Reiki Course Training Cape Town Reiki is made up of two parts – the Rei and the ki. The first part means “spirit” and the ki is the same as chi or “energy”. Reiki is also known a universal life energy. Reiki is a method of healing and a way of life. The spiritual growth aspect of Reiki is at least as important as the laying-on of hands aspect. Reiki as in the laying-on of hands energy can be felt where the healer’s hands are or somewhere else. For example, the healer’s hands could be at the head and the healee may feel it at their feet. Reiki can be felt in many different manifestations. These are: An earth element that can be felt as hot or cold. And earth here means the earth dimension rather than the physical earth as in the ground under your feet or the planet Earth. Earth energy is grounding and stabilizing. A fire element that can be hot, tingling or like an electrical feeling. This element can burn through blockages and is…