Dr. Mikao Usui
Born on August 15, 1865 in the village of Yago in the Yamagata district of Gifu prefecture, Japan, Dr. Mikao Usui, or Usui Sensei founded the Usui Reiki Ryoho. He discovered Reiki in March, 1922 during a mystical experience on Mt. Kurama, north of Kyoto, Japan. He started an organisation the Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai which means “Usui Reiki Healing Society.” Since its inception Reiki developed and was followed by succeder Masters, where Dr. Hayashi made valuable contributions to the development of the Usui Reiki Ryoho.Nevertheless, the term Reiki is a generic word in Japan, and includes many types of healing and spiritual work.
