Written in a remarkably precise and lucid style by two foremost authors on Reiki, this compendium reveals indispensable information of tremendous spiritual value, including the dedication rituals necessary for the practice of Reiki as well as the complex overall healing system.

A comprehensive guide to the first and second degrees of Usui Reiki Ryoho as well as Reiki’s history and Western evolution • Details hand positions, self-healing exercises, spiritual development meditations, and the Japanese Reiki techniques introduced in the first degree, shoden, and the second degree, okuden • Provides a thorough introduction to the five levels of byosen, the energetic mechanism used to scan an individual’s energy field and locate areas of disharmony • Examines the core teachings of Reiki founder Usui Mikao and offers a new comprehensive exploration of Reiki’s history and evolution • Explores tools and techniques adapted by Western lineages, such as working with crystals and the chakras Bridging Eastern and Western lineages to reclaim Reiki’s roots as both a healing art and a spiritual practice, Nicholas Pearson offers a new comprehensive exploration of Reiki’s history and evolution, the foundations of Usui Reiki Ryoho theory and practice, and the original techniques and modern tools of both the first degree, shoden, and second degree, okuden. He explores the etymology of key Reiki terminology and presents a complete discussion of the origins of the symbols used in the second degree, providing new historical, cultural, and spiritual context. He examines the core teachings of Reiki founder Usui Mikao, who taught that Reiki Ryoho enacted healing at the soul level, as well as insights from other important Reiki masters such as Hawayo Takata. Explaining what Reiki is and how it heals, the author outlines the six core characteristics that all varieties of Reiki share, including initiations and the Five Precepts. He details effective hand positions, self-healing exercises, spiritual development meditations, and the Japanese Reiki techniques introduced in first degree and second degree practice. He also explores a number of other techniques that have been adapted by Western lineages, such as aura sweeping, chakra tune-ups, and charging and programming crystals with Reiki. He provides a thorough introduction to the five levels of byosen, the energetic mechanism used to scan an individual’s energy field and locate areas of disharmony, allowing you to increase your ability to sense centers of toxic imbalance as well as begin dislodging them, thereby increasing the effectiveness of Reiki treatment. Offering Reiki tools to transform your life from the inside out, Pearson shows how Reiki Ryoho is a healing system that focuses on the inner and spiritual aspects of your being first, allowing you to polish the heart so it reflects the shining light of the soul.

Discover what you should know about Reiki to achieve physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual balance. A must read for the Reiki practitioner looking to expand his or her knowledge, and a valuable sourcebook for Reiki students, teachers and laypersons. Based on over 50 years of studies in metaphysical and esoteric subjects, the author presents a wealth of current information and fresh insights into the true nature of the energy known as Reiki—Universal Ki or Lifeforce. Here you have a complete Reiki course and a broad foundation covering Reiki I–Shoden, Reiki II–Okuden, and Reiki III–Shinpiden. In addition to the traditional Reiki symbols, the author includes information on other symbols: Tibetan Master Symbol (Dumo), Tibetan Fire Serpent, Raku, and Antahkarana. He also provides several meditations that you can record in your own voice for personal use. If you are a Reiki Master that teaches Reiki, this is an excellent sourcebook from which you can teach as little or as much as you choose. More importantly this book can serve as a comprehensive class manual and ongoing reference source for your students. Here are some of the topics covered in this book: Energy | Misconceptions | Usui Reiki Gokai Precepts | On Becoming a Teacher | Why is Initiation Required? | Human Aura | Developing Auric Senses | Chakras | Byosen | Increasing Sensitivity | Reiki and the End of Life | Antahkarana | Microcosmic Orbit and the Hui Yin | Preparing the Environment for Passing Attunements | The Violet Breath | Reiju–The Attunement Process | Increasing Your Intuitive Abilities | Crystal Grid–How to Make Your Own and How to Use it | Water Ceremony

When Margaret gives me a Reiki treatment, I feel so relaxed. I feel the tensions draining away. I feel the warmth of her hands envelop me, and I am at peace. – Karen Lozier, Eagleville, Missouri I have had the privilege of being under Margaret’s hands several times for Reiki and other energy modalities as well as all three Reiki attunements. I have great respect for her as a true healer. With her background, natural ability, intent and wealth of experience in the healing arts, who better to write a book on Reiki than Margaret? I see this effort as a perfect blend of her strongest gifts: thorough researcher, talented writer, and a potent focus for facilitating healing. – Lisa Hamilton, Farmington, New Mexico, RN, Reiki Master, Cranio-Sacral Therapist Many books exist with helpful information about learning the relaxing, healing art of practicing Reiki. What makes Reiki III: Mastering the Healing Art stand out is that it pulls together from many different sources a vast amount of information about Reiki that is helpful for anyone, whether they are thinking of learning about Reiki or have practiced it for a long time. The book includes information about how to choose a Reiki teacher, illustrations of the Reiki Master symbols, how to draw them, and uses for them. It discusses the Hui Yin, also known as the perineum, which lies in the general area where our legs meet the trunk of our body. Reiki Masters need to know how to keep the Hui Yin muscles contracted when they pass attunements to students. One chapter discusses how Reiki affects our consciousness levels, and it offers methods of muscle testing others to help determine what clients need. The book includes some Reiki success stories, innovative ways to use Reiki, and what to charge for attunements. There are detailed instructions for how to give a Reiki I, Reiki II and Reiki III attunement. Each one is slightly different. Suggestions for how to conduct Reiki workshops are included as well as examples of how to print Reiki certificates on a computer to give to students after they receive an attunement. There are so many details about Reiki to learn and remember. This book will give you what you need to know in an easy-to-read writing style. It is a valuable reference book for anyone studying or practicing Reiki. However, it will not make you a Reiki Master. You must attend a Reiki Master workshop and get a Reiki Master attunement from a Reiki Master before you can teach Reiki and pass attunements.

I am truly fortune to have had the opportunity to experience profound healing and life transformations as a Reiki client and student of Margaret Cheasebro. Her innate giftedness as a healer, depth of knowledge, and unique insights go beyond the conventional understandings of how Reiki can be a healing force in our lives and in the world. We are so blessed to receive all that she has to share. – Stacy Webb, Durango, Colorado. Reiki Master and Certified Polarity Therapist Margaret was an excellent teacher for the Reiki I, Reiki II, and Reiki Master workshops. She was always extremely insightful and knowledgeable regarding the practice of Reiki. When she gave me a treatment, it was very calming, and I gained new insights. I highly recommend Margaret as a Reiki teacher and practitioner. – Debra Brown, RN, BSN, CHTP, Reiki Master Many books exist with helpful information about learning the relaxing, healing art of practicing Reiki. What makes Reiki II: Expanding Your Skills stand out is that it pulls together from many different sources a vast amount of information about Reiki that is helpful for anyone, whether they are thinking of learning more about Reiki or have practiced it for a long time. The book includes information about the differences between a Reiki I and Reiki II attunement, the emotional and mental cleanses that can be involved in each, detailed comments about dietary considerations and recommended behaviors in the days leading up to an attunement, and information about the meridians that carry energy through our body. It also covers what some experts have discovered about how energy, similar in many ways to Reiki, can have a healing effect on us. It includes pictures of the three Reiki II symbols and how to draw them as well as some uses for each symbol. There is an aura bath recipe and suggestions about using Reiki to help trees, rivers, mountains, and other parts of nature. One chapter discusses how much to charge clients if you become a Reiki practitioner. An appendix presents basic information about how to use the tapping technique called Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) to enhance your Reiki work. There are so many details about Reiki to learn and remember. This book will give you important information in an easy-to-read writing style. It is a valuable reference book for anyone studying or practicing Reiki. However, it is not a substitute for a Reiki II attunement. To get that attunement, you must attend a Reiki II workshop and receive an attunement given by a Reiki Master.

Beyond the concept of energy healing, the system of Reiki was engineered as a powerful spiritual development practice built on the bedrock of mindfulness meditation. Unpacking the esoteric Buddhist heart of the practice, this book will guide you to a more fulfilling, healthy and spiritually dynamic life by showing you how to approach the system from a mindfulness perspective. New information and insights into the methods, mechanics and philosophy of Reiki make this an essential read for anyone interested in the system’s original purpose. As Reiki comes under increasing scrutiny over its health-supportive characteristics, now is the time to shine a light on its symbiotic relationship with mindfulness practice in helping to alleviate the suffering of the human condition.

Reiki: The Mystery Teachings is a groundbreaking book on the threshold of a new phase in the history of Reiki. Ancient wisdom from esoteric mystery teachings is merged with thought-provoking insights into the philosophy of Reiki. New concepts are presented that enrich understanding of the spiritual energy of Japanese Reiki and how the Reiki Spirit Path leads toward enlightened Self. Delving into the great mysteries of Usui Sensei's Reiki reveals spiritual keys with relevance for our changing times. Advanced topics in Reiki are examined in a new light. These include Invocation, Meditation and Empowerment, and how the Reiki Wave facilitates the connection between the human heart-mind and Kokoro - the Big Heart-Mind of the Universe. This intriguing book teaches, inspires, and may even stir controversy. It offers rich material for Reiki teachers and practitioners, and all who are interested in healing and spiritual advancement. Jeannie Kidwell, PhD and Gianna Settin, PhD are long-time Reiki teachers. Of their collaboration, they write: "We began this project after decades of experience in our similar careers in psychology, in private clinical practice and teaching in university settings, then later in Reiki. While on separate but converging Reiki paths, we engaged in dialogues about metaphysics, healing, and the philosophy of Reiki. Throughout our journey, we were aided by intuition, meditation and guidance from our Higher Selves." Jeannie and Gianna teach and practice Reiki in California and Colorado, respectively. For more information, visit dogearpublishing.net or KokoroReiki.com.

Reiki Master Margaret Cheasebro gave me my first Reiki attunement. In her simple office dedicated to the art of healing, she shared her knowledge of this ancient Japanese healing art, answered my questions and reviewed the hand positions for self-healing and healing others. When I was ready, I took a seat in a chair and, with little talking, Margaret moved quietly around me, occasionally touching me lightly as she held her hands near my body. The Reiki energy flowed from God, through her, to me, reawakening an awareness that I have always been connected to this healing energy. Now I use the hand positions Margaret taught me to enhance my own health and share with family. – Nancy Coleman, Phoenix, Arizona. I feel very blessed to have experienced Margaret’s Reiki work for several years now. I always find it deeply relaxing, releasing stress, tensions, aches and pains. On one occasion she helped me release a very high level of stress that had caused a migraine headache after a co-worker passed away unexpectedly at work the day before. After this treatment, I felt very grounded, centered, peaceful, and was completely pain-free. I am very grateful for her work. – Wendy Buchanan, Farmington, New Mexico, LMT, LISW Many books exist with helpful information about learning the relaxing, healing art of practicing Reiki. What makes Reiki I: Exploring the Basics stand out is that it pulls together from many different sources a vast amount of information about Reiki that is helpful for anyone, whether they are thinking of learning about Reiki or have practiced it for a long time. The book includes information about how Reiki works, the origin and history of Reiki, the aura, the chakras and how they can affect a person’s health. It includes pictures and information about Reiki hand positions for healing yourself and hand positions for healing others. It addresses how those hand positions can help a person’s physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. It explains what foods, activities and thinking habits a person needs to practice in the days leading up to receiving the Reiki I attunement from a Reiki Master of your choice. There are so many details about Reiki to learn and remember. This book will give you what you need to know in an easy-to-read writing style. It is a valuable reference book for anyone studying or practicing Reiki. However, it is not a substitute for a Reiki I attunement. To get that attunement, you must attend a Reiki I workshop and receive an attunement given by a Reiki Master.

This book examines the economic and political rise of China from the perspective of Japan’s economic development. Beginning with Japan’s rise to statehood in the Kamakura Period (1185 to 1333) and detailing the evolution of its economy through to 2018, parallels are drawn with the economic development of China. Many of the challenges Japan faced in the first decades of the 20th century, including nationalism, militarism, income disparities, social deprivation, and economic crisis are applicable to modern day China. China’s Economic Rise: Lessons from Japan’s Political Economy aims to detail the possible economic and political upheavals that could accompany the slowing of the Chinese economy from the experience of Japan. The book will be of interest to researchers and students in Political Economy, Economic History, Economic Transition, and Development Economics. The book supplements the other publications of the author: China’s Lessons for India: Volume 1 – The Political Economy of Development, China’s Lessons for India: Volume 2 – The Political Economy of Change and The Rise of Empires: The Political Economy of Innovation.

Reiki is an ancient and profoundly simple system of “laying on of hands” healing derived from Tibetan Buddhism. In the West, Reiki has been kept highly secret for many years. ESSENTIAL REIKI presents full information on all three degrees of this healing system, most of it in print for the first time. Teaching from the perspective that Reiki healing belongs to all people, Diane Stein breaks new ground in her classic guide to this ancient practice. While no book can replace the directly received Reiki “attunements,” ESSENTIAL REIKI provides everything else that the healer, practitioner, and teacher of this system needs.