Foundations
Reiki training begins with treatment. From the first segment of class, students are shown how to place their hands and give a treatment, and this structure is practiced repeatedly so that it becomes familiar through direct experience.
What students take home is the continuation of that training through daily practice. Foundations are the practices that allow what is learned in class to develop over time.
Self-Treatment
Self-treatment is the daily continuation of what is first learned in class. The same hand positions used in treating others are applied to one’s own body, and the sequence is practiced in full each day. This establishes continuity and allows the practitioner to become familiar with contact, timing, and attention.
Through daily self-treatment, the form of Reiki practice becomes stable in the hands. The practitioner learns through repetition, and over time the method becomes natural through continued contact.
The Precepts
The Reiki Precepts are given as part of the training and are practiced each morning and evening.
Just for today
Do not anger
Don’t worry
Be grateful
Work diligently
Be kind to others
These are recited and applied in daily life. They guide how the practitioner meets situations as they arise, and each line corresponds to patterns that appear naturally in thought and behavior. Through daily repetition, the Precepts begin to influence response and become part of how the practitioner acts.
A complete presentation of the Precepts and their role within training is available in Practicing the Reiki Precepts.
Reiki Meditation
Reiki meditation is part of the training system and conditions the body for practice. In this method, attention is placed above the head and Reiki is drawn downward through the body with each breath, moving through the crown, down the spine, and settling into the lower center. This process is repeated daily.
As this continues, areas of tension and resistance begin to release. The practitioner becomes familiar with how the body settles, and kokoro is refined through direct experience. Through initiation, the practitioner is connected to Reiki, and meditation reinforces that connection each day.
This stability carries directly into treatment. When the body is stable and attention is settled, the hands remain steady and the practitioner does not interfere with the process. Reiki functions clearly through this stability.
A complete presentation of this practice is given in Mastering the Reiki Meditation, where its structure and role within training are shown in full.
Foundations Within the System
Self-treatment, the Precepts, and Reiki meditation are practiced each day and work together as a single foundation. Self-treatment maintains the structure of the method, the Precepts shape behavior, and meditation stabilizes kokoro. Through consistent practice, these elements support the continued development of the system and remain in place at every stage of training.