Reiki Practitioner Certification Level 1

Learn to channel gentle, healing Reiki energy

Reiki is a well-respected and trusted, non-invasive hands-on modality. It teaches us to reconnect with the universal life force energy - in Chinese called Qi, in Sanskrit known as Prana. Not only does it improve your wellbeing on a mental, emotional, and physical level, it also supports your personal development by enhancing self-esteem, confidence and self-worth.


This training weekend will help you revitalise and protect your energy, feel grounded, and develop a way to be at peace with yourself and your environment.

Become a Certified Reiki Practitioner

During this wholesome weekend of hands-on instruction and attunement you will:

Learn techniques to practice Reiki safely

Understand the history and principles of Reiki

Be guided through a reiki attunement process that will open up your channels to receive life force energy

Receive a symbol for you to use to for grounding and protection

Master Teachers Joan Miller and Steven Henderson are both accredited with and referred by the Australian Reiki Connection

Level 1 Reiki Courses

During this weekend, you will learn how to channel gentle healing energy, which can be included with any other hands-on work, e.g. by yoga teachers, massage practitioners or bodyworkers. Practicing Reiki will support you in being more present and heart centred, developing greater compassion and joy.

  • Receive your Certificate for Level 1 Tibetian Usui Reiki upon completion of the workshop
  • Keep a copy of the Master Teacher lineage, recognised by Australian Reiki Connection
  • Receive ongoing support from your facilitators after the course
  • 3 delicious vegetarian meals per day
  •  2 nights accommodation
  • Yoga classes (optional)

This weekend workshop is for individuals and couples likewise. Come along if you are keen to learn to work with Reiki on yourself, family, friends and pets. The workshop is also for people who have had previous contact with Reiki and would like to re-connect with their practice.

Meet your facilitators

Joan and Steven are a dynamic and inspiring couple, and as a husband/wife team have a unique approach to teaching this wonderful modality. They have been receiving intensive training in the Tibetan Usui System for over two decades and have been facilitating Reiki courses (up to Reiki Master Teachers level) together in Australia, New Zealand and the USA.

Joan Miller is a practising Yoga Therapist and Yoga Teacher trainer and has been faculty on teacher training programs for over 20 years. She teaches Reiki in Sydney and at the Krishna Village in Northern NSW and has trained a number of practicing Reiki Master/Teachers throughout NSW. Joan became a Reiki Master Teacher in 2003. Her passion for teaching Reiki has grown over the years and her main focus is sharing her experience and insights to others who feel drawn to healing and helping others.

Steven Henderson first became interested in Reiki in 1998 and completed his Reiki Master Teacher certification in 1999. He was searching for how to connect with spiritual energy and people, recalling memories and feelings from staying at a spiritual retreat centre as a young adult where he felt wholeness, connection and purpose.

Over many years studying and researching different modalities, Steven was drawn to Reiki partly because of its simplicity, the use of symbols and the ability to use Reiki in conjunction with other modalities. He has practiced and taught Reiki for over 20 years using his experiences and learnings to assist people to find their own connection, inner wisdom and intuition.


Joan and Steven are both members of the Australian Reiki Connection, Australia’s leading Reiki Association.


Course Schedule

Your course begins early on Saturday morning. Check-in for room bookings is on Friday. 

Day 1: Friday (Arrive, settle in and relax)

12:30pm - Lunch (at Krishna Village)

2pm onwards - Check-in to your room

4:15pm - Afternoon Yoga (optional)

6:15pm - Dinner (at Temple)


Day 2: Saturday

5am - Sunrise Yoga (optional, see retreat schedule)

6:30am - Morning Yoga (optional, see retreat schedule)

8:30am - Breakfast (at Temple)

9:30am - What is Reiki: origins and principles 

11am - Techniques for grounding and protection including practical cleansing techniques with a reiki shower 

11:30am - Receive and learn how to use a sacred symbol for protection and grounding

12:30pm - Lunch break (at Temple)

2:30pm - Hands on practical session for Reiki self-practice

3pm - Receive your hand chakra activating first attunement for Level One 

4pm - Finished for the day

4:15pm - Yoga class (optional)

6:15pm - Dinner (at Temple)


Day 3: Sunday

5am - Sunrise Yoga (optional, see retreat schedule)

6:30am - Morning Yoga (optional, see retreat schedule)

8:30am - Breakfast (at Temple)

9:30am - Receive your Second attunement for Crown chakra activation, followed by your Third and Fourth attunements 

12:30pm - Lunch (at Krishna Village)

1:30pm - Hands-on practical session treating someone in a chair

2:30pm - Demonstration of working on another person whilst on massage table

3pm - Reiki for children, animals and plants

3:45pm - Certificate ceremony 

4pm - End of course

Accommodation options

Krishna Village is located on a beautiful organic farm in the scenic foothills of Mt. Warning, half way between Byron Bay and the Gold Coast. The closest town is Murwillumbah, and the nearest airport Coolangatta (the Gold Coast airport).

Our Retreat Center is spread out across a beautiful natural farm setting, which means that some of our facilities and accommodation require a bit of walking. We offer a range of accommodation options from camping spots to creatively renovated container rooms, private pine cabins set in the hills overlooking the valley and more.

The Krishna Farm

The Krishna Farm, "New Govardhana" serves as an ashram to a community of yogis who aspire to live according to their deepest vows and commitments on their path of service, spiritual contentment and happiness (Bhakti Yoga). Their service and dedication make this location a beautiful place of growth, healing and spiritual awakening. The temple is the beating heart of the community at New Govardhana and we encourage all who visit the property to come along and experience the lifestyle and philosophy reflected by the practice of Krishna consciousness.

Cost & Payment

The cost below includes: tuition, 3 meals/day and 2 nights of accommodation.

Commuter: AU$385

Camping (Tent): AU$447

Camping (Van): AU$455

Budget Room: AU$515 OR AU$470 each (2 people)

Queen/King Rooms in Bhakti Guest House & Lotus Pod: AU$585 (1 person) OR AU$495 each (2 people)

Self-contained cabin: AU$615 OR AU$510 each (2 people)

Payments - We require a $600 deposit to hold your spot in the course. The full payment is due no later than 6 weeks prior to the start of your course.  Please visit our Terms and Conditions for more information.

Click on your chosen course date to make your booking

Please note: The course begins at 9:30am on Saturday morning. Check-in for all accommodation bookings is on Friday from 2pm onwards. 

Please note: The Australian Reiki Connection recommends that only Reiki Level 2 practitioners who have professional insurance practice on other people in exchange for payment. This Level 1 course is for private use but provides the foundation to participate in Reiki Level 2 training at Krishna Village.

To see if this experience is for you, read our FAQ for retreat guests and have a look at our Code of Conduct. If you are dealing with any physical or mental health issues, please also check our Are you ready page to make sure this is a suitable course for you.

Words of appreciation

SUCH A POWERFUL SPACE

Steven and Joan are the best teachers I didn't ask for! Reiki for me has always been a personal journey because I never really felt confident practicing on other people, but this course was run so well and the information offered is clearly from experience and not just regurgitated information. Joan and Steven have over 40 years accumulative experience with Reiki and it shows in their teaching! Thank you both for holding such a powerful space and delivering this modality so simply...I feel confident to practice outside of myself! I feel like a wizard at Hogwarts.
- Marc

COMPLETELY BLESSED

I feel completely blessed that I have been guided over the years through to Level 4 Teacher by Joan and Steve. Their passion for and dedication to Reiki is inspiring. The way in which they show honour to this energy by teaching it with utmost respect ensures that it will continue to be treated with the highest regard by all who are taught by these two incredible people in the future.
- Carolyn

A TEACHER OF TEACHERS

I studied Reiki level 1 & 2 with Joan in 2012 and found her knowledge and mindful approach to sharing the teachings highly valuable. I walked away with clarity and understanding of how I could incorporate the teachings into my own personal practice and into my work. As a Movement educator and Manual therapist, it has been hugely valuable to have Reiki as a tool to balance my own energy and that of my clients. Joan’s knowledge of the human body and awareness of energy through touch allows for a supported learning environment where you will feel safe and respected. I have studied with Joan as a Yoga Teacher and body worker and believe she is a Teacher of Teachers. This will be an investment well made.
- Amy

WARM AND INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENT

I have attended numerous Reiki workshops and shares hosted by Joan and Steven. It's amazing how knowledgeable they are, and how they always manage to create a warm and interactive environment. They form a great team and I can highly recommend working with them".
- Vincent

PROFOUND GIFT

Joan's experience and affection for Reiki totally inspired me to focus more on self-love and healing. Before studying level 1 & 2, I thought of Reiki as being a service to others and was completely missing the point that we’ll be limited in what we can facilitate as practitioners if we’re not committing to our own energy and consciousness first. I'd say this is the profound gift Joan shares with you, and in a way that you discover it for yourself so it resonates and sticks! She’s one of the best, most humble and funniest teachers I know.
- Phil

MASTERFUL SPACE HOLDING

I am so grateful to Joan for her masterful space holding and gentle way of imparting her wisdom to us during our Reiki 1 and 2 transmission. I felt held in a container of pure light, and Joan was truly authentic and clear with every aspect of our course, and beyond. So much gratitude.
- Erin

Why should you learn Reiki Healing?

Whether you have experienced Reiki or you are completely new to the practice, there are many reasons to take Reiki training. If you are wondering whether our Reiki courses would be suitable for you, let’s take a look at the benefits that Reiki can bring to your life.

Anyone can learn Reiki. Whether you want to use your training to become a Reiki practitioner or you just want to learn more about this fascinating holistic therapy, you will find that the knowledge that comes from attending our Reiki courses will enhance your overall quality of life. It’s not just for people who want to become healers; it’s a way to explore your spirituality, deepen your intuition and further your self-development.


The reiki attunement you receive during the course and the practice of regular self-healing will help to control your ‘monkey mind’ and enable you to be more present in the here and now and connect with the natural flow of the Universe.

Reiki Courses that connect you to nature

Many students who have taken a Reiki 1 course here at Krishna Village have said that they feel more balanced mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually and that they feel more grounded. You are also likely to feel a closer connection to nature and find it easier to feel gratitude and inner peace.

Our Reiki courses offer you the opportunity to explore your own nature and take you on a journey of self-empowerment. You will learn to take more responsibility for your own happiness, your thoughts, your feelings and relationships and become more aware of your emotions. As a result of this, your confidence and self-love will increase in a natural way.

Reiki benefits

Reiki works to open up the Heart Chakra, which will give you a new appreciation of life, more compassion for yourself and others, and an increased sense of gratitude. When studying Reiki, you will experience moments of great clarity about your past and your future. This is particularly true for students who progress to our Reiki Level 2 courses.


By taking our Reiki Level 1 course, you will learn the art of self-healing which will enable you to connect to your body and listen to your inner wisdom. You will learn how to let go of things which no longer serve you, channel your healing energy and tap into nature’s natural pain relief.

Learning how to tap into and trust your intuition is another aspect that students have found extremely helpful during their Reiki journey. Reiki helps you to reconnect to your own unique essence as well as nature, so that you can tune into the balance and harmony of the Universe and appreciate how you fit into it. Many students find that Reiki gives them a whole new perspective on life.


Remember: You don’t have to become a healer if you study Reiki, but we are sure that once you have received your attunement, you will want to use what you have learned to help yourself and others. You can of course learn some of these aspects from Reiki books, but they won't be able to get you where an in-person training with experienced Reiki Masters can get you.

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