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Shinpiden, the mystery teachings of traditional Usui Reiki Ryoho, is the third and deepest level of the system of Reiki. If you already hold a Reiki Master certificate from another lineage and feel called to go deeper, Rev. Mandy Carter offers Shinpiden training with a free online transition course. No need to repeat Shoden or Okuden. Your existing certification is honored. This is the path forward.

After years of practicing and teaching Holy Fire® Reiki, something in me began to stir. A quiet pull toward something older, something truer. This is the story of how I found my way back to the roots of Reiki and why it changed everything about the way I teach and hold space.

Most Reiki students have heard the word attunement. But reiju, the traditional Japanese practice at the heart of Usui Reiki Ryoho, is something far older, far quieter, and far more honest about what is actually happening between a teacher and a student. Rev. Mandy Carter, Reiki Master Teacher trained in the lineage of Frans Stiene at the International House of Reiki, shares what reiju is, where it comes from, and why it matters more than you may have been taught. Most Reiki s