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It is believed that Mikao Usui initially saw his teachings as spiritual practices that he himself undertook and passed onto others. There was no formalized system at first.
Once he began teaching the Japanese naval officers, this changed. At least one healing guide was written up, and a formal dôjô was created. There are no records available that state whether or not he charged for his teachings and healings. From a sensible perspective, money would have had to come from somewhere to maintain the dôjô, whether that was from patrons, students, or clients.
After Mikao Usui died the Usui Reiki Ryôhô Gakkai is known to have charged large sums of money for the teachings. There is an account from an article written in 1928 where a famous Japanese playwright studied with the society (with Chûjirô Hayashi in fact) and questioned why it was so expensive. Professor Judith Rabinovitch states that in Toshihiro Eguchi’s diaries she learnt that he actually resigned from the society because he could not understand why a well-to-do naval officer would charge so much money. As Toshihiro Eguchi was a friend of Mikao Usui’s, his resignation from the society would signify that Mikao Usui had not charged his students and clients large sums of money.
Hawayo Takata had more or less regular fees that she charged her students. She supposedly requested that her students ask the same fees as she herself had.
There has always been controversy over the pricing of Reiki courses and Reiki treatments. Today some feel that they should all be free and others believe that $10,000, Hawayo Takata’s asking price, should be required for a Reiki teacher class.
One cannot pay for energy — it is subjective and intangible. For this reason a sensible suggestion is that the client and student pay only for the quality of the treatment or course that they receive.
Once he began teaching the Japanese naval officers, this changed. At least one healing guide was written up, and a formal dôjô was created. There are no records available that state whether or not he charged for his teachings and healings. From a sensible perspective, money would have had to come from somewhere to maintain the dôjô, whether that was from patrons, students, or clients.
After Mikao Usui died the Usui Reiki Ryôhô Gakkai is known to have charged large sums of money for the teachings. There is an account from an article written in 1928 where a famous Japanese playwright studied with the society (with Chûjirô Hayashi in fact) and questioned why it was so expensive. Professor Judith Rabinovitch states that in Toshihiro Eguchi’s diaries she learnt that he actually resigned from the society because he could not understand why a well-to-do naval officer would charge so much money. As Toshihiro Eguchi was a friend of Mikao Usui’s, his resignation from the society would signify that Mikao Usui had not charged his students and clients large sums of money.
Hawayo Takata had more or less regular fees that she charged her students. She supposedly requested that her students ask the same fees as she herself had.
There has always been controversy over the pricing of Reiki courses and Reiki treatments. Today some feel that they should all be free and others believe that $10,000, Hawayo Takata’s asking price, should be required for a Reiki teacher class.
One cannot pay for energy — it is subjective and intangible. For this reason a sensible suggestion is that the client and student pay only for the quality of the treatment or course that they receive.
