Hand to Hand [Hardcover]

John Harvey Gray (Author), Lourdes Gray (Author), Elisabeth Clark (Author), Steven McFadden (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 11, 2002

Reiki, pronounced "ray-key," means Universal Life Force. This energy is all around us and we can channel it.

The Reiki method of hands-on healing is an ancient one, rediscovered by Mikao Usui in early 20th Century Japan. John Harvey Gray was the third of the original twenty-two Reiki Master Instructors created to carry on the Reiki Tradition by Hawayo Takata, a Japanese-American woman who first brought Reiki to the West. Mrs. Takata was trained in Japan by Chujiro Hayashi, a direct disciple of Usui. John Harvey Gray received his entire training from Mrs. Takata. He is considered to be the longest-practicing Reiki Master Instructor in the West.

John and his wife Lourdes offer the authentic Reiki method as Takata taught it, along with a wealth of information distilled from their combined experience teaching over 750 workshops and treating thousands of clients. Discover the history of Reiki, how it works and how attitudes that create dis-ease in the mind and emotions affect the physical body. Learn specific techniques including body-scanning procedures to discover areas of reduced vitality flow, hand positioning to maximize the effects of a Reiki treatment, self-treatment and emergency procedures. John and Lourdes tell their personal stories and discuss the meaning of Reiki mastership.

Hand to Hand offers both beginner and experienced master a rich and solid foundation for the practice of this popular method of energy healing.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"John Harvey Gray taught me Reiki just as I was finishing residency training in OB/GYN. I quickly integrated this form of spiritual healing into my practice with wonderful results. John is the embodiment of his message and his story is inspiring, uplifting, and full of hope and promise." -- Christiane Northrup, MD, author of Mother-Daughter Wisdom (Bantam, 2005), The Wisdom of Menopause (Bantam, revised 2006), and Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom (Bantam, revised 2006) Christiane Northrup, MD, author of Mother-Daughter Wisdom (Bantam, 2005), The Wisdom of Menopause (Bantam, revised 2006), and Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom (Bantam, revised 2006) Christiane Northrup, MD, author of Mother-Daughter Wisdom (Bantam, 2005), The Wisdom of Menopause (Bantam, revised 2006), and Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom (Bantam, revised 2006) Christiane Northrup, MD --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Reverend John Harvey Gray has been a Reiki Master Instructor since 1976, actively teaching and practicing Reiki longer than any other living teacher. He has taught over 750 workshops and trained more than 10,000 students. In 1974, John became one of the first three of the original 22 Reiki Master Instructors trained by Hawayo Takata, the woman who brought Reiki to the United States from Japan. He took his entire Reiki training with Mrs. Takata and continues to teach according to her time-honored tradition. John's early education took place in California and the Far East. He later graduated from Dartmouth College. After serving in World War II, his careers before Reiki included banking, computer systems development and research at Stanford Research Institute.

John's wife and business partner, Lourdes Gray, has taught over 200 Reiki workshops since becoming a Reiki Master Instructor, certified by John from Hawayo Takata in 1996. Born in Cuba, Lourdes worked in real estate and mortgage banking before becoming a full-time Reiki practitioner. Her Reiki practice includes the treatment of chronic diseases as well as emotional problems. Her classes incorporate her lifelong interest in both scientific and esoteric energy theories while continuing to work within the Usui-Gray tradition. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Health.

Both John and Lourdes are ordained ministers in the Church of the Loving Servant, a non-denominational church founded by John and devoted to spiritual healing. Together they continue to share a life of Reiki teaching, research, healing and development of the Usui-Gray Integrated Reiki SystemÒ.

Journalist Steven McFadden is also the author of Profiles in Wisdom: Native Elders Speak About the Earth (iUniverse.com, 2000), Legend of the Rainbow Warriors (2001) and Farms of Tomorrow Revisited (1998). In August, 2000, under the instruction of John and Lourdes, he became a Reiki Master in the Usui-Gray tradition.

Elisabeth Clark, artist, writer, ethnic dancer and world traveler has been publishing articles, stories and poems for over a decade. She became acquainted with Reiki in 1998 through her painting. She is presently training with John and Lourdes for her Reiki mastership.

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The John Harvey Gray Center for Reiki Healing is located on Lake Monomonac, nestled in the foothills of New Hampshire's famed Mount Monadnock. Reiki classes, private instruction and treatments are held here, along with bi-monthly donation-based Reiki healing sessions.

The John Harvey Gray Center for Reiki Healing P.O. Box 696, Rindge, NH 03461

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Xlibris Corporation (July 11, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401049613
• ISBN-13: 978-1401049614
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,050,345 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Accessible,useful Reiki information, November 9, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Hand to Hand (Hardcover)

Having about 20 years of study and practice in various healing systems, I recommend this book as a practical and comprehensive tool for the study of Reiki and life energy. It will be of interest to newcomers for the history and basic techniques of Reiki. It will be instructive to practitioners and teachers through the case histories and integration with chakra energetics model. The knowledge presented is in the tradition of the original method which provides energy balancing at all levels-physical,mental,emotional, spiritual. This book illustrates the on-going development of Reiki as a growing complentary modality in the healing arts. John Harvey Gray is one of the original US Masters and has dedicated his life to sharing and teaching Reiki through classes and the establishment of Reiki wellness centers.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Real Skinny on Reiki, January 22, 2008

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T. JORGENSON "Pamphleteer" (Loose Angles, Ca USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hand to Hand: The Longest-Practicing Reiki Master Tells His Story (Paperback)

This author studied under Takata. He will give you information not available in other books. Most of the books on Reiki are either repetitive of what's been written, or are the author's own theories. This book is neither. For anyone who has been attuned and is interested in Reiki's History, this book is a highly recommended sourcebook.

Note that the author disagrees with Modern Reiki Masters in that he states that personal, in person, attunements from an authentic Reiki Master who has ALSO been attuned in person from another Reiki Master (the lineage) is the only way to go, to be attuned to real, pure Reiki.

MRM's will argue that you can get attuned from a video, from the Internet, or even attune yourself (the usual babble and claims.). Nonsense. Something may happen, but It ain't Reiki.

If I'd pick a half-dozen books on Reiki that I would consider essential, this book would be about #3. Learn about Takata and Reiki from someone who was there during her peak years.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very valuable tool, September 29, 2008

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Nicholas Pearson (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hand to Hand: The Longest-Practicing Reiki Master Tells His Story (Paperback)

I highly reccomend this book to all my Reiki friends. It is written by one of the twenty two original Reiki masters initiated by Hawayo Takata. John Harvey Gray was the third to receive this initiation from her, and is the longest currently practicing in the west.

In addition to a nice historical context, Hand to Hand also provides photo illustrations of hand positions for a complete treatment, both for oneself and others, useful techniques and advice, and another translation of Hayashi sensei's Ryoho Shishin (Hayashi healing guide).

John and his wife Lourdes wrote a wonderful addition to the Reiki library.