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Reiki

2 stages from Japanese to English.

Today it means an alternative therapy in which practitioners channel healing energy through light touch

Where does the word "reiki" come from? It comes from Japanese reiki, adopted directly into English (1970s-1980s).

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Stage 1 of 2
reiki
Japanese · 1922
"spiritually guided life-force energy"
combining 'rei' (spirit) and 'ki' (energy), coined by Mikao Usui for a hands-on healing practice
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Stage 2 of 2
reiki
English · 1970s-1980s
"an alternative healing practice using hands-on energy transfer"
spread to the West through students of Usui's successors teaching alternative healing
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