What Is Reiki?
Reiki is usually introduced as a healing method. Practitioners place their hands on or near the body to support relaxation and restore balance, and the practice is commonly described as a form of energy healing. This explanation captures part of the system, yet it does not fully describe what Reiki is. At a deeper level Reiki functions as a discipline for training awareness. The hands-on aspect of the practice provides a structure through which attention becomes steady, the mind grows quiet, and subtle aspects of experience begin to reveal themselves. When approached in this way Reiki begins to resemble a contemplative practice concerned with consciousness rather than a technique directed toward symptoms.
