Lourdes Gray

A charismatic and gifted Reiki teacher, Dr. Lourdes Gray was initiated by John Harvey Gray as a Reiki Master Teacher in 1996 following extensive one-on-one training by John Harvey Gray in the teachings of Reiki as originally taught by Hawayo Takata. For Dr. Lourdes Gray, the widow of John Harvey Gray, learning from and practicing with John Harvey Gray continued as a twenty-four hour a day experience that lasted for 17 years, until his passing into spirit on January 12, 2011.

Dr. Lourdes Gray has taught over 700 Reiki workshops and trained more than 8,000 Reiki students to date, including numerous doctors, nurses, massage therapists, and bodyworkers, as well as the general public. Since 1996, Dr. Lourdes Gray has served as Director of the John Harvey Gray Center for Reiki Healing.

In John Harvey Gray's words, "Even before Lourdes Gray began her Reiki training with me, she had matured into an exceptional teacher and healer. Her innate compassion for all beings and devotion to healing is evident in all that she is and does. Through her own effort and intense study, she has become intimately familiar with and has truly mastered my style of teaching and practicing Reiki. For the past several years, I have been slowly passing more and more of my teaching responsibilities on to Lourdes Gray. Throughout this period of transition, she has held the primary responsibilities for conducting all levels of the Reiki classes."

In Lourdes' words ... "If I had to pick three words to define my passions, these would be teaching, learning and being of service.

Students tell me that I have a natural gift for teaching, and especially for teaching Reiki. Sharing what I have learned and mastered gives me a great deal of satisfaction. I take special pride in watching my students blossom in their Reiki practice.

Learning is another passion of mine. I am insatiably curious and find great joy in expanding my level of knowledge and expertise in a variety of subject areas. I am especially interested in metaphysics and alternative methods of healing.

But the primary driving force and motivation behind all that I am and do is my desire to be of service; to help people, animals, plants and the Earth itself, to always endeavor to leave things a little bit better than I found them. This has given my life its meaning.

I believe that to be a true Reiki Master, one needs to always strive to be of service; to understand what others are seeking, and ask, 'How can I best help this being or situation?' Ultimately, Reiki is about serving and loving unconditionally all that has been created, not only in the practice of Reiki but in all things, during every day of one's existence. This is what I learned as a child from my parents, and also, hand to hand, from Reiki Masters Usui, Hayashi, Takata and John Harvey Gray. This is What I seek to pass on to you."

Lourdes enjoys spending her spare time drawing, painting and crafting one-of-a-kind pieces of jewelry using healing crystals and silver. She also enjoys having adventures with her yellow lab, Mickie ... boating, swimming and hiking ... always with a camera in tow.