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Reiki Ryoho was created by Mataji Kawakami
Reiki Ryoho was one of the various forms of Reiki healing. This was prior to Usui Sensei's development of the modern form of Reiki to note that other styles were practiced during that time. -
Reiki Healing and Its Effects was published
This was a book published by Mataji Kawakami detailing his method. This book was believed to be read by Usui Sensei to influence his future teachings. -
Mikao Usui or Usui Sensei founded his style of Reiki
Reiki was developed as a Japanese spiritual, healing practice. It was said that Usui did a 21-day practice of fasting, meditation, and prayer; it was through this experience that Reiki was officially formed. -
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Mikao Usui spreads Reiki throughout Japan
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Mikao Usui built a clinic for his healing abilities
Usui built a clinic in Nakano, Tokyo in order to further apply his knowledge; he healed people and taught students there. -
Mikao Usui died of a stroke
His reputation as a healer prompted him to travel, and by the end of Usui's life, he was able to teach the Reiki method to over 2,000 people. Chujiru Hayashi, a close acquaintance and student of Usui, gained Usui's healing insights prior to his death. -
Usui's inscribed memorial stone was constructed
The inscription on the grave describes the life and work of Usui for those to remember him by. -
Reiki healing techniques were passed to Hawayo Takata
Hayashi ended up teaching Reiki method to Hawayo Takata in Japan from 1935 to 1938. Takata was one who Hayashi had cured of an illness using these methods. -
Reiki was brought to the West
Takata moved from Tokyo, where she brought the modernized Reiki to Hawaii and then to the mainland of the United States. -
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Hawayo Takata moves from Japan and spreads Reiki through Hawaii and the United States
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Initiation program for Reiki masters was formed
This program was formed by Takata in efforts of training reiki masters and preserving the teaching of Usui. -
Hawayo Takata died
Reiki was then passed down to Phyllis Lei Furumoto, Takata's granddaughter. By the end of Takata's life, she was able to train 21 Reiki practitioners. -
The Reiki Alliance was founded
The Reiki Alliance was formed by Phyllis Lei Furumoto in support of her grandmother. This community of Reiki masters sought to clearly define the qualifications of a Reiki practitioner. -
Pranic Living and Healing was published
The authors of this book were Mikao Usui and Frank Arjava Petter. It is an authentic presentation of the methods of Usui, the founder of the art of universal healing. -
Reiki went mainstream
Reiki gained notoriety in the 2010s in terms of wellness. This decade was when healing modalities like Reiki and crystals started becoming popular. This image is of a news channel showing the use of Reiki in order to soothe. -
Maha Rose Center for Healing opened
This placed opened in Brooklyn, New York. Reiki among other things (acupuncture, sound baths, breathwork, etc...) was featured in the center's forms of treatment. This is one of the many institutions that were created to further healing practices like Reiki. -
Reiki trends on TikTok
With the interest of healing and enlightenment constantly growing, Gen Z made Reiki a popular trend on the social media app TikTok. There are millions of videos with the hashtag #Reiki. People are now teaching others how to perform distance Reiki/ distance healing techniques using crystals, reading auras, and doing hand movements. Mystique Awakening, as shown in the image, is one of the Reiki masters on TikTok with content gaining millions of views and interactions with the users of the app.