NEW YORK CITY

REIKI ACADEMY

“The secret art of inviting blessings;

The spiritual medicine for all diseases.” –Usui Sensei

Usui Reiki Ryōhō

A Meditative Path to Balance & Renewal

Authentic Usui Reiki in New York City
Healing • Meditation • Professional Training

Awaken your natural state of balance, clarity, and peace through authentic Reiki practice — rooted in the original teachings of Usui Sensei and adapted for modern life in New York City.

At the New York Reiki Academy, we offer a complete path of healing and awakening — from deeply restorative Reiki sessions and immersive meditations to lineage-based professional certification.

Experience Reiki as it was meant to be: spiritual, grounded, and transformative.

  • Weekly Group Reiki Meditations & 1:1 Meditation Coaching

    Group Reiki Meditations & Private Meditation Coaching

    Experience the original meditative practices of Reiki as taught by Usui and Hayashi Sensei. Our Reiki Meditation Classes blend posture, breath, and stillness in a format much like a gentle Yoga class or Zen meditation — designed to awaken mindfulness, inner peace, and energetic clarity.

    Through Hatsurei-hō and other classical Reiki meditations, we cultivate a living connection with the universal life energy — training both body and mind in presence and flow.

    Join our weekly group meditations at the Academy, or schedule a private Reiki meditation coaching session for personalized spiritual guidance.

    Experience Reiki not only as healing — but as meditation itself.

    Join a Reiki Meditation

  • 1:1 Reiki Healing & Four-Hand Reiki Treatments

    Deep Healing. Realignment. Renewal.

    Our Reiki treatments go beyond relaxation — they awaken the body’s innate wisdom to restore balance, clarity, and peace. Each session works through the subtle body to dissolve energetic blockages, release emotional tension, and reawaken natural vitality.

    Our signature Four-Hand Reiki Treatment, performed by two practitioners in perfect synchrony, generates a powerful current of healing energy that completely envelops the body — a transformative experience unique to our academy.

    Return to your natural state of harmony. Rediscover your light.

    Book a Reiki Treatment

  • Reiki Training & Certification

    Traditional Usui Reiki Certification in NYC

    Train in the authentic lineage of Usui Reiki Ryōhō, from beginner to advanced Master levels, in a curriculum rooted in both Japanese and Western Reiki traditions.

    Our structured training path includes:

    Shoden (Level I) – Self-healing and foundations

    Okuden (Level II) – Symbols, advanced techniques, and distance healing

    Shinpiden (Level III) – The Master Path and spiritual awakening

    Shihan (Teacher Level) – Professional teaching certification

    Each degree combines lineage-based training, meditation, attunement (Reiju), and guided mentorship to help you embody Reiki as both healing and lifestyle.

    Reiki is more than a practice — it is a way of life.

    Begin Reiki Training

Start your meditation

practice today!

Chant the

Reiki

Mantra

Just for today:


I will not anger
I will not worry
I will be grateful
I will do my work honestly
I will be kind to all living beings

(Recite 2x each morning/evening)

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Reiki Meditations

in New York City

Experience the Living Practice of Usui Reiki

At the New York Reiki Academy, our Reiki Meditations offer a rare opportunity to experience the authentic spiritual practices of Usui Sensei and Hayashi Sensei—the founders of Reiki. These group meditations, known as Hatsurei-hō, were traditionally practiced within the Usui Reiki Gakkai as a means of deepening one’s energetic sensitivity, purifying the mind, and cultivating the flow of Reiki from within.

Led by our founder and Reiki Master Teacher, these 45 minute sessions are immersive, guided experiences that feel like a mini yoga class for the spirit—balancing movement, breath, stillness, and subtle energy work. Whether you are new to Reiki or a seasoned practitioner, you will leave grounded, clear, and reconnected to your natural flow of life energy.

What Is Reiki Meditation?

Reiki meditation (or Reiji-Ho and Hatsurei-Hō in the Japanese tradition) is a form of energy cultivation and mindfulness drawn from the meditative heart of Reiki practice. It unites the breath (kokyū-hō), awareness (seishin tōitsu), and intention (reiji) to awaken the innate healing force within.

Each session includes:

  • Breathwork & Centering – to calm the nervous system and focus the mind.

  • Energetic Cleansing (Kenyoku) – a traditional self-purification technique to clear stagnant energy.

  • Hatsurei-hō Meditation – the core zazen Reiki energy cultivation practice.

Join Our Group Reiki Meditations

Our weekly group meditations are open to the public and ideal for:

  • Anyone seeking stress relief, clarity, or energetic balance

  • Reiki students wishing to deepen daily practice

  • Yoga and wellness practitioners expanding their spiritual discipline

  • Those seeking community and connection in a sacred space

Duration: 45 minutes
Format: Guided in-person group meditation at the Academy
Schedule: Weekly | Drop-in and package options available

Experience the serenity of Reiki as it was meant to be practiced — in community, in stillness, and in harmony with the source of life energy itself.

Private Reiki Meditation & Coaching

For those seeking deeper personal transformation, we also offer private one-on-one Reiki meditation sessions. These are tailored to your energy system, lifestyle, and level of experience, guiding you to establish a personal Reiki or mindfulness practice that fits your daily rhythm.

Private sessions may include:

  • Personalized Hatsurei-hō instruction

  • Energetic grounding and breathwork techniques

  • Reiki self-treatment guidance

  • Meditative coaching for stress, focus, and emotional balance

Private Sessions: 60 minutes | Available by appointment

Begin Your Practice

Reiki meditation is not simply relaxation — it is a path of spiritual cultivation and energetic awakening, passed down through the authentic Japanese lineage. Whether you attend once or make it part of your weekly rhythm, each session reconnects you to the essence of Reiki: peace, clarity, and life-force in motion.

Join us at the New York Reiki Academy and experience Reiki the way Usui Sensei intended — as both meditation and medicine for the modern world.

TESTIMONIALS

  • "John has been my teacher in person and from many locations over the years. Highly recommended - he is knowledgeable, empathetic and most-of-all caring."

    — Patricia Rae

  • “I took Reiki I & II from John. Both were fantastic classes. I learned so much from John and I would highly recommend taking these classes from him.”

    — Q.Z.

  • “John is the best Reiki practitioner out there! He is knowledgeable and kind and his sessions are very transformative, a true Ayurvedic alchemist✨”

    — Beka Fuller

Our Practitioners

John Zullinger
Reiki Master Teacher

Cesar R.
Reiki Practitioner

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