The first part of the third degree of Usui Reiki: you learn the Master symbol and the work of personal mastery. It does not qualify you to teach; that comes with Reiki III (B). Taken at least 21 days after Reiki II.
Before you enrol
Prerequisite
It can be taken at least 21 days after Reiki II, once the twenty-one days of practice that follow the Reiki II attunement are complete.
After the attunement
You receive an email when the attunement has been sent and another when your certificate is ready. Then, for twenty-one days, you give yourself Reiki daily; what to do is set out step by step in the handbook and in the article below. During those days and afterwards you can write to me by email or WhatsApp about anything on your mind — it is part of the course, at no extra cost. Read the full article →
Please note
On the night before you receive a Reiki attunement, do not drink alcohol; keep your evening meal light and, if you can, avoid red meat.
Reiki III is the third degree, called Shinpiden in Japan, and it is given in two parts. This first part, Reiki III (A), is about your own path: you receive the Master symbol and take Reiki into deeper spiritual work. Attuning others and teaching come in the second part, Reiki III (B) Master / Teacher. Many people take this degree not to become teachers but to deepen their own practice.
How the distance course works
The courses on this site are taught at a distance. You choose a time on the calendar and pay; the confirmation and a calendar invitation arrive by email. The day before the session you receive the handbook; I recommend reading it before the attunement. At the agreed time you lie down or sit somewhere quiet; no video call or app is needed. The attunement takes 20–30 minutes. Afterwards your certificate is issued in your name, with your lineage, and its link is emailed to you.
What you learn at this level
- The Master symbol: its meaning, how it is drawn and how it is used with the other three symbols
- Distance work with the Master symbol, and sequences of symbols
- Charging crystals with the symbols
- Working at a karmic level with a person, a group or an event
- Two additional symbols: for work with the heart and relationships, and for deepening meditation
The sixteen-week practice
The handbook includes a sixteen-week Reiki III practice, done once a week for an hour. The first ten weeks are for yourself, the next five for the good of the whole and the last for surrender; the sentences for each week are written out for you. This practice helps the attunement settle, little by little.
Who is it for?
For those who have completed Reiki I and II and want to deepen Reiki on their own spiritual path. This level can be taken at least 21 days after Reiki II. I suggest avoiding alcohol and eating lightly on the night before the attunement.
Reiki is a complementary energy practice; it does not replace a doctor, a psychologist or medication.
Source and lineage
How this system reached me
- Mikao Usui
- Dr. Chujiro Hayashi
- Hawayo Takata
- Phyllis Furumoto
- Claudia Hoffman
- Mary Shaw
- Christine Henderson
- Bruce Way
- Arianne McMinn
- Mona Khalaf
- Allison Dahlhaus
- Yücel Durmaz
The last name in the chain is mine; when you complete this course your certificate carries the same chain with your name added.
The manual. You receive the course handbook in my own edition — faithful to the source text, re-set so that it reads clearly on a screen.
Related courses
Reiki I
The first degree of Usui Reiki: the attunement connects you to Reiki energy and you learn to give hands-on Reiki to yourself and the people close to you. There is no prerequisite; for 21 days you give yourself Reiki daily and settle into the energy.
Reiki II
The second degree of Usui Reiki: you learn to work with the power, mental-emotional and distance symbols, to send Reiki at a distance and to focus on mental and emotional matters. Taken 21 days after Reiki I.
Reiki III (B) — Master / Teacher
The final step of Usui Reiki: here you become a Master/Teacher, learning to attune others and to teach Reiki.