When a Reiki practitioner places his/her hands on an area of their own or a client's clothed body, Reiki flows through the practitioner into the client. This transfer may be felt as any type of sensation—heat, cold, vibration, tingling, unusual heaviness, or sometimes as no sensation at all. A full Reiki treatment takes between 45 to 60 minutes.

Reiki has specifically been documented to relax muscles, still the mind, and ease pain. Hands-on treatment has been scientifically proven to accelerate healing and many health professionals are effectively incorporating the use of Reiki into their individual practices.

Those who learn Reiki find that it can be successfully administered very simply in all kinds of settings: home, clinic, hospital, or any place where people experience stressed muscles, accidents, exhaustion, or personal trauma. In the past several years, several programs have been created for AIDS patients, victims of war, and hospice care settings, to name a few. Many hospitals now offer energy healing as a way to reduce pain and enhance the patient's healing. 

Because it is non-invasive and has no side effects, it is safe to use in any situation such during pregnancy, for premature babies, or the elderly. 

Learning Reiki:

Traditional Usui Reiki (today there are many types of reiki systems) involves three levels or degrees as created by Reiki Master Hawayo Takata. Students are initiated by a series of attunements, which opens the flow of universal healing energy that is then automatically transmitted from the reiki practitioner to the client when the practitioner places his or her hands upon the client.  

Level 1 - Connects the student to the Reiki energy and teaches hands-on Reiki for self healing as well as on people, plants, and animal companions.

Level II – Students are taught remote or in-absentia healing

Level III - The practitioner undergoes further training (usually 6 to 12 months) and upon successful completion of this level, becomes a Reiki Master