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NOTE:
Mikao Usui explicitly taught that his system, Reiki, was to be
the people's way to healing and spiritual development, and should remain accessible to as many people as possible. Reiki thrived, and many legitimate teaching lineages evolved over time. However, several decades ago the most influential Reiki Masters banded together, and in the name of "standardizing Reiki practice", reduced the number of "officially" recognized Reiki lineages to two (their own). Rates for training under these two Reiki lineages skyrocketed, drastically limiting access to Reiki training. When this trend became evident, some authentic Reiki Masters who were credentialed under the old, traditional system chose not to register with the new, self-appointed Reiki authority.
Our teacher, Susan Kelsey (RMT, a.k.a. 'Emelyn'), taught Usui and Tibetan Reiki as received through the Usui / Takata / Hayashi >> Bowling and Usui / Hayashi / Takata >> Carrell / Farmer / Smith / Rand lineages, and we were credentialed as Reiki Masters in December 2000, before the current, exclusive lineage system was imposed.
We choose to continue honouring the vows we took as Reiki Masters to uphold Usui's original vision by operating outside the Reiki mainstream and lineages
. While the training you receive here will be as true, as powerful, and as effective as anything conferred by an "official" Reiki institute, the credentials you receive may not be recognised by the Reiki mainstream.
This has no impact on your ability to channel or confer Reiki; it merely means you cannot use mainstream 'brand names' in selling your services.