by Nepal Yoga Home | Sep 16, 2026 | reiki
A lot of people email us before they book anything, and almost all of them ask some version of the same thing: which level of Reiki training should I actually start with? That’s a very obvious and fair question. The three stages aren’t interchangeable and jumping in at the wrong point usually means redoing work later.
This blog isn’t a repeat of what’s already on our main reiki training in Nepal page. That page covers the program itself. This one is meant to help you figure out which level fits you right now, whether in-person or online reiki training in Nepal makes more sense and what to expect before you show up.
What Makes Reiki Training in Nepal Different?
Kathmandu isn’t just a nice photo backdrop for this. The location actually changes how the practice sinks in.
Here’s what makes Reiki training suitable here:
- Quiet surroundings: It’s hard to sit with energy work when your phone won’t stop buzzing or a neighbor’s dog is barking through the wall.
- A teacher physically in the room: Attunements land differently when someone can correct your hand placement on the spot.
- Other students going through it with you: Half the value comes from talking to people who felt the same thing you did after a session.
- Fewer things pulling at your attention: Most students tell us the biggest shift wasn’t the energy itself, it was simply having nothing else competing for their focus that week.
The 3 Levels of Reiki Training at a Glance
There’s a reason this is broken into stages instead of one long course.
Go through it at a glance to understand it better and determine which one is suitable for you:
| Level |
What It Focuses On |
Typical Gap Before Starting |
Best Suited For |
| First Degree |
Self-healing through touch |
None, open to complete beginners |
Anyone new to energy work |
| Second Degree |
Distant healing, symbols |
About 3 months after Level 1 |
Practitioners ready to heal others |
| Master Degree |
Mastery and teaching others |
About 9 months after Level 2 |
Those planning to certify future students |
If somewhere offers to hand you all three certificates over one long weekend, that’s a red flag, not a shortcut. The gaps exist because your body and nervous system need real time to settle into each attunement before the next one is layered on top.
How to Know Which Level of Reiki Training You Need First?
Run through these before you book anything, as it only takes a minute:
- Have you ever received an attunement or initiation before, in any form? If not, you start at Level 1 as it’s beginner-friendly.
- Is your goal mainly self-healing, or do you want to work on other people too? The first is fully covered in Level 1; the second needs Level 2.
- Has it actually been three months since your First Degree course? If yes, you’re clear to move forward.
- Do you eventually want to teach Reiki yourself, not just practice it? That’s the Master Degree, and it’s not where beginners start.
- Can you realistically commit to 20 minutes of practice most days? The certificate means little if the habit doesn’t stick afterward.
In-Person or Online Reiki Training: Which Fits Your Life?
Both paths teach the same core material. The right one just depends on your situation.
In-person training works better if:
- You want a teacher physically correcting your form as you go
- The retreat setting itself matters to you, not just the certificate
- You can actually clear the calendar and fly to Kathmandu
Online training works better if:
- Travel isn’t in the cards this year but you don’t want to wait
- You already have somewhere quiet at home to sit for attunements
- A flexible pace matters more to you than a fixed schedule
If online is the better fit, each level is offered as its own course: First Degree Reiki (online), Second Degree Reiki (online), and Master Degree Reiki (online).
Reiki Training vs. Reiki Healing: Know the Difference
We get this question a lot, so it’s worth spelling out clearly.
This training teaches you to channel and direct the energy yourself, through a structured course with clear levels.
A reiki healing session is different: you’re the one receiving it, and a practitioner does the actual work. No training required on your end at all.
If what you actually want is to feel the effects rather than learn the technique, our reiki healing in Nepal page is the better place to start, not a training program.
Getting Ready Before You Start Your Training
A bit of prep makes the first couple of days noticeably easier.
- Ease off caffeine and heavy food for a few days beforehand, your system will thank you
- Don’t schedule anything demanding right after you land or right before you leave
- Bring a notebook. Almost everyone wants to write something down after an attunement
- Try not to walk in with fixed expectations about what you’ll feel
- If you’re still unsure which level applies to you, just ask before you commit to dates
Finding Your Starting Point
None of this needs to be complicated. If you’ve never had an attunement, you start at First Degree. Everything else on this page is really just detail for later. The three-level structure, the gaps in between, the choice between in-person and online: those all matter, but they matter after you’ve taken the first step, not before it.
If you’re still going back and forth on which level fits or whether Kathmandu makes sense for you right now, that’s exactly what the questions above are for. If you’re not even sure training is what you’re after, a healing session might be the better place to begin.
Either way, don’t let the decision sit for months. Email us with where you’re at, and we’ll point you to the right level and format instead of leaving you to guess.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I skip Level 1 and go straight to Level 2?
No. Level 2 builds directly on the attunement you receive during Level 1, so skipping ahead means missing the groundwork everything else depends on. Every student completes First Degree before moving to Second Degree.
How long does the full certification path take from start to finish?
Counting the required gaps between levels, most students finish all three degrees over about a year. The actual class time at each stage is only a few days; it’s the spacing in between that stretches things out. Rushing through the gaps tends to weaken the results more than speed anything up.
Is online reiki training in Nepal as effective as in-person training?
Online covers the same material, including remote attunements, and plenty of students complete it successfully. That said, some people just focus better in person with a teacher watching over their shoulder. It really comes down to your own learning style and how quiet your home setup is.
Do I need any yoga or meditation background before starting?
No, none at all. First Degree is built for complete beginners from day one. A calm headspace helps, sure, but the technique itself is taught from scratch either way.
What happens after I finish Master Degree training?
Once you complete it, you’re qualified to initiate and teach Reiki to your own students. Most graduates fold it into existing yoga or wellness work rather than treating it as a separate career. In a lot of ways, finishing Master Degree is really just the point where the teaching starts.
by Tirtha Acharya | Oct 5, 2021 | reiki
Reiki level 3 / Reiki Master Degree
Reiki level 3 or also taken as Reiki master is a traditionally designed course where the course attendants can walk away and attune new Reiki practitioners. It relates to self-mastery from a process of living and learning enlightening your inner powers. This doesn’t happen overnight and it takes time. Reiki level 3 is all about being true to yourself, loving yourself unconditionally, and innating your inner talents.
More description of Reiki level 3
Reiki level 3 is generally done to obtain the last degree of Reiki and be a master in it. It can not only be to attune students but also to attain an inner level of peace and heal yourself. You can get through it in two ways: The first one is for the Master Level and the advanced techniques. The second one incorporates the Master Level where you are given training, ideas, and information to pass on attunements.
How is Reiki level 3 or Reiki master’s Degree practiced?
As it is the master level of Reiki so it includes a certain amount of work and dedication. Some dedicators dedicate their whole life to gain master’s in Reiki.
This process starts from Reiki level 1 where you had the ways to work with yourself detoxifying slightly more physical approaches. After the completion of Reiki level 1, you jump to Reiki level 2 where you had to learn mental and emotional healing which in turn helps for physical healing. After completing both levels of Reiki, the master level of Reiki roams around the master symbols, Dai Ko Myo where the values of Reiki do not depend on the symbol itself. The most important thing is the representation of relation to the new vibration.
Level 3 of Reiki is more related to
the enlightenment, positive power, and evolution. In Reiki level 3, you will get a chance to be more in sync with the world around us and the energy that surrounds us. Here, one will get to understand that we all are “under the same roof” and we all are connected in some senses with the universal energy flowing through us.
There are so many responsibilities you have to carry after mastering Reiki. A few of the responsibilities you have to take are as follows:
- You should try to bring light where there is darkness and spread love where there is hate.
- You should know how to spread the truth and knowledge as best as possible.
- Guiding people on the right path, when they move to the wrong path, is very necessary.
- You should have human feelings within yourself which is very necessary for the continuous process of spiritual evolution.
- Try to learn from others and even spread your knowledge and experience with others.
- Be kind to all, give love not hate and try to forgive and forget.
- You should know all the Reiki knowledge, its meaning, and its purposes.
You should fix in mind that Reiki is more about your connections with force energy and spiritual evolution of our life than in any symbols. After attaining this level, you will gain access to the most powerful symbol Dai Ko Myo which has the highest vibration and is taken as the master symbol. Talking about the Dai Ko Myo symbol, it is a Reiki master symbol that is known for its power and vibration.
Each Reiki level is standardized and each level teaches us different ideas and information. What is common is that all levels provide a general organization of the progression of Reiki mastership. As the Reiki courses are taught in wide organized methods, the learners need to know about the syllabus first before taking this course. You can get access to the format by doing online research or asking your guru for that.
Every community around the world uses Reiki and even medical professionals and scientists are showing their interest in it.
by Tirtha Acharya | Sep 30, 2021 | reiki
Reiki level 2 or Reiki Second Degree
Reiki is a form of energy that is used to reduce stress, anxiety, improve health conditions and promote quality of life. It is an ancient technique that is still used today for physical and emotional healing. To practice this form of energy you should wear clean, loose-fitting, comfortable items of clothing. Remove your shoes, jewelry, and glasses before your session starts. Reiki Training contains 3 levels of training which are the reiki first degree, Reiki Second Degree, and Reiki third level or master’s degree.
What is Reiki level 2?
Reiki level 2, also known as “hidden, inner teachings” is a simple exploration of Reiki at a physical and mental level that works with your emotional side as well. This is the reiki second degree which is practice for attaining all kinds of stability whether physical, emotional, or mental.
At a practitioner level, Reiki means to equip and qualify to apply the Reiki energy and techniques to people as clients, if you so choose. Here, you will learn about the ways to send Reiki to a person at a certain distance from you giving extra symbols to empower it. There are so many researches carried out to prove the validity of Reiki healing, and it has been proved that this type of healing is just as effective as the person being treated in the same room.
Research about Quantum physics, which splits the world at a subatomic level has done experiments where particles are broken into two categories. One is sent 200 miles away but when the change is made to one still room, the other 200 miles far reacted at the same moments. This brings us to a conclusion that, though they were separated physically, they were still connected somehow and distance didn’t matter there. Einstein’s named this phenomenon as “Spooky action at a distance”. This same phenomenon is applied for Reiki 2 that is distance healing where a person doesn’t need to be in the same place or same room while giving treatment and still will be benefited from the technique.
Reiki Second Degree is used to relax and strengthen one’s well-being, reduce pain, anxiety, and fatigue.
The only criteria needed to learn Reiki level 2 is to know Reiki level 1. Reiki level 1 is training where you will get access to plenty of resources offering to teach and make the base for any other Reiki level. This can be done either by reading a book or receiving a Level 1,2 or 3 attunement via YouTube or anything. Apart from knowing Reiki level 1, you should do the 21 days cleaning process to make yourself prepared for Reiki level 2. Other requirements for reiki second degree are listed below:
- You can’t take alcohol as alcohol dulls the mind.
- Avoid high protein and carbohydrates food as they are very hard to digest and it takes time for digestion.
- Eat foods that are easy to digest.
- Avoid Caffeinated drinks as it causes the mind to be overactive or hyperactive.
More about Reiki level 2
After you complete the above-mentioned requirements, it won’t take time to learn Reiki level 2. Either buy a book or any soft copy having ideas about reiki second degree Or take notes from your teacher while teaching. For this process, the Reiki guru will ask students to close their eyes to focus internally and enjoy the experience of the Attunement. He then uses a combination of symbols and mantras to connect you with the Reiki universal force.
Things you will learn from Reiki level 2
- It will give you a full revision of reiki level 1and make the base for Reiki level 3.
- You will get familiar with Reiki Sacred Symbols along with their mantras.
- You will learn how to perform distance healing on yourself or anyone.
- You will get through psychology that is positive & mindfulness techniques discussed which help to enhance our wellbeing.
- You will get to learn a wide range of additional techniques and symbols to offer to potential clients to practice Reiki on both business and personal level
by Tirtha Acharya | Sep 25, 2021 | reiki
Reiki level 1 | Reiki First Degree Training
Reiki is a type of healing technique, more a therapy than technique. It is a Japanese technique which is said to use universal energy to heal the body. In reiki healing, the life energy of the healer if said to be flown to the ill person’s body. It is based on the belief that all of us contains life energy, and the disturbance and depleting life energy is the cause of sickness and illness.
The best thing about reiki is, it is quite simple, natural, not costly and has no side effects. Not just the body reiki is used to heal the body, but also the mind and spirit. Although Riki is an amazingly simple to perform, it is at the same time incredibly detailed and vast field. Nepal Yoga Home provides both Reiki healing and Reiki training in Nepal.
There are three different level of reiki:
Reiki Level 1 / Reiki First Degree
Reiki Level 2 / Reiki Second Degree
Reiki Level 3 / Reiki Third Degree
Reiki First Degree in detail
Reiki First Degree is the beginner’s place. To start here first research at internet, read some books and find yourself a master. Compared to the level 2 and 3, 1 is pretty simple as there is not much preparation you need to do before you start learning it.
Preparation before learning Reiki First Degree or level 1
No hard preparations needed for reiki, just some positive attitude and normal things.
1) Healthy body
To start the reiki level 1, you need to keep your body healthy. Keeping focused on the health of your body is important not just for learning reiki level 1 but your whole life.
2) No alcohol
Alcohol dulls the body and mind. So, before joining reiki level 1 alcohol is not recommended.
3) Less protein
Protein rich food as meat, egg is hard to digest and uses more energy. High protein food is also not recommended on preparation of reiki level 1.
4) Healthy mind
Not just body, reiki learning is mind also. So, keep your mind stress free and relax as much as you can.
5) Balanced diet
Balanced diet, healthy food and hydrated body can fill you with all the positive vibes and life energy.
The Steps of Reiki Level 1 / Reiki First Degree
1) Reiki level 1: Attunement
Reiki first degree attunement is the process by which you awaken the reiki energy within you and channel it through within others if needed.
The students are asked to close their eyes. Then the reiki masters, perform rituals that enables the students to feel the reiki energy around them. The masters perform rituals with their mantras and using sacred symbols. The masters perform this on their first session.
2) Reiki level 1: Practice
After attunement practice phase comes in reiki level 1. The practice phase includes mediations, relaxation, and practice to increase and balance the life energy within you.
As per reiki masters, the beginners should regularly focus and improve the energy flow, if not done they will have their link with the life energy continuously weaken.
What can you do after learning reiki level1?
Comparing to reiki level 3 and reiki experts reiki level 1 is a beginner level knowledge and skill. However, you still can do some amazing stuff.
Feel the energy
Reiki attunement will enable to feel the life energy. With practice by the end of your session you can be particularly good at feeling and channeling the energy.
Fit body
No alcohol, balanced diet, healthy mind will give you a very fit body. The discipline forms the preparation for reiki to the completion of session will pay you with a very fit and healthy body.
Environmental conscious
When you will connect with the life energy of the universe, you will be more loving to your surroundings, natural resources, and nature itself.
by Tirtha Acharya | May 25, 2021 | reiki
Different Reiki Channel To Receive Universal Energy
Reiki is a Japanese technique where the trained experts heal with the natural energy flowing from their palms to the other person. In simple terms reiki can be called as energy healing.
Reiki has various stages as well as various channels.
The channels of reiki are as follows
1) Usui reiki
Usui reiki is also called as western reiki. It is the most popular reiki channel, in fact 90% of the people who practice reiki are usui reiki practitioner. It is the original reiki channel invented by Japanese Mikao usui more than 100 years ago.
Usui reiki consist of four aspects and nine elements.
The four aspects are:
-Healing practice
-Personal Development
-Spiritual Discipline
-Mystic order
Oral tradition, Spiritual lineage, History, Initiation, Symbols, Treatment, Form of teaching, Monetary exchange, precepts are the nine elements of usui reiki.
Wide acceptability, originality is some of the advantages of usui reiki over other reiki channels.
2) Jikiden Reiki
Jikiden reiki is also called as easter reiki. Jikiden reiki is remarkably like usui reiki even almost identical. Jikiden reiki came into existence by the effort of the peoples, Chiyoko yamaguchi and her son Tadao yamaguchi. Tadao yamaguchi saw some flaws in original reiki and tried to correct, hence Jikiden reiki was born.
Jikiden reiki is very efficient and has the unbroken connection with the original reiki.
Accelerated healing, increased efficiency are some of the advantages of jikiden reiki over other reiki channels.
3) Karuna Reiki
Karuna translates to mercy and is a Sanskrit word. While other reiki focus on own body karuna reiki not only is to have compassion and love for own body but for others as well. Reiki experts and experts say that the healing power of karuna reiki is even greater than usui reiki.
Master William lee rand invented karuna reiki in 1995 with his students. Increased regeneration, improved communication is some of the advantages of karuna reiki over other reiki channels.
4) Lightarian Reiki
Lightarian reiki was inspired by lord Buddha. It is not an original reiki channel but a combination of karuna and usui reiki. When reiki masters mastered reiki and wanted to go beyond usui and karuna reiki, they combined them and formed Lightarian reiki.
Vibrational bands are used in lightarian reiki to establish powerful connection with life force and nature. There are eight vibrational bands in Lightarian reiki.
Enhanced self-awareness, increased connection with nature with vibration bands are some of the advantages of Lightarian reiki over other reiki channels.
5) Sekehem Reiki
Sekehem reiki was inspired by Sekhmet, an Egyptian goddess. Sekehem reiki was invented in Egypt. Goddess Sekhmet is feminine goddess and the goddess of healing. One peculiar thing about goddess sekehem is that she destroys anything that does not serve the light. Likewise, sekehem reiki also destroys the negative thoughts, feelings, and negative energy.
Sekehem reiki works with the help of four elements, air, water, earth, and fire. Combined with the power of four elements, sekehem reiki balances your spirituality and opens your chakra.
Emotional healing, increased life energy, balanced spirituality is some of the advantages of Sekehem reiki over other reiki channels.
6) Rainbow Reiki
Walter rubek is the inventor of Rainbow reiki. Walter reiki invented rainbow reiki based on the original usui reiki. Rainbow reiki involves in depth study of heritage of mikao usui, reiki symbols and mantras, meditation, spiritual psychology and most importantly the origin and roots of reiki.
Astral travelling, karma clearing, and crystal healing are some of the unique technique of the rainbow reiki. It is unique also in a matter that it develops relation with deities that helps to deepen the connection with the life energy. Rainbow reiki also holds some powerful symbols and mantras among other reiki channel.
7) Kundalini Reiki
Kundalini reiki was developed by a danish master named Ole gabrielsen. Kundalini reiki focuses on the knots and blocks on the body and focuses on removing or clearing them. It lacks the traditional symbolism unlike the other older reikies.
The masters says that the kundalini energy resides within us from the time we form inside mother’s womb. However, with time it gets disturbed and unbalanced. The goal with Kundalini Reiki is to balance the kundalini energy within.
Sexual issues, disturbed emotion, unhappiness management are some of the advantages of kundalini reiki over other reiki channels.
Different Reiki Levels
- Reiki First Degree
- Reiki Second Degree
- Reiki Third Degree
