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History of Reiki It is believed that Reiki was originally discovered in Tibet several thousand years ago when seers studied energies and developed a system of sounds and symbols for healing energies. Many healing systems spanning many cultures emerged from this single root system; however the original source was forgotten. Dr Mikao Usui (1865 - 1926) is accredited with the re-discovery of this root system in the 1800's. Dr Usui was a Japanese Christian educator who was born on the 15th August in the Yamagate district of Gifiu prefecture Kyoto, Japan. Usui came from a wealthy family and as a child he studied in a Tendei Buddhist monastery school, and went on to study martial arts, medicine, psychology, fortune telling and theology of world religions, including the Kyoten (Buddhist Bible). Usui dedicated 21 years to the study of the healing phenomena of great spiritual healers. He also studied ancient Buddhist teachings and travelled to Western countries and China several times. Usui married Sadako and they had a son and a daughter. Usui re-discovered the ancient sounds and symbols that are directly linked to the human body and nervous system which activate the universal Life Energy for healing. Usui underwent a metaphysical experience while fasting and meditating for 21 days on a Mount Kurama near Kyoto and he became empowered to use the sounds and symbols to heal. Usui called this form of healing Reiki and he taught it through-out Japan until his death in 1926. In April 1922 Usui opened his first school in Harajutu in Tokyo. Usui had found that various ailments responded well to the healing techniques contained within his spiritual system. Usui's Reiki healing was administered to the very poor, and he taught people how to heal themselves. As Usui was a skilled healer and teacher his fame spread very quickly throughout Japan and Usui initiated others (Reiki Grand Masters) in the tradition of Reiki. Dr Churijo Hayash, a Christian and Naval doctor stressed physical healing and developed a fixed set of hand positions to be used in a treatment and which are still taught and used today. Reiki came to the West via Master Hawayo Takata , a Hawaiian woman of Japanese descent born in 1900. Mrs Takata had travelled to Japan for an operation to cure a debilitating illness that she was suffering from. While there she received Reiki healing and was so empowered by it she became initiated by Dr Hayashi. Mrs Takata returned to Hawaii and opened a clinic in the 1970's. Mrs Takata also initiated 22 Reiki Masters, and it is through these masters that Reiki has spread around the world. What is an Initiation? Usui enabled the Masters to enhance their access to the energy through initiations. An initiation by a Reiki Master attunes a person to their pre-existing ability to connect to Reiki. People can decide for themselves to come for individual Reiki healing treatments or to fully commit to Reiki energies by becoming initiated in the 3 levels of Reiki, the third level being Reiki Master. Sign up below to receive hints, tips and advice to bring relaxation and increased vitality into your life. |
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