What is Reiki? Here's an answer from a registered nurse and Reiki teacher

Lilia V. Marquez, Registered Nurse and Reiki Master/Teacher, is the personification of integrative medicine: she provides critical care to patients at one of New York City's busiest hospitals, and she incorporates Reiki into her work and her life. Here's her contribution to our ongoing "What is Reiki? discussion:

Reiki is Spiritually Guided energy. Reiki is a combination of two Japanese characters (kanji) that together mean universal life force energy. Reiki is the name of the energy that is used with the System of Reiki.

Rei: Spiritually Guided, God's Love or Light, sacred. Rei guides the ki, the second Japanese character in the word Reiki and stands for life energy. The energy that is used to give life to God's creation.

Reiki is a healing technique that utilizes deep relaxation to reduce stress, relax the body, and ease the spirit.

Reiki can be combined with other healing modalities.

Thanks, Lilia!

Let the discussion continue. . . .