Through Usui Reiki Ryoho, herbs, meditation and nature Roberta R. Barnes is dedicated to the art of well-being.  Roberta began using herbs in the 1970s, and learned a form a meditation at a very young age from her father while her mother taught her what is now referred to as the law of attraction.

Plato once said, “The cure of the part should not be attempted without treatment of the whole”.  And so Roberta Barnes treats the whole person by  focusing on bringing balance to the mind, body and spirit and surround the whole life with harmony.  What is in balance and surrounded by harmony heals.  The guided meditations Roberta gives in both her meditation and Reiki classes can bring balance to those blocks that can create unwelcome reactions.  Her healing room nestled in a wildlife habitat is the perfect environment that allows you to feel positive healing energy when you step into her Center or out of your vehicle.

If you cannot travel to Natural Healing & Learning Center, you can still experience the benefits of Roberta Barnes' guided meditations by purchasing her CD "Finding Your solutions".  This CD contains 2 or her guided meditations that guide you to relax your mind by listening to your own breath and uncover answers to your challenges. More information about this CD is on her Healing & beyond page,  or you can CLICK HERE to order.

  

My path to teaching and practicing Reiki and Meditation.

I First experienced Reiki in the 1980s, and began my Usui Reiki Ryoho studies in the late 1990s. I have completed the highest level, called teacher/master, in both Western and Japanese styles of  Usui Reiki Ryoho. 

 My focus is teaching and practicing Gendai Reiki-ho and Komyo Reiki as I learned from my Reiki Shihans (teachers),  who each has a close lineage to Mikao Usui, the founder of Usui Reiki Ryoho.  The style I most commonly teach is Gendai Reiki-ho; I first completed my teacher level with Richard Rivard, and then I completed it again with Hiroshi Doi, the founder of Gendai Reiki Healing Kyokai.    I also teach Komyo Reiki; I completed the teacher’s level with Rev. Hyakuten Inamoto, the founder of Komyo Reiki Kai.

I have been lucky enough to live both in the United Stated and Canada.  I have studied natural healing practices for over 30 years, and have seen such things as auras all her life.  My goal is to leave positive footprints in the sand while helping others that the tides cannot wash away.   

 When reviewing my notes and the books from other healing practices I find myself constantly saying, “Reiki does that, but without any props, fuss, or odd rituals”.  I continue to find many things in my herbalist studies that like Gendai and Komyo Reiki focus on the importance of bringing the whole person into balance and creating harmony in life.  What is in balance and surrounded by harmony heals.

Besides the universe helping me to connect with the three Reiki Shihans (teachers) perfect for my journey, I have been given hands-on learning experiences. I began studying ballet at the age of 4, which flowed into Tap dancing, Spanish dancing, mountain climbing, cheerleading and more.  Then while I was still in the early years of enjoying the wonder that our children can bring into our lives, an accident left me in a situation requiring crisis professional medical care. Professional medical care allows the body to again function to a point, but then Usui Reiki Ryoho, meditation, and herbs take center stagein helping the body, mind, and spirit to heal.

During that 5 month stay the hospital I learned the importance of focusing on solutions. Medical doctors focused on the problems my spinal cord and other injuries caused, and said I would never again stand let alone walk.  My relatives and I focused on solutions, and I walked out of the hospital. 

 I learned how to get up each time I fall.  I say fall as opposed to fell, because some cells do not heal by Webster’s definition. The unique form of universal energy named Usui Reiki Ryoho goes further then promoting and speeding healing; Reiki helps a you to accept what is and then move forward in the way that is best for you at that present moment.  

  Each person experiences everything in life differently. Nevertheless, the worst or best that has happened to you or me is equal to the worst or best that has happened to anyone else.  I have experienced both the delight of hearing an audience clap for my phisical activities, and then the bewilderment of my feet/legs feeling as if they belonged to someone else because they refused to move without the use of my hands.

 Miracles happen daily, but often go unseen. The wonderment in life can easily be overlooked in the rush to get to the next event.  Reiki and meditation help you to have that awareness that allows you to see life’s wonderments around you.  

My three primary Reiki Shihans (teachers/masters), all not only have a close lineage to Mikao Usui, but also have retained the core beliefs of the spiritual practice Mikao Usui-Sensei founded.  

 

 

 My energy and technique lineage through Hiroshi Doi as is follows.

Mikao Usui -- Founder of the Usui Reiki Ryoho system and First President of the Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai (Reiki Japanese Association founded in 1922/23).
Kan'ichi Taketomi -- Third President of the URR Gakkai, initiated by Mikao Usui.
Kimiko Koyama -- Sixth President of the URR Gakkai, initiated by Kan’ichi Taketomi.
Hiroshi Doi -- President of the Gendai Reiki Healing Association, present member of Usui's Gakkai. Initiated by Kimiko Koyama and others.  
Roberta R. Barnes  

Mr. Hiroshi Doi (Doi-Sensei) is president of the Gendai Reiki Healing Association.  He completed studies in more than 30 healing methods and began practicing a style of Usui Reiki Ryoho that had bounced back to Japan from the Western part of this world. Then he received initiations (attunements) from members of the Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai, such as prior president Ms. Kimiko Koyama, and became a member of the Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai society. At that time the URR Gakkai was not widely known.

Doi-Sensei developed Gendai Reiki-ho as a way of blending the Western style of Reiki that he refers to as “sophisticated” and the traditional Reiki "which emphasizes the way of consciousness for raising spirituality”. Gendai Reiki-Ho is an apporved by the Gakkai style honoring the essence of Mikao Usui.  Doi-Sensei's theory and effectiveness has won worldwide recognition. There are now Gendai Reiki-ho Shihans (master/teachers) in 31 countries around the world. 

 

My energy and technique lineage through Rev. Hyakuten Inamoto is as follows. 

Mikao Usui (Founder of the Usui Reiki Ryoho system) -- Chujiro Hayashi -- Chiyoko Yamaguchi -- Rev. Hyakuten Inamoto -- Roberta R. Barnes

Rev. Hyakuten Inamoto, also a Japanese resdient of Japan, is the founder of Komyo Reiki Kai. This style of Usui Reiki Ryoho places emphasis on spiritual infoldment, the goal being for “satori” or enlightment.  Hyakuten-Sensei’s Reiki Shihan (teacher) was Mrs. Chiyoko Yamaguchi who from 1938 to 1940 studied under Dr. Chujiro Hayashi. Chujiro Hayashi was a medical doctor, and one the three students Mikao Usui’s raised to the level allowing him to teach Usui Reiki Ryoho.

Hyakuten-Sensei spent over a year studying one full day each week with Yamaguchi-Sensei. Komyo Reiki focuses on personal transformation through Reiki.  Hyakuten-sensei, like my other two Reiki Shihans, helped me to learn that teaching from the heart/soul rather then the book allows the student to assimilate the essence of the unique from of universal energy called Usui Reiki Ryoho, rather then memorizing symbols and techniques. He is an independent Buddhist monk who officially belongs to the Jodo-Shu (Pure Land) sect of Japanese Buddhism.

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Learning to do things, which sometimes are taken for granted, with spinal cord injuries, (no mater how incomplete they might be) is a challenge that requires tapping into resources of the whole person and beyond.  In the spring and summer especially, if a person learns to listen, the songs of the birds can connect and help him or her to feel the earth’s rhythm; in your Reiki journey you learn to feel the universe's rhythm. I  help people to raise their awareness in all areas of life with the workshops I call connecting with nature.  In the fast lane of life those small yet powerful rays of sunshine, and msiles tucked beneath leaves are often overlooked. Once a person knows how, any area where plants grow can be an astonishing yet peaceful experience.

The meditation I teach is free-style meditation that you can blend into your life style.  You can then go on to study a structured form of meditation if you choose to do so. In all that I do I enjoy helping each person not only holistically feel better, but to realize how special he or she is and to cherish their uniqueness.

One way to know which Reiki Shihan (teacher) and style is best for you, is to review the teacher’s certificate(s) and lineage connected to each. All Reiki practitioners will have at least one certificate as well as being pleased to share with you their lineage. 

 Below are some of my Reiki Shihan (master/teacher) certificates that I enjoy sharing. Besides other Usui Reiki Ryoho certificates, I also have family, consultant, and master Herbalist certificates.

         

 

 

Links to interesting sites

The Reiki Threshold	Richard Rivard offers well-researched factual information about Usui Mikao and the factual history of Usui Reiki Ryoho.
Power Tools	An Exploration of Usui Reiki Ryoho and Beyond; Johrei, Macrobiotics, Deliberate Creation, and more.