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Honest, first-hand writing on traditional Japanese Usui Reiki — practice, attunement, distant healing, and the Five Precepts (38 articles)
Practising When You Are Depleted: Honest Self-Care for Reiki Practitioners
Why a depleted week does not disqualify you from Reiki, how to shrink the routine without losing it, and where the honest line sits for giving sessions.
Aug 11, 2026
Byosen: What Japanese Reiki Means by Sensing With the Hands, and What I Will Not Claim About It
What byosen and hibiki actually mean in traditional Japanese Reiki, why feeling nothing is normal, and the one boundary I teach every student about interpreting hand sensations.
Aug 10, 2026
When Someone Asks Me to Teach Them Reiki: The Questions I Ask Before Saying Yes
A Japanese Reiki Shihan on the honest questions asked before accepting a student — expectations, daily commitment, consent, and why 'not yet' is sometimes the kindest answer.
Aug 9, 2026
Reiki Shares and Group Sessions: What They Are Good For, and Where They Quietly Go Wrong
Why Reiki shares help new practitioners, how consent quietly erodes in a group setting, and four questions worth asking an organiser before you attend one.
Aug 8, 2026
Gassho and the Breath: The Two Things I Teach Before Any Hand Position
Most students want the hand positions on day one. I teach two things first — how to place the palms together, and how to breathe — because everything after that goes better when those are settled.
Aug 7, 2026
Where Reiki Needs Extra Care: Pregnancy, Children, and the Very Elderly
Reiki is gentle, but three situations still call for extra care: pregnancy, young children, and the very elderly. Here is how I adjust my practice, and where I say no.
Aug 6, 2026
What Reiki Should Cost: An Honest Look at Pricing, Free Sessions, and Red Flags
There is no standard price for Reiki, and that is exactly what makes it hard to judge. An honest look at what drives the cost of sessions and courses, when free is fine and when it is a warning, and the four pricing patterns worth walking away from.
Aug 5, 2026
What a Reiki Retreat Actually Is, and Whether You Need One
Reiki retreats are marketed as a shortcut to depth, and they are not one. An honest look at what a residential retreat can and cannot do, who genuinely benefits, and the questions to ask before you pay for one.
Aug 3, 2026
Why I Became a Reiki Master: What Changed When I Stopped Only Receiving
A Shihan on why he trained to teach, and the part he did not expect: beginners' plain questions exposed how much of his practice was habit rather than understanding.
Aug 2, 2026
How a Successful Businessman First Introduced Me to Reiki
I did not come to Reiki through the spiritual world. A Shihan's honest account of how a credible businessman changed what he thought Reiki was, and why nothing dramatic happened at first.
Aug 1, 2026
From Quick-Tempered to Calmer: What One of My Students Noticed After Level 1
A student who took every setback badly told me he had begun seeing things positively after Level 1 Reiki. An honest look at what that means, and what it does not.
Aug 1, 2026
What Twenty Years of Daily Practice Did — and Did Not — Do
A Reiki Shihan gives an unusually plain accounting of twenty years of daily practice: a slightly longer pause before reacting, fewer terrible nights, and a much longer list of things it never did.
Jul 31, 2026
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