It is with sadness that I say goodbye to Li Ying, a real Taoist master. The first time I met …
Inner Happiness - Being Alive
What does inner happiness mean?Not relying on outer circumstances to make you feel happy. When we feel inner happiness we …
The Deeper Aspect of Hands-on Healing
Double sensation, through the intuition of identity between which is touching and that which is being touched, links the subject-body …
Discovering our Lineage
At a Reiki class, teachers often share their Reiki teaching lineage – who their teacher is and that teacher’s teachers …
Secret Medicine
“The secret method of inviting blessings, the spiritual medicine of many illnesses”– Mikao Usui “When the medicine of Esoteric teachings …
Reiki: A 20th Century Healing Practice for the 21st Century patient
Reiki practice, which began in Japan with the teachings of Mikao Usui in the early 1920’s, has found its way …
Healing Beyond Words with Animal Reiki
“Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is …
How Reiki Symbols and Mantras have Affected my Life
After attending my Western Style Reiki level two course, I came away a little perplexed. I felt as though something …
Was Mikao Usui a Yamabushi?
First of all, what is a Yamabushi? A Yamabushi is an ascetic who roams the mountains in Japan seeking spiritual …
Vale Sakai Ajari
Buddhist monk Yusai Sakai, known for twice achieving “sennichi kaihogyo”, the 7 year practice of he Marathon monks, died of …