The art of laying on of hands is as old as the hills. People have been doing it since the beginning of time. It is a natural instinct to put your hands on somebody who has been injured or is not well. Mothers are one example of this. When a child is hurt mothers often out their hands on the injured spot.
Human touch conveys healing care and love.
This energy is known by many names. Chi in China, Prana in India, Ruach by the Hebrews and Reiki by the Japanese. This energy is the natural energy used by Reiki practitioners. The Reiki healer has access to this energy in a more powerful way because the attunements he or she receives clears the blockages from the body's energy channels. The attunements also give an increase in the healer's own life energies, and connect the person to the source of Reiki.