1. Megan Donahue Unit 5 Kaplan University

2.  10 minutes of sharing essays ◦ Assignment from last class

3.  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

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

5.  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

6.  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.

7. The story goes like this….

8.  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

9.  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

10.  Chiropractor  Essential Oils  Reiki  Samples of oils to smell or use  Reiki treatment for those who want to try  Questions  Contact: https://www.facebook.com/DrLiliMansi

11.  Quest, P. (2007). The Basics of Reiki. Penguin Group  www.IHReiki.com. (2010) www.IHReiki.com  Picture of Samurai, www.enworld.org. n.d.www.enworld.org  Picture of Usui, www.dragonfly.net, n.d.www.dragonfly.net