I was born in my mother's hometown Yotsuya (Shinjuku Ward), Tokyo. Since I was a little I have been curious about many things. I spent a long time for disassembling a radio or things like those and put them back together, or keeping observation records of healing processes of my body or skin when I got sick or hurt. I enjoyed making experiments or researches.

After graduating from college, I had been working for more than 15 years as a computer programmer and a system engineer. I still work for a company in Toronto as a system administrator and accounting. I was born to be techie. 

It really depends on the individual situation, but once people start taking Reiki or some other healing sessions or treatments, some of us will have experiences of “cleansing reaction”.  Normally, it will happen after the first treatment or the first attunement but in my case, it started as soon as I decided my Reiki master and set the seminar schedule. First, I had a water diarrhea without any abdominal pain for 5 days. Second, I felt very strong sleepiness for 2-3 hours during the daytime for a week. And third, sometimes I was filled with a strong anger with no reason. My stomach was twisted up to control myself. It must have done the detoxification that my body and mind needed before the Reiki seminar.

After taking the level 1 seminar, I joined Reiki shares those are exchanging Reiki treatments with Reiki practices. I also learned Reiki and energy healing with Reiki books, to grind my Reiki skills and techniques. After 9 months, I proceeded to the level 2. By that time, I could clearly feel the benefits from Reiki. These are some of the effects from my own experiences: recovered from insomnia, got ease of depression, became feel easy, became easy to say No, improved relationship between my mother and myself, understood the feeling of relief by surrendering, became feel grateful all the time, etc. Some people might say that the thing is just a coincidence, but in addition to the aforementioned benefits, I also realize some more:  the thing I am not a rain bringer anymore, became easy to get more luck, and feel protected while driving. And the best thing is that I could meet many wonderful friends and mates through the Reiki activities. My life was changed after I started Reiki. My heart got lighter, healthier, and happier every day.

I hear that some people who don’t know about Reiki get suspicious of Reiki. I am not interested in any occultism or voodoo magic, or any those works and seminars. I even skip the fortune-telling section of a magazine. Even though, I do not want to say “I only believe the things that I can see.”  That is not a very good idea. Reiki is one of the alternative healthcares that Mikao Usui Sensei started in the Taisho Era in Japan. There are many possibilities in it. Reiki teaches us that we need to keep both our physical and mental well-being to enjoy happiness. In the Reiki seminars, we can learn the way of the training for our minds and spirits. That might be why Reiki was hit with those who are interested in spiritual world, or New Age movement. (If they did not pay attention to Reiki, Reiki did not spread around the world like now in the first place.) Also, Reiki works very well with any other treatments – surgeries at hospitals, medications, Aromatherapy, Yoga, Acupuncture, Meditation or any modalities. Therefore, in its more than 90-year history, Reiki masters and practitioners have been trying to add on many techniques or methods that any of those individuals feel effective with Reiki to improve Reiki system throughout the world. (Some add-on techniques might be influenced by Shamanisms or Mystics or something like that.) There are broad ranges of Reiki systems out there today. And everybody do Reiki practices what they believe would be the best for themselves and others. If you would like to take a Reiki seminar and start using Reiki in your life, you can choose the right master for you. There is nothing suspicious on Reiki by all means.

As everybody can get sunlight when we go outside on the sunny day, everybody can enjoy the Reiki benefits regardless of age, gender, race, religion, philosophy, or anything.

Now that I became a Reiki master and I think I will show this joy of Reiki to as many people as possible.

Canadian Reiki Association Registered Practitioner 

Usui Shiki Ryoho Level 2 Practitioner

Komyo Reiki Kai Shihan (Master/Teacher)

Harumi M.