Learn Japanese-style Reiki: Spring 2013 classes

14 Thursday Mar 2013

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Lotus Flower BudAre you interested in taking better care of yourself and loved ones? Would you like to feel happier, healthier and more balanced?

Learn Komyo Reiki, a spiritual healing art and practice from Japan that combines hands-on treatment, practices and meditations for improved health and well-being. Komyo Reiki is true Japanese-style Reiki, and presents this healing art as it was traditionally understood and commonly practiced in Japan in the 1930′s.

Wellness is literally in your hands with this easy-to-learn practice. Improved physical vitality, emotional balance, mental clarity, and personal growth are benefits you can experience in your daily life – and can share with others.

Instruction in the basics of hands-on healing, practices for increasing ki (vital energy), and the Japanese energetic system are taught monthly in a comprehensive, interactive 10 hour class. Class size is limited to allow for sufficient practice time. 

Dana L. Young is the first Shihan (teacher) in Georgia certified to teach Komyo Reiki and is committed to upholding the standards for practice, as well as offering ongoing education, support and community for her student practitioners. She is approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) as a continuing education Approved Provider, and was recently nominated as a finalist for “Favorite Reiki Teacher” in About.com’s 2013 Readers’ Choice Awards in Holistic Healing.

Spring 2013 Class Schedule

  • Komyo Reiki Level II (Chuden): Sat Mar 30
  • Komyo Reiki Level I (Shoden): Fri Apr 26 & Sat Apr 27
  • Komyo Reiki Level I (Shoden): Fri May 10 & Sat May 11 (Birmingham, AL)

CE (Continuing Education) credits are offered for Reiki Level I and II classes for massage therapists and other licensed bodyworkers and healthcare professionals.

All classes are held at Dragonfly Reiki Healing Center, unless otherwise specified:

407 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.
Decatur, GA 30030

For more information and to register, see the Reiki Classes page.

Free Reiki healing clinic in Atlanta – Sun Jan 20

04 Friday Jan 2013

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Reiki healing in AtlantaFeel more relaxed and peaceful. Relieve tension and emotional stress. Restore energetic balance. Experience the many benefits of Reiki healing.

Komyo Reiki Kai Atlanta is offering a free Reiki healing clinic at Candler Park Chiropractic in Atlanta on Sunday, January 20 from 11am – 3 pm. Participants will receive a mini Reiki treatment in a soothing setting from experienced Reiki practitioners.

Although this is a free service, small donations are always appreciated.  KRK Atlanta will “pay it forward” and contribute donations received from the clinic to charitable organizations and causes.

Are you new to Reiki? Learn more about its benefits for mind, body and spirit wellness.

We recommend that you sign up for a time slot to minimize wait time, but walk-ins are welcome. Please contact Dana L. Young via email to reserve your space.

Candler Park Chiropractic is located in the Candler Park Connection complex adjacent to the Edgewood-Candler Park MARTA station. The office is located in the same building as Radial Cafe:

1530 Dekalb Avenue, Ste C
Atlanta, GA 30307

Komyo Reiki classes in Atlanta – Winter 2013 schedule

06 Thursday Dec 2012

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Japanese bridge in winter

Komyo Reiki is a style of traditional Japanese Reiki that presents Reiki as it was understood and commonly practiced in the 1930’s in Japan.

I am the first Shihan (teacher) in Georgia certified to teach Komyo Reiki and am committed to upholding the standards for practice, as well as offering ongoing support for my students, including a weekly Komyo Reiki Kai Atlanta practice group.

The basics of Reiki healing are taught in a comprehensive 10 hour class and can be easily practiced on a daily basis. I offer either a two day weekend class (Friday evening and all day Saturday) or one weeknight class over a period of three weeks. Class size is limited to allow for sufficient practice time. Further training is also available for those interested in continuing on their Reiki journey.

Winter 2012/2013 Class Schedule

  • Komyo Reiki Level I (Shoden): Fri Dec 14 & Sat Dec 15
  • Komyo Reiki Level I (Shoden): Thurs Jan 10, Jan 17 & Jan 24
  • Komyo Reiki Level II (Chuden): Sat Jan 12
  • Deepen Your Reiki Practice: Emotional Healing & Distance Healing workshop: Feb 9*
  • Komyo Reiki Level I (Shoden): Fri Feb 22 & Sat Feb 23
  • Komyo Reiki Level II (Chuden): Sat Mar 9
  • Komyo Reiki Level I (Shoden): Thurs Mar 14, Mar 21 & Mar 28

*for Level II students and higher only

CE (Continuing Education) credits are offered for Reiki Level I and II classes for massage therapists and other licensed bodyworkers and healthcare professionals.

All classes are held at my office at Candler Park Chiropractic, unless otherwise specified:

1530 Dekalb Avenue, Ste. C
Atlanta, GA 30307

For more information, including topics covered and pricing, visit the Reiki Classes page.

At one with your practice

25 Friday May 2012

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…if your practice is full practice, you know, it means that you are ready to break the shell and jump out as a small chick, you know…  So, you know, at that time there is no self, you know.  It looks like he is in a shell, but he is ready to break the shell, and at that time, you know, mother hen will peck, peck.  That is oneness of your practice and enlightenment.  Fffft!  At that time there is no hen or no chicken—chick.  They are one.  They—he is one with everything.

Shunryu Suzuki

When we are engaged in “full practice”, we transcend the need to “do” anything.

Like egg shell fragments, the external aspects of our practice – hand positions, symbols (shirushi) or mantras (jumon) – begin to fall away. We are completely present with and illuminated by our Great Bright Light.

In full practice, we are Reiki.

 

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Meditation on Oneness

09 Wednesday May 2012

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Heaven and earth and I are of the same root,

The ten-thousand things and I are of one substance.

- Zen Master Sêng-chao/Sõjõ

Through Reiki Ryoho practice, we reawaken into the reality of our Oneness with the “ten-thousand things”.

The primordial heartbeat of the universe is the same as the one we feel when our hand is placed over our heart, uniting Heaven Ki and Earth Ki within the indivisible nature of love.

In remembrance of Sophia Galperin (2009-2012)

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Komyo Reiki classes – spring and early summer schedule

03 Tuesday Apr 2012

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Are you interested in learning a traditional Japanese approach to Reiki healing? Komyo Reiki is a gentle, intuitive, and transformational practice with a deep focus on living a spiritually-centered life.

The following Reiki training and workshops are being offered this spring and early summer for both new students and those who want to continue further on the Reiki path:

  • Komyo Reiki Level I (Shoden): Fri, April 20, 2012 (6:30 PM – 9 PM) and Sat, April 21, 2012 (10 AM – 6 PM)
  • Komyo Reiki Level II (Chuden): Sunday, June 3, 2012 (10 AM – 6 PM)
  • Komyo Reiki Level I (Shoden): Fri June 15 (6:30 PM – 9 PM) AND Sat June 16 (10 AM – 6 PM)

Students receive the original Komyo Reiki Kai manual, as well as other handouts and materials to further their learning of historical, practical and beneficial aspects of Reiki Ryoho. An ongoing student-teacher relationship is encouraged to support commitment to practice.

All classes will be held at Candler Park Chiropractic in Atlanta, unless otherwise noted. For more information on the class offerings and to register, see the Classes page.

(Photo credit: foot bridge at the Kyoto Imperial Palace by Konohana)

Sensei’s visit to Atlanta for Komyo Reiki Shinpiden training

21 Wednesday Mar 2012

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We were honored to have the opportunity to receive Komyo Reiki Shinpiden training here in Atlanta with Hyakuten Inamoto on March 17-19.

Sensei’s visit coincided with the most beautiful weather – unusually early for this time of year too. To his delight, the cherry blossoms (sakura) were blooming in time for his arrival!

Sensei gave a public talk on Reiki to a group of about 20 people on Friday night at the Self Discovery Center in Druid Hills, which is where we also held the training. He shared a slideshow presentation on the important sites and landmarks associated with the development of Reiki Ryoho and its founder, Mikao Usui. Sensei also gave a wonderful dharma talk on the nature of enlightenment.

Our Shinpiden class had 9 students (myself included) which was a perfect size to allow for intense discussion and hands-on practice giving reiju. I had taken Sensei’s Komyo Reiki Shinpiden training in NYC in July 2010, but the level of engagement everyone shared made me feel as if I was learning it all again for the first time. Sensei spent a significant amount of time on discussing spiritual development, living the Reiki Principles, and the responsibilities of a Shihan (Teacher, or in Japanese, “Good example”) which resonated with everyone present.

Sensei also devoted a lot of time for reiju practice. The emphasis on proper form, mindfulness, and the Reiki energy emanating everywhere in the room was indescribably lovely and warm. It was an transformational, deeply connective and supportive journey we shared together, and we were all a bit sad when it was finally over. We received our Shinpiden certificates, shared heart-filled hugs and more than a few tears.

We also had the unique opportunity to share a different spiritual practice with Sensei. Next door to the Self Discovery Center is the Atlanta Hare Krishna Temple (the Center is affiliated with the Temple), which has been a part of the community for many years.  We participated in their Sunday Feast program, which included teachings, kirtan (sacred chanting) and a community meal served on their lawn with a couple of hundred people in attendance. The kirtan was especially powerful and inclusive – capping off a weekend already filled with much devotion and sacred energy.

We are so thankful for Sensei’s visit, his dedication to his students and Reiki Ryoho, as well as support for the sangha we are creating here. I am particularly grateful that 4 of my students were able to learn from and spend time with Sensei.

One of my favorite things he said several times over the weekend was, “Reiki Ryoho is the world of Oneness.” We will take that to heart in our daily lives and practice.

Gassho.

See more photos of Day 1 training, Day 2 training, and the public talk.

Join our new Meetup group!

31 Tuesday Jan 2012

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A Komyo Reiki Kai Atlanta Meetup group has been created to support the development of a community (sangha) of people in Atlanta and surrounding regions who are devoted to practicing and teaching Japanese Reiki.

The Meetup group will communicate upcoming events (workshops, shares, and Reiki training), track RSVPs, and allow students and teachers to get to know each other better and deepen their practice through an online discussion group.

If you practice or teach any style of Japanese Reiki (Komyo Reiki, Jikiden Reiki, Gendai Reiki, etc) please feel free to join the Meetup!

Gassho

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A cup of tea, a cup of enlightenment

16 Monday Jan 2012

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Komyo Reiki, Japanese Reiki“That is our goal: to reach enlightenment in our daily life. In the hustle and bustle, we need to be calm and peaceable.

Our reality is the world of duality: up and down, black and white, with everything two sides of the same coin. We cannot escape this duality as long as we are in this world, but we can transcend.” People need time and space to do that…

“But there is one simple way of escaping the world of duality,” Inamoto said: “A cup of tea. Or for me, a café latte. A cup of tea means a cup of enlightenment.”

Read more about Hyakuten Inamoto in the Reiki Digest.

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Shinpiden training with Hyakuten Inamoto in Atlanta

06 Friday Jan 2012

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I am honored to announce that Reiki Teacher Hyakuten Inamoto will be visiting Atlanta in mid-March 2012 to teach his Komyo Reiki Kai Shinpiden workshop.

Shinpiden candidates must have already completed Master/Teacher level training in any Reiki lineage in order to register for the workshop.

Komyo Reiki is a “keep-it-simple” Reiki system and practice. The practice motto is: “Put your hands, Surrender, and Smile.” The more peace and balance we cultivate in our lives through Reiki practice, the more we directly experience what Mikao Usui called “the miraculous medicine of all diseases.”

To learn more about the experience of learning Reiki from Sensei, read my story of his training I attended in New York City in July 2010.

WORKSHOP INFORMATION
All four levels – Shoden, Chuden, Okuden and Shinpiden – will be taught as a complete system in a two and a half day intensive workshop. Upon completion of this training, students will be certified as Komyo Reiki Kai Shihans (teachers) and can teach the system to others.

The workshop will take place at the Self Discovery Center (1315 S Ponce De Leon Ave. Atlanta, GA 30306)

SCHEDULE

Friday, March 16, 2012
6:30 – 9:30 PM: Intro to Reiki (all Reiki and non-Reiki practitioners are welcome to attend)

Early registration fee for Intro to Reiki: $20.00
$25.00 on the day of the event CASH only

Saturday, March 17 and Sunday, March 18, 2012
10 AM – 6 PM: Shinpiden training

Monday, March 19, 2012
6:00 – 9:00 PM: Shinpiden training and practice time

Fee for Shinpiden training: $850.00 – payable by check or cash

A $200 non-refundable deposit must be received no later than February 15, 2012 to secure your place. Full payment must be made by check before March 10, 2012.

If full payment has not been received by March 10, the balance must be paid in cash on the day of class.

Checks should be made out to Dana Lisa Young and sent to the following address:

Dragonfly Reiki
1522 Dekalb Avenue, Ste. B
Atlanta, GA 30307

Please email me for information about hotel options, etc.

If you are interested in his unique opportunity to learn traditional Reiki from a Japanese Master, please contact me via email.

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