Origin of Reiki

Reiki originated in Japan in the early 1700s and was rediscovered there in the early 20th century by Dr. Mikao Usui. Dr. Usui was a devout Buddhist, who, in his intense desire to understand and work with methods of medicine and healing, focused on and further developed Reiki.

Reiki was brought to the West in the 1940s by Hawaya Takata, a student of Dr. Usui’s who experienced a miraculous recovery from stomach cancer during her treatments with him. She became his student and was initiated as a Reiki Master Teacher, later bringing the technique to the West.