Reiki is a holistic approach to healing that focus on bringing healing to the whole body. Reiki tries to bring healing to the entire people. It is generally believed that the Japanese Mikao Usui is the inventor of reiki. Reiki consist of healing people through the laying of hands that helped to transmit the universal energy. Normally the duration of a session of reiki last about 20 minutes. Reiki practitioners claim to possess the power for distance healing meaning they can heal people at a distance. Read also in French: oreiller à mémoire de forme