This is the minimum content for each level of Usui Shiki Ryōhō1This list draws on several sections of The Heart of Reiki by Richard Ellis, 2014.:
Level One
- What Reiki is
- A history of Reiki
- The five Reiki principles
- An explanation of the Reiki initiations
- Two or four initiations
- The practice of self-treatment
- The practice of treating others
- Grounding
- Certification
Level Two
- The three second-level Reiki symbols:
- their meaning
- how to use them
- Mental-emotional healing techniques
- Distant healing techniques
- One initiation
- Professional responsibilities as a Reiki practitioner
- Certification
Level Three
Some teachers choose to separate the third level into two distinct courses, referred to as ‘master-practitioner’ and ‘master-teacher’.
- The traditional master symbol:
- its meaning
- how to use it
- The initiation
- symbols for the initiation
- a precise sequence for the initiation
- practice giving initiations
- What content to teach at each level
- One initiation
- Responsibilities as a Reiki teacher
- Certification
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