Usui

Reiki Ideal Meditation

In the Reiki Ideal Meditation, you get a chance to settle into the powerful affirmations that shift you into a state of peace and happiness. The affirmations are from the Affirmation Ladders in my book, The Secret Art of Happiness: Change Your Life with the Reiki Ideals. The affirmation ladder process is a way of [...]

The History of Reiki

Many books have been written about the history of Reiki and how it travelled from Japan to the west. I won't try to reproduce that all here, but I do want to give you a little context about how the system of Reiki was developed. Dr. Mikao Usui (Master Usui) lived from 1865 to 1926 [...]

Gassho and Rei-ji-ho

Gassho means meditation with hands together, a foundational practice of Reiki. Holding your hands together, in prayer position or anjali mudra, in front of your heart, signals the beginning of any Reiki session. It centres us in the Reiki energy and activates the flow of energy through the body. This activation of energy in Gassho [...]

The missing post: the universe ate my homework

A couple of days ago, I sat down to write about a book on Reiki that I think is an amazing read. It vanished. Instead of saving, it got obliterated. Gone poof into the nameless digital void. I always pay attention when these seemingly random events occur. I ask myself: What is the deeper meaning [...]

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