The “mindfulness movement” has grown to become very popular with mindfulness classes being taught in hospitals and wellbeing facilities and even in the corporate world.
Mindfulness, however, was already incorporated by Mikao Usui into the system of Reiki over 100 years ago.
In this one-hour teleclass, senior International House of Reiki teacher, Frans Stiene, will help you to discover the benefits of mindfulness in your Reiki practice.
Sanmitsu is a Japanese term meaning Three Secrets. These secrets are Mind, Body and Energy and they exist in all major Japanese spiritual teachings. Find out how the Three Secrets work with Mikao Usui’s teachings! This one-hour teleclass with will draw on elements that Frans learned when he was in Japan in July, 2012.
The difference between the International House of Reiki teachings and other Reiki schools.
Many people ask what the difference is between what the International House of Reiki teaches as Usui Reiki Ryoho and other schools or branches of the system of Reiki. Sure, most schools teach the same elements of the system, but what is it that makes our students go ‘Wow! That was way more than I could have ever expected’?
There are quite a few differences. Today we’d like to discuss just one of these.
The traditional Japanese system of Reiki uses several symbols and mantras in its teachings and ongoing practices. These symbols and mantras are tools that help you deepen your understanding of and directly experience your true nature.
As discussed in a previous article, The System of Reiki is a Spiritual Practice, the system helps you to rediscover your true nature. Your practice is facilitated (or hindered) by the state of your energy system. In fact, in most traditional spiritual practices, deep awareness of your energy system is synonymous with enlightenment and evolution from an ordinary human being into a yogi, buddha, or immortal one.
However, there is much confusion about this matter. There are many different energy systems competing for your attention — hara, tanden, chakras, etc.
The phrase, the system of Reiki is a spiritual practice, has become a household expression for many Reiki teachers and practitioners. But, what does it mean? And, how do we engage in Reiki as a spiritual practice?
Some of the founders of new religions had revelatory experiences while performing religious practices on sacred mountains, and some of the rituals created by new religions bear the imprint of Shugendo rituals; indeed, the highly syncretic character of Shugendo laid down a precedent for the syncretic pattern of most new religions.
Within Okuden level II you will study something that many know as the “distance healing” symbol. This is a modern, rather than Japanese, interpretation of a practise which we shall call HSZSN. But how was HSZSN used in Mikao Usui’s time, and where did this symbol come from?
