Reiki practitioners often create a relaxing atmosphere for their Reiki sessions, setting the mood using dimmed lights, meditative music, or bubbling water fountains. Some practitioners choose to be in a place that is completely silent, without distraction of music of any kind, to conduct their Reiki sessions in.

The Reiki practitioner will place their hands lightly on different parts of your body. Some practitioners follow a predetermined sequence of hand placements, allowing their hands to rest on each body placement for 2 to 5 minutes before moving on to the next. Some practitioners may also freely move their hands in no particular order to the areas where they "feel" Reiki is most needed. Some

Reiki practitioners do not touch their clients. They will hover their lifted palms a few inches above the reclined body. Either way, Reiki energies flow where they are suppose to. Reiki is a smart energy that automatically flows where the imbalances are in your body regardless of where the practitioner's hands are placed.

Reiki energies flow to where they are most needed. There is a Reiki phenomenon called "phantom hands" that you may or may not experience. Phantom hands feel as if the Reiki practitioner's hands are touching one part of your body when they are actually elsewhere. For example, you may be able to see that the healer's hands are actually placed on your stomach, but you could swear that hands are touching your legs. Or, you may feel as if several pairs of hands are on your body at the same time as if several people are in the room with you.