USUI Mikao臼井甕男 (1865–1926) is celebrated as the founder of Reiki. While the story of his reception of reiki 霊気 (literally, “numinous energy”) is well-known, …
What I am discovering from my Japanese Shugendo Training about Reiki
How my recent shugendo training has informed my understanding of the system of Reiki As some of you might know …
Frans Stiene’s Japan Journal
As some of you know I just spent a week in Japan deepening my own personal spiritual practice with a …
What is the System of Reiki?
Many people ask the question “What is Reiki?”. There are two ways of looking at this question. From one angle …
Steps to Understanding the System of Reiki
There are three steps that you might take to understand Mikao Usui’s teachings. The first step in trying to understand …
Frans Stiene is the Keynote Speaker at the New York Reiki Conference 2012
On the 22nd September, Frans Stiene, Senior Teacher at the International House of Reiki, is the Keynote Speaker at the …
Sharing a Cuppa
my handswarmed by the cupbecome the potter’s It’s a beautiful sunny winter morning here at Wabi’an, so I decided to …
Why I Keep Coming Back to Shinpiden
How many times have you repeated a workshop or a class, I mean the same exact class? Typically, we attend …
Global Reiki Retreats with IHReiki in 2012 and 2013
Wondering whether to join us for one of our Reiki Retreats in the USA, Europe, Australia or Bali? Check out …
Don’t Fear the Change
The roast and pan story: In a family where tradition has always been a very big part of their lives, …