'It's so important to find a daily practice that takes you away from 'day to day' to remind you that it's all ok.' Ian Tucker in Your Simple Path Find Happiness in every step The quote pretty much defines what Reiki the healing touch is. It is a life force energy to improve one's health and quality of life. It has a spiritual component in its healing. 'Rei' is the Japanese word for 'Higher Power' and 'ki' is the life force energy. In other words Reiki is a 'spiritually guided life force energy'. Read more about the most common questions