Dento Reiki Kyokai
ABOUT
について傳統靈氣協會
Our purpose is to preserve the teachings of Usui Sensei through historical research, sincere practice, and faithful transmission.
At the Dento Reiki Kyokai, we study, practice, preserve, and transmit Shinshin Kaizen Usui Reiki Ryoho (心身改善臼井靈氣療法), seeking to understand and present the tradition established by Usui Sensei as faithfully as the available historical evidence permits.
We believe that the opportunity to study this tradition should be open to all who sincerely wish to learn. Continue below to discover the philosophy, research, and historical foundations that guide our practice.
THE TRADITION WE TEACH
Shinshin Kaizen Usui Reiki Ryoho
At the Dento Reiki Kyokai, we are dedicated to the study, preservation, practice, and transmission of Shinshin Kaizen Usui Reiki Ryoho (心身改善臼井靈氣療法), the system of Reiki established by Mikao Usui (Usui Sensei). Historical research forms an important part of this work, helping us to understand and preserve the tradition as faithfully as the available historical evidence permits. Our purpose is not to create a new style of Reiki, but to preserve the teachings established by Usui Sensei and pass them on with integrity to future generations.
Our understanding of Usui Reiki Ryoho has been shaped through many years of historical research and practical experience. Rather than relying upon a single modern teacher or surviving tradition, we seek to understand the earliest forms of practice by carefully comparing the traditions that have preserved different aspects of Usui Sensei's teachings, together with historical documents, contemporary accounts, and ongoing research into the history, language, culture, and spiritual traditions of Japan during Usui Sensei's lifetime. Among the most significant of these traditions are Gendai Reiki-ho (現代霊気法), Komyo Reiki-do (光明靈氣道), and Jikiden Reiki (直傳靈氣).
No single surviving tradition preserves every aspect of Usui Sensei's teachings exactly as they were originally practiced. Each has safeguarded different elements of the historical system while naturally reflecting its own development over time. By studying these traditions alongside historical documents and contemporary accounts, it becomes possible to recognize both the common foundations they share and the distinctive elements each has preserved. This comparative approach allows us to appreciate the tradition more completely while remaining focused on the practice established by Usui Sensei.
Our immediate foundation comes through the work of Mary Jackobson, who devoted many years to studying the historical development of Usui Reiki Ryoho. Through the careful comparison of surviving Japanese traditions and historical sources, she sought to better understand and preserve the traditional methods of practice. She described this preservation-oriented approach as Dento Usui Reiki Ryoho (傳統臼井靈氣療法), emphasizing the faithful transmission of the tradition as it developed in Japan.
In 2007, after authorizing Jotaro as a Shihan, Mary recognized that he had independently devoted many years to researching the history and practice of Usui Reiki Ryoho. She invited him to combine his research with her own. From that point forward, they collaborated as research partners, examining historical documents, comparing the teachings preserved within several Japanese traditions, and refining their understanding whenever reliable historical evidence provided greater clarity.
While Mary's practical experience was rooted primarily in Gendai Reiki-ho and Komyo Reiki-do, Jotaro brought perspectives gained through Jikiden Reiki, together with another independent tradition rooted in the teachings of Hiroshi Doi. Together, these complementary experiences enriched their historical research by providing broader perspectives from which to compare the traditions, identify their common foundations, and recognize the distinctive methods each had preserved.
Although the tradition taught through the Dento Reiki Kyokai has been significantly informed by the teachings preserved within Gendai Reiki-ho, Komyo Reiki-do, and Jikiden Reiki, these are not the traditions we teach. Rather, we teach Shinshin Kaizen Usui Reiki Ryoho through a preservation-oriented approach informed by historical research, surviving traditions, and ongoing study. In this way, the surviving Japanese traditions serve not as models to be duplicated, but as invaluable historical witnesses that help illuminate the original practice established by Usui Sensei.
Although our work has been informed by historical materials and teachings preserved within Japan, the Dento Reiki Kyokai operates independently. We do not claim any affiliation with the Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai (臼井靈氣療法學會), and we do not represent or speak on its behalf. Our commitment is to preserving the practice established by Usui Sensei rather than reconstructing or representing any historical institution.
We believe that preserving this tradition requires more than faithfully transmitting what has been inherited. It also requires the humility to continually deepen our understanding through careful historical study and sincere practice. As new information becomes available, our curriculum and methods of instruction may be refined whenever doing so provides a clearer understanding of the way Usui Reiki Ryoho was taught and practiced during its earliest years. In this way, preservation is not a static process but an ongoing responsibility.
At the same time, we believe that the opportunity to study traditional Usui Reiki Ryoho should be available to all who sincerely wish to learn. Advancement within this tradition is based not upon exclusivity or personal affiliation, but upon sincere practice, demonstrated understanding, ethical conduct, and the ability to faithfully transmit what has been learned.
The term Dento Usui Reiki Ryoho continues to be used because it has become familiar to many practitioners and reflects the preservation-oriented nature of this work. At the same time, we identify the tradition by its original name, Shinshin Kaizen Usui Reiki Ryoho, the name given by Usui Sensei to the system he established. We do so because we believe it most accurately reflects the tradition we seek to preserve and transmit.
Every generation receives the tradition through those who came before it. We have inherited the dedication of teachers, practitioners, and historians who have preserved Usui Sensei's teachings through more than a century of practice. Our responsibility is to honor that legacy by studying carefully, practicing sincerely, teaching faithfully, and preserving Shinshin Kaizen Usui Reiki Ryoho so that future generations may inherit it with the same integrity in which it was entrusted to our care.
The teaching lineage of our Shinshin Kaizen Usui Reiki Ryoho
Usui Mikao
Taketomi Kan'Ichi
Koyama Kimiko
Doi Hiroshi
Jackobson Mary
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Dento Reiki Kyokai
傳統靈氣協會
Much in the same way as Usui Sensei, we believe that the practice of Reiki Ryoho is for everyone equally. We do not care about your race, gender, religion or orientations, you are welcome to practice and learn with us.
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