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Precepts, hara, chanting, symbols, reiju, hatsurei ho and other elements of the system of Reiki in practice.

September 13, 2026
Why is meditation the foundation of Japanese Reiki?
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Why is meditation the foundation of Japanese Reiki?

Strictly, the precepts are the foundation of the system of Reiki from a Japanese perspective. Meditation is how we become the precepts: contemplating the waka poetry, practising Joshin Kokyu Ho, breathing into the hara and letting awareness expand until we feel our interconnection with everything.
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September 10, 2026
What is Reiju and why is it more powerful than an attunement?
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What is Reiju and why is it more powerful than an attunement?

Reiju is not more powerful than an attunement; it is different. Reiju is a spiritual blessing, a ritual in which teacher and student move into the same open space together so the student has a direct experience of what it means to be Reiki. An attunement, which probably evolved from Reiju, is a Western ritual for doing something to the student: giving symbols and mantras and conferring a level.
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September 8, 2026
What is the real purpose of Reiki symbols?
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What is the real purpose of Reiki symbols?

The symbols and mantras of the system of Reiki were introduced to help people who found it hard to sense energy. Drawing a symbol and chanting its mantra gives the body and the eyes something physical to do, which brings the mind in. They are training wheels: once you can sense energy, you can let them go.
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September 6, 2026
What is Byosen?
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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.
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September 5, 2026
What is Hatsurei Ho?
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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.
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