We are excited to welcome you to register for the 42nd Reiki Alliance Conference. The theme this year is “Reiki, Circle and Simplicity”. The Conference will be held in Piriápolis, Uruguay, at the Hotel Argentino. Your conference team is Lidia Raggi, Beatriz Ferrari, Rosa Silva, Raquel Langa – Argentina, and Ramón Rodríguez – Uruguay.
The day of arrival is Wednesday May 8, 2024, and we have the opportunity of an early check in. The opening ceremony will be held on the evening of May 8, and we will say farewell and safe travels to each other after breakfast on Wednesday, May 15.
As you know, this will be our first opportunity to be together, in person, as the TRA worldwide community since the onset of the pandemic in 2020. It is also our opportunity to demonstrate support for our South American TRA community, as they have supported other TRA Conferences over the many years.
The program promises to be enjoyable and relaxed, with daily Reiki shares and several sessions of enlightening discussions. Discussion topics are planned to arise from the group, and all of us in attendance will choose which topics will be discussed. There will be an Educational Day from the Office of the Grandmaster. Excursions will be offered so we can experience the locality and culture of the area (see below for the options). And, of course, we will have the Marketplace and Cabaret that we all look forward to! Because the AGM will be held on Zoom a few weeks after the Conference, we will have much more time to spend together and reconnect.
We have tried to hold down the cost of registration, but the effects of worldwide inflation have impacted us all. The registration cost equates to less than a 5% annual increase over the previous typical conference fee of USD 1,200.
Price for a single room occupation for a master: USD 1595. Price for a double room occupation per participating master: USD 1385. Price for an accompanying person (in a double room with the master): USD 850
Registration for the Conference will close on April 6, 2024.
Piriápolis
Piriápolis, a city in Uruguay, is an old-fashioned seaside resort town with a laidback feel. It’s famous for its esplanade, a beach-side walk known in Uruguay as a rambla. The Rambla and the beach are right in front of the hotel.
Hotel Argentino
Argentino Hotel Casino & Resort
Rambla de los Argentinos
20200 Piriápolis
Departamento de Maldonado, Uruguay
http://argentinohotel.com.uy
The hotel will provide treatment tables.
Check in for the conference will be on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 3pm.
Airport
Carrasco International Airport – MVD
Argentino Hotel Casino & Resort is a 40-minute drive from Carrasco Airport.
Please check the box on the registration page if you are interested in help with a shuttle from the airport to the hotel. The price will be provided as soon as it is available.
Currency
The local currency is the Uruguayan peso. In the hotel everything can be paid in dollars. Everywhere else you can use your credit card, including in buses if you buy the ticket in the terminal. There are also taxis that accept credit cards. You can exchange any money in Uruguayan pesos.
Weather
In May, the average high-temperature and low-temperature in Montevideo are 18.6°C or 65.48°F and 10.2°C to 50.36°F respectively.
https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/uruguay/montevideo-weather-may
Excursions
Excursion 1. Punta del Este
- Punta del Este is known as the St. Tropez of Uruguay, thanks to its beautiful beaches.
- Punta Ballena (a well-known spot for whale watching).
- Optional entrance to Casa Pueblo (built in 1958 a famous artist’s home that took 36 years to create).
- Tour of the Peninsula. Optional lunch. Walk through Gorlero (a street for tourists to buy gifts and shop). We resume the tour passing by La Barra, Manantiales.
Price per participant: USD 45.00
Excursion 2. Montevideo
- Entrance by rambla to Plaza Independencia. Walk along Sarandí pedestrian street.
- Iglesia Matriz and Plaza (officially the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and St. Philip and St. James, but it is known to Montevideans as the Matriz (“head”) Church, as well as the Catedral Metropolitana de Montevideo. The cathedral is the oldest public building in Montevideo).
- Optional lunch at Mercado del Puerto.
- Carnival Museum (Uruguay has long held the reputation for celebrating the longest carnival in the world, this museum hosts clothing and painting from over the years of the long-held celebration). Visit to the Legislative Palace (meeting place for general assembly, The Palace is a Greco-Roman eclecticist style building).
Price per participant: USD 45.00
Excursion 3. Piriápolis
- History and mysticism of the city through the energy points and symbolism left by the Founder. For those who have eyes to see.
Price per participant: USD 45.00