Reiki History

The modern system of Reiki was founded by Dr. Mikao Usui. Dr. Usui was a teacher at Doshisha, a Christian college in Kyoto, Japan. One day, his students asked him if he believed that Jesus could heal like the bible says, and when he replied that he did, they asked him to show them such a healing. Dr. Usui did not know how to heal in this way, so he set out on a quest to learn how. He travelled through Japan, China, and Tibet, and even studied at the University of Chicago Divinity School, before eventually returning to Japan.