How do you pronounce Mrs Takatas first name?
Many people, having only seen the name written down (in books, or on websites, etc) seem to pronounce it Ha-Way-o, however, Mrs Takata was actually named after the Hawaiian Islands where she was born, and her name should be pronounced the same way as you would pronounce Hawaii – but with an ‘o’ sound rather than an ‘e’ sound at the end: Ha -Wai-o I contacted a Reiki Teacher about doing my level three, but this person wants to do an assessment of my knowledge and practical abilities before he will consider attuning me to level three. Why is this? As teachers and facilitators we have a duty to ensure – insofar as we can – that the student is ready to move on to the next level – whether it is from level one to two*, or from level two to three. In traditional Japanese practice, ‘master’ level training in any art was something undetaken in the form of an apprenticeship – an approach which affords the teacher vast scope for monitoring and assessing the ongoing development and competence of t
