Criteria for New CRA Practitioners – Certified Animal Reiki Practitioners (CARP LAL® Method
The designation for a New CRA Practitioner & Animal Practitioner consists of three parts. LAL® METHOD
The Information below is for new members joining the Canadian Reiki Association for the first time.
Current members of the CRA can upgrade to include Animal Reiki in the MEMBERS ONLY area.
Part A is for Registering as A Human Reiki Practitioner. Required (Must have been taught in person)
Part B is for Certified Animal Reiki Practitioners (CARP) LAL® Method who qualified in Part A
Part C is for Level 2 LAL® Practitioners who qualify to continue on to the Level 3 LAL® Practitioner program.
Part A
CRA Membership for Practitioner
An applicant may apply as a Canadian Reiki Association Registered Practitioner regardless of the levels of Reiki training they have completed. However, the applicant must have studied and completed a minimum of Level 1 in-person classes, not online. (First Degree Reiki) class before applying.
NEW MEMBERSHIP Requirements for Traditional In-Person Training:
An applicant may apply upon the six-month anniversary of receiving their Level I or First-Degree Certificate. The applicant must provide a copy of all Reiki certificates received to date and they must all be in the same style of Reiki. A minimum Level I or First-Degree Certificate is required. Certificates will not be returned to the applicant.
Complete and submit the online Registered Practitioner Membership form (Join Now)
Submit signed documents for the following: the Code of Conduct, the Scope of Practice, the Code of Ethics and the Disciplinary Action CRA Human Reiki Forms. Governing Policy Forms,
Complete 12 case studies with your application. The case studies must be recorded on CRA Case Study forms. Single Case Study Multiple Case Study Form
One 60-minute Reiki Session equals one case study. Sessions longer than 60 minutes will be counted as one case study. Case studies must equal 12 hours.
You must have at least two different clients when doing your case studies.
Case studies can be combined with CEUs signed by a CRA Reiki Teacher hosting a Reiki.
Exchange or a Student Practice Night on CRA CEU Forms.
If you include Continuing Education Units forms (C.E.U.), they may not exceed half or 6 of the 12 case studies minimum.
Practice time at CRA Teacher-hosted practices and CRA-hosted Reiki exchanges will count as 1 CEU per contact hour, for a maximum of 2 CEUs per event.
Case studies will not involve Distance Reiki, practicing on animals, or on children.
Case studies must be completed within 12 months before the application date.
Case studies and Certificates must be submitted to the CRA before your application will be fully processed. Do not apply for this level if you have not completed 12 case studies.
The above requirements must be met before continuing to Part B.
Part B
An applicant may apply as a Certified Animal Reiki Practitioner, provided they have been approved as a CRA Registered Practitioner and have completed the Let Animals Lead (LAL) Certification Courses with a qualified LAL instructor. This is a 3 level training program that can be done either in person or online; however, the instruction must be done live with the instructor. Pre-recorded classes are not permitted.
The Core Curriculum, Foundation or on-demand classes are not permitted.
Applicants must have a minimum Level 2 (people) Reiki certificate. The Level 1 certificate must be at least 6 months old to qualify.
- Applicants must have a minimum Level 1 Let Animals Lead® certificate or an Animal Reiki for Reiki Practitioners (ARRP) certificate.
- Lineage chart for the Animal Reiki, unless your certificate was issued by Kathleen Prasad or Leah D’Ambrosio (Animal Reiki teachers must hold a Teacher Level certificate in the LAL® method).
- Signed Animal Reiki Code of Ethics, Scope of Practice for Animal Reiki, Code of Conduct. Disciplinary Action Policy – Governing Policy Forms.
- Animal-Reiki-Combined-Forms.pdf
- As well as the LAL Code of Ethics
- LAL-Animal-Reiki-Practitioner-Code-of-Ethics.pdf
- All documentation must be submitted to the CRA prior to your application being processed.
Payment made at the time of completion of the application form under the Join Now Page of CRA’s website.
Part C
LAL® Reiki Level 3 Practitioner
New applicants must meet the criteria for new membership.
Current members, go to “Members Only” to upgrade your membership.
Applicants must have a minimum Level 2 (people) Reiki certificate. The Level 1 certificate must be at least 6 months old to qualify. Taught in person and not online.
Applicants must have a minimum Level 2 Let Animals Lead® certificate.
Lineage chart for the Animal Reiki, unless your certificate was issued by Kathleen Prasad or Leah D’Ambrosio.
Signed Copies of the 4 Governing Policy Documents
Including LAL Code of Ethics LAL-Animal-Reiki-Practitioner-Code-of-Ethics.pdf
Payment made at the time of completion of the application form under the Join Now tab
All forms and certificates must be submitted to the CRA before your application is processed.
This can be done by attaching them to the application form, emailing them to reiki@reiki.ca, or mailing them to:
Canadian Reiki Association
24-2350 New St.
Burlington, ON L7R 4P8