Mrs.
Takata talked to the surgeon at the hospital and convinced him to
ask Dr. Hayashi to allow her to learn Reiki. Since Dr. Hayashi wanted
to teach Reiki to another woman besides his wife, and since Mrs. Takata
was so persistent, he decided that she should be the one. In the Spring
of 1936, Mrs. Takata received First Degree Reiki. She worked with
Dr. Hayashi for one year and then received Second Degree Reiki.
Mrs. Takata returned to Hawaii in 1937. She was soon followed by
Dr. Hayashi and his daughter who came to help establish Reiki in
Hawaii. In the Winter of 1938, Dr. Hayashi initiated Hawayo Takata
as a Reiki Master. She was the thirteenth and last Reiki Master
Dr. Hayashi initiated.
The original twenty-two teachers have taught others. In the decade
since Mrs. Takata experienced transition, Reiki has spread rapidly.
It is now practiced throughout North and South America, Europe,
New Zealand, Australia and other parts of the world. There are now
an estimated 5,000 Reiki Masters with as many as 500,000 people
practicing Reiki throughout the world.
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Between
1970 and her transition on December 11, 1980, Mrs. Takata initiated
twenty-two Reiki Masters. Below is a list of the Reiki Masters she
initiated. This is the list she gave to her sister before she passed
through transition.
George Araki
Barbara McCullough
Beth Grey
Ursula Baylow
Paul Mitchell
Iris Ishikura (deceased)
Fran Brown
Barbara Weber Ray
Ethel Lombardi
Wanja Twan
Virginia Samdahl
Phyllis Lei Furumoto
Dorothy Baba (deceased)
Mary McFaden
John Gray
Rick Bockner
Bethel Phaigh (deceased)
Harry Kuboi
Patricia Ewing
Shinobu Saito
Takata's Sister
Barbara Brown
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