History of Reiki

The lineage of Reiki that many practice today was discovered by a man named Mikao Usui in March 1922. He received the Reiki energy through his quest for enlightenment, where he fasted and meditated on Mount Kurama in Japan for 21 days. On the 21st day, he was suddenly struck by a spiritual bolt of energy and awoke with the power of Reiki, and full clarity that his purpose in life was to be a healer and to train others. He made it his mission to share Reiki with as many people as he could, treating many thousands of patients and teaching over 2,000 students in the following years of his life. Many referred to it as “The Reiki Cure” as it helped a countless number of people, many in seemingly miraculous ways.

After Usui died, it was his predecessors Chujiro Hayashi and Hawayo Takata that brought Reiki to the Western world. In the early 1930s, Mrs. Takata had found Reiki through her own battles with her health. She had been diagnosed with a tumor, gallstones, appendicitis, and asthma, and instead of having an operation at the hospital, she visited Mr. Hayashi’s Reiki clinic. She began receiving treatments multiple days a week, and after four months she was completely healed of everything. In the following years she became a Reiki Master herself, and treated clients and taught students in Hawai’i and the U.S mainland, simplifying and contributing to the teaching process to help Reiki reach more people. 

Over the years, Reiki Masters around the world have helped Reiki become more and more accessible to the public, and we now know that there are at least one million Reiki practitioners in the world. This is very special, as we know that Reiki is spiritually guided life force energy; the more practitioners there are in the world, the more this high frequency energy is grounded onto this beautiful earth.