In this webinar, the Circle of Scholars will be discussing Mrs.Takata's life and teachings throughout her 40+ year career with Reiki. Included in the discussion will be some of the personal experiences working with the Takata Sensei Archives and what lies within this treasure trove of useful resources for Reiki practitioners around the world. For […]
New Age is a term that has become a metonymy, a single descriptor for a wide range of beliefs and practices. This webinar explores the ways in which Reiki practice can be regarded to be part of the New Age, or not, and how researchers have presented this both historically and in the present. For […]
The Circle of Scholars will discuss this topic starting with the American Hayashi Kenkukai in the Hawaiian Islands in the 1930s up until the mid part of the 1980s. Learn from the Circle of Scholars as they discuss the struggles and changes these organizations went through. By stepping into the past, the wisdom of the […]
As Reiki practitioners, we have all learned about the importance of the Precepts in Reiki practice. What is your relationship with the Precepts? Have you come across different versions and wondered why there is a difference or if one version is right? In this webcast, the Reiki Precepts is the center of our discussion. We'll […]
Paul Mitchell, our Guest Facilitator, will explore with our scholars how their personal practice of Reiki and their academic research nourishes them and their human journey. Join us for a lively discussion as we share intimately how academic research and personal practice of Reiki may be bridged in the Reiki community at large. PDT (Portland, […]
Paul Mitchell, our Guest Facilitator, will continue to explore with our academic scholars how their personal practice of Reiki and their academic research nourishes them and their human journey. Join us as we move deeper in this exploration with them as they share intimately in this subject. All events are PDT (Portland, OR USA) Timezone […]
Bridging Research and Personal Practice – Part III - Open discussion For the past two months, Paul Mitchell facilitated a discussion of how academic research and personal practice of Reiki is bridged in the lives and practices of our academic scholars. In this webcast, we will explore together and share how research and practice may […]
Dive deep into initiations, a great mystery and part of the beating heart of the Reiki system. All events are listed in PDT (America/Los Angeles). For your own time zone, please check the World Clock Converter https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter-classic.html
The stream of Reiki has been flowing for decades and there have been changes. Guest Facilitator: Craig Brown. All events are listed in PDT (America/Los Angeles). For your own time zone, please check the World Clock Converter https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter-classic.html
Dive deep into initiations, a great mystery, and part of the beating heart of the Reiki system. Facilitators: Liad Horowitz & Robert Fueston All events are listed in PDT (America/Los Angeles). For your own time zone, please check the World Clock Converter https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter-classic.html
Dr. Justin Stein explores in what ways Reiki resembles japanese traditional arts, such as calligraphy, martial arts, and what aspects it shares with Japanese religious practices. All events are listed in PDT (America/Los Angeles). For your own time zone, please check the World Clock Converter https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter-classic.html
In this webcast, love is presented as a value in the healing process and how it underpins the moral imperative to provide care. All events are listed in PDT (America/Los Angeles). For your own time zone, please check the World Clock Converter https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter-classic.html
Guest Facilitator: Ann Baldwin This webcast will discuss: - The need for science-based evidence of efficacy. - Evaluating Reiki research. - The Touchstone Project and Results from new Reiki research. - What is missing from the research. - Randomized, controlled clinical trials. Why are they necessary? - Ideas for large scale trails based on promising […]
Guest Facilitators: Dori Beeler and Jojan Jonker In the enthongraphic research conducted in Britain 2012-2014 by Dori Beeler, the term “surrender” was found to be synonymous with “letting go” or “go with the flow”. The significance of this important feature of Reiki practice is that Reiki is doing something – it is exhibiting action; it […]
Reiki, Spirituality and COVID-19. Major events that impact society also impacts individuals. Furthermore, practices respond to these critical events in different ways. The COVID-19 pandemic is such an event. Currently, scholars study the pandemic's effects on religions and spiritualities, with a focus on the effect and potential effects this pandemic has on relevant practices. In […]
On December 11, 1980, Hawayo Takata made her transition from this physical world to what lies beyond. Reiki, the practice to which she dedicated her life has continued to grow and evolve during these past 40 years. In the 1980s, her students and their students shared Reiki around the world, spawning some new styles of […]
Takata's Legacy Within the Global Community. In January, we celebrated the growth of Reiki in the forty years since Hawayo Takata made her transition in December 1980. She dedicated her life to the practice of Reiki, teaching many students during the over 40 years of her teaching practice. In the last years of her life, […]
What can the study of neuroscience and neuropsychology reveal about how Reiki affects our mind, body and Spirit? Join our Circle of Scholars as we engage in a wide-ranging discussion of this topic. This webcast will share a brief summary of what neuroscience research has already taught us about Reiki and suggest possible directions for […]
Celebrating with the Circle of Scholars - 25 Circle Webcasts. Still going strong! It’s been two years since Circle of Scholars offered its first webcast in February 2019 . Twenty-five webcasts later, we sit with the Scholars to revisit important questions that drive their research. With new members who have joined, the group continues to […]
Reiki Practice and Love. In this webcast, both clinical trial and qualitative evidence are presented in a discussion of Reiki practice and love. Clinical trials demonstrate an increase in blood flow in the fingers when concentrating on love and qualitatively, love is presented as a value in the healing process leading to a moral imperative to provide care. Join Ann […]
In this trilogy of webcasts, Jojan began with his August presentation on the dimension of mysticism and mystical experiences of Reiki practice. In September Jojan and Dori began a discussion on “The dimension of extrasensory perception,” a chapter from their recent book Reiki Practice and Surrender. The book discusses Reiki from the perspective of the five senses […]
Quantum Physics & Thermodynamics Are Used to Explain the Reiki Phenomenon The Circle of Scholars is delighted to announce that Francis Vendrell is our guest speaker. He will present on Reiki, Biophysics and Spontaneous Order Creation - Quantum Physics and Thermodynamics are used to explain the Reiki Phenomenon. This presentation introduces a new paradigm of […]
In the December CoS, Jojan and Dori will present on the topic: Exploring the ‘laying on of hands.' As we know, in some communities, December is the month of Christmas and the story of Jesus Christ. The narrative of his life includes stories of him healing people in some instances by the laying on of […]
Ann Baldwin, PhD, Professor of Physiology at the University of Arizona, Director of Mind-Body-Science and a Reiki Master for the past 20 years will present some of the most interesting and useful findings about Reiki in practice, that she has so far discovered from published scientific research. She will cover topics such as: the importance […]
During this webcast, you have the unique opportunity to ask a question or suggest a topic for more discussion to this interdisciplinary group of doctoral-level academics. Ann, Dori, Jojan, Justin and Liad are committed to the practice and, for some, the teaching of Reiki. Their research includes representation from the areas of: religious studies, ancient Buddhist studies, […]
Reiki, the "Universal Life Energy". When you think of Reiki, do you consider it a universal energy, a universal system? Does that mean that in all places and all contexts Reiki will be similar, of the same basic core? In this webcast, we will consider Reiki from the viewpoint of localism, globalism, and "glocalism". We […]
On May 28, the first-ever academic conference on Reiki history was held as a six-hour online event. Three of the presenters (Liad Horowitz, Jojan Jonker, and Justin Stein are members of Reiki Home's Circle of Scholars, and will be speaking on the past, present, and future of Reiki as it marks the end of its […]
The Reiki symbols are a key part in the system, loved deeply and practiced by countless people worldwide. In this webcast we will dive deeper into their meanings, their power and magic. Together we will explore the source of the symbols' power, and how symbolism joins sound and energy to replicate divine measure. We will consider the […]
There are several reasons to reflect on the future of Reiki. One is that in current crises like the Covid pandemic and the war in Ukraine, Reiki is not on the radar of decision makers for support. Besides that, such crises come with consequences like an increase of distant treatments and classes, and a noticeable […]
Initiation is at the heart of our Reiki practice. In this webcast Liad Horowitz will briefly: Explore the patterns underlying initiations of various traditions both past and present. Share the archetypal phases of initiation and their meaning of each phase. Introduce the purpose and function of each step in the process that are present regardless of […]
Excluding the Variables Responsible for the Placebo Effect on Adults The scope of this study has been to evaluate the effect of Reiki in subjects who have never received before a Reiki session and did not know its effects or its methodological practices excluding the variables responsible for the placebo effect. Join us as we […]
Dori Beeler shares a presentation she gave at an annual Anthropology Conference in November 2021. In this discussion, she compares qualitative data highlighting the mechanisms that US and UK Reiki practitioners operationalize to support a growing hospital presence. Based on these mechanisms, issues of acculturation, assimilation, and co-option become central concepts of consideration.
Introduction to a Series with Justin Stein, PhD Part of the practice of Reiki is telling stories about our lineage: where the practice came from and how it came to us. In recent years, historians of Reiki have discovered new primary sources that help us better understand the history of the practice and shed light […]
Part of the practice of Reiki is telling stories about our lineage: where the practice came from and how it came to us. In recent years, historians of Reiki have discovered new primary sources that help us better understand the history of the practice and shed light on why we do what we do. In […]
Part of the practice of Reiki is telling stories about our lineage: where the practice came from and how it came to us. In recent years, historians of Reiki have discovered new primary sources that help us better understand the history of the practice and shed light on why we do what we do. In […]
Part of the practice of Reiki is telling stories about our lineage: where the practice came from and how it came to us. In recent years, historians of Reiki have discovered new primary sources that help us better understand the history of the practice and shed light on why we do what we do. In […]
Guest is Duncan Cross PhD In this webcast, Duncan will present research undertaken with Reiki practitioners in the United Kingdom. The survey was developed in early 2021 to take a snapshot of the UK Reiki Federation membership to understand how people came to learn Reiki, their educational journey with Reiki, and finally the impact that […]
Join us in delving into the profound interplay between Reiki teachings and the power of the written word. In this thought-provoking session, we will explore how different Reiki teachings, traditions, and narratives are preserved and transmitted through written manuals across generations, elucidating how the written language serves as a conduit for tradition. We will explore […]
In this Circle of Scholars offering, Ann Linda Baldwin, PhD will start by discussing why we need scientific research in Reiki, giving a general review of the current state of Reiki research, and how we can best evaluate its quality. The material presented in this section will draw on Ann’s book, Reiki in Clinical Practice. A […]