Reiki
Reiki is a form of energy healing. Their is more to us than just our physical bodies. There is an energetic body with multiple layers. Many different spiritual traditions have come into contact with something beyond the physical body and have discovered ways of affecting these subtle energies – Reiki is one of those techniques.
Reiki was developed and promoted in the early 1920s by Japanese Buddhist Mikao Usui. As a technique, Usui promoted this as a complimentary form of medicine.
Reiki is typically performed by having the practitioner lay on their back while the therapist places their hands on or above the client. Energy is channeled from a higher power through the practitioner and through the client. This movement of energy helps to move stale energy and bring in fresh energy (chi or prana depending on the tradition).