Healing Hands Introduction: The meteoric rise of Reiki Since it was first introduced to mainland USA, in the post-WW2 years by one of the pioneering giants in Reiki, Hawayo Takata (a US citizen, born in Hawaii, who was inspired to share Reiki with the world after receiving Reiki for a health condition, in Japan), Reiki has exploded in popularity amongst people regardless of cultural, social or financial position, and enjoyed celebrity endorsement in the US from such names as