Reiki (pronounced ray-key), a deeply relaxing method of therapeutic touch developed in Japan, is a powerful means of achieving and maintaining physical, mental and spiritual well being. This healing technique, which involves the laying-on of hands, works directly on the energy field – or aura – surrounding your body as well as the life-force energy flowing within it.

This energy, commonly called "prana," "chi" (chee), or "ki" (key) in practices like yoga and acupuncture, travels through energy centers in your body named chakras and pathways called meridians. Disruptions in this energy flow adversely affect your mind, body and spirit, leading to illness. Reiki restores the harmonious flow of life-force energy.