Reiki Level I Certification
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Registration
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Two Day In-Person Group Immersion
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Two Pre-Immersion Group Calls
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Post-Immersion Group Call
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1yr Access to Online Course
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2 Energy Medicine Books
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Reiki of San Diego Training Manual
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6 months of monthly Group Self-Reiki Workshops, starting after your immersion date, held every second Thursday from 6:00–7:15pm
What makes this training different?
This is Not Your Typical Reiki Training.
Traditional Reiki trainings will teach you how to channel universal life force energy. This one teaches you how to connect with the Source of it. This distinction changes everything.
When you learn to channel life force energy, you become a conduit. When you learn to connect with the Source of that energy, whether you call that God, Source, Universe, or Spirit, something far more profound happens.
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A sense of oneness opens. You don't just let energy flow through you, you become an extension of Divine Light. A true vessel for healing that goes deeper than technique could ever reach. That is what this training was built on, and what makes it different from anything else you'll find.
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"What Sara offers through Reiki of San Diego is unlike anything I've experienced. She brings together several lineages of reiki, a deep well of knowledge across multiple spiritual modalities, and a background in psychology...and somehow weaves it all into something that feels both grounded and completely transformative. I can tell that she strives for her students to actually experience the transformative power of reiki rather than just teaching a skill." - Sydney Grace
How this program came to be
​​I attended training after training searching for something I couldn't quite name — a depth that something in my spirit knew existed, even when I couldn't find it anywhere.
So I went looking everywhere. Reiki, crystal therapy, breathwork, sound healing, psychology, medicine, bioresonance, somatics, hypnotherapy, energy medicine. I received my degree in Psychology, became certified in Usui Reiki and Holy Fire Reiki, and received dozens of professional certifications in various modalities. I have developed what I now call Spiritual Energy Medicine™ — a deeply blended approach that weaves together everything I've learned across over a decade of devotional study and more than 7,000 clinical hours in private practice.
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My path wasn't a straight line. I was raised Catholic, lost my faith in my late teens when I went through a life shattering trauma and couldn't reconcile why a loving God would allow it to happen. I became an atheist and decided I only believed in science. I was pre-medical, on my way to becoming a neurosurgeon, grounded in science and skepticism.
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Then a series of divine interventions changed everything.
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I found my way back to spirituality — not through religion, but through direct experience. I discovered you could believe in a higher power without indoctrination. And eight years into that journey, everything changed. I had a profound spiritual experience while receiving reiki that brought me to my knees.
I experienced a divine encounter from God directly that opened my eyes to a reality I hadn't known was possible. I felt a love I had never felt before. Jesus came to me — and instantaneously, my life was forever changed. It was a supernatural encounter, the kind that defies language. Like those who have crossed to the other side and returned, I found myself in the presence of something so vast, so loving, so undeniably real that no words have ever been adequate to hold it. You don't explain an experience like that. You simply are never the same after it.
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That experience became the foundation of how I teach.
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I know what it is to have lost faith. To be angry at God. To need proof before you can believe. I also know what it is to find your way back — and to discover something so much vaster and more loving than what you were handed as a child.
This program holds space for all of it. Whether you're deeply devout, spiritually curious, recovering from religious trauma, or somewhere in between... you are welcome here exactly as you are.
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"What I loved most is that it doesn't feel like your typical reiki class. Sara has this rare ability to bridge science and spirituality in a way that makes everything land differently. It's not just information that she teaches, it's deep, embodied, and real. I walked away not just with a certification, but with a completely new relationship to energy, healing, and myself."
What this training actually is
​​This is an immersive, mentorship-style certification program designed for the student who is ready to go all the way in. Who is seeking a deeply meaningful and healing experience.
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Reiki has the capacity to be far more than a skill learned in a weekend workshop. What makes it genuinely life-changing is immersion and integration. To be a conduit of divine light, we must first strengthen our own relationship with our Creator. We must learn what it means to be a vessel for Spirit, and expand our capacity to hold that energy. That takes time. That takes mentorship. And that takes a community that holds you as you grow.
That is exactly what this program offers.
You won't just learn how to do Reiki. You'll learn how to:
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Read and understand energy — not just move it
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Communicate with Spirit and connect with your angels
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Develop a real, felt relationship with the Divine
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Participate actively in a healing session rather than simply being a passive channel
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Work with energy rather than just allowing it to flow through you
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Not all Reiki trainings are spiritual. This one is — deeply, devotionally, and beautifully so. This program is where science meets spirituality, and spirituality meets God.
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"For 10 years I’ve had the honor of learning from and witnessing Sara’s Reiki work and the experience has been truly inspiring. She is the perfect blend of deep professionalism and genuine, heart-centered care, and every class she offers is infused with love, support, and integrity. Her way of being Reiki, not just teaching it, is what inspired me to begin my own journey toward becoming a Reiki Master with her as my Mentor. I cannot recommend her highly enough to anyone seeking an authentic and deeply nurturing teacher." - Sara Weaver
What you will learn:
What is Reiki?
The History of Reiki
The 5 Reiki Ideals
What Reiki Can Heal
The Human Biofield
The Psychosomatic Body Map
What Causes Energy Imbalance
How Energy Imbalance Creates Dis-ease
The 7 Chakra System & the Chakras Nobody Talks About!
How to Grow Your Intuitive Abilities
Autogenic Meditation
What are Spirit Guides & Healing Angels
Connect With Your Reiki Guide
How to Communicate with Spirit
How to Shield & Protect Your Energy
Grounding and Clearing Techniques
How to Strengthen Your Life Force
Self Reiki Healing Techniques
The Purification Process & Sanctification
And So Much More...
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"This has been such an amazing journey. I am so grateful for Sara and Reiki of San Diego. I’ve completed my Reiki I, II and am currently in the process of becoming a Reiki Master. Sara is a beautiful soul with so much wisdom to share. The Reiki circles are truly a gift and I am grateful for the beautiful community Sara has cultivated here at Reiki of San Diego. I am grateful to be part of the Reiki family." - Rachelle Hernandez
Let's talk about lineage
Lineage & The Living Tradition of Reiki
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In Reiki, lineage matters. It isn't just a list of names, it is a living transmission. It is a sacred thread of energy and intention passed from teacher to student in an unbroken line stretching back to the founder, Mikao Usui. When you receive a Reiki attunement, you are being initiated into a lineage — and the integrity, depth, and spiritual grounding of that lineage shapes everything about the healing you are able to experience and offer.
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There are many forms of Reiki practiced around the world today: Usui Reiki Ryoho, Jikiden Reiki, Holy Fire® Reiki, Karuna® Reiki, among many other adaptations. Each is its own beautiful expression of the Divine. Usui Reiki Ryoho is the most traditional and original lineage. Jikiden strives to preserve the most simple expression of the original form of Usui Reiki Ryoho. Both Usui and Jikiden Reiki work with universal life force energy, whereas Holy Fire® Reiki works with a distinctly higher frequency of divine energy that many describe as more refined, intelligent, and spiritually potent. This has been my experience as a practitioner as well. Karuna® Reiki is known to be more gentle than traditional Reiki, and focuses specifically on working with the energy of compassion.
Choosing a lineage — and choosing a Reiki Master Teacher to learn from — is one of the most personal decisions you will make on your healing journey. Trust what resonates. Trust what your body responds to. Trust the pull you feel toward a particular teacher or tradition. Your intuition will lead you exactly where you are meant to go.
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My Lineage
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I have studied under multiple Reiki Master Teachers all over the world in various traditions, receiving several certifications, including Usui Reiki Ryoho and Holy Fire® Reiki.
"I'll be honest...I hesitated to invest at first. I had already spent money on other trainings and wasn't sure this would be different enough to justify it. It was. It's the best investment I've ever made, and the only thing I wish is that I had found Sara sooner and just started here. If you're on the fence, if you've done other trainings and felt like something was missing, if you want more than the basics, this is it. Don't wait as long as I did." - Sydney Grace
Online Course
Join anytime and begin right away. Most students move through this course in about four weeks — it's approachable and easy to follow, but I encourage you to go slowly and give each lesson room to integrate. This is sacred work, and the space between lessons is where much of the real transformation happens. You have access to the online course for one year, or choose VIP Registration for lifetime access. It is recommended to complete the online course before attending your Live Immersion for the deepest possible experience.
live immersion
The heart of this training is experienced in person. Four times a year, students gather at Modern Alchemy — our hidden sanctuary in San Diego — for a two-day immersion over a full Saturday and Sunday. With no more than six students, this is an intentionally intimate, deeply ceremonial, and hands-on container designed for real breakthrough. In the weeks prior, we meet for two pre-immersion group coaching calls to prepare you fully. Afterward, a post-immersion integration call helps you ground everything that moved through you, followed by monthly Self-Reiki Workshops for ongoing support, mentorship, and community.
"I've tried so many different types of healing modalities, I've even tried reiki masters at other wellness centers, but Sara's approach is different. She is incredibly educated, super super intuitive, wise beyond her years (clearly connected to a higher intelligence lol), and just so warm and supportive. I am so grateful I found her and followed the nudge to try reiki again even though I thought it wasn't the modality for me. I didn't realize how much the practitioner makes a difference." - Maya Anderson
"It’s hard to put into words how much this journey has blessed my life. Sara and the Reiki of San Diego team have been a beautiful teacher, guide, healer, and light on my spiritual path. I searched for great Reiki courses for over a year, and I’m so grateful I found them — they are truly a gem." - Maki M.