Classes & Workshops
Tai Chi at Unity
Wednesdays, July 16 - Aug 20
1 - 2:30 pm
Join us for Tai Chi in the Library on Wednesdays with Helen Huang!
Helen is a 12-generation inheritor of Chen-Style Tai Chi, trained under the Tai Chi grandmaster Tiancai Zhu, one of the Four Kings of Chen-Style Tai Chi. She has extensive teaching experience in Tai Chi and meditation, with a focus on energy and mindfulness. Her Tai Chi teaching emphasizes developing lower body strength, and improving posture, balance, and subtle coordination. Through mindful breathing and mindful movements, she helps students to turn attention inward, to attain body-mind unity, and to unlock natural healing power within themselves.
Wednesdays, July 16 - Aug 20, 2025 | 1- 2:30 pm | $180. | Drop-ins are welcome at $30 per session | Instructor: Helen Huang| Library - In-person | Pre-requisite: none |
Yoga at Unity
Sundays, Aug 3, 10 & 17!
12:30 - 1:30 pm
Join us for Yoga in the Library after lunch on Sundays with Ruth Sonawane! Bring a mat and your water. Drop-in friendly.
Ruth is a certified yoga instructor and one of our Reiki practitioners.
Select Sundays| 12:30 - 1:30 pm | Love Offering | Instructor: Ruth Sonawane| Library - In-person | Pre-requisite: none |
Sacred Circle Reiki - In Person
Saturday, Oct 25, 2025
9 am - 4 pm
Library
Learn 8 new Reiki symbols corresponding to the 7 chakras plus our Divine Spark along with new healing meditations. Designed by Rev. Monica, these symbols came to her during her first Karuna class. This is not an ICRT class but all Reiki energies work together and complement each other.
Monica is a Karuna® Holy Fire® III World Peace Reiki Master through the International Center for Reiki Training and has been an energy healer for many years.
Saturday, 10/25 | 9 am - 4 pm | $125. Class fee includes the official You are Light book and Sacred Circle Manual | If book not needed, class fee is $105 If deposit of $50 is made at time of registering, remaining $75 is due by the beginning of the workshop | Facilitator: Rev. Monica McDowell Elvig | Library - In-person | Pre-requisite: None
🕊️ Fall Faith Series 2025
The Amen Effect: Practices of Presence to Heal Our World
Wednesdays, Sept 17 – Oct 22 @ 6 - 7:30 pm
Library and Zoom
This fall at Unity of Bellevue, we invite you into a sacred journey of healing through presence, connection, and courageous compassion.
Based on the powerful new book The Amen Effect: Ancient Wisdom to Mend Our Broken Hearts and World by Rabbi Sharon Brous, our Fall Faith Series will explore how spiritual communities can become sanctuaries of wholeness in a fragmented world. Each week, we’ll take a deeper look at the transformative power of showing up for one another—especially in times of sorrow, fear, and change. Saying “Amen” isn’t just how we end a prayer; it’s how we begin to live with spiritual integrity in a hurting world.
✨ Sunday Talks (10:30 a.m.)
Each Sunday, Rev. Charles and guest speakers will guide us through a rich exploration of themes from the book—presence, grief, justice, connection, and sacred action—offering practical spiritual tools for mending the world with love and compassion.
🌙 Wednesday Evening Class (6-7:30 p.m.)
The Amen Effect: Practicing Presence in a Fractured World
Join us for a companion class series that blends discussion, prayer, journaling, and embodied spiritual practice. Together, we’ll deepen our understanding of how to become sacred witnesses for one another and the world around us. Come as you are. All are welcome.
🕊️ This Fall, let’s say “Amen” to healing. “Amen” to justice. “Amen” to love made visible.
Books are available at the bookstore or online.
Childcare available Wednesday nights upon request.
Wednesdays, Sept 17 - Oct 22 | 6 - 7:30 pm | Love Offering $50 Suggested | Facilitator: Rev. Charles Perry | Library and Online: Zoom (link emailed before workshop) | Pre-requisite: None
Reiki I - In Person
Saturday, September 27, 2025
9 am - 4 pm
Library
Discover the restorative benefits of Reiki, a popular healing modality that utilizes energy to balance the body. Learn the history of Reiki, how it works, and how to use it for yourself and others, including animals. You will also receive the Reiki I energies and practice giving and receiving these with each other. Upon completion of the workshop, you will be a Reiki I practitioner, eligible to take Reiki II in one month.
Monica is a Karuna® Holy Fire® III World Peace Reiki Master through the International Center for Reiki Training and has been an energy healer for many years.
Saturday, 9/27 | 9 am - 4 pm | $125. Class fee includes the official Reiki I/II manual - If deposit of $50 is made at time of registering, remaining $75 is due by the beginning of the workshop | Facilitator: Rev. Monica McDowell Elvig | Library - In-person | Pre-requisite: None
Reiki II - In Person
Saturday, October 18, 2025
9 am - 4 pm
Library
Reiki II is the next Reiki class you are eligible to take through the ICRT’s program. In Reiki II you learn the names and meanings of first three Reiki symbols and how to draw them. You also receive the attunements / placements for these 3 symbols and have the opportunity to share them with each other in a Reiki Share. You will also learn and practice several new Reiki techniques. Same manual as Reiki I. Completion of this class qualifies you to take Reiki III/Master class after waiting 6 months.
Monica is a Karuna® Holy Fire® III World Peace Reiki Master through the International Center for Reiki Training and has been an energy healer for many years.
Saturday, October 18, 2025 | 9 am - 4 pm | $200. Same manual as used in Reiki I. If a manual is needed, there is an extra $25 fee to cover the cost of the manual | If deposit of $100 is made at time of registering, remaining $100 is due by the beginning of the workshop | Facilitator: Monica McDowell Elvig | Library - In-person | Pre-requisite: Reiki I
Reiki III/Master - In Person
Friday and Saturday, November 14 & 15, 2025
9 am - 4 pm
Library
Reiki III/Master is the next Reiki class you are eligible to take through the ICRT’s program. In Reiki III you learn the names and meanings of four Reiki Master symbols and how to draw them. You also receive the attunements / placements and ignitions for these 4 symbols and have the opportunity to share them with each other in a Reiki Share. You will also learn and practice several new Reiki techniques, including how to build a Reiki crystal grid. $425. This class offers the latest upgrade through the ICRT - the Holy Fire III and World Peace energies. $425 includes the Reiki III Holy Fire III Manual required ($25). This is a 2 day class. Completion of this class qualifies you to teach Reiki through the ICRT and to take Reiki Karuna Holy Fire III Master class after waiting 6 months--ICRT's final class.
Monica is a Karuna® Holy Fire® III World Peace Reiki Master through the International Center for Reiki Training and has been an energy healer for many years.
Friday and Saturday, 11/14 and 11/15 | 9 am - 4 pm | $425. includes cost of $25 Reiki III/Master manual| If deposit of $200 is made at time of registering, remaining $225 is due by the beginning of the workshop | Facilitator: Monica McDowell Elvig | Library - In-person | Pre-requisite: Reiki II and waiting 6 months.
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