Return to your true nature through the healing energy of Reiki.

Join me! Learn Reiki at Volcano Art Center

Classes on Hawaiʻi Island with Reiki Master Practitioner, Heather Penfield:

Reiki Level 1 - Half day class

practicing hands-on reiki in class"Durante el Benkyokai mensual." by cookingdiva is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

practicing hands-on reiki in class

"Durante el Benkyokai mensual." by cookingdiva is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Painting of Master Usui with dragon and tara"druskwa1" by Dagmar & Gottfried Wilfinger is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0

Painting of Master Usui with dragon and tara

"druskwa1" by Dagmar & Gottfried Wilfinger is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0

  • Discover how Reiki works, what it is, and how it can benefit you and your loved ones

  • Learn the history of Reiki, including its special connection to Hawaiʻi

  • Reiki ideals and code of ethics

  • Standard hand positions for treating yourself and others

  • Japanese Reiki techniques

  • How to perform a full Reiki session on yourself

  • How to perform a full Reiki session on others

  • Time to practice techniques on fellow students and also receive in return

  • Experience a gentle Reiki initiation

  • Earn your certification upon completion of the class

  • Take home a Reiki level 1 & 2 manual


  • Prerequisite: None - Anyone can learn Reiki

  • Course time: 3 - 4 hours

  • Investment: Reiki Level 1 Certification - $155 OR $150 for VAC members. Register with Volcano Art Center @ volcanoartcenter.org. Or call 808-967-8222 to register

  • Availability: Level 1 - Saturday January 28, 2023

  • Reiki Level 2 available February 2023


Reiki Level 2 - Half day class

Comfort animals with reiki

Comfort animals with reiki

Three Reiki symbols for enhancing Reiki practice are taught and activated in your energy system during the initiation

  • How to incorporate the symbols into Reiki treatments on yourself and others

  • How to conduct Reiki sessions with animals

  • How to use Reiki on plants and other objects, including situations

  • How to conduct a Reiki session across distance

  • Tips on how to develop a Reiki practice (personally and as a business)

  • Code of Ethics and Standard Practices

  • A gentle initiation including three Reiki symbols

  • Earn your Level 2 certification upon completion of the course


  • Prerequisite: Reiki Level 1

  • Course time: 3-4 hours

  • Investment: $155 OR $150 for VAC members. Register @ volcanoartcenter.org. Or call 808-967-8222 to register.

  • Availability: February 2023

    “Heather’s passion shines through in everything she does. Learning Reiki from such a practitoner was a wonderful experience. Her warmth, knowledge, and instruction helped me feel comfortable and confident with Reiki and is something I use and practice daily.  Truly a life changing experience.”

— Alessa



Reiki Master Level Certifications Available

Reiki Level 3a - Prerequisite: Reiki levels 1 & 2

Usui Reiki Ryoho Master Level - Prerequisite: Reiki levels 1 & 2

Healing Buddha Mandala Reiki initiations - 5 levels - Prerequisite: Reiki Level 3a and Master/Teacher level.

Master Level Certifications are available by special request. Contact Heather for more information: