The English word, 'Reiki' has been derived from the Japanese word, Reiki, meaning "mysterious atmosphere or spiritual energy". The system of Reiki was developed by Mikao Usul In 1922 while performing Isyu Guo, a twenty-one day Buddhist training course held on Mount Kurama. The book contains all about the traditional Japanese Relkl and the Western Relki, explained by the author In detall.

The salient features of the book are: Uses of Reiki In Everyday Situations, Five Principles of Reiki, How to Heal with Reiki, The Human Energy Body Meridians, Aura & Chakras, The Various Hand Positions to Heal Oneself and Others, etc.

The book is a must read for people of all age groups, as it comprehensively deals with Reiki, which is definitely the most effective and wonderful tool of Alternative Healing In the Modern World. There are about 47 other Alternative Therapies briefly discussed in the book like: Aroma Therapy, Acupuncture, Colour Therapy, Chinese Herbal Medicines, etc.

Swami Ramesh Chandra Shukla is a renowned Yoga Guru, Reiki Grand Master, Spiritual Healer and Author of books on Reiki, Kundalini and Yoga. He is a true Vedantin, Theosophist, Osho Sanyasin and Kriya Yoga Sadhak. He is an EFT, Theta Healing, Past Life Regression and multi-dimensional guide, as well as a spiritual healer certified by the Theosophical Order of Services in India. His Yoga centre was established in Lucknow in 1997 and is widely known across the world. Swamiji has been awarded by the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly for his notable and rare contributions in the field of Yoga.

Health is seen as a state of harmony or balance in the organism. Negative influences in one's life are thought to throw the body out of balance and create illness. Various complementary and alternative techniques have been developed in recent times. Among them, Reiki has a major role to play. It is an independent healing therapy and it can be also combined with other healing modalities.

I have attempted to combine Reiki miracles with other alternative therapies. The present book is the result of my this effort. In making this book useful and popular, we have given details of many alternative therapies in short and Reiki therapy in detail. In preparing this book, Shri Rajesh Gupta (Reiki Master) has helped me a lot in giving this book a concrete shape. I owe my thanks and blessings to him. I think that this book will prove a milestone in the field of Reiki and other therapeutic healing. The book is of own kind and therefore, I expect that it will be welcomed by all interested in the therapy field.

In modern times, when medical science has reached to such ahigher dimensions, the role of complementary and alternative therapies cannot be denied. According to a scientific survey nearly 1/3rd of the population believes and uses such therapies for their health problems. A large number of such therapies are being used. Along with old types, new types of such therapies are being invented and practised nowadays. I give here a list of such therapies with details of some of them.

purpose is to make these therapies more popular, effective and useful if they are applied with Reiki. Reiki is such a wonderful tool that it can be added to any alternative therapy to make it more useful and effective.

So besides giving the list of such therapies, I shall give details of some such therapies. The main alternative therapies prevailing nowadays are many but I am giving only 47 of them.

**Contents and Sample Pages**