Reiki is a technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is administered by laying on of hands, sometimes touching lightly-sometimes not touching. It is the flowing of Life Force energy through us and is what causes us to be alive. The master practitioner is opening gates in them to flow to the gates in you! If one's life force energy is low, then we are more likely to get sick or feel stress, and if it is high, we are more capable of being happy and healthy. The word Reiki is made of two Japanese words - Rei which means "God's Wisdom or the Higher Power" and Ki which is "life force energy". So Reiki is actually "spiritually guided life force energy." A treatment feels like a wonderful warmth that flows through and around you. Reiki treats the whole person including body, emotions, mind and spirit creating many beneficial effects that include relaxation and feelings of peace, security and wellbeing. Reiki is a simple, natural and safe method of spiritual healing and self-improvement that everyone can use. It has been effective in helping virtually every known illness and malady and always creates a beneficial effect. It also works in conjunction with all other medical or therapeutic techniques to relieve side effects and promote recovery. There is often some sound healing in addition to the reiki. Be prepared to strengthen and clear deeply!