I do feel for you and the situation in Florida. I watched things unfold via a website and it got really nasty. It seemed that one reason for the move to licence was to enable therapists in other modalities to add reiki for additional education credits. The person who helped get reiki licenced in Florida was a reiki master. Makes my blood boil and I agree that in no way is reiki massage. Having said that, because of the huge variety of ways people are taught, some massage-type things have been added. I myself sought a reiki treatment at a resort I was staying at. The person who gave the treatment was very competent, but at the end, when I was in a totally blissed out state and drifted off somewhere she suddenly massaged my legs vigorously to 'get the energy flowing'. Scared the *!*! out of me and ruined the moment so to speak. So, you see, it is not impossible to imagine how some would reach the conclusion that massage is a component of reiki. I know not what the answer is, but I wish you joy in your practice of reiki. I am watching vigilantly to see if they start to think about the same legislation here in Canada!
Love, Light & Reiki Rainbows
Namaste
Eaglestar
