The Sei-Ki Training

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The Sei-Ki Training is an immersion year with the aim of giving participants a solid foundation in the work. It is a rolling programme, designed to become the training and support you want and need for as long as you want and need it. Like a Sei-Ki session, it is dynamic and responsive and will evolve over time.

Alice Whieldon | Alexandra Gelny | Maria Kokori

CURIOUS ABOUT THE SEI-KI TRAINING?

The next cycle of the Sei-Ki Training will start in September 2027 and run until June 2028.

Read on for more info, or join us for one of our online info sessions, download the pdf, also read the FAQ.
You are also welcome to get in touch with us directly. We will be happy to answer any questions you might have.

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Online Info Sessions

We will offer live online info sessions about The Sei-Ki Training 2027/28 via zoom soon.
Please return to check about the next dates or sign up for our newsletter.

You can also watch one of our video recordings of previous sessions HERE (please note that there might be some changes for the next upcoming Training cycle though) and to get in touch with us with your questions.

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Download the info

Feel free to download the essential info about The Sei-Ki Training and the Calendar for season 2027/28.

Info Calendar

Got more questions?

FAQ and contact

You may also want to read our summary of frequently (or not so frequently) asked questions or get in touch with us directly.

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Immersive learning year

The Sei-Ki Training

Sei-Ki is “beginners mind”, so this training is relevant to practitioners at all levels. Once you have completed the intensive year, joining all or part of it in subsequent years will take you to deeper layers of understanding. This is why we say this year is a rolling programme.

Only a year to learn Sei-Ki?

There are many layers in appreciating Sei-Ki. For most of us, it takes much longer than a year to understand and perform Sei-Ki to a high level of competence, but people can, nevertheless, do good work from the beginning.

So why is The Sei-Ki Training only 1 year and not 2, 3, 4+ years?

The answer is that we do not know how long it will take you to be confident and be competent in Sei-Ki. It might take a year and it might take 10 or 20 years. No fixed-length training would ever be appropriate in this art. If Sei-Ki is your Path, you will have to navigate it according to your own, growing understanding. But good help along the way is crucial.

Over the years, we have noticed that people can make real progress if immersed in Sei-Ki over the course of a year. This is long enough to give you a boost in skill and understanding but not so long that it takes the spontaneity and uniqueness out of your experience. Sei-Ki is the Way of aliveness and any training must keep that centre front.

Elements of The Sei-Ki Training

Teaching and Learning events

These are the Sei-Ki Training teaching and learning events which you will participate in during the intensive immersion year. The dates refer to the Training cycle 2027/28.

2 RESIDENTIAL WORKSHOPS of 4+ days each
September 9-13, 2027 | Hyakujōgan Zendo (BergZendo) Hohe Wand (near Vienna, Austria)
June 1-5, 2028 | Hyakujōgan Zendo (BergZendo) (near Vienna, Austria)

1 NON-RESIDENTIAL WORKSHOP of 5 days
January 27-31, 2028 | Vienna

ONLINE LIVE EVENTS
4 online live workshops of 7 hrs each
Online book club | 8 meetings of 1.5 hrs each
Online live exercise sessions

ONLINE LIBRARY
Recorded exercise series
Written material
Recorded audio material

SUPERVISION
Online supervision meetings in small groups
Optional: 1:1 supervision

TUTORIALS in person within the framework of a Residential or workshop.

For all dates and times for 2026/27, download the Calendar.

What you will learn

Skill in touch
What Sei-Ki is and how you can learn it
How to focus your attention and develop your ability to “see”
Enhanced ability to work with people to enrich their lives
Greater confidence and courage in Sei-Ki
Greater Skill in talking about Sei-Ki

Self-development

Training in self-reflection and autonomous learning
Training in developing a professional approach to this work and ways of talking about it
Active support in personal development and professionalism

Fellowship & Support

Sei-Ki is an Art, a Way, a passion, a profession. As you walk this Path it will shape and challenge you. In an important sense, you are on your own with your research and discovery. But, from time to time, even the wisest and most independent of us can benefit from support and community.

The Sei-Ki Training will take a small group through 10 months, after which you can join the Sei-Ki Hub for ongoing learning and fellowship. The Sei-Ki Hub gives more form and structure to the existing Sei-Ki community, offering continuity and ongoing support to suit your preferences as well as the pleasure of sharing together.

Teaching

What we mean by “teaching” is using our skills to support you, to the best of our abilities, in learning the Art of Sei-Ki.

Alice Whieldon will lead the teaching and have overview of it as Director. But no individual could offer this Training alone. This is a collaboration.

Alexandra Gelny and Maria Kokori are experienced in Sei-Ki and in teaching and we are joined by Assistants who also bring a variety of skills.

Learning

The desire to learn comes from the participant, but when it is met by good teaching, the combination can be a more powerful exploration. We want to give you the support you may need to be an autonomous learner and take pleasure in and ownership of your individual path.

Acknowledging Progress

How long it will take you to achieve your goals is not something we can calculate. Yet we see the importance of assessing and acknowledging progress. Markers of success we think are important include:

The quality of your Sei-Ki touch and ability to connect with clients
The quality of your attention and ability to see how things are for your clients
How this work shows up in your everyday life
Client feedback
Your ability to speak confidently about Sei-Ki
Success, according to your own measures

Language

The Sei-Ki Training’s main language will be English.

Your English doesn’t need to be perfect to participate in the Training, but ideally, you have a good understanding of English.

We are aware that the group will be multilingual and we can offer language support in the following languages:
German (Alexandra) | Greek (Maria) | Italian (Alexandra) | French (Alexandra)

This means that you can make comments or ask questions (in person, online or via email) in your native language. There might also be occasions (peer group meetings, small group supervision) which might be held in any of the above languages, if this is the preferred language of the small group coming together for these teaching events.

This training is for you, if:

You love Sei-Ki and want more of it in your life
You want to develop a career as a Sei-Ki practitioner
You have done some Sei-Ki before, at least 3 days with Alice and another 3 days with Alice, Alexandra or Maria

How you can participate

You can apply for the second Sei-Ki Training Cycle (Sept. 2027 till June 2028) HERE.

Step 1 | Application

We invite applications to the Sei-Ki Training from those who have a minimum of 6 days in Sei-Ki workshops. At least 3 of these days must be with Alice Whieldon. The other 3 days could be with Alexandra Gelny or Maria Kokori.

You can apply by filling out this form.

Step 2 | Interview

Applicants will be invited to an interview with Alice plus Alexandra or Maria.

This is so you and we can all be satisfied that The Sei-Ki Training is a good fit. It will also be a chance for you to ask us any questions you may have, and it will also help us to tailor the Training even better to the individual needs of the participants.

Step 3 | Confirmation

Once both you and us have confirmed your application, your place in The Sei-Ki Training is guaranteed and your registration is definite.

Costs

Overall tuition for The Sei-Ki Training 2027/28 is EUR 3,500.-.

This includes:

The participation fees for all in-person workshops (two Residentials of 4+ days each, one workshop of 5 days)
the participation fees for all online live classes (online modules, Book Club), as well as online group supervision (three sessions per participant)
access to the Online Library with helpful audio, video and written material, community and exchange with other participants

This doesn't include:

Cost for lodging and food during workshops
travel costs
fees for any additional and optional workshops, 1:1 tutorials or 1:1 supervision sessions

Payment plan:

A non-refundable deposit of EUR 400.- is to be paid after your participation is confirmed by both us and you.
First payment: a total of 1/3 of the teaching fee (minus deposit) or more before the first Residential in September 2026
Second payment: 1/3 of the teaching fee or more before the workshop in February 2027.
Third payment: 1/3 of the teaching fee or remaining amount before the Residential in June 2027.

If you need a different payment plan, please get in touch; we are open to discussing individual solutions.

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