David Vennells (Manchester, England) is a Reiki practitioner and a teacher. On his path to learning the Reiki technique, David received instructions from three well known Reiki Masters and spent most of his time researching and trying to understand the origins of Reiki from both a practical and spiritual view point. Through Reiki, David says he has become aware that there was a deeply spiritual aspect to all living beings. To better understand this aspect of himself in the light of Reiki, he studied Buddhism and eventually became Buddhist. It wasn’t long before he realized that Buddhism and Reiki complement each other greatly. But, as David points out, you don’t have to be a Buddhist to practice Reiki.