What is Reiki

“Reiki for You” is more than just the name of his practice, it’s his sincere belief that we can all benefit from having Reiki in our lives.


Reiki is the Universal Life Energy that flows through every living thing. It is simple to receive, learn, and use. There is no belief system necessary and it is compatible with other healing modalities.

Reiki is tReikihe process of channeling Universal Life Energy into your body and aura, or that of another person to revitalize the energy field. Reiki can be utilized as a self-help technique, as a therapy adjunct to preventative medical care, stress management, relief of tension and pain, and to promote specific healing. Reiki is unique to other healing methods in that we are all born with the tools necessary to become a healing channel. Reiki works on the Chakras to remove blockages. You will feel the difference spiritually as well as physically.

As a Reiki practitioner, I have been specially trained and attuned to the Reiki energy by a Reiki Master. I simply act as a channel or conduit for Reiki energy to flow in concentrated form to the areas of the body that need it most. I will move my hands over different parts of your body to concentrate Reiki to specific areas. Often, I can “feel” an energy flow that indicates an area of your body that needs Reiki the most. Some people feel Reiki as warmth, some as tingling, and some feel nothing at all. It doesn’t mean that Reiki is not flowing; it just shows that everyone’s sensitivity level is different.

Did you know?
• Anyone can learn to use Reiki
• Reiki can be used for children & pets
• Long distance healing is also possible
  • Reiki principles

    Reiki Principles

    In this moment, I am grateful.

    In this moment, I do not worry.

    In this moment, I do not anger.

    In this moment, I do my work honestly.

    In this moment, I show love and respect for every living thing.

    Rev. Friedman, D.R.M.T


    Dr Usui

    Dr. Mikao Usui

    The origins of Reiki are lost in time; however, the man accredited with its modern day rediscovery is Dr. Mikao Usui 1865-1926. This story, as it has been passed down in the West, is believed to be a representation. Where possible, facts have been pieced together by various sources such as serving documents, official records, Dr. Usui’s recorded work and insight from his students, family and friends. Since there are few facts and many interpretations of Dr. Usui’s work, there is much contention among followers of his work, almost destroying Reiki from the inside out.

    Mikao Usui was born in the village of Taniai (Yago County), Gifu in Japan on August 15, 1865. Born into the samurai class, who were much more privileged than the ordinary citizens, he was educated at a Tendai Buddhist monastery. He loved studying history, medicine, Buddhist and (later) Christian scriptures, Taoism, psychology, divination (the practice of trying to tell the future), and physiognomy (the practice of trying to judge character and mental qualities by observation of bodily, especially facial features and expression). He also had a great love of poetry and the classical arts.

    At age 12, Dr. Usui began studying Aiki just and a form of Yagyu ryu which are two types of the martial arts. He achieved the highest level in both arts and was licensed in weapons proficiency in1889. Throughout Dr. Usui’s early adulthood, he lived in Kyoto with his wife Sadako Suzuki and two children. He was a businessman and had varying degrees of success, but his strong determination and positive outlook helped him to overcome his difficulties.

    According to the story passed down in the West, Dr. Usui was originally a leader at a university. When one of his students asked Dr. Usui how Jesus had healed, Dr. Usui was unable to answer, and so began a life pilgrimage to answer the question. Unable to find the answer within the Christian teachings, which have been known for their strong bias on healing and enlightenment, Dr. Usui turned to Buddhism. Dr. Usui traveled, studying Buddhist and Indian scriptures. Upon his return to Japan, Dr. Usui took up residence in a Zen Buddhist monastery, the Kurama Temple, in Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, to study original Sanskrit texts on healing.

    While at the monastery, Dr. Usui embarked on a twenty-one day fasting retreat on Mount Kurama to consider the ancient information he had read. At dawn on his very last day on the mountain, as Dr. Usui stood up to return to the temple, he seemed to be struck by a shaft of light in his third eye, or Ajna chakra, located on the forehead. This resulted in unconsciousness for Dr. Usui; but when he regained consciousness, he saw colored bubbles of light, each containing a symbol he had seen on the Sanskrit texts. Dr. Usui appeared to have total understanding of these symbols and was able to heal from that day forward. On his way back from the mountain, Dr. Usui stubbed his toe. Naturally, he placed his hands over the toe; he found his hands became very hot, but his toe was healed. At the foot of the mountain, a woman offered Dr. Usui a drink and a meal. After Dr. Usui ate, and did so without any discomfort despite fasting, he then healed the toothache of the woman who had given him the meal. Returning to the monastery, Dr. Usui then helped reduce the arthritic pain attack of another monk and began compiling his studies and experiences into the Reiki practice, the foundation upon which we have built the “Reiki for You” School of Reiki.

    As mystical as Dr. Usui’s experience on the mountain may seem, the story is probably told this way to maintain a level of mystery. As any migraine sufferer will know, it is possible to see lights and spots in front of your eyes, although it is more interesting that Dr. Usui himself, when interviewed, reportedly said Reiki was “a creative idea” and the discovery was accidentally realized. usuiThroughout the next few years, Dr. Usui spent time in the Kyoto slums healing the town’s most deprived people. He asked each of them to begin a new, honest life that was true to self. However, he found many, if not most, still continued to beg in the streets. This disheartened Dr. Usui, and he left the slums traveling and teaching Reiki. In 1922, Dr. Usui moved to Tokyo where he opened a Reiki clinic in Harajuku, a suburb. He began to set up classes and teach his system of healing — Reiki Ryoho. Dr. Usui trained a very small number of people to the Shinpi-den (Master) level. He trained five Buddhist nuns, three naval officers, and nine other individuals. On September 1, 1923, Tokyo and the surrounding areas were struck by the devastating Kanto earthquake. Most of the central part of Tokyo was leveled and totally destroyed by fire. Over 140,000 people were killed. Three million homes were destroyed, and many thousands suffered serious injuries. Public water and sewage systems were destroyed. In response to this catastrophe, Dr. Usui and his students offered Reiki to countless victims. His clinic soon became too small, so in February of 1924 he built a new clinic in Nakano just outside of Tokyo. Dr. Usui’s work quickly became recognized all over Japan, and he received an award from the emperor for having done extremely honorable work. Eventually, Dr. Usui formed the Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai organization which is still active today. He died, on March 9, 1926, while in Fukuyama, of a stroke; he was 62 years old.

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