--- title: Professional Wellness Alliance Blog | Reiki description: Reiki | Holistic health updates, articles and advice for holistic and alternative health practitioners & clients. --- [![professional-wellness-alliance-logo](https://blog.pwai.us/hs-fs/hubfs/professional-wellness-alliance-logo%20(2).png?width=350&height=350&name=professional-wellness-alliance-logo%20(2).png) ![PWA Logo](https://blog.pwai.us/hs-fs/hubfs/PWA%20Logo-Vector.png?width=1303&height=1303&name=PWA%20Logo-Vector.png) ](https://www.pwai.us/) - [Home](https://www.pwai.us) - What is the PWA? - [Our Mission](https://www.pwai.us/join-the-movement) - [Our History](https://www.pwai.us/pwa-history) - [Who Can Join?](https://www.pwai.us/who-can-join) - Protect Your Services - [What is a Holistic License?](https://www.pwai.us/about-licensure) - [Benefits of License](https://www.pwai.us/license-benefits) - [License Pricing](https://www.pwai.us/pwa-pricing) - [FAQs & Articles](https://www.pwai.us/protect-your-services) - [PWA License Application](https://www.pwai.us/application) - Provider Resources - [NEW! 2026 Yoga Teaching Industry Report](https://start.pwai.us/yoga-teaching-report) - [Quiz: Are Your Holistic Services Legal?](https://start.pwai.us/holistic-quiz) - [FREE Holistic License Webinar](https://start.pwai.us/webinar) - [FREE Legal Guide for Providers](https://start.pwai.us/legal-guide) - [Video Course: How to Offer Holistic Services Virtually](https://start.pwai.us/video-course-signup) - [See All Resources](https://www.pwai.us/practitioner-resources) - Join the PWA - [Who Can Join the PWA?](https://www.pwai.us/who-can-join) - [I'm a Provider](https://www.pwai.us/pwa-pricing) - [I'm a Holistic Client](https://www.pwai.us/become-a-member) - [PWA License Application](https://www.pwai.us/application) - PWA Directory - [Directory Homepage](https://directory.pwai.us) - [Licensee and Member Login](https://directory.pwai.us/login) - [Blog](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa) - [Contact Us](https://www.pwai.us/contactus) ###### 5 min read ## [Are Your Holistic Services Legally Protected?](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/holistic-practitioner-license) By [Professional Wellness Alliance](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/author/professional-wellness-alliance) on Oct 22, 2021, 4:47:51 AM [![](https://blog.pwai.us/hubfs/holistic-healing-services-pwaArtboard%201-png.png) ](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/holistic-practitioner-license) One of the biggest questions holistic health providers are faced with today is: Do I have a legal right to provide holistic health & wellness services? ###### Topics: [Alternative Medicine](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/alternative-medicine) [Holistic Health](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/holistic-health) [Essential Oils](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/essential-oils) [Reiki](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/reiki) [Yoga](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/yoga) [Functional Medicine](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/functional-medicine) [Ayurveda](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/ayurveda) [Nutrition](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/nutrition) [Naturopathy](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/naturopathy) ###### 9 min read ## [The 10 Most Popular Complementary & Alternative Therapies](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/popular-alternative-therapies) By [Professional Wellness Alliance](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/author/professional-wellness-alliance) on Jul 28, 2020, 6:54:31 PM [![](https://blog.pwai.us/hubfs/what-is-yoga.jpg) ](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/popular-alternative-therapies) There are many reasons why holistic health and wellness is on the rise. Many people are no longer satisfied with Western or mainstream medical approaches for health. The public has become increasingly wary of the influence of Big Pharma in the conventional healthcare system and the over-prescription of synthetic, pharmaceutical drugs. Instead, clients are seeking treatments that get to the root of the illness with fewer side-effects while avoiding habit-forming substances. Thanks to this shift in public opinion, therapies that only a few years ago were on the fringe are now taking center stage. ###### Topics: [Alternative Medicine](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/alternative-medicine) [Holistic Health](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/holistic-health) [Essential Oils](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/essential-oils) [Reiki](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/reiki) [Yoga](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/yoga) [Functional Medicine](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/functional-medicine) [Ayurveda](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/ayurveda) [Nutrition](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/nutrition) [Naturopathy](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/naturopathy) ###### 6 min read ## [The Complete Guide: How to Become a Reiki Healer](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/become-a-reiki-healer) By [Professional Wellness Alliance](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/author/professional-wellness-alliance) on Jun 24, 2020, 9:03:45 AM [![](https://blog.pwai.us/hubfs/the-reiki-symbols.jpg) ](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/become-a-reiki-healer) Since the founding of reiki by Dr. Mikao Usui in Japan roughly 100 years ago, the knowledge of this energy healing art has spread around the world. You can learn reiki as a personal modality for your own inner peace and well-being, for your family and friends, or turn it into a part-time or full-time profession as a reiki provider. ###### Topics: [Holistic License](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/holistic-license) [Holistic Practitioner](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/holistic-practitioner) [Holistic Health](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/holistic-health) [State Licensed](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/state-licensed) [Reiki](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/reiki) ###### 5 min read ## [What is Reiki & How Does it Work?](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/what-is-reiki) By [Professional Wellness Alliance](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/author/professional-wellness-alliance) on Jun 24, 2020, 9:02:11 AM [![](https://blog.pwai.us/hubfs/reiki-healing.jpg) ](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/what-is-reiki) Reiki is a Japanese healing modality that promotes peace and relaxation by channeling of universal energy. The practice of “laying of hands” has been used as a form of energy healing across the world and throughout human history. ###### Topics: [Holistic License](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/holistic-license) [Holistic Practitioner](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/holistic-practitioner) [Holistic Health](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/holistic-health) [State Licensed](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/state-licensed) [Reiki](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/reiki) ###### 5 min read ## [Protecting Your Reiki Services & Clients](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/protecting-your-reiki-services) By [Professional Wellness Alliance](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/author/professional-wellness-alliance) on Jun 24, 2020, 9:00:57 AM [![](https://blog.pwai.us/hubfs/reiki-master.jpg) ](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/protecting-your-reiki-services) For thousands of years and across many cultures, the energy healing modality known as “laying of hands” has been used to promote mental, physical and emotional wellbeing. Reiki is a Japanese energy healing system that can loosely be translated to “universal life force energy.” ###### Topics: [Holistic License](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/holistic-license) [Holistic Practitioner](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/holistic-practitioner) [Holistic Health](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/holistic-health) [State Licensed](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/state-licensed) [Reiki](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/reiki) ###### 6 min read ## [The Reiki Symbols Explained](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/reiki-symbols) By [Professional Wellness Alliance](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/author/professional-wellness-alliance) on Jun 24, 2020, 9:00:18 AM [![](https://blog.pwai.us/hubfs/The-Reiki-Symbols-1.png) ](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/reiki-symbols) Reiki symbols are an important part of the teachings in the Usui lineage and a core element in reiki training. These Sanskrit-based Japanese forms have been passed on through generations of reiki masters and reiki providers around the world in the century since Dr. Mikao Usui developed the ancient energy healing system in Japan. ###### Topics: [Holistic License](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/holistic-license) [Holistic Practitioner](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/holistic-practitioner) [Holistic Health](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/holistic-health) [State Licensed](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/state-licensed) [Reiki](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/topic/reiki) [All posts](https://blog.pwai.us/pwa/all) ##### What is the PWA? 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