Mind Body Spirit Healing Journey: Usui Reiki Ryoho (Usui Reiki Healing Art)

Usui Reiki Ryoho Kyogi (Principles)

USUI Mikao Sensei (1865-1926)

Usui Mikao is the founder of Reiki Ryoho (healing method). He attained enlightenment, and a healing ability as a godsend was bestowed upon him in 1922 at the age of 57 while he was fasting/ meditating on Mt.Kurama-yama in Kyoto, the ancient capital city of Japan.

He was born on August 15,1865 in the village of Taniai- mura(village) in the Yamagata-gun (country) , Gifu-fen (perfecture) in Japan.

He is descended from Chiba Tsunetane. His father's name was Taneuji, and was commonly called Uzaemon. His mother was from the Kawai Family.
April 11, 1922: Usui Mikao Sensei settled in Harajuku, Aoyama,Tokyo and set up the Gakkai to teach Reiki Ryoho and give treatments.

September of the 12th year (A.D.1923), there was a great earthquake and a conflagration broke out. Everywhere there were groans of pains from the wounded. Sensei, feeling pity for them, went out every morning to go around the town, and he cured and saved an inumerable number of people.

Due to his respected and far reaching reputation, many people from local districts wished to invite him. Sensei, accepting the invitations, went to Kure, and then to Hiroshima and Saga, and reached Fukuyama. Unexpectedly, he became ill and passed away there. It was March 9 of the 15th year of Taisho (A.D. 1926), aged 62.
"REIHO CHOSO USUI SENSEI KUDOKU NO HI"
Memorial of the merits of Usui Sensei,
the founder of Reiki (Reiki Ryoho)

February, the 2nd year of Showa (A.D.1927)
Composed by: Okada Masayuki, Doctor of Literature Ju-sanmi (subordiante, 3rd rank), Kun-santo (the 3rd order of Merit)

Translated by INAMOTO Hyakuten Sensei (Founder, Komyo ReikiDo)

"Reiho Choso Usui Sensei Kudoku No Hi"

大杉権現 (Osugi-gongen)

Kurama-yama is Reiki's Birthplace, a sacred mountain north of Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan. USUI Mikao Sensei attained enlightenment and a healing ability in 1922 at the age of 57 while fasting and meditating in the sacred mountain.

A captain of then Imperial Navy of Japan, enrolled in the 30th class of the Naval Academy in December,1899, and graduated in December, 1902.
He was initiated into Shinpiden (Teacher's Degree) in 1925 after his retirement from the Navy, and opened his Reiki clinic at Higashi-shinano-cho, Tokyo.
He was one of the directors of Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai.
He made 13 Shihans (teachers), and two of them were women, namely his wife, Mrs. Hayashi Chie, and Mrs. Hawayo Takata, who brought Reiki to the West.
He passed away by committing suicide.

Hawayo TAKATA (1900-1980)

A Japanese-American born on December 24, 1900, on the island of Kauai, Hawaii.
She was diagnosed with a serious gall bladder disease. She made a trip to Japan and was treated with Reiki by Hayashi sensei. She recovered completely in four months.
Hayashi sensei visited Mrs. Takata in Hawaii in 1938 and initiated her into Shinnpiden (Reiki Shihan or Teacher).
Brought Reiki to the West.
Between 1970 and 1980, Mrs. Takata has initiated 22 Reiki Teachers (so-called Reiki Masters in the West).
There are now tens of thousands of Reiki Masters and millions of people practicing Reiki throughout the world.