Reiki and the Benevolent Art of Healing: Tomita-Style Hands-On Therapy
I am excited to share with you my teacher Brian Brunius produced this very exciting and eye-opening book about the early days of Reiki practice. Please check it out.
This new edition includes insights that many Reiki practitioners around the world have been asking for, including:
- The original hand positions used in early Reiki practice
- A clear explanation of the “mental treatment,” a method for helping clients shift old patterns
- Rare early descriptions of yin–yang circulation and internal cultivation from the 1930s- Detailed accounts of early self-treatment and self-cultivation practices, including gasshō-based methods that resemble what later became known as hatsurei-hō
- A clearer understanding of Reiki’s early development, showing how Japanese traditions and Western New Thought ideas both shaped the practice
- Practical case examples from Tomita’s clinic, illustrating how early practitioners approached real healing situations
- Clarification of the history of the Reiki Precepts, distinguishing them from Meiji poetry and tracing their true origins
- New context for why healing is understood to move “through” the practitioner, based in early Buddhist-influenced views of practice
A more accurate picture of early Reiki training, which was gradual, hands-on, and supported by repeated reiju and supervised practice.
We released the book quietly, without formal promotion, yet it has already reached thousands of readers. Your early interest and support helped make that possible.
If the book resonates with you, it would mean a great deal if you shared it with your community or fellow Reiki practitioners. Even a small ripple helps the work reach more people.
Thank you again for being part of this journey.
Warmly,
Brian Brunius
New York, NY