Reiki for Beginners: A Clear Guide to Self-Practice, Hand Positions, and Your First Sessions

Want to try Reiki but afraid you’ll do it wrong?

Where do the hands go? How long do they stay? What do you say before you offer a session to someone else? Those are the questions that keep people from starting. The routines here answer them step by step, with illustrations beside the words.

You’ll find:

A five-minute self-practice to try today
A full self-session, with clear landmarks for the head, torso, back, arms and legs
Light-touch and hands-near positions, with easier options for an awkward reach
A session for a willing, fully clothed partner, starting with how to ask for consent
A seated routine for days when there is no table or bed
Quick-reference routes and a figure finder, so you can practise without rereading a chapter

You’ll also read about Reiki’s Japanese history and Five Precepts, and what a teacher and attunement add. A book can guide the routines. A lineage and a credential come through a teacher.

Begin with five minutes.