.Here
are some topics of interest to the experienced Reiki practitioner,
although
those who are new to Reiki
may find some of these of interest as well. Enjoy!
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you would like to print my pages to share or use in your own classes,
please
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articles where I give my ideas on aspects of Reiki and/or energy work.
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viewpoint. While a number of facts may be included, you should decide
for yourself how much (if any) of the content feels right to you.
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H.Light
Technique for Healing and Energy Work
 You may have
read about
the idea of calling Light to yourself and then sending it to another
person
or a situation. Sending Light from your heart adds the quality of
Love to the transmission ....
Read
the complete article .... |
A. The
Threshold Reiki Audio Glossary
Listen
to how a
Japanese pronounces Reiki related words. The project was
intended
as part of
a way to assist one of my Master level graduates with
his Japanese URR Gakkai style Reiki classes.
Read
the complete article ... |
H. Reiki
in Everyday Life
After
I
had been teaching Reiki for a while,
I found that many
students were just using Reiki
at home as
a healing tool, as if they were putting it on a shelf to be used
part time. I began to teach ways to use Reiki to enhance our
daily life Read
the complete article ....
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H Energy
Influences
 Still
feeling ill, pain or queasy during or after a healing? Maybe it's
due to a different reason you hadn't allowed for. Read
the complete article .... |
H.Radiance
 How you as a
Light Worker
are affecting the world around you each and every day.
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H.Energy
Assistance
 Can
other energy workers assist you? If so, how much more so than your own
abilities?
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H Using
Reiki to Scan Yourself
 A
simple way
to demonstrate
that you too can easily check your energy field (or that of others)
using
your Reiki improved sensitivity.
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H Using
Affirmations With Reiki
 A favourite
idea for many
Reiki practitioners and teachers. Effecting change in your
everyday
life
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H Reiki
Analogies
 Some
of the
simple ideas
I share in a Reiki class that demonstrate how
Reiki
works.
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H.Handling
Distractions
 Managing
those negative times with enjoyable, positive, "power" daydreaming.
Read
the complete article .... |
H Activating
Your Own Reiki
Energy
Aren't you
really just awakening
your own Highest Ki? Where is the lineage to Usui?
Read
the complete article .... |
H Exploring
Variations of Reiki Energy
 A look at how
different
sources of Reiki can affect us and how some feel stronger or different
than others.
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H.Reiki
and Animals
 One
of the more
enjoyable uses for applying Reiki
that most of us learn, is to share this with our own pets and other
animals. In fact some Reiki
practitioners choose to work only with animals, sometimes joining up
with local veterinary services.
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the complete article .... |
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Reiki
History
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H.The
History of Reiki Re-Opens
 A look at the
first article
I wrote on Reiki in Japan back in 1996. It is based on material that
appeared
in the first modern day book on Reiki published in Japanese.
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H.1986
Japanese Article
 This is a
translation of
a magazine article on Reiki that appeared in Japan in 1986. I placed
this
up on the web in 1997 and it was the first I had heard of the Saihoji
temple
and Usui Memorial. (Also Links to
-- Fumio
Ogawa Reiki certificates -- Reiki
Journal Mitsui
Article
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H.1928
Mainichi Article
 This 1928
newspaper article
was translated in 2001 by one of my Japanese contacts. It contains the
experiences and thoughts on Reiki by a famous Japanese playwright of
the
time who learned from Dr. Hayashi. Read
the complete article .... |
H. Why
So Many Reiki Styles?
An
area of confusion for people new to Reiki (and even those
experienced) is the number of Reiki styles and
schools available. If we look at the
beginning of Reiki we can see how
such diversity came about.
Read
the complete article .... |
H. Origin
of Reiki Attunement
One
of
the interesting aspects of
a Reiki class is the ceremony
referred to as an "attunement"
or "reiju". I've discovered that there is no one unique ceremony, but
rather
there are many versions to be found, both inside and outside Japan.
Read
the complete article .... |
H Reiki
Origins - Teno Hira Ryoji
 An
early Reiki-like
system taught by an Usui senior student.
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H.Taniai
Village
 A
pictorial
account of my visit to Usui Sensei's home village in
November, 2000.
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H.Translation
of the Usui Memorial
 In 1998 one of
my students
took some close-up pictures of the complete Usui Memorial - this is the
literal translation another friend helped me put together. It is
literal so that you can decide what the author (Ushida-sensei) was
trying
to say. Read
the complete article .... |
H.The
Saihoji Temple
 I
began placing
pictures of the Usui Memorial and Usui family grave site (in Tokyo)
here
in 1997, just after I received pictures. Now that I visited the
temple
and graveyard, I will soon add several more, including a map to the
location.
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Directions
to Saihoji
Temple
 If
you happen
to be visiting Tokyo and would like to pay your respects to Usui
Sensei,
here are directions to the temple and grave site from downtown Tokyo.
Also
on the site is the Usui memorial.
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H.The
Art of Healing
 This is an
excerpt from
one of Takata-sensei's diaries. She talks about Reiki and the contents
of the first 2 levels of training.
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H.Dr.
Hayashi's Healing Guide
I received a
translated
version of this table in my Reiki 1 class in 1992, and was given the
Japanese
version in 1997, not realising at the time what it was. The table
matches
closely the Healing Guide from the URR Gakkai Reiki Ryoho Hikkei .
Read
the complete article ....
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Usui
Origins
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H. The
Usui Gainen
The Heart of any Reiki system,
they became
known as his Reiki
Principles, Precepts or Affirmations. They are actually his concepts
for living, called Usui Reiki Ryoho. Here is the original, deeper
translation.
Read
the complete article ...
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A.Listen
to and Practice Saying the Usui Gainen
For those
wishing to pronounce
Japanese words, the Usui
Gainen is a good place to begin. I asked Reiki Shihan
Emiko
Arai and Reiki Shihan Katsuko Kiuchi to help me record each of them
saying
the concepts, first at a normal speed, and then at a much slower speed
for someone learning Japanese.
Read
the complete article .... |
H.Usui
no Michi (or Usui Do)
The
system of Reiki we now practice in the West
actually comes out of 3 Japanese sources, all influenced
heavily by the spiritual system taught by Mikao Usui from 1920 to
1926. This is an introduction to that system.
Read
the complete article .... |
H.What
is Usui Teāte?
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H.The
Usui Dojo
 The original
Reiki training
hall and some of the Shinto ceremony observed within. Read
the complete article .... |
H.An Explanation of the Origin of Reiki.
The origins
of Reiki
are shrouded in the mystery and inaccuracies of oral teachings and very
few public documents. Yet we do know some facts due to knowledge
shared by Usui students in the late 1990’s. Read
the complete article ....
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The
URR Gakkai
A
Reiki Learning Society
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H.Usui
Reiki Ryoho Gakkai
 The
fact that a Reiki organisation ever existed in Japan was not widely known in the
early 1990's. Since then I
discovered many new sources that explained it's origins, how it
operated, it's history and it's status today.
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H.The
Reiki Ryoho Hikkei
 I heard about
the original
class booklet attributed to Usui Sensei in 1997, and in 1999 I
received
a copy in time to translate for the 1999 URRI Workshop here in
Vancouver.While not part of Usui's classes, the booklet has been a
standard part of the Usui
Reiki Ryoho Gakkai's training. You can download the Japanese
and English version from here. Also there is access to other language
versions
as I receive them. Read
the complete article .... |
H.Fumio Ogawa Sensei - A URR Gakkai Shihan
- a translation of his
self published Reiki booklet.
 Fumio
Ogawa Sensei was the Shihan or Leader of the Shizuoka, Japan branch of
the Usui Reiki
Ryoho Gakkai. In 1986 he wrote a small, self-published
introductory booklet on the practice of Reiki Ryoho that he shared with
others in his city.
Read
the complete article . |
Traditional
Symbols
 Because the
symbols have
been in books since 1994, here are the original versions that are
normally
taught
in the old Hayashi-sensei connected schools in Japan.
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H.Sample
URR Shoden Pages
 A sample of my
Usui Reiki
Ryoho Workshop material and that I also share in my Threshold Reiki 1
manual.
It is from Mr. Doi's first international workshop held in Vancouver in
1999.
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H.Sample
URR Okuden Pages
 In 1998 I was connected
to Mr. Hiroshi Doi and some of his students.
Thanks to them, my friends
and I began to learn the following old Reiki society techniques even
before
they were taught in the West. In 199 Hiroshi Doi came to Vancouver and
taught us these URR Gakkai methods.
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List of
URR Techniques
 A list of the
techniques
that Doi-sensei taught at URRI 1999 and URRI 2000. They included
original URR Gakkai training, as well as some of Doi-sensei's own
techniques.
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H.Gendai Self
Reiju
 At
the November, URRI 2000
Workshop weekend
in Kyoto Japan, Doi-sensei held a special Reiju class where he taught Gendai Reiju, Gendai Power
Reiju and Gendai Self Reiju. Self Reiju is
his way of
giving
Reiju to yourself. You can
do this standing up
or sitting
down.Read
the complete article .... |
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Understanding
Reiki
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H.Usui
Reiki Ryoho- the Original Meaning
The
term Usui Reiki Ryoho originally referred
to the main concepts of the Usui wall hanging. They actually help to define why Usui used the
term "Reiki." A
Hayashi student explained it as a referral to Usui's ancestors.
Read
the complete article .... |
H.Origin
of the Term "Reiki"
 Words have a specific meaning that may be dependent
on the context in which it is used. If we are working with
older texts we need to
know what
the
word meant at that time.
Terms
 originating in China
are given ON readings and those developed in Japan are given
kun
readings. Read
the complete article ....
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Reiki
in Japan
 An article
talking about
the state of Reiki in Japan. It is current as of summer 2000, but
needs some updates based on my Nov. 2000 Japan trip.
Read
the complete article .... |
Includes
Links To:
 - Meiji Wakka
Poetry
- Okuden
Qigong Techniques
- Gakkai
Leaders
- Yamaguchi /
Jikiden Reiki
Classes
- Book
Excerpt: Modern Reiki
Method for Healing |
Western
Reiki Systems
 An explanation
of 2 Reiki
schools in the West that have expanded their teaching content. A
good example of how Reiki continues to grow and change,
 just as it did
even in Usui's time
Read
the complete article .... |
Western
Reiki Symbols
 Here are some
other popular
symbols that originated in Western Reiki and used in at least 2 schools
(the ones from above link).
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H.Do
Distant Attunements Work?
 When I
became a Reiki Master in
the fall
of 1994, one of the class components was the concept of distant
re-attunements.
Having practiced distant Reiki treatments for some time, I found this
an
interesting possibility. Read
the complete article .... |
H Distant
Healing Comments
 My thoughts on
the use of
Distant Reiki by a Reiki 1 practitioner, as well as the use (or
non-use)
of the symbol.
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Sekhem-Seichim-Reiki
(SSR)
 Sekhem,
Seichim and Reiki work together as a unified trinity of sacred healing
energies
to completely balance and harmonize a person's physical, emotional,
mental and spiritual bodies. |
The
Reiki Levels Explained
 Reiki is usually taught
over several classes. Why do some schools teach a different
number of levels or degrees? Read
more .... |
Gendai
Reiki Ho
 In
1999 I and my friends were the first to introduce Mr. Hiroshi Doi
outside of Japan. I teach the original version of this class that
he taught at the 3 URRI conferences from 2000-2003. Read
the complete article .... |
Komyo
Reiki Kai
 In
1999 I and my friends were the first to introduce Mr. Hiroshi Doi
outside of Japan. I teach the original version of this class that
he taught at the 3 URRI conferences from 2000-2003.
Read
the complete article .... |
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H.The
Threshold Reiki Audio Glossary
 Non Japanese people often
mispronounce many of
the Reiki terms, as they are not aware that the English like spelling
we
see (for the original Kanji characters) is actually written in Romaji -
a romanized phonetic language to help us pronounce each word. Read
the complete article ..... |
H.Perfecting
Reiki Attunements and Reiju
 Many Reiki Masters may believe
that the potential of a Reiki
attunement lies in the teacher
they learned from or the ceremony they learned. Yet there are
some effective, yet easy, methods to get clearer and
stronger results.
hold that energy
to
a greater degree than the recipient. Read
the complete article .....
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H.Starting
a Reiki
Share
 Ever wanted to start your
own Reiki share? Or are you frustrated because there isn't one in your
area? Have a look at this page and see if you can get some ideas
for starting your own. Read
the complete article .... |
H.Paired Healing
 This is a method of healing
requiring 2 practitioners that is taught in Hiroshi Doi's Gendai Reiki
Ho school and was shared at the 1999 URRI workshop in Vancouver. Read
the complete article .... |
H.Reiki
and
Highest
Ki
 Over the past 3 decades
"Reiki" has become a very generic
term
for any energy of a lineage related to Mikao Usui. As I received attunements
from a variety of Western and Japanese teachers, I began to notice
there
was a difference in how each of their energies felt.Read
the complete article .... |
H.Reiki
and Channeling
 How conscious channeling
and working with higher beings of Light can help you with your Reiki
practice
and your daily work. Updated Aug. 11, 2014
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Reiki
Facts
 Just a sample
of some
of the information that I have discovered recently about the history of
Reiki. I usually make more details of this info available to my
own
students first via my Class Pages, but I do like to share with the
Reiki
community in general. Read
the complete article ....
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H Threshold
Reiki First
Degree/Shoden
Manual
 You can now have access to
the main part of my Reiki 1 manual to add
to your own Reiki knowledge and support. This version is only the
first section from the Threshold Reiki 1 manual, but it is more
suitable
to most Reiki classes. It doesn't include some additional topics
I teach in my own Reiki 1 class such as Distant
Reiki and The Light Technique,
but you
can
find these elsewhere on my site. Read
the complete article .... |
H.What it Means to be a Reiki
Shihan/Master?
 A look at some
ideas around
the concept of being a Reiki Shihan or "Reiki Master" and how others
may
perceive you.
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Are
you Ready for
Reiki Mastership?
 Are You an
Aspiring Reiki
Master? OR
Are You a
Reiki Master Looking
to Enhance Your Master Level Training? If so, then this page might
present what you are looking for. Read
the complete article ....
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H.Activating
Symbols
Most Reiki teachers believe that the
attunement ceremony they use will
transfer all of their ability with a symbol to each student. However, I have found that the resonance of
this energy experienced throughout the class, or via constant
interaction on-line
with the teacher, tends to re-affirm the new energy within the student.
Read
the complete article ....
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H.Preparing for the
Threshold Reiki Master Class
As
you are getting ready to take the Threshold Reiki Master class, here
are some pages from my Reiki home page that I would like you to read
before class, and to send me some comments on
....Read
the complete article .... |
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Reiki
Miscellaneous Topics
and Resources
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Threshold
Anecdotes
 Various experiences and
unusual "coincidences" from my Reiki career.
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*.Usui
Reiju Gift
 Here is a sample of what
a Distant Energy attunement feels like. And yes, this page will connect
you to a strong healing energy, just like Reiki.
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Usui
Reiki Ryoho International
At the 1999 Workshop in
Vancouver, I suggested we from an informal society, Usui Reiki Ryoho
International,
for the collection of original Japanese Reiki history and
methods.
This was further promoted in Japan at the URRI 2000 conference, Nov.
2000,
by Doi-sensei
Read
the complete article .... |
Andrew
Bowling Reiki Archives
 For several years Andy had
maintained a very interesting historical archive on the origins of
Reiki.
When Andy decided to shut down his web pages I asked permission to host
them here so that his work wouldn't be lost to you.
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The
Reiki Book
Page
 (note this page is out of date)
Whether you
are new to Reiki
or experienced, here are a list of books on Reiki that you might find
interesting.
Also, there are internet links for each book if you want to buy one
right
away over the net.
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The
Reiki Music
Page
 (note this page is out of date)
Whether
you are new to Reiki
or experienced, here are a list of books on Reiki that you might find
interesting.
Also, there are internet links for each book if you want to buy one
right
away over the net.
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H.2005 Reiki Share with Takata student Anneli
Twan
 A summary of the 2005 presentation
Anneli Twan gave on her experiences with Takata-sensei while taking her
Reiki training at the age of 10. A well presented article by Reiki
Master
Jennifer Lundin Ritchie who attended this Vancouver Reiki Master share.
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H.2003 Retreat with Wanja
Twan and Rick
Bockner
-
Takata Masters
 Another summary by Reiki
Master Jennifer Lundin Ritchie on a Vancouver area Reiki retreat held
by
the 2 Takata master level students, Wanja Twan and Rick Bockner..
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H.Reiki
in the Business World
 An article written by Jim
Bennett on how energy work might be applied to your business.
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Intensive
Reiki Experience
 Experience an on-line Reiki
transmission from over 200 Reiki Masters.Read more ...
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Looking to EXPAND
your Reiki Master Training?
If you have
been interested
in growing your own Reiki knowledge and experience, or looking for
original
Japanese styles of Reiki, I can offer you a few solutions. If you are
unsure
as to what each can provide you, or as to which is the best choice,
then contact
me and I'll try to point you in the best direction for you.
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Interested in
Distant Training,
or are you just curious as to what you can expect in each of the Reiki
levels? You can look at my list of course outlines and fees, and use
them
to gauge what others are offering. This gives you someplace to
start
as you begin to search for a teacher. (I realize I may not be the best
or most appropriate teacher for everyone.) |
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Make sure you
visit the Miscellaneous Topics to find some additional topics that
might interest
you. Includes information on ME (who I am,
and my Reiki training background), as well
as some additional notes of interest. |
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Although you
may be an experienced
Reiki Practitioner or even a Reiki Master, you may find some of the
topics
at these Entry Level Pages of interest to you. |
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This page is one of a series
where I give my ideas on aspects of Reiki and/or energy work. The pages
are intended to give some "food for thought" and some are only my
viewpoint. |
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These
pages are a series where I share personal experiences or anecdotes
related
to my Reiki and energy work. The pages are also intended to give
you some "food for thought" and add to your overall energy work
knowledge
base. |
This is the
revised version
of Usui-Do that was being presented in the Usui dojo or training hall
in
early 1925. 
