Reiki is a very gentle, non-invasive form of "energy work". The development of Reiki is attributed to Mikai Usui, a Japanese Buddhist (1865-1926). Reiki is based on the concept that there is a Universal Life Force Energy that can be encouraged to flow. The word "Reiki" is made of two Japanese words: "Rei" means "God's Wisdom" and "Ki" is "life force energy".

A Reiki  treatment conducted   in person involves a fully clothed client lying down on a comfortable treatment table with the practitioner, or Master, transferring Reiki energy to the client through a series of hand positions corresponding to the body's chakras.  The practitioner's hands are either gently resting on the client (non-intrusively), or held a few inches above.  Sessions are 30 to 90 minutes in length.

Reiki is the higher self of the receiver drawing in and guiding     the life force energy to where it is most needed.  A Reiki practitioner  is simply a conduit for the energy, so the benefits of treatments will  vary from recipient to recipient. As energy knows no time or space, a treatment can be "sent" over distances when the recipient    cannot be physically present.