WELCOME TO SHINPIDEN!

Reiki Master/Teacher Course + Retreat
19-23 September 2022
@ Sharpham House - Devon

  • Welcome!

    I am so very honoured to be making this step with you, the Master level of your Reiki journey!

  • Dietary Restrictions

    Please let me know before the 31st of July if you have any food allergies, intolerances, or dietary preferences. The menu at Sharpham is delicious and vegetarian, they grow all the food on site!

  • Final Payment

    The balance payment of £800 is due no later than 25th July. Please transfer the balance, using your name as the reference, to:

    Awakening Light Ltd
    Account: 16178111
    Sort Code: 608371

    And let me know if you’d like a receipt for the payments. If you’re a Reiki Practitioner (have started your business or set up with HMRC) then the course and any related costs are a business expense you can claim.

  • Retreat Details / Time

    The retreat will run from 5pm on Monday, September 19th until noon on Friday, September 23rd. Please arrive between 4-5pm on the Monday. Please note 4pm is the earliest we will have access to the house.

  • Retreat Details / Location

    We will be staying in the newly built Coach House of the Sharpham Estate. You will have your own room and a shared bathroom.

    Sharpham House
    Ashprington
    Totnes
    South Devon TQ9 7UT

    BY TRAIN // For those traveling by train, the nearest station is Totnes where you can get a taxi to take you to Sharpham. There are taxis available outside the railway station and in Totnes on The Plains. The journey to Sharpham House takes between 10 -15 minutes depending on traffic. You can also walk to the house in about an hour from the station.

    Local taxi cabs:

    • Andsome Cabs: 01803 840009 & 01803 864486

    • Happy Cabby Taxis: 01803 559292

    • Totnes Taxis: 01803 868686

    Detailed directions here; https://www.sharphamtrust.org/about-us/how-to-find-us

    BY CAR // Sharpham Estate is three miles outside Totnes on the edge of Ashprington village.

    From the A38/Devon Expressway take the Totnes/Buckfastleigh exit.

    On arriving in Totnes, at the first traffic lights, turn right onto the A381 towards Kingsbridge. Half a mile outside Totnes turn left to Ashprington (about two miles).

    On reaching Ashprington village, turn left up the hill and onto the Sharpham Estate. Follow the road downhill until you get to a three-way junction and then follow signs for parking.

  • What to pack

    We will have lots of time to explore the beautiful landscape during our week at Sharpham. Make sure to pack a water bottle, comfortable walking shoes (wellies ideal for the long walks), a decent coat in case of cold/rain, an umbrella, a swimsuit if keen to use the pool, a towel for same, and anything else that would make your stay more comfortable. Feel free to bring books, journals, etc. There is a river, a swimming pool, and miles of stunning landscape to explore.

    I will be giving you a detailed course manual, but do bring a notebook and pen.

    The signal is almost non-existent on the property so I’d really recommend taking this week off from your phone and letting it be the nourishing week of deep inner connection. That said, you might like to bring a book or two :)

How to prepare:

In this time leading up to Shinpiden, your daily self-treatments are a rich resource. See them as a devotional practice to your own healing journey. You will be learning how to pass attunements, and to do so fluidly it will be imperative that you know all the symbols by heart. You might also like to rev-up your self-care routine by meditating, journalling, mindfully walking, and reading spiritual books - all wonderful ways to nurture yourself.

  • Please use this time as the ultimate excuse to rev-up your self-care. It is essential - and you can consider it mandatory homework. Make it a non-negotiable part of your day. What is your self-care routine? Maybe you’ve never had one - it can be long walks, yoga, meditating, journaling, getting together for intimate Reiki Shares with friends, treating yourself with kindness, eating food that makes you feel alive, or whatever feeds you on a deep soul level. Perhaps read a spiritual/Reiki book, and try meditating regularly.

  • You might want to give a few Reiki treatments to friends or clients over the next weeks to gain more experience.

  • Please have a look at the Reiki 2 symbols again! It is vital to really know them by heart, including the mantras and kotodama. We use them in the attunements so please do memorise them. 

  • Most importantly: Use Reiki for yourself every day! This may be a self-treatment, using the Japanese breathing techniques like Joshin Kokyu-ho, reciting the Reiki Principles, or meditating on the symbols.

  • Perhaps refresh your memory of the system by re-reading your Reiki 1 + 2 Manuals.

  • Optional but recommended reading: Frans Stiene’s books - either Reiki Insights, or The Inner Heart of Reiki, or my book, The Reiki Way.