Reiki is a specific type of light work, it is healing at the human and soul level. The International Center for Reiki Training defines it as, “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.” (http://www.reiki.org/faq/whatisreiki.html) Reiki procedures were first formalized and documented by a Japanese monk, Usui, in the 1920s, however reiki as evidenced by Rand et al’s (2015, Rand et al., An Evidence Based History of Reiki (Southfield, MI: The International Center for Reiki Training) historical examination illustrates that the practice was around prior to Usui in Japan. This being said, the practice of energy movement and transformation has existed for thousands of years in the form of healers, shamans, prophets, etc. It is seen on every continent, among every people.
Reiki has been used for the past century as a complimentary mode of healing and its utility is evidenced by empirical studies that document the effects that reiki has had on people (http://rehab.ucla.edu/workfiles/Urban%20Zen/Research%20Articles/Reiki_Really_Works-A_Groundbreaking_Scientific_Study.pdf). Reiki has had a pivotal affect in my life and in the lives of so many. As people and our society come to understand that we cannot push our spiritual self to the side (as it is integrated into our very fabric), reiki has increasingly gained acceptance and been offered in mainstream health fields.
If you have never used reiki I urge you to look into it. There are no negative outcomes that come from undergoing reiki and the effects (as evidenced in the literature) are substantial.
I offer reiki sessions with individuals (1 hour), group reiki share sessions (2 hours), as well as Reiki Levels I and II classes. I also offer distance reiki sessions. Please enquire if you are interested.