Most guides to Reiki in New York City focus on Manhattan and Brooklyn. That leaves three boroughs largely unwritten about. Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island. Practitioners exist in all three. The challenge is knowing where to look, what to expect when you get there, and why these boroughs offer something the more-covered parts of the city do not.
This is not a story about second-best options. These boroughs have genuine advantages for Reiki clients: lower session fees, cultural diversity that enriches the practitioner community, and in some cases, hospital-affiliated integrative programs that lend clinical credibility to the practice.
Queens: The Most Diverse Borough and What That Means for Reiki
Queens holds a particular asset that no other borough matches: its population speaks over 150 languages. That diversity translates directly into the wellness landscape. You can find Reiki practitioners in Queens who work within South Asian, Latin American, East Asian, and European cultural frameworks, sometimes blending those frameworks into their practice.
Astoria
Astoria has emerged as Queens’ most visible wellness neighborhood. Dedicated Reiki spaces operate here alongside yoga studios, meditation centers, and holistic health practices. The neighborhood supports both standalone Reiki sessions and multi-modality approaches that combine energy work with sound healing, breathwork, or shamanic traditions.
Session availability in Astoria is the strongest in Queens. You can typically book within a few days rather than weeks. Practitioners here tend to market actively online, making them easier to find through standard searches than practitioners in other Queens neighborhoods.
Jackson Heights
Jackson Heights brings something different. The neighborhood’s large South Asian and Latin American populations include communities where energy healing is not an alternative concept. it is a familiar one. Prana, chi, and curanderismo all describe traditions that share conceptual ground with Reiki. Practitioners who work in Jackson Heights often serve clients in Spanish, Hindi, or other languages and frame sessions within cultural contexts their clients already understand.
Finding Reiki in Jackson Heights may require word of mouth rather than Google. Practitioners here sometimes operate through community networks, religious institutions, or informal referral systems rather than polished websites.
Flushing and Eastern Queens
Flushing’s large Chinese and Korean communities connect to energy healing through their own long traditions. acupuncture, qigong, and traditional Korean medicine all work with concepts similar to ki in Reiki. Holistic health practices in Flushing often integrate Reiki into broader wellness offerings rather than presenting it as a standalone service.
Forest Hills, Rego Park, and Jamaica round out eastern Queens with scattered practitioners who tend to work from home offices or shared wellness spaces. Jamaica Hospital Medical Center runs an integrative health program that includes Reiki, making it one of the few hospital-affiliated Reiki offerings in the outer boroughs.
The Bronx: Limited Options, Real Practitioners
Honesty first: the Bronx has fewer dedicated Reiki practitioners than any other borough. That does not mean none exist. It means finding them requires more deliberate searching.
What does exist falls into a few categories.
Dedicated practitioners working from personal studios. Several Bronx-based Reiki Masters operate small practices, often combining Reiki with crystal healing, sound therapy, or chakra balancing. These practitioners typically book by appointment and may not maintain high-visibility websites. Yelp listings and wellness directories are often the best starting points.
Spa and wellness businesses. A handful of Bronx spas include Reiki on their service menus. The MJ Treatment Spa in the Bronx has been recognized locally and offers Reiki alongside massage, crystal healing, and other bodywork. These settings provide a more structured, walk-in-friendly experience than independent practitioners.
Mobile and distance practitioners. Some NYC practitioners based in other boroughs serve Bronx clients through house calls or distance Reiki sessions. If you cannot find a local practitioner whose approach fits, this option removes the geographic constraint entirely. Our guide to distance Reiki covers how remote sessions work.
The honest question for Bronx residents: Is the limited local selection a reason to travel? Sometimes. A 30-minute subway ride to Astoria or the Upper West Side opens far more options. But if cost and convenience matter, and they often do. the local practitioners who are here deserve your attention.
Staten Island: A Small but Committed Scene
Staten Island’s Reiki scene is the smallest of all five boroughs by practitioner count. But small does not mean absent or unserious.
The island supports a handful of dedicated wellness studios and independent practitioners. Reiki here often appears alongside other holistic services. massage, craniosacral therapy, ear candling, aromatherapy. Standalone Reiki-only practices are rare on Staten Island; multi-modality spaces are the norm.
What Staten Island offers is something the Manhattan wellness world does not: personal scale. With fewer practitioners competing for clients, the ones who remain tend to develop deep, long-term relationships with the people they serve. You are less likely to be one client in a rotating roster and more likely to build a sustained therapeutic relationship.
The practical challenge is isolation. Staten Island connects to Manhattan by ferry and to Brooklyn by the Verrazzano Bridge. Neither makes spontaneous sessions easy. Residents who commit to Reiki here do so intentionally.
Pricing on Staten Island tends to fall at the lower end of the NYC range, reflecting both the lower commercial rents and the smaller market.
How Pricing Compares Across These Boroughs
Session fees in Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island run below Manhattan and generally below Brooklyn as well.
| Borough / Area | Typical Range (60 min) | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Queens. Astoria | $90-140 | Strongest market in Queens |
| Queens. Jackson Heights / Flushing | $70-120 | Cultural community connections |
| Queens. Forest Hills / Jamaica | $80-130 | Mix of private and clinical |
| The Bronx | $70-120 | Smaller market, less standardized |
| Staten Island | $60-110 | Lowest in the city |
These ranges reflect private individual sessions. Community and group Reiki, where available, runs considerably less.
The savings matter if you plan ongoing sessions. Someone receiving Reiki twice monthly at $90 per session in Astoria spends $2,160 annually. The same frequency at $150 per session in Midtown costs $3,600. Over a year, that difference buys roughly eight additional sessions at the Queens rate.
The Transportation Factor
Borough choice is meaningless if you cannot get there. Transit realities shape where you can practically receive Reiki.
Queens is well-connected along its northern corridor. Astoria links to Midtown via the N and W trains in under 20 minutes. Jackson Heights sits on the 7, E, F, M, and R lines. Flushing anchors the eastern end of the 7 train. Southern and eastern Queens. Jamaica, Howard Beach, the Rockaways. require longer commutes and often a transfer.
The Bronx connects to Manhattan via the 2, 4, 5, 6, B, and D trains, depending on the neighborhood. South Bronx to Midtown can take 20 minutes. Northern areas like Riverdale require 40 minutes or more.
Staten Island is the outlier. The Staten Island Ferry is free and scenic but deposits you at the southern tip of Manhattan, not at most wellness destinations. The island’s internal bus network covers ground slowly. Driving is the most practical option for Staten Island residents seeking sessions locally.
If you are considering crossing boroughs for Reiki, factor transit time into your decision. A 75-minute commute to save $40 on a session is not necessarily the right trade-off. A 20-minute ride to save $50 per session twice a month probably is.
How to Find Practitioners in Underserved Areas
Standard wellness directories and Google searches work well in Astoria and parts of western Queens. They work less well in the Bronx, Staten Island, and culturally specific pockets of Queens. Here is what does work.
Yelp and Google Maps. Despite their limitations, these remain the most accessible starting points. Search “Reiki” plus your neighborhood name. Check review dates. a practitioner with reviews from the past six months is more likely to be actively practicing.
ClassPass and booking platforms. Some outer borough practitioners list on ClassPass, MindBody, or similar platforms. These can surface practitioners who lack strong standalone websites.
Wellness directories. The International Association of Reiki Professionals (IARP) and similar organizations maintain practitioner directories searchable by location. Coverage in outer boroughs is spotty but worth checking.
Community networks. In neighborhoods with strong cultural communities, ask at yoga studios, acupuncture clinics, meditation groups, or community centers. In Jackson Heights, a conversation at your local cultural center may lead to a practitioner no search engine would surface.
Hospital programs. Jamaica Hospital Medical Center’s integrative health program is the most prominent outer borough hospital offering. Ask whether your local hospital system includes Reiki or can refer you to practitioners.
Distance Reiki as a bridge. If your search turns up limited local options, distance Reiki sessions with a practitioner from any borough remove the geography problem. You can receive a session from an experienced Manhattan or Brooklyn practitioner without the commute.
What People Ask
Are outer borough Reiki practitioners less experienced than Manhattan ones?
Not as a rule. Some of the most experienced practitioners in the city work outside Manhattan, often because lower overhead allows them to sustain a practice without charging premium rates. Quality depends on the individual practitioner, not their zip code.
Is it worth traveling to Manhattan for Reiki if I live in the Bronx?
It depends on what you need. If you want the widest selection and are willing to pay more, Manhattan offers the most options. If you want affordability and a personal relationship with your practitioner, searching locally first makes sense.
Can I find Spanish-speaking Reiki practitioners in these boroughs?
Yes. Queens. particularly Jackson Heights, Corona, and Elmhurst. has Spanish-speaking practitioners. The Bronx also supports Spanish-language wellness services. Searching “Reiki en español” plus your borough can surface options.
Do any hospitals in these boroughs offer Reiki?
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in Queens operates an integrative health program that includes Reiki. Availability at other borough hospitals varies. Call your hospital’s integrative or complementary medicine department to ask.
What if I cannot find anyone local?
Distance Reiki removes the geographic barrier. You receive a session remotely from a practitioner anywhere in the city. Our guide to distance Reiki explains the process and what to expect.
This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical or health advice. Reiki is a complementary wellness practice and is not intended as a replacement for professional medical care. Consult a licensed healthcare provider if you have health concerns.