The Reiki Centre Blog

Elaine Hamilton, the founder of The Reiki Centre trained as a Reiki Master in 1996, at that time there was only one known lineage, and that came down via Hawayo Takata. Since that time there have been other lineages appearing from different teachers of both Chujiro Hayashi and Mikao Usui. Our lineage has the advantage of both of Elaine's teachers, Esther and John Veltheim, having done extensive training from several of Takata's teachers.

My Reiki colleague, Axel Ebert, had the pleasure of visiting Hawayo Takata’s home recently and here are his thoughts and photos! A little research on the internet led me to the newspaper ad, that Mrs. Takata had published in March 1941 after having learned Reiki from Dr. Chujiro Hayashi: Massage Reiki treatments, massage, cabinet baths. Mrs. H. Takata, 2070 Kilauea Ave., Waiakea Homesteads. The place and thus the house, in which Mrs. Takata was living Reiki after her return f