Reiki vs Massage Therapy: Key Differences, When to Choose Each & Combining Both
By DailyDestiny Editorial Team
You need to book something to feel human again, but you are torn between Reiki and massage. Reiki channels energy through light touch; massage works your tissue. Learn when each fits, how each feels on the table, and how to combine both.
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What Are the Fundamental Differences Between Reiki and Massage?
Imagine you have had a brutal month. Your shoulders ache, you are not sleeping well, and you finally decide to book yourself an hour of care. Then you hit the booking page and freeze: massage or Reiki? You do not want to spend the money and time on the wrong one.
The short answer: Massage works on your physical body by moving and pressing muscle, tendon and fascia. Reiki works on what practitioners call your energy body, with still hands resting lightly on or above you. If your pain lives in your muscles, start with massage. If the weight feels more like worry, overwhelm or exhaustion, Reiki may suit you better.
Massage uses pressure, kneading, stretching and friction to break up adhesions, improve blood and lymph circulation, and release stored muscular tension. Its effects are mainly mechanical and physiological.
Reiki channels what practitioners call universal life force. The practitioner acts as a conduit for healing energy said to flow wherever your body needs it most, with effects described as mainly energetic, reaching your nervous system, emotional state and subtle energy body.
The practical differences:
Clothing: removed for massage, kept on for Reiki.
Pressure: active manipulation in massage, light or no touch in Reiki.
Movement: hands move continuously in massage and stay still in Reiki.
Training: massage needs several hundred to a thousand hours of anatomy and technique; Reiki needs attunement and shorter workshop training.
Licensing: massage is regulated in most states; Reiki is unregulated in most jurisdictions.
The split follows an older divide between mechanistic and vitalistic views of the body. Massage is mechanistic: anatomy, physiology and biomechanics explain it, and it releases sustained muscle contraction through mechanical force. Reiki is vitalistic, holding that the flow of a life force (ki, chi, prana) shapes health.
Both traditions are ancient. Classical Chinese medical texts describe therapeutic manipulation, Hippocratic medicine included rubbing and manipulation among its methods, and healing by laying on of hands appears in nearly every historical culture. Modern integrative medicine increasingly treats them as complementary layers of care. So the real question is which layer of you is loudest right now.
How does the training differ between Reiki and massage?
Massage licensing requires several hundred to roughly a thousand hours of training depending on the state, covering anatomy, physiology, pathology, contraindications and several massage techniques, followed by a board examination.
Reiki Level 1 typically takes one to two days plus attunement. Level 2 and Master training add symbols, distance technique and the ability to attune others. The gap reflects different skills: massage demands detailed anatomical knowledge and drilled physical technique, while Reiki asks for attunement and the capacity to be a clear, steady channel. The Reiki ladder is covered in Reiki Levels Explained: Level 1, Level 2 & Master Training Guide.
Do Reiki and massage have different contraindications?
Massage has more, because it is physical. Deep tissue work is contraindicated over fractures, deep vein thrombosis, open wounds, acute inflammation and certain skin conditions, and it needs screening for blood thinners and recent surgery.
Reiki has virtually no physical contraindications, since it involves only light or no touch. It can be safely offered to people with fragile health, acute injuries, post-surgical patients, cancer patients, and anywhere physical manipulation would be harmful. Neither modality substitutes for medical treatment, and both should be disclosed to a treating physician when a serious condition is being managed.
Which modality has stronger research support?
Massage has a substantially larger research base, with many systematic reviews supporting it for musculoskeletal pain and anxiety. Reiki's research is smaller and newer, with fewer large trials and a stubborn design problem: a believable sham is hard to build, because a placebo practitioner still offers quiet presence, stillness and gentle touch.
It is not a like-for-like comparison, since massage research has a head start of several decades. Reiki-specific findings are gathered in Reiki Benefits: Evidence-Based Research on Pain, Anxiety, Depression & Sleep.
What Does the Table Experience Feel Like for Each Modality?
If you are nervous about what actually happens once you lie down, here is how each hour feels from the table, even though both use the same padded table in a similar room.
Massage. You undress to your comfort level, usually to underwear, and lie under a sheet. The therapist uses oil or lotion on exposed skin. You feel firm pressure, kneading, stretching, and sometimes discomfort at tight spots they are working to release. Your body is moved, repositioned and actively worked. It is physically engaging, and you may feel sore afterward, a bit like after a workout.
Reiki. You lie fully clothed with a light blanket. The practitioner places their hands gently on or just above your body and holds each position for several minutes before moving on. It is about stillness and letting go. You may feel warmth, tingling or gentle pulsing from their hands, but nothing is pushed or pulled.
The main sensation is deep relaxation, often described as sinking into the table or floating. Many people drift into a meditative or sleep-like state. There is no soreness afterward; instead you may feel deeply peaceful, emotionally open or gently energized. One is like a brisk walk; the other is like lying in warm grass.
Massage follows an active intervention model: the therapist identifies a problem, such as tight muscles or restricted range of motion, and applies a technique to fix it. Reiki follows a receptive facilitation model: the practitioner creates conditions for your body's own healing intelligence, and your only task is to receive.
That is why preferences run strong. If you value action, control and tangible physical results, you may lean to massage; if you value surrender, stillness and emotional release, Reiki. Neither is wrong. The full arc of a Reiki appointment is described in What to Expect in a Reiki Session: Before, During & After Your First Treatment.
Which is more relaxing, Reiki or massage?
It depends on you and on the style of massage. Therapeutic deep tissue work can be intense and not very relaxing in the moment, though the aftermath is deeply relieving. Swedish massage is gentler and very relaxing. Reiki consistently brings deep relaxation during the session, and many people fall asleep on the table.
For pure relaxation, light massage and Reiki are comparable. For relaxation plus physical release, massage has the edge. For the deepest meditative states, Reiki typically goes deeper, because nothing in the session interrupts the descent.
Is there any physical discomfort during Reiki?
Extremely rarely. The only touch is gentle hand placement, which should never hurt. Sometimes you may feel brief emotional discomfort as buried feelings surface, and some people report short bursts of heat, throbbing or twitching at an area of long-held tension.
Physical pain, however, is not part of Reiki. If a hand placement feels uncomfortable, say so, and the practitioner will adjust or hover above your body instead.
How do you prepare differently for each session?
For massage: avoid heavy meals two hours before, hydrate well, arrive clean, remove jewelry, and be ready to undress to your comfort level.
For Reiki: eat lightly, cut back on caffeine that day, wear loose clothes you can lie in for an hour, remove your shoes, belt and watch, and arrive with an open mind.
Both go better with your phone off and a few unhurried minutes on either side. Afterward, both practitioners will suggest extra water and a slow rest of the day.
When Should You Choose Reiki Over Massage or Vice Versa?
If you keep going back and forth on which to book, start with what is hurting most and what your body can handle right now.
Choose massage when the problem is physical: muscle tension, knots, sports injury recovery, chronic muscular pain, restricted range of motion or circulatory problems. You'll know it when you can point to the exact spot that hurts.
Choose Reiki when the problem is emotional or energetic: anxiety, depression, emotional trauma, spiritual disconnection, insomnia driven by worry, or general stress that feels more like mental and emotional overwhelm than physical tension. You'll know it when nothing hurts exactly, but everything feels heavy.
Choose Reiki when massage is not safe: during acute illness, after surgery where the area cannot be touched, for frail or elderly patients, during chemotherapy, for people with touch sensitivities or trauma related to physical contact, and for patients with IV lines or medical devices.
Choose Reiki for children and animals, who cannot communicate the pain thresholds needed for safe massage.
Choose massage for athletes, rehabilitation after injury, and chronic postural issues.
For many conditions, especially chronic stress, the two together tend to do more than either alone.
Weigh three things: the nature of the problem (physical or emotional-energetic), your current physical state (can you safely receive manipulation?), and whether you want active or receptive care.
Some conditions sit on the line. Fibromyalgia involves both muscular pain and a sensitized nervous system driven by stress and emotional load, so gentle massage rather than deep tissue, combined with Reiki, addresses both. Chronic tension headaches may benefit from massage on the cervical and trapezius muscles alongside Reiki for the nervous system overactivity that triggers them. Human suffering rarely sorts neatly into physical or emotional boxes.
Can Reiki help with conditions that massage cannot address?
Yes. Reiki can be offered for emotional trauma, anxiety, low mood, spiritual crisis, grief, insomnia from mental overactivity, and the emotional side of physical illness that tissue work cannot reach.
It can also be given where massage is impossible: at a hospital bedside, with patients who cannot be repositioned, through clothing in a chair at a public event, and at a distance for people who are homebound, as described in Distance Reiki: How It Works, Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen, Sending & Receiving Techniques. The emotional uses are covered in Reiki for Anxiety & Depression: Calming Positions, Research & When to Seek Therapy.
Can massage help with conditions that Reiki cannot address?
Yes. Massage directly treats muscle adhesions, trigger points, fascial restrictions, lymphatic congestion and joint mobility limits that need physical force to resolve. Post-surgical scar tissue needs physical mobilization to remodel. Sports injuries need targeted soft tissue work at specific structures. Chronic postural imbalances need the stretching and repositioning massage provides.
Reiki practitioners routinely refer clients out for these problems rather than treating them energetically alone.
What if you are not sure which to choose?
Ask yourself one question: do I need to be physically worked on, or do I need to be gently held and allowed to let go? If your body craves firm touch and pressure, choose massage. If it craves gentleness, stillness and quiet nourishment, choose Reiki.
Or book one of each within the same two-week window, and compare not just how you felt on the table but how you felt two days later. That is the more telling measure.
How Do You Combine Reiki and Massage in a Single Session?
If you would rather not choose at all, you can have both in one appointment, tending to body, mind and energy together.
There are three main approaches:
Sequential. The session splits in two: 30 minutes of massage to release physical tension and wake up body awareness, then 30 minutes of Reiki, with you still on the table while the practitioner switches from manipulation to energy channeling. This gives each its full attention.
Integrated. Reiki is woven through the massage. The therapist pauses at spots of tension or emotional holding, keeps their hands still, and channels Reiki for one to three minutes before carrying on. It is the most seamless blend and needs a practitioner trained in both. You'll feel it as a pause that somehow goes deeper than the strokes around it.
Bookend. Reiki opens and closes the session: five minutes to center and ground you, then the massage, then five minutes to integrate and seal the work. This is the easiest for practitioners with dual training.
Think of it like a good meal: the massage is the main course, and the Reiki is the quiet moment afterward that lets it settle.
Blending physical technique with energy work has long precedent. Chinese Tuina organizes technique around meridian pathways and qi. Thai massage works sen energy lines alongside stretching and compression. Lomi Lomi, the traditional Hawaiian bodywork, is practiced with the understanding that the practitioner works with mana during its flowing strokes. In the modern Western setting, energy work is widely recognized as a legitimate part of holistic bodywork, and a growing number of massage schools include Reiki or a similar energy modality.
Dual-credentialed practitioners describe the synergy the same way: massage releases the physical holding patterns that block energy flow, while Reiki addresses the patterns that make tension creep back a week later.
How do practitioners transition between massage and Reiki in a session?
In the sequential approach, the therapist finishes the massage, covers you warmly with a blanket, takes a moment to center in Gassho, then begins the Reiki positions. The shift from movement to stillness is clear, and many therapists say so quietly so you stop expecting pressure.
In the integrated approach, the therapist simply pauses, holds their hands still, and lets Reiki flow before carrying on. Experienced dual practitioners say that with practice the switch stops being a decision and becomes a response to what the tissue is doing.
Do you stay clothed or undressed for a combined session?
Sequential: you are undressed under a sheet for the massage, usually with a blanket added over the sheet for the Reiki.
Integrated: you stay undressed under the sheet throughout, since the therapist moves back and forth and Reiki works through the drape.
Bookend: you may start clothed for the opening Reiki, undress for the massage, and stay under the sheet for the closing Reiki.
Confirm the arrangement when you book so there are no surprises on the table.
How do you find a practitioner trained in both Reiki and massage?
Search for "Reiki massage" plus your city, then check each credential separately rather than trusting the combined label. Look up an active license on your state massage board, and ask which Reiki level they hold, who attuned them, and how long they have practiced.
Directories from massage therapy and Reiki professional associations both list members with dual credentials, and many wellness centers can tell you which therapists carry both. Someone genuinely trained in each will answer easily and without defensiveness.
How Do Reiki and Massage Compare on Cost, Regulation, and Insurance Coverage?
If budget and trust matter to you, and they should, this is where the two differ most.
They cost about the same per hour, but differ sharply in regulation and reimbursement.
Massage is a licensed profession in most U.S. states. That means a mandated training minimum, a board examination, a public license lookup, continuing education requirements, and a complaints process with real consequences.
Reiki is unregulated in most jurisdictions. No license protects the title, no state board issues credentials, and certification comes from an individual Reiki Master or a private organization rather than a government body.
That flows straight through to money. Massage is sometimes reimbursable with a physician's prescription, through auto injury claims, or within a physical therapy plan, and is often an eligible HSA and FSA expense with a letter of medical necessity. Reiki is rarely billable to insurance anywhere.
What partly balances this out: Reiki has strong non-commercial routes. Hospital and hospice volunteer programs frequently provide it free to patients, and community Reiki shares offer donation-based group sessions with no real equivalent on the massage side.
Because Reiki is unregulated, the job of vetting falls on you in a way it does not with massage. With a massage therapist, the state has already checked for a baseline of anatomy, pathology and ethics training before they can legally advertise. With a Reiki practitioner, that check is yours.
Ask concrete questions: Which level do you hold? Who attuned you? What lineage do you trace back to? How long have you practiced? Do you carry professional liability insurance? Do you have a written policy on scope of practice?
A practitioner who says clearly that Reiki does not diagnose, does not treat disease, and does not replace medical care is telling you they understand their boundaries. A practitioner who suggests you stop a prescribed medication is telling you something too. And in reverse, a massage license is a floor, not a ceiling. It confirms basic competence but says nothing about whether the therapist is skilled at the particular work you need.
Does health insurance cover Reiki or massage therapy?
Massage is sometimes covered; Reiki almost never is. Massage coverage typically needs a physician's referral, a documented medical condition, and delivery in a clinical setting such as physical therapy or chiropractic care, and is commonly capped at a set number of visits per year. Auto accident and workers' compensation claims are the most reliable routes.
Reiki falls outside standard billing codes. Where it is free, it is usually because a hospital, hospice, cancer center or veterans program funds it as a supportive service, not because insurance pays. HSA and FSA funds can sometimes go toward massage with a letter of medical necessity, but rarely toward Reiki.
How Do Reiki and Massage Compare With Other Hands-On Modalities?
If neither option feels quite right, it helps to know there is a whole range of hands-on care between them.
Picture a dial for how much physical force is used, with massage at one end and Reiki at the other.
The mechanical end: deep tissue massage, trigger point therapy, sports massage, myofascial release and manual lymphatic drainage, all applying measurable force to specific tissue.
The middle: physical technique organized around energetic maps. Shiatsu and acupressure press along meridian points. Thai massage works sen lines with compression and assisted stretching. Chinese Tuina combines manipulation with qi theory. Lomi Lomi uses flowing strokes within a spiritual framework. Craniosacral therapy uses contact so light it is often mistaken for energy work, though its rationale is structural rather than energetic.
The energetic end: polarity therapy, Therapeutic Touch, Healing Touch and Reiki, where the hands rest still or hover and no tissue is manipulated.
Seeing it this way makes the choice clearer. If what you want sits somewhere in the middle, a middle modality may serve you better than either end.
Two markers set Reiki apart from its nearest neighbors at the energetic end.
The first is attunement. Reiki passes from teacher to student through a ritual that practitioners describe as opening a permanent channel, whereas Therapeutic Touch and Healing Touch, both developed within nursing, are taught as learnable techniques with no initiation.
The second is the symbol set. From Level 2 onward, Reiki uses specific symbols with defined functions, which no other major energy modality shares.
Polarity therapy differs again, working with positive, negative and neutral charges across the body and combining light contact with exercise and diet advice. If someone advertises "energy healing" with no named tradition, ask which one, who trained them, and what the session involves.
Is craniosacral therapy closer to Reiki or to massage?
It sits between them but belongs on the massage side by rationale. The contact is famously light, often described as the weight of a nickel, and you stay clothed, so from the outside it looks a lot like Reiki.
The model underneath is structural, though: the practitioner works with the tissues and fluid around the brain and spinal cord, tracking physical rhythms and restrictions rather than channeling an external life force. Craniosacral therapists are often massage therapists too and frequently work under a massage license. If you want Reiki's gentleness with a physical rationale, craniosacral work can be a comfortable middle ground.
How is Reiki different from Therapeutic Touch and Healing Touch?
In origin, transmission and structure. Therapeutic Touch and Healing Touch both grew out of American nursing and are taught as skill sets through classes and clinical hours, with no attunement and no symbols. Reiki comes from early twentieth-century Japan, passes from teacher to student through attunement, and uses a defined set of symbols from Level 2 up.
On the table, all three look similar: still or hovering hands over a clothed client. The main practical difference is where you will find them. Therapeutic Touch and Healing Touch are mostly given by nurses inside hospitals, while Reiki is available both in hospitals and in private practice.
What Do Practitioners Say About the Benefits of Each Modality?
If you want to hear from people who do this work every day, licensed massage therapists and Reiki Masters who practice both have informed views.
Massage therapists say massage excels at fast relief of physical pain and tension, visible gains in range of motion, targeted work on specific muscular complaints, and the deep satisfaction of a knot letting go. Its effects are mainly physical, with emotional benefits following from relaxation.
Reiki practitioners say Reiki excels at profoundly deep relaxation beyond what massage achieves, releasing emotional blockages held in the body, supporting spiritual awareness and growth, and lasting shifts in nervous system regulation. Its effects are mainly energetic and emotional, with physical benefits following from lower stress.
Dual-trained practitioners holding both certifications say the combination works best: massage for the physical layer, Reiki for the energetic and emotional ones.
Hospital integrative medicine programs give a useful view, because many major cancer centers now offer both oncology massage and Reiki to the same patients and collect patient-reported outcomes. Both reduce reported pain, anxiety and fatigue, with massage tending to be requested for physical symptoms and Reiki for distress, restlessness and difficulty sleeping. For anxiety, either seems helpful and preference is a fair guide.
In both, what matters most is the therapeutic alliance: the sense of being genuinely attended to, and the trust that lets you stop guarding. Finding someone you trust matters at least as much as the technique on the sign. Who has ever made you feel that safe?
What do massage therapists think about Reiki?
Opinions vary widely. Many have trained in Reiki themselves and use it in their work, finding it deepens the quality of their touch and gives them something to offer when pressure would be wrong. Others are skeptical but respectful, noting that clients who receive both value each. A minority dismiss Reiki as unsupported.
The trend is toward acceptance, with professional bodywork associations recognizing energy work as a legitimate complementary approach and more massage programs teaching it.
What do Reiki practitioners think about massage?
Most respect it, and many have trained in massage or keep referral relationships with therapists for physical issues Reiki alone will not resolve. A small number of purely energy-focused practitioners see physical manipulation as a cruder level of work, but that view is not mainstream. The prevailing view is that bodywork has its own domain and clients should use whatever helps them heal; many Reiki practitioners get regular massage themselves, especially those who also practice a hands-on modality.
What do medical professionals say about Reiki versus massage?
Medical professionals generally see massage as having a stronger evidence base and a clearer mechanism, so they are more comfortable recommending it directly. Clinicians typically frame Reiki as a supportive comfort measure rather than a treatment, which is how most hospital programs present it too.
That has not stopped adoption: hundreds of U.S. hospitals and hospice programs now offer Reiki, usually through trained volunteers or nurses. Physicians in integrative medicine commonly recommend both alongside conventional care, depending on whether your main complaint is physical or emotional.
How Do Reiki and Massage Address Different Types of Stress?
Your stress probably lives in two places at once, and knowing which one is louder tells you what to book.
Stress shows up in the body through two main pathways: physical tension and nervous system dysregulation.
Physical stress comes from poor posture, overexertion, repetitive strain or emotional bracing. It creates knots, adhesions, restricted blood flow and reduced range of motion. Massage resolves these directly through friction, pressure and stretching. Afterward your muscles are mechanically looser, circulation has improved, and physical tension is measurably lower.
Nervous system stress comes from chronic sympathetic activation driven by worry, trauma, emotional overwhelm or environmental stressors. It creates hypervigilance, shallow breathing, digestive upset, sleep disturbance and emotional reactivity. Reiki is said to address it by supporting the parasympathetic response and creating a felt sense of safety. Afterward, people describe a shift toward rest-and-restore mode, less reactivity, and more room for calm.
Most of us carry both at once, which is why massage for the body and Reiki for the nervous system pair so well. It is like clearing both the clutter on the floor and the noise in the room.
Stress physiology supports this. Chronic stress acts through the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, which governs cortisol, and the sympathetic-adrenal-medullary axis, which governs adrenaline and noradrenaline. Massage acts most visibly on the sympathetic side, unwinding muscle tension, vasoconstriction and hyperarousal directly. Practitioners understand Reiki to work on the slower, chronic signaling side through parasympathetic activation and sustained relaxation.
Polyvagal theory adds a third element: the social engagement system, switched on by safe human presence and gentle contact. Both engage it through the practitioner's attentive presence, one reason both ease anxiety despite very different mechanisms.
Can Reiki help with physical tension even without tissue manipulation?
Yes. A lot of physical tension is neurologically driven: your brain is holding a muscle contracted as protective bracing, not because the tissue is damaged. When Reiki calms the nervous system and builds a sense of safety, those holding patterns can release with no pressure at all.
People commonly report their jaw unclenching, their shoulders dropping away from their ears, and a long involuntary exhale partway through a session, none of it mechanically produced. Tension that is structural rather than neurological, such as a genuine adhesion, will not release this way.
Can massage reduce anxiety even without energy work?
Yes, and substantially. Massage produces well-documented drops in cortisol and rises in mood-associated neurotransmitters, and sustained safe touch, warmth and an unhurried hour with an attentive practitioner are calming in their own right. Many people find massage profoundly settling.
If your anxiety shows up mainly as clenched muscles, a grinding jaw and a tight chest, massage may be all you need. Reiki adds most when the anxiety is mostly in your head and heart, running as racing thoughts rather than muscular guarding.
How do you know which type of stress you carry?
Physical stress shows up as muscle tension you can find, pain you can point to, reduced range of motion, and clear relief from stretching or a hot bath. Nervous system stress shows up as racing thoughts, trouble falling asleep despite exhaustion, reactions bigger than the moment calls for, digestive upset, and a constant sense of being on edge that a hot bath does not touch.
Most people carry a mix. A useful test: if a good night's sleep resets you, the load is likely physical. If you wake up already tired and braced, your nervous system is the main driver.
Questions people ask
Is Reiki better than massage?
Neither is better across the board; they do different jobs. Massage excels at releasing muscle tension, improving circulation and addressing structural issues. Reiki is valued for easing anxiety, deep relaxation, emotional blockages and energetic balance. For purely muscular problems, massage is likely more effective; for stress, anxiety, emotional or spiritual needs, Reiki may suit you better. Many people benefit from both.
Do you get undressed for Reiki like massage?
No. You stay fully clothed for Reiki. Massage needs skin contact to work the tissue, but Reiki is said to flow through clothing and even work with no physical contact at all. Wear something loose and comfortable. Staying dressed makes Reiki easier for people uncomfortable undressing, for hospital patients, and at public events with no private changing space.
Can a massage therapist also do Reiki during a massage?
Yes. Many massage therapists are trained in Reiki and offer combined sessions. Some pause with still hands to channel Reiki where tension or emotion is held, then carry on; others channel Reiki continuously while they massage. Either way, the physical and energetic sides of tension are met together.
Does Reiki feel the same as massage?
No. Massage brings active pressure, movement, stretching and kneading, and you feel your muscles release. Reiki uses still hands with light or no touch, and people describe warmth, tingling, energy flow and deep relaxation. Massage works directly on the musculoskeletal system; Reiki works mainly on the nervous system and energy body through stillness and presence.
Which costs more, Reiki or massage?
Per hour they are broadly comparable in most markets; experience, city and setting matter more than the type. A spa or medical-office session generally costs more than the same one in a home studio, for both. The bigger difference is coverage: massage is sometimes reimbursable with a physician's prescription or as part of an injury claim, while Reiki is rarely billable to insurance. Both commonly offer package rates, and many Reiki practitioners run sliding-scale or donation-based sessions.
Can Reiki replace massage for muscle tension?
For mild tension tied to stress and anxiety, Reiki can be enough, since it calms the nervous system that drives that tension. For moderate to severe tension, chronic knots, adhesions or structural misalignments, massage's direct tissue work is more effective. Many people find regular Reiki lowers their overall tension, so they need massage less often and for milder episodes.
Which should you try first if you have never had either?
If your main concern is physical, like muscle pain, stiffness or sports recovery, try massage first. If it is emotional or energetic, like stress, anxiety, emotional processing or spiritual growth, try Reiki first. Unsure? Massage is more familiar and may be an easier first step. Then try the other and compare; some people strongly prefer one, others use both for different reasons.
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