With text by a foremost Reiki Master-Tutor and an endorsement by Reiki Outreach International-the world's leading organization for the promotion of Reiki healing-this is simply the best guide on the topic. Expert author Tanmaya Honervogt addresses every facet of Usui Reiki, including the three Reiki degrees, symbols and mantras, and hand positions used to transfer the "Universal Life Energy." She supplies an introduction to Reiki's origins and development, explains how it works, and offers advice on finding the right Reiki course. Specialized sections focus on using Reiki for common ailments and healing the spirit, as well as setting up a professional practice and handling therapist/client issues. It's the essential source book for all students and practitioners.
It's an attractive book and some of the formatting and information is fine. It's nothing that I haven't seen done better in other places, which I know must sound dismissive, I just didn't find this to be so useful I would recommend going out of one's way to pick it up. That said, it's clean and clear and only mildly judgmental about how one is attuned. LOL. Overall, my feeling is "fine for a collection, but there are much better places to start if you really want to engage with reading about Reiki."
Reik Practitioner or not, this is a great book. It is filled with great reference material for the practitioner. It is also filled with basic information about what Reiki is and the different types for the non-Practitioner.