35. Practice is Teaching

Arjava is the first to be invited onto the Jikiden teacher's path, not by request but through practice. A cultural mix-up between Kyoto and Tokyo Japanese gives birth to the Institute almost by accident.

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Chiyoko Yamaguchi initially refuses to teach beyond Reiki 2. Her humility and mastery deeply affect Arjava, her first Western student. In 2001 he organised for Walter Lübeck and a delegation to meet with Chiyoko sensei.

Arjava is invited to pursue teacher training with her after proving his dedication through practice – not by asking for it! He is the first trainee.

The Jikiden Institute gets formed unintentionally as a result of the petulant persistence of Tokyo students. They believed that Chiyoko's Kyoto politeness was negotiable. Arjava opens the Yamaguchi's vision and is instrumental to Jikiden's global expansion.

Her focus was always on the treatments." "He took her perfection and started to spread it.