Have you tried Bronwen's new "Waka Wisdom: Imperial Reiki Meditations" yet?
September 7, 2026

What does ki actually mean in Japanese?

The old kanji for ki shows rice cooking in a bowl with vapour rising from it. The vapour is the energy, but the point is the rice: it is being cultivated. Ki is not something you take from anywhere or put into anything. It is your own energy, and the practice is about cultivating it.
September 6, 2026

What is Byosen?

Byosen Reikan Ho is the scanning practice of the system of Reiki: passing the right hand over the body to sense imbalance or illness as a sensation, an echo from the body. It is taught by the Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai in Japan and appears in a 1933 book by one of Usui's students, so we can reasonably assume Mikao Usui taught it.
September 5, 2026

What is Hatsurei Ho?

Hatsurei Ho means to generate greater amounts of ki. It is a sequence of practices from the system of Reiki, all working from the hara, that gather and strengthen your energy. I teach two versions: one built from Kenyoku Ho, Joshin Kokyu Ho and Seishin Toitsu, and one from the 1933 book by Usui's student Tomita Kaiji.