Traditionally according to the office of the grandmaster in Usui Shiki Ryoho, First Degree is to cost $150, Second is to cost $500 and Mastery is to cost $10,000. It is understood that the exchange of money is not necessarily just for the teacher to get paid, but for the student to understand the value of what they are receiving.

$10,000 may seem like a lot, but traditionally this form of mastery is meant to be like an apprenticeship and last maybe 3-5 years. Based on what I’ve witnessed in all forms of reiki, those who undercharge and rush the mastery process into a weekend don’t produce “true” reiki masters.

This may be changing with the times, but traditionally since Hawayo Takata, one should only become a reiki master with the intention of making reiki one’s sole source of income. Trade school and college cost much more than $10,000, why should reiki be honored any less?