The final article in the series.Lesson 4 — here. In the previous four lessons we looked at what reiki stands for as a business.Now — an honest conversation about alternatives.Without rose-colored glasses: every path has real barriers to entry. Path 1: Evidence-based psychotherapy CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy), ACT, EMDR, schema therapy — methods with the…
What is MBSR MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction)– mindfulness-based stress reduction – a structured group program designedJon Kabat-Zinnat the University of Massachusetts1979. Kabat-Zinn, a molecular biologist who was a student of Thich Nhat Hanh and Seung San, created a program specifically for medical patients with chronic pain who were underserved by traditional medicine.He deliberately removed all…
In 2026, I was expelled from the closed Telegram channel of graduates of a professional retraining course in reiki.The reason is questions.Not aggressive.Not provocative.Common questions that any normal consumer of educational services asks. QUESTIONS I ASKED: — Does the teacher undergo personal therapy? — Who is being supervised? — What evidence-based methods does it work…
I have been practicing reiki since 2018 and received training from the Hyakuten Inamoto lineage (Komyo Reiki Do system).Over the years, I’ve seen dozens of training programs, master sites, and teaching approaches.And I have to say frankly: much of what is sold today under the name “reiki” has a very indirect relationship to tradition. This…
The first article of this mini-course was about methodological errors in teaching reiki: theta healing, rhodology, the requirement of martial arts, separation from qigong and yoga.Today we are talking about the systemic reason that gives rise to most of these errors.It’s economic. How much does it cost to start teaching reiki — and why is…
After the first two articles, several readers wrote to me about the same thing: “But many masters conduct initiations online — and people say that they feel the effect.Isn’t this proof that it works?”This is an honest question and it deserves an honest answer. The answer is no.And here’s why. What is initiation into reiki…
The first three articles of this course were about methodological and economic errors in teaching reiki.This article is about something that almost no one talks openly about: the real risks of initiation itself, the loss of tradition, and what happens to a person after the “leap.” Reiki Ryoho Gakkai: Tradition in Isolation The organization founded…
In this article we will analyze a phenomenon that is actively used in the marketing of Russian reiki schools — the so-called “healing crisis”.And let’s look separately at a specific example of how the only verified transmission line in Russia is locked behind a toll barrier. What is a “healing crisis” The term “healing crisis”…
Lesson 6. Case: “Luxury Reiki”, ringing transmission line and showcase on b17 In previous lessons, we analyzed the business model of reiki schools in the abstract: funnels, prices, legal status of the diploma.This lesson is an analysis of one specific example.This makes it easier to see how the same techniques form a recognizable design.All facts…
This article is an answer to a frequently asked question: why does the condition temporarily worsen after some Reiki sessions, what is behind this and how to deal with it.And in the end — a hypothesis that is not customary to talk about out loud in the reiki community. What is a healing crisis Many…