Class and Fee Structures at TRI

In Japan, Second Degree Reiki (called Okudan) is often divided into two segments (not weekends) of training--Okudan-zenki (primarily study of symbols) and Okudan-koko (the study of distance healing and mental healing). The two training segments are intended to allow students to grow and mature at their own pace into the full Reiki potential, and in the Hayashi lineage, such training often extended over months if not years with fees for the training quite high. Takata taught in a "class" format that was more compatible with western schedules and styles of learning and charged $500 for Second Degree training. Takata's fees were designed (1) to impress upon would-be students the significance of the energetic empowerment they were about to receive, (2) to act as a reminder to Reiki Practitioners to use their Reiki on themselves and others, and (3) to anchor the Practitioner's commitment to use Reiki abilities at all times with humility and integrity. The fee for Second Degree Reiki in modern unbroken lineages is still $500, the amount Takata received forty years ago. The reasons for the fee have not changed either.

Takata taught the full range of "Okudan" techniques to her masters, although she omitted reference to the Japanese terminology that was unnecessary to the process and off-putting to mainstream westerners. Most of that information has continued to be passed down through the traditional lineages, although in some lineages certain techniques were emphasized over others depending on the master's teaching focus and the time available with students, which means some of what Takata taught has been lost even where particular effort has been made to preserve other aspects. However, at TRI the experience of John Harvey Gray and Beth Gray, two Masters trained in the techniques of Okuden through long association with Takata, flow into one river though which students can discover the unlimited potential of Reiki practice. There is no "one" way to guide students into that potential, but over time it has become more and more obvious that Second Degree students are often unable to absorb the rich scope of advanced techniques and abilities inherent in Reiki when the information, training, and attunements are compressed into the space of a weekend. Without significant follow up in the form of additional classes, Reiki circles, clinics, or practicums, advanced Reiki understanding and use often go dormant in a large number of practitioners.

Reiki Masters at TRI take very seriously the responsibility to preserve and pass forward our knowledge in as full a form as it was handed to us, and we are committed to helping students become fully competent in their use of Reiki energies--an unfolding that goes well beyond a weekend. With those objectives in mind, Masters choose the class and fee structures that best serve their individual ways of teaching--and the types of students who are drawn to them. Some now choose to spread Second Degree training over more time, sometimes into two weekends of training, sometimes into one initial weekend with shorter practice sessions offered later for those who wish to attend, sometimes into a combination of both. Since Second Degree in unbroken lineages must be taken from the same Master who trained you in First Degree, please check with your First Degree teaching Master about the structure that will apply to Second Degree training. By agreement, TRI Masters offer the same content in the first weekend of Second Degree Reiki, even if they choose to handle additional training in the form of other weekends or sessions. For contact information for each of the TRI Masters, see either the Lineage page, or the Calendar.