Lesson 6. Case Study: «Luxury Reiki», a Resonant Lineage, and a Showcase on b17 In previous lessons we analysed the business model of Reiki schools abstractly: funnels, prices, the legal status of diplomas. This lesson is a breakdown using one specific example. It is easier this way to see how the same techniques combine into…

In this article we examine a phenomenon actively used in the marketing of Russian Reiki schools — the so-called «healing crisis». And separately we look at a specific example of how the only verified lineage in Russia ends up locked behind a paid barrier. What Is a «Healing Crisis» The term «healing crisis» (healing crisis,…

The first three articles in this course were about methodological and economic errors in Reiki teaching. This article is about what almost nobody talks about openly: the real risks of initiation itself, the loss of tradition, and what happens to a person after «the jump». Reiki Ryoho Gakkai: Tradition in Isolation The organisation Usui founded…

Several readers wrote to me after the first two articles with approximately the same message: «But many masters conduct initiations online — and people say they feel an effect. Isn’t that proof it works?» That is an honest question, and it deserves an honest answer. The answer is no. Here is why. What Reiki Initiation…

When a person is financially vulnerable and wants to monetise their practice as quickly as possible, they fall under the influence of an entire ecosystem of «monetisation coaches». Their message is simple: «If you can’t sell — you don’t earn. Sell through emotion, pain, urgency.» The Cost of Launching Reiki Teaching Expense item Approximate sum…

I have practised Reiki since 2018 and trained in the lineage of Hyakuten Inamoto (Komyo Reiki Do system). Over these years I have seen dozens of training programmes, master websites, and teaching approaches. And I must say directly: much of what is sold today under the name «Reiki» has only a tangential connection to the…

In 2026 I was excluded from a closed Telegram channel for graduates of a professional Reiki retraining course. The reason — questions. Not aggressive ones. Not provocative. Ordinary questions that any reasonable consumer of educational services would ask. THE QUESTIONS I ASKED: Does the teacher undergo personal therapy? Who is their supervisor? In which evidence-based…

What Is MBSR MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) is a structured group programme developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts in 1979. Kabat-Zinn — a molecular biologist and student of Thich Nhat Hanh and Seung Sahn — created the programme specifically for medical patients with chronic pain who received insufficient benefit from traditional medicine….