Reiki

Rei·ki 'rā-.kē n a system of hands-on touching based on the belief that such touching by an experienced practitioner produces beneficial effects by strengthening and normalizing certain vital energy fields held to exist within the body

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a complementary therapy based on an ancient healing system rediscovered in the 20th century by a Buddhist monk. It involves a therapist putting his or her hands on or very close to a patient to boost the patient's natural invisible energy fields (reiki means 'universal life force'). It is often used as an adjunct to other therapies and is said to be helpful for many conditions.

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rei·ki (raґke) [Japanese, from rei spirit-guided + ki vital energy] a healing tradition of Eastern origin whose purpose is to rebalance the complex energy systems that compose the body when they have become out of balance. This unbalancing may have physical manifestations, which can be relieved by the channeling of energy from an unlimited universal energy source through the hands of the practitioner.