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This IN-PERSON workshop will explore what it means to cultivate unconditional self-love, the kind that lifts us up and inspires us to grow towards the light. 

Participants will be greeted with Rose tea and a personal bottle of Walking Iris Essence. The gathering will begin with a heart-opening meditation. Through short discussion and journaling, participants will be invited to explore their intentions for healing and learn about intuitive flower essence making. Then the group will move through a deep relaxation practice before embarking on a journey to commune with the spirit of Walking Iris, and allow her healing energy to work with the heart.  Therapeutic Sound and Reiki will be offered throughout to support the experience.  

Participants will be able to take home their bottle of Walking Iris Flower Essence for continued support beyond the workshop.

This workshop is hosted by Anima Mundi Apothecary in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

This VIRTUAL monthly group will offer a therapeutic application of Reiki for relaxation, release, and community.

At the start of the practice, participants will guided to systematically relax the body and mind. Therapeutic sound (such as Tibetan bowls and chimes) will be shared, while Reiki continues to be offered to the group. Reiki has many benefits including restorative effects on the nervous system, increased creativity, insights, emotional release, and calm. Reiki can also be beneficial to those who are grieving or contemplating existential matters, by inviting a deeper relationship to energy beyond the physical body. There will be time for sharing and questions following the group, or participants are welcome to free-write.

The experiential component of each group will be recorded for those who cannot attend live and for those who wish to continue working with the practice. Sharing will not be recorded, for the privacy of participants.

This VIRTUAL course will explore how intentionally navigating states of consciousness can deepen creativity. Eastern and Western perspectives on the liminal, qualities of brainwave states, and the bidirectional nature of creative expression and subconscious will be introduced through brief lectures. Techniques will be offered to safely induce liminal states that support the creative process.

Each week participants will be guided through layers of consciousness to prepare for creative expression, with practices informed by Ericksonian Hypnosis, Yoga Nidra, Tantric meditation, and deep relaxation.

This will be followed by an open art practice, supported by Reiki, allowing space to create and integrate. All levels of experience are welcome, and participants may work in any preferred medium.

Reiki Level 1 for Psychotherapists Training and Certification is on the road, with this mini-retreat in the beautiful Hudson Valley!

For those further north, and city-dwellers who want to be supported by nature, this IN-PERSON certification will offer a comprehensive foundation for Reiki Practice with added focus on its application in Psychotherapy Practice.

Reiki Level 1 prepares us to work with Reiki energy on the physical level, including bones, joints, tissues, organs, and the nervous system. Working directly with the somatic experience, we can offer nourishing support not only for “physical issues” such as pain, illness, and bodily manifestations of stress, but for the emotional themes that are connected to somatic expression.

Upon completion of Level 1 you will be able to practice with friends and family (and yourself!) and to begin incorporating the practices into your personal life. You can begin using supportive techniques in your work with clients. The first degree of Reiki creates the foundation for practice, opening the door to a new way of experiencing energy and how we move energy through the body.