Gendai Reiki is a system developed by Hiroshi Doi of Tokyo, Japan, the person responsible for bringing much of the knowledge about Japanese Reiki healing’s history to the West. This philosophy of this system is that Reiki should not be mysterious or ritualistic, but should instead be focused and easy to understand. The name Gendai means modern in Japanese.
Gendai Reiki integrates the Usui Reiki Ryoho of Mikao Usui, the founder of the Usui System of Natural Healing (the English translation of what we call Reiki in the U.S.). with the Western tradition in the lineage of Mikao Usui, Chujiro Hayashi, and Hawayo Takata. The system is taught in four levels, each building on the other and having three attunements, called Reiju in Japanese. The attunements give the student a deepened ability to connect with the information taught in the classes which are each taught in six to seven hours.
To see what is included in each class level, please click on the tabs below:
Gendai Reiki I – Shoden
This is an eight-hour class.
PREREQUISITE: No prerequisite other than an openness to learning about energy.
TOPICS COVERED:
- The Attraction and The Characteristics of Reiki-ho
- Introduction to Reiki: Guidance of Level I
- Structure of Reiki-ho
- Essence of Reiki-ho and Gendai Reiki-ho
- The Founder, Usui Mikao
- What is Reiki? What is Reiki-ho?
- Reiki History – From Reiki Foundation to Current Status
- How to Deliver, Strengthen, and Use Reiki Energy
- Reiki Healing Basics
- Three Attunements
- The Reiki Principles
- 12 Basic Hand Positions for Self-Healing
- Practice with Self-Healing
- 12 Basic Hand Positions for Healing Others
- Practice with Healing Others in one-to-one, two-to-one, and group sessions.
- Aura Cleansing Technique
- Shudan Reiki (Group Reiki) and Renzoku Reiki (Reiki Marathon) Techniques
- Reiki Mawashi (Reiki Circle) Technique
- Nentatsu Ho Technique
- Energy Purification and Energy Boosting
- Jakigiri-Joka Ho Technique
- Reiki to Crystal and Charm
- Reiki to Air, Field and Atmosphere
- Reiki to Food and Drink
- Healing Animals or Plants
- Making Reiki Energy Water
- Self-Purifying/Self-Growth Methods
- Kenyoku (Dry Bathing)
- Gassho Kokyu Ho (Breathing Technique using Hands Together)
- Reiki Shower
Gendai Reiki II – Okuden
This is an eight-hour class.
PREREQUISITE: Gendai Reiki I.
TOPICS COVERED:
- Becoming a Symbol of Light (Hikari) / Hikari no Kokyu-Ho (Breathing of the Light Technique)
- How to Make Reiki More Powerful
- Purpose and Concept of Level II
- Symbols and Kotodama (Mantra)
- Meaning and Function of the Symbols
- How to Utilize the Symbols
- Healing Beyond Time and Space
- Western Reiki – Reiki Box
- Western Reiki – Deprogramming Technique
- Traditional Healing – Tanden Chiryo Ho (Deprogramming Technique)
- Traditional Healing – Koki Ho and Gyoshi Ho (Healing with Breath and Eyes)
- Heso Chiryo Ho (Navel Healing Technique)
- Seiheki Chiryo Ho
- Healing Using Hibiki (Sense of Hands) Byosen Reikan Ho and Reiji Ho
- Hatsurei Ho (Self-Purification Meditation)
- Jiko Joka Healing (Self-Cleansing)
- Sending Light to Your Cells
- Chakra Kassei Kokyu Ho (Breathing Technique for Chakra Activation)
- How to Use Reiki for Level II Practitioners
Gendai Reiki III – Shinpiden
This is an eight-hour class. It is usually combined with Gokuikaiden over two days. Please see the Calendar for tuition and registration information.
PREREQUISITE: Gendai Reiki I and II.
TOPICS COVERED:
- Sample Affirmations
- To Realize Yourself by Reiki Wave that Improves Spirituality
- Re-recognizing the Essence of Reiki Healing
- To Learn the Master Symbol
- To Use the Master Symbol
- Self-Cleansing with Light
- Receiving Guidance from Higher Self All Day
- How to Make Contact with Higher Beings
- Communicating with your Higher Self
- Reiki Meditation
- Using Symbols and Transcending Symbols
- The Spirit of Usui Reiki (Recognition and Teaching)
- Five Reiki Principles (Explaining them simply)
- Guide to Enlightenment
- Traditional Healing Techniques – Uchite Chiryo Ho (Patting with Hands)
- Traditional Healing Techniques – Oshite Chiryo Ho (Pushing with the Tips of the Fingers
- Traditional Healing Techniques – Ketsueki Kokan Ho (Blood Purification)
- Self-Purifying / Self-Growth Techniques
- Hado Breathing
- Cleansing of Spinal Cord with Breath
- Cleansing Karma with Breath
Gendai Reiki IV – Gokuikaiden
This is an eight-hour class. It is usually combined with Shinpiden. Please see the Calendar for tuition or registration information.
PREREQUISITE: Gendai Reiki I, II and III.
TOPICS COVERED:
- Steps to Educate and Qualify a Reiki Master
- Guide to Reiki Mastership
- Qualification, Role and Own Practice
- Master’s Consciousness, Qualifications and Practice
- Ideal Gendai Reiki Technique
- Summary of Reiki Ho, and Helpful Hints for Self-Realization
- Understanding of Attunements and Symbols
- How to Give the Attunements, Levels 1 through 3
- How to Give the Combined Attunement for Level 4
- Characteristics of Each Level and What to Teach
- Traditional Techniques of Reiki Ryoho
- Hints for Gendai Reiki Masters
- Traditional Reiju of Reiki Ryoho