History of Reiki

Reiki was first established in Japan by Dr. Mikao Usui. After spending decades searching for answers about natural healing, Dr. Usui joined a monastery in Kyoto. In 1920, he set off on a spiritual pilgrimage to the holy mountain of Kuriyama to fast and meditate in solitude. At the end of his twenty-first day, he had a profound spiritual experience that revealed ancient Sanskrit symbols to him. Out of that experience emerged the birth, or re-discovery, of Reiki.