Credentials & Experience

Amanda’s work is shaped by years of study in Reiki, yoga, education, meditation, and working with children and families. She continues to deepen her learning through ongoing study, practice, and connection to the natural world.

Three people standing indoors in front of a wooden wall. The person on the left is a woman with short blonde hair, glasses, a floral top, black pants, and sandals. The person in the middle is a woman with shoulder-length dark hair, wearing earrings, a patterned top, black pants, and sandals. The person on the right is a man with a bald head and a white beard, dressed in traditional black martial arts attire, and black shoes.

Amanda and her Reiki Master teachers: Denise Carpenter & Sensei Inamoto Hyakuten

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Reiki Training

Usui Reiki Ryoho (Western Tradition)
A Reiki lineage developed through the teachings of Sensei Hawayo Takata.

Usui Reiki Level 1 — Reiki Associates (2013)
Usui Reiki Level 2 — Reiki Associates (2014)
Usui Reiki Master Practitioner (2014)
Usui Reiki Master Teacher (2016)

Komyo ReikiDo (Eastern Tradition)
A Japanese Reiki lineage developed by Sensei Hyakuten Inamoto.

Komyo ReikiDo Teacher/Shihan Candidate — Inamoto Hyakuten (2024)
Komyo ReikiDo Teacher/Shihan — Inamoto Hyakuten (2025)

Yoga & Mindfulness

200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training (RYT200)
Feet in the Earth — Kim Murphy (2017)

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
(Jon Kabat-Zinn Method) — Melody Howard (2011)

Buddhist Psychology, Parts I & II
Andy Fisher (2013–2014)

Education

Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Geography
Trent University (2004)

Bachelor of Concurrent Education (Primary/Junior)
Trent University / Queen’s University (2005)

Member, Ontario College of Teachers

Professional Memberships & Community

Member, Canadian Reiki Association
Member, Komyo ReikiDo International
Board Member, Blueberry Creek Forest School
Member, Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust

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Amanda values lifelong learning and continues to deepen her understanding through ongoing study, personal practice, and time in nature.