MY LINEAGE
“JIKIDEN” = Directly Taught
This way of training, honors the traditional way Reiki was passed down from teacher to student through lineage.
This direct teaching preserves an authentic transmission rather than reinterpretation (or Western influence).
Honoring the wisdom of its original roots.
MIKAO USUI (1865-1926)
The originator and first to teach Reiki in Japan, after being enlightened on Mount Kurama during his search for purpose and peace.
CHUJIRO HAYASHI (1879-1940)
A disciple of Mikao Usui and doctor in Japan. He taught, Mrs. Hawayo Takata, the woman who ended up Westernizing Reiki in the late 1930s.
CHIYOKO YAMAGUCHI (1921-2003)
A disciple of Chujiro Hayashi in 1938. She established the Jikiden Reiki Institute with her son, Tadao Yamaguchi.
TADAO YAMAGUCHI (Living)
Son of Chikyoko Yamaguchi. Tadao is the President of the Jikiden Reiki Institute and makes it his mission to continue spreading Reiki to future generations.
FRANK ARJAVA PETTER (Living)
Since 1997 he has traveled all over the world teaching Reiki and is the Vice President of the Jikiden Reiki Institute.
ERIN SOMERSET (Living)
Erin is a certified Jikiden Reiki Shihan (Teacher/ Trainer) based in San Diego. After six years practicing and teaching Western Reiki, Erin discovered Jikiden Reiki in 2016. This has been her main reiki practice since.
MYAH (Living)
While teaching yin yoga, I discovered Reiki and was attuned in 2023; drawn to its authenticity, direct connection to source, and healing properties.