Mrs. Hawayo Takata brought Reiki to the United States in 1938 and taught many Americans Reiki Level 1, sometimes called Reiki First Degree.

By the end of a Reiki Level 1 course, you will be able to:

  • Use the hand positions to give a Reiki treatment to both yourself and others.

  • Give Reiki to your pets and plants.

  • Understand the story of Reiki and information about our lineage and teachers.

  • Sense the flow of Reiki energy in your hands, as well as sense the energy of the person that you are treating.

  • Discern areas of the body that have decreased life-force energy and learn to apply Reiki to those areas.

  • Learn and apply the Reiki precepts to daily life and in your self-treatment.

  • Understand more about how negative emotional states affect the physical body.

Reiki Level 1.

Reiki Level 1, also called First Degree Reiki, is the foundational practice for beginners in the Usui Shiki Ryoho Tradition.

In Reiki Level 1, the teacher performs four meditative attunements (also called initiations) to connect you to the first degree of Reiki energy. The attunement protects students both from using their own life-force energy to help others and from absorbing any negative energetic patterns from the people they treat.

Reiki Level 1 is a 16-hour class taught generally taught over two days. The class is divided into four sections, each from 3 to 4 hours. You will receive an attunement (initiation) during each section of the class.

Cost: $375

Time commitment: Saturday and Sunday, 10 am to 6 pm