Over the years, I’ve noticed a quiet shift in how people arrive at Reiki. In the beginning, students want clarity. They want to know what is happening, whether they are doing it correctly, and how to make it work better. Questions are natural, and they have their place. Explanations help orient the mind while the…
Why I Am Naming This Lineage Now Reiki has always evolved through human hands. It was shaped by the people who practiced it, the cultures that received it, and the lineages that carried it across oceans. When I chose to name the Koshin Reiki Style, I did so to honor the transmission that shaped my…
On October 19th, 2025, at the sacred Okunoin on Mount Kurama in Kyoto, Japan — the heart of Reiki’s spiritual heritage — I had the deep honor of initiating Brian Battjer of New York City as a Reiki Master in the Usui System of Natural Healing, Usui Shiki Ryoho. This initiation was witnessed and held…
The Reiki Precepts are not commandments, but tools for training the mind to return to the present moment. Spoken morning and evening, they help us pause, breathe, and respond with awareness instead of habit. Over time, they become part of our nervous system and our way of being. I’ve found that practicing the Precepts daily…
If you practice Reiki or have ever wondered what Mikao Usui actually taught to his early students, we have exciting news for you. For decades, very little was known about Usui-sensei’s original methods and philosophy. Original source material was either lost or inaccessible in hard-to-understand pre-war Japanese texts. But now, that’s finally changed. ✨ A…
When I was a Reiki Master Candidate apprenticing under Reiki Master Elaine Abrams, she always encouraged me to attend Reiki gatherings. At these events and conferences, we generate a powerful field of energy that transforms not only ourselves but also the environment around us. Anyone who steps into this space can feel its impact. Each…
Each time I entered Elaine Abrams’ Reiki studio, I felt transported into a magical world. Her space exuded a healing energy, smelled of the sage she smudged with to clear the energy of clients and students, and felt both unusually calm and also powerfully charged at the same time with a vibration I came to…
August 3, 2024, after six months of training and practice, eight new Certified Reiki Practitioners graduated and were awarded certificates by Brian Brunius and Reiki Centers of America. The Certified Reiki Practitioner training program is for those students who feel called to open a professional Reiki practice. During the program, students receive extensive hands-on training,…
Distance Reiki, also known in English as “the absent treatment” and in Japanese as enkaku chiryô hô, is a wonderful alternative to in-person Reiki sessions. It’s perfect for people who are home-bound, hospitalized or geographically remote. Distance Reiki offers the same powerful healing benefits as in-person treatments, and can be received at your convenience from…
My experience with Reiki started in 1994 when I was walking through Union Square Park in New York City and was stopped by an old man dressed in a heavy cardigan sweater on a hot day. He said he recognized something in me, and that it was important I come to a class he was…