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Usui Shiki Ryoho · Live online or Canggu

Online Reiki training

Live online Reiki training with Vanessa, or small-group classes in Canggu. Level 1 through Master Teacher. Taught live, never recorded. Groups of no more than six, often one to one.

Live online, not a recording

If you are searching for online Reiki training, the useful question is whether a teacher is actually present. Vanessa teaches every level live on a video call. She is there for the teaching and for the attunement. Nothing is played back from a recording, and nothing is automated.

In-person training in Canggu follows the same Usui Shiki Ryoho line, the same price, and the same small-group care. Choose the format that fits your life; the craft she hands over is the same. A fuller side-by-side lives on live online or in-person training.

How to learn Reiki here

  1. Start at Level 1 unless you already hold an earlier level from a recognised Usui Shiki Ryoho teacher. Level 1 is self-treatment, foundations and the symbols; later levels build from there.
  2. Choose Canggu or live online. Both include the manual, the attunement, and support after. Both are taught by Vanessa herself.
  3. Tell her when roughly suits. There is no fixed calendar and no advertised date. She arranges each course around the student in front of her, including time zones for online students.

Prefer to feel a session before training? Book a session in Canggu or at a distance.

Level 1 to Master Teacher

Four levels of Usui Shiki Ryoho, taught in groups of no more than six so every student is seen. Lineage is Usui to Hayashi to Takata, the line Vanessa claims and no other. Crystals are not part of this training. The Western chakra vocabulary is taught as useful language, and she says openly that it is a twentieth-century synthesis, not an ancient system.

Feeling nothing during an attunement is normal. Accurate expectations beat romantic ones.

Level 1: The Awakening (Shoden)

Focus: Self-treatment and foundations

The starting point for most students. You learn the history of Usui Shiki Ryoho as Vanessa teaches it, the five Reiki principles, hand positions for treating yourself and those close to you, the Reiki symbols, and you receive your first attunement.

What you will learn

  • History and lineage of Usui Shiki Ryoho
  • The 5 Reiki principles
  • Chakras as useful vocabulary
  • Self-treatment hand positions
  • The Reiki symbols
  • First attunement
Duration: 1 dayAsk about dates
A small group of Vanessa's Reiki students together in the Canggu sanctuary

Why train with Vanessa?

Intimate groups: max six people, often one to one.

Usui Shiki Ryoho lineage, named plainly and honestly.

Live online or in Canggu, never recorded.

Support after the course, not only during it.

€488 per level

The same price whether you train with me in Canggu or live online. Includes your manual, your attunement and ongoing support afterwards. Dates are arranged around you rather than run on a fixed calendar, so tell me roughly when suits and we will find a date.

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Training questions

Is online Reiki training real?
Yes, when a teacher guides it live in real time. Vanessa teaches every level live online, never from a recording and never as an automated attunement. Read more in are online Reiki attunements real, and compare formats in live online or in-person training.
Is the online training live or recorded?
Always live. She is present on the call throughout, including for the attunement. There is no pre-recorded course and no self-paced video standing in for her.
How much does Reiki training cost?
EUR 488 per level, the same price in Canggu or live online. That includes your manual, your attunement and ongoing support afterwards.
Do I need experience to start Level 1?
No. You do not need to have meditated before and you do not need to believe anything in particular. Students often arrive sceptical and find the practice useful anyway.
How do I learn Reiki with Vanessa?
Start at Level 1 unless you already hold an earlier level from a recognised Usui Shiki Ryoho teacher. Choose Canggu or live online, tell her roughly when suits, and she arranges a date. There is no fixed calendar.
When are the training dates?
Dates are arranged around each student rather than run on a fixed calendar. Tell her roughly when suits you and she will find a date.

Related reading: what an attunement is, whether online attunements are real, how to choose a teacher, what makes a certification legitimate, whether you need Level 1 first, and live online vs in person.