Learn Reiki as a self-care practice

Private Reiki Level 1 training in Oslo or online, focused on self-care, presence, deep rest, and learning to share Reiki with others.

Curious about learning Reiki?

I offer private Reiki 1 training — in Oslo or online — for those who want to learn Reiki primarily as a personal practice of self-care, presence, deep rest and embodied awareness.

The hand positions in self-Reiki practice can offer a surprisingly simple doorway into an embodied form of meditation. Our hands provide a physical point of contact with our bodies, giving our attention somewhere to rest without requiring the active, effortful maintenance of concentration.

Level 1 also includes learning how to share Reiki with others. Giving Reiki is a super simple and accessible way to offer support, care and deep presence to those you love. This is not primarily intended to be professional practitioner training, but an invitation to extend the practice of self-care towards caring for the relational ecosystem around you.

I particularly welcome couples, family members, and close friends who want to learn together, a new way to both care for themselves and one another.

Anyone can learn Reiki. It does not require prior experience in energy work or healing practices, and is compatible with any spiritual or religious worldview. I meet you where you’re at and invite you to trust your own inner wisdom and felt experience.

Kirien giving a Reiki treatment to a client lying face up on a massage table. The background features decorative wall art, including a colorful panda and a purple hanging banner with Chinese characters.

My commitment to you as a teacher

Transmitting the lineage of Reiki is a responsibility I take very seriously. I have met many people who took a weekend course, felt it did not resonate much, and subsequently stopped or never started practising. I also experienced this as a student — with 2 different teachers — and was very close to concluding that Reiki just isn’t for me. These experiences taught me a lot about what is important to me in the teaching role.

My primary goal is to support you in finding your own way to embody the spirit of these practices — to make it make sense to you, and be of benefit to you.

I am always available for informal support between and after our class days — for questions and concerns that arise in response to in-class experiences.

I don’t teach groups larger than 4 people, to make sure there is always enough time for individualised attention.

Whenever possible, I prefer to have an intro meeting with potential students prior to booking a course to make sure that I am the right teacher for you. If I feel that my style may not be an optimal fit for your learning, I will say so.

Level 1 course outline

Reiki 1 is taught over 2 full days, or 4 half-days, and contains a balance of theoretical content & discussion as well as time for practical exercises.

We will explore the following:

  • What is Reiki? How does it work? What does it mean to practice Reiki?

  • History & development of Reiki in Japan & the West, differences between “Japanese” and “Western” Reiki

  • The 5 Reiki Principles — in Japanese & English translations

  • What is energy? What is energy healing? Various frameworks that attempt to answer such questions — chakras, auras, tandens, meridians

  • Caring for your well-being on the journey of deepening awareness

  • Level 1 attunements

  • Techniques for connecting & disconnecting from Reiki

  • Self-Reiki practice — full self-practice & additional techniques

  • Giving Reiki to another person

  • Giving Reiki to plants, animals, other non-human beings

  • The way forward — 21 days self-practice, further Reiki levels, integrating Reiki into daily life

At the end of the course you will receive a manual, a Level 1 certificate, and an embodied foundation for a lifelong Reiki practice. 🌟

Price for full course: 4,000 NOK / €375 per person, plus 500 NOK / €50 for each additional person.

Soren giving a Reiki treatment to a client lying face-up on a massage table. In the background, there is a purple wall hanging with Chinese characters.

Ways to learn

  • kirien giving reiki to a client

    In-person (in Oslo)

    Teaching and practice over a period of 2 days (or 4 half-days), according to a schedule that works for you. They do not need to be consecutive days.

    You can also sign up together with a partner or friends (max 4 people), and practice your new skills with each other already during the class.

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    Online (over Zoom)

    Online teaching sessions can also be scheduled according to whatever works best for you. The sessions can be recorded if you prefer.

    Between sessions I am available for questions and support via email and text.

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    Reiki practice mentoring

    If you’ve already been attuned to Reiki and are looking for support around restarting, maintaining, or developing your practice, I am happy to help. Reiki mentorship sessions can include practical guidance, demonstration of techniques, “refresher” attunements and more.

    Please start by booking an intro call if you are interested in discussing this possibility.

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Questions

  • For me, Reiki is primarily a practice of deep embodied presence and commitment to compassionate attention towards ourselves and others. It is also a practice rooted in East Asian philosophical and cultural traditions, some of which do not translate neatly to the western world. I am of the perspective that a lot of cultural context has been lost in the translation of the word “energy”, and that it is a misunderstanding that “energy” is something one needs to believe in.

    There is nothing you need to believe or accept at face value; that is not what this is about. This is a transmission of practices — things to try out and notice what happens in your direct experience as you do so — which are sometimes accompanied by words and frameworks that others have found to be helpful, in making sense of their own experiences. In my teaching, I explain everything in a way that is as grounded and accessible as possible. If some parts of it just don’t resonate with you, that is totally ok.

  • Although you will learn how to give Reiki to another person and receive a certificate at the end, this course is not designed to function as professional practitioner training. The emphasis is on developing a personal self-care and relational ecosystem care practice.

    If you already have a professional practice in energy work, bodywork or very similar modalities, you are welcome to incorporate what you learn here into your existing work with clients.

  • Not currently. My focus at this point is teaching Reiki as a personal self-care and relational ecosystem care practice. I may explore teaching further levels in the future, but I don't currently offer them.

  • I don't currently offer public group courses. I do happily accept requests from couples, friends, or small private groups of up to four people who would like to learn and practice together.

“Just for today, I will not be angry. Just for today, I will not worry. Just for today, I will be grateful. Just for today, I will do my work honestly. Just for today, I will be kind to every living thing.”

— The Five Reiki Principles