Sound Healing School

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Sound Healing School

Explore upcoming sound healing training programs

Find dates, times, course content, teacher bios, and locations info

4-week course

Next session: May 2025 - find out more

with Carolyn Vinup

weekend immersion

Next session: November 2025 - find out more

with Laurie Wondra

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Sound Healing School welcomes everyone! No experience required.

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Because our trainings tend to develop a wait list, refunds will be made to your personal Green Lotus account with less than two-weeks’ notice. Cancellations made with less than 48-hour notice will not receive a refund.

Reiki Training School

Reiki Trainings: Level 1 - 4

We welcome all students - those interested in energy healing as a personal wellness tool, those interested in making reiki a career, and everyone in between.

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About Reiki

Anyone can learn to perform reiki, and trainings at Green Lotus provide lots of time to practice and ask questions. If you are new to reiki, you will leave the first level of training fully empowered to use reiki on yourself, your loved ones, and even your pets. You will become a conduit for greater health, balance, and vitality for yourself and those around you.

Rei: means universe, Ki: means life force energy

Reiki training is for anyone wanting a healthier, more balanced, and more connected life. It can be used to restore and nourish the body of everyday life stressors. It aids the body's natural ability to heal headaches, exhaustion, colds, sleeplessness, injuries, and other forms of “dis-ease”. Reiki has no side-effects, no risks, and always is available to access.

The Green Lotus Reiki Training School is part of the Usui reiki lineage with a direct line of teachers going back to Mikao Usui.

If you have had reiki training elsewhere, you can repeat your training level, or you may be able to continue where you left off. Just drop us a line to get started.

The experience of taking Reiki Level 1 Training was an expanding experience. And empowering. We are all healers - it just needs to be awakened in us.
~ T.W.

Anyone can learn reiki. No experience is required.

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Learn more at a Reiki Share event

We invite you to join our reiki community by participating in a Reiki Share. Both reiki practitioners and non-practitioners are invited to attend. If you are considering pursing reiki training, this is a great forum in which to learn more about this healing system. If you’ve already had reiki training, this is a great way to practice your techniques, connect with community, and learn about advancing your training.

Level 1 Reiki Training was filled with important knowledge on Reiki and extends beyond, centering this practice into all energetic medicine and healing modalities. It is accessible, well-planned, and very intentional. I highly recommend this training to anyone curious to know more and who wants to try their own "hands" at performing reiki.
~ J.A.

Upcoming Reiki Trainings

Reiki Training Level 1

Discover how Reiki’s gentle, balancing energy restores vitality, balances stress, and supports healing in yourself, loved ones—even your pets. This foundational course empowers you to begin your journey with Reiki immediately.

You’ll learn:

• The history, roots, and lineage of Reiki

• Ethics and best practices

• Reiki hand positions for self and others

• How to perform a complete Reiki session

You’ll receive your first attunement and have plenty of time to practice and ask questions in a relaxed and supportive space.

Fee: $125

Prerequisites: none - everyone is welcome

Date: Saturday, August 2, 2025
Schedule: 12 - 6 p.m.
Location: Lakeville

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Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025
Schedule: 12 - 6 p.m.
Location: Mendota Heights

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Date: Saturday, October 18, 2025
Schedule: 12 - 6 p.m.
Location: Lakeville

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Date: Saturday, November 15, 2025
Schedule: 12 - 6 p.m.
Location: Mendota Heights

Reiki Level 2 was the perfect way to expand upon the skills, knowledge, and attunements received in Level 1. Jennifer was informative, responsive, and kind! Great training!
~ J.S.A.

Reiki Training Level 2

Deepen your connection with Reiki through the first three symbols—tools for enhancing healing, protection, and space clearing.

This intermediate-level training includes:

• Use of the Reiki symbols

• Introduction to distance healing

• Integrating crystals, pendulums, tuning forks, and aromatherapy

• Techniques for energetic boundaries and clearing

You’ll receive your second attunement and gain confidence applying Reiki in both in-person and remote settings.

Fee: $175

Reiki Training Level 1 is a prerequisite. If you had your first level attunement elsewhere, contact us.

Date: Saturday, August 23, 2025
Schedule: 12 - 6 p.m.
Location: Lakeville

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Date: Sunday, October 12, 2025
Schedule: 12 - 6 p.m.
Location: Mendota Heights

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Date: Saturday, November 1, 2025
Schedule: 12 - 6 p.m.
Location: Mendota Heights

Most students in the St. Kate's Holistic Health Program complete levels 1 and 2 but aren't sure where to complete Master Level Training. I will recommend Green Lotus! The training was very aligned. Completing Master Level Reiki is an incredible accomplishment in a journey. Green Lotus offers such a welcoming place to learn and share wisdom and create a place of community. Thank you for sharing this sacred space with us!
~ Meghan D.

Reiki Training Level 3: Master

This Master-level training marks a significant step in personal transformation and spiritual growth. You’ll receive your final attunement and the title of Reiki Master.

Training includes:

• Master symbols and advanced techniques

• How to give attunements

• Guidance for launching your Reiki career

You’ll also explore how to weave Reiki into your daily life with greater depth and clarity.

Fee: $325

Reiki level 1 and 2 are prerequisites. If you had your first and second level attunements elsewhere, contact us.

Date: Saturday, July 19, 2025
Schedule: 12 - 6 p.m.
Location: Lakeville

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Date: Saturday, September 27, 2025
Schedule: 12 - 6 p.m.
Location: Mendota Heights

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Date: Sunday, December 7, 2025
Schedule: 12 - 6 p.m.
Location: Lakeville

Reiki Training Level 4: Teacher Training Course

This immersive and transformative program is designed for Reiki Masters ready to step into the role of teacher, deepen their personal practice, and advance their professional practice.

You’ll receive:

• 12 hours of instruction

• 12 hours of classroom co-teaching

• 20 hours of Reiki practicum

• Experience hosting a Reiki Share

By the end, you’ll be ready to lead, guide, and inspire others on the Reiki path and build your professional practice and training programs.

Fee: $825  

Prerequisites: Reiki Level 3 Master training; if you had your previous attunements elsewhere, contact us. 

Starts February 2026.

Would you like to join the cohort?

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Reiki Training School Faculty

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Reiki Share Events

Come join our local reiki community by participating in a Reiki Share. Both reiki practitioners and non-practitioners are invited to attend. We meet the first Thursday of every month, alternating between the Lakeville and Mendota Heights Green Lotus locations.

During a Reiki Share, we take turns giving and receiving reiki, typically with a few practitioners working on an individual simultaneously. Everyone has the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of reiki, ask questions, share stories, and meet others in the community that are on a healing path.

Practitioners, come hone your skills and practice alongside your colleagues. If you are not a reiki practitioner, you can receive reiki and also practice hands-on healing with the guidance of our Reiki Master Jennifer Stano. If you are considering pursing reiki training, this is a great forum in which to learn more about this healing system.

Reiki Shares offer the opportunity for a powerful and beautiful experience for everyone involved. The container we create allows for authentic connection, support, and acceptance. Join us!

Fee: Sliding scale of $15-$40. For those who have financial constraints, you are welcome to contribute what you are able. No one will be turned away due to financial limitations – contact maureen@greenlotusyogactr.com regarding scholarships. For those who have the means to offer a little more in support of our reiki community, your contribution is appreciated.

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Have a question about reiki trianing?

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Because our training sessions tend to develop a wait list, refunds will be made to your personal Green Lotus account with less than two-weeks notice. Cancellations made with less than 48 hour notice will not receive a refund.

Sound Healing School: Weekend Immersion

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Sound Healing School
Weekend Immersion

Sound Healing, Vibration Medicine, and Acoustic Technology

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Dates: November 7 - 9, 2025
Location: Lakeville

Schedule

• Friday: 6 - 8 p.m.

• Saturday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

• Sunday: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

No make-up sessions will be available.

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Sound Healing, Vibration Medicine, and Acoustic Technology TM describes more than pretty sounds; there is science behind the therapeutic use of sound and vibration that has been used for thousands of years.  Decades ago, Einstein said it's the healing modality of the future, but its healing properties have been around for lifetimes.  

 In this weekend immersion, you’ll learn how vibration and sound benefit the physical and energetic bodies and how to facilitate healing, clearing, and expansion in yourself and others.  You’ll learn the history of sound healing, its uses, the modernization of therapeutic sound healing, and how to perform sound healing sessions. 

We cover the chakras, the vibrational frequency and the tone for each, and tones that relate to combined chakras.  We cover the link between planetary vibration and our physical meridian portals as well as combination-tones for specific energies.  You’ll learn how to choose your bowl/s, the purpose and use of other sound tools, and how to merge sound instruments with voice. Laurie covers singing bowl playing techniques, appropriate tools to use when playing singing bowls, and care of your bowls and other sound tools.  

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You will be immersed in sound healing over the weekend as Laurie uses crystal and Tibetan singing bowls, gongs, tuning forks, Solfeggio tubes, chimes, bells, a rain drum, other drums, and additional vibration tools. You’ll experience in the felt sense of your own being the power and use of vibration and sound in the fields of energy.    

This is a hands-on and experiential event. If you have a singing bowl or other vibration tools, bring them – they are not required; Laurie has several bowls and tools for student use and experimentation so you can find the tones and vibrations that resonate with you.   Attendance is limited to 12 - save your spot now.

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Sound Healing School Weekend Immersion Faculty

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Why should you consider this training?

Through sound healing training, attendees learn to use vibration and sound to create a therapeutic environment to stimulate self-healing in themselves and others. From relaxation to reduced pain, sound healing can help people of all ages achieve better health and wellness.

Benefits of sound healing

• Calms the nervous system

• Encourages relaxation

• Balancing stress and anxiety

• Eases physical and emotional pain

• Removes energetic blocks

• Supports mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being

• Healing on the energetic level

Historical roots of sound healing

The healing quality of sound has been recognized for a very long time. As early as 16,000 B.C.E. in Europe, and 40,000 B.C.E. in Australia, vibrational tools were used as healing instruments. In past eons and today, people use sound and music to find a sense of calm, to worship, and to celebrate. Sound and vibration have been part of the human experience all over the world since ancient times.

Sound Healing School welcomes everyone! No experience required.

How does sound healing work?

The bowl releases vibrations that are absorbed by the body. Just as every organ and cell in each of us vibrates at a particular frequency, the sounds we create with singing bowls have their own vibration, one which helps the brain reach a level of deep relaxation. Sound healing befriends the noisy and overactive mind and allows transformation and healing to occur.

During a sound-healing session, many experience an altered state of awareness sometimes described as feeling “floaty”. Often there is a sense of reduced anxiety and muscle tension or a feeling of vast spaciousness. Medical studies have found that sound- healing vibrations encourage brainwaves to settle and enter a state of deep relaxation in the delta and theta states. This allows the mind to become quiet and still and the body to enter homeostasis, the state where healing occurs on all levels.

Required

Sound healing instruments are not required for attendance. Laurie has bowls and tools to use. If you have a singing bowl or tingshas, you may bring them.

Fee $375

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Because our trainings tend to develop a wait list, refunds will be made to your personal Green Lotus account with less than two-weeks’ notice. Cancellations made with less than 48-hour notice will not receive a refund.

Sound Healing School: 4-Week Course

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Sound Healing School
4-Week Course

Sound Alchemy
Unlocking the Power of Sound Healing & Group Sound Baths

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Dates: Thursdays, May 15 - June 5, 2025
Schedule: 6:30 - 8 p.m.
Location: Mendota Heights

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Dates: Thursdays, October 2 - 23, 2025
Schedule: 6:30 - 8 p.m.
Location: Mendota Heights

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Embark on a transformative 4-week exploration of the power of sound healing. Discover its profound impact on personal and group sound baths. Explore the art of creating safe and sacred soundscapes, facilitate immersive group sessions, and unlock your innate abilities. Join us on this extraordinary journey to harness the remarkable potential of sound, uplifting and nourishing your mind, body, heart, and spirit. Let the transformative magic of sound guide you towards holistic well-being and inner harmony.

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Week 1: Harmonic Resonance

• Discover the history and future of sound healing and its connection to energy, frequency, and vibrational medicine.

• Experience the transformative power of sacred sounds, including crystal singing bowls, Tibetan bowls, tuning forks, vocal toning, chanting, and mantras.

• Explore the use of healing intent and sound formulas for enhanced therapeutic effects.

• If you own a metal singing bowl or tingshas, bring them to class.

Week 2: Sacred Soundscapes

• Create safe and nurturing environments for personal healing and group sound baths.

• Learn how to set up your space for effective sound healing sessions.

• Dive into the art of playing crystal singing bowls and other sound healing instruments.

• If you own them, bring to class a metal singing bowl, crystal singing bowl, tingshas, chimes, or tuning forks.

Week 3: Sonic Fusion

• Experience a group sound bath to feel the effects of sound healing in your own body and mind.

• Learn how to facilitate a group sound bath that harmonizes and uplift participants.

• Discover the transformative power of silence and the spaces between sounds in sound healing journeys.

Week 4: Sound Alchemists Unite

• Step into the role of a sound alchemist and co-create transformative sound experiences.

• Craft your own unique sound journey for personal and collective healing.

• Embrace your innate creativity and expression through sound alchemy.

• Bring your sound healing instrument/s to class.

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Sound Healing School 4-Week Course Faculty

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Why should you consider this training?

Through sound healing training, attendees learn to use vibration and sound to create a therapeutic environment to stimulate self-healing in themselves and others. From relaxation to reduced pain, sound healing can help people of all ages achieve better health and wellness.

Benefits of sound healing

• Calms the nervous system

• Encourages relaxation

• Balancing stress and anxiety

• Eases physical and emotional pain

• Removes energetic blocks

• Supports mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being

• Healing on the energetic level

Carolyn Vinup is a master sound healer, sharing deep wisdom and love for the transformative power of sacred sound. With her expertise in crystal singing bowls, Tibetan bowls, she skillfully guides individuals on journeys of self-discovery. Her dynamic and joyful approach creates a nurturing and empowering space for healing and growth. As a mentor, Carolyn's passion and dedication ignite deep connections to healing sounds. She is a true beacon of light, inspiring and uplifting the world of sound healing.
~ Nina

Historical roots of sound healing

The healing quality of sound has been recognized for a very long time. As early as 16,000 B.C.E. in Europe, and 40,000 B.C.E. in Australia, vibrational tools were used as healing instruments. In past eons and today, people use sound and music to find a sense of calm, to worship, and to celebrate. Sound and vibration have been part of the human experience all over the world since ancient times.

Sound Healing School welcomes everyone! No experience required.

How does sound healing work?

The bowl releases vibrations that are absorbed by the body. Just as every organ and cell in each of us vibrates at a particular frequency, the sounds we create with singing bowls have their own vibration, one which helps the brain reach a level of deep relaxation. Sound healing befriends the noisy and overactive mind and allows transformation and healing to occur.

During a sound-healing session, many experience an altered state of awareness sometimes described as feeling “floaty”. Often there is a sense of reduced anxiety and muscle tension or a feeling of vast spaciousness. Medical studies have found that sound- healing vibrations encourage brainwaves to settle and enter a state of deep relaxation in the delta and theta states. This allows the mind to become quiet and still and the body to enter homeostasis, the state where healing occurs on all levels.

Having experienced Carolyn Vinup's teachings, I can confidently say she is an inspiring instructor deeply passionate about sharing the healing qualities of sacred sound. From the moment you meet her, you're enveloped in her positive energy, where she creates a safe and nurturing learning environment. Through immersive group experiences, Carolyn makes sound healing fun and accessible. Under her guidance, my confidence has grown as I continue to transform my own journey with sound.
~ Haley

Required

Sound healing instruments are not required for attendance, but having one instrument for class and practice at home is recommended. See week descriptions above for specific instrument suggestions for each class. Instruments covered in this course include:

• Crystal singing bowl

• Metal singing bowl

• Tingshas

• Tuning Forks

• Chimes

Schedule

This training is held Thursdays, 6:30 - 8 p.m.

*No make-up sessions will be available.

Fee $297

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Because our trainings tend to develop a wait list, refunds will be made to your personal Green Lotus account with less than two-weeks’ notice. Cancellations made with less than 48-hour notice will not receive a refund.