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Pamela Miles
 Pamela Miles, founding president of the Institute for the Advancement of Complementary Therapies (I*ACT), is an integrative health care consultant and Reiki master. She has 35 years experience as a clinician, educator and lecturer in natural healing and has been a student of meditation and yoga for 45 years. Ms. Miles began practicing Reiki in 1986 and was initiated as a Reiki master in 1990. Her background in Asian spiritual practice and philosophy led her to question aspects of what she had been taught and to actively supplement her initial training through research and mentoring from Reiki masters taught by Hawayo Takata, the Reiki master who brought the practice from Japan to the US in the late 1930s. Ms. Miles is a voice for maintaining Takata's standards through comprehensive training and an uncomplicated practice that includes regular self-treatment.
Ms. Miles has developed Reiki programs in prominent New York City hospitals, published in peer-reviewed medical journals (papers available on this website under resources/articles), and presented and taught Reiki at medical schools and conferences. As a content expert, she has participated in the design, implementation and analysis of clinical trials on Reiki. Ms. Miles serves on the editorial boards of Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine and Advances in Mind-Body Medicine, and the advisory board of the Integrative Pediatrics Council and Tri-State College of Acupuncture. She is the author of REIKI: A Comprehensive Guide (Tarcher/Penguin), the first mainstream book on the practice, which has been translated into Italian and Dutch.
In addition to her consulting work for hospitals, medical schools, and other organizations, Ms. Miles has an active private practice, serving as a consultant for physicians on complex cases and working with individuals in person or on the phone. Many of her clients wish to maintain their well-being or enhance their sense of spiritual connectedness; others seek healing while addressing conditions such as chronic pain; cancer; insomnia; anxiety; depression; heart disease; infectious disease; chronic fatigue; Crohn's disease; Lyme disease; irritable bowel syndrome; arthritis; headaches; infertility; back pain; bipolar disorder; allergies, asthma and auto-immune disorders. Ms. Miles's approach is to relieve suffering, enhance awareness, and empower clients with tools of self-healing, useful both in disease prevention and in support of conventional medical treatment. This can be accomplished through individual consultations or customized healing retreats.
Ms. Miles particularly values working with parents and children of all ages, encouraging families to create a healing lifestyle that includes practicing Reiki on themselves and one another. She offers compassionate end of life care, providing pain management, peace of mind, and guidance for patients, families and caregivers. Her writing on Reiki and natural healing has appeared in both professional and popular publications.
Teleclasses
Teleclasses
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INVITING HAPPINESS: Exploring the Reiki Precepts
5 Mondays November 17 thru December 15, 2008
8:30 PM to 10 PM Eastern time
Participants will receive a toll free number to call.
Class fee: $145
You will experience the support of the Reiki Precepts and learn how to access them in daily life. Susan Mitchell and I led a one-day retreat on this material. Here's what the participants have said about their experience:
*Just amazingly wonderful and inspiring.
*Peaceful, nourishing, and stimulating, the kind of Reiki community I long for.
*The retreat deepened my understanding of the precepts; I had just been touching the surface.
*I feel empowered to continue contemplating the precepts in daily life.
*You created a safe, nurturing environment for exploration.
*This exploration created a significant deepening in my practice, so much so that friends noticed a difference when we shared treatment.
TALKING REIKI . . . On the Phone with Pamela Miles
MONTHLY REIKI QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION
Bring your questions to this live one-hour Reiki discussion, offered the first Wednesday of each month.
Wednesday, November 5
Wednesday, December 3
Wednesday, January 7
Wednesday, February 4
Preregistration is necessary and is limited to the first 10 registrants for each time slot.
8:30 PM Eastern time; 5:30 PM Pacific time.
Session fee: $25 each
Please note: This event will continue on the first Wednesday of each month.
TIPS FOR MANAGING PUBLIC REIKI EVENTS
June 9, 2008
90-minute teleclass
Two time slots available:
3:30 PM OR 8:30 PM East coast USA time (New York City)
This class will help you organize logistics and communications and prepare your practitioners for a successful public Reiki event in which everyone feels supported—staff, clients and YOU.
$45 USD
Open to everyone, administrators as well as Reiki students and professionals.
Registration is nonrefundable and nontransferable. Click to register through PayPal here (when the white page comes up, click the Paypal link). Be sure to specify which time slot.
Travel Schedule
TRAVEL SCHEDULE
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PAST EVENTS
TORONTO MEDICAL REIKI SEPTEMBER 2008
PRACTICING REIKI IN MEDICAL SETTINGS
Friday, September 26, 2008 7-9 PM
Saturday and Sunday, September 27-28, 2008 10 AM to 6 PM
Don Mills, Toronto, Canada (easily accessible by car or TTC)
HOW TO ORGANIZE SUCCESSFUL PUBLIC REIKI EVENTS
Saturday, July 26 3-6 PM
Harmony Network Chiropractic & Yoga, Mashpee (Cape Cod), MA
Class fee: $75 until July 15; $95 thereafter. No refunds.
Open to everyone, administrators as well as Reiki students and professionals.
In this class, I offer you everything I've learned over 20 years of organizing events. Public Reiki events are a service to the public and to the Reiki community. When you organize events, you introduce Reiki to new audiences, create Reiki community, and give Reiki students and practitioners an opportunity to develop their clinical skills. This class gives you what you need to know to create a successful public Reiki event in which everyone feels supported—staff, clients and YOU.
Specifically, I will explain how to:
* identify and approach organizations to host an event
* organize event logistics
* communicate clearly with practitioners and the public
* find, prepare, and support your practitioners and clients
* obtain and utilize feedback.
Class location:
Harmony Network Chiropractic & Yoga
Deer Crossing
681 Falmouth Road (Route 28)
Mashpee, MA 02649
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA CLASSES JUNE 20-22, 2008
COMMUNICATING REIKI IN MEDICAL SETTINGS:
What Reiki Practitioners Need to Know
UC Irvine medical campus
Sunday, June 22, 10:00 AM-6 PM
First Degree Reiki Training
UC Irvine medical campus
F-108
Friday, June 20 6-9 PM
Saturday, June 21 10 AM - 6:00 PM
MEDICAL REIKI: Preparing Ourselves, Preparing Our Students
Saturday April 26, 2008
10 AM-5 PM
Tai Sophia Institute
Baltimore, MD
CANCER RESEARCHERS AND CAM PRACTITIONERS:
Fostering Collaborations; Advancing the Science Conference
National Institutes of Health, October 2007
Bethesda, MD
October 22-23, 2007
Natcher Conference Center
NIH Campus
PANGEA 2007: A Conference for the Future of Pediatric Wellness
San Francisco, CA
October 25-26, 2007
EVIDENCE-BASED CAM FOR CANCER ADVOCATES CONFERENCE
West Palm Beach, FL
January 10-11, 2008
http://www.cancer.gov/CAM/news/conference2007.html
3RD NATIONAL REIKI CONFERENCE
REIKI--TOUCHING LIVES
OCTOBER 12-14, 2006 (plus various post-conferences)
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA
PAMELA MILES: KEYNOTE TALK AND POST-CONFERENCE INTENSIVE
Practitioner Intensive -Skill Update 16 October 2006
Open to all
Pamela Miles- Prepare Yourself to Collaborate Effectively in Health Care Settings
Learnable skills that will make you a more effective spokesperson and collaborator in the health care industry.
For more information about the conference and the intensive,
contact@reikiaustralia.com.au or visit http://www.reikiaustralia.com.au/.
Services
Services
Consultations
Consultations are available in person in New York City as well as by phone. A session includes Reiki healing, intuitive counseling, and discussion of other interventions, for self-care and professional care, that may be helpful in maintaining well-being.
Reiki healing retreats
Clients may choose to jumpstart a period of healing through a sequence of four or more Reiki treatments on consecutive days. Consultation and treatment sessions can be augmented with additional healing exercises to be done at home, as per the client's wishes.
Intensive healing retreats
Clients with chronic disease, or those seeking to deepen their inner spiritual connection, may choose to immerse themselves in a multidisciplinary healing retreat, in which clients remain voluntarily sequestered for a predetermined period of time (usually 7 to 10 days) in a setting free from distractions. During the retreat, clients receive extensive Reiki treatment and individualized training in Reiki, meditation, and hatha yoga, and there is time for daily contemplative practices such as journaling and art. When needed other practitioners are brought in to provide additional expertise and treatment. Each intensive is designed specifically for the individual client.
Reiki classes
First degree classes are given frequently and Second degree classes are given periodically in New York City. Classes are usually organized to meet on three evenings over a week. Students begin practicing at the first meeting, and have the opportunity to practice at home and bring their questions back to the class, creating on-going support during the first week of home practice. First degree classes are occasionally taught on a weekend, or organized in other formats when needed. Private classes can be arranged. Reiki master training is by apprenticeship only. Sign up here to be notified of classes. Be sure to click the second option to be informed of First degree classes. Sign up for Second degree classes, Reiki Reunions and Reiki Two Tutor if you have already taken First degree training with Pamela.
Contact
Reiki Classes
NYC classes
Reiki: Learning to do it--Read an interview with United Press International columnist Bernard Starr PhD in which Pamela talks about her First degree Reiki classes.
Scroll down for current First degree class dates and the monthly JCC Reiki Clinic, and for special October events with visiting Reiki master Susan Mitchell. Sign up here to receive notices of First degree classes in NYC (be sure to check the second box on the sign up form).
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The New York Open Center presents--
PRACTICING REIKI IN A MEDICAL SETTING
PART ONE: COMMUNICATING REIKI
Sunday, March 8, 2009 10am–5:30pm
NY Open Center Members: $120 / Nonmembers: $130
PART TWO: MEDICAL REIKI
Saturday and Sunday, April 4-5, 2009 10 AM to 5:30 PM
NY Open Center Members: $240 / Nonmembers: $260
Even seasoned Reiki practitioners face major challenges integrating Reiki into conventional healthcare settings. Successful collaboration requires skillful communication, an understanding of medical culture, knowledge of Reiki research, and impeccable professionalism.
Topics to be covered in this class include:
* finding credible language that communicates effectively to both medical professionals and the public
* how and why Reiki treatment is being used in hospitals
* an overview of Reiki research
* the standards you will be expected to meet
* the clinical skills you will need in order to practice in these environments.
During this class, you will be coached in writing your introductory Reiki statement. You will leave the weekend able to self-evaluate your skills and experience, and with suggestions how to continue honing your ability to work effectively in all settings, including conventional health care.
Register at the Open Center website or by calling 212.219.2527.
Pamela is also offering these classes outside of the New York City area (Toronto in September 2008). Click the Travel Schedule tab. If the class you want is not being offered in your locale, you may want to consider hosting a class.
NYC REIKI CLASS SCHEDULE
Reiki classes are usually taught on 3 weekday evenings, but I occasionally teach on a weekend to accommodate people's schedules, especially those who travel from out of town.
First Degree Reiki Training 2008
Upper West Side Manhattan
SPECIAL WEEKEND CLASS
Friday, December 5 6-9:30 PM
Saturday, December 6 10 AM-7 PM
All sessions start promptly; ending time is approximate.
You will begin practicing Reiki on yourself during the first session. It is necessary to attend all sessions in their entirety. The class fee is $295.
Classes are kept small. A non-refundable deposit of $100 reserves your space. The balance is due before we begin class. You will be sent the precise location after we receive your registration.
Click to pay class fees and deposits thru PayPal here (when the white page comes up, click the Paypal link). If there is not a current class posted, inquire here.
MONTHLY JCC REIKI CLINIC
Held the first Thursday evening of each month: Thursdays, Nov 4, Dec 4, Jan 8 (due to New Year's), etc. Preregistration is requested (see below).
This is an opportunity for Reiki students and practitioners of any lineage to practice Reiki together in a supervised clinical setting using treatment tables. We will offer and receive treatment from one another and offer treatment to the public. There is time to discuss your experience and be mentored.
Reiki students/practitioners are asked to arrive in time to start at 6:30 PM, giving us time to meet one another before we start practicing. We will also have time to discuss our experience and ask questions after the three treatment sessions. Practitioners will finish by 9 PM at the latest.
Anyone who is not a Reiki student who would like to experience Reiki is invited to sign up to receive a 30-minute table treatment from 2-3 practitioners simultaneously (depending on attendance), with the option to register for the 7, 7:30 or 8 PM treatment slots.
Preregistration guarantees your space. We will do our best to accommodate walk-ins. You can also register by phone 646.505.5708.
There is a $20 fee to participate in the Reiki clinic, for Reiki practitioners as well as the public. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the I*ACT Reiki program which provides Reiki treatment to patients at St. Vincent's Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Please invite your friends to participate. Sign up here to receive announcements of this and other public Reiki events in New York City (be sure to click the 5th box down).
SWEET BLAZING GRACE
A very special yoga class benefit event
The first two events (May 6 and Sept 16, 2007) were met with great enthusiasm. It is a delightful afternoon that is both sweet and profoundly healing. Check Sweet Blazing Grace on the mailing list sign up to be informed of future dates.
TBA
OmFactory NYC 265 West 37 St. @ 8th Ave., 17th Floor, NYC
The yoga of movement, the yoga of sound, and the yoga of pulsation interwoven to create a transformative experience both for those who attend and for the people with cancer who receive Reiki treatment through I*ACT's program at St. Vincent's Comprehensive Cancer Center.
All level yoga class led by Anusara certified instructor Elena Brower of Virayoga, accompanied live by Steve Gorn's classical Indian bansuri flute, and Reiki before class and during savasana (resting pose) with Pamela Miles and students.
Click here for more information how you can participate, even if you are unable to attend.
Reiki Second Degree Training
Second degree Reiki training is generally only open to those students whom I have trained in First degree Reiki, and who are practicing daily self-treatment. Practicing Second degree students are welcome to retake the class.
It is necessary to attend all Second degree sessions in their entirety, and there will be assignments to study and practice between classes, in addition to your daily hands-on practice. You will learn new material and receive another initiation that will enable you to offer distant, non-touch Reiki as well as expanding your hands-on treatment. The fee for this training is $650. The class is kept small and pre-registration is necessary. You can reserve your space with a $250 non-refundable deposit. You can also pay through Paypal by clicking here.
Click here if you have questions about Second Degree Training.
Day or Evening Reiki Reunions
Reunions are a time to come together again to share Reiki, discuss questions that have arisen in our practice, and make new Reiki friends. Whether you have been practicing diligently or have fallen away from your practice, you will find this gathering refreshes and enhances your practice.
These events are open to all my first and second degree Reiki students. We will practice Reiki, share our stories, meditate, and discuss questions appropriate for everyone.
Please note that this is not a re-training session for second degree Reiki. See Reiki Two Tutor below.
It is important to arrive promptly. Latecomers will not be admitted. As when you came for your classes, I request that you do not make plans that require you to leave before we have finished.
Please note that space is limited and pre-registration is necessary. There will be no registration at the door. The fee for the gathering is $50.
You can also pay through Paypal by clicking here.
Click here if you have questions about Reiki Reunions.
Reiki Two Tutor
These classes are for Second degree students only, who have completed their Second degree training with me and have questions specific to second degree practice.
Click here if you have questions about Tutoring.
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