Purr Healing – Reiki classes to enhance the well-being of animals and people

michellekyle Michelle Kyle is a Reiki teacher who focuses on sharing Reiki with animals. Reiki is spiritual energy, which is present in all living beings and in all things. Reiki practitioners offer hands-on healing and other techniques to reduce stress and promote relaxation and healing. Michelle has studied, practiced and taught both Traditional Japanese Reiki and Western Reiki. Most Reiki people in Canada learned Western Reiki, which has New Age influences such as chakras and crystals. Michelle learned this too and is certified as a Usui/Holy Fire® III World Peace Karuna Reiki® Master Teacher. She also studied and practiced many other holistic modalities for working with people and animals. She travelled to learn in person from the founders and main teachers as close to the source as possible. Michelle completed Reiki Level 3 Teacher Training seven times:

Shinpiden with Kathleen Prasad of Animal Reiki Source (Animal Reiki based on Traditional Japanese Reiki) in 2014
Master with William Lee Rand of the International Center for Reiki Training (ICRT Usui/Holy Fire® Reiki) in 2014
Shinpiden with Frans Stiene of the International House of Reiki (Traditional Japanese Reiki) in 2017
Shinpiden with Frans Stiene of the International House of Reiki (Traditional Japanese Reiki) in 2019
Master with Colleen Benelli, Robyn Benelli and Sioux Strong of the International Center for Reiki Training (ICRT Animal Reiki) in 2021
Master with Joan Maute of the International Center for Reiki Training (ICRT Usui/Holy Fire® III Karuna Reiki®) in 2021
Shinpiden with Frans Stiene of the International House of Reiki (Traditional Japanese Reiki) in 2024

After studying, practicing, and teaching both Western Reiki of the ICRT and Traditional Japanese Reiki, Michelle now practices and teaches only Traditional Japanese Reiki, which is based on meditation, without New Age influences. Traditional Japanese Reiki is the original Reiki practiced and taught by the founder of Reiki, Mikao Usui. Later, changes were made by Hayashi, Takata and others, that led to many different approaches to Reiki. From 2014 to 2020, Michelle taught Kathleen Prasad’s Animal Reiki method based on Traditional Japanese Reiki principles as taught by Frans Stiene. Since 2021, Michelle teaches the method of Frans Stiene, which is the same for all species. Her classes include all human Reiki requirements, work with trees, and focus on sharing Reiki with animals, including pets, farm animals, and exotic wildlife. Michelle lives in rural Princeton, Ontario, Canada, between Woodstock and Brantford. Her classes are in person (not online) in small groups of two to six students.

The Traditional Japanese system of Reiki, founded in Japan by Mikao Usui in 1922, has five major elements:

developing spiritual and mental focus
techniques and meditations
hands-on healing
four mantras and symbols
Reiju/attunements

In Traditional Japanese Reiki, all elements of the system of Reiki are tools to help Reiki practitioners develop their ability to maintain a peaceful state of being Reiki. The five precepts are important instructions to help practitioners embody this state of being:

Just for today,

do not anger
do not worry
be humble (be grateful)
be honest in your work (be true to your way and your being)
be compassionate to yourself and others

As a Registered Practitioner and Teacher of the Shibumi International Reiki Association, Michelle teaches Traditional Japanese Reiki according to its codes of practice.

Shibumi Reiki Courses Codes of Practice

All Shibumi RP&Ts are required to:

Teach the three levels of Shoden, Okuden and Shinpiden.
Teach the five elements of the system of Reiki – Reiki precepts, Reiki meditations, Reiki hands-on healing, Reiki symbols & mantras, and Reiki attunements/reiju.
Teach using the Japanese energetic system.
Teach traditional Reiki techniques and practices. Additional techniques may be taught to explain the system of Reiki further in accordance with the Shibumi Codes of Practice. Techniques relating to specific areas of Reiki practice such as Animal Reiki may also be included as long as they are in accordance with the Shibumi Codes of Practice.
Teach in-person and include certificates and comprehensive manuals reflecting the content taught.
Provide ongoing support for students preferably with regular Reiki practice groups where possible.

Class Descriptions

Shoden Reiki Level I

Minimum length of Reiki course: The equivalent of 2 full days training
In-person attunements/reiju: 4

Reiki Practices:

Kenyoku Ho
Joshin Kokyu Ho
Seishin Toitsu
Japanese energetic system
Concept of hara/tanden
Hands-on healing for the self
Hands-on healing for others (minimum ½ hour treatment performed per person)
The Reiki Precepts

Okuden Reiki Level II

Minimum length of course: The equivalent of 1 day plus opportunity for students to develop professional practitioner skills
In-person Reiki attunements/reiju: 3

Reiki Practices:

Hatsurei Ho
Byosen Reikan Ho
Reiji Ho
Learn 3 Reiki symbols and mantras
Reiki Symbol and mantra meditations
Enkaku Chiryo Ho

Shinpiden Reiki Level III

Minimum length of course: The equivalent of 2 full days plus opportunity for students to develop professional teaching skills
In-person Reiki attunements/reiju: 1+

Reiki Practices:

Review Reiki Level I and II practices and concepts
Perform Reiki attunement
Perform reiju
Learn 1 Reiki symbol and mantra
Reiki Symbol and mantra meditation

Michelle Kyle’s Reiki Lineage

A Reiki lineage is a family tree showing the energetic connection from the founder of the system of reiki through to your practitioner or teacher. The branch is named at the top, with the lineage listed underneath. Michelle’s Traditional Japanese Reiki lineage, Usui Reiki Ryoho, is below. You can see that there are only four Reiki teachers between Usui and Michelle, which is much closer to the source than usual in Reiki classes in Canada today.

USUI REIKI RYOHO

Reiki Classes

Being a lifelong learner, Michelle is currently a full-time university student. She intends to resume teaching Reiki in the summer of 2025. If you would like to be added to a list of potential students to contact when scheduling information is available, please contact us.

Shoden (Reiki 1)	TBA
Okuden (Reiki 2)	TBA
Shinpiden (Reiki 3 Teacher Training)	TBA

Michelle is a member of the Shibumi International Reiki Association. Purr Healing can be found on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/purrhealing.