Dr. Mikao Usui developed reiki in Japan in 1917; Hawayo Takata brought the practice to the United States in 1938. Reiki is based on the idea that an unseen life-force energy, which is the basis of ...

As a dozen people filtered into the gym at Candy’s Place in Forty Fort on a recent Saturday, some of the newcomers seemed a little uncomfortable about the Reiki Circle they were about to experience.

Reiki masters Mary Ann Gaprindachvili and Pat Nicolino host a Reiki Circle the first Saturday of each month at Candy’s Place, a Cancer Wellness Center, 190 Welles St., Suite 120, Forty Fort. The next ...

Jamie Woytaski, a senior mechanical engineering major, felt at ease as the waves of energy channeled into his body. His relaxation paralleled that of his fellow Reiki Club members (pronounced ray-key) ...