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Inner Peace Begins Here

With Jess Smith

Each lesson in this course is rooted in Reiki and follows a consistent and nurturing structure designed to support both learning and reflection. You will receive focused teaching on each theme, a connection to the Reiki Precepts, an affirmation to carry with you into your day, and a journal prompt to deepen your self-awareness. I recommend having something to write with nearby for each lesson. This course is suitable for anyone-- you do not need any prior knowledge of Reiki to benefit from the teachings. Course Objectives: 1. Recognize and release emotional patterns, anger, fear and self-judgement, that are standing between you and inner peace. 2. Rebuild your sense of self by embracing your mistakes as wisdom, grounding yourself in times of uncertainty, and learning to trust your own worth. 3. Cultivate a deep, lasting love for yourself that extends to your body, mind, and spirit.

Release what is no longer serving you and step into a life of greater peace.

12 Days

2 students

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6 min / day

English

About this course

Meet your Teacher

Jess Smith

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Vancouver, WA, USA

Jess Smith is a Certified Reiki Master Teacher in the Usui System of Natural Healing and the founder of Peaceful Nurtured Wellness Reiki, based in Vancouver, Washington. Her Reiki journey is deeply personal — rooted in her own experience of healing from high-functioning anxiety and passed down through a rich family lineage that spans both Western and Eastern Reiki traditions. Certified at Level I in 2021, Level II in 2023, and Master level in 2024, Jess brings both formal training and lived experience to everything she teaches. With an education in communication and a heartfelt mission to make Reiki an accessible, everyday practice, she guides her students not just toward healing, but toward a way of life — one rooted in peace, self-love, and the wisdom of the Reiki precepts.

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12 Days

2 students

No ratings

6 min / day

English

Lesson 1

Release Feelings Of Anger

In lesson 1: Release feelings of anger, you will look at where anger comes from, what it is trying to tell you and why holding onto it ultimately hurts you. Guided by the Reiki Precept, "Just for today, I will do no anger," this lesson invites you to begin the gentle process of releasing anger's grip and to discover the peace that becomes available when you do.

Lesson 2

Do Not Let Fear Guide You

This lesson explores how fear and worry work together to keep you stuck, robbing you of the present moment and pulling you into a future that may never come. Rooted in the Reiki Precept, "Just for today, I will not worry," this teaching invites you to examine the stories fear tells you, challenge their hold, and take your first steps toward a life guided by trust rather than anxiety.

Lesson 3

I Forgive Myself

In lesson three, I forgive myself, you will look at how self-judgement and self-criticism quietly erode your sense of worth, and why so many of us find it far easier to extend compassion to others than to ourselves. Using the Reiki Precept, "Just for today I will do no anger," you will start to release the guilt and shame that fuel that anger, and you will begin shifting your focus from resentment to compassion. When you choose self-forgiveness, you make space for healing, love, and growth.

Lesson 4

I Release The Need To Judge

In lesson four, you will explore the quiet but powerful habit of judgement and what it costs you. You will explore how judging others often reflects what you have not made peace with in yourself, and how releasing that need can open the door to greater compassion, connection, and inner freedom. Guided by the Reiki Precept, "Just for Today, I will be kind to all living things, including myself," you will look at where judgement shows up in your life with curiosity rather than shame and begin choosing compassion in its place.

Lesson 5

I Gain Knowledge From The Mistakes I Make

Lesson five kicks off this course's second module: Rebuild. In the next two lessons, you will begin to reclaim your strength—embracing your mistakes as wisdom and letting life flow with greater ease. This lesson invites you to release the grip of perfectionism, honor the lessons hidden within your missteps, and begin allowing life to flow with greater ease and self-compassion. You will look at how the fear of getting things wrong keeps so many of us playing small and how shifting your perspective on mistakes can be one of the most liberating practices of all. This lesson reflects on how all five of the Reiki Precepts guide you: to release the anger you will feel when you make a mistake, the worry of making a mistake, to offer gratitude for the lessons your mistakes bring, to face your errors truthfully, and to extend kindness to yourself when you make a mistake.

Lesson 6

Let It Be Easy Where It Can Be Easy

Inspired by the wisdom of Alex Elle's invitation to "let it be easy where it can be easy," this lesson invites you to release the habit of overcomplicating, overworking, and over-efforting to discover the quiet grace that becomes available when you simply allow.

Lesson 7

I Accept Uncertainty

With lesson seven, you enter Module 3: Rooted, where you will ground yourself in acceptance, peace, and a deeper love for the body that carries you. In this lesson, you will explore one of the most universal human struggles, learning to accept and make peace with uncertainty. You will look at why the unknown feels so uncomfortable, and how your resistance to uncertainty often creates more suffering than the uncertainty does itself. This lesson invites you to release the need to control what cannot be controlled and to discover the quiet strength that lives on the other side of surrender.

Lesson 8

I Am Grounded, Centered, And At Peace

In this lesson, you will explore what it truly means to feel grounded, centered, and at peace, and how to find your way back to that place when life pulls you off balance. This lesson looks at what grounding and centeredness feel like in the body and in everyday life, and includes methods to restore a sense of calm and presence. It invites you to make grounding a daily practice rather than a last resort.

Lesson 9

I Love My Body

In this lesson, you will learn to love the body that carries you. You will look at how many of us have developed a complicated relationship with our bodies, shaped by years of comparison, criticism, and unrealistic expectations. Guided by the Reiki Precepts, "Just for today, I will do no anger" and "Just for today I will be grateful for my many blessings", you will release the anger you have about the imperfections you perceive your body to have and replace it with feelings of gratitude for the miraculous vessel your body is. After doing so, you can start treating your body not as something to be fixed but as something to be deeply honored.

Lesson 10

I Know My Worth; I Don’t Need Validation From Others

Lesson ten is the first lesson of the fourth and final phase of our time together, Module 4: Embrace. In these last three lessons, you will reclaim your worth, open your heart to love as your compass, and arrive at the deepest act of all, loving yourself deeply and fiercely. In this lesson you will explore the profound and often challenging idea of knowing your own worth, without needing anyone else to confirm it. You will look at where the need for external validation comes from and what it truly means to build a sense of worth that comes from within. This lesson invites you to recognize the patterns of approval-seeking that may be holding you back and to begin trusting yourself just as you are, right now.

Lesson 11

I Allow Myself To Be Guided By Love

In this lesson, you will explore what it means to allow love, rather than fear, to guide your choices, your relationships, and the way you move through the world. You will look at the difference between love-guided and fear-guided decisions, and how a simple daily practice of pausing and asking, "Am I acting from love or from fear?" can begin to shift everything. Guided by the Reiki principle of kindness toward all living things, this lesson invites you to make love your compass, not just in the big moments, but in the quiet, everyday choices that shape the life you are living.

Lesson 12

I Love Myself Deeply And Fiercely

In this final lesson of this course, you arrive at the deepest and most transformative practice of all: loving yourself fiercely and deeply. You will explore what self-love truly looks like in the everyday moments of life. Guided by the Reiki principle of kindness toward all living things, beginning with yourself, this lesson brings our time together full circle, honoring how far you have come and inviting you to carry the practice of self-love forward as a lifelong commitment to your own peace, happiness, and health.