Each of these print or web-based sources provides different, yet meaningful, aspects of the system of Reiki. Many of these resources combine historical as well as practical information for incorporation of this healing practice into your daily life.
Books, periodicals and other guides:
- The Original Reiki Handbook of Dr. Mikao Usui (Editor: Frank Arjava Petter)
- The Hayashi Reiki Manual: Traditional Japanese Healing Techniques from the Founder of the Western Reiki System (Editors: Frank Arjava Petter and Tadao Yamaguchi)
- Reiki: The Legacy of Dr. Usui by Frank Arjava Petter
- Light on the Origins of Reiki: A Handbook for Practicing the Original Reiki of Usui and Hayashi by Tadao Yamaguchi
- The Reiki Sourcebook by Bronwen and Frans Stiene
- The Japanese Art of Reiki by Bronwen and Frans Stiene
- Reiki: A Comprehensive Guide by Pamela Miles
- Intuitive Reiki for Our Times by Amy Z. Rowland
- Reiki News Magazine (published by the International Center for Reiki Training)
Websites and organizations:
- International House of Reiki: http://www.reiki.net.au/
- International Center for Reiki Training: www.reiki.org
- The Center for Reiki Research: http://www.centerforreikiresearch.org/
- Reiki, Medicine and Self Care: http://reikiinmedicine.org/
- The Reiki Alliance: http://www.reikialliance.com/
- The Reiki Digest: http://reikidigest.blogspot.com/
- Komyo Reiki Kai (Int’l official site): http://komyoreikikai.org/
- Jikiden Reiki (UK official site): http://www.jikidenreiki.co.uk/
- James Deacon’s Reiki Pages: http://www.aetw.org/
- Reiki: pure & simple: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/reiki.colin/reiki.htm
Articles and studies
- Hawayo Takata’s 22 Master Students: http://www.robertfueston.com/reiki/articles/reiki_people.html
- Traditional versus non-traditional Reiki: http://www.robertfueston.com/reiki/articles/trad_vs_nontrad.html
- Interview with Hyakuten Inamoto and Hiroshi Doi: http://reikiinmedicine.org/pdf/reiki-masters-interview.pdf
Videos and CDs
- My teacher, Hyakuten Inamoto, reciting the Gokai (Reiki Precepts) in Japanese
- The Reiki Journey: Guided Meditations for Mindful Living (Ginny Mackles)


