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Carol Dawson I’m feeling so blessed to be a part of the Jikiden Reiki community. Everyone I met, old friends and new, were so friendly and happy to be there. Listening to the speakers made me feel closer to Chiyoko Sensei; and taking part in the Calligraphy and Tea Ceremony were an awesome experience! I truly enjoyed the Mikoshi Ceremony!! Such amazing energy!!! Thanks so much to Mari and the committee for bring this event to Canada 💗🙏
Joanne Wood An amazing experience being able to connect and learn with a wonderful group of people. Very honored and grateful to have been part of this experience and feel deeply connected to Jikiden reiki and the people who continue embracing the practice and culture💛🙏🏻❤️
Cindy Griffin McCoy The authenticity of the Jikiden Reiki community speaks volumes to Chiyoko Sensei and Tadao Sensei, and all those who have carried its traditions until today! I am so blessed to be part of this group, and the memories from the Congress will live in me for many many years to come 💜 thank you.
Tanya Mincheva An amazing experience and energy 💖 I am so grateful for the opportunity to be part of this event and for the teaching and hear the personal experiences of people who were close to Chiyoko Sensei ! Thank you so much to all organisers , speakers and awesome souls ! Mawashi was amazing , Tea ceremony, Mikoshi ceremony,Calligraphy and everything else... Thank you 🙏 ❤️
Jan Mizushima Thank so much for the Congress and this beautiful video! Those who attended can recall the wonderful times we had and now we can share to others so they can have a feel of the Congress🙏 感謝💜
Tammy Tincher Thank you to all the Speakers who shared their experience learning with Chiyoko Sensei.
I had know idea what the Congress was going to be like and that it would impact my life the way it did. I love learning the history of traditional healing arts!!
Simple, Joy & Love.
Reiki is Compassion in Action!!!
Jim and Jeannette Landers Thank you, Mari san! The essence of the Congress meeting is embedded in our collective hearts. Hearing each speaker confirms this. And hearing Tadao sensei speak about his very own mother (as we all hold her in our hearts full of gratitude), cautioning us not to worship her but evolve with the teachings, and experience this daily in our hearts living the Reiki Gokai, giving and receiving Reiki as part of a natural routine. Doing this reveals a deeper understanding and the heart expands to take in more. Thank you all!❤️
Brighid Murphy Mari and Sue, I could feel your strong connection and commitment to one another and to the Congress. What you did here was and is AMAZING!!! We will forever be grateful that you brought this to us. I’m so glad you’re taking time to recuperate. This is big work. It was lovely to see both of your beautiful faces live. You’re both so vibrant and loving. 💙🙏🏽
Laura Joseph You both (Mari and Sue) are such beams of pure light. As someone who has organized events in general, the work behind the scenes is extraordinary that many times goes unnoticed. I'm grateful our paths have crossed and call you friend. Thank you so much for all you did to bring us all together. Forever grateful 💜 Much love to you both.
Janet Annand Thank you to both of you, Sue and Mari, for the amazing job you did of pulling this all together! Also to all the others who put so much in to making this a fantastic experience!! ❤️
Christopher Walker Mari and Sue, Thank you both so much for all the amazing work! It was a wonderful life changing experience I will cherish in my heart always. 💜🙏✨
Patricia Estrada Herencia Thank you Marius for the coffee and everything!!🤗👐🌷
Jonathan Stuart Marius Bocu, your coffee kept us going.
Joan Nordhagen Marius, thank you for going above and beyond 🙏🙏
Linda Watermeyer We appreciated the hot coffee and everything else! Thank you Marius Bocu!
Brighid Murphy Thank you, Shoko, for your amazing hard work! It’s not easy to feed so many people with food restrictions. Good work and thank you so much. 🙏🏽
Kausalya Denise Payne-Ollivier Shoko, you are amazing with your beautiful smile 🤗🥰
Kitty Sunshine Love you Shoko saannnn! You are a super star!! Xxooo
Joan Nordhagen Thank you Shoko ❤ The meals were spectacular!
Marius Bocu Thank you Shoko! All was perfect! Also big hugs to your mom, and you, for the Kimono trial session! Really enjoyed wearing a Kimono for the first time. 🤗🙏
Miyuki Kitazato Thank you very much for being a wonderful MC, Paul! I love how you talked to others with respectful manners💖
Kristi Birnie Paul was the ultimate MC & IT troubleshooter!🏆👏✨
Joanne Wood Thank-you Paul you were a wonder MC and we all appreciate the work you put in to help make this event happen 🤗
Sue Bonito The video (interview of 3 ladies) was amazing. I cried during the showing.
Carol Dawson Yohei Yamaguchi did an amazing job interviewing those ladies and putting together an awesome video! Congratulations for a job well done 😊❤️👍
Rosalyn Ivatts Fast Even though all the speakers were great in their own right, listening to these 3 ladies was probably the most impactful for me. Thank you for your vision for this idea Mari and great work Yohei 😀😀😀
Linda Watermeyer The video was so wonderful. To meet the women behind the scenes at the Institute was lovely too. 🙌🏻 It gave meaning to our purpose, and even more love to our mission. ❤️
Anne Bentzen The Congress was amazing from beginning to end. So many details to take care of and obstacles to overcome. It was an act of love bringing together JR people. Thank you so much Paul, Mari, Sue, Marius and all who worked so hard these last 2 years.
JimandJeannette Landers The personal stories and presentations both confirmed and enhanced the written words in our hearts. Thank you to everyone who took the time to share, travel, and organize this very special event. Another thank you to Mari Okazaki and the entire team for your vision, seemingly tireless work and hosting in North America!
Carolin Roots I learned so much whilst on Congress. The video is wonderful and reminds me all of the things I had forgotten! You can see the love in the video but sadly you can’t feel the love that radiated throughout the room, throughout the weekend. If was truly breathtaking. I thought I knew that reiki was love but this really taught me that it is. This was my first time to Vancouver, first time on trip without relatives (for about 25years) and first time to Congress.
Thank you for all your hard work, I just wish I could go to Congress every month!! 🙏
Kausalya Denise Payne-Ollivier
It was an unforgettable experience.
Thank you for bringing me closer to Chiyoko Sensei's spirit and sharing the Japanese culture.
Such a beautiful event 🙏
Unforgettable experience! I am very pleased to have listened to the experiences of the speakers and their valuable lessons, including insights into Japanese culture. The organizers have made every effort to organize the Congress. It was also a unique opportunity to meet and exchange views with Jikiden Reiki practitioners from around the world. I felt very close to Chiyoko sensei and I was completely at ease with the Japanese culture that I love. Thanks to everyone from the bottom of my heart 🙏🏻💗
Christopher Walker My heart is grateful for all the speakers and what they shared. It was wonderful hearing all the stories, the home movies Arjava showed, video interviews from Yohei, and learning more about Chiyoko-sensei. Thank you! 💜🙏✨
Anne Bentzen The entire weekend beginning on Friday was an amazing experience to be immersed in Japanese culture and learn more about Chiyoko Sensei from many different speakers. I am so grateful for Mari san and the Congress committee for this gift. It brings our community closer together.
Graham Neville Wonderful Congress, love all including meeting and spending time with friends old and new. Thank you to all for making it happen 🙏
Margie Landstrom Thank you, Thank you, Sue and Mari, the two of you and many thanks you's to the rest of the Congress team too and anyone else who helped make this happen. Much gratitude to all the speakers who came to share their knowledge. So much hard work put into a fantastic Congress !!
Miyuki Kitazato お二人とも本当に本当にありがとうございます😭 一生の思い出になりました💖
Tammy Tincher This was an experience of a lifetime!!!
Helen Kelly Mari, much love and gratitude to you and your amazing team for such hard work and dedication in making the Congress a reality. You are a shining example of what can be achieved when we follow our hearts and our dreams.
❤️xx
Carolin Roots Thank you so much to everyone involved! It was truly magical and the memories will last forever. Thank you 🙏🙏
Kitty Sunshine So much amazing universal energy going through us all!! Wowwww!!!! Zuuunnn zuuunnn zuuuunnnn
Christopher Walker Wonderful experience all day! Thank you so much for putting this together! 💜🙏✨
Simona Corrà Attending the Jikiden Reiki North American Congress was the most beautiful experience of the year that is about to end.
Thanks again to all the organizers and speakers for having succeeded in bringing together all those who live the spirit of Chiyoko sensei ❤️🙌 and the spirit of Japan 🗾🎌 皆さま、どうもありがとうございました🙏🏻
Rosie Pearson Arigato, Mari. I was transported right back to those wonderful two days and to the beauty of Vancouver. You did a superb job in creating and recreating these experiences of Reiki.
Graham Neville Thank you so much, this video is wonderful and I shall treasure it 🙏❤️