Temple — anatomical right

Head position 2 · paired hand focus

This point marks the anatomical-right temple and lateral head area in the second head placement. It is split from the opposite temple because the usual teaching places one hand on each side of the head.

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Point 3 of 12 in Usui Reiki — standard treatment hand positions

Cross-tradition overlaps

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Sources

Mitsui Kōshi / Kozuki lineage hand-treatment material (primary)

Japanese treatment guides retain region-focused head and side-of-head placements.

Frank Arjava Petter, The Original Reiki Handbook of Dr. Mikao Usui (secondary_translation)

Presents translated Usui treatment-position material, including head-area positions.

Marianne Streich, How Hawayo Takata Practiced and Taught Reiki (secondary)

Records a Takata head position with hands on either side of the head.

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