About MIURR

The Institute originally began in 2000 as the Utah Reiki Alliance (no affiliation with the organization known as the 'Reiki Alliance') in the beautiful Salt Lake Valley.  At that time, the State of Utah had passed legislation licensing Massage Therapy.  Unfortunately, the Utah Board of Massage had decided that Reiki was a form of massage and required all Reiki Practitioners to meet the requirements of, and possess, a massage therapy license.

On November 13, 2001, utilizing arguments from various Reiki organizations, together with the presence of several members of the Utah Reiki Alliance, members of the community, and Massage Therapists supporting his position, our founder Timothous Seaton attended the Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing Board Meeting and presented evidence refuting the Board’s position.

The Board was still resistant to provide the change, but the Area Director of the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing mandated the Board to exclude Reiki from the Massage Licensure requirement.  His position was based on the presentation of Timothous, Reiki is clearly not massage and therefore not under the jurisdiction of the Utah Board of Massage.

In 2002, the organization relocated its headquarters to the heartland and was renamed the Midwest Institute of Usui Reiki Ryôhô (or MIURR for short) to better suite its new surroundings.

Since its inception, the Institute has been dedicated to the teaching of traditional Japanese Reiki methods. More specifically, to pass on the most comprehensive, unbiased, and original Japanese System of Reiki - Usui Reiki Ryôhô. This encompasses a radical desertion from 'traditional' Western-Style Reiki as taught by Takata Sensei under the name Usui Shiki Ryôhô. For this reason, we do not acknowledge the Granddaughter of Hawayo Takata, Phyllis Lei Furumoto, as the 'Grandmaster' or 'Linage Bearer' of the Reiki system. Nonetheless, we do respect, honor, and acknowledge her as the successor to Takata Sensei within the Usui Shiki Ryôhô System of Reiki.

With that said, our mission is not to not preach our practices, but rather to live them and share them willingly and professionally with those who genuinely want the services we provide.

This mission shall be unrestricted by consideration of age, color, creed, disability, gender, health status, lifestyle, nationality, race, religion, or sexual orientation.