: a system of touching with the hands based on the belief that such touching by an experienced practitioner produces beneficial effects by strengthening and normalizing certain vital energy fields held to exist within the body
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While living in San Francisco during the late ’90s, Wallace found solace in the healing power of aromatherapy, Reiki, and meditation.
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Martine Thompson, Essence, 21 Mar. 2025
Each evening, the crystal-clear water erupted in a kaleidoscope of bioluminescence, while Reiki students could dig up amethyst and tourmaline from crystal seams that crisscrossed the island.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
Photo: Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz The resort has an endless menu of recreation, from yachting to Reiki healing, but Muay Thai boxing is its most popular activity.
—Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
One trend in worry stones is to infuse them with healing Reiki energy.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
Karen Abbas Nurse and Reiki practitioner, Ridgewood Karla Zita
Tattoo artist, Crown Heights
Chyna Gay
Stylist, South Brooklyn
Is one piercing your favorite?
—Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 30 Jan. 2025
After their home was swept away, Sasaki’s widowed mother, Yoko, and her three sons — Ryuki, Roki and Reiki — stayed temporarily at a nursing home in Rikuzentakata before moving to Ofunato, a city 10 miles up the coast.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
As a certified Reiki Master Teacher, manifestation has been part of my New Year’s rituals for many years.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 6 Jan. 2025
Guests can enjoy special wellness activities in the cenote, including such spa treatments as the new Reiki Energetic Massage and more.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
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Martine Thompson, Essence, 21 Mar. 2025
Each evening, the crystal-clear water erupted in a kaleidoscope of bioluminescence, while Reiki students could dig up amethyst and tourmaline from crystal seams that crisscrossed the island.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 17 Mar. 2025
Photo: Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz The resort has an endless menu of recreation, from yachting to Reiki healing, but Muay Thai boxing is its most popular activity.
—Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
One trend in worry stones is to infuse them with healing Reiki energy.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
Karen Abbas Nurse and Reiki practitioner, Ridgewood Karla Zita
Tattoo artist, Crown Heights
Chyna Gay
Stylist, South Brooklyn
Is one piercing your favorite?
—Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 30 Jan. 2025
After their home was swept away, Sasaki’s widowed mother, Yoko, and her three sons — Ryuki, Roki and Reiki — stayed temporarily at a nursing home in Rikuzentakata before moving to Ofunato, a city 10 miles up the coast.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
As a certified Reiki Master Teacher, manifestation has been part of my New Year’s rituals for many years.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 6 Jan. 2025
Guests can enjoy special wellness activities in the cenote, including such spa treatments as the new Reiki Energetic Massage and more.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
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Reiki
noun
Rei·ki
ˈrā-ˌkē 
: a system of hands-on touching based on the belief that such touching by an experienced practitioner produces beneficial effects by strengthening and normalizing certain vital energy fields held to exist within the body
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