Reiki is a Japanese word for Universal Life Force Energy.  It is the name given to this most ancient form of natural hands-on healing by Dr Mikao Usui in the latter part of the nineteenth century.  Dr Usui underwent may years of study, research and meditation investigating the healing phenomena of the world's greatest spiritual leaders including Jesus Christ and Buddha.  It became his task in life to determine whether it was possible for any person to be able to 'heal'.

Reiki was the very simple method which he rediscovered whereby people could actually heal themselves and others.  Dr Usui spent the rest of his life practising and teaching this method of natural healing.  Today, Reiki continues to be taught by Reiki Masters who have trained in the traditions passed down from Master to Student.