The Usui Reiki Ryoho
Gakkai
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Dr. Usui started a Reiki organization in Japan soon after discovering
Reiki. He was the first president. After he died, he was followed by a succession of presidents: Mr. Ushida, Mr. Iichi Taketome,
Mr. Yoshiharu Watanabe, Mr. Toyoichi Wanami, Ms. Kimiko Koyama and the current successor to Dr. Usui as of 1998 is Mr. Kondo. Contrary to what has been said by some in the west, there is no "lineage bearer" or "Grandmaster"
in the system of healing started by Dr. Usui, only the succession of presidents listed above. While Dr. Hayashi was a respected
Reiki master, he was never in charge of the Usui system of Reiki. Reiki is a generic word in Japan,
and is used to describe many types of healing and spiritual work. It is not exclusive to the system of healing based on Dr.
Usui's method. The system of healing that evolved from Dr. Usui's method is called the Usui System of Natural Healing
or Usui Reiki Ryoho. Origins The clearest and most authentic understanding we have been able to discover is that Dr.Usui originated the system
of healing he taught and practiced based on his mystical experience on Mt. Kurama and by making use of his studies in many
different areas of knowledge. Dr. Usui’s own writing
says, "Our Reiki Ryoho is something absolutely original and cannot be compared with any other (spiritual) path
in the world." (Taken from his Reiki Ryoho Handbook)
Reiki in the West
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After coming to the west, the Usui System of Natural Healing
has evolved over time. In its current state, it is much more organized and structured than the simple, flexible, intuitive
method practiced by Dr. Usui. During his mystical experience on Mt. Kurama,
Dr. Usui received the ability to do Reiki treatments. Later he added the Reiki Ideals, the three Reiki II symbols, hand positions
and the attunement process. Dr. Hayashi developed
a complex hand position system based on his experience as a medical doctor and from his experience working in his Reiki clinic.
Although of interest this is a personal development that is not crucial to the
effectiveness of Reiki.Mrs.
Takata added the foundation treatment which is a simplified version of what she learned from Dr. Hayashi. The foundation treatment
consists of 4 hand positions on the abdomen area and 3 or 4 hand positions for the head. She also decided not to teach most
of the techniques (now called Japanese Reiki techniques) she learned from Dr. Hayashi, thus simplifying the system for Westerners.
While the lineage is the same, going back to Dr. Usui, and the 3 symbols from Reiki II are the same as Dr. Usui taught, in
many ways, the system of Reiki she taught was different than what Dr. Usui had originally created. The required waiting periods
between classes were added by several of Mrs. Takata's Masters after she passed on..
Caroline Rowlands and
the Reiki Pathway Ethos
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Traditionally the East has a culture of searching
for Enlightenment. In the West it was the Healing aspect that was seen as most compelling.
It is the essence of Reiki and the Intention of the practitioner that is the crucial element. Reiki
is Simple and Profound. Your spirit connected to Reiki is what does the moving and shaking –
gets the results !
