Although many Asian healing systems have a history of thousands of years of use, reiki is not one of them. Reiki was developed in Japan by a Dr. of Theology, Mikao Usui in 1922. Although reiki itself is derived from the much older system of Qi Gong, the reiki we practice today is a combination of Dr. Usui's principles, combined with some Tibetan disciplines known as Karuna. ... Continue Reading