About Atsushi Yamamura
A Japanese Reiki Shihan in the traditional Usui lineage — grounded, honest, and taught in person.
What This Site Is For
There is a lot of Reiki on the English-speaking internet, and much of it leans on “Japanese authenticity” that was borrowed second-hand. This site is the opposite: traditional Japanese Usui Reiki, taught by a Japanese Master who learned it in the Japanese stream and has practised it every morning for over twenty years.
The writing here is plain and honest. I won't tell you Reiki cures anything, and I won't dress it up in mystery. I'll tell you what it is, how to practise it, what it has actually been like — and, when you're ready, you can learn it directly through in-person attunement and certification.
My Story
I didn't come to Reiki through the spiritual scene. I was introduced to it by someone who was already successful in business — a person getting real results in the real world. That mattered: it meant my first encounter with Reiki had nothing to do with the “mystical” image many people expect.
After my first attunement I kept the routine — about twenty minutes a day — for two weeks without missing a day. Honestly? I didn't feel much at first. I say that plainly because so many introductions promise instant warmth and tingling. For me, conviction didn't come from a dramatic sensation. It came from my life quietly turning for the better.
Over the years that followed, things opened up. I left a decade of salaried work and became independent in 2000, built businesses, published five books, was covered on Japanese television, and eventually obtained permanent residency in the Philippines, where I live today. I share that not to boast, but because it's the evidence behind a value I hold: for me, success isn't money or status — it's being able to live freely and honestly, even with little.
My background is unusually down-to-earth for this field: a degree from Nippon Sport Science University (日本体育大学), a career as a certified IT engineer, more than two decades in SEO, and a founder's habit of testing what actually works. That rational, skeptic-friendly streak is part of what I bring to teaching Reiki.
I eventually trained as a Reiki Shihan (レイキ師範 / Reiki Master) in the traditional Japanese Usui lineage — the healing practice founded by Mikao Usui (臼井甕男) in 1922 — not via Western Reiki. I became a teacher for one simple reason: so that more people could let Reiki turn their lives, the way it turned mine.
Earlier Media Coverage
Television and magazine appearances from my earlier career in Japan. Included as context for the real-world track record behind a practice I teach without hype or medical claims.
What I Teach — and What I Don't
✓ What it is
- Traditional Japanese Usui Reiki, in the Japanese lineage
- In-person attunement and certification (Level 1, 2, Master)
- A documented lineage: Usui → … → me → you
- Daily practice, the Five Precepts, distant healing, consent
- Honest, first-hand accounts — including what doesn't happen
- Written in plain English for an international audience
✗ What it is not
- A cure, a treatment, or a substitute for medical care
- A religion, or anything to do with ghosts or the occult
- Promises of instant, dramatic sensations
- Western Reiki re-labelled as “Japanese”
- High-pressure sales or “you must do this” messaging
- Overclaiming dressed up in mystical language
How I Teach
In Person, In the Tradition
Theory and technique can be learned online, but attunement and certification are passed on face to face at small retreats — the way the lineage intends.
Honest, No Medical Claims
I talk about feeling settled, lighter, and more relaxed — not about curing illness. If something didn't happen for me, I'll say so.
Relaxation Over Force
Reiki isn't about straining or long sessions. Five relaxed minutes a morning is enough — and that's how I've practised for twenty years.
Consent Always
Distant Reiki is only ever sent to people who ask for it, and animals are worked with only at the owner's request. Never uninvited.
No Pressure — Timing Matters
If Reiki doesn't call to you now, that's fine. There's a right time to learn anything; when yours comes, you'll find your way to it. I don't push.
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