Reiki

Reiki is a Japanese complementary healing practice in which practitioners place their hands on or near a person, intending to channel energy and promote relaxation or well-being.

Reiki hand positions: A sequence of placements in which a Reiki practitioner holds the hands on or above areas of the body. These placements are the practice's main technique for directing purported healing energy.
Mikao Usui: A Japanese spiritual teacher credited with developing the Reiki system in the early twentieth century. Reiki traditions trace their origin to his teachings and practice.
Complementary and alternative medicine: Health practices used alongside or instead of conventional medicine, often outside its established evidence base. Reiki is commonly classified as a complementary practice.
Japanese spirituality: The varied religious and spiritual traditions and practices that have developed in Japan. Reiki arose in a Japanese setting, though it does not represent Japanese spirituality as a whole.
Ki: In Japanese traditions, ki is a vital energy believed to animate living beings and shape health. Reiki's name and explanation invoke this concept of vital energy.
Usui Reiki Ryōhō: The Reiki healing system associated with Mikao Usui and the Japanese organization he founded. It names the system from which major Reiki lineages developed.
Integrative medicine: An approach that combines conventional medical care with selected complementary practices and emphasizes the whole person. Some health facilities offer Reiki as an adjunct to standard care.
Hands-on healing: Healing practices that use touch or the placement of hands as part of care. Reiki belongs to a broad cross-cultural tradition of healing through the hands.
Placebo effect: A beneficial change in symptoms or well-being associated with expectations and the context of care rather than a treatment's specific action. It is one proposed explanation for benefits reported after Reiki sessions.
Chujiro Hayashi: A Japanese naval officer and Reiki teacher who helped systematize and transmit Usui Reiki. His teaching helped carry Reiki beyond Usui's original circle.

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