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Jikiden Reiki (4) — Before and After
Over three columns I have touched briefly on how Reiki spread to the West and on its history in Japan (see “The Background, and How […] -
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Jikiden Reiki (3) — Jikiden Reiki and Kotodama
Over two blog posts I have touched briefly on how Reiki spread to the West and on its history in Japan (see “The Background, and […] -
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Jikiden Reiki (2) — How It Came Down to Us
When thinking about Reiki as something that originated in Japan, history matters. The seminar, too, began with history. Its formal name is Usui Reiki Ryōhō […] -
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Jikiden Reiki (1) — The Background, and How the West Took It Up
While taking the Rolfing training in Germany, I heard the word Reiki often. It was born in Japan in the Meiji era and was once […] -
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Receiving Rolfing — Sessions with Three Rolfers
This article brings together two pieces written in July and August 2015, combined into one in September 2026. It covers exchange sessions with Akinori Ito […] -
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The History of Rolfing and Alternative Medicine
Looking at the history of Rolfing, it overlaps with the history of the rise and fall of alternative therapy. According to Rolfing and Physical Reality, written by […] -
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Therapist (4) — On Less Is More
I have now written three times about how Shinichi Yoshifuku thought about the work of a therapist (see The Four Levels of the Mind, Context, […] -
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Becoming a Certified Rolfer in Europe — The Certification Training of the European Rolfing Association
This article began as a summary I wrote in 2015, just after finishing the training. It has since been expanded and reviewed from the perspective […] -
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Therapist (3) — Process
I have now written twice about how Shinichi Yoshifuku thought about the work of a therapist. The first piece introduced four points for how a […] -
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Receiving Source Point Therapy at TEN in Osaka
On May 26 and 27, 2015, I traveled to Kyoto and Osaka. I had two purposes. One was to see a friend living in Osaka. […]
