The word "Reiki" means "mysterious atmosphere, miraculous sign." It comes from Japanese words "rei" (universal) and "ki" (life energy).
Reiki has been around for thousands of years. Its current form was first developed in 1922 by a Japanese Buddhist called Mikao Usui, who reportedly taught 2,000 people the Reiki method during his lifetime. The practice spread to the U.S. through Hawaii in the 1940's and then to Europe in the 1980's
Here at Purple Hayz our Practitioner also uses Usui Tibetan Reiki. Usui Tibetan Reiki is not all that different from Usui Reiki, but these both differ in their origins. Usui Tibetan Reiki is based on the studies of Arthur Robertson’s Raku Kai Reiki. This style of reiki has four levels – Level I, II, Level IIIa and Level IIIb. Different thing about Usui Tibetan Reiki is the fact that it uses crystals, guides, healing attainments and various Tibetan symbols. This particular style of reiki was popularised by William Rand & Diane Stein.
Usui Tibetan Reiki was built on the foundations of Raku Kai Reiki. Arthur Robertson developed it and he was a student of one of Hawayo Hiromi Takata's 22 masters. Raku Kai Reiki uses Violet Breath, Master Frequency Generator Plates, Tibetan symbols, Hui Yin, O Sui Ching water ritual, and the White Light symbol. This school of practice led to the development of Usui Tibetan Reiki.
Takata was trained in Reiki by Chujiro Hayashi in Tokyo, Japan and became a Master Practitioner by 1940. Her teacher, Hayashi, had learned from Mikao Usui, the first teacher of Reiki. Within the tradition, she is sometimes known as Reiki Grand Master Teacher Hawayo Takata.