Reiki Best Practices Worldwide

Strong preference for in person training, especially attunements. Clear lineage and progressive level structure encouraged.

Rich Reiki tradition with local adaptations. In-person attunements and formal lineage emphasised.

Strong emphasis on in-person attunements, documented training hours, and lineage. Ethics and ongoing development encouraged.

Traditional Usui methods emphasised. Structured levels, lineage, and in-person training recommended.

Training often mirrors Spanish or international guidelines. In-person attunement and ethical training emphasised.

Best practices emphasise in-person learning, traditional lineage, and ethics. Less formalised than Germany.

Strong focus on lineage, structured in-person training, and documented hours. High professional standards.

Mixed approaches. Traditional practice prefers in-person; some schools now offer hybrid. Lineage and ethics valued.

No central authority; common to follow Spanish or international formats.

Encourages ethical practice, in-person attunement, lineage verification. Structured curricula recommended.

Generally mirrors UK best practices: lineage, in-person attunement, and practice. Some hybrid formats emerging.

Training should include in-person attunements, lineage traceability, and a minimum of in-person practice hours. Teachers should be verified practitioners.

Wide variation. Best practice encourages lineage, documented attunement, and ethics code. Some training is fully online, especially post-2020.