Hand to Hand (Paperback)

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

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"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

Product Description
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. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Xlibris Corporation (July 11, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401049605
• ISBN-13: 978-1401049607
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #603,450 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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24 of 27 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.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	T. JORGENSON "Pamphleteer" (Loose Angles, Ca USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Nicholas Pearson "shadowsong" (DeLand, FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.