As a body worker I work with many styles of healing to really give people the best options for their wellness journey. I’m a Certified Usui Reiki Master Teacher, Esthetician and Massage Therapist, for 22 years I have practiced and taught the traditional form of Japanese Reiki, Reiki Ryoho, including many techniques as passed on from Usui Sensei and can trace my lineage back to him. I was lucky enough to study with Wanja Twan and Rick Bockner, both are of Takata's original 22 Masters, Paul Prakash Dennis from The Reiki Association, as well as students of Suzuki san, a nun, relative and one of Usui’s students.

The benefit of learning from me is that I teach not only the Western way that is commonly practiced, but I also teach traditional Eastern techniques that got lost as practitioners went underground during the world wars. Eventually in the 80’s these techniques were rediscovered by Westerners that went to Japan to seek out those teachings, that were ultimately shared by Usui Sensei’s students.
While reiki energy is all the same, certain techniques are designed to clear our bodies own energy field, and hence we are able to channel energy through us safely and more powerfully. In my experience, adding in the Eastern meditations, chants and hand techniques, only deepens ones ability to be a powerful healer.

Usui Reiki Ryoho Certification LEVEL 1 (Shoden) LIVE Course:
Online Course via Zoom - please contact Rochelle to request dates or check schedule HERE
If you live in LA and want to learn via physical sessions please contact Rochelle
4 sessions include 4 Initiations & Reiju, 100 Page 1st Degree Manual with excerpts from original Japanese Manuals,
Certification as a Level 1 practitioner and ongoing support. 

Reiki Ryoho is unique in the way it is learnt, it is based from teachings directly out of Japan, where reiki as we know it today initially came from, and is a different approach to those from Tibetan / Western developed styles.
Through a series of Initiations (traditionally it’s four for Level 1), from a Reiki Master, the Reiki energy is opened up to the student, it's a bit like tuning in your antenna to receive and transmit! While we are all born with the natural ability to heal, the attunements allow one to channel energy through rather than from you, hence never feeling drained or ungrounded. The initiations allow the student to safely practice tenohira (palm-healing) on self, others and on animals. Once initiated it lasts for life and effects all levels of ones existence, though is developed to it's full potential through the techniques, initially taught by Usui.  

I teach Reiki Ryoho first aid, basic anatomy, byosen reikan ho (sensing imbalances through hibiki / hand /electromagnetic resonance), gokai (daily precepts), kokyû hô (breathing techniques), kenyoku ho (dry bathing), gassho meditation and other fundamental techniques on how to connect with your original energy (called Hara in Japanese). This creates a solid foundation and paves the way should you decide to take your practice deeper. 

Usui Reiki Ryoho Certification LEVEL 2 (Okuden) LIVE Course:
Online Course via Zoom - please contact Rochelle to request dates or check schedule HERE
If you live in LA and want to learn via physical sessions please contact Rochelle
4 sessions include 2 Initiations & Reiju, 2nd Degree Manual with excerpts from original Japanese Manuals,
Certification as a Level 2 (semi-professional) practitioner and ongoing support. 

I teach you to not only work with the symbols (Shirushi) but also their Mantra / Jumon (Kotodama), for remote healing, clearing spaces, scanning & beaming, amongst a zillion other things! Learning the symbols physically is a more Western approach, in Japan the Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai / Original Reiki Society also teach how to connect with the Ki / energy behind each symbol by resonating it physically within the body thru the Mantra / Jumon (Kotodama). Both have their immense benefits, which is why both are taught! 

Usui Reiki Ryoho Certification LEVELS 3 & 3a (Shinpiden - Mystery + Mastery Teachings) LIVE Course:
Dates vary, please contact Rochelle: 
4 Initiations & Reiju, excerpts from original Japanese Manuals,
Certification as a Master Practitioner/Teacher (professional), a special gift, and ongoing support.

Exciting, deeply expanding and suitable for all Level 2 students desiring to become Reiki Master Practitioner/Teachers
or established Master Practitioner/Teachers wishing to upgrade their Reiki knowledge. 
These are literally the mystery and mastery teachings, tailor made to each individual. Please contact Rochelle for full details. 

I’m excited for your new journey with Reiki!

Both Zimmerman (1990) in the USA and Seto (1992) in Japan, further investigated the large pulsating biomagnetic field that is emitted from the hands of energy practitioners whilst they work. They discovered that the pulses are in the same frequencies as brain waves, and sweep up and down from 0.3-30Hz, focusing mostly in 7-8 Hz, alpha state. Medical research has shown that this range of frequencies will stimulate healing in the body, with specific frequencies being suitable for different tissues. For example, 2 Hz encourages nerve regeneration, 7 Hz bone growth, 10Hz ligament mending and 15Hz capillary formation. Physiotherapy equipment based on these principles has been designed to aid soft tissue regeneration and ultra-sound technology is commonly used to clear clogged arteries and disintegrate kidney stones. Also, it has been known for many years that placing an electrical coil around a fracture that refuses to mend will stimulate bone growth and repair. 

Becker explains that 'brain waves' are not confined to the brain but travel throughout the body via the perineural system, the sheaths of connective tissue surrounding all nerves. During a treatment, these waves begin as relatively weak pulses in the thalamus of the practitioner's brain and gather cumulative strength as they flow to the peripheral nerves of the body, including the hands. The same effect is mirrored in the person receiving treatment and Becker suggests that it is this system, more that any other, that regulates injury repair and homeostasis. This highlights one of the special features of Reiki (and similar therapies) that both practitioner and receiver obtain the benefits of a treatment, which makes it very efficient. 

It is interesting to note that both Becker and Cade carried out their research on a wide array of cross-cultural subjects 
and no matter what their belief systems or customs, all tested the same. Part of Reiki's growing popularity is that 
it does not impose a set of beliefs and can therefore be used by people of any background or faith. 
This neutrality makes it particularly appropriate to a medical setting. 

Zimmerman's studies show that the brain wave patterns of both practitioner and receiver are not only synchronised 
in the alpha and theta state but become left-right balanced, both indicators of deep relaxation and meditation. 
This experience is typical of Reiki. The effects of regular meditation on health have been extensively studied at more than 200 universities, hospitals and research institutions in over 27 countries. The most important contribution to health appears to be in primary prevention.
Over a 5 year period, meditators consistently had fewer than half the number of doctor visits and days in hospital, compared with controls. Hospital admission rates for medical and surgical conditions were 60-70% less in the meditating group, with 87% less with diseases of the heart and blood vessels, 55% for tumours, 73% less for respiratory disorders, 87% less neurological problems and 30% less for infections. Notably, the meditating group showed relatively little increase in need for health care with increasing age, whereas this trend was clearly seen in controls, as would normally be expected. Further studies showed effective relief from stress, a significant reduction in use of non-prescribed drugs,
and significant reduction in medical expenditure. 

See J Oschman 'Energy Medicine' published by Churchill Livingstone, 2000 for more details.