing the training for personal and spiritual development, for others as a professional healer, some may wish to teach other people Reiki. Contact Dave for your requirements.
Please note: to attend Reiki level 3 training, you have to complete Reiki level 2 training. If you have trained with another teacher, you will need to show your Reiki 2 certificate, manual and any evidence of practice.
Booking Your Workshop
You can book directly with Dave on 07791042260 or email him via this website. There are 6 places maximum on each workshop to allow individual attention. There is a £50 non-returnable deposit to book your place. Balance to be paid on at the workshop. If for any unfortunate reason that Dave has to cancel a workshop, all monies will be returned.
Accreditation & Standards
Dave as a registered Reiki Teacher of the Complementary Therapy Association (CThA) uses their recommended Reiki Standards in level 1 and 2 training courses. This is useful for CThA members with other complementary therapy qualifications that wish to become Reiki practitioners registered within that association. Attending these Reiki workshops will not automatically allow you CThA membership.
There are many and no standards in Reiki training, and many teachers are independent of organisations and associations. It’s all very variable. Some teachers claim accreditation with associations that when you look into them closely are just diploma mills offering to use their logo for a sum of money and have no standards at all.
Dave believes in transparency and is committed to train Reiki practitioners in an ethical, professional and spiritual manner, encouraging the student to make their own decision on the Reiki path they wish to walk.
Disclaimer: Due to the Advertising Standards Authority strict stance on the claims made by therapists that has not been thoroughly tested by scientific peer-reviewed double-blinded random controlled trials, many of the therapeutic claims made on this website is anecdotal.