Scientific Research on Energy Healing Reiki (pronounced raykey) is a form of “energy healing,” essentially the Asian version of faith healing or laying on of hands Practitioners transfer life energy to the patient, increasing their well-being The practice is popular among nurses, and in fact is practiced by nurses at Yale.(1) Because of scientific research, there are now over 800 American Hospitals using energy healing on their patients as part of their treatment plans A famous heart surgeon Dr Oz has started asking Reiki Practitioners to treat patients during open heart surgery (2)