2025 Space for Joy Constellation Circles

A constellation circle is a space to resolve deeply held patterns that hold you back from experiencing ease, joy and abundance in life. It is a place to come to know yourself and your ancestors more deeply. It is a place to experience the deep connection we have with one another, our world and with the Great Mystery that connects all.

This circle has been gathering on Pender for many years and is a safe and transformative circle. We meet indoors in a private home during winter months and outdoors in my grassy circle when the weather allows. Please register by contacting me, Shelley, so that you will know of the venue.

First Degree Reiki – Pender Island

Find healing in your own hands. Healing for you, your family, friends, pets, plants and more. You will experience the energy that flows through your hands. My stories from over thirty years practising this profound but gentle healing art will inspire you and I still confidence. Over the weekend you will learn the history of this practice, self treatment, the ‘foundation treatment’ for maintenance and chronic conditions, emergency treatment and how to use reiki in other ways. We will discuss the reiki principles and you receive the four first degree initiations. At completion you receive a ‘Blue Book’ and certificate issued by the Reiki Alliance.

Nature Constellation Days on Pender Island–

Full Day Space for Joy Circles

Being outdoors and on the earth all day adds a richness to the constellation experience that is extraordinary. Healing circles have taken place all over the earth and in all different indigenous cultures. No matter where your genes originate, some of your ancestors will have experienced healing work outdoors in circles with ceremony and celebration. In this circle we have the opportunity to reinforce our connection with mother earth and father sky, with the forest and animals sharing it, with our ancestors, family and community. We will have the assistance of Sombra, our approximately two year old Lab mix. Dogs have been my assistant at most of our outdoor circles and always draw attention to what I am missing.. or the family is missing! For more information about constellation work, its history, how it works, my training, etcetera, see my page on constellation work. I plan to hold this circle on an area we have prepared on our own property specially for this purpose. There will be facilities for shared potluck lunch. Please bring a folding chair and whatever sun protection you require as well as water for yourself and food to share. Dishes and cutlery will be provided.

One Day Reiki Gathering

Support your practise of reiki by enjoying a day with others who share your interest and passion. Perhaps you feel you need a ‘refresher’? Or you enjoy reiki and always want more? Sharing reiki in a group is an opportunity to feel and benefit from the field of energy created by a group practising together. The healing benefits are amplified and we learn from one another. We will begin and end the day with a sharing circle and you will have opportunity to both give and receive treatment in small groups, indoors and outdoors as the day dictates.

There will be facilities for shared potluck lunch. Please bring food to share. Tea and dishes and cutlery will be provided.

Just Reiki– Four Day Reiki Intensive on Pender Island

Imagine four days of deep relaxation, every morning giving and receiving reiki in small groups of two or three, in the quiet of Shelley’s home. We begin the day with a short circle and then move to the treatment tables, having opportunity to practise with different people in the small group each day. Afternoons and evenings are free to enjoy in relaxation, exploration of the island, creative projects, or anything you choose. On the final day we enjoy lunch together and are ready for departure by 2:00 PM. I look forward to hosting a small group for this intensive. Please register as soon as you can as space will be more limited than usual. If you require accommodation on Pender Island, you may contact me for referrals. Accommodation should be booked early as it fills up quickly here!

Second Degree Reiki

Second Degree in Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki is an opportunity to deepen reiki practise and the healing that reiki brings to your life. We discover the rich use of symbols to enhance the practice and how to focus reiki in different ways, for example for mental clearing or for distant treatment. During this time of social distancing my distant reiki practice has become a much larger part of my life than previously. I have been witness to many ‘miracles’ of connection, providing insight into this web of energy that flows between us. Second Degree Reiki enables a deepening of this awareness.

Make a Nature Mandala

Making a nature mandala is a meditative and focussing activity that heightens your awareness of the environment and of yourself. With lots of flowers available to work with as well as vegetation from the surrounding forest, you will create both an individual and a group mandala. I will provide guidance from my experience of more than ten years of this practise of making nature mandalas. If you bring a phone or camera, you will take home photographs of the mandalas you create. I will also share suggestions of ways to use these photographs. Most importantly you will gain self awareness and the gift of insights from the flowers and plants.

A light vegetarian lunch and tea will be provided. We will be outdoors so wear sun protection and dress comfortably. If possible, bring water for yourself and a gathering basket to collect the elements you will use in your mandala.

Reiki: Online Introduction or Refresh

Some connection, with reiki, with me. Ask questions and begin the practice. This is an opportunity for you to become acquainted with me and with the practice of reiki in an online forum. It could also be a wonderful refresher for anyone who feels they have ‘lost touch’ with reiki practice. In the first forty minute session, we will introduce ourselves and you will have a chance to express your questions. I will talk about reiki, my relationship with it and my experience of it in my life. In the second forty minute session I will demonstrate a self treatment as you follow along. This is usually a relaxing and nourishing experience. You will be able to ask questions or make comments as needed. The two sessions will be held consecutively, on one afternoon or evening with only a short break between. You will require a device such as computer, tablet or phone to log into Zoom for the sessions. I would also suggest to have a comfortable seat or lay on a bed or sofa and have water available. Anyone who registers for one of these sessions will be given a $30 discount on the next reiki class they register for with me.

First Degree Reiki on Saltspring Island

Find healing in your own hands. Healing for you, your family, friends, pets, plants and more. You will be inspired by my stories from over thirty years practising this profound but gentle healing art. Over the weekend you will learn the history of this practice, self treatment, the ‘foundation treatment’ for maintenance and chronic conditions, emergency treatment and how to use reiki in other ways. We will discuss the reiki principles and you receive the four first degree initiations. At completion you receive a ‘Blue Book’ and certificate issued by the Reiki Alliance. We will meet April 14, 6-9 PM, April 15 9AM- 4PM, April 16 9AM-Noon. On Saturday we will share a potluck lunch.