"Reiki" is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing.  It is administered by "laying on hands" and is based on the idea that an unseen "life force energy" flows through us and is what causes us to be alive.  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.

A treatment feels like a wonderful glowing radiance 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 well-being.  Many have reported miraculous results.

Reiki 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."

The word "Reiki" is made of two Japanese words - "Rei" which means "higher power" or "universal power", and "Ki", which means "life force energy".  So, Reiki is like a "universal life force energy".