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In the spring of 1982 a group of Reiki Masters gathered with Phyllis Furumoto in Hawaii to honour the memory of Hawayo Takata and to share their experience as Masters. The power of their being together left them with a desire to meet annually. The second meeting resulted in the formation of The Reiki Alliance.

Reiki_On is a teaching group for those who want to learn and explore Reiki. What is it? How does it work? Can I do it? Here at Reiki_On, we explore the basics of levels one and two Usui Reiki, and how one might use it along with other energy practices. Though those beginning in Reiki are our main focus, all levels of Reiki practitioners are welcome to learn along with us. We expect all students to study and learn using our extensive files and then they may receive a distant attunement into 1st and 2nd level Reiki free of charge. Karen and Susan, (list owners) the Reiki teachers who give the attunements, are both attuned in the same Reiki lineage and send this gift to you in all sincerity. We hope you will find this group a fun place to be as well as a serious forum to learn about this wonderful healing therapy. We stress that flaming of any kind will not be tolerated. Please do note that this is a busy list which obviously generates a lot of mail.

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Usui-Do emerged in Japan in the 1920s. This spiritual art, like the martial art judo, is presented in a formal dojo. The main difference between spiritual and martial systems is that martial arts are derived from ancient fighting systems. Most of the spiritual arts are derived from practices of Zen Buddhism. Usui-Do was developed by its founder, Mikao Usui, as a way of achieving unity of self through harmony and balance.

Amongst the many Japanese traditional martial arts, such as judo and karate there are many other, more spiritual, arts which also developed in Japan. These include Usui-Do as well as ikebana (flower arranging), shodo (calligraphy) and by far the most well known chado (the Way of Tea, sometimes known as Tea Ceremony). Each is practised in a mindful yet precise manner that honours Man's connection with nature.

The system remained active after the death of its founder in 1926. Some of Usui's senior students including a teacher named Toshihiro Eguchi and a retired naval captain called Chuujirou Hayashi, continued to teach the system in its original form. The teachings were to remain hidden away in rural Japan until 1971 when Yuji Onuki, a student of Toshihiro Eguchi, decided to travel the world in order to pass on what he had learned. In December 1971 we had the honour of studying with Onuki-san. In 1995 we had an opportunity to expand our understanding of Usui-Do in rural Japan when we chanced upon Tatsumi-sensei, who had studied with Chuujirou Hayashi from 1927 to 1931. Since then we have kept in contact with a Buddhist nun who studied the system directly with Usui and has provided a valuable insight into the day-to-day activities of Usui's dojo.