The word  Reiki refers to a simple hands-on healing technique, a form of vibrational  medicine that was given to us by Dr. Mikao Usui in Japan in the late 19th century. Dr. Usui chose the term Reiki to describe Universal Life Force  Energy, which calms the mind and raises a person's life force. Through the  use of soothing hands laid on the body in certain positions, the process of healing is accelerated. The essence of this form of healing is passed on from teacher to student through a series of mystic initiations that in Reiki, like in the Tantric forms of Buddhism found in Japan or Tibet, are  called empowerments.

In actuality, Reiki is the fundamental nature or substratum of the universe, and the Usui Method of Natural Healing is an easy way of giving back to yourself more of what you already fundamentally are: Universal Life Force Energy. You literally recharge yourself with that, which at the deepest level, you have always been.

Through getting the body/mind in touch with Universal Life Force Energy, its very own substratum, Reiki can  release the individual in a gentle and gradual manner from age-old restriction and bondage. It allows the practitioner over time to experience vibrant health and balance, and finally from within, a genuine sense of freedom.

Although spontaneous cures of  even the most serious conditions have occurred through the application of simple hands-on Reiki, and even though there are protocols of treatment that can be suggested for either chronic or acute problems, Reiki actually works best when used as a preventative in a regular daily practice, which acts to calm the mind and raise your vibratory frequency.

In short, Reiki is a very simple and highly cost-effective approach to staying healthy through staying naturally relaxed. It is a gentle and non-invasive way of remaining in touch with the source of your own power, a genuine path of the Heart that  will gradually transform your entire life in unforeseeable ways. All you  have to do is trust your Life Force and let it guide you.