Usui Sensi
Taken from: ~ REIKI ARIZONA
Dr. Mikao Usui or Usui Sensi as his students referred to him was born in Japan on August 15, 1865 in the
village of Taniai. He had an avid interest in learning and traveled extensively. He studied
medicine, psychology and religion in Europe and China. Usui Sensei also studied
fortune telling; which is thought to be a worthy skill in Japan. Usui Sensei became a successful
businessman but in 1914 his business and personal life were failing. As a
sensitive spiritualist, Usui began
spending time meditating at power spots on Mt. Kurama; where he received his
early Buddhist training. Later in 1914, he enrolled in a 21 day
training course called Isyu Guo. While we do not know everything he did during
this training; it is likely he spent time fasting, chanting, and praying.
We also know that
Usui Sensei practiced a waterfall meditation, where the initiate stands under a small waterfall, on
Mt. Kurama, allowing the waters to strike and flow over the top of the head; a
practice which is said to activate the crown chakra. It was during this time that the great Reiki energy entered
his crown Chakra and Usui Sensei “rediscovered” Reiki.
With this “gift”
Usui Sensei began using his new healing ability to help others. For the next 7 years he worked with the
poor people of Kyoto. In 1922, he
moved to Tokyo and started a healing society called Usui Reiki Healing Society or
Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai. It was here as well as in Harajuku, Aoyama, Tokyo that
he taught classes and gave treatments.
After the great
Kanto earthquake devastated Tokyo, in 1923, Usui Sensei felt great compassion
and began treating as many victims as he could with Reiki. Demand for Reiki became so great, that in
1925 he built a larger clinic in Nakano, Tokyo. As his reputation as a “healer” grew, Usui began traveling so
he could teach and treat more people. The Japanese government awarded him a
Kun San To award for doing honorable work that helped others. On March 9, 1926,
Usui Sensi suffered a stroke and transitioned while teaching in Fukuyama. During his travels across Japan, he
directly taught more than 2,000 students and initiated 16 teachers. Contrary
to what we have been told in the West, there is no “lineage bearer” or “Grand
Master” of the Usui Reiki Healing Society; only a succession of 6
presidents of the organization.
One of the 16 teachers initiated by Usui
Sensei was Chujiro Hayashi. Dr. Hayashi is not the actual successor to Usui Sensei, as has been
commonly believed. The actual successor to Usui Sensei was Mr. J. Ushida. Dr.
Hayashi was a respected Reiki Master, however and trained many people in return
for working in his clinic, which he started in Tokyo.
Hayashi is credited with being the first to
document Reiki treatments and like Usui, had printed class manuals. In 1935
Hayashi trained and attuned Mrs. Hawayo Takata; who came to his clinic from
Hawaii, for chronic health problems. Mrs. Takata returned to Hawaii,
established clinics and gave treatments and attunements. In 1938, during a
visit to Hawaii, Dr. Hayashi acknowledged that Mrs. Takata attained the Reiki
Master level and that she was one of 13 Reiki Masters Trained by him.
Mrs. Takata began
teaching Reiki Masters in 1970. Her style of teaching was very expensive
and restricted note taking; relying only on memory. This was not part of the
Usui system. Many believe she charged high fees to create a feeling of respect
for Reiki. Before making her transition in 1980, she initiated 22 Reiki Masters
and has been credited with bringing Reiki to the West. Since Mrs. Takata’s transition Reiki has
become widely available to learn at a reasonable cost. Today, many Reiki
Masters rely on Reiki intuition; creating a more open and free flowing learning
environment; as Usui Sensei had taught.
Reiki is an ever evolving, flexible and
creative form of growth, relaxation and development.
With new information
recently discovered about the history and development of Reiki; Reiki
Masters
have passed on the heritage, reddiscovered by Dr. Usui, to create a profoundly effective
relaxation, growth and creative development technique. There are over
200,000 Reiki Masters in the world today with well over 1,000,000
practitioners worldwide and the numbers continue to grow. Reiki is open to everyone to experience and learn.
~ History of Reiki text, Rand, William.
Reiki, The Healing Touch. Southfield,
MI: Vision publications, 1991
WHAT
IS REIKI?
Picture
Taken from: Barbara Ann Brennan’s
book: ”Hands of Light”
REIKI is a Japanese word, which, means
“Universal Life Energy.”
REI means “spirit” or “soul”. KI
means “energy”, that which pervades and surrounds all things.
Reiki is a non-intrusive, safe and simple form
of natural healing.
The treatments involve a gentle laying of the hands on various parts of
the body and over symptomatic areas.
The energy is directed through the hands of the Reiki Practitioner into
the client’s body, creating a deep sense of warmth, relaxation and comfort.
If you have been stuck in old patterns and
behaviors that prevent you from feeling good, the loving
harmony-producing energy of Reiki will clear those old patterns and behaviors
and fill you with an sense of peace and well-being.
Pain and discomfort are not a natural result of
aging, but they are ways our body lets us know that
some aspect of our life is out of alignment or balance. Reiki, in most cases, is able to assist the
body to restore its natural balance.
Physically, Reiki is known to stop bleeding, reduce stress, cure
headaches and, with continued use, reduce tumors and reverse disease.
Emotionally, Reiki creates
a sense of deep comfort and solace, promoting a deeper understanding of self.
Reiki can promote mental clarity
and the release of habits that are no longer serving the individual. On the Spiritual level, you may feel a
connection with the Creator, thus a sense of deep peace, inner harmony and
balance ensues.
In summary, Reiki can
bring the body, mind and soul into harmony by releasing physical and emotional
blockages.
“There are two
very important chakras located at the center of each palm. These chakras are
called the left hand chakra and right hand chakra. They are usually about one
inch in diameter. It is through the
hand chakras that prana is absorbed from the surroundings. Both the right and
left hand chakras are capable of absorbing and projecting prana or ki.
“By stimulating or
activating the hand chakras, the hands become sensitized; thereby developing
the ability to feel subtler matter and to scan the different auras.”
Simple Hand
Warm-ups:
Through this exercise, you will be able to feel a tingling
sensation, heat, pressure or rhythmic pulsation between the palms…
________________________________
your
palms.
_____________________________
Record everything you feel and notice
in a “psychic” journal, this will assist you in becoming conscious of who you are. It will bring into your awareness the
energies that are in constant motion around you.
Go out in Nature as much as possible and walk in
silence, observing everything around you. Take a day of sight. A day of sound, a day of touch, a day of
smell, a day of feeling and a day of heart sensing.
Take charge of your thoughts.
You are the creator of your reality; so, start creating the things you
desire. Focus on what you want, not on
what you don’t want. Intend that you
are becoming more and more attuned to your energetic sensitivities.
Practice a Tai Chi, Qigong, Yoga
or some martial/spiritual art – this will assist you to tune into the ki
that flows continually in your body.
Practice breathing techniques…
Breath brings the Life Force into your body, increase your energy levels and
enhances your well-being.
"There is a current, or electricity, or Life Force that surges through your
Universe, indeed, through your physical world, and into
your physical Being.
You are already plugged into it. The way you utilize it towards your creative
end is by
contouring it with your thought." ~ Abraham-Hicks
_________________________________________
___________________________
Workshops Ra~Sheeba Home Animal
Communication
About Me Correspondence
Courses Medicine Card
Readings
Treatments Earth
Energies Guarani
Shamanism Links
Animal Spirit
Shields Acupressure Chair Massage