We hold Live Courses every month, as well as teaching Reiki on a Home Study basis.

Our certificated courses include all the levels necessary to take you from a complete Reiki novice, to becoming a professional Reiki Practitioner, and then on to becoming a Reiki Master Teacher.

All aspects of Reiki are covered, from a Western viewpoint and from the original Eastern viewpoint. These include personal meditations, the proper use of symbols & kotodama, how to treat yourself, how to treat others, and ultimately how to teach others.

For a complete list of all the stages of Reiki, including details about the Live and Home study courses, plus costs, please click here to download our brochure.

What makes us different
There are many people and organisations teaching Reiki in this country. Some teach the modern 'Western' Reiki and some teach what they call 'Traditional' Reiki. To get a detailed view on how this all came about please go to the Reiki History page.

At Bath Reiki we teach the 'Original' Japanese form of Reiki (or Usui Do), which is very different from the evolved form being taught and practised here in the West. The Original Usui Reiki is simple, elegant, powerful and uncluttered.

Reiki was originally all about taking yourself on a self-healing and spiritual journey. It has ended up being taught as a Complementary Therapy. We teach you both, giving you a strong foundation for your Reiki journey.

Philosophy
We approach our courses from the idea that the practice of Reiki is to help one heal oneself and find ones spiritual path towards enlightenment - the original intention of Reiki.

Even though treating others was originally a side issue we do include this important element of Reiki in our courses - looked at from both a Western & Eastern point of view.

Every aspect of both traditions of Reiki are covered so that you have a strong foundation from which you can then start your own Reiki journey.

Course Material
The course material has been created over many years and comes directly from Chris Marsh (please see our Reiki History page to understand the relevance of this). They provide much more than you will receive from any other course.

All courses consist of a Home Study Pack - extensive and comprehensive manuals, audio CDs and in the case of the Master/Teacher Degree a DVD.

In the case of the Home Study courses you also receive a Course Work Guide which guides you through the pack and enables you to give us feedback on your experiences.

Ongoing Support & Advice
Once you have completed your course you are not then just left alone. Jay is on hand to help and support you at all times in your practice of Reiki. To do this he offers the following free benefits:

· Free updates to your manuals. The manuals are updated at regular intervals and you can download these for free

· Free self-help guides

· Free quarterly newsletters

· Treatment swaps list with other students throughout the UK

· Free membership of a dedication Reiki internet discussion group. You can contact about 1,000 other Reiki people. You will find people always willing to respond to your queries and requests for distant healings

· Usui used to give his students Reiju Empowerments on a weekly basis and so to mirror this training Jay sends out a distant Reiju empowerment each week on a Monday. You can 'tune yourself in' to this empowerment and it gives you a real boost and reminds you of your connection to Reiki

· Free monthly Reiki Share meetings. These are free, informal evenings where Jay gets together with his students to discuss how things have been going, answer any questions, carry out empowerments and carry out any healing necessary

· Jay feels it is vitally important that his students don't feel isolated or confused so they can call or email him at anytime if they have a question about Reiki

· When you have completed Reiki II or above with us you also get listed on our 'List of Recommended Reiki Practitioners'. In this way you benefit from free advertising

When you complete the Shinpiden Course (Reiki Master/Teacher Degree) you get added benefits:

· Free access to all Reiki Manuals, for you to download and print off for your students

· Discounted prices for purchasing the CD's (and professionally bound manuals if you want) for your students

· You will also have the opportunity to join Jay, for free, on any of his Shoden and Okuden courses as a 'helper', to get first hand experience of how to run your own course

Venue
All Live Courses are carried out in a purpose built teaching space in Neston, near Bath. The Space is used only for healing and Reiki and as such has a calm and peaceful atmosphere, it is also surrounded by beautiful countryside, which adds to the experience.

For a list of B&B's close by please go to the Reiki Links page.

The Three Degrees, plus Deepening
Learning Reiki is done in three or four stages:

Shoden (Reiki I). This is for your own benefit and can be practised on family and close friends.

Okuden (Reiki II). This is taken at least 2 months after Shoden. This enables you to deepen and intensify your experience of Reiki, taking it to a new level. This is the Practitioner Course where, after you have completed the course, you can start a Reiki practice if you so wish.

Reiki Deepening (Reiki Master Practitioner Degree). This is a step between our Okuden and Shinpiden courses. This helps to deepen our understanding of how to use Reiki in our daily lives and in our practice. It is designed for those who are not ready to move on to the full Master/Teacher level yet but wish to take their learning to the Master Practitioner level.

Shinpiden (Reiki Master/Teacher Degree). This is taken at least 6 months after Okuden. This is for those who wish to continue their Reiki development to its natural conclusion. Reiki Mastership represents the end of one journey and the commencement of another. This course gives you everything you need to be able to teach Reiki.

Coming from a Different School
If you have previously learnt Reiki with a different teacher, at any level, we have conversion courses available to bring you 'up to speed' with our teachings. Please see the Booking Forms page for details.

We are constantly re-training many people who have previously learnt what they thought was 'Traditional' Reiki, but that somehow it didn't quite make sense to them, so please do not be afraid to call Jay to find out more.

Booking a Course
Firstly you need to decide which type of study best suits you. Please see below some advantages and disadvantages of both options.

If you wish to come along on a Training Day (choosing the Live Course route) firstly go to the Course Dates page to find an available course, then go to the Booking Forms page and either print out a booking form or pay online.

If you wish to study at home then simply go to the Booking Forms page and again either print out a booking form or pay online.

Study Choices
Learning Reiki with Bath Reiki can be done as a Live Course or as a Home Study Course. For both courses you receive exactly the same material. Both courses, however, do have their own advantages and disadvantages as shown below: