Your Reiki reading library
Explore 15 topics, from your first Reiki practice to symbols, attunements and Master teachings. Choose a topic and follow your curiosity.
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Explore the Reiki courseStart with the foundations
Understand Reiki, its principles and where the tradition comes from.
5 articles
Reiki basics
Starting points: what Reiki is, common questions, Namaste and the honest answers to the doubts beginners raise.
2 articles
Principles
The five Reiki principles, their meanings and how to live them through gratitude and daily reflection.
5 articles
History
Where Reiki came from: Mikao Usui, the Japanese and Western lineage, types of Reiki and the Gakkai.
Build your everyday practice
Explore hand positions, session guidance, meditation and reflective reading.
31 articles
Treatment
Giving and receiving Reiki: hand positions for self-treatment and others, byosen, scanning, body work and the Japanese techniques.
33 articles
Healing
Reiki and wellbeing guides covering pain, low mood, sleep, karma, pregnancy, children, relationships, meditation and grief, with appropriate care and personal choice kept in view.
Deepen your Reiki study
Explore the symbols, levels, attunements and distance practice alongside the course.
12 articles
Symbols
Every Reiki symbol and how it is used: the master symbol, Dai Ko Myo, the Antahkarana, structures, protection and self-treatment.
29 articles
Levels & attunements
Reiki levels 1 to Master and the attunements between them: what each course covers, the ceremonies and the practitioner's progression.
5 articles
Distant Reiki
Sending Reiki across distance and time: methods, ethics, program distant Reiki, distant attunements and group sending.
Explore related traditions and subjects
Browse Karuna Ki, animal Reiki, chakras, crystals and other traditions.
16 articles
Karuna Ki
Karuna Ki Reiki: its symbols, the three level attunements, Karuna Ki Do meditation and chanting.
2 articles
Animal Reiki
Reiki with animals: consent, pets and practice notes for animal sessions.
14 articles
Chakras & aura
The seven chakras, the seven layers of the aura, meridians, chakra colours, daily exercises and breath work.
5 articles
Crystals
Crystal healing with Reiki: quartz, grids, necklaces and how crystals join a Reiki practice.
7 articles
Angels
Historical Reiki Angels materials: courses, dolphin attunement, Imara and distant-healing practices.
Teach and develop a professional practice
Learn about the school, teaching resources, clients and setting up your practice.
2 articles
Academy
The current school, its teacher, learning progression and supported student experiences.
18 articles
Practice
Working as a Reiki practitioner: clients, courses of sessions, equipment, spaces, ethics, costs and the business side.