Reiki Articles
This is some of the work I have done as part of my Reiki studies. Please click on the links below to learn more.
Raise Your Reiki Energy Level
By Jennifer Thibodeau Kimbley
February 2009
Originally submitted to the Canadian Reiki Association newsletter.
February 2009
Originally submitted to the Canadian Reiki Association newsletter.
"As Reiki practitioners or teachers, one of our goals is to raise our own Reiki energy level. By doing this, we become a better Reiki channel and we bring ourselves closer to the ultimate objective of Reiki which is absolute inner peace or "Anshin Ritsumei" in the words of Usui Sensei. The Komyo Reiki Kai First Degree manual suggests we can achieve this by doing the following:
1. Keep striving to cultivate your mind and spirituality.
2. Receive Reiju (attunement) as often as possible.
3. Do a daily Gassho meditation before bed and after rising for about 15 - 30 minutes."
To read more, click here.The Future of Reiki
By Jennifer Thibodeau Kimbley
September 2008
Originally submitted to the Canadian Reiki Association newsletter.
September 2008
Originally submitted to the Canadian Reiki Association newsletter.
"Like many Reiki
people, I am interested in the historical origins of Reiki healing.
Thanks to Usui-sensei's memorial stone at Saihoji Temple in Tokyo, we
know that Reiki Ryoho began in 1922 when Mikao Usui attained
enlightenment while he was fasting and meditating on Mt. Kurama in
Kyoto, Japan. Since the 1990s, there has been considerable research
done to uncover the truth of other aspects of Usui-sensei's life and
the evolution of the Reiki healing art, and this will doubtlessly
continue. Recently, however, I began to wonder about the future of
Reiki healing - how will it continue to evolve? What is in store for us
as Reiki people? In search of these answers, I interviewed seven Reiki
Teachers/Masters - James Deacon, Rev. Hyakuten Inamoto, Cerise LaCore,
Jessica Miller, Frank Arjava Petter, Kathleen Prasad and Franz Stiene
to learn more about their opinions and visions of the future of Reiki
healing..." To read more, click here.A Temple Reiki Share in Japan
By Jennifer Thibodeau
July 2007
Originally submitted to the Canadian Reiki Association newsletter.
July 2007
Originally submitted to the Canadian Reiki Association newsletter.
Reiki in the Temple
"...every
Monday night the Reiki community in the Kanasi area (Kyoto, Osaka,
Kobe) of Japan is welcome to join a very special event. Hyakuten Inamoto, the founder of Komyo Reiki, hosts his weekly Reiki share at the Daizen-in, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan..." To read more, click here.The Roots of Reiki
By Jennifer Thibodeau
April 2007
Originally submitted to Kansai Time Out magazine.
April 2007
Originally submitted to Kansai Time Out magazine.
This article was written for people in the Kansai area of Japan who may not be aware of the historical connections between Mt. Kurama and Reiki. Click here to read.
Historical Inaccuracies of Reiki
September 2006The Reiki Show Podcast
In September 2006 I interviewed Frans Steine, a Reiki teacher and co-founder of The International House of Reiki in Australia, as part of The Reiki Show Podcast series. Frans discusses the historical inaccuracies of Reiki, changes to Reiki over time, and the future of Reiki.
This Podcast was voted the favourite Reiki Show Podcast of 2006 by the Reiki show listeners - thanks to everyone who voted! You can listen online or download the Podcast interview from here.
A Day Trip to Mt. Kurama
By Jennifer Thibodeau
September 4, 2006
Originally submitted to the Canadian Reiki Association newsletter.
Originally submitted to the Canadian Reiki Association newsletter.
"...they say some people can live in Paris their whole lives but never go up the Eiffel Tower, and I didn't want that to happen to myself while living so close to the birthplace of Reiki. So on a Wednesday at the end of August, 2006, my Reiki teacher, Rev. Hyakuten Inamoto and I made the trip to have the experience of a lifetime..." To read more, click here.