Reiki Level 1 Training in Nepal
Two days at our centre in Kathmandu for your first Usui Reiki attunement, the hand positions and supervised practice, then 21 days of daily self-practice at home.
Maa Nisha Kabir
Swamini & Lead Instructor
20+ years of practice in Ashtanga Mahayoga, Pranayama, and silent meditation. Her first guru was Santa Kabir Das. The spiritual head of Jivan Parivartan. She trained in Reiki in 2017 and has taught it here since 2021, to 70+ students, in Hindi, Nepali and English.
- Duration
- 2 days at the centre, 10 hours
- Level
- No experience needed
- Format
- In person, at the centre
- Price
- $250 per person
What is Reiki Level 1?
Reiki Level 1, called Shoden in Japanese and First Degree in English, is where Reiki training starts. It is for your own hands: you receive your first attunement, learn the hand positions, and learn to treat yourself every day. By the end you can also give Reiki to family, friends and animals.
You spend two days with us at the centre in Tarkeshwor, Kathmandu. Each day is 5 hours of training, with a vegetarian lunch break. No experience is needed, and you do not need to feel anything special for the training to work.
The Jivan Parivartan way
A women-led center teaching in Tarkeshwor, Kathmandu since 2021: thousands of sessions, guests from more than eleven countries. Groups stay small.
Reiki Level 1: what you learn in two days
Your first attunement
The attunement is given on the first training day. It is a short ceremony of about 15 minutes. You sit in a chair with your eyes closed and your hands at your heart while your teacher moves around you, working with breath and symbols. Nothing is done to your body and nothing is asked of you.
Most people notice little during the ceremony. Some notice changes in the days after, in sleep or appetite, or old feelings that come up and pass. This is normal.
Hand positions for treating yourself
Level 1 is contact work. You learn to rest your hands directly on your own body, moving through the positions in turn and letting each one settle before you move to the next. Your teacher supervises while you practise.
Treating family, friends and animals
Once the positions are familiar, you use them on the people close to you, and on animals. Before you leave you treat the other students and are treated by them, so you have given and received Reiki under supervision.
The history of Reiki
Reiki began in Japan in the 1920s with Mikao Usui. We teach in his line, the Usui line, and its history is part of the first day, along with the five principles below.
The five Reiki principles (Gokai)
The five principles are part of the Level 1 syllabus. Usui asked his students to say them each morning and evening.
In English
Just for today:
Do not be angry.
Do not worry.
Be grateful.
Work honestly.
Be kind to others.
In Japanese
今日だけは 怒るな 心配すな 感謝して 業をはげめ 人に親切に
Kyō dake wa (just for today). Okoru na (do not be angry). Shinpai suna (do not worry). Kansha shite (be grateful). Gyō o hageme (work honestly). Hito ni shinsetsu ni (be kind to others).
After the two days: 21 days of self-practice
How the 21 days work
After the attunement the practice is yours: two to three hours of self-practice every day for twenty-one days, at home. You place your hands on yourself only, moving through the positions and letting the energy settle through each centre of the body. Keep to it every day, whether or not you notice anything, because the twenty-one days are what establish the practice.
Guidance while you practise
If questions come up during the 21 days, write to us. Guidance by email after the course is part of the fee.
When you can take Level 2
Level 2 is taught after at least three months of daily Level 1 practice, so it is never on the same trip as Level 1. There is no upper limit: you come back when you are ready.
A day of Reiki Level 1 training
Level 1 runs over two days on the same daily schedule. Training is non-residential: you stay where you like and come to the centre each day.
| Day | What happens |
|---|---|
| Arrive | WelcomeOn the first morning you fill in a short form over herbal tea, and we introduce Jivan Parivartan and your Reiki teacher. |
| Morning | Attunement and hand positionsOn the first morning this includes your attunement. Then the hand positions for treating yourself, with your teacher watching. |
| Lunch | Vegetarian lunchLunch is included and served at the centre. |
| Afternoon | Supervised practiceYou practise the positions on yourself and on the other students, and receive treatment from them. |
| Last day | CertificationYou receive your Level 1 certificate, with lineage documentation. |
Why learn Reiki Level 1 with Jivan Parivartan
- Taught in the Usui line, your teachers named on your certificate
- Supervised practice: you treat and are treated before you leave
- No special sensitivity needed
- Two days, easy to fit into a trip to Nepal
- Guidance by email during your 21 days of practice
- A women-led center, founded by Maa Nisha Kabir
- Teachers who practise Reiki daily
- Small groups, or one to one if you prefer
- A calm setting near Nagarjun forest, 30 minutes from the airport
- Clear, upfront pricing
- Since 2021, thousands of sessions given here
Where Reiki Level 1 is taught: our centre in Tarkeshwor
Our yoga and meditation retreat center sits in Tarkeshwor, on the north-western edge of Kathmandu, Nepal, beside the Nagarjun forest, away from the noise of the city.
Reiki Level 1 fee in Nepal (2026)
Every booking includes what is listed here.
The fee includes
- Attunement ceremony for your level
- Course manual & reference materials
- Supervised practice sessions
- Certificate with lineage documentation
- Herbal tea & refreshments during training
- Vegetarian lunch on every training day
- Post-course guidance by email
- Airport pickup and drop to your hotel
- Help arranging a hotel in Thamel, if you need one
Not included
- International flights
- Nepal visa (on arrival)
- Personal expenses
After Level 1
Level 2 is taught at least three months after Level 1, once the daily practice has settled. Level 2 is $300 and Master Level is $400.
Reiki Level 1 syllabus
Everything is taught from the start, step by step, so anyone can follow it.
Level 1 · Shoden · 2 Days
History & principles of Reiki · First attunement ceremony · Hand positions for self-healing · Healing family & friends · Daily practice guidelines
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Who Reiki Level 1 is for
Complete beginners
No experience is needed and no special sensitivity. The attunement works the same whether you arrive sensitive or sceptical, and it is normal to feel very little at first.
A daily practice for yourself
Level 1 is mostly for you: a practice you can do at home, in your own hands, every day, and share with family and friends.
Any faith, or none
Reiki is not a religion and needs no belief. Students here have been Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, Muslim and of no faith.
When to wait
Reiki is not medical treatment. If you are being treated for something, keep to your doctor's guidance. If you are in an acute crisis, mental or physical, it is better to begin when you are steadier.
…you've never done this before
Most of our guests are beginners. No experience is needed.
…you're travelling solo
Many guests come on their own. We look after you from arrival to departure.
…you're nervous or unsure
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…you don't consider yourself “spiritual”
No belief or faith is needed.
Reiki Level 1: frequently asked questions
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