07/30/2025
Looking forward to this interview. I thoroughly enjoyed Stein’s Alternate Currents.🌸🙏🏼
If you’ve ever wondered where Reiki really came from or what’s fact vs. folklore, this one’s for you.
We’re welcoming Justin B. Stein - Reiki Research, for a special 75-minute session on August 6 at 12 PM PT!
Justin is a historian of Japanese religion and spirituality, Chair of Asian Studies at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, and the world’s leading academic voice on Reiki’s early development. His first book, Alternate Currents, traces Reiki’s evolution across Japan, Hawaii, and North America through the life and work of Hawayo Takata.
In this session, he’ll share insights from historical documents, including rare Japanese texts and Takata’s unpublished autobiography, to explore:
✨ How Reiki developed and diversified in its earliest decades
✨ What the historical records actually say about Reiki’s beginnings
✨ The role of animal healing in early Reiki practice
There’s time set aside for your questions, so come curious!
📖 You’ll walk away with a deeper understanding of Reiki’s roots and its early ethic of gratitude and kindness toward all beings.
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