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Reiki: Hawayo Takata's Story

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There are many books on Reiki and some tell of uncovered secrets and some tell of More Power. Takata's "Story of Reiki" is sincere and from the Heart which is where Reiki SHOULD BE. You can feel the warmth through the words and gather a sense of Knowing that this is "The Way". As a Reiki Master I use this book in my Reiki class work and in lectures. Why don't YOU read this story and you decide. Very quick reading. It also tells in the last section of Takata's clinic and some of the Miracles that took place. If you practice Reiki you will be able to related to this book. If you don't practice Reiki and are interested in Healing work, you will probably began your search for a Reiki Master / Teacher. ENJOY!!!

The book contains the story of how Reiki was discovered and the history of how it got to the United States. Simple, easy reading with a powerful message. Recommend to anyone into natural healing or just curious.

I am a practicing Reiki Master in the Sacramento area, and have read many books on Reiki, becoming more confused along the way.

Reading this book and Living Reiki, coupled with my own direct experience of Reiki, brought home to me again how simple yet powerful Reiki is, and highlighted the fact that some physical problems take a bit longer to heal and require quite a few Reiki sessions.

This eloquent book is void of new-age thinking, chakra balancing, and the use of Reiki symbols: It brings home the fact that all that is needed is to be attuned to Reiki and then place one's hands on the body in order to start the healing process, in oneself or another, and that chronic conditions will take longer to right themselves.

Four months ago I started daily Reiki sessions, several a day lasting one-half hour, on a friend of mine diagnosed with terminal liver cancer and given only weeks to live. The cancer is almost totally gone and the terminal diagnois has been lifted. Chemotherapy side-effects were kept at minimum, and once I started Reiki, my friend never again experienced pain.

For my new students and those unaccquainted with Reiki, this little book is a great and inspiring introduction to what Reiki is and the incredible things that Reiki can do.

This compact book imparts the spirit of Reiki. A great book to give as a gift to introduce a friend to Reiki. Reiki is a hands on spiritual healing method developed by Mikao Usui over one hundred years ago in Japan. Anyone can learn Reiki, no prior spiritual healing experience required. Hawayo Takata practiced Reiki in Hawaii for over forty years. This book contains detailed case histories in addition to her biography.

This book possesses the beauty and simplicity of a little child: for it is written without even the slightest hint of pretense; and it is little - at only 112 pages in length.

REIKI is one of the most ancient healing methods known to mankind.
It originiated in Tibet and was rediscovered in the nineteenth century by a Japanese monk named Dr. Mikao Usui.
The tradition of Reiki is referred to in 2500-year-old writings in Sanskrit, the ancient Indian language.

Hawayo Takata was the very first non- Japanese person to be permitted to learn and practice Reiki. So, Reiki teachings to non-Japanese Reiki students proceded from her. Hence, her teachings are of the highest importance.

She demonstrated that she became a simple, childlike, MERE CHANNEL for Reiki Energy (otherwise known as: Universal-Life-Energy, Chi, Prana, God Force, etc.) - rather than an Engineer/Scientist who learned to control/manipulate that Universal-Life-Energy by force of will.

I believe that far more people would have purchased this special little book and then rated it (at 5 stars) if they had known that it is primarily a compilation of Takata's lectures, and only secondarily a biography.

This book made such a powerful impact on me that I thoroughly immersed myself in it.
Then, I even created an index for it - which I pasted onto the inside of the back cover.
This is the only book that I have ever done such a thing with.

I cannot think of a more powerful endorsement for this book that I could make.
Otherwise, I would make it.

This is my favorite book on Reiki. As all good things that have great power and energy, Reiki has generated a lot of discussion about who, what, how and when. Look no further. This story will touch your heart and if you haven't already you will want to try Reiki for yourself. I teach Reiki and recommend this book above all others. Hawayo Takata dedicated her life to this wonderful energy and paved the way for many miracles. It is truly an inspiring story.

Besides asking my students to read my own book, Reiki: A Comprehensive Guide, I encourage them to read Helen Haberly's REIKI: Hawayo Takata's Story. Helen learned to practice Reiki from Hawayo Takata, who brought the practice to the US from Japan with her Reiki master, Chujiro Hayashi, in 1938. The first half of this gem of a book relates the story of Reiki as Takata shared it, not historical fact, but rather a teaching story designed to carry the values of Reiki. The second part of the book is irreplaceable in Reiki literature, a series of anecdotes of Reiki healings which Takata shared with her students.

Takata practiced Reiki in a very different environment than the one in which most of us live and practice today. For example, the people to whom Takata brought Reiki practice did not have access to the type of health care that is now commonly available in the US. Many of Takata's clients and students were people living in rural areas for whom home health care and preventive lifestyle practices were of critical importance. Takata's conviction and clarity shine through these stories and reinspire me every time I read them, which I do frequently, with deep gratitude for her dedication, and as a reminder of what is possible when one practices Reiki with consistency and diligence.

I read this book while I was trying to recover from a serious
back condition. I was given a grim prognosis from my doctors and decided to pursue this last ditch effort to get
well. My soon-to-be teacher gave me this book to read in contemplation of my first degree, and I devoured it ! The personal accounts by our Reiki heroine Hawayo Takata were SO wonderfully touching, it's
as if the stories themselves were emitting healing energy !
There are so many Reiki books out there, but this one is the jewel of Reiki, because it brings forth the genuine flavor of the Orient in a personal and inspiring fashion ! I have been a practicing Reiki teacher for 11 years, and this book still has my heart !
Buy this jewel !
"Reiki Sue" Deutschlander

This book is a phenomenal book! The story of how Hawayao Takata brought Reiki to the United States, and the Love and dedication in which she taught and honored the Reiki Energy and the Usui System of Reiki Healing. I have read many many many books on Reiki, this book "Hawayo Takata's Story" is simple as Reiki is simple!

As a Reiki Master I used this book in all my classes and I recommend this book to my students and friends, and then I suggest they read other books AFTER they read this one, and then they are able to see that REIKI IS SIMPLE. Anyone who would like to know what Reiki is, how it came to be, how it came to the US, and how to heal and raise one's consciousness through Reiki, this is the book to read!

Thank you: Yumnah Zuel Aguba El, Hollywood, Florida

I read this book as a prerequisite to taking the level I certification class for Reiki. It's basically a bio of Hawayo Takata, the woman responsible for introducing Reiki to the U.S. starting in 1937. It reviews how she came to be trained in reiki and her accomplishments with it, including some of the healings attributed to her use of reiki. Some of them are quite remarkable and seem to have a clear relation to the energy healing and some of the healings can be placed under the heading "Probably Would Have Happened Anyway". One of the most striking accounts was toward the end of her life, after many decades of using reiki: she was brought to the bedside of a woman who had just died and though she didn't think there was anything she could do, she felt drawn to pray. She prayed and used reiki for four hours upon the deceased and the woman was revived. As an RN, I know there are people to whom this occurs, some more than once, but it is EXTREMELY rare. And I do believe in the power of prayer (else I would not be taking this class). To me, reiki is a form of concentrated prayer affecting the energy field the Lord gifted us all with. People can learn to sense this field even without formal training. It was an interesting read but I really look forward to learning reiki firsthand.