Reiki originated in Japan in the 1920's. Mikao Usui, the founder of Reiki, undertook a study of the healing phenomena of history's greatest spiritual leaders. Through study, research, and meditation, he evolved a system of healing he called reiki. He spent the rest of his life up until his death in 1926 practicing and teaching this method of natural healing which involves the laying on of hands and distant treatment. Mikao Usui authored the principles or precepts of reiki.

One of Usui's students, Dr. Chujiro Hayashi continued his work after Usui's death opening a clinic and school in Tokyo. One of Dr. Hayashi's students, Mrs. Hawayo Takata, who was born in Hawaii of Japanese descent, consulted with Dr. Hayashi about severe  medical problem she was having, studied reiki under him, and in 1938 was very honored to be designated one of Hiyashi's small group of reiki masters. Mrs. Takata brought reiki to Hawaii and to the mainland of the United States, and Canada. Mrs. Takata's granddaughter Phyllis Lei Furumoto, recognized the present reiki grandmaster of the Usui System of Natural Healing, Usui Shiki Ryoho by 21 of the r22 reiki masters Takata had initiated before her death in 1980. Phyllis has taught and has encouraged the teaching of the western traditional reiki Mrs. Takata taught worldwide.

Call us or email us to schedule a reiki treatment or to talk about reiki training. See our 2008 schedule for upcoming reiki training dates.