NYC Reiki Center offers a traditional, lineage-rooted approach to Reiki training spanning Level 1, Level 2, and the advanced Certified Reiki Practitioner (CRP) Program all taught by Brian Brunius. Below is an in-depth guide to each level and how we honor the Usui Shiki Ryoho lineage passed down through Hawayo Takata. 🔹 Reiki Level 1…
Honoring a New Wave of Healers On Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 5:30 pm, we gathered at Hotel Hugo’s Bar Hugo Rooftop in SoHo to celebrate the Class of 2025 Certified Reiki Practitioners. It was a hot summer day with bright, sunny skies — the perfect backdrop for a rooftop ceremony with sweeping city views. Guests arrived in summer casual attire,…
A Transformative Beginning In 1993, Brian Brunius experienced a profound, near-death spiritual encounter in a hospital, which led to both physical healing and a clairvoyant sensitivity to the energy fields of illness. Inspired, he walked into a Reiki class a few months later and embarked on his lifelong path in Usui Shiki Ryoho. Mentored by…
Wisdom Shared: The Interview In our recent conversation with Patricia—interviewed by Brian Brunius, her fellow student of John Harvey Gray—she shares deeply moving reflections, including: Her personal experience studying with John Harvey Gray The changes she’s seen in Reiki over the decades How she approaches healing at this stage of life The value of patience…
Last week, we bid our final farewells to Usui Shiki Ryoho Grandmaster Phyllis Lei Furumoto in Kapa’a, Kauai, Hawaii. Reiki Masters and practitioners, as well as members of Phyllis’ and her widow Joyce Winough’s families, traveled from all corners of the globe – Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Israel, Australia, Brazil, Argentina, Germany, Austria, Belgium, the UK and beyond.…