Reiki is more than what the West kept of it. Meditation. Mantra. Mudra. Initiation into the Buddhist spirits. This is the practice as it actually came from the temples of Japan — and it is still being lived.
Mark and Eileen show what makes Shingon Reiki different from any other form of Reiki — and why the source in Japan actually matters.
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Shingon Reiki carries the deepest currents of ancient Japanese spirituality into a practice you can live today.
When you give Reiki, you are fully present. You breathe. You feel. You are here. That is meditation. In Shingon Reiki, that stillness becomes a path you walk consciously — for your own growth, not only for others.
Mikao Usui — the founder of Reiki — said it himself: this is not first about treating symptoms or illnesses. It is about developing the senses that read the unseen. In Shingon Reiki, you uncover the perception for energy work that was always yours.
Three years inside the temples of Kyoto. A researcher and practitioner of the Shingon tradition. The Shikoku pilgrimage walked on foot. This is not lineage learned from a book — it is lineage received from master to practitioner. You feel the difference.
Reiki moves through body, mind, and spirit at once. Tension, imbalance, deep exhaustion — what shows in the body always has a deeper root. Shingon Reiki opens space for the system to find its own balance again.
Few Reiki masters in the world can offer this: pilgrimage to the sacred places of Japan — guided by someone who lived, studied, and practiced inside those temples for years.
Step into places no guidebook will show you — with the eyes of an initiated practitioner.
The 88-temple path that has shaped seekers for over a thousand years. Mark has walked it himself.
Rituals and initiations in the very places Shingon Reiki was born.
One path. Two starting points. Everyone begins with Shingon Reiki Level 1. What differs is how deep the first initiation already takes you.
No previous experience needed. Shingon Reiki Level 1 is your entry. You receive your initiation. You learn the practice for yourself first — stillness, clarity, inner order — and how to pass Reiki on to the people, animals, partners, and parents in your life. A practice that lives in your everyday.
Step into Shingon Reiki Level 1Shingon Reiki is not a repetition of what you already have. It is a separate lineage with its own transmission. What is new here: the refinement of subtle perception. The initiation into the Medicine Buddha. And the conscious transmission of energy through your hands. Three dimensions Western Reiki simply does not carry.
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Shingon Reiki is carried forward by two people who have lived it fully themselves.
Mark spent three years living and researching inside the temples of Kyoto. He is a researcher and practitioner of the Shingon tradition, has walked the Shikoku Pilgrimage with all 88 temples on foot, and holds a PhD in Japanese Studies from Heidelberg University.
Eileen brings academic depth and lived spiritual practice into one body of work. As a historian focused on religious history, she carries a rare understanding of where the tradition actually comes from.
Dr. Mark Hosak · Haug (Thieme Publishing) · 2nd edition 2021 · Currently available in German only
How do you apply Reiki with intention — in your daily life, for yourself, in your work with others? Mark Hosak shows how to amplify the Reiki current, which hand positions hold which psychosomatic-energetic connections, and how to nourish your own energy through your practice. Twenty-five years of lived practice meet academic research from Heidelberg University — for everyone who wants to not only experience Reiki, but understand it in its actual depth.
Dr. Mark Hosak · Windpferd · International bestseller, available in English. The reference work on the Reiki symbols: every symbol in its calligraphically correct form, with its mantra, its spiritual roots, and its role in personal and spiritual development. Detailed. Grounded. Born from years of research and work with thousands of practitioners worldwide.
Dr. Mark Hosak · Windpferd · German edition only. For amplifying the Reiki current and refining your perception. Seven techniques that sensitize the subtle senses and deepen the practice. With time, the hands begin to "see" — they find the places where the energetic system finds its own balance. The refined simplicity of Eastern spiritual practice — richly illustrated, directly practicable.
All events take place online and are bilingual. Mark teaches in German or English depending on the group, with live translation either way through Google Meet's built-in interpretation. In-person attendance available by personal arrangement.
3-day live event · Fri 15 to Sun 17 May · Online · bilingual DE/EN
3-day live event · Fri 5 to Sun 7 June · Online · bilingual DE/EN
Two-day live event · Sat 20 to Sun 21 June · Spinal Reiki, energetic joint balancing, Advanced Metaphysical Healing · Initiation into Senju Kannon · bilingual DE/EN
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"Five stars without question — if I could give more, I would. This event with Mark made my life richer and more beautiful. Working with the crystal wand opened new, endless possibilities for spiritual practice — and let me actually experience them. I thank Mark once again for the practice he opens, the growth he makes possible, and the love he brings."
"I practice several energy systems and I've tested which works best for my clients. Every time a system didn't work, I tried Shingon Reiki. Ten times out of ten, it was more effective than the other systems I practice. That's because this is not a typical Reiki weekend. Mark is a great initiator."
"For about five years now, I've been on a spiritual path with Mark: Buddhist meditation from the Shingon school of Japan, Qigong, Tai Chi, the Japanese martial art Ninjutsu, calligraphy — and of course Shingon Reiki. There is something here for every kind of seeker."
"For many years now, I've been a captivated listener to Dr. Mark Hosak's lectures. His book Reiki in der therapeutischen Praxis (Haug Publishing) has been with me ever since."
Shingon Reiki Level 1 takes place regularly. Book the next initiation directly — no application, no waiting list. If you'd rather feel into it first, get the free guide and receive the next steps by email. Or step into the practice through the Japanese Grimoire Society — Mark and Eileen's English-speaking community.