Reiki was found by Mikao Usui in 1922 in Japan. Today, Reiki is widely practiced all over the world. However, when we say Reiki in general, we are referring to Reiki with western influence. When Reiki started to spread in the West, many Reiki masters added western healing techniques and concepts, modified the practice along the lines. JIKIDEN REIKI（直傳靈氣）is the original Japanese form of Reiki. JIKIDEN means “directly handed down” from the founder Mikao Usui. JIKIDEN REIKI is a practice passed on an original form of Reiki which taught by Mikao Usui and his direct student Dr. Chujiro Hayashi.

Hawayo Takata, Japanese-American in Hawaii, was the one who brought Reiki to the West in 1937. When Mrs. Takata visited Japan, she was very ill and met Dr. Hayashi in his Reiki clinic in Tokyo. Mrs. Takata recovered from her sever illness with Reiki, amazed and decided to practice Reiki and bring it to the West. She was trained by Dr. Hayashi and became a Reiki master in 1938. She opened the clinic in Hawaii, and practiced and taught Reiki, trained 22 Reiki masters. This initiated Reiki to spread worldwide, and also since late 1980s, Western Reiki have been imported back into Japan.

For a long time, people believed original Reiki was died in Japan. However, in 1990s, western Reiki practitioners who went to Japan to search the origin of Reiki, found Chiyoko Yamaguchi who learned Reiki from Dr. Chujiro Hayashi. By requests of Western Reiki practitioners to preserve the original form, Chiyoko and her son Tadao, decided to teach and named it JIKIDEN REIKI in order to differentiate from the western influenced practices.

Western Reiki approach includes auras and chakras to balance the energy field of a recipient. JIKIDEN REIKI is a simple hands on healing primarily focus on physical body. It is a very simple, but very powerful tool that can address physical conditions, and help to increase the natural ability to heal. Practitioner can detect Byosen（病腺）physical problems by sensation of the hands, and release them with Reiki. It can also address mental healing and increase inner peace and harmony.

All Reiki forms are originated from Japanese original Reiki by Mikao Usui. Western Reiki is modified by masters, but still based on Usui’s teachings, and it has its own beauty too. We acknowledge and respect amazing Usui’s teachings and philosophy, but also respect all the masters who developed their own ways, spread the Reiki all over the world, and helped many people.

Takemi is certified as JIKIDEN REIKI practitioner byTadao Yamaguchi, and a member of International Jikiden Reiki Association