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Reiki Ryoho was one of the various forms of Reiki healing. This was prior to Usui Sensei's development of the modern form of Reiki to note that other styles were practiced during that time. -
This was a book published by Mataji Kawakami detailing his method. This book was believed to be read by Usui Sensei to influence his future teachings.
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Reiki was developed as a Japanese spiritual, healing practice. It was said that Usui did a 21-day practice of fasting, meditation, and prayer; it was through this experience that Reiki was officially formed. -
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Usui built a clinic in Nakano, Tokyo in order to further apply his knowledge; he healed people and taught students there.
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His reputation as a healer prompted him to travel, and by the end of Usui's life, he was able to teach the Reiki method to over 2,000 people. Chujiru Hayashi, a close acquaintance and student of Usui, gained Usui's healing insights prior to his death. -
The inscription on the grave describes the life and work of Usui for those to remember him by. -
Hayashi ended up teaching Reiki method to Hawayo Takata in Japan from 1935 to 1938. Takata was one who Hayashi had cured of an illness using these methods. -
Takata moved from Tokyo, where she brought the modernized Reiki to Hawaii and then to the mainland of the United States. -
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This program was formed by Takata in efforts of training reiki masters and preserving the teaching of Usui.
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Reiki was then passed down to Phyllis Lei Furumoto, Takata's granddaughter. By the end of Takata's life, she was able to train 21 Reiki practitioners.
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The Reiki Alliance was formed by Phyllis Lei Furumoto in support of her grandmother. This community of Reiki masters sought to clearly define the qualifications of a Reiki practitioner. -
The authors of this book were Mikao Usui and Frank Arjava Petter. It is an authentic presentation of the methods of Usui, the founder of the art of universal healing. -
Reiki gained notoriety in the 2010s in terms of wellness. This decade was when healing modalities like Reiki and crystals started becoming popular. This image is of a news channel showing the use of Reiki in order to soothe. -
This placed opened in Brooklyn, New York. Reiki among other things (acupuncture, sound baths, breathwork, etc...) was featured in the center's forms of treatment. This is one of the many institutions that were created to further healing practices like Reiki. -
With the interest of healing and enlightenment constantly growing, Gen Z made Reiki a popular trend on the social media app TikTok. There are millions of videos with the hashtag #Reiki. People are now teaching others how to perform distance Reiki/ distance healing techniques using crystals, reading auras, and doing hand movements. Mystique Awakening, as shown in the image, is one of the Reiki masters on TikTok with content gaining millions of views and interactions with the users of the app.