Megan Donahue Unit 5 Kaplan University

 10 minutes of sharing essays ◦ Assignment from last class

 Pronounced “RAY-KEE”  Japanese word ◦ “spiritual energy” or “universal life-force energy”  Dr. Mikao Usui ◦ Discovered this energy force ◦ Two stories  Japanese story  Western version

 Usui Mikao  August 15, 1865  Village of Taniai-mura  Samurai family-’hatamoto’ ◦ A high level within the samurai ranks

 Sensei Usui ◦ Born a Buddhist ◦ Studied in a Tendai Monastery as a child ◦ Age 12, studied martial arts called ‘Yagyu Ryu’ ◦ One sister, two brothers, one of them studied medicine

 Hawayo Takata (student who became master) ◦ Hawaii ◦ Had a major illnesses ◦ Was healed and taught by Sensei Usui ◦ She said  He was Christian, which wasn’t true because Christianity was outlawed in Japan by the time he was born  Doctor  President of Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan  Student of University of Chicago  There are no record of the last three accolades being proven true.

The story goes like this….

 An oral tradition  Spiritual Lineage  History  Precepts for daily living  Form of Classes ◦ Three degrees or levels; certification required  Money (exchange)  Initiation ◦ Attunements  Symbols ◦ Energy keys  Treatment ◦ Self treatment and then others

 Google a Reiki meditation  Anything less than 15 minutes unless you have the time to do it longer  Write a one or two page essay on your experience in trying this mediation ◦ Include something about the chakras  Cover page and reference page required  We will share in next class

 Chiropractor  Essential Oils  Reiki  Samples of oils to smell or use  Reiki treatment for those who want to try  Questions  Contact:

 Quest, P. (2007). The Basics of Reiki. Penguin Group  (2010)  Picture of Samurai, n.d.  Picture of Usui, n.d.