Reiki is an energy healing technique that was introduced by Japanese Buddhist Mikao Usui. The word Reiki means “Universal Life Force.” In contrast to other healing techniques, Reiki healers do not use their own energy during healing sessions; instead, their bodies are used as vessels or channels for the universal life force or chi to travel through them to the recipient’s body. Using a laying of hands technique over the body, chi is transmitted into the recipient’s body. As it enters the body it assists in balancing energy, removing energetic blockages, releasing stress, soothing pain, and assisting the body in its innate ability to heal itself.