Mobile reiki for homes and workplaces
Travel to clients' homes, offices and events with a portable table and offer short Reiki sessions.
- A$700-3k
- Side hustle
- Out and about
Estimates for a small start in Australia, not guarantees.
What it is
Reiki delivered at the client's location, such as their home, a workplace wellbeing day or a market or event stall. You bring a portable massage table and everything needed for a calm session.
Your first three steps
- Buy a lightweight portable table and prepare a simple kit and a short session menu
- Contact local offices, gyms, markets and wellbeing events to offer a trial session
- Set a travel policy and price list, then take bookings by phone or online
Who pays
Clients who prefer treatment at home, small businesses running staff wellbeing days, and event organisers.
How it makes money
A fee per session or per hour, with a travel charge for longer trips. Short 15 to 20 minute sessions at events or workplaces can add up across a day.
Skills that help
- Reiki training and practice
- Adapting to different spaces and noise levels
- Reliable and punctual
- Simple pitching to businesses and event organisers
Watch out for
- Public liability and professional indemnity insurance that covers treatment away from your own premises
- Personal safety when visiting clients at home, such as sharing your location with someone
- Event and market organisers may have their own insurance and application requirements
- Avoid health claims or cure promises in your advertising (check ACCC guidance and your state's health complaints body)
- Travel time and vehicle costs can reduce your earnings
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Everything you need to start: mobile Reiki for homes and workplaces
Researched with live web search for Australia: real startup prices, the licences and rules, what others charge, a break-even example, how to find your first customers and a 30-day launch plan. With sources.
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- Licences, registration and rules
- Pricing: what others charge
- Break-even example
- Finding your first customers
- 30-day launch plan
- Risks and how to reduce them
Questions people ask
How much does it cost to start a mobile Reiki business?
Startup costs are typically estimated at around $700 to $3,000, depending on your equipment, insurance and how you promote your services. Travel time and vehicle costs are ongoing factors that can reduce your earnings, so allow for them.
How much can a mobile Reiki practitioner make?
Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $300 to $2,500, depending on how many home, workplace and event sessions you book. Travel time and vehicle costs can reduce your earnings. Plan for at least about 5 hours a week.
What should I check before offering Reiki at clients' homes and events?
Check your public liability and professional indemnity insurance covers treatment away from your own premises. Consider personal safety, such as sharing your location when visiting homes. Event and market organisers may have their own insurance requirements, and you should avoid health claims in advertising (check ACCC guidance).
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