What to Expect

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The five-day retreat is designed to unfold gradually, giving you time to experience Reiki, learn and practice it, and then integrate what you've learned without feeling rushed.

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Day 1 is about arriving and experiencing.

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Many guests come to the retreat having never received a Reiki session before, so your Reiki journey begins by experiencing a session as a recipient. Later, a gentle yoga practice helps you settle in, ground, and prepare for the Reiki training ahead.

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Days 2 and 3 focus primarily on your Reiki Level 1 initiation and training.

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You'll receive your four Reiki attunements, learn about the practice and its origins, begin your Reiki self-practice, and gain hands-on experience offering Reiki sessions to others.

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Days 4 and 5 are about practice, integration, and building confidence.

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With the formal Reiki Level 1 training completed, Day 4 allows you to experience both sides of a complete Reiki session: you'll receive a full Reiki session and then practice offering one yourself. Afterwards, we'll take time to share our experiences, answer questions, and offer supportive feedback and guidance.

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Day 5 provides further time for Reiki self-practice, reflection, and exploring how you might continue developing your practice beyond the retreat. The pace also becomes more spacious during these final days, with time to enjoy the lagoon, rest in a hammock, journal, spend time with the horses, or simply enjoy the natural surroundings.

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The intention is for you to leave the retreat feeling confident in your Reiki self-practice and in your ability to offer a Reiki session to others.

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Who Is This Reiki Retreat For?​​

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​This retreat may be especially suited to you if you:

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• Want to reconnect with yourself in a more meaningful and grounded way

• Feel drawn to personal growth, reflection, mindfulness, or spiritual exploration

• Are curious about Reiki but prefer a grounded, beginner-friendly, and non-dogmatic approach

• Want to learn a practical, empowering practice you can turn to whenever you need it, integrate into your daily life, and share with others

• Long for peaceful time immersed in nature, away from the pace and stimulation of everyday life

• Feel mentally or emotionally overwhelmed and would welcome the opportunity to slow down

• Love animals and appreciate the opportunity to spend meaningful time with the horses

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You don't need to consider yourself spiritual or particularly sensitive to energy to participate. Curiosity and an openness to experiencing Reiki are enough.​

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​​Understanding Reiki

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Reiki is one of the more widely known forms of energy healing. Originating in Japan, it is a gentle holistic practice based on the idea that universal life-force energy can flow through the practitioner and support the recipient's own natural capacity for balance and well-being. The word Reiki is commonly understood as universal life-force energy.

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A Reiki session is traditionally offered through light touch or with the hands held slightly above the body. The recipient remains fully clothed, and sessions are generally experienced as quiet and relaxing.

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Reiki doesn't require special abilities or prior spiritual experience. It is traditionally learned through initiation, direct experience, and practice. During this retreat, you'll receive your Reiki Level 1 initiation, including four attunements, and learn how to develop your own Reiki self-practice as well as how to offer Reiki sessions to others.

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For many people, Reiki becomes an ongoing practice of self-care, mindfulness, presence, and inner awareness.

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​What if I don't feel Reiki energy?

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One of the most common questions when learning Reiki is, “What if I don't feel anything?” Reiki can be experienced very differently from one person to another. Some people notice warmth, tingling, pulsing, or other subtle sensations in their hands or body. Others experience deep relaxation or a sense of calm, while some feel very little at all. These experiences can change from session to session and also over time.

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You don't need to be especially sensitive to energy, see auras, or have unusual or mystical experiences to learn and practice Reiki. There is no particular sensation you are expected to have.

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I don't consider myself especially sensitive to subtle energy today. I don't see auras or past lives, or have the kinds of extraordinary experiences that some people associate with energy work. And still, after many years of practicing and teaching, Reiki never ceases to amaze me. This has helped shape the way I teach Reiki: with curiosity rather than expectation, and without asking students to feel something simply because they think they should.

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During this five-day retreat, you'll have time to practice, receive Reiki sessions, ask questions, and explore your own experience in an unhurried and supportive setting.​

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The Experience

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Throughout your stay, life unfolds at an unhurried pace, with time for learning and practice balanced by space to rest, reflect, and simply enjoy your surroundings.

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Self-care is woven throughout the retreat. Two gentle yoga and meditation sessions invite movement, awareness, and relaxation, while two traditional aromatic plant baths offer quiet moments to slow down and connect with the natural environment. These practices complement the Reiki training without taking the focus away from it.

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Tambo Ilusión is a small, family-run retreat center where guests are welcomed not simply into a retreat program, but into the home, environment, and way of life Armando and I have consciously created over many years. With only one guest—or two guests traveling together—the experience is deeply personalized and can adapt naturally to your questions and pace of learning.

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Learning also extends beyond the formal Reiki sessions. Questions often arise naturally while sharing meals around the table, walking to visit the horses, or in the everyday moments in between. These informal conversations are part of what makes an immersive Reiki retreat different from completing a Reiki course over a weekend.

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​​​​​​Typical Daily Flow

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Each day unfolds through a gentle rhythm of Reiki learning and practice, movement, rest, and time in nature.

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(Timings and activities may vary slightly)

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Day 1— Arrive & Experience

• 10 AM Welcome drink and orientation

• Guided tour of the property and introduction to the horses

• Nourishing plant-based lunch

• Opening circle and retreat intention setting

• Reiki session — experience Reiki as a recipient

• Gentle yoga and guided meditation

• Dinner and relaxing evening surrounded by nature

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Day 2— Learn & Practice

• Lemon water and quiet morning time

• Breakfast

• Aromatic herbal bath ritual to support grounding and intention setting

• Reiki course: 

  • Introduction to Reiki — what Reiki is, its history, origins, and lineage

  • First Reiki initiation ceremony

  • Introduction to Reiki self-practice, followed by a guided self-practice

• Lunch

• Free time to enjoy the lagoon, rest in a hammock, journal, or spend quiet time in nature

• Reiki course:

  • Second Reiki initiation ceremony

  • Reiki Level 1 teachings

  • Guided practice offering the front-body portion of a Reiki session to another person

• Dinner followed by quiet time for reflection and Reiki self-practice

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Day 3— Deepen Your Practice

• Lemon water and peaceful morning

• Breakfast

• Reiki course:

  • Third Reiki initiation ceremony

  • Reiki Level 1 teachings

  • Guided practice offering the back-body portion of a Reiki session to another person

• Gentle yoga, breathwork, and meditation session

• Lunch

• Reiki course:

  • Fourth Reiki initiation ceremony

  • Reiki Level 1 teachings

  • Guided Reiki self-practice

• Sunset visit with the horses

• 19:30 — Dinner and free time for journaling, rest, or personal Reiki practice

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Day 4— Practice & Integrate

• Lemon water and morning refresh

• Breakfast

• Receive a full Reiki session

• Practice offering a full Reiki session using the skills learned during your Reiki Level 1 training

• Reflection and feedback — share your experiences as both recipient and practitioner, ask questions, and receive supportive feedback and guidance

• Lunch

• Free time

• Aromatic herbal bath ritual to support integration, followed by free time for reflection, rest, journaling, or personal practice

• Dinner and a relaxing final evening at Tambo Ilusión, with Reiki self-practice before bed for grounding, integration, and relaxation

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Day 5— Integrate & Carry It Forward

• Slow morning and lemon water

• Breakfast

• Reiki in the pasture — take your Reiki self-practice into nature and enjoy a quiet practice in the presence of the horses

• Final Q&A and integration — time to ask questions, reflect on your experience, and discuss how to continue developing your Reiki practice after the retreat

• Lunch

• Afternoon: free time to relax, enjoy the property, spend time with the horses, float in the lagoon, or rest in a hammock

• 5:00 PM: End of the program and check-out 

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What’s Included

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• 4 nights’ private accommodation in a cozy cabin with an en-suite bathroom and screened porch with hammocks

• Complete Usui Reiki Level 1 initiation and training, including:

  • 4 Reiki Level 1 attunements offered across two immersive days

  • Comprehensive Reiki Level 1 study manual

  • Guided Reiki self-practice

  • Hands-on practice giving Reiki sessions to others

  • Experience receiving Reiki sessions as part of your training

  • Introduction to channeling Reiki to animals

  • Reiki Level 1 certification

  • 2 private Reiki sessions received from Johanne, allowing you to experience Reiki fully as a recipient

• Gentle yoga, meditation, breathwork, and mindfulness practices

• Daily nourishing plant-based meals

• Herbal teas and purified spring water throughout your stay

• 2 traditional aromatic herbal baths

• Peaceful time for reflection, journaling, hammock rest, swimming, and nature immersion

• Meaningful time spent with the horses

• Personalized guidance throughout your initiation and the opportunity to stay in touch with Johanne with questions as your Reiki practice develops after the retreat

• Airport transfers arranged with our trusted mototaxi driver (approximately a 20-minute ride from the airport)​​​

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Rates

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Because this retreat is intentionally intimate, deeply personalized, and centered around a calm and supportive experience, spaces are limited.

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Private retreat for one guest (private cabin): $1590 USD

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Private retreat for two guests traveling together:

                                         $2890 USD total
                          → That’s $1445 USD per person

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Guests traveling together may share a cabin or, if they prefer, each enjoy their own private cabin at no additional cost.

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​Booking & Availability

Contact us with your preferred start date to confirm availability. Retreats ideally begin on Mondays.

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Good to Know

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• Check-in: 10:00 AM

• Check-out: 5:00 PM

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​​​​Continue Your Reiki Journey with Confidence

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You'll leave Tambo Ilusión with your Reiki Level 1 certification, practical experience, and confidence to continue your Reiki self-practice and offer Reiki sessions to others.

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And your Reiki journey doesn't end when you leave. I love staying in touch with my students, and you're welcome to reach out with questions as you continue practicing on your own. I'm happy to accompany you as your relationship with Reiki continues to develop.

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