10/16/2025
The Reiki precepts are the heart of the system. A guide to emotional regulation, self-awareness, and returning to your True Self.
The Reiki Precepts as taught by Frans Stiene, one of the leading teachers internationally and Red Pine Reiki’s one of three teachers/lineages.
1. Just for today – live in the present moment.
“Just for today” anchors us in the now.
“When we stay in the present moment, anger and worry cannot exist. They belong to the past and the future.”
By practicing mindfulness through breath and awareness, emotions are felt but not clung to — they pass naturally, like clouds.
2. Do not anger – seeing anger as energy
Stiene teaches that we don’t suppress anger, but observe it.
“Anger is a form of energy; when we hold on to it, it burns us. When we see it clearly, it transforms into clarity and strength.”
Through Reiki meditation, this fiery energy is softened and reintegrated, helping us respond rather than react.
3. Do not worry – cultivating trust
Frans often says that worry arises from a false sense of separation and control.
“When we rest in our True Self, trust naturally arises — we see that we are part of a great flow.”
Worry diminishes when you align with that universal energy (Reiki) and release the illusion that you must control outcomes.
4. Be grateful – gratitude as medicine
“Gratitude opens the heart and dissolves fear.”
Practicing gratitude shifts the nervous system into parasympathetic regulation — slowing heart rate, deepening breath, and calming the mind. Frans often guides students to feel gratitude in the body, not just think it.
5. Be true to your way and your being – authenticity
This precept helps you manage emotional conflict by aligning actions with your inner truth.
“When we act from our True Self, there is no inner struggle. We are at ease.”
Frans connects this to living from honne (true feelings) instead of tatemae (social mask). Reiki practice helps dissolve the mask so the authentic self can express emotions cleanly and kindly.
6. Be compassionate to yourself and others – the heart of healing
Compassion, in Frans’ teaching, is not pity — it is understanding born from stillness.
“When we rest in the spaciousness of our heart, compassion naturally arises; we see others’ pain as our own.”
Compassion softens judgment and emotional reactivity, allowing peace to replace resentment or fear.
Red Pine Reiki offers peaceful Reiki Sessions, Classes, and Share/Circle to harmonize your mind, body & spirit. Janet Parent is a Reiki Master Teacher / Practitioner combined with 25 years professional experience as a Certified Social Worker.
