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Exploring the Practice of Reiki: Who Does It and What to Expect in a Reiki Session

WHO DOES REIKI AND WHAT TO EXPECT IN A REIKI SESSION In recent years, Reiki has gained popularity as a complementary therapy for holistic...

Fiona Phillips | Certified Japanese Reiki Shihan (Teacher)

Mar 22, 20246 min read

Q & A: WHAT IS A REIKI ATTUNEMENT (REIJU)

WHAT IS A REIKI ATTUNEMENT? INTRODUCTION Reiki is an energy healing practice based on utilising universal, vital, life-force energy to...

Fiona Phillips | Certified Japanese Reiki Shihan (Teacher)

Mar 22, 20244 min read

WHICH IS BETTER, REIKI OR REFLEXOLOGY?

Reiki and reflexology are both popular alternative healing modalities offering distinct (yet often overlapping) approaches to promoting...

Fiona Phillips | Certified Japanese Reiki Shihan (Teacher)

Mar 22, 20244 min read

Q & A: WHO INVENTED REIKI?

WHO INVENTED REIKI? Image of Mikao Usui Reiki, a, energy healing practice utilising vital life-force energy ('Reiki) traces its roots to...

Fiona Phillips | Certified Japanese Reiki Shihan (Teacher)

Mar 22, 20245 min read

WHICH REIKI COURSE IS BEST

Reiki is a rapidly growing holistic healing therapy that has gained traction, awareness and had been increasingly embraced as an...

Fiona Phillips | Certified Japanese Reiki Shihan (Teacher)

Mar 21, 20244 min read

HOW REIKI REDUCES PEOPLE'S SUFFERING

HOW REIKI REDUCES PEOPLE'S SUFFERING As an experienced Reiki Practitioner and Shihan (Teacher/Master), over the many years pf practicing...

Fiona Phillips | Certified Japanese Reiki Shihan (Teacher)

Mar 21, 20247 min read

HOW REIKI WORKS

HOW REIKI WORKS Understanding the Mechanisms of Energy Healing Reiki, a Japanese healing technique dating back to the early 20th century,...

Fiona Phillips | Certified Japanese Reiki Shihan (Teacher)

Mar 21, 20246 min read

REIKI IS FAKE: DISPELLING MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT REIKI

Reiki therapy involved the use of energy to promote healing. It cannot been seen or even measured in terms of the energy itself and so...

Fiona Phillips | Certified Japanese Reiki Shihan (Teacher)

Mar 21, 20246 min read

REIKI COURSES IN MELBOURNE

WHICH IS THE BEST REIKI COURSE FOR YOU? Exploring Reiki Courses in Melbourne Reiki has gained momentum globally as a gentle yet powerful...

Fiona Phillips | Certified Japanese Reiki Shihan (Teacher)

Mar 20, 202414 min read

REIKI ENERGY THERAPY WHEN SICK - Natural Support for Healing and Wellbeing

Exploring the Healing Power of Reiki for Sickness REIKI WHEN SICK | Harnessing the Healing Power of Reiki for Sickness One of the most...

Fiona Phillips | Certified Japanese Reiki Shihan (Teacher)

Mar 3, 20246 min read

REIKI WHEN TRYING TO CONCEIVE

REIKI AND CONCEPTION: NURTURING THE JOURNEY TO PARENTHOOD Reiki When Trying To Conceive: Reiki and Conception: Nurturing The Journey To...

Fiona Phillips | Certified Japanese Reiki Shihan (Teacher)

Mar 3, 20246 min read

REIKI WHEN PREGNANT

EXPLORING THE BENEFITS OF REIKI DURING PREGNANCY REIKI WHEN PREGNANT: Exploring The Benefits of Reiki During Pregnancy I'll never forget...

Fiona Phillips | Certified Japanese Reiki Shihan (Teacher)

Mar 3, 20246 min read

WHAT 'REIKI' MEANS

WHAT REIKI MEANS | WITHIN THE SPACE | JAPANESE HEALING | KOMYO REIKIDO IN MELBOURNE Reiki (pronounced ray-key) is a type of therapy that...

Fiona Phillips | Certified Japanese Reiki Shihan (Teacher)

Mar 3, 20244 min read

WHERE DOES REIKI COME FROM?

Reiki's origins trace back to Japan, where a lay Pureland Buddhist named Mikao Usui. Usui embarked on a spiritual journey in 1922 atop...

Fiona Phillips | Certified Japanese Reiki Shihan (Teacher)

Mar 3, 20246 min read

WHICH REIKI IS MORE POWERFUL

Amidst a plethora of Reiki systems that exist today, you might wonder: which form of Reiki holds the most powerful healing energy? First...

Fiona Phillips | Certified Japanese Reiki Shihan (Teacher)

Feb 25, 20246 min read

THE UNSEEN SHIFTS: UNDERSTANDING WHEN REIKI DIDN'T WORK

"Reiki was the only thing that really worked for me". "I experienced changes after just one session that I couldn't believe!" These are...

Fiona Phillips | Certified Japanese Reiki Shihan (Teacher)

Feb 12, 20245 min read

WHAT CAN REIKI DO FOR ME?

Exploring the Potential of Reiki an energy healing modality. What Can Reiki Do For Me? Authentic Japanese Reiki | Melbourne INTRODUCTION...

Fiona Phillips | Certified Japanese Reiki Shihan (Teacher)

Feb 11, 20246 min read

CAN REIKI HELP MY ANXIETY?

Reiki: A Complementary Therapy for Anxiety, Mental Health and Wellbeing Reiki for Anxiety | Alternative and Complimentary Therapies |...

Fiona Phillips | Certified Japanese Reiki Shihan (Teacher)

Jan 30, 20247 min read

BEST REIKI NEAR ME | MELBOURNE

ENERGY HEALERS: FIND THE BEST REIKI PRACTITIONER IN MELBOURNE Tips for Navigating Your Options when Searching for Best Reiki Near Me -...

Fiona Phillips | Certified Japanese Reiki Shihan (Teacher)

Jan 23, 202412 min read

Chemo Care Package, Gift Ideas and Support Tips

When a dear life-long friend was diagnosed with Cancer and was about to embark on an aggressive course of chemo, it rocked my world. I...

Fiona Phillips | Certified Japanese Reiki Shihan (Teacher)

Aug 1, 20222 min read

Incredible finale. Thank you New Zealand for being the most exquisite host.🙏🏽🤍

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And here we are, the first Shihan-Kaku students of the Arjava Petter Institute!

After an incredible week with twenty other like-minded people, it was a gift to then gather in a smaller circle with Arjava, training for our first level of Teaching. It felt like a rare privilege to step into a quieter, more intimate space with Arjava as well as to be the first group of Shihan-Kaku’s since teaching under his own banner.

Sharing our days learning and having our lunches and dinners together as a group was truly a special experience!

As a person, Arjava seems to have lived a thousand lives…there is such a depth of not only life experience, but also his unique connection to Reiki and its roots. It is particularly his connection to Japan and the relationships he has with those closest to its origins that makes learning with him such a rich experience. He is humble, down to earth and he feels like an old friend. His influences are wrapped into his way of being, a mix of German, Japanese and Greek - quite a unique combination! - and he is one of the funniest people I have met!

There was a shared current of gratitude running through us all: gratitude for the chance to study so closely with Arjava, gratitude for each other, and gratitude for Reiki itself. There was laughter, tears and overall, a sense of joy that seemed to ripple through every one of us!

It was truly an unforgettable experience! I leave feeling deeply honoured to have had this experience and deeply grateful for this incredible practice. 🙏🏽🤍🥰

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Hands down, one of the most incredible experiences in my journey with Reiki yet!

Today I reflect on the first part of the training, Levels 1 & 2 with a group of people that began as strangers and are now lifelong friends! There were also some familiar faces from last year and reuniting was like reuniting with family. It is so hard to explain the connections that happen in these types of training but where Reiki is at the centre of what we are doing, it is, by nature, a heart opening and open-hearted space.

It was particularly an honour this year, to learn with Frank Arjava Petter, as Arjava, formerly the Principal of the Jikiden Reiki Institute, is now teaching independently, remaining true to the teachings as taught to him by Chiyoko Sensei and some additional traditional Reiki practices. It is exciting to be part of his evolving journey and share this with him.

Arjava is authentic, kind and compassionate in the way that he teaches and he brought so much light, joy and humour into the experience that made this first part of the training such an incredibly experience! More than a leader and teacher, his is also a friend and we will all cherish our continued journey with him.

I had high expectations (given how much I loved last year with him) but this exceeded it beyond my wildest dreams! An absolutely extraordinary experience!

Stayed tuned for Part 2. 😉🙏🏽🥰

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I will never get sick of this. Feet in the water, cleansing and clearing and ready for another incredible day with Arjava Petter. 🙏🏽🤍🥰

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It’s good to be back! 🙏🏽🤍 #Mood

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Here we go again!

This is round two of teaching intensive with Arjava and my first Teacher’s level in this beautiful system of Reiki which stays true to the traditional practices taught to Chiyoko Yamaguchi by her teacher, Hayashi Sensei, the last Shihan student of Mikao Usui.

Reiki in the West has changed and adapted the practice in many ways. Many practices and traditional healing techniques are no longer known or taught and new additions and adaptations have occurred over time. Some students are drawn to these changes, whereas for me, I have always felt a strong pull towards the wisdom of the original practice, and the incredible power in its simplicity. This is just what resonates most for me.

On a personal front, this year has pushed me beyond my perceived limits and tested my inner strength and resolve. It’s be a tough one. But I have been so proud of myself and been able to see the real impact of all my healing and spiritual work. At the same time, when I get on the plane, I will breath a sigh of relief, it is time for me to exhale and use this time just for myself…this is a much needed break!

Big Reiki love to you all!
🙏🏽🤍

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I choose healing and freedom from trauma cycles any day. It’s not easy work, it can come with grief, loss, a lot of unknowns and at times, isolation…but it is worth it. More and more I see people committed to their healing and committed to paving a better way forward with support from communities of people all on the same path and then becoming healers themselves and supporting others. Hurt people heal people too. it’s a choice. 🙏🏽🤍

If you’re hoping to learn Reiki this year, wait lists are open for the remaining classes, though most are already close to capacity. Looking ahead, enrolments for 2026 have already begun and spots are beginning to fill in the earlier year’s classes with more available throughout the year. What a beautiful way to begin a new year - learning these incredible practices designed to help us achieve health and happiness!

If you’re feeling the pull toward something deeper in your life, a practice that promotes overall well being, inner peace, reconnects you to your intuition, and offers a pathway to spiritual, physical, emotional and mental healing…this is your invitation.

Join me, Fiona Phillips, Reiki Shihan and Practitioner at Within The Space, for a truly transformative Shoden Level I Reiki course taught in the heart of Fitzroy, Melbourne.

Specialising in non-Westernised, traditional Japanese Reiki spiritual and healing practices, this course offer the lesser known aspects of the original system of Reiki, which over time have been adapted or removed from Teaching.

This course may be for you if you want to:

• Reconnect and deepens your relationship with yourself

• Learn hands-on healing to care for yourself, family, friends or pets

• Cultivate emotional balance

• Deepen your self-care

• Explore Reiki as a spiritual path and a way of living with greater intuition, spiritual insight and inner peace.

Whether you are completely new to Reiki or a Western-trained practitioner wanting to reconnect with the original spiritual roots, this course offers a space to experience the depth and subtle power of this practice.

Group sizes are intentionally small for connection and depth of teaching with plenty of time for questions, discussions, sharing and practice.

BOOKING AND INFORMATION

Reserve your place here:
https://www.withinthespace.com.au/authentic-japanese-reiki-courses-melbourne

Learn more about the course:
https://www.withinthespace.com.au/about-learning-reiki-melbourne

If you feel called to this practice, I would absolutely love to share this journey with you!

Warmest,
Fiona 🙏🏽🤍

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REIKI STORIES AND ARTICLES

Exploring the Practice of Reiki: Who Does It and What to Expect in a Reiki Session

Q & A: WHAT IS A REIKI ATTUNEMENT (REIJU)

WHICH IS BETTER, REIKI OR REFLEXOLOGY?

Q & A: WHO INVENTED REIKI?

WHICH REIKI COURSE IS BEST

HOW REIKI REDUCES PEOPLE'S SUFFERING

HOW REIKI WORKS

REIKI IS FAKE: DISPELLING MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT REIKI

REIKI COURSES IN MELBOURNE

REIKI ENERGY THERAPY WHEN SICK - Natural Support for Healing and Wellbeing

REIKI WHEN TRYING TO CONCEIVE

REIKI WHEN PREGNANT

WHAT 'REIKI' MEANS

WHERE DOES REIKI COME FROM?

WHICH REIKI IS MORE POWERFUL

THE UNSEEN SHIFTS: UNDERSTANDING WHEN REIKI DIDN'T WORK

WHAT CAN REIKI DO FOR ME?

CAN REIKI HELP MY ANXIETY?

BEST REIKI NEAR ME | MELBOURNE

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