What to Teach

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