When we have a lot of healthy energy, we feel good about ourselves and others, we are confident and able to accomplish things easily, and we are less likely to get sick. Generally a persons healthy energy will be high if they get enough rest, nutrients, and exercise and if they have a positive attitude, a fulfilling job, and loving relationships.

Specific kinds of thoughts and feelings form energy that has an affinity with specific organs or parts of the body. For example, anger creates unhealthy energy around the liver; fear creates unhealthy energy around the kidneys; and grief creates unhealthy energy around the lungs. When unhealthy energy forms in the energy field around a part of the body, it adversely affects healthy functioning, blocks the flow of healthy energy to that area, thus creating dysfunction and eventually illness.

In addition to affecting our health, the quality of our energy affects our self-image, self-confidence, mind, emotions and every area of our experience.

When a person receives a Reiki treatment, the Reiki energy flows into the clients energy field, affecting the energy, organs and tissues. It enhances the healthy energy that is present and disempowers the unhealthy energy preventing it form causing further harm.
The natural flow of the healthy energy is restored along with the person’s health. In addition, Reiki provides a much higher level of nurturing to the body’s organs and tissues and also works on the mind, emotions and spirit, helping us to feel better than before. Its life-enhancing energy fills us to overflowing with wonderful feelings of joy, peace, love, admiration, confidence, and everything healthy.

In our fast-paced, high-tech world, people need a simple method to deal with stress, create relaxation, and quicken the healing process. Reiki also provides a way for people to touch each other with kindness and acceptance.

Doctors, nurses, and other health-care providers have found Reiki to be effective in reducing the side effects of radiation and drugs, reduce or even eliminate the need for pain medications, reduce anxiety and stress, improve sleep and appetite, quicken the healing process and reduce hospital time.
                                                                        
taken from The Reiki Touch by William Lee Rand