Learn Reiki from a
Japanese Master
In-person attunement and certification in the Usui tradition — from a Japanese Reiki Shihan, in the country where Reiki began. Honest, grounded, and free of hype.
The Path: Level 1 → Level 2 → Master
Traditional Usui Reiki is passed on in stages. Attunement and certification are done in person — receiving the lineage directly from a Japanese Master is the heart of it.
初伝
Level 1
Your first attunement and the foundation of self-practice. Learn to receive and channel Reiki, the daily routine, and the Five Precepts. Hands-on, in person.
奥伝
Level 2
The symbols and distant healing — sending Reiki across time and space, with the etiquette of consent. Level 1 is the prerequisite.
神秘伝・師範
Master / Shihan
Become a practitioner-teacher able to attune and certify others. Carry the lineage forward — Usui → … → you — documented and verifiable.
Theory and technique are taught online; the attunement and certification themselves are passed on in person at small retreats. Course details and dates are announced to the newsletter first.
Why Learn from a Japanese Master
Most English-language Reiki sells “Japanese authenticity” second-hand. Here, the lineage is the real thing — and the teacher comes from a rational, real-world background, not a mystical one.
A real Japanese lineage
Traditional Usui Reiki learned in the Japanese stream — not a Western re-import. The lineage from Usui onward is documented and put front and centre.
A grounded, honest voice
A former IT engineer and entrepreneur who came to Reiki through a successful businessperson, not the spiritual scene. No overclaiming, no medical promises.
Taught in person
Attunement and certification happen face to face at small retreats — the way the tradition intends, and a world apart from remote-only courses.
Selected Media Coverage
Magazine and television coverage from the teacher's earlier career in Japan — context for the real-world track record behind a practice that is taught here without hype.
Explore the Practice
Honest, first-hand writing on traditional Japanese Usui Reiki — what it is, how to practise it, and what two decades of doing it has actually been like.
A Skeptic's View
A rational, engineer's-eye look at Reiki — no overclaiming, no medical promises.
Attunement & Certification
What an attunement (reiju) actually is, and how Level 1, Level 2, and Master certification work.
Daily Practice
Five honest minutes a morning — the routine, the signs, and why relaxation beats forcing it.
Distant Healing
Reiki across time and space, the etiquette of consent, and first-hand accounts.
Myths & Misconceptions
Reiki is not a religion and not ghosts. Clearing up what it is — and what it isn't.
Reiki & Animals
Working gently with dogs and cats — with the owner's permission, always.
Retreats
Small in-person retreats where attunement and certification are passed on directly.
Student Stories
What changed for real people after they learned — told plainly, without hype.
The Five Precepts (Gokai)
Usui's five precepts as a daily compass: just for today, do not anger, do not worry.
Usui Reiki Tradition
The Japanese lineage of Mikao Usui — what traditional Usui Reiki is, and how it differs from Western Reiki.
Meet Your Teacher
I'm Atsushi Yamamura, a Japanese Reiki Shihan (レイキ師範 / Reiki Master). I learned in the traditional Japanese Usui stream — not via Western Reiki — and I've practised every morning for more than twenty years.
My background isn't the usual one for this field: a sports-science degree, a career as a certified IT engineer, more than two decades in SEO, and a founder who published five books and was covered on Japanese television. I came to Reiki through a successful businessperson, not the spiritual scene — and I teach it the same way: grounded, honest, and without medical claims. Today I'm based in the Philippines, where I run small in-person retreats.
Read the full story →Free Starter Guides
Short PDFs to begin with — the five-minute morning routine, a self-check for “am I receiving it?”, and a plain-English guide to the Five Precepts.
Browse Free GuidesRetreat Dates & New Writing
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SubscribeCommon Questions
Q. Do I need any experience to start?
None at all. Level 1 is the foundation and assumes nothing. If Reiki feels right to you now, that's the only prerequisite — the rest is taught step by step.
Q. Is the attunement really in person?
Yes. Theory and technique are taught online, but the attunement and certification themselves are passed on face to face at small retreats. Receiving the lineage directly is the part that matters most.
Q. Is Reiki a religion?
No. Reiki is not a religion and has nothing to do with ghosts or the occult. It's a simple practice of connecting with energy to help your life settle and feel lighter. You can hold any beliefs, or none.
Q. How is traditional Japanese Usui Reiki different from Western Reiki?
The Japanese stream keeps closer to Mikao Usui's original emphasis — the Five Precepts, breath and intuition, and a quieter, less procedural feel. Much of what's taught in English came back through the West; here you learn it in the Japanese lineage.
Q. Where are the retreats held?
Currently in the Philippines, with Japan retreats planned as a future top tier. Dates and locations are shared with the newsletter first — subscribe to hear when the next cohort opens.