What is Reiki?

To find a workable definition of Reiki you can turn to Wikipedia.  In fact, we quoted a short excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Reiki to get the discussion started: Reiki … is a spiritual practice[1] developed in 1922 by Mikao Usui. After three weeks of fasting and meditating on Mount Kurama, in Japan, Usui [...]

Understanding “Alternative” Medicine

If you Google “Medicine” the first listing will be this article in Wikipedia.  For simplicity sake an excerpt is presented here: “Medicine is the art and science of healing. It encompasses a range of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness. Contemporary medicine applies health science, [...]