The Reiki 1 course is usually taught over two days. It involves a total of about ten hours of tuition, including theory, initiation (sometimes referred to as attunement) and practice. You will also be expected to commit to a one hour self treatment each day for 21 days following the course.

Topics covered during the course include an introduction to working with energy; our understanding of reiki and how it promotes healing; the history of reiki; how to give oneself a whole body treatment; how to treat recent injuries; how to treat other people; other uses of reiki etc.

There is also plenty of opportunity for you to raise any questions you might have about the theory or use of reiki.

After the course you will be able to treat yourself and others with reiki, whenever you feel to, for the rest of your life. No further courses are necessary. You will also receive a certificate.

You can listen to Andy talking about the Reiki 1 course in a short YouTube video.

The Reiki 1 course stands alone and it is not necessary to do further courses. However, after some months using reiki, you might want to consider taking the Reiki 2 course.