Yes! It's a great adjunct to any other childbirth prep or support method and you can do it alongside the techniques you learn in any other approach to birth support and pain management.

Great! Doulas are worth their weight in gold. Yes, your doula will have a whole range of incredible techniques for supporting you during labor (in fact, I've taught Reiki to hundreds of them). If you want to leave it up to your doula in the birth room that's ok, you'll still learn a great tool for supporting yourself in pregnancy so it's more glowing, and you'll be better prepared for your birth. It's also totally ok to work alongside your doula, they'll have other techniques that will help you alongside your Reiki. Talk to them and see what they think, they'll most likely be thrilled you're thinking of incorporating Reiki for Birth.

There are no guarantees in birth. Reiki is one of several tools that can improve the chances of an unmedicated or pain-free birth, or at least move the needle towards those goals.

No, this is not a childbirth education class and I highly recommend you take one of those too.

Yes. You'll learn how to support yourself with interventions and with a C-section.

Anxiety, nausea, heartburn, headaches, constipation, hemorrhoids, sciatica, difficulty sleeping, water retention, high blood pressure, labor induction, stalled labor, pain management, retained placenta, medical interventions, C-section, breech, placenta previa and birth trauma. You'll also learn how to energetically prepare yourself, your baby and your partner for birth, plus how to how to energetically prepare the birth space.

Yes, you can use Reiki to help absolutely anything. The protocols in the training help you be more effective for the conditions covered, but you can use Reiki to help any issue, acute or chronic.

Maybe! There are always issues that need medical attention and you should not hesitate to call your doctor or healthcare provider if there is any concern, but giving yourself Reiki might well save you a visit to the acupunturist or chiropractor.

I really get how hard it is to find the time to take a program. I did my best to make it easy as possible to fit into a busy lifestyle. The whole program takes about 5 hours to complete. The content is split into short videos, so you can watch a 5 minute video when you can catch a window, you don't need to watch it all in one go. There are also audio versions of each of the video lessons so you can listen to them if that's easier for you. You don't need to take notes or do any homework so you can listen anywhere you can carve a little time.

It's also all available as an app on your phone to make it as easy as possible to learn, and to see what to do right when you need.

Yes, Reiki for Birth is designed for people who've never learnt Reiki before. Even if you'd never heard of it until today, we start with the absolute basics and you don't need to know anything yet.

Yes, you'll learn how to give a full, professional style treatment as well as learning how to use it more informally.

Reiki for Birth is not a certification training but I offer certification workshops for my students. These 2 hour Zoom workshops include a live personal attunement, a guided self-treatment, guided professional style treatment on another and a Q&A. As well as becoming certified as a Reiki practitioner you also receive 21 days of follow up email support and access to my private Facebook group. I recommend taking the training first, most people don't feel the need for anything more.

No. You don't have to hold any beliefs or follow any rules or dogma to do Reiki. Mikao Usui, the creator of Reiki, was Buddhist so many of the concepts in his healing system come within that context but it is not a Buddhist practice. Whether you have a religion or have no religion, you can do Reiki. I've had students check with their priest if it's ok to take a Reiki class.

You get access right away. Once you've purchased the course you'll receive an email with login details for the program. You'll have access to it right away and for as long as you need, there's no expiration so you can refresh for your next birth too.

You'll receive details of how to access the course along with your log in details in the welcome email once you've made a purchase. The course is hosted on a website so you'll be able to access it on your computer or phone. The manuals are downloadable so your can save them on your devices. When you login you'll be able to download the app to your phone and access it that way too.

There is an attunement video in the program, which feels like a meditation and activates your ability to channel Reiki. If you prefer to receive a personal attunement from me that's available in my certification workshops which you're welcome to join after you've taken Reiki for Birth. These workshops take place on Zoom and include a live personal attunement, a guided self-treament, a guided professional style treatment on another and a Q&A. As well as becoming certified as a Reiki practitioner you also receive 21 days of follow up email support.

In person attunements give you a different energetic experience that many people find very powerful but they're not essential.

It sure is! I teach a blend of Western and Japanese Reiki so, unless you've also trained in both branches of Reiki, there will be some new nuggets and different ways of looking at things. Further study is also helpful in strengthening your connection to Reiki.

The content about how to use Reiki in pregnancy and birth is unique to my programs, so even if you're not interested in reviewing the Reiki 1 curriculum, you'll learn how to make your Reiki even more effective during your birth.

You can, it's in a separate module and you can choose just to watch that content. It's not available as a separate program though, you need to purchase the complete Reiki for Birth training.

Reiki for Birth is not a certified training. You only receive a Reiki 1 certificate if you take the certification workshop. This is usually enough to start working as a professional Reiki practitioner (please check the laws in your country or state). You will receive the standard of training required to work professionally in Reiki for Birth but not the certification that would be appropriate for professional practice.

It will, but in this case I would recommend taking my Reiki for Birth Workers program instead. It has a more medical focus that will be more appropriate for learning how to work with clients rather than just yourself. You can read more about that here.

Working with a pregnant population is very rewarding.

Reiki for Birth is currently only available in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Switzerland. If you're in another country please contact mitra@reikiforbirth.com as we have another version of the program available in most other countries.