Services
 With
a master's degree in speech, administrative experience, and teaching
of speech and writing in both high school and college, fifteen years
ago O'Brien became a member of the National Speakers Association.
Starting S. K. O'Brien in 1986 while still teaching
full time, she presented professional speeches, workshops, and seminars
in the areas of presentation skills, sales training, team building,
customer service, and principles of self-esteem. Since moving to
Grays Harbor in 2003, S. K. O'Brien's focus has
become Reiki presentations, individual client Reiki sessions and
life coaching for both men and women, Reiki level trainings for
women, and a workshop teacher for special memoir writing retreats
on the ocean for women.
Reiki Trainings
Attunements/Levels/Degrees
Usui Level I Reiki Training Activating Reiki + manual for
Level I, II
At the first level of Reiki, you are initiated into Reiki with a
set of energy attunements that activate Reiki in and through you.
From this point on, Reiki will always be present for healing or
activation upon request. Training at the first level also includes
learning about the Reiki path, the history, benefits, how Reiki
works using your gift of intuition and trust, meeting your Reiki
Healing Spirit Guide, and hands-on practice. The first Sacred Symbol,
the power of Reiki to heal you and others is activated.
Usui Level II Reiki Training Distance Healing/
Balancing Body & Mind
This level of training is for those of you who have completed the
Reiki I training and have used Reiki actively in your lives, and
wish to deepen your commitment to Reiki, as well as increase your
energy flow for sending Reiki from a distance, and for working on
deep emotional, mental, and spiritual levels to further the healing
process.
Two more Sacred Symbols are activated during
this training and attunement, the distance healing symbol for others
and to heal the past or future, and the mental and emotional balance
symbol. First, we discuss the use and the step-by-step process of
each Sacred Symbol. Next, you will memorize all three of them, and
finally, experience hands-on practice using the power of all three
Sacred Symbols. After completing Level II Reiki training, you have
awoken your own inner healer for healing yourself and others. All
three Sacred Symbols are ready for you to call upon for the rest
of your life.
Usui Level III Reiki Training Reiki Master Practitioner
+ manual
Mrs. Hawayo Takata taught Reiki traditionally as three basic levels.
In order to facilitate your confidence and competence, the third
degree has been split; this allows you to first receive the Master
Symbols and Attunements as a Reiki Master Practitioner. Then if
it is your goal to be a Master Teacher, you will serve an internship
with a Reiki Master.
The Master level of Reiki requires preparation
and clarity of intention. Therefore, a written request for Master
Attunements is to be made, stating the reason you seek such empowerment.
Also included is what you hope to bring to Reiki and the world as
a Reiki Master. Prior to moving from Level II to Reiki Master you
must meditate to seek the spiritual knowledge and insight for your
path as a Reiki Master. You must also keep an in-depth daily log
of hands-on Reiki for you and others and distant healing. This is
a testimonial and visual demonstration of your commitment and intention
to this spiritual path.
Usui Level III Reiki Training Reiki Master Teacher
Internship is by application only.
Karuna Reiki ® Level I, II Karuna Reiki ® Practitioner/Master
+ manual
Karuna Reiki was originated by William Lee Rand, founder of The
International Center for Reiki Training located in Michigan and
Vision Publications at www.reiki.org,
in 1995. To qualify, you need to provide a certificate showing you
have been a Reiki Master for at least one year. During this training
you will study, memorize, and receive the attunements for at least
eight additional healing Sacred Symbols during this intensive curriculum-driven
weekend retreat. Registration and certification of this higher,
more advanced level of training and attunements to become a Karuna
Reiki ® Practitioner/ Master come from The International Center
for Reiki Training.
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 Testimonials
"Sally's retreats are very relaxing,
energizing, and knowledgeable. I walked away full of confidence
that I could make a difference! Not to mention the view is spectacular!
I mean, who would not enjoy the beautiful view of the Pacific Ocean
out the front window!"
Magie Reiter, Reiki Master/Teacher
Aberdeen, Washington
"I enjoyed such an amazing weekend when
I came to Westport for my Reiki training. Sally made sure that all
of my questions were answered and that I had the confidence to begin
using Reiki right away. In addition to my training, I was also given
plenty of time to myself for walking the beach, reading, and relaxing.
Sally is an insightful and patient teacher who believes in her students.
I greatly appreciated her teaching style, wonderful attitude, and
energy during my stay. Her home is a peaceful and serene setting to
receive this sort of training."
Jessica Renner, Reiki Master
Bellingham, Washington
"Learning from Sally at her oceanside retreat is a joy! Her Reiki
training is engaging as well as introspective; and the constant presence
of the Pacific Ocean from her retreat site is peaceful and calming.
It's a perfect setting for Reiki training.
As a teacher, Sally is both full of energy and peaceful, a fine combination;
for a Reiki Master Teacher. She willingly displays her enthusiasm
for Reiki at each level of training, and she is comfortable and confident
in her knowledge and ability to bring it to others. I especially enjoyed
the way that Sally accommodated me as a learner—I liked her
clear, organized training agenda, but I also appreciated the informal,
conversational tone she set and the way she honored the preparation
and reading I had done in advance. Her agenda is interspersed with
active learning, personal reflection, and walks on the beach—nice.
The training, the site, and the experience...Sally has it all!"
Joann DeMott, Reiki Master/Teacher
National Speakers Association
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Life Coaching
One-half hour a week focused on you. Imagine
sharing and refining your dreams, week after week with your personal
coach, practicing and learning strategies and techniques so you
may achieve your goals.
Imagine...no interruptions, no distractions...spending time to...Appreciate,
focus, prioritize, plan, prepare, practice, read, visualize, anticipate,
evaluate, reflect, gain clarity, accomplish, give thanks, celebrate,
make better choices, discover your purpose, set measurable, attainable,
time-specific goals.
As a life coach for five years and a CoachVille.com member for two
years, I'm a cheerleader and an accountability coach. I ask for
a three month commitment from you. I'm comfortable working with
clients one-on-one and face-to-face as well as by e-mail or telephone.
One free consultation is just a click and e-mail away.
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Memoir Writing Retreats on the Ocean for
Women in Westport, Washington
Creating Your Life Story: Your Work of Art, Level I
Everything you've ever been, or done, or thought, or known, or experienced
up to this present moment has given you the background to recall
and write your story. During the writing retreat, you will experiment,
discover, explore, and journey to find your own voice. Participants
will write together, and read aloud to one another the work they
have just written in a safe, nurturing, fun environment on the Pacific
Ocean. By learning and practicing the step-by-step process and responding
to writing exercises and activities, you will produce a first draft
of a number of pieces of writing for your family and friends to
appreciate. When you return to your home, you will have the opportunity
to polish your writings for grammar and punctuation, and choose
whether to participate in Creating your Life Story: Your Work
of Art, Level II, and Creating Your Life Story, Level III.
The advanced levels will require focus, discipline, commitment,
a passion for writing, and a strong desire to share your work with
a larger audience.
Introductory Price for September 2005 Writing Retreat Limited Enrollment
Retreat Package Includes:
• Weekend workshop with free time to read, journal, get to
make new friends, go swimming, walk on the beach, fly a kite, go
hiking, biking, birding, have solitude, relax, re-energize, nurture
yourself, or explore historical Westport.
• Complimentary copy of Love Offerings to the Universe.
• Workshop manual with bibliography.
• Complimentary tea and coffee during sessions.
• Participation in potluck gathering during weekend.
• Access to retreat library well stocked with memoir writing
books, magazines, and cassette tapes from Maui writers‚ conferences.
• Hand-out guide to 100+ Things You Can Do Right Now in
Westport, courtesy of Westport/Grayland Chamber of Commerce.
• Be part of a global intergenerational gathering of women
writers who want to share and make a difference.
About the Area
•Nearby lodging, including choices of following: deluxe suites,
beach cabins, historical hotel, modern motel units with or without
kitchen, Bed and Breakfasts, Recreational Vehicle parks, private
camping sites, and two state parks.
•Dining and eating places ranging from decadent to down-home,
especially seafood, a South Beach specialty.
•A couple of hours away from Puget Sound to the north and
Portland to the south.
Add-Ons
• Private Reiki session or level trainings on site available
at additional cost.
• Private coaching available at additional cost.
About Workshop Teacher
Sally O'Brien is a professional writer and author of her just-published
inspirational memoir, Love Offerings to the Universe. She taught
writing over twenty-five years at the high school and college level.
Nine years ago, she designed "Creating your Life Story:
Your Work of Art." She first taught it as an eight-week
college course in Hilo, Hawaii, and then developed it into a writing
workshop program. In addition, she began a private coaching practice
for those committed to writing their life stories.
Bibliography
Get more information about the area at
She now brings her rich writing and professional
background to her Westport, Washington. workshop retreats to lead
each participant in the exploratory journey to find her own voice.
A contributing writer in Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work,
she knows how to write an inspirational true story that opens the
heart and rekindles the spirit.
Exercise the art of writing in a peaceful,
safe, supportive, and nurturing sanctuary on the ocean with lots of
inspirational writing assignments as well as invaluable group discussions.
The workshop retreats are open to inexperienced and experienced female
writers from throughout the world who want to produce a number of
polished autobiographical or memoir writings (perhaps for family and
friends to appreciate this holiday season), women who would like to
explore this historical South Beach seaport community.
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