Reiki was discovered in Japan during the early 1800's. There are variations of how it was discovered. I was taught, and continue to tell the story of Dr. Mikao Usui searching for how Jesus was able to heal people. I am not suggesting that this is how Jesus healed people. It is just part of the story. The story goes into the steps that he took to find it; who he met to help develop the practice, and the woman who would eventually bring it to America. Reiki is energy. We are all made of energy. E=MC². Reiki is an energy that is around us like WiFi. A person who practices, or does Reiki has their antenna tuned in more directly into the Reiki frequency, like we dial or tune in a radio station. The energy goes through the practitioner, and out to you. To describe what Reiki is, I feel you need to understand the following. You know when you are driving to work & somebody cuts you off? You thought that you paid that bill, but here it is unpaid! The problem, the money has been spent. The daily stress of life that leaves you feeling tight, sore, and tense, creates energy. This energy attaches to us. Like when you hold 2 magnets together there is a pull. That is what goes on with stress, and our physical body. It gets pulled to us.

Additionally, we only have so much energy in us. The energy is used to keep us moving, keep our organs going, allowing us to work physically and mentally, while holding on to stress. Yes, we do hold onto stress if we do not know how to let it go. Our energy supply is feeding the stress on the body. Almost like a plant wasting water and nourishment on a dying leaf.