Reiki is a Japanese originated method of inner balance, physical healing and, ultimately, of spiritual growth, which in recent decades has gained more and more acceptance in the U.S. and Europe. As the world becomes increasingly interactive online, interested surfers can find countless web sites with many hundreds of variants of Reiki. With the large number of the Reiki online system available, it is of course not so easy to keep track of the really important facts that are relevant to each individuals requirement. To help a little we have reviewed some of the more popular Reiki online courses here.

Besides the traditional Usui Reiki there are now many different variants. Reiki has developed entirely separately, in the west (UK, Europe and USA) and the East (Japan), from each other and so the different styles were created. Some of the more interesting systems are the eastern Komyo Kai Reiki and the Usui Reiki after Hawayo Takata (the western variant, which is the most widely know to people in the West). Also recent Usui Reiki Gendai Reiki offshoots from the likes of Hiroshi Doi as well as the original 7 degree Reiki from Barbara Ray are gaining interest.

As I said earlier, most predominantly learned in the west is the traditional Usui Reiki system (or at least Reiki online variations of that system). Most of the Reiki online home study courses are based around this system and use distance attunement to ‘pass on’ the energies from master to student. This fits in well with Master Usui who was well know for being in an entirely different room than the students during attunements.