Key Takeaways
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The Practitioner Degree: Usui Reiki Level II (Okuden, meaning “Inner Teachings”) transitions a practitioner from basic hands-on self-care to advanced biofield and distance healing techniques.
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Sacred Reiki Symbols: Level II introduces three core sacred symbols used to focus mental energy, enhance physical healing, and enable emotional and mental release.
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Distance Healing Capability: Practitioners learn to send healing energy across time and space, allowing remote treatment for clients, past trauma, or future events.
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Psychological & Emotional Focus: While Level I primarily focuses on the physical body, Level II dives deep into balancing the mental and emotional subtle bodies.
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Integrative Wellness: At Urban Acupuncture Center, Reiki Level II techniques complement traditional acupuncture by addressing subconscious emotional blockages that often manifest as physical pain.
What Is Usui Reiki Level II (Okuden)?
Usui Reiki is a traditional Japanese system of energy healing founded by Dr. Mikao Usui in the early 20th century. While Level I (Shoden) introduces students to the fundamentals of biofield energy, self-healing, and physical hand positions, Reiki Level II (Okuden) is known as the “Practitioner Degree.”
At this level, the practitioner’s energy channel is significantly broadened through a second set of attunements. Level II shifts the focus from physical-level relaxation to deep psychological healing, emotional release, and non-local (distance) energy work.
The Three Sacred Symbols of Usui Reiki Level II
One of the most transformative aspects of Level II training is the introduction of three sacred symbols (Shirushi). These symbols act as specific focus keys or frequencies, helping the practitioner direct universal life force energy (Ki) with precision:
1. Cho Ku Rei (The Power Symbol)
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Meaning: “Place the power of the universe here.”
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Function: Acts as a light switch to instantly increase energy flow. It is used to focus Reiki energy on specific physical areas, clear negative space, and offer energetic protection.
2. Sei He Ki (The Mental/Emotional Symbol)
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Meaning: “God and man become one.”
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Function: Works directly with the brain hemispheres, subconscious mind, and emotional body. It helps release stubborn emotional baggage, anxiety, bad habits, and trauma stored in cellular memory.
3. Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen (The Distance/Connection Symbol)
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Meaning: “No past, no present, no future.”
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Function: Dissolves the boundaries of time and space. It allows practitioners to send Reiki energy to anyone anywhere in the world, as well as heal past emotional wounds or project calm energy into future stressful events.
Key Benefits of Usui Reiki Level II
Because Level II works across physical, mental, and spatial dimensions, its clinical and personal benefits are vast:
| Focus Area | How Level II Reiki Helps |
| Distance Healing | Delivers biofield balancing to loved ones, clients, or remote individuals who cannot be physically present. |
| Emotional & Mental Detox | Helps process long-held grief, chronic stress, anxiety, phobias, and deep-seated emotional blockages. |
| Enhanced Intuition | Heightens the practitioner’s sensitivity to subtle subtle-body imbalances (Byosen scan). |
| Accelerated Physical Healing | Amplifies the strength of hands-on treatments when combined with Level I physical protocols. |
| Clearing Energetic Spaces | Purifies environments, treatment rooms, and personal items of heavy or stagnant energy. |
Combining Reiki Level II with Acupuncture
At Urban Acupuncture Center, we recognize the profound synergy between acupuncture and Japanese Reiki energy work.
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Meridians and Biofields: Health depends on the smooth flow of Qi through internal meridians. Reiki operates on the surrounding biofield (Aura) and chakras.
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Releasing Subconscious Stagnation: Physical acupuncture needles relieve blood and energy stagnation in tight muscles. Concurrently, Level II Reiki symbols (like Sei He Ki) target the subconscious mental roots that created the physical tightness in the first place.
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Deep Nervous System Reset: Combining these modalities shifts clients into a profound parasympathetic state, allowing faster tissue recovery and total mental tranquility.
What to Expect During a Level II Session
When receiving a Reiki Level II session from a certified practitioner:
- Intake & Intentions: You and your practitioner discuss areas where you feel stuck physically, emotionally, or mentally.
- Sacred Symbol Activation: The practitioner quietly activates the appropriate Level II symbols over your energy centers (Chakras).
- Gentle Touch or Off-Body Holds: Work is performed with light, non-invasive placement of hands on or slightly above the fully clothed body.
- Deep Relaxation & Emotional Release: You may feel gentle waves of warmth, tingling, light imagery, or a sense of profound emotional weight lifting.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Can Reiki Level II be performed over the phone or online?
Yes. Thanks to the distance healing symbol (Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen), a Level II practitioner can conduct effective sessions remotely via video call, phone, or scheduled quiet times, delivering the same energetic benefits as an in-person visit.
How is Reiki Level II different from Level I?
Reiki Level I focuses primarily on hands-on self-treatment and physical ailments. Level II empowers the practitioner to treat others professionally, introduces three sacred symbols, enables distance healing, and targets deep mental and emotional layers.
Is Reiki Level II safe for everyone?
Reiki is completely non-invasive, gentle, and safe for people of all ages, including pregnant women, children, and those recovering from surgery. It complements standard medical treatments without any risk of side effects or drug interactions.
How many Level II sessions do I need?
While a single session provides immediate stress reduction and deep relaxation, addressing chronic emotional patterns, trauma, or long-standing physical challenges often benefits from a series of 3 to 6 sessions.
Experience Energy Healing at Urban Acupuncture Center
Whether you are looking to release emotional tension, enhance your physical recovery, or experience the benefits of integrative biofield therapy, Usui Reiki Level II offers a transformative path to wellness.
To learn more about our energy medicine services or to book a session with our practitioners, visit Urban Acupuncture Center.
Contact Urban Acupuncture Center in Columbus, OH For More Information
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References
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National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH): Reiki: What You Need To Know. Available at: https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/reiki-what-you-need-to-know
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International Center for Reiki Training (ICRT): The Sacred Reiki Symbols and Level II Practice. Available at: https://www.reiki.org/