Bronwen Logan of the International House of Reiki interviews Dr Thomas McAuley, lecturer in Japanese Studies at Sheffield University in the UK about the origins of waka, Japanese poetry, and how it is used.
The founder of the system of Reiki, Mikao Usui, used the waka of the Meiji Emperor as a form of contemplation and meditation.
You can find Tom at WakaPoetry.net: http://www.wakapoetry.net.
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Based in Australia, Bronwen Logan (Stiene) teaches the system of Reiki is co-founder of the International House of Reiki and Shibumi International Reiki Association as well as co-author of the critically acclaimed books The Reiki Sourcebook, The Japanese Art of Reiki, A-Z of Reiki Pocketbook, Reiki Techniques Card Deck and Your Reiki Treatment. Bronwen is also the voice of their audiobooks and of the Reiki meditations available in the shop.