Online Classes

Prerequisite: Level II Reiki in any lineage.

This course meets each Monday for eight weeks, from 6pm PT/9pm ET to 7pm PT/10pm ET. Students will call in to join the teleclass for discussion and Reiki practice.

Dates: July 9th to August 27th

Time: 6pm PT/9pm ET to 7pm PT/10pm ET

Cost: $275

Teacher: SARA Vice President Leah D'Ambrosio

Curriculum Overview:

Week 1: Japanese Reiki Fundamentals

Week 2: Shoden and Okuden Techniques

Week 3: Meditating with Animals; Healing Treatments for the Self and Others; Creating a Reiki Space

Week 4: Treatment on Animals

Week 5: Symbol and Mantra 1

Week 6: Symbol and Mantra 2

Week 7: Symbol and Mantra 3

Week 8: Review and Discussion

Testimonials:

Leah’s class created so many wonderful shifts in my Reiki practice. She’s provided me with an incredible set of tools that no doubt will continue to teach me and expand my practice for years.  I’m deeply grateful to have found this class and to have been able to take it from home! - Shelley Seitz

Taking this course has made my shelter practice go more smoothly and effectively. I love that I can plant myself in a busy room and offer a session with all the kitties there and be confident that they are getting whatever they want from it. I still greet each one individually to offer whatever social contact they want as well which is also fun for me! And I know that every time I'm there I will be improving more and more. - Debbie

It was an absolute pleasure and an illuminating experience taking SARA Reiki with Leah. She is an outstanding teacher and it was apparent that she is passionate about SARA and is exceedingly knowledgeable. I am attuned in 2nd Level Western style Reiki, but this Japanese-based form of Reiki felt so much more natural and relevant in working with animals. I highly recommend this course for anyone wishing to positively impact the lives of others. I am glad I participated and look forward to using it in my volunteer work at Humane Society of Southwest Washington, and upon completion of my Small Animal Massage Therapy certification.  - Jaan

I went into this class thinking it would mostly reinforce the Reiki training I already had, with the exception of adding Reiki for animals into the mix.  Wow, was I wrong!  This class is thorough and deep and taught with compassion.  This class brought me to a deeper level in my own Reiki practice and instilled in me a humbling appreciation for working with animals.  A very valuable and worthwhile course.  Thank you Leah for your warmth and sensitivity. - Nancy

The course brought a new awareness to how I practice Reiki with animals as well as people.  Learning more about breathwork, chanting and finding my place "within" myself, have opened up a deeper level of healing, understanding and oneness.  I'm truly blessed to have been a part of this course. – Carolyn

After practicing Reiki on a personal level for five years, I started looking into Reiki for animals when one of my cats was diagnosed with kidney failure.  After reading Kathleen’s books I came upon SARA and started looking into the courses offered. I was already feeling drawn to offer Reiki to animals in shelters but didn’t know how to go about it and needed the confidence to be able to approach local shelters so taking this course seemed an obvious choice. I didn’t know what to expect from the course and wanted to approach it with an open mind but it really did exceed any expectations I could possibly have had. My experiences from the practice with my own animals has been a real eye-opener and learning more about the Japanese way has taken my own personal Reiki to a whole new level. Leah is a wonderful teacher and someone you feel you can really connect with even if it is only via email from another country! Listening to other peoples’ experiences is so interesting and just knowing you have a supportive network available to you through SARA as and when you start offering Reiki to animals is an added bonus. If you are interested in offering Reiki to animals but need some confidence to go out there and do so I warmly encourage you to take this course. You won’t regret it.  - Amanda

I enthusiastically recommend the class, "Animal Reiki for Reiki Practitioners".  Leah was so welcoming and she immediately created a space where it was safe for us to share our experiences.  I'm not one to voluntarily open up, but I felt comfortable doing so with her.  This class really opened my eyes as to the connection one can establish with an animal by creating the "Reiki space" and inviting that animal in.  Who wouldn't want to experience that?! - Dorothy

I had the pleasure of taking this class with Leah last fall. I would highly recommend anyone who is interested in working with animals with Reiki to take this extremely informative teleclass. It opened up a whole new perspective on Reiki, specifically animal Reiki. The class is extremely well run and Leah shared knowledge that you could never get from any book as it was directly from her heart and her personal experiences. I looked forward to each and every week with this wonderful group of people. It definitely left me wanting more knowledge in this field. I recently had the pleasure of meeting one of my fellow students in person and have kindle a new friendship. So, if you would like to practice animal Reiki for a business or simply for your own animals, this class is an event you will never forget. - Michele

Prerequisite: Level II Reiki in any lineage.

This is an 8 week audio course where students will receive their first assignment on the Monday after registration and for every Monday thereafter for eight weeks.

Cost: $275

Teacher: SARA Vice President Leah D'Ambrosio

Curriculum Overview:

Week 1: Japanese Reiki Fundamentals

Week 2: Shoden and Okuden Techniques

Week 3: Meditating with Animals; Healing Treatments for the Self and Others; Creating a Reiki Space

Week 4: Treatment on Animals

Week 5: Symbol and Mantra 1

Week 6: Symbol and Mantra 2

Week 7: Symbol and Mantra 3

Week 8: Review and Discussion

Learn everything you need to become a competent, ethical Animal Reiki Practitioner, from the world’s leading Animal Reiki expert, Kathleen Prasad.

If you are at least Reiki I certified in any lineage and you had to choose just ONE course to take in Animal Reiki, this is the course that will truly transform your practice! You’ll learn a new way to approach animals with Reiki, very different from human Reiki’s approach, that animals resonate with and respond to. The lessons, meditations and creative and fun assignments will show you the most successful, ethical way to share Reiki with animals. This course will give you everything you need to honor animals with your approach and to troubleshoot difficult situations effectively. This course contains so much valuable information, you’ll find yourself re-reading and re-listening to the lessons again and again as you put Kathleen’s advice to practice.

What you’ll receive:

• 5 1-hour mp3 audios and accompanying written lessons in pdf format (sent via email once a week on five consecutive Mondays)

• a Certificate of Completion upon turning in all 5 assignments

• an invitation to join The Shelter Animal Reiki Association (SARA) as a Practitioner member, upon completing the course

Suggested supplemental materials and support:

• Kathleen’s latest book: Healing Virtues: Transforming Your Practice Through the Animal Reiki Practitioner Code of Ethics

• The “Be Reiki” Pawprint Journal to record experiences and reflections

• The Animal Reiki Talk: a free monthly meeting live with Kathleen, via teleconference

Curriculum – Lesson 1:

• Goal and Overview
• The Approach, And A Few Golden Rules to Keep in Mind
• Assignment: Create a symbol and description

Lesson 2:

• Considerations before you begin treatment; Communicating with humans about what an animal Reiki treatment is and is not
• Assignment: Vision Board

Lesson 3:

• Staying Positive
• The healing ripple effect
• Affirmations
• Building a healing partnership suggestions:
• The treatment space
•  Length of treatment
• Introducing yourself/setting intention
• Assignment: Reiki partner discussion/feedback: Affirmations and Introductory Practices

Lesson 4:

• Signs of Acceptance
• Intuition
• Hands-on Treatments
• How to tell if an animal doesn’t want treatment
• Assignment: Three Photos w/Captions

Lesson 5:

• Healing Reactions
• Ending and After Treatment
• Suggested Treatment Programs
• Suggestions for Practitioner Excellence
• Special Issues:
• Wild Animals
• Dying Animals
• Other modalities
• Volunteering at Shelters and Sanctuaries
• Assignment: Spiritual Sculpture, Final Contemplation