Dates: Sat Feb 7th and Sun Feb 8th
Time: 11:00am - 6:00pm (break from 2:00-3:00pm)
Location: Sasha’s home studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Exchange: $350
Reiki is a form of energy work that originated in Japan. It focuses on harmonizing energy by creating balance across physical, emotional, and energetic layers.
Reiki offers a direct path toward balance, connection, and healing. Many of us are reeling from the violence of fascism, genocide, and ongoing attacks on marginalized people. This Reiki I training is an invitation to create intentional space for care—for yourself and for your community. Together, we’ll explore how Reiki can be both a personal healing practice and a collective offering in turbulent times. We’ll also discuss how to honor the Japanese roots of Reiki, hold complexity in caring for others, and work with consent.
Reiki can be thought of as a river of energy flowing through the body. Naturally, that river moves with ease, but over time debris or dams—whether emotional, physical, or energetic—can disrupt its path. Reiki helps restore the river’s natural flow. It is not about giving or taking personal energy; instead, it works with universal life force energy, which flows where it’s needed most. We’ll explore how to sense ki (energy) in our own bodies and in others.
During this training, you’ll receive four attunements, which allow you to connect with universal energy. You’ll learn a series of hand placements to guide your sessions, and over time, you’ll develop intuitive approaches and explore additional techniques and positions.
We’ll approach Reiki as a system comprised of five elements:
• Reiki Precepts
• Reiki Meditations and Techniques
• Hands-on Healing
• Reiki Symbols and Mantras (introduced in Reiki II)
• Reiju and Attunements
You’ll also learn techniques to support both personal and professional practice, including:
• Meditation practices
• How to sense earth, heart, and heaven energy (ki) as you connect with the hara, the body’s personal energy center
• Hands-on treatment for yourself
• How to treat others
Day at a Glance
Day 1 / 11:00am- 6:00pm
• Group introductions
• Introduction to the system of Reiki
• History and cultural context
• Breathing and meditation techniques
• Self practice
• Partner practice
Day 2 / 11:00am- 6:00pm
• Breathing and meditation techniques
• Self practice
• Partner and group practice
• Reiki as a professional practice: ethics & business
• Reflections, group Q&A, and guidance for a 21-day practice
What You’ll Receive
Reiki 1 Manual
4 attunements allowing you to channel ki (energy)
Certificate of completion
Reiki I is just the beginning of your Reiki journey. You will be invited to cultivate a consistent self-practice that can, over time, extend to supporting others. Reiki is also a powerful tool for those already in caregiving roles—nurses, parents, teachers, yoga instructors, and more.
To promote deeper learning, reflection, and hands-on partner work, this training will be capped at six participants.
Details
Prerequisite: None
Location: Greenpoint, Brooklyn at Sasha’s home studio
Group size: Limited to 6 participants — sign up early! This space is trans affirming and pro-Palestine.
Accessibility: There is one set of stairs leading up to the apartment door. If you have access needs, please let me know as soon as possible and I will make every effort to accommodate.
Covid Safety: Please take a covid test 24 hours before the training. Masks are optional, but very welcome.
About Sasha (she/her)
I was first introduced to Reiki in 2017 and trained in Reiki I & II with my longtime practitioner, Marisa Sullivan. In 2025, I completed Reiki III (Master Practitioner and Teacher) training with Eloisa De Leon. From my earliest experiences, I was struck by the profound shifts Reiki can bring, and today I share this practice with artists, musicians, queer and trans folks, and people living with chronic pain or disability.
My work is also grounded in yoga, trauma-informed practices, and reproductive care. As a queer person living with endometriosis, I’m passionate about using embodied practices to support pelvic health, abortion, miscarriage, and healing through queer community. I teach with respect for the South Asian and Japanese lineages of these traditions.
Relevant Trainings:
Reiki III (Master Practitioner), Eloisa De Leon (2025)
Reiki I & II, Marisa Sullivan (2017–2019)
Plants & Practices for Miscarriage and Abortion, Holistic Abortions (2024)
Pelvic Floor Yoga Teacher Training, Leslie Howard (2023)
Queer & Trans Reproductive Support Course, Birthing Advocacy Doula Trainings (2023)
Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Program, Center for Trauma and Embodiment (2017)
200-hour Yoga Teacher Training, Daya Yoga Studio (2017)