The word Reiki is made of two Japanese words - Rei which means " God's Wisdom or the Higher Power " and Ki which is " life force energy " . So Reiki is actually " spiritually guided life force energy ."

SHIATSU is a " acupressure by fingertips " method of preventive health care and therapy that increases vitality , relives fatigue , and stimulats the body's natural healing power by pressure applied to key points on the body . Traditionally , these points have been called TSUBO in Japanese , which is the same word used for a jar or pot . The tsubo on the body tend to accmulate fatigue and stress . Pressing them brings relief , as early man discovered instinctively .