The Heart Of Reiki

by Richard Ellis

'The Heart Of Reiki' is a tale of trust as the author dives into the depths of an unfolding adventure, seeking to highlight the connections between spiritual concepts and practices that have migrated across continents and throughout time.
What if encrypted within the system of Reiki were the keys to an ancient story, consistent with nearly every story of creation ever told? What if the Reiki symbols were archetypes that held clues to the evolution of spiritual practices that informed and inspired Mikao Usui? What if those archetypes had a symbiotic relationship and suggested a path for us to follow, a path that could lead us home?
Richard Ellis asks the reader; “Did Mikao Usui, the founder of Reiki, leave a treasure map encoded within the system?” As he follows a meandering trail through ancient spiritual practices, the author shines light on what constitutes 'The Heart Of Reiki', delivering some surprising revelations as he uncovers the hidden depths to the Reiki system.

254 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 25, 2015

About the author

Richard Ellis is an author of two books and a complementary health practitioner specialising in the relationship between mind and body. He is a Master Teacher of Reiki, a Clinical Hypnotherapist and NLP practitioner.

Richard’s career in complementary therapy began in the early 1990’s completing his formal training as a Reiki instructor by early 1995 at the Findhorn Foundation in Scotland. Following a period of international teaching tours Richard was approached to write his first book ‘Empower your life with Reiki’ published by hodder & Stoughton in 1999. This book was published in the United States by Sterling Publishing and re-titled ‘Practical Reiki’and went on to be translated into several languages.

Following the success of Practical Reiki, Richard started work on his second book ‘Reiki and the Seven Chakras’ published in 2002 by Vermillion. It has been translated into several languages and has sold over 40,000 copies in the English language.

Richard’s keen interest in the chakra system, the nature of disease and the link between mind and body, led him to develop his own training program utilizing posture analysis and non verbal communication called The Body Never Lies.

In addition to his writing and healing work, Richard has studied various forms of bodywork and holds Diplomas in NLP and Clinical Hypnotherapy. Richard continues to research methods of enhancing his busy practice and classes.

Richard runs his practice from Dorset England where he lives with his partner and three children.

Reviews

[Kevin Schoeninger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Besides William Rand's manuals for Reiki Training, this book is now my favorite Reiki book. Ellis explores the history and logic of the Reiki symbols and what they reveal about Reiki as a spiritual path. He also shares valuable history about Usui, Hayashi, and Takata that explains how Reiki has come down to us today in its current forms. Finally, I love the insight into the combination of Qigong and Reiki as a path of transformation. This book is informative, inspiring, and full of practical tools for all Reiki practitioners.

[Deb Kenney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Picked this book up in a charity shop on hols last year. The peacock on the cover caught my eye and it was about Reiki so of course I bought it. Its a little treasure of a book, the author explains everything so clearly and its a book I will use in my practice regularly. Exercises to try and information i hadn't come across before.