| Obtaining Reiki certification or finding local Reiki | | | | certification may not be something that you can add |
| teachers can be difficult. For example, I live in Virginia | | | | to your resume. If you live in California, you could |
| and while I can study massage therapy, reflexology | | | | learn Tu Na, Seitai Shiatsu, Thailand Medical massage |
| and even Shiatsu in at a nearby institute, I cannot | | | | and Jin Shin Acutouch, but still no local Reiki teachers, |
| study Reiki. | | | | at least ones that advertise. |
| There is no official Reiki certification. Training can | | | | Colleges in Canada offer a kind of Reiki certification. |
| take days or years to complete. No special | | | | A continuing education program is offered for those |
| background or credentials are needed to practice | | | | who already hold professional massage therapist |
| Reiki therapy and, in most states, it is not necessary | | | | certifications. |
| to be a certified massage therapist. | | | | You may find local Reiki teachers if you live in |
| But, if you are planning on opening a practice, you | | | | Minnesota, but you still will not be able to get an |
| should check state and local laws. In Florida, for | | | | official Reiki certification. The practice is not |
| example, it is required to be a certified massage | | | | well-regulated or government controlled, primarily |
| therapist before you can perform Reiki. That is, if | | | | because there are no detrimental side effects and as |
| you plan on charging a fee. | | | | long as a therapist does not advise a patient to |
| Becoming a certified massage therapist only takes | | | | forgo conventional medical treatment, no harm can |
| about six or seven months, depending on which | | | | be done. |
| school you attend, but very few offer Reiki | | | | An alternative to local reiki teachers is distance |
| certification. In addition to dealing with state laws, | | | | learning. Some say that the art cannot be self taught. |
| many cities require licenses. In order to obtain a | | | | Others say that anyone can learn Reiki and use the |
| license to practice massage therapy, you may be | | | | power to improve their own lives, as well as the lives |
| required to show 500-750 hours of study. Then there | | | | of those they love. In general, no Reiki certification |
| is a National Certification exam. | | | | accompanies these courses, as the goal is to teach |
| The more certifications a therapist has, the easier it | | | | as many people as possible. |
| is to find a job or procure clients, but Reiki | | | | |