REIKI LEVEL 1
The Foundational Teachings
For sincere seekers ready to receive initiation into a spiritual lineage rooted in growth and self-healing
1 Day Intensive: Sunday, Nov 9 2025
+ 21 Days of Practice, Support and Community
Transform your life and leadership through grounded spiritual practice.
This isnāt just a one-off workshop. Itās the beginning of a new type of relationship with your own energy and intuition.
Reiki Level 1 offers you the structure, guidance, and support to establish a daily self-healing practice that can nourish and sustain you for life.
Youāll learn how to replenish your energy, calm your nervous system, avoid overwhelm and stay grounded no matter what life brings. Over 21 days, Reiki will become more than something you doāit will become something you are.
Through lineage-rooted teachings, 1:1 mentorship, and community practice, youāll gain the foundational tools and wisdom to activate your innate healing gifts and serve the world.
Why study Reiki now?
Contrary to popular belief, Reiki is not just for massage therapists or professional healers. Anyone can benefit from the powerful system of Reiki and its practical tools for spiritual growth and self-healing, especially if:
Youāre moving through a tough life transition and crave simple practices to help you stay grounded, clear, and connected
Youāve explored yoga, therapy, and/or meditationābut sense thereās a deeper energetic layer calling for your attention
Youāre ready to release stress and old coping mechanisms and learn how to restore your own energy in a healthy way
You feel drawn to the unseen; youāre curious about how energy, emotion, and spirit intertwine and how to activate your innate healing gifts
You lead, teach, or support others in service as a therapist, teacher, social worker, coach, activist or caregiver and want tools to stay centered, energetically balanced and compassionate in your work
You donāt need prior experience in Reiki, meditation or the healing artsāonly an open mind, a humble heart, and willingness to practice and learn.
Taylor Rose, Actor
āMallory provides so much more than a class. She is so intentional about giving her students an in depth, intimate understanding of Reiki while fostering community. Her programs honor the time it takes for students to actually form a full understanding and build a relationship with the practice.
Since I began working with Mallory, Iām more embodied, confident, and most importantly, I now have a community of practitioners to learn and grow with.ā
What Youāll Learn
During the In-Person Intensive youāll receive initiation in the Usui Reiki Ryoho lineage of Reiki through a series of rejus.
The word reju translates as āenergetic blessingā. Each reju is a 5-10 minute individual ritual designed to cleanse your energy, calm your mind and expand your sensitivity to energy.
However, receiving rejus alone is not enough to become a confident Reiki practitioner. Thatās why this program is a 21 day journey designed to help you build your own lifelong connection with Reiki.
During the In-Person Intensive and 21 Days of Practice, Integration & Support, youāll learn:
The history and spiritual philosophy of Usui Reiki and its Japanese cultural roots
Mantra and meditation practices to clear and strengthen your energy field
Energy work and self-healing techniques to activate your intuition and connection to Reiki energy
How to work with the five Reiki Precepts as a living philosophy to cultivate compassion and balance
A personal daily practice for grounding, energetic renewal and spiritual connection that can serve you for life
Whatās Included?
Reiki I Class of 2023: Community Dinner
This a small group program capped at 5 people to offer an intimate learning environment and personalized attention. The structure of this program is designed to provide you with the knowledge and support you need to integrate Reiki practices into your daily life. It includes:
1. In-Person Immersion in NYC (Sunday, Nov 9, 11am-7:30pm ET)
A full-day initiation and training in the traditional Usui Reiki Ryoho system, including meditation, chanting, energy work, and four reju (attunement) rituals to activate your connection with Reiki. We close the day with a shared vegan community dinner to ground and integrate the teachings š
2. 21 Days of Practice & Support (Nov 9 - Nov 30)
Daily 30min self-Reiki practice to integrate what youāve learned. Throughout the 21 Days youāll receive gentle accountability, weekly reflection prompts and space to have all your questions answered with care through a private community Whatsapp chat.
3. 1:1 Personalized Coaching Session (30min)
Receive individual guidance to support your unique journey, refine your practice, and stay connected to your intention.
4. Virtual Group Integration Session (Sunday Nov 30, 11am - 12pm ET)
Come together to share insights, receive ongoing support, and deepen your understanding of the Reiki path.
5. Reiki I Manual
A detailed written guide to all the Reiki Level 1 teachings and techniques, plus audio recordings of guided practices.
6. Certificate of Completion & Reiki Lineage Document
Comprehensive documentation for your records and future teachers.
7. Community Connection
Ongoing access to the Firefly Society Reiki community in NYC for Reiki shares, practice circles, continued growth and discounts on future Reiki courses.
Logistics & Exchange
Tuition: $495
Registration: $200 deposit is required to secure your spot
Space limited to 5 participants for an intimate, personalized experience.
When you are ready to apply, click the āRegister Nowā button below to answer a few questions about yourself and your intentions for this program.
We accept applications on a rolling basis. When your application is accepted, youāll be notified and receive instructions on how to transfer your deposit to secure your spot.
If you have questions or just want to connect before you confirm, you may email mallory@breathconnection.co or find a time to chat here.
Questions?
Schedule a time to chat with Mallory here:
Devin Karbowicz, Life Coach
āMalloryās passion for Usui Reiki is contagious. She has a deep connection to this lineage and brought a lot of attention and care to the teaching process. The course structure provided plenty of time to ask questions and integrate the practices into our daily lives. The classes felt more like community gatherings, which was a fun and memorable way to learn.ā
Questions about Reiki?
Check out our Intro to Reiki Workshop to get all your Reiki questions answered. You'll walk away with:
The history of Reiki and how the cultural, political and social context of late 1800s Japan influenced its development
Understanding of the different Reiki lineages and traditions
A simple Reiki technique you can use right away to feel more grounded and balanced
Guidance on what to look for in a Reiki training and teacher
PLUS some common Reiki myths debunked!
About Your Guide
š Hi, Iām Mallory Combemale
If youād told me years ago that Iād be teaching Reiki, I would have laughed out loud. As a practical, ambitious high achiever, I had no room for fluffly concepts like āuniversal spiritual energyā.
Then I fell in loveā¦ with a Reiki teacher (!) and everything changed.
When I experienced Reiki, I couldnāt deny itās power. Since then, Reiki has become a core part of how I live and lead, helping me heal from disordered eating, chronic health issues, and extreme burnout.
I received my Reiki Level 3 (Master Level) in 2016 and have been teaching Usui Reiki Ryoho since 2020.
Iām passionate about teaching Reiki in a way thatās historically accurate, culturally respectful, and free from New Age distortions. I love exploring how Eastern spiritual traditions connect with modern neuroscience, trauma healing, and the human nervous system, and making that wisdom practical for real life.
In addition to Reiki, Iāve taught breathwork, meditation, and yoga for over a decade and received hundreds of hours of training in the healing arts.
Iām also a professional facilitator, conflict resolution mediator, and former Deloitte consultant ā so I bring a grounded, no-BS lens to everything I do.
Oh, and I really love dancing. And trees āŗļø
FAQs
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Reiki means āuniversal source energyā in Japanese. There are many forms of energy work and energy healing, but here Reiki refers to a specific system of philosophy and set of techniques taught by Mikao Usui in late 1800s Japan.
Contrary to popular belief, Reiki is not an āancientā system. It draws inspiration from the spiritual inheritance of Japan, which includes Buddhism, Shintoism (indigenous shamanic traditions) and more. Drawing on this rich cultural heritage, the system of Reiki was articulated by Mikao Usui within the specific context of secular, industrializing Japanese society.
Reiki is not just a practice for healing others, useful to those only interested in pursuing work in the healing arts. In fact, Reiki is a powerful package of practices for mastering your own energy. It is a secular, practical set of tools for self-development.
Whether you are a business leader, a teacher, a care-giver or facilitator of any kind, practicing Reiki will enhance your ability to lead groups with calm and clarity, make decisions under pressure and generate positive uplifting energy that will motivate those around you.
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Reiki means āuniversal source energyā in Japanese. There are many forms of energy work and energy healing with origins in cultures all around the world. Reiki is a system of philosophy and a set of techniques taught by Mikao Usui in late 1800s Japan.
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Reiki is considered a spiritual lineage, because the knowledge and practices are transmitted from student to teacher in an unbroken chain. The Reiki Usui Ryoho lineage is closest to the original Japanese teachings, as taught by the Mikao Usui, the creator of the Reiki system. It focuses on Reiki as a personal path of spiritual and self-development.
Most Reiki teachers in the West teach Usui Shiki Ryoho, which is the name of the system of Reiki taught by Hawayo Takata in Hawaii and the US in the 1970s.
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If you had mentioned the concept of āuniversal spiritual energyā before life unexpectedly thrust Reiki into my path, my cynical self would have told you something like āthereās no such thingā. As a practical, ambitious high achiever I didnāt have much capacity for things I found āirrationalā.
Then, I fell in love with an incredible Reiki teacher at the age of 21. Thank you, life. I learned about Reiki and energy work through my own experience and could not deny its power.
Since then, itās been a core tool in my journey of self-empowerment, self-healing and leadership, and an incredible complement to other practices of meditation, energy and spirituality.
I received my Usui Reiki Ryoho Level 3 (Master Level) in the summer of 2017 and have now been teaching for about 3 years. Itās truly a gift to share this system, which has transformed me so deeply.
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Reiki is taught by initiation, i.e., the knowledge and practices are passed on directly from teacher to student. Your Reiki initiation will involve a series of ārejusā or āenergetic blessingsā that activate or attune your awareness of subtle energy.
There are 3 primary stages in your Reiki journey:
Reiki Level 1 - work on self-awareness, self-healing and rebalancing your own energy
Reiki Level 2 - learn how to work with others and give energy healing sessions
Reiki Level 3 - learn how to give rejus and teach the system of Reiki
Each initiation is followed by a 21-Day Integration period where you commit to practice the techniques and meditations every day. It is also recommended that you refrain from drugs and alcohol, and eat a clean, vegetarian diet during this time.