Until the last couple of years there was never a great deal of scrutiny as to exactly what Hawayo Takata (1900-1980) taught. Much of this was shrouded in secrecy with people stating that the system of Reiki was an "oral teaching" and, with little understanding in the Reiki community as to what this traditionally means in Japan, the topic was mistakenly almost taboo.
Robert Fueston was not satisfied with the myths abounding about Reiki and wanted to know more about the origins of what he had been taught. He began to ask questions, attempting to contact most of the living 22 teacher students of Hawayo Takata or their family members. No-one previously had thought to do this and his research has been of enormous benefit to the Reiki community in helping it figure out exactly what Reiki is, where it came from and why it has evolved the way it has in the West. You'll find a list of the Hawayo Takata's teachers further down the page.
Robert talks about:
The teacher students of Hawayo Takata that he has studied with such as Fran Brown and John Harvey Gray.
The similarities and differences between what Hawayo Takata taught and what her students taught.
The differences in the attunements between these teachers.
How Mrs Takata changed the Japanese teachings of Reiki.
The benefits of the healing hand positions that Mrs Takata created.
Teacher students of Mrs Takata: Virginia Samdahl Ethel Lombardi John Harvey Gray Dorothy Baba Bethel Phaigh Harry Kuboi Fran Brown Barbara McCullough Kay Yamashita Iris Ishikuro Phyllis Lei Furumoto Shinobu Saito Barbara Weber Ray Beth Gray Paul Mitchell Rick Bockner Barbara Brown Wanja Twan George Araki Patricia Ewing Ursula Baylow Mary McFadyen
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