32. Finding Chiyoko Sensei
After key people die, a new door opens and Arjava finds Chiyoko Yamaguchi. Her son's simple welcome defies expectation, launching a rare, small-scale training journey.
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Practically all Japanese Reiki practitioners stem from Arjava's (Western) lineage. The deaths of Koyama and Ogawa closed the door to the Usui association (Gakkai) on Arjava'a Japanese Reiki path - until a book led him to Chiyoko Yamaguchi. With help from Hiroshi Doi, he gets her number and – being a Westerner – nervously reaches out.
To his surprise, Chiyoko and her son Tadao welcome him. He joins their modest trainings - just twelve students per year. For Arjava, it's about alignment with a Japan-rooted practice, in line with his affinity for the East.
The door that had opened to the traditional Reiki closed ..." "So? What's the problem? Come.