Karen Gordon is an Independent Reiki Master of the Usui System of Natural Healing (Usui Shiki Ryoho). She's been a practitioner of Reiki since 1983. Her personal lineage is:
 

Mikao Usui

Chujiro Hayashi

Hawayo Takata
Rick Bockner

Karen's Reiki journey began in 1983 when she took a First Degree class from Barbara West in Eugene, Oregon. Several months later Barbara initiated her into Second Degree. Over the next eighteen years, as Karen continued her journey of self-exploration, she experienced the support and beauty of Reiki in her life as she self-treated and gave Reiki treatments to family members and close friends.

In 2001 Karen opened her public Reiki practice and began giving treatments to others in a professional setting. Soon after, she felt a deepening of her commitment to Reiki and knew that she wanted to become a teacher of this ancient natural healing art. With that new thought in mind, she attended the first Public Practice Conference in Cataldo, Idaho, and it was there that she met Rick Bockner, the last of Hawayo Takata's 22 Masters.

In August, 2001, Karen entered into Mastery training with Rick. Over the next two years, her Reiki journey led to many opportunities for learning and growth. In September, 2003, Karen traveled to Cortes Island, British Columbia, where she was initiated by Rick Bockner as a Reiki Master.

Hawayo Takata brought Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki (the Usui System of Natural Healing) from Japan to the West in 1937. Since that time Reiki healing, in many forms and many traditions, has spread throughout the world.

As a Reiki Master, Karen is committed to sharing the beauty and simplicity of Reiki as it was taught to her. Karen's Reiki practice is in Eugene, Oregon. She will consider requests to teach First and Second Degree Reiki classes outside of her local area.