Taken from Wikipedia: where you can see the word Oriental --
Reiki (
霊気[sup]
?[/sup],
/ˈreɪkiː/) is a
spiritual practice[sup]
[1][/sup] developed in 1922 by Japanese Buddhist
Mikao Usui, which has since been adapted by various teachers of varying traditions. It uses a technique commonly called
palm healing or
hands-on-healing as a form of
alternative medicine and is sometimes classified as
oriental medicine by some professional medical bodies.[sup]
[2][/sup] Through the use of this technique, practitioners believe that they are transferring universal Energy (i.e.,
reiki) in the form of
qi (Japanese:
ki) through the palms—which they believe allows for self-healing and a state of
Equilibrium.[sup]
[3] [/sup]