It is always good to clarify definitions at the beginning of any article.

* The system of Reiki is a spiritual practice that was developed by a Japanese man called Usui Mikao in the early 1900s. It includes 5 basic practices: reiju (attunement), palm-healing, techniques and meditations, precepts, and symbols and mantras.

* Reiki, the energy, is the name of the energy used within the system and is literally translated from the Japanese to mean